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 28 April 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
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 76 66
Rank change year-on-year -18 -10 -7
Contract jobs citing VMware 1,028 780 1,125
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.56% 3.19% 3.04%
As % of the Vendors category 6.06% 6.72% 7.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 712 534 771
10th Percentile £335 £322 £275
25th Percentile £450 £427 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £608 £623 £575
90th Percentile £688 £675 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 7 40
10th Percentile £41.49 £29.99 £22.08
25th Percentile £51.00 £48.16 £39.41
Median hourly rate £70.00 £72.50 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +56.99% -26.70%
75th Percentile £74.00 £83.18 £71.25
90th Percentile £87.80 £85.97 £81.40
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £72.50 £48.20
% change year-on-year -3.45% +50.43% -25.85%

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 16,952 11,612 15,544
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 42.21% 47.48% 42.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,050 7,515 9,884
10th Percentile £313 £288 £256
25th Percentile £413 £408 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £520
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +0.96% -3.26%
75th Percentile £606 £625 £631
90th Percentile £709 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £515 £518
% change year-on-year -2.91% -0.48% -1.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 895 458 986
10th Percentile £15.48 £14.99 £12.00
25th Percentile £18.81 £18.13 £14.16
Median hourly rate £30.15 £27.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +9.64% +22.22% -43.75%
75th Percentile £60.00 £60.09 £55.08
90th Percentile £79.20 £76.25 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £30.50 £27.13 £22.50
% change year-on-year +12.44% +20.56% -48.86%

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 28 April 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 28 April 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 28 April 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 0 280 £550 -4.35% 102
London -28 254 £550 +4.76% 64
North of England -14 183 £450 - 48
Midlands -26 124 £406 -22.67% 28
North West +1 105 £449 -0.22% 19
West Midlands -24 95 £394 -21.32% 17
South West -37 95 £550 -4.35% 36
East of England +8 85 £507 -1.07% 27
Yorkshire -25 79 £425 -5.56% 19
East Midlands -27 29 £436 -20.73% 11
North East -27 3 £638 +78.32% 13
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 42 (4.09%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (1.56%) SharePoint
3 9 (0.88%) CICS
4 8 (0.78%) Confluence
4 8 (0.78%) IIS
5 7 (0.68%) nginx
5 7 (0.68%) Tomcat
6 4 (0.39%) OpenStack
7 3 (0.29%) Apache
7 3 (0.29%) Skype for Business
7 3 (0.29%) WebLogic
8 2 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2010
8 2 (0.19%) WordPress
9 1 (0.097%) Apache Solr
9 1 (0.097%) JBoss
9 1 (0.097%) WebSphere
Applications
1 14 (1.36%) Microsoft Office
1 14 (1.36%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.097%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 250 (24.32%) Azure
2 176 (17.12%) AWS
3 77 (7.49%) Microsoft 365
4 67 (6.52%) OpenShift
5 52 (5.06%) Entra ID
6 50 (4.86%) IaaS
7 49 (4.77%) GitHub
8 38 (3.70%) PaaS
9 37 (3.60%) GCP
10 25 (2.43%) Nutanix
11 17 (1.65%) GitHub Actions
12 16 (1.56%) Datadog
13 15 (1.46%) Azure DevOps
13 15 (1.46%) SaaS
14 12 (1.17%) Azure Monitor
15 9 (0.88%) Azure Sentinel
15 9 (0.88%) Rubrik
16 7 (0.68%) Microsoft Purview
17 6 (0.58%) Amazon EC2
17 6 (0.58%) Cohesity
Communications & Networking
1 212 (20.62%) DNS
2 186 (18.09%) Firewall
3 104 (10.12%) DHCP
4 84 (8.17%) VPN
4 84 (8.17%) VSAN
5 83 (8.07%) SAN
6 66 (6.42%) Network Security
7 65 (6.32%) TCP/IP
7 65 (6.32%) WAN
8 54 (5.25%) LAN
9 52 (5.06%) SSL
10 47 (4.57%) BIG-IP
11 45 (4.38%) NAS
12 44 (4.28%) HTTP
13 40 (3.89%) Wireshark
14 37 (3.60%) VLAN
15 34 (3.31%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
16 30 (2.92%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
17 28 (2.72%) BGP
18 24 (2.33%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (3.40%) SQL Server
2 17 (1.65%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (1.17%) Elasticsearch
4 9 (0.88%) DataStage
4 9 (0.88%) Redis
5 7 (0.68%) NonStop SQL
5 7 (0.68%) NoSQL
6 4 (0.39%) Power BI
7 3 (0.29%) Data Mining
7 3 (0.29%) Oracle BI EE
7 3 (0.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.097%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.097%) Metadata
9 1 (0.097%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 46 (4.47%) Jenkins
2 32 (3.11%) GitLab
3 29 (2.82%) Git
4 28 (2.72%) Fiddler
5 27 (2.63%) JIRA
6 11 (1.07%) Sonatype Nexus
7 8 (0.78%) PVCS
7 8 (0.78%) Rational DOORS
8 7 (0.68%) Chocolatey
8 7 (0.68%) Team Foundation Server
9 6 (0.58%) Robot Framework
10 5 (0.49%) Bitbucket
10 5 (0.49%) Cucumber
10 5 (0.49%) JMeter
10 5 (0.49%) JUnit
11 2 (0.19%) MSI
11 2 (0.19%) RStudio
11 2 (0.19%) Subversion
12 1 (0.097%) Artifactory
12 1 (0.097%) Postman
General
1 210 (20.43%) Social Skills
2 103 (10.02%) Finance
3 93 (9.05%) Analytical Skills
4 88 (8.56%) Public Sector
5 54 (5.25%) Banking
6 39 (3.79%) Documentation Skills
7 23 (2.24%) Investment Banking
8 22 (2.14%) Legal
9 20 (1.95%) Aerospace
10 15 (1.46%) Influencing Skills
11 11 (1.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (0.97%) Electronics
12 10 (0.97%) Local Government
12 10 (0.97%) Military
12 10 (0.97%) Police
12 10 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (0.88%) Retail
13 9 (0.88%) Telecoms
14 7 (0.68%) Manufacturing
15 6 (0.58%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 183 (17.80%) Architect
2 176 (17.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 96 (9.34%) Senior
3 96 (9.34%) VMware Engineer
4 77 (7.49%) Network Engineer
5 55 (5.35%) Consultant
6 49 (4.77%) Analyst
7 48 (4.67%) VMware Architect
8 43 (4.18%) Lead
9 36 (3.50%) Technical Architect
9 36 (3.50%) VMware Consultant
10 35 (3.40%) Infrastructure Architect
11 28 (2.72%) DevOps Engineer
11 28 (2.72%) Web Engineer
12 27 (2.63%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 26 (2.53%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
14 25 (2.43%) Administrator
15 24 (2.33%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 24 (2.33%) Wintel Engineer
16 23 (2.24%) Infrastructure Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (2.72%) LDAP
2 22 (2.14%) Middleware
3 21 (2.04%) Flash
4 14 (1.36%) Kafka
4 14 (1.36%) OpenTelemetry
4 14 (1.36%) SAML
5 13 (1.26%) Keycloak
6 11 (1.07%) REST
7 5 (0.49%) Software Packaging
7 5 (0.49%) Spring
8 4 (0.39%) Hibernate
8 4 (0.39%) OAuth
8 4 (0.39%) OpenID
9 3 (0.29%) 802.1X
10 2 (0.19%) .NET
10 2 (0.19%) Apache NiFi
10 2 (0.19%) Elastic Stack
10 2 (0.19%) OAuth2
10 2 (0.19%) SOAP
10 2 (0.19%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 111 (10.80%) Data Centre
2 81 (7.88%) Replication
3 63 (6.13%) PKI
4 57 (5.54%) Hybrid Cloud
5 54 (5.25%) Cloud Native
6 38 (3.70%) Clustering
6 38 (3.70%) Management Information System
7 34 (3.31%) Public Cloud
8 33 (3.21%) Private Cloud
9 31 (3.02%) Enterprise Storage
10 28 (2.72%) Linux Command Line
11 21 (2.04%) Legacy Systems
12 18 (1.75%) Operational Technology
13 16 (1.56%) Analytical Mindset
14 15 (1.46%) Blackberry
14 15 (1.46%) Data Protection Act
15 13 (1.26%) Onboarding
15 13 (1.26%) SCADA
16 11 (1.07%) Product Ownership
16 11 (1.07%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 384 (37.35%) Windows
2 267 (25.97%) Linux
3 236 (22.96%) Windows Server
4 62 (6.03%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 39 (3.79%) Windows Server 2019
6 34 (3.31%) Windows Server 2016
7 28 (2.72%) Ubuntu
8 25 (2.43%) VMS
9 24 (2.33%) Windows 10
10 21 (2.04%) Windows Server 2012
11 19 (1.85%) Unix
12 17 (1.65%) Apple iOS
12 17 (1.65%) Solaris
13 16 (1.56%) CentOS
13 16 (1.56%) Data ONTAP
14 15 (1.46%) Android
15 13 (1.26%) AIX
16 12 (1.17%) Mac OS
17 9 (0.88%) Windows Server 2003
18 7 (0.68%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 221 (21.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 183 (17.80%) Problem-Solving
3 176 (17.12%) Migration
4 129 (12.55%) ITIL
5 128 (12.45%) Agile
6 118 (11.48%) High Availability
7 113 (10.99%) DevOps
8 108 (10.51%) Disaster Recovery
9 96 (9.34%) CI/CD
10 85 (8.27%) Infrastructure as Code
11 81 (7.88%) Load Balancing
12 74 (7.20%) Roadmaps
13 73 (7.10%) Stakeholder Management
14 71 (6.91%) Capacity Planning
15 65 (6.32%) Containerisation
16 60 (5.84%) Change Management
16 60 (5.84%) Continuous Improvement
17 59 (5.74%) Platform Engineering
18 58 (5.64%) Cybersecurity
19 57 (5.54%) Performance Tuning
Programming Languages
1 187 (18.19%) PowerShell
2 137 (13.33%) Python
3 69 (6.71%) Bash
4 33 (3.21%) SQL
5 19 (1.85%) JavaScript
6 14 (1.36%) Shell Script
7 11 (1.07%) C
8 10 (0.97%) Java
9 9 (0.88%) COBOL
9 9 (0.88%) MATLAB
10 8 (0.78%) C++
11 7 (0.68%) Embedded C
11 7 (0.68%) Embedded C++
11 7 (0.68%) PL/SQL
11 7 (0.68%) T-SQL
12 6 (0.58%) Bicep
13 5 (0.49%) C#
14 4 (0.39%) PHP
15 3 (0.29%) Perl
16 2 (0.19%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 458 (44.55%) Security Cleared
2 284 (27.63%) SC Cleared
3 189 (18.39%) DV Cleared
4 78 (7.59%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 43 (4.18%) Degree
6 40 (3.89%) Microsoft Certification
7 34 (3.31%) Cisco Certification
8 32 (3.11%) VCAP
9 28 (2.72%) MCSE
10 25 (2.43%) Azure Certification
10 25 (2.43%) CCNP
11 22 (2.14%) BPSS Clearance
12 18 (1.75%) MCSA
13 17 (1.65%) Oracle Certification
14 14 (1.36%) AWS Certification
15 12 (1.17%) OCP
16 10 (0.97%) CCNA
17 8 (0.78%) RHCA
18 6 (0.58%) CompTIA Security+
18 6 (0.58%) VCDX
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (3.50%) SLA
2 33 (3.21%) NIST
3 23 (2.24%) Cyber Essentials
3 23 (2.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (2.14%) NCSC
5 9 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 9 (0.88%) GDPR
6 6 (0.58%) QA
7 5 (0.49%) Def Stans
8 3 (0.29%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.19%) ISA99
9 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.097%) COBIT
10 1 (0.097%) DICOM
10 1 (0.097%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.097%) HL7
10 1 (0.097%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.097%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.097%) SOC 2
System Software
1 650 (63.23%) VMware Infrastructure
2 234 (22.76%) Active Directory
3 206 (20.04%) VMware NSX
3 206 (20.04%) vSphere
4 167 (16.25%) VMware ESXi
5 133 (12.94%) Hyper-V
6 83 (8.07%) Virtual Machines
7 45 (4.38%) Docker
8 41 (3.99%) NFS
9 36 (3.50%) Firmware
10 27 (2.63%) Virtual Desktop
11 23 (2.24%) KVM
12 15 (1.46%) GPFS
13 14 (1.36%) vCloud
14 10 (0.97%) BitLocker
14 10 (0.97%) Microsoft App-V
15 5 (0.49%) XenDesktop
16 4 (0.39%) Oracle RAC
16 4 (0.39%) SRDF
16 4 (0.39%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 196 (19.07%) Ansible
2 143 (13.91%) vCenter Server
3 109 (10.60%) Terraform
4 99 (9.63%) Kubernetes
5 79 (7.68%) Microsoft Intune
6 73 (7.10%) vRealize
7 70 (6.81%) SCCM
8 37 (3.60%) Argo
9 31 (3.02%) Grafana
10 29 (2.82%) Single Sign-On
10 29 (2.82%) VxRail
11 26 (2.53%) PowerCLI
12 25 (2.43%) SCOM
13 24 (2.33%) vMotion
14 19 (1.85%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 19 (1.85%) Red Hat Satellite
15 18 (1.75%) WSUS
16 16 (1.56%) NetBackup
16 16 (1.56%) Progress Chef
16 16 (1.56%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 238 (23.15%) Microsoft
2 161 (15.66%) Cisco
3 89 (8.66%) Red Hat
4 88 (8.56%) Citrix
5 70 (6.81%) F5
6 60 (5.84%) NetApp
7 50 (4.86%) IBM
8 44 (4.28%) Dell
8 44 (4.28%) ServiceNow
9 43 (4.18%) Oracle
10 42 (4.09%) Pure Storage
11 41 (3.99%) Palo Alto
12 32 (3.11%) McAfee
12 32 (3.11%) Veeam
13 28 (2.72%) Blue Coat
14 26 (2.53%) Splunk
15 25 (2.43%) SolarWinds
16 24 (2.33%) Broadcom
16 24 (2.33%) CheckPoint
17 20 (1.95%) Commvault