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 22 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
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 99 67 54
Rank change year-on-year -32 -13 +10
Contract jobs citing VMware 834 955 1,445
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.66% 3.33% 3.92%
As % of the Vendors category 5.60% 7.25% 8.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 559 603 972
10th Percentile £315 £310 £300
25th Percentile £425 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £512 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.54% +2.40% -
75th Percentile £600 £613 £600
90th Percentile £651 £675 £688
UK median daily rate £525 £509 £500
% change year-on-year +3.24% +1.70% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 14 66
10th Percentile £29.00 £35.00 £22.00
25th Percentile £33.00 £37.50 £44.95
Median hourly rate £70.00 £62.50 £65.98
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% -5.27% +1.51%
75th Percentile £81.50 £82.02 £76.46
90th Percentile £98.38 £104.13 £84.36
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £55.00 £65.98
% change year-on-year +27.27% -16.64% +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 14,896 13,167 16,461
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 47.45% 45.95% 44.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,658 7,999 10,739
10th Percentile £292 £293 £250
25th Percentile £406 £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 £728
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 729 383 599
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.49 £14.71
25th Percentile £18.22 £17.04 £20.50
Median hourly rate £23.63 £30.45 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -22.40% -33.63% +76.46%
75th Percentile £47.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £73.85 £80.00 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £23.83 £27.75 £45.88
% change year-on-year -14.14% -39.52% +78.45%

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 22 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 22 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 22 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 -6 235 £500 -9.09% 122
London -79 202 £550 +10.00% 75
North of England -17 140 £469 -1.22% 85
Midlands +12 131 £475 +5.56% 37
West Midlands +17 109 £513 +11.41% 25
North West -12 95 £475 -5.00% 44
South West -30 78 £550 +2.80% 51
Yorkshire -9 56 £420 +1.82% 28
East of England -2 46 £538 +7.55% 26
East Midlands -11 22 £450 +20.00% 12
North East -8 5 £550 +125.64% 15
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 (6.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (3.60%) SharePoint
3 21 (2.52%) Confluence
4 12 (1.44%) OpenStack
5 7 (0.84%) Skype for Business
6 6 (0.72%) IIS
7 5 (0.60%) SharePoint Server
7 5 (0.60%) WebSphere
8 3 (0.36%) Apache
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 22 (2.64%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (1.68%) 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 (25.42%) Azure
2 166 (19.90%) AWS
3 76 (9.11%) Microsoft 365
4 57 (6.83%) GCP
5 56 (6.71%) OpenShift
6 47 (5.64%) GitHub
7 44 (5.28%) Entra ID
8 35 (4.20%) IaaS
9 30 (3.60%) Nutanix
10 28 (3.36%) GitHub Actions
11 20 (2.40%) SaaS
12 19 (2.28%) PaaS
13 14 (1.68%) Datadog
14 12 (1.44%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 11 (1.32%) 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
1 197 (23.62%) DNS
2 164 (19.66%) Firewall
3 88 (10.55%) DHCP
4 83 (9.95%) TCP/IP
5 59 (7.07%) VPN
6 55 (6.59%) SAN
7 52 (6.24%) VLAN
8 51 (6.12%) VSAN
9 46 (5.52%) Network Security
10 45 (5.40%) WAN
11 39 (4.68%) LAN
12 38 (4.56%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
13 36 (4.32%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
14 30 (3.60%) DMZ
15 27 (3.24%) NAS
16 24 (2.88%) SSL
17 23 (2.76%) BGP
18 21 (2.52%) Wireless
19 20 (2.40%) BIG-IP
20 19 (2.28%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (5.64%) SQL Server
2 28 (3.36%) 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
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 46 (5.52%) Jenkins
2 31 (3.72%) GitLab
3 26 (3.12%) Git
4 20 (2.40%) Sonatype Nexus
5 18 (2.16%) JIRA
6 14 (1.68%) Cucumber
6 14 (1.68%) Fiddler
6 14 (1.68%) JMeter
6 14 (1.68%) JUnit
7 6 (0.72%) PVCS
7 6 (0.72%) Rational DOORS
8 5 (0.60%) Subversion
9 4 (0.48%) Bitbucket
9 4 (0.48%) Robot Framework
9 4 (0.48%) TeamCity
10 3 (0.36%) Maven
10 3 (0.36%) RStudio
11 2 (0.24%) Artifactory
11 2 (0.24%) Jaeger
11 2 (0.24%) Postman
General
1 222 (26.62%) Social Skills
2 89 (10.67%) Analytical Skills
3 88 (10.55%) Finance
4 86 (10.31%) Public Sector
5 54 (6.47%) Banking
6 34 (4.08%) Documentation Skills
7 23 (2.76%) Investment Banking
8 17 (2.04%) Legal
9 14 (1.68%) Aerospace
10 13 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
11 12 (1.44%) Local Government
12 11 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 10 (1.20%) Electronics
14 9 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
14 9 (1.08%) Telecoms
15 7 (0.84%) Law
15 7 (0.84%) Organisational Skills
16 6 (0.72%) Manufacturing
17 5 (0.60%) Financial Institution
17 5 (0.60%) Military
Job Titles
1 132 (15.83%) Architect
2 121 (14.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 68 (8.15%) Consultant
4 53 (6.35%) Senior
5 51 (6.12%) VMware Engineer
6 48 (5.76%) VMware Consultant
7 47 (5.64%) Network Engineer
8 46 (5.52%) Analyst
9 43 (5.16%) Support Engineer
10 40 (4.80%) Platform Engineer
11 36 (4.32%) Infrastructure Architect
12 30 (3.60%) Infrastructure Analyst
13 27 (3.24%) Developer
14 25 (3.00%) Infrastructure Support
14 25 (3.00%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 25 (3.00%) VMware Architect
15 24 (2.88%) DevOps Engineer
15 24 (2.88%) Lead
16 23 (2.76%) Windows Engineer
17 22 (2.64%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.88%) Kafka
2 20 (2.40%) Middleware
3 14 (1.68%) Spring
4 13 (1.56%) Flash
4 13 (1.56%) Hibernate
4 13 (1.56%) SAML
5 10 (1.20%) OAuth
5 10 (1.20%) OpenID
6 9 (1.08%) Loki
7 8 (0.96%) Elastic Stack
7 8 (0.96%) Keycloak
7 8 (0.96%) LDAP
7 8 (0.96%) REST
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%) React
9 5 (0.60%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 81 (9.71%) Data Centre
2 61 (7.31%) Replication
3 57 (6.83%) PKI
4 39 (4.68%) Management Information System
5 37 (4.44%) Hybrid Cloud
6 33 (3.96%) Cloud Native
7 32 (3.84%) Private Cloud
8 28 (3.36%) Linux Command Line
9 17 (2.04%) Public Cloud
10 16 (1.92%) Clustering
11 15 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
12 14 (1.68%) Analytical Mindset
12 14 (1.68%) Operational Technology
13 13 (1.56%) Fat Client
13 13 (1.56%) Thin Client
14 12 (1.44%) Onboarding
15 10 (1.20%) Hedge funds
15 10 (1.20%) Virtual Team
16 9 (1.08%) Product Ownership
16 9 (1.08%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 324 (38.85%) Windows
2 253 (30.34%) Linux
3 185 (22.18%) Windows Server
4 74 (8.87%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 49 (5.88%) Windows 10
6 26 (3.12%) Windows Server 2019
7 23 (2.76%) Windows Server 2016
8 22 (2.64%) Windows Server 2012
9 20 (2.40%) Ubuntu
10 18 (2.16%) Mac OS
11 16 (1.92%) VMS
12 13 (1.56%) Windows 7
13 12 (1.44%) Solaris
13 12 (1.44%) Unix
14 11 (1.32%) CentOS
15 6 (0.72%) Windows Server 2008
16 4 (0.48%) Windows Server 2003
17 3 (0.36%) AIX
17 3 (0.36%) Debian
18 2 (0.24%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (20.86%) Problem-Solving
2 155 (18.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 123 (14.75%) Agile
4 109 (13.07%) ITIL
5 106 (12.71%) CI/CD
6 101 (12.11%) DevOps
7 91 (10.91%) Migration
8 78 (9.35%) Infrastructure as Code
9 74 (8.87%) Disaster Recovery
9 74 (8.87%) Load Balancing
10 69 (8.27%) Containerisation
11 57 (6.83%) Platform Engineering
12 51 (6.12%) Continuous Improvement
13 50 (6.00%) High Availability
14 49 (5.88%) Service Management
15 48 (5.76%) Business Strategy
16 46 (5.52%) Cybersecurity
16 46 (5.52%) Data Protection
16 46 (5.52%) Roadmaps
17 45 (5.40%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 190 (22.78%) PowerShell
2 188 (22.54%) Python
3 115 (13.79%) Bash
4 53 (6.35%) SQL
5 31 (3.72%) Java
6 27 (3.24%) JavaScript
7 21 (2.52%) Perl
8 10 (1.20%) Shell Script
9 9 (1.08%) T-SQL
10 8 (0.96%) C
10 8 (0.96%) C++
11 7 (0.84%) C#
11 7 (0.84%) Go
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%) VBScript
15 2 (0.24%) Korn
16 1 (0.12%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 349 (41.85%) Security Cleared
2 221 (26.50%) SC Cleared
3 125 (14.99%) DV Cleared
4 61 (7.31%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 60 (7.19%) Microsoft Certification
6 47 (5.64%) Degree
7 42 (5.04%) Cisco Certification
8 34 (4.08%) Azure Certification
9 31 (3.72%) CCNP
10 24 (2.88%) AWS Certification
11 23 (2.76%) MCSE
12 22 (2.64%) CCNA
13 17 (2.04%) VCAP
14 15 (1.80%) Computer Science Degree
15 14 (1.68%) BPSS Clearance
16 13 (1.56%) CCIE
17 11 (1.32%) Master's Degree
17 11 (1.32%) Network+ Certification
17 11 (1.32%) Server+ Certification
18 10 (1.20%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (3.96%) GDPR
2 23 (2.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (1.44%) NCSC
4 11 (1.32%) NIST
5 10 (1.20%) SLA
6 8 (0.96%) QA
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
1 533 (63.91%) VMware Infrastructure
2 225 (26.98%) Active Directory
3 148 (17.75%) vSphere
4 107 (12.83%) VMware NSX
5 98 (11.75%) Hyper-V
6 88 (10.55%) VMware ESXi
7 57 (6.83%) Docker
8 49 (5.88%) Virtual Machines
9 30 (3.60%) NFS
10 21 (2.52%) Virtual Desktop
11 12 (1.44%) Firmware
11 12 (1.44%) GPFS
11 12 (1.44%) 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
1 163 (19.54%) Ansible
2 111 (13.31%) Terraform
3 85 (10.19%) vCenter Server
4 82 (9.83%) Kubernetes
5 70 (8.39%) SCCM
6 69 (8.27%) vRealize
7 51 (6.12%) Microsoft Intune
8 32 (3.84%) Grafana
9 28 (3.36%) Prometheus
10 27 (3.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 27 (3.24%) Argo
11 25 (3.00%) Single Sign-On
12 23 (2.76%) VxRail
13 20 (2.40%) Red Hat Satellite
14 19 (2.28%) SCOM
15 18 (2.16%) Progress Chef
16 16 (1.92%) FortiGate
17 14 (1.68%) WSUS
18 11 (1.32%) vRealize Orchestrator
19 10 (1.20%) Packer
Vendors
1 226 (27.10%) Microsoft
2 140 (16.79%) Cisco
3 94 (11.27%) Red Hat
4 82 (9.83%) F5
5 78 (9.35%) Citrix
6 47 (5.64%) Veeam
7 46 (5.52%) NetApp
8 44 (5.28%) Dell
9 43 (5.16%) Oracle
9 43 (5.16%) SolarWinds
10 37 (4.44%) IBM
11 32 (3.84%) Palo Alto
12 30 (3.60%) Splunk
13 27 (3.24%) Broadcom
13 27 (3.24%) ServiceNow
14 24 (2.88%) HP
15 23 (2.76%) McAfee
16 21 (2.52%) Blue Coat
16 21 (2.52%) Google
17 18 (2.16%) CyberArk