VMware Contract Job Trends in England

VMware
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring knowledge or experience of VMware products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited VMware over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within VMware, Inc.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 97 69 54
Rank change year-on-year -28 -15 +7
Contract jobs citing VMware 845 948 1,401
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.67% 3.37% 3.86%
As % of the Vendors category 5.65% 7.32% 8.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 571 604 940
10th Percentile £316 £311 £293
25th Percentile £434 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% +2.50% -
75th Percentile £600 £613 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £676
UK median daily rate £525 £510 £500
% change year-on-year +2.94% +2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 16 63
10th Percentile £29.00 £35.00 £31.25
25th Percentile £33.00 £42.50 £48.14
Median hourly rate £70.00 £68.75 £65.98
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% +4.20% +1.51%
75th Percentile £80.00 £83.32 £76.53
90th Percentile £98.25 £99.13 £84.36
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £62.25 £65.98
% change year-on-year +12.45% -5.65% +1.51%

All Vendors
England

VMware falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 14,956 12,945 16,000
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 47.18% 46.05% 44.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,753 7,849 10,411
10th Percentile £300 £291 £250
25th Percentile £409 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.62% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £615 £625 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £725
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 699 372 613
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.28 £14.18
25th Percentile £18.22 £17.06 £20.00
Median hourly rate £23.83 £30.00 £46.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.58% -34.78% +70.37%
75th Percentile £47.63 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £73.85 £80.54 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £23.83 £27.24 £45.94
% change year-on-year -12.53% -40.71% +76.69%

VMware
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

VMware job vacancy trend in England

VMware
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing VMware

VMware
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMware in England over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for VMware in England

VMware
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing VMware

VMware
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing VMware in England over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for VMware in England

VMware
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 within the England region over the 6 months to 1 January 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 -4 240 £500 -9.09% 119
London -85 198 £550 +11.72% 113
North of England -31 139 £458 -6.05% 106
Midlands +13 132 £475 +5.56% 58
West Midlands +19 110 £525 +13.51% 35
North West -18 94 £472 -5.58% 51
South West -37 77 £550 - 56
Yorkshire -16 56 £414 +0.30% 33
East of England +7 53 £513 +7.95% 39
East Midlands -7 22 £450 +24.14% 22
North East -9 5 £550 +69.23% 23
South Coast - 1 £575 -
VMware
UK

VMware
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 48 (5.68%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (3.55%) SharePoint
3 21 (2.49%) Confluence
4 13 (1.54%) OpenStack
5 7 (0.83%) Skype for Business
6 6 (0.71%) IIS
7 5 (0.59%) SharePoint Server
8 3 (0.36%) Apache
8 3 (0.36%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.24%) CICS
9 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2010
9 2 (0.24%) nginx
9 2 (0.24%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.24%) WordPress
10 1 (0.12%) JBoss
10 1 (0.12%) Traefik
10 1 (0.12%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 21 (2.49%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (1.66%) MS Visio
3 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.12%) OmniGraffle
Cloud Services
1 206 (24.38%) Azure
2 164 (19.41%) AWS
3 73 (8.64%) Microsoft 365
4 57 (6.75%) OpenShift
5 51 (6.04%) GCP
6 47 (5.56%) GitHub
7 39 (4.62%) Entra ID
8 35 (4.14%) IaaS
9 28 (3.31%) GitHub Actions
10 26 (3.08%) Nutanix
11 20 (2.37%) PaaS
12 18 (2.13%) SaaS
13 14 (1.66%) Datadog
14 10 (1.18%) Azure DevOps
14 10 (1.18%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 6 (0.71%) AWS CloudFormation
15 6 (0.71%) Azure Monitor
15 6 (0.71%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 5 (0.59%) Azure Sentinel
16 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 204 (24.14%) DNS
2 165 (19.53%) Firewall
3 88 (10.41%) DHCP
4 85 (10.06%) TCP/IP
5 61 (7.22%) VPN
6 53 (6.27%) SAN
7 52 (6.15%) VSAN
8 51 (6.04%) VLAN
9 48 (5.68%) Network Security
10 43 (5.09%) WAN
11 39 (4.62%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
12 37 (4.38%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
12 37 (4.38%) LAN
13 27 (3.20%) DMZ
13 27 (3.20%) SSL
14 26 (3.08%) NAS
15 25 (2.96%) BIG-IP
16 23 (2.72%) HTTP
17 22 (2.60%) BGP
18 21 (2.49%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (4.73%) SQL Server
2 28 (3.31%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (0.95%) Redis
4 5 (0.59%) NoSQL
5 3 (0.36%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.36%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.24%) Apache Cassandra
6 2 (0.24%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.12%) Power BI
7 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 47 (5.56%) Jenkins
2 35 (4.14%) GitLab
3 30 (3.55%) Git
4 21 (2.49%) Sonatype Nexus
5 19 (2.25%) JIRA
6 18 (2.13%) Fiddler
7 14 (1.66%) Cucumber
7 14 (1.66%) JMeter
7 14 (1.66%) JUnit
8 7 (0.83%) PVCS
8 7 (0.83%) Rational DOORS
9 5 (0.59%) Subversion
10 4 (0.47%) Bitbucket
10 4 (0.47%) Robot Framework
10 4 (0.47%) TeamCity
11 3 (0.36%) Maven
11 3 (0.36%) RStudio
12 2 (0.24%) Artifactory
12 2 (0.24%) Jaeger
12 2 (0.24%) Postman
General
1 217 (25.68%) Social Skills
2 88 (10.41%) Finance
3 87 (10.30%) Analytical Skills
4 86 (10.18%) Public Sector
5 51 (6.04%) Banking
6 37 (4.38%) Documentation Skills
7 25 (2.96%) Investment Banking
8 19 (2.25%) Aerospace
9 15 (1.78%) Legal
10 13 (1.54%) Influencing Skills
10 13 (1.54%) Local Government
11 12 (1.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (1.30%) Electronics
13 10 (1.18%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (0.95%) Telecoms
15 7 (0.83%) Organisational Skills
16 6 (0.71%) Law
16 6 (0.71%) Manufacturing
17 5 (0.59%) Financial Institution
17 5 (0.59%) Military
Job Titles
1 137 (16.21%) Architect
2 120 (14.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 64 (7.57%) Consultant
4 55 (6.51%) Senior
5 52 (6.15%) VMware Engineer
6 50 (5.92%) Network Engineer
7 48 (5.68%) Analyst
8 47 (5.56%) VMware Consultant
9 43 (5.09%) Support Engineer
10 42 (4.97%) Platform Engineer
11 34 (4.02%) Infrastructure Architect
12 30 (3.55%) Infrastructure Analyst
13 29 (3.43%) VMware Architect
14 26 (3.08%) DevOps Engineer
14 26 (3.08%) Infrastructure Support
14 26 (3.08%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
15 25 (2.96%) Administrator
15 25 (2.96%) Lead
16 24 (2.84%) Developer
17 23 (2.72%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.84%) Kafka
2 21 (2.49%) Middleware
3 14 (1.66%) Flash
3 14 (1.66%) Spring
4 13 (1.54%) Hibernate
4 13 (1.54%) SAML
5 11 (1.30%) LDAP
5 11 (1.30%) REST
6 10 (1.18%) OAuth
6 10 (1.18%) OpenID
7 9 (1.07%) Loki
8 8 (0.95%) Elastic Stack
8 8 (0.95%) Keycloak
9 6 (0.71%) .NET
9 6 (0.71%) OAuth2
9 6 (0.71%) XMPP
10 5 (0.59%) OpenTelemetry
10 5 (0.59%) React
10 5 (0.59%) RESTful
11 4 (0.47%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 84 (9.94%) Data Centre
2 61 (7.22%) Replication
3 58 (6.86%) PKI
4 43 (5.09%) Management Information System
5 37 (4.38%) Cloud Native
5 37 (4.38%) Hybrid Cloud
6 31 (3.67%) Private Cloud
7 28 (3.31%) Linux Command Line
8 20 (2.37%) Public Cloud
9 17 (2.01%) Clustering
10 16 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
10 16 (1.89%) Operational Technology
11 14 (1.66%) Legacy Systems
12 13 (1.54%) Fat Client
12 13 (1.54%) Thin Client
13 12 (1.42%) Onboarding
14 11 (1.30%) SCADA
15 10 (1.18%) Hedge funds
15 10 (1.18%) Virtual Team
16 9 (1.07%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 318 (37.63%) Windows
2 253 (29.94%) Linux
3 181 (21.42%) Windows Server
4 74 (8.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 46 (5.44%) Windows 10
6 26 (3.08%) Windows Server 2019
7 24 (2.84%) Windows Server 2016
8 21 (2.49%) Windows Server 2012
9 17 (2.01%) Ubuntu
10 15 (1.78%) VMS
11 14 (1.66%) Mac OS
12 12 (1.42%) CentOS
12 12 (1.42%) Solaris
12 12 (1.42%) Windows 7
13 10 (1.18%) Unix
14 5 (0.59%) Windows Server 2003
14 5 (0.59%) Windows Server 2008
15 3 (0.36%) AIX
15 3 (0.36%) Debian
16 2 (0.24%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (20.59%) Problem-Solving
2 156 (18.46%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 127 (15.03%) Agile
4 109 (12.90%) ITIL
5 107 (12.66%) CI/CD
6 102 (12.07%) DevOps
7 95 (11.24%) Migration
8 79 (9.35%) Infrastructure as Code
9 78 (9.23%) Load Balancing
10 74 (8.76%) Disaster Recovery
11 63 (7.46%) Containerisation
12 60 (7.10%) Platform Engineering
13 50 (5.92%) High Availability
14 49 (5.80%) Service Management
15 48 (5.68%) Continuous Improvement
15 48 (5.68%) Cybersecurity
15 48 (5.68%) Roadmaps
16 43 (5.09%) Stakeholder Management
17 42 (4.97%) Zero Trust
18 41 (4.85%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 187 (22.13%) PowerShell
1 187 (22.13%) Python
2 107 (12.66%) Bash
3 46 (5.44%) SQL
4 31 (3.67%) Java
5 27 (3.20%) JavaScript
6 21 (2.49%) Perl
7 13 (1.54%) Shell Script
8 9 (1.07%) C
8 9 (1.07%) C++
9 7 (0.83%) C#
9 7 (0.83%) Go
9 7 (0.83%) T-SQL
10 6 (0.71%) Embedded C
10 6 (0.71%) Embedded C++
11 5 (0.59%) VBA
12 4 (0.47%) Bicep
13 3 (0.36%) MATLAB
13 3 (0.36%) VBScript
14 2 (0.24%) Korn
Qualifications
1 359 (42.49%) Security Cleared
2 225 (26.63%) SC Cleared
3 130 (15.38%) DV Cleared
4 60 (7.10%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 54 (6.39%) Microsoft Certification
6 46 (5.44%) Degree
7 41 (4.85%) Cisco Certification
8 33 (3.91%) Azure Certification
9 30 (3.55%) CCNP
10 23 (2.72%) AWS Certification
11 21 (2.49%) CCNA
11 21 (2.49%) MCSE
12 19 (2.25%) VCAP
13 14 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
14 13 (1.54%) CCIE
14 13 (1.54%) Computer Science Degree
15 11 (1.30%) Network+ Certification
15 11 (1.30%) Server+ Certification
16 10 (1.18%) MCSA
17 9 (1.07%) CCDP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (3.43%) GDPR
2 21 (2.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (1.66%) NIST
4 13 (1.54%) SLA
5 12 (1.42%) NCSC
6 10 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (0.95%) QA
7 8 (0.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 7 (0.83%) Def Stans
8 7 (0.83%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.47%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.24%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.24%) PMO
11 1 (0.12%) Government Security Classifications
11 1 (0.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.12%) JSP 440
11 1 (0.12%) MiFID
11 1 (0.12%) NIST 800
System Software
1 530 (62.72%) VMware Infrastructure
2 220 (26.04%) Active Directory
3 150 (17.75%) vSphere
4 116 (13.73%) VMware NSX
5 101 (11.95%) Hyper-V
6 88 (10.41%) VMware ESXi
7 54 (6.39%) Docker
8 49 (5.80%) Virtual Machines
9 30 (3.55%) NFS
10 20 (2.37%) Virtual Desktop
11 15 (1.78%) Firmware
12 14 (1.66%) KVM
13 13 (1.54%) GPFS
14 9 (1.07%) Virtual Servers
15 6 (0.71%) Dovecot
15 6 (0.71%) Postfix
16 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 5 (0.59%) Terminal Services
16 5 (0.59%) VMware Workstation
17 4 (0.47%) Veritas Volume Manager
Systems Management
1 170 (20.12%) Ansible
2 113 (13.37%) Terraform
3 84 (9.94%) vCenter Server
4 83 (9.82%) Kubernetes
5 70 (8.28%) vRealize
6 67 (7.93%) SCCM
7 49 (5.80%) Microsoft Intune
8 32 (3.79%) Grafana
9 28 (3.31%) Prometheus
10 27 (3.20%) Argo
11 26 (3.08%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 25 (2.96%) Single Sign-On
13 23 (2.72%) Red Hat Satellite
14 22 (2.60%) VxRail
15 20 (2.37%) SCOM
16 18 (2.13%) Progress Chef
17 16 (1.89%) FortiGate
18 14 (1.66%) WSUS
19 12 (1.42%) vRealize Orchestrator
20 10 (1.18%) Packer
Vendors
1 218 (25.80%) Microsoft
2 142 (16.80%) Cisco
3 96 (11.36%) Red Hat
4 83 (9.82%) F5
5 71 (8.40%) Citrix
6 45 (5.33%) NetApp
6 45 (5.33%) Veeam
7 43 (5.09%) SolarWinds
8 42 (4.97%) Dell
9 39 (4.62%) Oracle
10 37 (4.38%) IBM
11 34 (4.02%) Palo Alto
12 30 (3.55%) ServiceNow
13 28 (3.31%) Splunk
14 27 (3.20%) Broadcom
15 26 (3.08%) McAfee
16 25 (2.96%) Blue Coat
17 22 (2.60%) HP
18 17 (2.01%) Google
19 16 (1.89%) Juniper