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 21 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
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 93 60
Rank change year-on-year -8 -33 -5
Contract jobs citing VMware 1,074 743 1,237
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.40% 2.73% 3.50%
As % of the Vendors category 5.85% 5.75% 8.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 727 478 861
10th Percentile £358 £350 £313
25th Percentile £450 £448 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £513
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +7.32% -2.38%
75th Percentile £610 £603 £575
90th Percentile £675 £650 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £536 £510
% change year-on-year -2.05% +5.10% -1.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 6 24
10th Percentile £26.00 £29.00 £22.33
25th Percentile £33.70 £30.33 £23.80
Median hourly rate £54.87 £34.71 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +58.09% -13.23% -24.76%
75th Percentile £74.00 £54.56 £71.25
90th Percentile £92.25 £109.38 £77.10
UK median hourly rate £51.00 £34.71 £43.09
% change year-on-year +46.94% -19.45% -27.94%

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 18,371 12,927 15,282
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 40.97% 47.44% 43.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,609 8,163 9,799
10th Percentile £313 £280 £281
25th Percentile £413 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £510 £520
Median % change year-on-year - -1.92% -0.95%
75th Percentile £610 £625 £625
90th Percentile £700 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £503 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +0.50% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 967 616 892
10th Percentile £16.35 £14.75 £13.00
25th Percentile £19.85 £17.49 £15.22
Median hourly rate £35.50 £25.15 £26.03
Median % change year-on-year +41.15% -3.38% -30.59%
75th Percentile £67.47 £50.50 £61.30
90th Percentile £85.00 £68.75 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £34.94 £25.15 £26.00
% change year-on-year +38.93% -3.27% -36.65%

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 21 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 21 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 21 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 +4 331 £550 -3.25% 84
London -19 278 £535 +1.90% 67
North of England -22 178 £472 +4.89% 51
Midlands -10 118 £450 -10.00% 31
South West -32 105 £550 -5.98% 29
North West -13 93 £459 +4.91% 35
West Midlands -18 90 £462 -2.74% 17
Yorkshire -23 82 £500 +11.11% 10
East of England -9 62 £507 -7.82% 22
East Midlands -2 28 £450 -18.18% 14
North East -46 4 £569 +55.82% 7
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 49 (4.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 27 (2.51%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.12%) nginx
4 10 (0.93%) Confluence
5 9 (0.84%) CICS
5 9 (0.84%) IIS
5 9 (0.84%) Tomcat
6 8 (0.74%) OpenStack
7 7 (0.65%) Apache
8 3 (0.28%) CloudStack
8 3 (0.28%) FactoryTalk
8 3 (0.28%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.19%) CMS
9 2 (0.19%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.093%) Apache Solr
10 1 (0.093%) JBoss
Applications
1 11 (1.02%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.28%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 2 (0.19%) Houdini
3 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.19%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 5 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.093%) Shopify
2 1 (0.093%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 276 (25.70%) Azure
2 176 (16.39%) AWS
3 83 (7.73%) Microsoft 365
4 67 (6.24%) Entra ID
5 56 (5.21%) OpenShift
6 40 (3.72%) IaaS
7 39 (3.63%) GitHub
8 37 (3.45%) GCP
9 28 (2.61%) Rubrik
10 27 (2.51%) PaaS
11 19 (1.77%) Azure DevOps
12 18 (1.68%) SaaS
13 15 (1.40%) Nutanix
14 13 (1.21%) Azure Monitor
14 13 (1.21%) OneDrive
14 13 (1.21%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 12 (1.12%) GitHub Actions
16 11 (1.02%) Amazon EC2
16 11 (1.02%) Datadog
17 9 (0.84%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 257 (23.93%) DNS
2 205 (19.09%) Firewall
3 142 (13.22%) DHCP
4 96 (8.94%) VSAN
5 94 (8.75%) SAN
6 85 (7.91%) VPN
7 84 (7.82%) TCP/IP
8 80 (7.45%) WAN
9 66 (6.15%) Network Security
9 66 (6.15%) VLAN
10 65 (6.05%) LAN
11 52 (4.84%) NAS
12 48 (4.47%) SSL
13 36 (3.35%) BGP
14 35 (3.26%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
15 33 (3.07%) BIG-IP
15 33 (3.07%) Wireshark
16 32 (2.98%) HTTP
17 31 (2.89%) SD-WAN
18 30 (2.79%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (4.47%) SQL Server
2 13 (1.21%) Elasticsearch
3 9 (0.84%) Amazon RDS
3 9 (0.84%) DataStage
4 8 (0.74%) NonStop SQL
5 6 (0.56%) NoSQL
5 6 (0.56%) Power BI
5 6 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (0.47%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.37%) Oracle BI EE
8 3 (0.28%) Big Data
8 3 (0.28%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.28%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.19%) Apache Cassandra
9 2 (0.19%) Hazelcast
9 2 (0.19%) Redis
9 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.093%) GIS
10 1 (0.093%) InterSystems Cache
Development Applications
1 38 (3.54%) Jenkins
2 34 (3.17%) JIRA
3 23 (2.14%) Git
4 20 (1.86%) GitLab
5 19 (1.77%) Fiddler
6 8 (0.74%) Chocolatey
7 6 (0.56%) Bitbucket
7 6 (0.56%) Team Foundation Server
8 4 (0.37%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 4 (0.37%) Sonatype Nexus
9 3 (0.28%) MSI
9 3 (0.28%) Rational DOORS
9 3 (0.28%) Robot Framework
9 3 (0.28%) Subversion
10 2 (0.19%) Selenium
11 1 (0.093%) Artifactory
11 1 (0.093%) Maven
11 1 (0.093%) Postman
11 1 (0.093%) VersionOne
General
1 237 (22.07%) Social Skills
2 122 (11.36%) Finance
3 105 (9.78%) Analytical Skills
4 65 (6.05%) Public Sector
5 46 (4.28%) Banking
6 38 (3.54%) Documentation Skills
7 23 (2.14%) Telecoms
8 21 (1.96%) Legal
9 17 (1.58%) Investment Banking
10 16 (1.49%) Influencing Skills
11 14 (1.30%) Financial Institution
11 14 (1.30%) Military
12 12 (1.12%) Retail
13 10 (0.93%) Manufacturing
14 8 (0.74%) Police
15 6 (0.56%) Law
15 6 (0.56%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (0.56%) Pharmaceutical
16 4 (0.37%) Advertising
16 4 (0.37%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 225 (20.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 139 (12.94%) Architect
3 122 (11.36%) Senior
4 102 (9.50%) VMware Engineer
5 87 (8.10%) Network Engineer
6 62 (5.77%) Consultant
7 51 (4.75%) Cloud Engineer
8 49 (4.56%) Support Engineer
9 44 (4.10%) Lead
10 40 (3.72%) VMware Consultant
11 39 (3.63%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 37 (3.45%) Administrator
13 36 (3.35%) Storage Engineer
14 33 (3.07%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 32 (2.98%) Senior VMware Engineer
15 32 (2.98%) VMware Architect
16 28 (2.61%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
17 26 (2.42%) Azure Engineer
17 26 (2.42%) IT Engineer
17 26 (2.42%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.40%) LDAP
1 15 (1.40%) Middleware
2 14 (1.30%) Flash
3 13 (1.21%) REST
4 12 (1.12%) OpenTelemetry
5 10 (0.93%) 802.1X
6 6 (0.56%) Elastic Stack
7 5 (0.47%) .NET
7 5 (0.47%) SAML
8 4 (0.37%) JSON
8 4 (0.37%) Kafka
8 4 (0.37%) Keycloak
8 4 (0.37%) Redfish
9 3 (0.28%) Software Packaging
9 3 (0.28%) YAML
10 2 (0.19%) ASP.NET
10 2 (0.19%) Django
10 2 (0.19%) Java SE
10 2 (0.19%) OpenGL
10 2 (0.19%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 148 (13.78%) Data Centre
2 75 (6.98%) PKI
3 73 (6.80%) Hybrid Cloud
4 64 (5.96%) Replication
5 50 (4.66%) Enterprise Storage
6 43 (4.00%) Management Information System
7 37 (3.45%) Public Cloud
8 35 (3.26%) Cloud Native
9 34 (3.17%) Clustering
10 29 (2.70%) Private Cloud
11 22 (2.05%) Onboarding
12 21 (1.96%) Linux Command Line
13 16 (1.49%) Data Protection Act
14 15 (1.40%) Blackberry
14 15 (1.40%) Legacy Systems
15 12 (1.12%) Virtual Team
16 11 (1.02%) BYOD
16 11 (1.02%) Self-Motivation
17 10 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
17 10 (0.93%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 472 (43.95%) Windows
2 279 (25.98%) Windows Server
3 277 (25.79%) Linux
4 59 (5.49%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 46 (4.28%) Windows Server 2019
6 27 (2.51%) Windows Server 2016
7 25 (2.33%) VMS
8 24 (2.23%) Unix
9 22 (2.05%) Windows 10
10 21 (1.96%) Ubuntu
11 20 (1.86%) Apple iOS
12 19 (1.77%) AIX
13 17 (1.58%) Data ONTAP
13 17 (1.58%) Solaris
14 15 (1.40%) Android
14 15 (1.40%) Windows Server 2012
15 11 (1.02%) CentOS
16 8 (0.74%) Windows Server 2008
17 7 (0.65%) Mac OS
17 7 (0.65%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 284 (26.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 196 (18.25%) Migration
3 188 (17.50%) Problem-Solving
4 135 (12.57%) High Availability
4 135 (12.57%) ITIL
5 113 (10.52%) CI/CD
6 108 (10.06%) Disaster Recovery
6 108 (10.06%) Infrastructure as Code
7 101 (9.40%) DevOps
8 93 (8.66%) Agile
9 86 (8.01%) Stakeholder Management
10 84 (7.82%) Technical Leadership
11 83 (7.73%) Change Management
12 78 (7.26%) Continuous Improvement
13 74 (6.89%) Load Balancing
14 72 (6.70%) ITSM
15 71 (6.61%) Network Virtualisation
16 70 (6.52%) Validation
17 67 (6.24%) Service Management
18 65 (6.05%) Performance Tuning
Programming Languages
1 206 (19.18%) PowerShell
2 136 (12.66%) Python
3 82 (7.64%) Bash
4 50 (4.66%) SQL
5 21 (1.96%) JavaScript
6 14 (1.30%) Java
7 9 (0.84%) COBOL
7 9 (0.84%) Shell Script
8 7 (0.65%) C
8 7 (0.65%) PL/SQL
9 6 (0.56%) Bicep
10 5 (0.47%) T-SQL
11 4 (0.37%) MATLAB
12 3 (0.28%) C#
12 3 (0.28%) Lua
12 3 (0.28%) PHP
13 2 (0.19%) VBScript
14 1 (0.093%) Korn
14 1 (0.093%) Perl
14 1 (0.093%) VB
Qualifications
1 503 (46.83%) Security Cleared
2 300 (27.93%) SC Cleared
3 236 (21.97%) DV Cleared
4 83 (7.73%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 58 (5.40%) Degree
6 50 (4.66%) Cisco Certification
7 40 (3.72%) Microsoft Certification
8 35 (3.26%) VCAP
9 34 (3.17%) CCNP
10 27 (2.51%) Azure Certification
11 26 (2.42%) MCSE
12 17 (1.58%) CCNA
13 16 (1.49%) MCSA
14 15 (1.40%) Oracle Certification
15 12 (1.12%) AWS Certification
15 12 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
15 12 (1.12%) OCP
16 8 (0.74%) ISTQB
16 8 (0.74%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
16 8 (0.74%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (3.63%) SLA
2 32 (2.98%) NIST
3 24 (2.23%) NCSC
4 18 (1.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 16 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (0.93%) QA
7 5 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.37%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.28%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 3 (0.28%) Government Security Classifications
9 3 (0.28%) GxP
9 3 (0.28%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.19%) GDPR
10 2 (0.19%) ISA99
10 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.093%) Data Quality
11 1 (0.093%) GRC
11 1 (0.093%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.093%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.093%) SOC 2
System Software
1 710 (66.11%) VMware Infrastructure
2 281 (26.16%) Active Directory
3 239 (22.25%) VMware NSX
4 231 (21.51%) vSphere
5 224 (20.86%) VMware ESXi
6 143 (13.31%) Hyper-V
7 94 (8.75%) Virtual Machines
8 52 (4.84%) Docker
9 39 (3.63%) Virtual Desktop
10 36 (3.35%) Firmware
11 33 (3.07%) NFS
12 24 (2.23%) KVM
13 23 (2.14%) vCloud
14 12 (1.12%) Microsoft App-V
15 9 (0.84%) BitLocker
15 9 (0.84%) GPFS
15 9 (0.84%) VMware Workstation
16 7 (0.65%) UAG
17 6 (0.56%) Oracle RAC
17 6 (0.56%) SRDF
Systems Management
1 193 (17.97%) vCenter Server
2 182 (16.95%) Ansible
3 126 (11.73%) Terraform
4 109 (10.15%) Kubernetes
5 68 (6.33%) Microsoft Intune
6 59 (5.49%) vRealize
7 52 (4.84%) SCCM
7 52 (4.84%) SCOM
8 31 (2.89%) VxRail
9 28 (2.61%) Argo
10 27 (2.51%) Grafana
10 27 (2.51%) PowerCLI
11 26 (2.42%) vMotion
12 20 (1.86%) NetBackup
13 18 (1.68%) Puppet
14 17 (1.58%) Avamar
15 16 (1.49%) Prometheus
15 16 (1.49%) Red Hat Satellite
15 16 (1.49%) WSUS
16 13 (1.21%) EMC VPLEX
Vendors
1 262 (24.39%) Microsoft
2 184 (17.13%) Cisco
3 101 (9.40%) Citrix
4 78 (7.26%) NetApp
5 76 (7.08%) Red Hat
6 56 (5.21%) Dell
7 53 (4.93%) F5
8 42 (3.91%) Palo Alto
8 42 (3.91%) ServiceNow
9 40 (3.72%) Pure Storage
10 38 (3.54%) IBM
10 38 (3.54%) Juniper
10 38 (3.54%) SolarWinds
11 36 (3.35%) Oracle
12 35 (3.26%) Veeam
13 30 (2.79%) Broadcom
14 27 (2.51%) Fortinet
15 24 (2.23%) Splunk
16 22 (2.05%) CheckPoint
16 22 (2.05%) McAfee