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 6 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
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 83 63
Rank change year-on-year -15 -20 -7
Contract jobs citing VMware 1,039 733 1,172
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.46% 3.03% 3.17%
As % of the Vendors category 6.06% 6.38% 7.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 730 494 814
10th Percentile £357 £350 £298
25th Percentile £451 £433 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £504
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +9.05% -3.93%
75th Percentile £600 £605 £575
90th Percentile £675 £668 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 5 34
10th Percentile £20.60 £29.33 £22.75
25th Percentile £46.00 £31.32 £38.22
Median hourly rate £63.14 £57.50 £42.05
Median % change year-on-year +9.80% +36.76% -29.81%
75th Percentile £70.00 £73.75 £71.25
90th Percentile £74.00 £81.25 £79.40
UK median hourly rate £51.00 £57.50 £46.18
% change year-on-year -11.30% +24.51% -26.11%

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 17,159 11,491 15,506
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 40.68% 47.53% 41.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,027 7,309 9,856
10th Percentile £313 £278 £263
25th Percentile £413 £405 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £515 £515
Median % change year-on-year -1.94% - -2.83%
75th Percentile £607 £625 £631
90th Percentile £700 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £504 £515
% change year-on-year -0.79% -2.14% -1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 912 497 1,035
10th Percentile £15.77 £14.84 £12.18
25th Percentile £19.02 £17.79 £14.48
Median hourly rate £33.99 £27.40 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year +24.03% +15.13% -39.82%
75th Percentile £60.00 £55.00 £58.70
90th Percentile £78.75 £70.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £26.48 £22.90
% change year-on-year +22.76% +15.62% -46.75%

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 6 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 6 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 6 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 +10 305 £550 -0.09% 96
London -24 254 £550 +4.76% 88
North of England -14 187 £458 +7.65% 57
North West -3 107 £456 +7.29% 34
Midlands -26 105 £450 -15.09% 36
South West -32 96 £550 -7.37% 37
Yorkshire -27 78 £444 -4.00% 16
West Midlands -40 78 £450 -12.11% 21
East of England -11 72 £507 -7.82% 29
East Midlands -17 27 £443 -19.45% 15
North East -34 3 £638 +78.32% 8
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 42 (4.04%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (1.73%) SharePoint
3 9 (0.87%) CICS
3 9 (0.87%) IIS
3 9 (0.87%) nginx
3 9 (0.87%) Tomcat
4 8 (0.77%) OpenStack
5 3 (0.29%) Apache
5 3 (0.29%) Confluence
5 3 (0.29%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.19%) CloudStack
6 2 (0.19%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.096%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.096%) CMS
Applications
1 8 (0.77%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (0.67%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (0.29%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 266 (25.60%) Azure
2 170 (16.36%) AWS
3 79 (7.60%) Microsoft 365
4 62 (5.97%) OpenShift
5 53 (5.10%) Entra ID
6 46 (4.43%) IaaS
7 43 (4.14%) GitHub
8 42 (4.04%) GCP
9 36 (3.46%) PaaS
10 22 (2.12%) Nutanix
11 19 (1.83%) Rubrik
12 15 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
12 15 (1.44%) GitHub Actions
12 15 (1.44%) SaaS
13 14 (1.35%) Azure Monitor
14 10 (0.96%) Azure Sentinel
14 10 (0.96%) Datadog
15 8 (0.77%) Azure Stack
16 7 (0.67%) Cohesity
16 7 (0.67%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 223 (21.46%) DNS
2 180 (17.32%) Firewall
3 122 (11.74%) DHCP
4 88 (8.47%) SAN
5 86 (8.28%) VPN
6 83 (7.99%) VSAN
7 71 (6.83%) WAN
8 67 (6.45%) Network Security
9 56 (5.39%) TCP/IP
10 54 (5.20%) LAN
11 48 (4.62%) NAS
12 45 (4.33%) SSL
12 45 (4.33%) VLAN
13 38 (3.66%) BIG-IP
14 37 (3.56%) HTTP
15 35 (3.37%) Wireshark
16 32 (3.08%) BGP
17 28 (2.69%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
18 27 (2.60%) Cisco Nexus
19 26 (2.50%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (3.66%) SQL Server
2 15 (1.44%) Elasticsearch
3 10 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (0.87%) DataStage
5 8 (0.77%) NonStop SQL
6 7 (0.67%) NoSQL
7 6 (0.58%) Power BI
7 6 (0.58%) Redis
8 4 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.38%) Oracle BI EE
8 4 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.29%) Data Mining
9 3 (0.29%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.19%) Big Data
11 1 (0.096%) GIS
11 1 (0.096%) Metadata
11 1 (0.096%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 43 (4.14%) Jenkins
2 35 (3.37%) GitLab
3 29 (2.79%) Git
4 27 (2.60%) JIRA
5 24 (2.31%) Fiddler
6 7 (0.67%) Chocolatey
6 7 (0.67%) Team Foundation Server
7 6 (0.58%) Robot Framework
7 6 (0.58%) Sonatype Nexus
8 4 (0.38%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.38%) PVCS
8 4 (0.38%) Rational DOORS
9 3 (0.29%) MSI
10 1 (0.096%) Artifactory
10 1 (0.096%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 1 (0.096%) GoCD
10 1 (0.096%) Maven
10 1 (0.096%) RStudio
10 1 (0.096%) Subversion
10 1 (0.096%) VersionOne
General
1 205 (19.73%) Social Skills
2 104 (10.01%) Finance
3 89 (8.57%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (6.16%) Public Sector
5 42 (4.04%) Banking
5 42 (4.04%) Documentation Skills
6 21 (2.02%) Legal
7 18 (1.73%) Investment Banking
8 16 (1.54%) Aerospace
9 11 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (1.06%) Police
10 10 (0.96%) Retail
11 9 (0.87%) Financial Institution
11 9 (0.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (0.87%) Military
11 9 (0.87%) Telecoms
12 7 (0.67%) Law
12 7 (0.67%) Local Government
12 7 (0.67%) Manufacturing
13 5 (0.48%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 202 (19.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 169 (16.27%) Architect
3 109 (10.49%) Senior
4 97 (9.34%) VMware Engineer
5 82 (7.89%) Network Engineer
6 54 (5.20%) Consultant
7 47 (4.52%) VMware Architect
8 38 (3.66%) Administrator
9 37 (3.56%) Support Engineer
10 33 (3.18%) Lead
10 33 (3.18%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 32 (3.08%) VMware Consultant
12 31 (2.98%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 31 (2.98%) Cloud Engineer
12 31 (2.98%) Storage Engineer
13 30 (2.89%) Infrastructure Architect
13 30 (2.89%) Senior VMware Engineer
13 30 (2.89%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
14 29 (2.79%) Analyst
14 29 (2.79%) Wintel Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (2.60%) LDAP
2 23 (2.21%) Middleware
3 19 (1.83%) Flash
4 15 (1.44%) REST
5 12 (1.15%) OpenTelemetry
6 11 (1.06%) Keycloak
7 9 (0.87%) SAML
8 7 (0.67%) 802.1X
9 6 (0.58%) Kafka
10 5 (0.48%) .NET
10 5 (0.48%) Elastic Stack
10 5 (0.48%) JSON
10 5 (0.48%) Software Packaging
11 4 (0.38%) Redfish
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
1 138 (13.28%) Data Centre
2 76 (7.31%) Replication
3 69 (6.64%) PKI
4 65 (6.26%) Hybrid Cloud
5 44 (4.23%) Enterprise Storage
6 42 (4.04%) Cloud Native
7 41 (3.95%) Clustering
8 38 (3.66%) Management Information System
8 38 (3.66%) Public Cloud
9 33 (3.18%) Private Cloud
10 24 (2.31%) Linux Command Line
11 16 (1.54%) Data Protection Act
12 15 (1.44%) Blackberry
12 15 (1.44%) Onboarding
13 14 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
13 14 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
14 12 (1.15%) Operational Technology
15 11 (1.06%) Product Ownership
15 11 (1.06%) Virtual Team
16 10 (0.96%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 424 (40.81%) Windows
2 267 (25.70%) Linux
3 264 (25.41%) Windows Server
4 62 (5.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 44 (4.23%) Windows Server 2019
6 32 (3.08%) Windows Server 2016
7 26 (2.50%) Unix
8 24 (2.31%) Windows 10
9 21 (2.02%) Ubuntu
9 21 (2.02%) VMS
10 19 (1.83%) CentOS
11 17 (1.64%) Apple iOS
11 17 (1.64%) Data ONTAP
11 17 (1.64%) Solaris
12 16 (1.54%) Windows Server 2012
13 15 (1.44%) AIX
13 15 (1.44%) Android
14 12 (1.15%) Mac OS
15 11 (1.06%) Windows Server 2003
16 9 (0.87%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 252 (24.25%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 185 (17.81%) Migration
3 173 (16.65%) Problem-Solving
4 126 (12.13%) ITIL
5 122 (11.74%) High Availability
6 109 (10.49%) Disaster Recovery
7 108 (10.39%) DevOps
8 96 (9.24%) Infrastructure as Code
9 95 (9.14%) Agile
9 95 (9.14%) CI/CD
10 80 (7.70%) Load Balancing
11 77 (7.41%) Change Management
12 76 (7.31%) Capacity Planning
13 70 (6.74%) Stakeholder Management
14 65 (6.26%) ITSM
15 64 (6.16%) Roadmaps
16 62 (5.97%) Continuous Improvement
17 60 (5.77%) Network Virtualisation
18 59 (5.68%) Performance Tuning
19 57 (5.49%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 194 (18.67%) PowerShell
2 129 (12.42%) Python
3 68 (6.54%) Bash
4 44 (4.23%) SQL
5 19 (1.83%) JavaScript
6 14 (1.35%) Shell Script
7 11 (1.06%) MATLAB
8 9 (0.87%) COBOL
9 8 (0.77%) Java
10 7 (0.67%) Bicep
10 7 (0.67%) C
10 7 (0.67%) PL/SQL
11 6 (0.58%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.38%) C#
12 4 (0.38%) C++
12 4 (0.38%) Embedded C
12 4 (0.38%) Embedded C++
12 4 (0.38%) PHP
13 2 (0.19%) VBScript
14 1 (0.096%) VB
Qualifications
1 470 (45.24%) Security Cleared
2 283 (27.24%) SC Cleared
3 205 (19.73%) DV Cleared
4 81 (7.80%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 44 (4.23%) Cisco Certification
5 44 (4.23%) Microsoft Certification
6 43 (4.14%) Degree
7 35 (3.37%) VCAP
8 31 (2.98%) MCSE
9 29 (2.79%) CCNP
10 21 (2.02%) Azure Certification
11 20 (1.92%) MCSA
12 15 (1.44%) BPSS Clearance
12 15 (1.44%) Oracle Certification
13 14 (1.35%) CCNA
14 12 (1.15%) OCP
15 8 (0.77%) RHCA
16 7 (0.67%) ISTQB
16 7 (0.67%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
17 6 (0.58%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (4.43%) SLA
2 38 (3.66%) NIST
3 24 (2.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 23 (2.21%) Cyber Essentials
5 21 (2.02%) NCSC
6 9 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 9 (0.87%) QA
7 7 (0.67%) GDPR
8 5 (0.48%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.29%) Government Security Classifications
9 3 (0.29%) NIST 800
9 3 (0.29%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.19%) ISA99
10 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.096%) COBIT
11 1 (0.096%) DICOM
11 1 (0.096%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.096%) HL7
11 1 (0.096%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.096%) SOC 2
System Software
1 664 (63.91%) VMware Infrastructure
2 248 (23.87%) Active Directory
3 222 (21.37%) VMware NSX
4 215 (20.69%) vSphere
5 195 (18.77%) VMware ESXi
6 144 (13.86%) Hyper-V
7 95 (9.14%) Virtual Machines
8 40 (3.85%) Docker
9 38 (3.66%) NFS
10 37 (3.56%) Firmware
11 31 (2.98%) Virtual Desktop
12 25 (2.41%) KVM
13 23 (2.21%) vCloud
14 14 (1.35%) GPFS
14 14 (1.35%) Microsoft App-V
15 12 (1.15%) BitLocker
16 9 (0.87%) VMware Workstation
17 6 (0.58%) Oracle RAC
17 6 (0.58%) SRDF
18 4 (0.38%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 189 (18.19%) Ansible
2 166 (15.98%) vCenter Server
3 108 (10.39%) Terraform
4 99 (9.53%) Kubernetes
5 69 (6.64%) Microsoft Intune
6 65 (6.26%) vRealize
7 59 (5.68%) SCCM
8 40 (3.85%) SCOM
9 32 (3.08%) Argo
10 29 (2.79%) Grafana
11 28 (2.69%) vMotion
12 27 (2.60%) PowerCLI
13 24 (2.31%) VxRail
14 19 (1.83%) Red Hat Satellite
14 19 (1.83%) Single Sign-On
15 18 (1.73%) NetBackup
16 17 (1.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
16 17 (1.64%) WSUS
17 16 (1.54%) Prometheus
17 16 (1.54%) Puppet
Vendors
1 248 (23.87%) Microsoft
2 172 (16.55%) Cisco
3 105 (10.11%) Citrix
4 81 (7.80%) Red Hat
5 65 (6.26%) NetApp
6 57 (5.49%) F5
7 52 (5.00%) Dell
8 47 (4.52%) ServiceNow
9 43 (4.14%) IBM
10 42 (4.04%) Pure Storage
11 40 (3.85%) Palo Alto
12 37 (3.56%) Oracle
13 32 (3.08%) Veeam
14 28 (2.69%) Juniper
15 27 (2.60%) CheckPoint
15 27 (2.60%) McAfee
16 26 (2.50%) Fortinet
17 25 (2.41%) Blue Coat
18 24 (2.31%) SolarWinds
18 24 (2.31%) Splunk