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 10 June 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
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 79 62
Rank change year-on-year -20 -17 -4
Contract jobs citing VMware 1,031 744 1,192
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.44% 3.04% 3.18%
As % of the Vendors category 6.02% 6.41% 7.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 724 501 826
10th Percentile £356 £350 £298
25th Percentile £450 £450 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £508
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +8.37% -3.33%
75th Percentile £600 £603 £575
90th Percentile £675 £663 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £529 £501
% change year-on-year -0.80% +5.64% -4.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 5 34
10th Percentile £19.25 £29.33 £22.75
25th Percentile £46.00 £31.32 £38.22
Median hourly rate £51.00 £57.50 £42.05
Median % change year-on-year -11.30% +36.76% -29.93%
75th Percentile £70.75 £73.75 £71.25
90th Percentile £74.00 £81.25 £79.40
UK median hourly rate £51.00 £57.50 £45.01
% change year-on-year -11.30% +27.75% -28.09%

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 17,126 11,610 15,734
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 40.54% 47.45% 41.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,994 7,370 9,982
10th Percentile £313 £276 £267
25th Percentile £413 £404 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £515 £518
Median % change year-on-year -1.94% -0.61% -1.67%
75th Percentile £606 £625 £630
90th Percentile £700 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £501 £515
% change year-on-year -0.20% -2.72% -1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 907 510 1,045
10th Percentile £15.99 £14.84 £12.26
25th Percentile £19.00 £17.81 £14.48
Median hourly rate £32.50 £27.13 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year +19.82% +13.97% -39.82%
75th Percentile £60.00 £53.75 £59.50
90th Percentile £78.75 £70.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £25.50 £23.50
% change year-on-year +27.45% +8.51% -45.35%

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 10 June 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 10 June 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 10 June 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 +8 304 £550 -0.18% 90
London -36 252 £550 +4.76% 60
North of England -19 181 £459 +6.43% 60
Midlands -32 111 £443 -17.20% 38
North West +1 106 £458 +7.65% 38
South West -29 97 £550 -7.37% 37
West Midlands -31 84 £438 -16.35% 22
Yorkshire -24 74 £454 -1.95% 15
East of England -9 72 £507 -7.82% 26
East Midlands -20 27 £443 -19.45% 16
North East -32 2 £656 +83.57% 7
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 40 (3.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (1.84%) SharePoint
3 9 (0.87%) CICS
3 9 (0.87%) IIS
3 9 (0.87%) nginx
3 9 (0.87%) Tomcat
4 8 (0.78%) OpenStack
5 4 (0.39%) Confluence
6 3 (0.29%) Apache
6 3 (0.29%) WebLogic
7 2 (0.19%) CloudStack
7 2 (0.19%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.097%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.097%) CMS
Applications
1 7 (0.68%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.58%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (0.29%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.097%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 272 (26.38%) Azure
2 174 (16.88%) AWS
3 78 (7.57%) Microsoft 365
4 59 (5.72%) OpenShift
5 53 (5.14%) Entra ID
6 44 (4.27%) IaaS
7 43 (4.17%) GCP
7 43 (4.17%) GitHub
8 33 (3.20%) PaaS
9 23 (2.23%) Nutanix
10 21 (2.04%) Rubrik
11 16 (1.55%) GitHub Actions
12 15 (1.45%) Azure DevOps
12 15 (1.45%) SaaS
13 13 (1.26%) Azure Monitor
14 10 (0.97%) Azure Sentinel
14 10 (0.97%) Datadog
15 8 (0.78%) Azure Stack
16 7 (0.68%) Cohesity
16 7 (0.68%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 224 (21.73%) DNS
2 174 (16.88%) Firewall
3 122 (11.83%) DHCP
4 89 (8.63%) SAN
5 83 (8.05%) VSAN
6 82 (7.95%) VPN
7 71 (6.89%) WAN
8 63 (6.11%) Network Security
9 55 (5.33%) LAN
9 55 (5.33%) TCP/IP
10 49 (4.75%) NAS
10 49 (4.75%) SSL
11 45 (4.36%) VLAN
12 39 (3.78%) BIG-IP
13 38 (3.69%) HTTP
14 36 (3.49%) Wireshark
15 30 (2.91%) BGP
16 29 (2.81%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
17 26 (2.52%) Cisco ASA
17 26 (2.52%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (3.59%) SQL Server
2 14 (1.36%) Elasticsearch
3 10 (0.97%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (0.87%) DataStage
5 8 (0.78%) NonStop SQL
6 7 (0.68%) NoSQL
7 6 (0.58%) Power BI
7 6 (0.58%) Redis
8 4 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.39%) Oracle BI EE
8 4 (0.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.29%) Data Mining
9 3 (0.29%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.19%) Big Data
11 1 (0.097%) GIS
11 1 (0.097%) Metadata
11 1 (0.097%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 43 (4.17%) Jenkins
2 35 (3.39%) GitLab
3 30 (2.91%) Git
4 27 (2.62%) JIRA
5 25 (2.42%) Fiddler
6 7 (0.68%) Chocolatey
7 6 (0.58%) Team Foundation Server
8 5 (0.48%) Robot Framework
8 5 (0.48%) Sonatype Nexus
9 4 (0.39%) Bitbucket
10 3 (0.29%) MSI
10 3 (0.29%) PVCS
10 3 (0.29%) Rational DOORS
11 1 (0.097%) Artifactory
11 1 (0.097%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 1 (0.097%) GoCD
11 1 (0.097%) Maven
11 1 (0.097%) RStudio
11 1 (0.097%) Subversion
11 1 (0.097%) VersionOne
General
1 203 (19.69%) Social Skills
2 105 (10.18%) Finance
3 87 (8.44%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (6.11%) Public Sector
5 44 (4.27%) Documentation Skills
6 43 (4.17%) Banking
7 22 (2.13%) Legal
8 19 (1.84%) Investment Banking
9 16 (1.55%) Aerospace
10 11 (1.07%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (1.07%) Police
10 11 (1.07%) Telecoms
11 10 (0.97%) Retail
12 9 (0.87%) Financial Institution
12 9 (0.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (0.87%) Military
13 8 (0.78%) Local Government
14 7 (0.68%) Law
14 7 (0.68%) Manufacturing
15 5 (0.48%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 205 (19.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 166 (16.10%) Architect
3 107 (10.38%) Senior
4 98 (9.51%) VMware Engineer
5 81 (7.86%) Network Engineer
6 56 (5.43%) Consultant
7 45 (4.36%) VMware Architect
8 37 (3.59%) Administrator
8 37 (3.59%) Support Engineer
9 34 (3.30%) Cloud Engineer
9 34 (3.30%) VMware Consultant
10 33 (3.20%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 32 (3.10%) Infrastructure Architect
11 32 (3.10%) Lead
12 30 (2.91%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 30 (2.91%) Senior VMware Engineer
12 30 (2.91%) Storage Engineer
12 30 (2.91%) Technical Architect
12 30 (2.91%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
13 29 (2.81%) Wintel Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (2.62%) LDAP
2 23 (2.23%) Middleware
3 19 (1.84%) Flash
4 15 (1.45%) REST
5 12 (1.16%) OpenTelemetry
6 11 (1.07%) Keycloak
7 9 (0.87%) SAML
8 7 (0.68%) 802.1X
9 6 (0.58%) Kafka
10 5 (0.48%) .NET
10 5 (0.48%) Elastic Stack
10 5 (0.48%) JSON
11 4 (0.39%) Redfish
11 4 (0.39%) Software Packaging
12 3 (0.29%) Apache NiFi
13 2 (0.19%) .NET Core
13 2 (0.19%) Java SE
13 2 (0.19%) OAuth2
13 2 (0.19%) OpenID
13 2 (0.19%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 135 (13.09%) Data Centre
2 74 (7.18%) Replication
3 67 (6.50%) PKI
4 66 (6.40%) Hybrid Cloud
5 43 (4.17%) Enterprise Storage
6 41 (3.98%) Cloud Native
7 39 (3.78%) Clustering
7 39 (3.78%) Management Information System
7 39 (3.78%) Public Cloud
8 34 (3.30%) Private Cloud
9 24 (2.33%) Linux Command Line
10 16 (1.55%) Data Protection Act
10 16 (1.55%) Onboarding
11 15 (1.45%) Blackberry
11 15 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
12 13 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
13 12 (1.16%) Operational Technology
14 11 (1.07%) Product Ownership
14 11 (1.07%) Virtual Team
15 10 (0.97%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 423 (41.03%) Windows
2 265 (25.70%) Windows Server
3 263 (25.51%) Linux
4 59 (5.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 45 (4.36%) Windows Server 2019
6 31 (3.01%) Windows Server 2016
7 25 (2.42%) Unix
8 21 (2.04%) Ubuntu
8 21 (2.04%) VMS
8 21 (2.04%) Windows 10
9 19 (1.84%) CentOS
10 17 (1.65%) Apple iOS
10 17 (1.65%) Data ONTAP
10 17 (1.65%) Solaris
11 16 (1.55%) Windows Server 2012
12 15 (1.45%) AIX
12 15 (1.45%) Android
13 10 (0.97%) Mac OS
14 9 (0.87%) Windows Server 2003
15 8 (0.78%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 258 (25.02%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 183 (17.75%) Migration
3 171 (16.59%) Problem-Solving
4 123 (11.93%) High Availability
5 122 (11.83%) ITIL
6 110 (10.67%) Disaster Recovery
7 107 (10.38%) DevOps
8 98 (9.51%) Infrastructure as Code
9 97 (9.41%) CI/CD
10 92 (8.92%) Agile
11 81 (7.86%) Load Balancing
12 75 (7.27%) Capacity Planning
12 75 (7.27%) Change Management
13 68 (6.60%) Stakeholder Management
14 65 (6.30%) ITSM
15 61 (5.92%) Roadmaps
16 60 (5.82%) Continuous Improvement
17 59 (5.72%) Network Virtualisation
17 59 (5.72%) Performance Tuning
18 57 (5.53%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 191 (18.53%) PowerShell
2 126 (12.22%) Python
3 64 (6.21%) Bash
4 44 (4.27%) SQL
5 21 (2.04%) JavaScript
6 14 (1.36%) Shell Script
7 11 (1.07%) MATLAB
8 9 (0.87%) COBOL
9 8 (0.78%) Java
10 7 (0.68%) PL/SQL
11 6 (0.58%) Bicep
11 6 (0.58%) C
12 5 (0.48%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.39%) C#
13 4 (0.39%) PHP
14 3 (0.29%) C++
14 3 (0.29%) Embedded C
14 3 (0.29%) Embedded C++
15 2 (0.19%) VBScript
16 1 (0.097%) VB
Qualifications
1 468 (45.39%) Security Cleared
2 287 (27.84%) SC Cleared
3 199 (19.30%) DV Cleared
4 82 (7.95%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 44 (4.27%) Microsoft Certification
6 43 (4.17%) Degree
7 42 (4.07%) Cisco Certification
8 35 (3.39%) VCAP
9 31 (3.01%) MCSE
10 26 (2.52%) CCNP
11 22 (2.13%) Azure Certification
12 20 (1.94%) MCSA
13 15 (1.45%) BPSS Clearance
13 15 (1.45%) Oracle Certification
14 14 (1.36%) CCNA
15 12 (1.16%) OCP
16 8 (0.78%) ISTQB
16 8 (0.78%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
16 8 (0.78%) RHCA
17 7 (0.68%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (4.46%) SLA
2 38 (3.69%) NIST
3 24 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials
3 24 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (2.13%) NCSC
5 10 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 10 (0.97%) QA
6 5 (0.48%) Def Stans
6 5 (0.48%) GDPR
7 3 (0.29%) Government Security Classifications
7 3 (0.29%) NIST 800
7 3 (0.29%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.19%) ISA99
8 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.097%) COBIT
9 1 (0.097%) DICOM
9 1 (0.097%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.097%) HL7
9 1 (0.097%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (0.097%) SOC 2
System Software
1 660 (64.02%) VMware Infrastructure
2 244 (23.67%) Active Directory
3 220 (21.34%) VMware NSX
4 217 (21.05%) vSphere
5 198 (19.20%) VMware ESXi
6 145 (14.06%) Hyper-V
7 98 (9.51%) Virtual Machines
8 39 (3.78%) Docker
9 38 (3.69%) Firmware
9 38 (3.69%) NFS
10 30 (2.91%) Virtual Desktop
11 24 (2.33%) KVM
12 22 (2.13%) vCloud
13 14 (1.36%) GPFS
14 13 (1.26%) Microsoft App-V
15 11 (1.07%) BitLocker
16 9 (0.87%) VMware Workstation
17 6 (0.58%) Oracle RAC
17 6 (0.58%) SRDF
18 4 (0.39%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 185 (17.94%) Ansible
2 164 (15.91%) vCenter Server
3 106 (10.28%) Terraform
4 98 (9.51%) Kubernetes
5 68 (6.60%) Microsoft Intune
5 68 (6.60%) vRealize
6 56 (5.43%) SCCM
7 38 (3.69%) SCOM
8 32 (3.10%) Argo
9 29 (2.81%) Grafana
10 27 (2.62%) PowerCLI
10 27 (2.62%) vMotion
11 25 (2.42%) VxRail
12 20 (1.94%) Single Sign-On
13 19 (1.84%) Red Hat Satellite
14 18 (1.75%) NetBackup
15 17 (1.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
15 17 (1.65%) WSUS
16 16 (1.55%) Prometheus
17 15 (1.45%) Puppet
Vendors
1 248 (24.05%) Microsoft
2 172 (16.68%) Cisco
3 99 (9.60%) Citrix
4 80 (7.76%) Red Hat
5 68 (6.60%) NetApp
6 57 (5.53%) F5
7 52 (5.04%) Dell
8 46 (4.46%) ServiceNow
9 42 (4.07%) IBM
9 42 (4.07%) Pure Storage
10 40 (3.88%) Palo Alto
11 37 (3.59%) Oracle
12 32 (3.10%) Veeam
13 28 (2.72%) Juniper
13 28 (2.72%) McAfee
14 27 (2.62%) CheckPoint
15 26 (2.52%) Blue Coat
15 26 (2.52%) Fortinet
16 24 (2.33%) Splunk
17 23 (2.23%) SolarWinds