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 27 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 134 116
Rank change year-on-year -40 -18 -16
Contract jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 643 475 710
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.54% 2.00% 1.94%
As % of the System Software category 15.11% 15.59% 17.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 449 335 465
10th Percentile £318 £337 £275
25th Percentile £425 £463 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £501
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +9.78% -8.07%
75th Percentile £575 £617 £588
90th Percentile £650 £688 £663
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -5.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 1 28
10th Percentile £19.25 - £22.23
25th Percentile £45.15 - £37.63
Median hourly rate £65.42 £28.00 £40.13
Median % change year-on-year +133.63% -30.22% -36.31%
75th Percentile £71.13 - £52.96
90th Percentile £74.00 - £82.63
UK median hourly rate £63.14 £28.00 £40.25
% change year-on-year +125.48% -30.43% -38.08%

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 4,256 3,046 4,028
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.22% 12.81% 11.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,859 2,092 2,827
10th Percentile £213 £213 £200
25th Percentile £400 £385 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £600 £623 £608
90th Percentile £688 £700 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £501 £500
% change year-on-year -0.10% +0.10% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 167 67 205
10th Percentile £17.55 £14.99 £14.06
25th Percentile £25.86 £18.13 £14.48
Median hourly rate £53.00 £28.50 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +85.96% +29.55% -57.80%
75th Percentile £72.77 £63.50 £58.69
90th Percentile £79.00 £88.00 £76.80
UK median hourly rate £52.50 £28.46 £23.15
% change year-on-year +84.50% +22.92% -57.57%

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 27 May 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 27 May 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 27 May 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 +9 183 £538 -6.52% 76
London -61 141 £525 - 36
North of England -4 136 £450 +11.11% 37
Midlands -34 93 £415 -24.55% 32
North West -6 74 £450 +11.38% 19
West Midlands -27 71 £402 -27.04% 20
Yorkshire -12 60 £420 -11.58% 10
South West -60 55 £540 -6.09% 17
East of England -29 36 £475 -13.64% 21
East Midlands -23 22 £443 -18.38% 12
North East -27 2 £575 +64.29% 9
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 34 (5.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (2.33%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.40%) IIS
4 7 (1.09%) OpenStack
5 6 (0.93%) nginx
5 6 (0.93%) Tomcat
6 4 (0.62%) Confluence
7 3 (0.47%) Apache
7 3 (0.47%) CICS
7 3 (0.47%) WebLogic
8 2 (0.31%) CloudStack
8 2 (0.31%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.16%) CMS
Applications
1 11 (1.71%) MS Visio
2 9 (1.40%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 185 (28.77%) Azure
2 123 (19.13%) AWS
3 48 (7.47%) Microsoft 365
4 43 (6.69%) Entra ID
5 42 (6.53%) OpenShift
6 34 (5.29%) GCP
7 24 (3.73%) IaaS
8 22 (3.42%) GitHub
9 21 (3.27%) Nutanix
10 17 (2.64%) PaaS
11 13 (2.02%) Azure Monitor
12 11 (1.71%) Rubrik
13 10 (1.56%) Azure Sentinel
14 7 (1.09%) Amazon EKS
14 7 (1.09%) Cohesity
14 7 (1.09%) GitHub Actions
14 7 (1.09%) Power Platform
15 6 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
15 6 (0.93%) Azure Stack
15 6 (0.93%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 182 (28.30%) DNS
2 138 (21.46%) Firewall
3 105 (16.33%) DHCP
4 70 (10.89%) VPN
5 66 (10.26%) SAN
6 62 (9.64%) VSAN
7 59 (9.18%) WAN
8 52 (8.09%) Network Security
9 44 (6.84%) LAN
9 44 (6.84%) TCP/IP
10 42 (6.53%) NAS
11 39 (6.07%) SSL
12 33 (5.13%) BIG-IP
13 31 (4.82%) HTTP
14 30 (4.67%) VLAN
15 28 (4.35%) BGP
15 28 (4.35%) Wireshark
16 25 (3.89%) Cisco ASA
17 24 (3.73%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
18 23 (3.58%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (3.73%) SQL Server
2 12 (1.87%) Elasticsearch
3 6 (0.93%) NoSQL
3 6 (0.93%) Power BI
4 5 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.62%) Oracle BI EE
5 4 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (0.47%) Data Mining
6 3 (0.47%) DataStage
6 3 (0.47%) NonStop SQL
6 3 (0.47%) Redis
7 2 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.31%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 22 (3.42%) Jenkins
1 22 (3.42%) JIRA
2 18 (2.80%) Fiddler
3 13 (2.02%) Git
3 13 (2.02%) GitLab
4 5 (0.78%) PVCS
4 5 (0.78%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.47%) Robot Framework
5 3 (0.47%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.31%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.31%) Chocolatey
6 2 (0.31%) MSI
7 1 (0.16%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.16%) GoCD
7 1 (0.16%) Postman
7 1 (0.16%) RStudio
General
1 130 (20.22%) Social Skills
2 52 (8.09%) Finance
3 49 (7.62%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (6.53%) Public Sector
5 37 (5.75%) Banking
6 22 (3.42%) Documentation Skills
7 21 (3.27%) Legal
8 19 (2.95%) Investment Banking
9 10 (1.56%) Police
10 9 (1.40%) Military
11 6 (0.93%) Manufacturing
11 6 (0.93%) Retail
12 5 (0.78%) Electronics
12 5 (0.78%) Fire and Rescue
12 5 (0.78%) Law
12 5 (0.78%) Local Government
12 5 (0.78%) Telecoms
13 4 (0.62%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.47%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.31%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 132 (20.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 84 (13.06%) Architect
3 65 (10.11%) Network Engineer
4 57 (8.86%) Senior
5 49 (7.62%) VMware Engineer
6 32 (4.98%) Analyst
7 29 (4.51%) Lead
8 27 (4.20%) Support Engineer
9 26 (4.04%) Infrastructure Architect
9 26 (4.04%) Wintel Engineer
10 25 (3.89%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 22 (3.42%) Storage Engineer
12 21 (3.27%) Consultant
12 21 (3.27%) Senior VMware Engineer
13 18 (2.80%) Administrator
13 18 (2.80%) Blue Coat Engineer
13 18 (2.80%) IP Network Engineer
13 18 (2.80%) VMware Architect
13 18 (2.80%) Web Engineer
14 17 (2.64%) Virtualisation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.80%) Flash
1 18 (2.80%) LDAP
2 11 (1.71%) OpenTelemetry
3 10 (1.56%) SAML
4 9 (1.40%) REST
5 7 (1.09%) Middleware
6 6 (0.93%) 802.1X
7 5 (0.78%) Elastic Stack
7 5 (0.78%) Software Packaging
8 4 (0.62%) .NET
8 4 (0.62%) JSON
9 3 (0.47%) Kafka
9 3 (0.47%) Keycloak
9 3 (0.47%) Redfish
10 2 (0.31%) ARM Templates
10 2 (0.31%) OAuth
10 2 (0.31%) OAuth2
10 2 (0.31%) OpenGL
10 2 (0.31%) OpenID
10 2 (0.31%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 83 (12.91%) Data Centre
2 61 (9.49%) Replication
3 54 (8.40%) Hybrid Cloud
4 43 (6.69%) PKI
5 37 (5.75%) Clustering
6 32 (4.98%) Enterprise Storage
7 31 (4.82%) Cloud Native
8 25 (3.89%) Private Cloud
9 23 (3.58%) Linux Command Line
9 23 (3.58%) Management Information System
10 22 (3.42%) Public Cloud
11 14 (2.18%) Data Protection Act
12 12 (1.87%) Legacy Systems
13 11 (1.71%) Product Ownership
14 10 (1.56%) Onboarding
15 9 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
15 9 (1.40%) Virtual Team
16 8 (1.24%) Security Posture
17 7 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
18 6 (0.93%) EMC VMAX
Operating Systems
1 311 (48.37%) Windows
2 207 (32.19%) Windows Server
3 196 (30.48%) Linux
4 42 (6.53%) Windows Server 2019
5 41 (6.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 26 (4.04%) Windows Server 2016
7 21 (3.27%) Windows 10
8 19 (2.95%) Ubuntu
8 19 (2.95%) VMS
9 16 (2.49%) Data ONTAP
10 15 (2.33%) Windows Server 2012
11 14 (2.18%) Unix
12 10 (1.56%) Mac OS
13 9 (1.40%) Solaris
14 8 (1.24%) CentOS
15 7 (1.09%) CoreOS
15 7 (1.09%) Windows Server 2003
16 6 (0.93%) Windows Server 2008
17 4 (0.62%) AIX
17 4 (0.62%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 170 (26.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 126 (19.60%) Migration
3 100 (15.55%) Problem-Solving
4 97 (15.09%) High Availability
5 86 (13.37%) Disaster Recovery
6 84 (13.06%) ITIL
7 68 (10.58%) Agile
7 68 (10.58%) Capacity Planning
8 66 (10.26%) Infrastructure as Code
9 60 (9.33%) CI/CD
10 59 (9.18%) Load Balancing
11 58 (9.02%) DevOps
12 57 (8.86%) Network Virtualisation
13 56 (8.71%) Change Management
14 44 (6.84%) Continuous Improvement
14 44 (6.84%) Data Protection
14 44 (6.84%) ITSM
15 41 (6.38%) Performance Tuning
16 40 (6.22%) Validation
17 38 (5.91%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 142 (22.08%) PowerShell
2 78 (12.13%) Python
3 47 (7.31%) Bash
4 27 (4.20%) SQL
5 8 (1.24%) C
6 7 (1.09%) Bicep
6 7 (1.09%) PL/SQL
7 5 (0.78%) C++
7 5 (0.78%) Embedded C
7 5 (0.78%) Embedded C++
7 5 (0.78%) Java
8 4 (0.62%) PHP
8 4 (0.62%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.47%) C#
9 3 (0.47%) COBOL
9 3 (0.47%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.31%) VBScript
11 1 (0.16%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.16%) Perl
11 1 (0.16%) VB
Qualifications
1 268 (41.68%) Security Cleared
2 159 (24.73%) SC Cleared
3 122 (18.97%) DV Cleared
4 52 (8.09%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 36 (5.60%) Degree
6 32 (4.98%) VCAP
7 31 (4.82%) Microsoft Certification
8 28 (4.35%) Cisco Certification
9 20 (3.11%) MCSE
10 18 (2.80%) Azure Certification
11 17 (2.64%) BPSS Clearance
11 17 (2.64%) CCNP
11 17 (2.64%) MCSA
12 11 (1.71%) CCNA
13 10 (1.56%) Oracle Certification
14 9 (1.40%) OCP
15 6 (0.93%) RHCA
16 5 (0.78%) CCSE
16 5 (0.78%) ISTQB
16 5 (0.78%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (3.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 23 (3.58%) SLA
2 21 (3.27%) NIST
3 15 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (1.71%) NCSC
5 6 (0.93%) GDPR
6 4 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.47%) QA
8 2 (0.31%) Government Security Classifications
8 2 (0.31%) ISA99
8 2 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.31%) NIST 800
8 2 (0.31%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.16%) COBIT
9 1 (0.16%) DICOM
9 1 (0.16%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.16%) HL7
9 1 (0.16%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (0.16%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
System Software
1 192 (29.86%) Active Directory
2 157 (24.42%) vSphere
3 151 (23.48%) VMware ESXi
4 132 (20.53%) VMware NSX
5 126 (19.60%) Hyper-V
6 87 (13.53%) Virtual Machines
7 36 (5.60%) Docker
7 36 (5.60%) NFS
8 33 (5.13%) Firmware
9 29 (4.51%) Virtual Desktop
10 24 (3.73%) KVM
11 13 (2.02%) GPFS
12 11 (1.71%) Microsoft App-V
13 10 (1.56%) vCloud
14 9 (1.40%) BitLocker
15 6 (0.93%) VMware Workstation
16 4 (0.62%) Oracle RAC
16 4 (0.62%) XenDesktop
17 3 (0.47%) DFS Replication
17 3 (0.47%) SRDF
Systems Management
1 118 (18.35%) Ansible
2 114 (17.73%) vCenter Server
3 73 (11.35%) Terraform
4 68 (10.58%) Kubernetes
5 47 (7.31%) SCCM
6 38 (5.91%) vRealize
7 37 (5.75%) Microsoft Intune
8 26 (4.04%) SCOM
9 22 (3.42%) Grafana
10 20 (3.11%) Argo
11 19 (2.95%) vMotion
12 17 (2.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 17 (2.64%) VxRail
13 15 (2.33%) PowerCLI
13 15 (2.33%) WSUS
14 13 (2.02%) Single Sign-On
15 12 (1.87%) Puppet
16 11 (1.71%) EMC VPLEX
16 11 (1.71%) NetBackup
16 11 (1.71%) SnapMirror
Vendors
1 643 (100.00%) VMware
2 178 (27.68%) Microsoft
3 141 (21.93%) Cisco
4 59 (9.18%) Citrix
5 55 (8.55%) NetApp
6 48 (7.47%) Red Hat
7 47 (7.31%) F5
8 35 (5.44%) Dell
8 35 (5.44%) Palo Alto
9 34 (5.29%) ServiceNow
10 31 (4.82%) Pure Storage
11 30 (4.67%) IBM
11 30 (4.67%) Oracle
12 26 (4.04%) CheckPoint
12 26 (4.04%) Veeam
13 22 (3.42%) McAfee
14 21 (3.27%) Juniper
14 21 (3.27%) SolarWinds
15 20 (3.11%) Commvault
16 19 (2.95%) Blue Coat