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 13 August 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
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 107 57
Rank change year-on-year +2 -50 -2
Contract jobs citing VMware 1,103 691 1,201
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.42% 2.50% 3.60%
As % of the Vendors category 5.84% 5.29% 8.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 734 437 827
10th Percentile £350 £358 £325
25th Percentile £454 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £515
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +6.80% +0.49%
75th Percentile £623 £603 £575
90th Percentile £725 £650 £645
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £513
% change year-on-year -4.55% +7.32% +0.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 7 14
10th Percentile £26.00 £28.60 £23.80
25th Percentile £46.00 £29.00 £26.75
Median hourly rate £63.14 £30.00 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +110.45% -55.56% +27.43%
75th Percentile £74.00 £45.76 £71.25
90th Percentile £93.79 £99.25 £79.40
UK median hourly rate £63.14 £30.00 £64.50
% change year-on-year +110.45% -53.49% +7.50%

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 18,888 13,059 14,555
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 41.45% 47.24% 43.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,887 8,266 9,264
10th Percentile £313 £277 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.49% -2.86% -
75th Percentile £613 £622 £628
90th Percentile £700 £719 £735
UK median daily rate £510 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +2.00% -3.85% -0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,024 636 758
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.75 £13.69
25th Percentile £18.73 £17.49 £15.62
Median hourly rate £34.00 £25.15 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +35.17% -16.17% -20.00%
75th Percentile £65.58 £50.00 £63.45
90th Percentile £85.00 £69.65 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £29.00
% change year-on-year +29.22% -13.28% -28.95%

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 13 August 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 13 August 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 13 August 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 +5 331 £550 -2.53% 121
London -1 299 £550 +4.76% 147
North of England -18 173 £479 +6.33% 66
Midlands -18 116 £450 -18.18% 35
South West -21 115 £550 -8.33% 45
North West +1 95 £482 +13.29% 40
West Midlands -19 91 £474 -16.62% 23
Yorkshire -31 70 £494 +9.72% 13
East of England -4 67 £507 -7.82% 36
East Midlands -5 25 £450 -18.18% 12
North East -38 9 £200 -59.60% 17
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 57 (5.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (2.90%) SharePoint
3 17 (1.54%) Confluence
4 14 (1.27%) nginx
5 10 (0.91%) IIS
6 9 (0.82%) Apache
6 9 (0.82%) OpenStack
6 9 (0.82%) Tomcat
7 8 (0.73%) Skype for Business
8 6 (0.54%) JBoss
9 4 (0.36%) FactoryTalk
10 3 (0.27%) CICS
10 3 (0.27%) CloudStack
10 3 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2013
10 3 (0.27%) WebLogic
11 2 (0.18%) CMS
12 1 (0.091%) Apache Solr
Applications
1 18 (1.63%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.27%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 2 (0.18%) Houdini
3 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.18%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 13 (1.18%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.091%) Shopify
2 1 (0.091%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 302 (27.38%) Azure
2 192 (17.41%) AWS
3 94 (8.52%) Microsoft 365
4 74 (6.71%) Entra ID
5 45 (4.08%) GCP
5 45 (4.08%) IaaS
6 44 (3.99%) OpenShift
7 38 (3.45%) GitHub
8 30 (2.72%) Rubrik
9 27 (2.45%) PaaS
10 21 (1.90%) Azure DevOps
10 21 (1.90%) SaaS
11 18 (1.63%) Azure Monitor
11 18 (1.63%) GitHub Actions
11 18 (1.63%) OneDrive
12 15 (1.36%) Power Platform
13 14 (1.27%) Datadog
14 13 (1.18%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 12 (1.09%) Nutanix
16 11 (1.00%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 295 (26.75%) DNS
2 214 (19.40%) Firewall
3 181 (16.41%) DHCP
4 105 (9.52%) VSAN
5 99 (8.98%) TCP/IP
6 92 (8.34%) VPN
7 84 (7.62%) WAN
8 81 (7.34%) SAN
9 76 (6.89%) VLAN
10 68 (6.17%) LAN
11 66 (5.98%) Network Security
12 49 (4.44%) SSL
13 43 (3.90%) NAS
14 40 (3.63%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
15 37 (3.35%) BGP
16 34 (3.08%) SD-WAN
17 33 (2.99%) BIG-IP
17 33 (2.99%) Wi-Fi
18 32 (2.90%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
19 30 (2.72%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (5.62%) SQL Server
2 14 (1.27%) Power BI
2 14 (1.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 12 (1.09%) Elasticsearch
4 10 (0.91%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 10 (0.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 9 (0.82%) Amazon RDS
5 9 (0.82%) NoSQL
6 8 (0.73%) Big Data
6 8 (0.73%) NonStop SQL
7 7 (0.63%) Apache Cassandra
8 5 (0.45%) Hadoop
9 4 (0.36%) Hazelcast
9 4 (0.36%) Oracle BI EE
9 4 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.27%) Data Mining
10 3 (0.27%) DataStage
10 3 (0.27%) Oracle Database
11 2 (0.18%) Redis
12 1 (0.091%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 41 (3.72%) JIRA
2 35 (3.17%) Jenkins
3 30 (2.72%) GitLab
4 26 (2.36%) Git
5 16 (1.45%) Fiddler
6 8 (0.73%) Bitbucket
6 8 (0.73%) Chocolatey
7 6 (0.54%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 5 (0.45%) Rational DOORS
8 5 (0.45%) Sonatype Nexus
9 4 (0.36%) Selenium
10 3 (0.27%) MSI
10 3 (0.27%) Robot Framework
10 3 (0.27%) Subversion
11 2 (0.18%) CppUnit
11 2 (0.18%) PVCS
11 2 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
12 1 (0.091%) Artifactory
12 1 (0.091%) Maven
12 1 (0.091%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 245 (22.21%) Social Skills
2 123 (11.15%) Finance
3 119 (10.79%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (5.35%) Public Sector
5 45 (4.08%) Banking
6 39 (3.54%) Documentation Skills
7 29 (2.63%) Telecoms
8 26 (2.36%) Legal
9 17 (1.54%) Investment Banking
10 14 (1.27%) Financial Institution
11 13 (1.18%) Manufacturing
11 13 (1.18%) Retail
12 12 (1.09%) Influencing Skills
13 10 (0.91%) Military
13 10 (0.91%) Pharmaceutical
14 8 (0.73%) Aerospace
15 6 (0.54%) Law
15 6 (0.54%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (0.54%) Police
16 4 (0.36%) Games
Job Titles
1 241 (21.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 144 (13.06%) Senior
3 123 (11.15%) Architect
4 113 (10.24%) VMware Engineer
5 87 (7.89%) Network Engineer
6 63 (5.71%) Consultant
7 58 (5.26%) Support Engineer
8 56 (5.08%) Cloud Engineer
9 53 (4.81%) Lead
9 53 (4.81%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 43 (3.90%) Administrator
11 40 (3.63%) VMware Consultant
12 38 (3.45%) Storage Engineer
13 37 (3.35%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 35 (3.17%) Senior VMware Engineer
15 34 (3.08%) Platform Engineer
16 32 (2.90%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
17 30 (2.72%) Azure Engineer
17 30 (2.72%) Linux Engineer
18 29 (2.63%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (1.72%) REST
2 12 (1.09%) Flash
2 12 (1.09%) LDAP
2 12 (1.09%) Middleware
3 10 (0.91%) 802.1X
3 10 (0.91%) JSON
4 9 (0.82%) Elastic Stack
5 7 (0.63%) Kafka
5 7 (0.63%) YAML
6 6 (0.54%) OpenTelemetry
7 5 (0.45%) .NET
7 5 (0.45%) ARM Templates
7 5 (0.45%) SAML
8 4 (0.36%) Keycloak
8 4 (0.36%) Redfish
9 3 (0.27%) XML
10 2 (0.18%) ASP.NET
10 2 (0.18%) Java SE
10 2 (0.18%) OAuth
10 2 (0.18%) OpenGL
Miscellaneous
1 160 (14.51%) Data Centre
2 84 (7.62%) Hybrid Cloud
3 82 (7.43%) PKI
4 53 (4.81%) Replication
5 52 (4.71%) Enterprise Storage
6 50 (4.53%) Clustering
7 45 (4.08%) Management Information System
8 39 (3.54%) Public Cloud
9 31 (2.81%) Onboarding
9 31 (2.81%) Private Cloud
10 28 (2.54%) Cloud Native
11 21 (1.90%) Linux Command Line
12 16 (1.45%) Data Protection Act
13 12 (1.09%) SCADA
13 12 (1.09%) Self-Motivation
14 11 (1.00%) Analytical Mindset
14 11 (1.00%) Operational Technology
14 11 (1.00%) Virtual Team
15 10 (0.91%) Blackberry
16 9 (0.82%) EMC VMAX
Operating Systems
1 528 (47.87%) Windows
2 321 (29.10%) Windows Server
3 300 (27.20%) Linux
4 59 (5.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 51 (4.62%) Windows Server 2019
6 28 (2.54%) VMS
6 28 (2.54%) Windows 10
7 26 (2.36%) Windows Server 2016
8 22 (1.99%) Unix
9 21 (1.90%) Ubuntu
10 19 (1.72%) Apple iOS
10 19 (1.72%) Windows Server 2012
11 15 (1.36%) Data ONTAP
12 14 (1.27%) Windows Server 2008
13 13 (1.18%) AIX
14 11 (1.00%) Android
14 11 (1.00%) CentOS
14 11 (1.00%) Solaris
15 10 (0.91%) Windows 7
16 6 (0.54%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 310 (28.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 201 (18.22%) Problem-Solving
3 194 (17.59%) Migration
4 165 (14.96%) ITIL
5 135 (12.24%) Infrastructure as Code
6 134 (12.15%) High Availability
7 121 (10.97%) Disaster Recovery
8 120 (10.88%) CI/CD
9 114 (10.34%) Technical Leadership
10 98 (8.88%) Agile
11 97 (8.79%) DevOps
12 96 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
13 94 (8.52%) Change Management
13 94 (8.52%) ITSM
14 88 (7.98%) Service Management
15 83 (7.52%) Continuous Improvement
16 77 (6.98%) Network Virtualisation
17 71 (6.44%) Project Delivery
18 69 (6.26%) Load Balancing
19 68 (6.17%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 253 (22.94%) PowerShell
2 141 (12.78%) Python
3 97 (8.79%) Bash
4 64 (5.80%) SQL
5 21 (1.90%) JavaScript
6 18 (1.63%) Java
7 9 (0.82%) Shell Script
8 8 (0.73%) Bicep
9 7 (0.63%) C
9 7 (0.63%) PL/SQL
9 7 (0.63%) VB
9 7 (0.63%) VBScript
10 4 (0.36%) C#
10 4 (0.36%) Go
10 4 (0.36%) MATLAB
11 3 (0.27%) C++
11 3 (0.27%) COBOL
11 3 (0.27%) Lua
12 2 (0.18%) Embedded C
12 2 (0.18%) Korn
Qualifications
1 529 (47.96%) Security Cleared
2 317 (28.74%) SC Cleared
3 248 (22.48%) DV Cleared
4 87 (7.89%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 68 (6.17%) Degree
6 53 (4.81%) Cisco Certification
7 41 (3.72%) Microsoft Certification
7 41 (3.72%) VCAP
8 35 (3.17%) Azure Certification
9 29 (2.63%) CCNP
10 25 (2.27%) MCSE
11 21 (1.90%) CCNA
12 16 (1.45%) AWS Certification
12 16 (1.45%) MCSA
13 12 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
14 11 (1.00%) BPSS Clearance
14 11 (1.00%) Oracle Certification
15 10 (0.91%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 9 (0.82%) RHCA
17 8 (0.73%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (3.99%) SLA
2 25 (2.27%) NIST
3 23 (2.09%) NCSC
4 20 (1.81%) QA
5 16 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 15 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (0.45%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.36%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 4 (0.36%) GxP
9 3 (0.27%) Data Quality
9 3 (0.27%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.18%) GDPR
10 2 (0.18%) ISA99
10 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.18%) JSP 440
10 2 (0.18%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.091%) GRC
11 1 (0.091%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.091%) SOC 2
System Software
1 745 (67.54%) VMware Infrastructure
2 306 (27.74%) Active Directory
3 234 (21.21%) VMware NSX
4 231 (20.94%) vSphere
5 230 (20.85%) VMware ESXi
6 160 (14.51%) Hyper-V
7 93 (8.43%) Virtual Machines
8 62 (5.62%) Docker
9 37 (3.35%) Virtual Desktop
10 33 (2.99%) Firmware
11 23 (2.09%) vCloud
12 22 (1.99%) NFS
13 18 (1.63%) KVM
14 14 (1.27%) BitLocker
15 11 (1.00%) Microsoft App-V
16 10 (0.91%) Virtual Servers
17 9 (0.82%) GPFS
17 9 (0.82%) VMware Workstation
18 6 (0.54%) Oracle RAC
18 6 (0.54%) SRDF
Systems Management
1 195 (17.68%) Ansible
2 187 (16.95%) vCenter Server
3 152 (13.78%) Terraform
4 115 (10.43%) Kubernetes
5 62 (5.62%) SCOM
6 59 (5.35%) Microsoft Intune
6 59 (5.35%) SCCM
7 57 (5.17%) vRealize
8 37 (3.35%) VxRail
9 25 (2.27%) Grafana
10 24 (2.18%) NetBackup
10 24 (2.18%) PowerCLI
10 24 (2.18%) Puppet
11 20 (1.81%) Argo
11 20 (1.81%) Prometheus
11 20 (1.81%) vMotion
11 20 (1.81%) WSUS
12 18 (1.63%) Avamar
12 18 (1.63%) Red Hat Satellite
13 16 (1.45%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 298 (27.02%) Microsoft
2 188 (17.04%) Cisco
3 94 (8.52%) Citrix
4 79 (7.16%) NetApp
5 70 (6.35%) Red Hat
6 59 (5.35%) ServiceNow
7 54 (4.90%) Dell
7 54 (4.90%) F5
8 46 (4.17%) Palo Alto
9 44 (3.99%) Oracle
10 41 (3.72%) SolarWinds
11 38 (3.45%) Juniper
12 34 (3.08%) Veeam
13 33 (2.99%) IBM
14 30 (2.72%) Broadcom
15 26 (2.36%) CyberArk
16 25 (2.27%) Fortinet
17 21 (1.90%) CheckPoint
17 21 (1.90%) Pure Storage
18 19 (1.72%) HP