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 15 July 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
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 84 60
Rank change year-on-year -17 -24 -4
Contract jobs citing VMware 1,052 768 1,253
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.35% 2.83% 3.42%
As % of the Vendors category 5.74% 5.97% 7.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 713 499 867
10th Percentile £351 £350 £306
25th Percentile £450 £450 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £510
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +7.84% -2.86%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £575
90th Percentile £675 £675 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £537 £501
% change year-on-year -2.28% +7.24% -3.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 6 32
10th Percentile £25.33 £29.00 £22.31
25th Percentile £33.70 £30.33 £32.64
Median hourly rate £54.87 £34.71 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +58.09% -13.23% -24.49%
75th Percentile £74.00 £54.56 £71.25
90th Percentile £93.16 £109.38 £74.63
UK median hourly rate £51.00 £34.71 £40.25
% change year-on-year +46.94% -13.77% -32.69%

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 18,321 12,873 15,748
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 40.95% 47.45% 42.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,609 8,141 10,027
10th Percentile £313 £281 £275
25th Percentile £413 £403 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £513 £515
Median % change year-on-year -0.49% -0.49% -1.90%
75th Percentile £610 £625 £625
90th Percentile £700 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £501 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +0.10% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 982 608 1,021
10th Percentile £16.19 £14.84 £12.53
25th Percentile £19.85 £17.59 £15.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £25.15 £25.25
Median % change year-on-year +41.15% -0.40% -29.86%
75th Percentile £65.58 £51.20 £61.30
90th Percentile £85.00 £68.75 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £25.15 £25.00
% change year-on-year +39.17% +0.60% -38.27%

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 15 July 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 15 July 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 15 July 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 +5 316 £550 -3.25% 107
London -17 262 £543 +3.33% 59
North of England -24 182 £469 +4.22% 65
Midlands -20 118 £450 -15.89% 37
South West -29 111 £550 -6.18% 43
North West -9 98 £458 +4.57% 42
West Midlands -37 88 £450 -10.00% 22
Yorkshire -25 81 £500 +11.11% 16
East of England -15 61 £507 -7.82% 31
East Midlands -3 30 £450 -18.18% 15
North East -43 4 £569 +55.82% 9
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 46 (4.37%) Microsoft Exchange
2 25 (2.38%) SharePoint
3 10 (0.95%) nginx
4 9 (0.86%) CICS
4 9 (0.86%) IIS
4 9 (0.86%) Tomcat
5 7 (0.67%) Confluence
5 7 (0.67%) OpenStack
6 6 (0.57%) Apache
7 3 (0.29%) CloudStack
7 3 (0.29%) WebLogic
8 2 (0.19%) CMS
8 2 (0.19%) FactoryTalk
8 2 (0.19%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.095%) Apache Solr
Applications
1 9 (0.86%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.29%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.095%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.095%) Houdini
4 1 (0.095%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 3 (0.29%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.095%) Shopify
2 1 (0.095%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 269 (25.57%) Azure
2 174 (16.54%) AWS
3 79 (7.51%) Microsoft 365
4 61 (5.80%) Entra ID
5 56 (5.32%) OpenShift
6 39 (3.71%) IaaS
7 38 (3.61%) GitHub
8 37 (3.52%) GCP
9 28 (2.66%) Rubrik
10 26 (2.47%) PaaS
11 18 (1.71%) SaaS
12 17 (1.62%) Azure DevOps
12 17 (1.62%) Nutanix
13 13 (1.24%) Azure Monitor
14 12 (1.14%) GitHub Actions
14 12 (1.14%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 11 (1.05%) Datadog
16 10 (0.95%) Amazon EC2
16 10 (0.95%) OneDrive
17 9 (0.86%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 247 (23.48%) DNS
2 196 (18.63%) Firewall
3 134 (12.74%) DHCP
4 94 (8.94%) SAN
5 89 (8.46%) VSAN
6 84 (7.98%) VPN
7 80 (7.60%) WAN
8 77 (7.32%) TCP/IP
9 69 (6.56%) Network Security
10 65 (6.18%) LAN
11 62 (5.89%) VLAN
12 52 (4.94%) NAS
13 46 (4.37%) SSL
14 39 (3.71%) BGP
15 35 (3.33%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
16 34 (3.23%) BIG-IP
17 31 (2.95%) HTTP
17 31 (2.95%) SD-WAN
18 30 (2.85%) Cisco ASA
18 30 (2.85%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (3.90%) SQL Server
2 13 (1.24%) Elasticsearch
3 9 (0.86%) DataStage
4 8 (0.76%) Amazon RDS
4 8 (0.76%) NonStop SQL
5 7 (0.67%) NoSQL
6 6 (0.57%) Power BI
7 5 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.38%) Oracle BI EE
8 4 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.29%) Big Data
9 3 (0.29%) Data Mining
9 3 (0.29%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.19%) Apache Cassandra
10 2 (0.19%) Hazelcast
10 2 (0.19%) Redis
11 1 (0.095%) GIS
11 1 (0.095%) InterSystems Cache
11 1 (0.095%) Metadata
11 1 (0.095%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 39 (3.71%) Jenkins
2 31 (2.95%) JIRA
3 24 (2.28%) Git
4 22 (2.09%) GitLab
5 19 (1.81%) Fiddler
6 8 (0.76%) Chocolatey
7 6 (0.57%) Bitbucket
7 6 (0.57%) Team Foundation Server
8 5 (0.48%) Sonatype Nexus
9 3 (0.29%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 3 (0.29%) MSI
9 3 (0.29%) Robot Framework
9 3 (0.29%) Subversion
10 2 (0.19%) Rational DOORS
10 2 (0.19%) Selenium
11 1 (0.095%) Artifactory
11 1 (0.095%) GoCD
11 1 (0.095%) Maven
11 1 (0.095%) Postman
11 1 (0.095%) VersionOne
General
1 231 (21.96%) Social Skills
2 118 (11.22%) Finance
3 100 (9.51%) Analytical Skills
4 65 (6.18%) Public Sector
5 45 (4.28%) Banking
6 38 (3.61%) Documentation Skills
7 23 (2.19%) Legal
8 20 (1.90%) Telecoms
9 17 (1.62%) Investment Banking
10 15 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
11 13 (1.24%) Financial Institution
11 13 (1.24%) Military
12 12 (1.14%) Retail
13 9 (0.86%) Manufacturing
13 9 (0.86%) Police
14 6 (0.57%) Law
15 5 (0.48%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (0.48%) Pharmaceutical
16 4 (0.38%) Aerospace
16 4 (0.38%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 221 (21.01%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 140 (13.31%) Architect
3 116 (11.03%) Senior
4 96 (9.13%) VMware Engineer
5 84 (7.98%) Network Engineer
6 63 (5.99%) Consultant
7 48 (4.56%) Cloud Engineer
8 47 (4.47%) Support Engineer
9 41 (3.90%) Lead
9 41 (3.90%) VMware Consultant
10 37 (3.52%) Administrator
10 37 (3.52%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 34 (3.23%) Storage Engineer
12 32 (3.04%) VMware Architect
13 31 (2.95%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 29 (2.76%) Senior VMware Engineer
14 29 (2.76%) Technical Architect
15 26 (2.47%) Azure Engineer
15 26 (2.47%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
16 25 (2.38%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (1.90%) LDAP
2 16 (1.52%) Flash
2 16 (1.52%) Middleware
3 14 (1.33%) REST
4 12 (1.14%) OpenTelemetry
5 10 (0.95%) 802.1X
6 6 (0.57%) Elastic Stack
7 5 (0.48%) .NET
7 5 (0.48%) JSON
7 5 (0.48%) SAML
8 4 (0.38%) Kafka
8 4 (0.38%) Keycloak
8 4 (0.38%) Redfish
8 4 (0.38%) Software Packaging
9 3 (0.29%) YAML
10 2 (0.19%) ASP.NET
10 2 (0.19%) Django
10 2 (0.19%) OpenGL
10 2 (0.19%) Qt
10 2 (0.19%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 147 (13.97%) Data Centre
2 74 (7.03%) PKI
3 72 (6.84%) Hybrid Cloud
4 68 (6.46%) Replication
5 49 (4.66%) Enterprise Storage
6 41 (3.90%) Management Information System
7 36 (3.42%) Cloud Native
8 35 (3.33%) Clustering
9 33 (3.14%) Public Cloud
10 28 (2.66%) Private Cloud
11 23 (2.19%) Linux Command Line
12 21 (2.00%) Onboarding
13 16 (1.52%) Data Protection Act
14 15 (1.43%) Blackberry
14 15 (1.43%) Legacy Systems
15 12 (1.14%) Virtual Team
16 11 (1.05%) BYOD
16 11 (1.05%) Product Ownership
16 11 (1.05%) Self-Motivation
17 10 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 462 (43.92%) Windows
2 278 (26.43%) Linux
3 276 (26.24%) Windows Server
4 60 (5.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 46 (4.37%) Windows Server 2019
6 27 (2.57%) Windows Server 2016
7 24 (2.28%) Unix
8 23 (2.19%) Ubuntu
8 23 (2.19%) VMS
9 22 (2.09%) Windows 10
10 21 (2.00%) Apple iOS
11 18 (1.71%) AIX
12 17 (1.62%) Data ONTAP
12 17 (1.62%) Solaris
13 16 (1.52%) Windows Server 2012
14 15 (1.43%) Android
15 13 (1.24%) CentOS
16 9 (0.86%) Mac OS
17 8 (0.76%) Windows Server 2008
18 7 (0.67%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 277 (26.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 190 (18.06%) Migration
3 185 (17.59%) Problem-Solving
4 133 (12.64%) High Availability
5 131 (12.45%) ITIL
6 109 (10.36%) CI/CD
7 108 (10.27%) Disaster Recovery
8 105 (9.98%) Infrastructure as Code
9 97 (9.22%) DevOps
10 94 (8.94%) Agile
11 83 (7.89%) Stakeholder Management
12 80 (7.60%) Technical Leadership
13 77 (7.32%) Change Management
14 74 (7.03%) Load Balancing
15 72 (6.84%) Continuous Improvement
16 71 (6.75%) ITSM
16 71 (6.75%) Network Virtualisation
17 69 (6.56%) Validation
18 62 (5.89%) Capacity Planning
18 62 (5.89%) Performance Tuning
Programming Languages
1 201 (19.11%) PowerShell
2 133 (12.64%) Python
3 77 (7.32%) Bash
4 48 (4.56%) SQL
5 22 (2.09%) JavaScript
6 13 (1.24%) Java
7 10 (0.95%) Shell Script
8 9 (0.86%) COBOL
9 7 (0.67%) PL/SQL
10 6 (0.57%) Bicep
11 5 (0.48%) C
11 5 (0.48%) MATLAB
11 5 (0.48%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.38%) PHP
13 3 (0.29%) C#
14 2 (0.19%) Lua
14 2 (0.19%) VBScript
15 1 (0.095%) Go
15 1 (0.095%) Korn
15 1 (0.095%) VB
Qualifications
1 490 (46.58%) Security Cleared
2 294 (27.95%) SC Cleared
3 228 (21.67%) DV Cleared
4 84 (7.98%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 56 (5.32%) Degree
6 49 (4.66%) Cisco Certification
7 41 (3.90%) Microsoft Certification
8 34 (3.23%) CCNP
9 33 (3.14%) VCAP
10 28 (2.66%) MCSE
11 26 (2.47%) Azure Certification
12 19 (1.81%) MCSA
13 16 (1.52%) CCNA
14 15 (1.43%) BPSS Clearance
14 15 (1.43%) Oracle Certification
15 12 (1.14%) OCP
16 10 (0.95%) AWS Certification
17 8 (0.76%) ISTQB
17 8 (0.76%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
17 8 (0.76%) RHCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (3.61%) SLA
2 34 (3.23%) NIST
3 24 (2.28%) NCSC
4 21 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 17 (1.62%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (0.95%) QA
7 6 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.38%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.29%) Government Security Classifications
9 3 (0.29%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.19%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 2 (0.19%) GDPR
10 2 (0.19%) GxP
10 2 (0.19%) ISA99
10 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.095%) Data Quality
11 1 (0.095%) DICOM
11 1 (0.095%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.095%) HL7
11 1 (0.095%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 698 (66.35%) VMware Infrastructure
2 270 (25.67%) Active Directory
3 231 (21.96%) VMware NSX
4 230 (21.86%) vSphere
5 224 (21.29%) VMware ESXi
6 141 (13.40%) Hyper-V
7 95 (9.03%) Virtual Machines
8 50 (4.75%) Docker
9 38 (3.61%) Virtual Desktop
10 36 (3.42%) Firmware
11 35 (3.33%) NFS
12 22 (2.09%) KVM
12 22 (2.09%) vCloud
13 12 (1.14%) Microsoft App-V
14 11 (1.05%) GPFS
15 10 (0.95%) BitLocker
16 9 (0.86%) VMware Workstation
17 7 (0.67%) UAG
18 6 (0.57%) Oracle RAC
18 6 (0.57%) SRDF
Systems Management
1 188 (17.87%) vCenter Server
2 184 (17.49%) Ansible
3 120 (11.41%) Terraform
4 104 (9.89%) Kubernetes
5 66 (6.27%) Microsoft Intune
6 61 (5.80%) vRealize
7 54 (5.13%) SCCM
8 49 (4.66%) SCOM
9 28 (2.66%) Argo
9 28 (2.66%) Grafana
9 28 (2.66%) VxRail
10 27 (2.57%) PowerCLI
11 26 (2.47%) vMotion
12 20 (1.90%) NetBackup
13 17 (1.62%) Puppet
14 16 (1.52%) Avamar
14 16 (1.52%) Prometheus
14 16 (1.52%) Red Hat Satellite
14 16 (1.52%) WSUS
15 14 (1.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 254 (24.14%) Microsoft
2 185 (17.59%) Cisco
3 103 (9.79%) Citrix
4 76 (7.22%) NetApp
5 75 (7.13%) Red Hat
6 55 (5.23%) Dell
7 53 (5.04%) F5
8 43 (4.09%) ServiceNow
9 41 (3.90%) Palo Alto
10 40 (3.80%) Pure Storage
11 39 (3.71%) IBM
12 37 (3.52%) Juniper
12 37 (3.52%) Oracle
13 35 (3.33%) SolarWinds
14 33 (3.14%) Veeam
15 27 (2.57%) Broadcom
15 27 (2.57%) Fortinet
16 24 (2.28%) Splunk
17 23 (2.19%) CheckPoint
18 22 (2.09%) McAfee