VMware Infrastructure Contract Job Trends in England

VMware Infrastructure (VI3)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring VMware Infrastructure skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 119 114
Rank change year-on-year -54 -5 -1
Contract jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 585 565 774
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.61% 2.29% 2.04%
As % of the System Software category 13.95% 17.49% 18.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 405 383 486
10th Percentile £313 £270 £263
25th Percentile £405 £408 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -8.93%
75th Percentile £590 £623 £595
90th Percentile £650 £675 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £537 £500
% change year-on-year -6.80% +7.30% -7.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 3 46
10th Percentile £22.00 £74.40 £22.04
25th Percentile £67.70 £88.50 £40.00
Median hourly rate £70.00 £112.00 £48.14
Median % change year-on-year -37.50% +132.68% -25.95%
75th Percentile - - £75.94
90th Percentile £76.56 - £79.00
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £112.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -37.50% +103.64% -15.38%

All System Software Skills
England

VMware Infrastructure falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 4,194 3,230 4,197
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 11.51% 13.11% 11.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,870 2,196 2,882
10th Percentile £205 £206 £188
25th Percentile £400 £390 £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -9.52%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £600
90th Percentile £700 £738 £694
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £475
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 136 79 213
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.31 £14.06
25th Percentile £20.46 £21.36 £16.25
Median hourly rate £37.97 £32.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +16.83% +44.44% -41.56%
75th Percentile £70.00 £66.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £79.25 £88.00 £76.00
UK median hourly rate £41.94 £33.25 £32.50
% change year-on-year +26.14% +2.31% -18.75%

VMware Infrastructure
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VMware Infrastructure relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

VMware Infrastructure job vacancy trend in England

VMware Infrastructure
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing VMware Infrastructure.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing VMware Infrastructure

VMware Infrastructure
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in England over the 6 months to 12 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for VMware Infrastructure in England

VMware Infrastructure
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing VMware Infrastructure.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing VMware Infrastructure

VMware Infrastructure
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in England over the 6 months to 12 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for VMware Infrastructure in England

VMware Infrastructure
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware Infrastructure within the England region over the 6 months to 12 March 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East -6 155 £525 -7.08% 74
London -90 128 £548 +4.29% 46
North of England -38 119 £441 +3.65% 56
Midlands -5 112 £400 -27.40% 25
West Midlands -18 87 £340 -43.99% 17
North West -25 70 £436 +2.59% 27
Yorkshire -31 56 £454 +0.22% 27
South West -56 56 £550 -4.35% 40
East of England -12 29 £475 +1.82% 14
East Midlands -19 25 £436 -16.95% 8
North East -18 2 £513 +46.43% 4
VMware Infrastructure
UK

VMware Infrastructure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 37 (6.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (2.91%) SharePoint
3 14 (2.39%) Confluence
4 6 (1.03%) OpenStack
5 5 (0.85%) Skype for Business
6 3 (0.51%) SharePoint Server
7 2 (0.34%) CICS
7 2 (0.34%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.34%) nginx
7 2 (0.34%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.34%) WebLogic
7 2 (0.34%) WordPress
8 1 (0.17%) IIS
8 1 (0.17%) JBoss
8 1 (0.17%) WebSphere
Applications
1 17 (2.91%) MS Visio
2 11 (1.88%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 177 (30.26%) Azure
2 135 (23.08%) AWS
3 56 (9.57%) Microsoft 365
4 50 (8.55%) OpenShift
5 43 (7.35%) Entra ID
5 43 (7.35%) GCP
6 27 (4.62%) IaaS
7 26 (4.44%) Nutanix
8 19 (3.25%) GitHub
9 17 (2.91%) PaaS
10 14 (2.39%) Datadog
11 8 (1.37%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (1.03%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (1.03%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 6 (1.03%) Azure Monitor
12 6 (1.03%) Azure Sentinel
12 6 (1.03%) Rubrik
13 5 (0.85%) AWS CloudFormation
13 5 (0.85%) Cohesity
13 5 (0.85%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 163 (27.86%) DNS
2 141 (24.10%) Firewall
3 79 (13.50%) DHCP
4 60 (10.26%) VPN
5 52 (8.89%) SAN
6 50 (8.55%) TCP/IP
7 45 (7.69%) Network Security
8 44 (7.52%) VSAN
9 38 (6.50%) WAN
10 36 (6.15%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
11 35 (5.98%) BIG-IP
12 34 (5.81%) LAN
13 31 (5.30%) SSL
14 30 (5.13%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
15 28 (4.79%) BGP
15 28 (4.79%) HTTP
16 27 (4.62%) NAS
17 26 (4.44%) VLAN
17 26 (4.44%) Wireshark
18 23 (3.93%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (3.08%) SQL Server
2 11 (1.88%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (1.20%) Elasticsearch
4 3 (0.51%) Redis
5 2 (0.34%) DataStage
5 2 (0.34%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.34%) Power BI
6 1 (0.17%) Data Mining
6 1 (0.17%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle BI EE
6 1 (0.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 31 (5.30%) Jenkins
2 18 (3.08%) Fiddler
3 17 (2.91%) JIRA
4 14 (2.39%) Git
5 12 (2.05%) GitLab
6 9 (1.54%) Sonatype Nexus
7 8 (1.37%) PVCS
7 8 (1.37%) Rational DOORS
8 7 (1.20%) Cucumber
8 7 (1.20%) JMeter
8 7 (1.20%) JUnit
9 3 (0.51%) Bitbucket
9 3 (0.51%) RStudio
10 2 (0.34%) Robot Framework
11 1 (0.17%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 1 (0.17%) Chocolatey
11 1 (0.17%) GoCD
11 1 (0.17%) MSI
11 1 (0.17%) Subversion
General
1 136 (23.25%) Social Skills
2 60 (10.26%) Public Sector
3 58 (9.91%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (8.72%) Banking
4 51 (8.72%) Finance
5 27 (4.62%) Documentation Skills
5 27 (4.62%) Investment Banking
6 22 (3.76%) Legal
7 13 (2.22%) Influencing Skills
8 11 (1.88%) Military
9 10 (1.71%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (1.37%) Electronics
11 7 (1.20%) Police
12 5 (0.85%) Fire and Rescue
12 5 (0.85%) Local Government
13 4 (0.68%) Aerospace
13 4 (0.68%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 3 (0.51%) Social Science
15 2 (0.34%) Law
Job Titles
1 107 (18.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 87 (14.87%) Architect
3 57 (9.74%) Analyst
4 50 (8.55%) Network Engineer
5 39 (6.67%) Senior
6 33 (5.64%) VMware Engineer
7 32 (5.47%) Infrastructure Analyst
8 29 (4.96%) Infrastructure Architect
9 26 (4.44%) Platform Engineer
10 24 (4.10%) Lead
11 23 (3.93%) Consultant
12 22 (3.76%) Storage Analyst
13 20 (3.42%) Support Engineer
14 19 (3.25%) Web Engineer
15 18 (3.08%) Blue Coat Engineer
15 18 (3.08%) IP Network Engineer
15 18 (3.08%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
16 17 (2.91%) Wintel Engineer
17 16 (2.74%) VMware Architect
17 16 (2.74%) VMware Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (3.59%) Flash
2 15 (2.56%) LDAP
3 11 (1.88%) SAML
4 9 (1.54%) Kafka
5 8 (1.37%) OpenTelemetry
6 7 (1.20%) Loki
6 7 (1.20%) Spring
7 6 (1.03%) Hibernate
8 5 (0.85%) Middleware
8 5 (0.85%) REST
8 5 (0.85%) Software Packaging
9 4 (0.68%) OAuth
9 4 (0.68%) OAuth2
9 4 (0.68%) OpenID
10 2 (0.34%) Elastic Stack
10 2 (0.34%) Keycloak
11 1 (0.17%) Apache NiFi
11 1 (0.17%) ARM Templates
11 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Graph
11 1 (0.17%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 62 (10.60%) Data Centre
2 55 (9.40%) Replication
3 40 (6.84%) PKI
4 37 (6.32%) Cloud Native
5 34 (5.81%) Hybrid Cloud
6 29 (4.96%) Linux Command Line
6 29 (4.96%) Management Information System
7 23 (3.93%) Private Cloud
8 20 (3.42%) Clustering
9 17 (2.91%) Public Cloud
10 16 (2.74%) Enterprise Storage
11 15 (2.56%) Legacy Systems
12 14 (2.39%) Product Ownership
13 12 (2.05%) Data Protection Act
14 9 (1.54%) Onboarding
15 8 (1.37%) Operational Technology
15 8 (1.37%) Virtual Team
16 7 (1.20%) Driving Licence
17 6 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
17 6 (1.03%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 255 (43.59%) Windows
2 206 (35.21%) Linux
3 159 (27.18%) Windows Server
4 44 (7.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 28 (4.79%) Windows Server 2019
6 24 (4.10%) Windows 10
7 22 (3.76%) Windows Server 2016
8 18 (3.08%) Windows Server 2012
9 17 (2.91%) Ubuntu
10 15 (2.56%) VMS
11 13 (2.22%) Mac OS
12 10 (1.71%) Unix
13 9 (1.54%) Data ONTAP
14 7 (1.20%) CentOS
15 6 (1.03%) Solaris
15 6 (1.03%) Windows Server 2003
16 5 (0.85%) CoreOS
17 4 (0.68%) AIX
17 4 (0.68%) CatOS
18 3 (0.51%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (24.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 105 (17.95%) Migration
3 96 (16.41%) Problem-Solving
4 85 (14.53%) Agile
5 74 (12.65%) High Availability
6 73 (12.48%) CI/CD
7 69 (11.79%) Disaster Recovery
7 69 (11.79%) Load Balancing
8 66 (11.28%) ITIL
9 64 (10.94%) DevOps
10 59 (10.09%) Infrastructure as Code
11 52 (8.89%) Containerisation
12 49 (8.38%) Data Protection
12 49 (8.38%) Platform Engineering
13 40 (6.84%) Continuous Improvement
14 39 (6.67%) Capacity Planning
15 38 (6.50%) Roadmaps
15 38 (6.50%) Stakeholder Management
16 37 (6.32%) Network Virtualisation
17 36 (6.15%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 140 (23.93%) PowerShell
2 101 (17.26%) Python
3 71 (12.14%) Bash
4 16 (2.74%) SQL
5 12 (2.05%) Perl
6 11 (1.88%) C
7 8 (1.37%) C++
7 8 (1.37%) Java
8 7 (1.20%) Embedded C
8 7 (1.20%) Embedded C++
9 5 (0.85%) Bicep
9 5 (0.85%) JavaScript
10 4 (0.68%) PHP
11 3 (0.51%) C#
12 2 (0.34%) COBOL
12 2 (0.34%) Korn
12 2 (0.34%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.34%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.34%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 227 (38.80%) Security Cleared
2 148 (25.30%) SC Cleared
3 74 (12.65%) DV Cleared
4 42 (7.18%) Degree
5 39 (6.67%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 30 (5.13%) Microsoft Certification
7 22 (3.76%) Azure Certification
7 22 (3.76%) Cisco Certification
8 21 (3.59%) CCNP
9 17 (2.91%) VCAP
10 14 (2.39%) MCSE
11 13 (2.22%) BPSS Clearance
12 12 (2.05%) CCNA
12 12 (2.05%) MCSA
13 11 (1.88%) AWS Certification
14 9 (1.54%) Oracle Certification
15 6 (1.03%) CCDP
15 6 (1.03%) CCIE
15 6 (1.03%) CISSP
15 6 (1.03%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (3.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (2.74%) NIST
3 14 (2.39%) GDPR
4 9 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (1.37%) SLA
6 4 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (0.68%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.68%) QA
7 3 (0.51%) NCSC
8 2 (0.34%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 2 (0.34%) NIST 800
8 2 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.17%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.17%) COBIT
9 1 (0.17%) JSP 440
System Software
1 171 (29.23%) Active Directory
2 136 (23.25%) vSphere
3 96 (16.41%) VMware NSX
4 94 (16.07%) Hyper-V
5 88 (15.04%) VMware ESXi
6 53 (9.06%) Docker
7 50 (8.55%) Virtual Machines
8 38 (6.50%) NFS
9 27 (4.62%) Firmware
10 25 (4.27%) Virtual Desktop
11 18 (3.08%) KVM
12 16 (2.74%) GPFS
13 6 (1.03%) BitLocker
13 6 (1.03%) Microsoft App-V
14 4 (0.68%) vCloud
14 4 (0.68%) Virtual Servers
15 3 (0.51%) DFS Replication
15 3 (0.51%) XenDesktop
16 2 (0.34%) Sendmail
16 2 (0.34%) SRDF
Systems Management
1 104 (17.78%) Ansible
2 78 (13.33%) Terraform
3 71 (12.14%) vCenter Server
4 70 (11.97%) Kubernetes
5 56 (9.57%) SCCM
6 55 (9.40%) Microsoft Intune
7 45 (7.69%) vRealize
8 24 (4.10%) Grafana
9 23 (3.93%) Argo
10 20 (3.42%) VxRail
11 18 (3.08%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 18 (3.08%) Single Sign-On
12 16 (2.74%) Progress Chef
13 14 (2.39%) Prometheus
14 13 (2.22%) PowerCLI
14 13 (2.22%) SCOM
14 13 (2.22%) vMotion
15 11 (1.88%) FortiGate
15 11 (1.88%) Puppet
16 9 (1.54%) EMC VPLEX
Vendors
1 585 (100.00%) VMware
2 163 (27.86%) Microsoft
3 124 (21.20%) Cisco
4 62 (10.60%) F5
5 60 (10.26%) Citrix
6 59 (10.09%) Red Hat
7 45 (7.69%) NetApp
8 42 (7.18%) IBM
9 35 (5.98%) ServiceNow
10 34 (5.81%) Dell
11 33 (5.64%) SolarWinds
12 32 (5.47%) Palo Alto
13 31 (5.30%) Pure Storage
14 29 (4.96%) Oracle
15 25 (4.27%) Veeam
16 24 (4.10%) Commvault
17 22 (3.76%) McAfee
18 19 (3.25%) Blue Coat
19 17 (2.91%) HP
20 15 (2.56%) Google