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 20 December 2025, 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
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 100 69 54
Rank change year-on-year -31 -15 +10
Contract jobs citing VMware 837 963 1,458
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.66% 3.33% 3.92%
As % of the Vendors category 5.60% 7.26% 8.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 559 608 982
10th Percentile £315 £305 £300
25th Percentile £425 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £512 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.62% +2.32% -
75th Percentile £600 £613 £600
90th Percentile £661 £675 £688
UK median daily rate £525 £508 £500
% change year-on-year +3.45% +1.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 15 68
10th Percentile £29.00 £35.00 £22.00
25th Percentile £33.00 £35.29 £45.65
Median hourly rate £70.00 £60.00 £65.98
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -9.06% +1.51%
75th Percentile £81.50 £81.54 £76.53
90th Percentile £98.38 £101.51 £85.30
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £50.00 £65.98
% change year-on-year +40.00% -24.22% +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 13,257 16,602
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 47.50% 45.90% 44.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,693 8,069 10,846
10th Percentile £293 £291 £250
25th Percentile £408 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £615 £625 £638
90th Percentile £705 £725 £726
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 733 387 607
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.57 £14.54
25th Percentile £18.22 £17.60 £20.50
Median hourly rate £23.75 £30.78 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -22.84% -32.91% +77.76%
75th Percentile £47.50 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £78.50 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £23.83 £29.00 £45.11
% change year-on-year -17.84% -35.71% +76.74%

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 20 December 2025.

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 20 December 2025.

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 20 December 2025. 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 -3 234 £500 -9.09% 114
London -78 204 £550 +10.00% 58
North of England -18 141 £472 -0.61% 76
Midlands +10 131 £475 +5.56% 33
West Midlands +17 109 £513 +11.41% 23
North West -8 96 £486 -2.88% 38
South West -33 78 £550 +2.80% 48
Yorkshire -16 56 £420 +1.82% 27
East of England -5 46 £538 +7.55% 26
East Midlands -13 22 £450 +20.00% 10
North East -11 5 £550 +238.46% 12
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 50 (5.97%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (3.58%) SharePoint
3 23 (2.75%) Confluence
4 12 (1.43%) OpenStack
5 7 (0.84%) Skype for Business
5 7 (0.84%) WebSphere
6 6 (0.72%) IIS
7 5 (0.60%) Apache
7 5 (0.60%) SharePoint Server
8 2 (0.24%) CICS
8 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2010
8 2 (0.24%) nginx
8 2 (0.24%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.24%) WordPress
9 1 (0.12%) JBoss
9 1 (0.12%) Traefik
9 1 (0.12%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 22 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (1.67%) MS Visio
3 7 (0.84%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.12%) OmniGraffle
Cloud Services
1 212 (25.33%) Azure
2 167 (19.95%) AWS
3 76 (9.08%) Microsoft 365
4 58 (6.93%) GCP
5 56 (6.69%) OpenShift
6 47 (5.62%) GitHub
7 44 (5.26%) Entra ID
8 36 (4.30%) IaaS
9 30 (3.58%) Nutanix
10 28 (3.35%) GitHub Actions
11 22 (2.63%) SaaS
12 20 (2.39%) PaaS
13 14 (1.67%) Datadog
14 12 (1.43%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 11 (1.31%) Azure DevOps
16 7 (0.84%) Azure Monitor
16 7 (0.84%) Virtual Private Cloud
17 6 (0.72%) AWS CloudFormation
18 5 (0.60%) Azure Sentinel
18 5 (0.60%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 195 (23.30%) DNS
2 163 (19.47%) Firewall
3 87 (10.39%) DHCP
4 84 (10.04%) TCP/IP
5 58 (6.93%) VPN
6 56 (6.69%) SAN
7 52 (6.21%) VLAN
8 51 (6.09%) VSAN
9 46 (5.50%) Network Security
10 45 (5.38%) WAN
11 39 (4.66%) LAN
12 38 (4.54%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
13 36 (4.30%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
14 30 (3.58%) DMZ
15 27 (3.23%) NAS
16 24 (2.87%) SSL
17 23 (2.75%) BGP
18 21 (2.51%) Wireless
19 20 (2.39%) BIG-IP
19 20 (2.39%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (5.62%) SQL Server
2 28 (3.35%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (0.96%) Redis
4 5 (0.60%) NoSQL
5 4 (0.48%) Oracle Database
6 3 (0.36%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.24%) Apache Cassandra
7 2 (0.24%) MariaDB
7 2 (0.24%) MySQL
8 1 (0.12%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.12%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.12%) Power BI
8 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 48 (5.73%) Jenkins
2 31 (3.70%) GitLab
3 29 (3.46%) Git
4 20 (2.39%) JIRA
4 20 (2.39%) Sonatype Nexus
5 14 (1.67%) Cucumber
5 14 (1.67%) Fiddler
5 14 (1.67%) JMeter
5 14 (1.67%) JUnit
6 6 (0.72%) Bitbucket
6 6 (0.72%) PVCS
6 6 (0.72%) Rational DOORS
6 6 (0.72%) Subversion
7 4 (0.48%) Robot Framework
7 4 (0.48%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.36%) Maven
8 3 (0.36%) RStudio
9 2 (0.24%) Artifactory
9 2 (0.24%) Postman
9 2 (0.24%) Vagrant
General
1 224 (26.76%) Social Skills
2 89 (10.63%) Analytical Skills
2 89 (10.63%) Finance
3 88 (10.51%) Public Sector
4 56 (6.69%) Banking
5 34 (4.06%) Documentation Skills
6 23 (2.75%) Investment Banking
7 17 (2.03%) Legal
8 14 (1.67%) Aerospace
9 13 (1.55%) Influencing Skills
10 12 (1.43%) Local Government
11 11 (1.31%) Electronics
11 11 (1.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (1.19%) Telecoms
13 7 (0.84%) Law
13 7 (0.84%) Manufacturing
13 7 (0.84%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (0.60%) Financial Institution
14 5 (0.60%) Military
Job Titles
1 134 (16.01%) Architect
2 120 (14.34%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 68 (8.12%) Consultant
4 53 (6.33%) Senior
5 49 (5.85%) VMware Engineer
6 48 (5.73%) Network Engineer
6 48 (5.73%) VMware Consultant
7 46 (5.50%) Analyst
8 43 (5.14%) Support Engineer
9 40 (4.78%) Platform Engineer
10 38 (4.54%) Infrastructure Architect
11 30 (3.58%) Infrastructure Analyst
12 27 (3.23%) Developer
13 25 (2.99%) Infrastructure Support
13 25 (2.99%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
13 25 (2.99%) VMware Architect
14 24 (2.87%) Administrator
14 24 (2.87%) DevOps Engineer
14 24 (2.87%) Lead
15 23 (2.75%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.87%) Kafka
2 22 (2.63%) Middleware
3 14 (1.67%) Spring
4 13 (1.55%) Flash
4 13 (1.55%) Hibernate
4 13 (1.55%) SAML
5 10 (1.19%) OAuth
5 10 (1.19%) OpenID
6 9 (1.08%) Loki
6 9 (1.08%) REST
7 8 (0.96%) Elastic Stack
7 8 (0.96%) Keycloak
7 8 (0.96%) LDAP
7 8 (0.96%) RESTful
8 6 (0.72%) .NET
8 6 (0.72%) OAuth2
8 6 (0.72%) XMPP
9 5 (0.60%) JSON
9 5 (0.60%) OpenTelemetry
9 5 (0.60%) React
Miscellaneous
1 81 (9.68%) Data Centre
2 61 (7.29%) Replication
3 57 (6.81%) PKI
4 39 (4.66%) Management Information System
5 37 (4.42%) Hybrid Cloud
6 34 (4.06%) Private Cloud
7 32 (3.82%) Cloud Native
8 28 (3.35%) Linux Command Line
9 16 (1.91%) Clustering
9 16 (1.91%) Public Cloud
10 15 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
11 14 (1.67%) Analytical Mindset
11 14 (1.67%) Operational Technology
12 13 (1.55%) Fat Client
12 13 (1.55%) Thin Client
13 12 (1.43%) Onboarding
14 10 (1.19%) Hedge funds
14 10 (1.19%) Virtual Team
15 9 (1.08%) Product Ownership
15 9 (1.08%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 327 (39.07%) Windows
2 258 (30.82%) Linux
3 187 (22.34%) Windows Server
4 76 (9.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 49 (5.85%) Windows 10
6 27 (3.23%) Windows Server 2019
7 23 (2.75%) Windows Server 2016
8 22 (2.63%) Ubuntu
8 22 (2.63%) Windows Server 2012
9 18 (2.15%) Mac OS
10 16 (1.91%) VMS
11 14 (1.67%) Unix
12 13 (1.55%) CentOS
12 13 (1.55%) Windows 7
13 12 (1.43%) Solaris
14 6 (0.72%) Windows Server 2008
15 5 (0.60%) Debian
16 4 (0.48%) Windows Server 2003
17 3 (0.36%) AIX
18 2 (0.24%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (20.91%) Problem-Solving
2 154 (18.40%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 127 (15.17%) Agile
4 108 (12.90%) ITIL
5 107 (12.78%) CI/CD
6 102 (12.19%) DevOps
7 91 (10.87%) Migration
8 77 (9.20%) Infrastructure as Code
9 74 (8.84%) Disaster Recovery
9 74 (8.84%) Load Balancing
10 71 (8.48%) Containerisation
11 57 (6.81%) Platform Engineering
12 51 (6.09%) Continuous Improvement
13 50 (5.97%) High Availability
14 49 (5.85%) Service Management
15 48 (5.73%) Business Strategy
16 46 (5.50%) Data Protection
16 46 (5.50%) Roadmaps
17 45 (5.38%) Cybersecurity
17 45 (5.38%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 191 (22.82%) Python
2 190 (22.70%) PowerShell
3 117 (13.98%) Bash
4 56 (6.69%) SQL
5 32 (3.82%) Java
6 29 (3.46%) JavaScript
7 23 (2.75%) Perl
8 10 (1.19%) Shell Script
9 9 (1.08%) C++
9 9 (1.08%) T-SQL
10 8 (0.96%) C
10 8 (0.96%) Go
11 7 (0.84%) C#
11 7 (0.84%) VBA
12 5 (0.60%) Embedded C
12 5 (0.60%) Embedded C++
13 4 (0.48%) Bicep
14 3 (0.36%) PHP
14 3 (0.36%) VBScript
15 2 (0.24%) Korn
Qualifications
1 349 (41.70%) Security Cleared
2 220 (26.28%) SC Cleared
3 125 (14.93%) DV Cleared
4 62 (7.41%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 61 (7.29%) Microsoft Certification
6 47 (5.62%) Degree
7 43 (5.14%) Cisco Certification
8 34 (4.06%) Azure Certification
9 32 (3.82%) CCNP
10 24 (2.87%) AWS Certification
10 24 (2.87%) MCSE
11 23 (2.75%) CCNA
12 17 (2.03%) VCAP
13 15 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
14 14 (1.67%) BPSS Clearance
15 13 (1.55%) CCIE
16 11 (1.31%) Master's Degree
16 11 (1.31%) Network+ Certification
16 11 (1.31%) Server+ Certification
17 10 (1.19%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (3.94%) GDPR
2 23 (2.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (1.43%) NCSC
4 11 (1.31%) NIST
5 10 (1.19%) QA
6 9 (1.08%) SLA
7 7 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (0.84%) PCI DSS
7 7 (0.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (0.60%) Data Quality
8 5 (0.60%) Def Stans
9 2 (0.24%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.24%) PMO
10 1 (0.12%) Government Security Classifications
10 1 (0.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.12%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.12%) MiFID
10 1 (0.12%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.12%) RMADS
System Software
1 535 (63.92%) VMware Infrastructure
2 226 (27.00%) Active Directory
3 148 (17.68%) vSphere
4 107 (12.78%) VMware NSX
5 97 (11.59%) Hyper-V
6 90 (10.75%) VMware ESXi
7 59 (7.05%) Docker
8 49 (5.85%) Virtual Machines
9 31 (3.70%) NFS
10 21 (2.51%) Virtual Desktop
11 12 (1.43%) Firmware
11 12 (1.43%) GPFS
11 12 (1.43%) KVM
12 9 (1.08%) Virtual Servers
13 6 (0.72%) Dovecot
13 6 (0.72%) Postfix
13 6 (0.72%) Terminal Services
14 5 (0.60%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 5 (0.60%) UAG
14 5 (0.60%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 166 (19.83%) Ansible
2 112 (13.38%) Terraform
3 86 (10.27%) vCenter Server
4 82 (9.80%) Kubernetes
5 70 (8.36%) SCCM
6 69 (8.24%) vRealize
7 51 (6.09%) Microsoft Intune
8 32 (3.82%) Grafana
9 28 (3.35%) Prometheus
10 27 (3.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 27 (3.23%) Argo
11 25 (2.99%) Single Sign-On
12 23 (2.75%) VxRail
13 20 (2.39%) Progress Chef
13 20 (2.39%) Red Hat Satellite
14 19 (2.27%) SCOM
15 16 (1.91%) FortiGate
16 14 (1.67%) WSUS
17 12 (1.43%) Puppet
18 11 (1.31%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 226 (27.00%) Microsoft
2 141 (16.85%) Cisco
3 94 (11.23%) Red Hat
4 84 (10.04%) F5
5 80 (9.56%) Citrix
6 48 (5.73%) Veeam
7 47 (5.62%) NetApp
8 45 (5.38%) Oracle
9 44 (5.26%) Dell
10 43 (5.14%) SolarWinds
11 39 (4.66%) IBM
12 32 (3.82%) Palo Alto
13 31 (3.70%) Splunk
14 27 (3.23%) Broadcom
14 27 (3.23%) ServiceNow
15 26 (3.11%) HP
16 23 (2.75%) McAfee
17 21 (2.51%) Blue Coat
17 21 (2.51%) Google
18 18 (2.15%) CyberArk