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 12 January 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
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 68 57
Rank change year-on-year -28 -11 +3
Contract jobs citing VMware 835 873 1,353
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.69% 3.27% 3.72%
As % of the Vendors category 5.78% 7.11% 8.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 573 556 913
10th Percentile £319 £310 £300
25th Percentile £432 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £623 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £675
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 16 59
10th Percentile £29.00 £35.00 £29.40
25th Percentile £33.00 £42.50 £52.62
Median hourly rate £70.00 £68.75 £65.98
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% +4.20% +1.51%
75th Percentile £75.70 £83.32 £76.53
90th Percentile £96.75 £99.13 £84.99
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £60.00 £67.95
% change year-on-year +16.67% -11.70% +4.53%

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 14,446 12,275 15,950
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 46.58% 45.95% 43.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,447 7,403 10,364
10th Percentile £300 £291 £250
25th Percentile £410 £410 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £507 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.43% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £614 £625 £638
90th Percentile £709 £723 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 677 348 635
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.42 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.98 £18.13 £18.00
Median hourly rate £23.83 £30.00 £43.86
Median % change year-on-year -20.58% -31.60% +51.24%
75th Percentile £48.75 £64.26 £63.29
90th Percentile £73.75 £80.75 £76.42
UK median hourly rate £23.83 £27.13 £43.79
% change year-on-year -12.17% -38.06% +60.71%

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 12 January 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 12 January 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 12 January 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 -7 237 £500 -9.09% 160
London -68 195 £550 +10.00% 57
North of England -27 132 £458 -8.40% 105
Midlands +16 130 £465 +1.09% 76
West Midlands +19 108 £513 +10.22% 33
North West -18 90 £469 -6.16% 42
South West -42 75 £550 - 87
East of England +6 57 £500 +2.56% 47
Yorkshire -5 53 £400 -11.11% 49
East Midlands -7 22 £450 +34.33% 41
North East -11 4 £550 +69.23% 18
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 48 (5.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 27 (3.23%) SharePoint
3 21 (2.51%) Confluence
4 13 (1.56%) OpenStack
5 7 (0.84%) Skype for Business
6 6 (0.72%) IIS
7 5 (0.60%) SharePoint Server
8 3 (0.36%) Apache
8 3 (0.36%) WebSphere
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 19 (2.28%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (1.68%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.12%) OmniGraffle
Cloud Services
1 207 (24.79%) Azure
2 169 (20.24%) AWS
3 73 (8.74%) Microsoft 365
4 57 (6.83%) OpenShift
5 52 (6.23%) GCP
6 47 (5.63%) GitHub
7 37 (4.43%) Entra ID
7 37 (4.43%) IaaS
8 28 (3.35%) GitHub Actions
9 24 (2.87%) Nutanix
10 22 (2.63%) PaaS
11 20 (2.40%) SaaS
12 14 (1.68%) Datadog
13 10 (1.20%) Azure DevOps
14 8 (0.96%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 6 (0.72%) AWS CloudFormation
15 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Purview
15 6 (0.72%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 5 (0.60%) Azure Monitor
16 5 (0.60%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 198 (23.71%) DNS
2 157 (18.80%) Firewall
3 87 (10.42%) DHCP
4 82 (9.82%) TCP/IP
5 59 (7.07%) VPN
6 50 (5.99%) SAN
7 48 (5.75%) VLAN
7 48 (5.75%) VSAN
8 46 (5.51%) Network Security
9 40 (4.79%) WAN
10 37 (4.43%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
11 36 (4.31%) LAN
12 35 (4.19%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
13 27 (3.23%) SSL
14 25 (2.99%) BIG-IP
15 24 (2.87%) DMZ
16 23 (2.75%) HTTP
17 22 (2.63%) BGP
17 22 (2.63%) NAS
18 21 (2.51%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (4.55%) SQL Server
2 28 (3.35%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (0.96%) Redis
4 5 (0.60%) NoSQL
5 3 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
5 3 (0.36%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.36%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.24%) Apache Cassandra
7 1 (0.12%) Power BI
7 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 44 (5.27%) Jenkins
2 33 (3.95%) GitLab
3 30 (3.59%) Git
4 22 (2.63%) Sonatype Nexus
5 20 (2.40%) JIRA
6 18 (2.16%) Fiddler
7 14 (1.68%) Cucumber
7 14 (1.68%) JMeter
7 14 (1.68%) JUnit
8 8 (0.96%) PVCS
8 8 (0.96%) Rational DOORS
9 5 (0.60%) Subversion
10 4 (0.48%) Bitbucket
10 4 (0.48%) Robot Framework
10 4 (0.48%) TeamCity
11 3 (0.36%) Maven
11 3 (0.36%) RStudio
12 2 (0.24%) Artifactory
12 2 (0.24%) Jaeger
12 2 (0.24%) Postman
General
1 209 (25.03%) Social Skills
2 88 (10.54%) Analytical Skills
3 87 (10.42%) Finance
4 85 (10.18%) Public Sector
5 49 (5.87%) Banking
6 37 (4.43%) Documentation Skills
7 24 (2.87%) Investment Banking
8 22 (2.63%) Aerospace
9 14 (1.68%) Legal
10 13 (1.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 13 (1.56%) Local Government
11 12 (1.44%) Electronics
11 12 (1.44%) Influencing Skills
12 10 (1.20%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (0.96%) Telecoms
14 7 (0.84%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (0.60%) Financial Institution
15 5 (0.60%) Manufacturing
15 5 (0.60%) Military
16 4 (0.48%) Law
Job Titles
1 137 (16.41%) Architect
2 120 (14.37%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 61 (7.31%) Consultant
4 52 (6.23%) Senior
5 51 (6.11%) Network Engineer
6 50 (5.99%) Analyst
6 50 (5.99%) VMware Engineer
7 46 (5.51%) VMware Consultant
8 42 (5.03%) Platform Engineer
8 42 (5.03%) Support Engineer
9 34 (4.07%) Infrastructure Architect
10 30 (3.59%) Infrastructure Analyst
11 27 (3.23%) DevOps Engineer
12 26 (3.11%) VMware Architect
13 25 (2.99%) Administrator
13 25 (2.99%) Lead
14 24 (2.87%) Infrastructure Support
14 24 (2.87%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
15 22 (2.63%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 22 (2.63%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.87%) Kafka
2 20 (2.40%) Middleware
3 15 (1.80%) Flash
4 14 (1.68%) Spring
5 13 (1.56%) Hibernate
5 13 (1.56%) LDAP
5 13 (1.56%) SAML
6 12 (1.44%) REST
7 10 (1.20%) OAuth
7 10 (1.20%) OpenID
8 9 (1.08%) Loki
9 8 (0.96%) Elastic Stack
9 8 (0.96%) Keycloak
10 6 (0.72%) .NET
10 6 (0.72%) OAuth2
10 6 (0.72%) XMPP
11 5 (0.60%) OpenTelemetry
11 5 (0.60%) React
12 4 (0.48%) Spring Boot
13 3 (0.36%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 84 (10.06%) Data Centre
2 62 (7.43%) PKI
3 60 (7.19%) Replication
4 41 (4.91%) Management Information System
5 37 (4.43%) Cloud Native
6 34 (4.07%) Hybrid Cloud
7 30 (3.59%) Private Cloud
8 29 (3.47%) Linux Command Line
9 21 (2.51%) Public Cloud
10 18 (2.16%) Clustering
10 18 (2.16%) Operational Technology
11 17 (2.04%) Analytical Mindset
12 14 (1.68%) Legacy Systems
13 13 (1.56%) Fat Client
13 13 (1.56%) Thin Client
14 12 (1.44%) SCADA
15 11 (1.32%) Onboarding
16 10 (1.20%) Hedge funds
16 10 (1.20%) Virtual Team
17 9 (1.08%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 312 (37.37%) Windows
2 258 (30.90%) Linux
3 176 (21.08%) Windows Server
4 75 (8.98%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 43 (5.15%) Windows 10
6 24 (2.87%) Windows Server 2019
7 22 (2.63%) Windows Server 2016
8 18 (2.16%) Windows Server 2012
9 15 (1.80%) Ubuntu
10 13 (1.56%) CentOS
10 13 (1.56%) Mac OS
10 13 (1.56%) VMS
10 13 (1.56%) Windows 7
11 11 (1.32%) Solaris
11 11 (1.32%) Unix
12 6 (0.72%) Windows Server 2003
13 5 (0.60%) Windows Server 2008
14 3 (0.36%) AIX
14 3 (0.36%) Debian
15 2 (0.24%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (20.48%) Problem-Solving
2 153 (18.32%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 129 (15.45%) Agile
4 106 (12.69%) ITIL
5 104 (12.46%) CI/CD
6 101 (12.10%) DevOps
7 90 (10.78%) Migration
8 76 (9.10%) Infrastructure as Code
8 76 (9.10%) Load Balancing
9 73 (8.74%) Disaster Recovery
10 63 (7.54%) Containerisation
11 61 (7.31%) Platform Engineering
12 50 (5.99%) Continuous Improvement
12 50 (5.99%) High Availability
12 50 (5.99%) Service Management
13 48 (5.75%) Cybersecurity
13 48 (5.75%) Roadmaps
14 41 (4.91%) Observability
14 41 (4.91%) Stakeholder Management
14 41 (4.91%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 187 (22.40%) PowerShell
2 181 (21.68%) Python
3 105 (12.57%) Bash
4 41 (4.91%) SQL
5 31 (3.71%) Java
6 26 (3.11%) JavaScript
7 21 (2.51%) Perl
8 13 (1.56%) Shell Script
9 10 (1.20%) C
9 10 (1.20%) C++
10 7 (0.84%) C#
10 7 (0.84%) Embedded C
10 7 (0.84%) Embedded C++
10 7 (0.84%) Go
11 5 (0.60%) MATLAB
11 5 (0.60%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.48%) Bicep
13 3 (0.36%) VBA
13 3 (0.36%) VBScript
14 2 (0.24%) Korn
Qualifications
1 358 (42.87%) Security Cleared
2 226 (27.07%) SC Cleared
3 126 (15.09%) DV Cleared
4 58 (6.95%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 50 (5.99%) Microsoft Certification
6 43 (5.15%) Degree
7 39 (4.67%) Cisco Certification
8 32 (3.83%) Azure Certification
9 28 (3.35%) CCNP
10 22 (2.63%) AWS Certification
11 20 (2.40%) CCNA
12 19 (2.28%) MCSE
12 19 (2.28%) VCAP
13 14 (1.68%) BPSS Clearance
14 13 (1.56%) CCIE
15 11 (1.32%) Network+ Certification
15 11 (1.32%) Server+ Certification
16 9 (1.08%) CCDP
16 9 (1.08%) CISSP
16 9 (1.08%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (3.11%) GDPR
2 20 (2.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (1.80%) NIST
3 15 (1.80%) SLA
4 12 (1.44%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (1.32%) NCSC
6 8 (0.96%) Def Stans
6 8 (0.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 7 (0.84%) PCI DSS
7 7 (0.84%) QA
8 5 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.24%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.24%) Data Quality
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
System Software
1 523 (62.63%) VMware Infrastructure
2 215 (25.75%) Active Directory
3 143 (17.13%) vSphere
4 112 (13.41%) VMware NSX
5 104 (12.46%) Hyper-V
6 84 (10.06%) VMware ESXi
7 55 (6.59%) Docker
8 46 (5.51%) Virtual Machines
9 29 (3.47%) NFS
10 20 (2.40%) Virtual Desktop
11 15 (1.80%) Firmware
11 15 (1.80%) KVM
12 14 (1.68%) GPFS
13 9 (1.08%) Virtual Servers
14 6 (0.72%) Dovecot
14 6 (0.72%) Postfix
14 6 (0.72%) vCloud
15 5 (0.60%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 4 (0.48%) Veritas File System
16 4 (0.48%) Veritas Volume Manager
Systems Management
1 168 (20.12%) Ansible
2 112 (13.41%) Terraform
3 84 (10.06%) Kubernetes
4 82 (9.82%) vCenter Server
5 69 (8.26%) vRealize
6 66 (7.90%) SCCM
7 48 (5.75%) Microsoft Intune
8 32 (3.83%) Grafana
9 28 (3.35%) Prometheus
10 27 (3.23%) Argo
11 25 (2.99%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 25 (2.99%) Red Hat Satellite
12 23 (2.75%) Single Sign-On
13 20 (2.40%) SCOM
13 20 (2.40%) VxRail
14 18 (2.16%) Progress Chef
15 16 (1.92%) FortiGate
16 14 (1.68%) WSUS
17 13 (1.56%) vRealize Orchestrator
18 11 (1.32%) Puppet
Vendors
1 211 (25.27%) Microsoft
2 142 (17.01%) Cisco
3 96 (11.50%) Red Hat
4 78 (9.34%) F5
5 66 (7.90%) Citrix
6 44 (5.27%) SolarWinds
7 43 (5.15%) Dell
7 43 (5.15%) Veeam
8 41 (4.91%) NetApp
8 41 (4.91%) Oracle
9 39 (4.67%) IBM
10 34 (4.07%) Palo Alto
11 31 (3.71%) ServiceNow
12 27 (3.23%) Broadcom
13 26 (3.11%) McAfee
13 26 (3.11%) Splunk
14 25 (2.99%) Blue Coat
15 21 (2.51%) HP
16 17 (2.04%) CyberArk
16 17 (2.04%) Google