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 9 February 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
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 69 60
Rank change year-on-year -26 -9 0
Contract jobs citing VMware 920 865 1,312
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.76% 3.33% 3.43%
As % of the Vendors category 6.09% 7.17% 7.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 646 556 890
10th Percentile £323 £280 £263
25th Percentile £425 £404 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £493
Median % change year-on-year - +6.60% -4.37%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £675
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -1.90% +5.00% -0.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 17 72
10th Percentile £30.60 £33.53 £22.10
25th Percentile £44.86 £35.00 £40.00
Median hourly rate £70.00 £65.00 £61.25
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +6.12% -5.77%
75th Percentile £74.26 £82.50 £76.25
90th Percentile £96.50 £96.55 £84.36
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £55.00 £64.00
% change year-on-year +27.27% -14.06% -1.54%

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 15,107 12,057 16,593
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 45.39% 46.35% 43.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,923 7,294 10,713
10th Percentile £300 £275 £250
25th Percentile £413 £408 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £705 £720 £732
UK median daily rate £500 £523 £525
% change year-on-year -4.31% -0.48% -2.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 750 344 859
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.62 £12.97
25th Percentile £17.88 £19.99 £15.50
Median hourly rate £23.83 £30.62 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.18% +7.42% -12.31%
75th Percentile £55.00 £65.00 £56.91
90th Percentile £72.00 £81.98 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £23.83 £29.00 £28.50
% change year-on-year -17.84% +1.75% -8.51%

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 9 February 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 9 February 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 9 February 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 0 259 £500 -9.26% 105
London -53 222 £550 +8.70% 75
North of England -27 154 £460 -3.16% 74
Midlands +6 127 £414 -22.74% 39
North West -10 104 £460 -8.91% 34
West Midlands -10 97 £400 -27.40% 26
South West -26 96 £550 -4.35% 48
East of England +2 59 £500 +5.26% 19
Yorkshire -20 58 £425 -5.56% 38
East Midlands -11 30 £449 -14.57% 13
North East -22 4 £550 +57.14% 4
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 45 (4.89%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (3.04%) SharePoint
3 20 (2.17%) Confluence
4 11 (1.20%) OpenStack
5 7 (0.76%) Skype for Business
6 6 (0.65%) IIS
7 5 (0.54%) SharePoint Server
8 4 (0.43%) CICS
9 3 (0.33%) Apache
10 2 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2010
10 2 (0.22%) nginx
10 2 (0.22%) WordPress
11 1 (0.11%) JBoss
11 1 (0.11%) Traefik
11 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 17 (1.85%) MS Visio
2 15 (1.63%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.11%) OmniGraffle
Cloud Services
1 231 (25.11%) Azure
2 179 (19.46%) AWS
3 80 (8.70%) Microsoft 365
4 72 (7.83%) OpenShift
5 52 (5.65%) GCP
6 49 (5.33%) GitHub
7 47 (5.11%) Entra ID
8 41 (4.46%) IaaS
9 30 (3.26%) Nutanix
10 28 (3.04%) GitHub Actions
11 27 (2.93%) PaaS
12 16 (1.74%) Datadog
13 11 (1.20%) Azure DevOps
14 8 (0.87%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 8 (0.87%) SaaS
15 7 (0.76%) Microsoft Purview
16 6 (0.65%) AWS CloudFormation
16 6 (0.65%) Virtual Private Cloud
17 5 (0.54%) Azure Monitor
17 5 (0.54%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 213 (23.15%) DNS
2 179 (19.46%) Firewall
3 100 (10.87%) DHCP
4 79 (8.59%) TCP/IP
5 72 (7.83%) VPN
6 61 (6.63%) SAN
7 54 (5.87%) Network Security
8 51 (5.54%) VSAN
9 49 (5.33%) VLAN
10 48 (5.22%) WAN
11 43 (4.67%) LAN
12 37 (4.02%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
13 35 (3.80%) BIG-IP
13 35 (3.80%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
13 35 (3.80%) SSL
14 32 (3.48%) HTTP
14 32 (3.48%) Wireshark
15 29 (3.15%) NAS
16 27 (2.93%) BGP
17 21 (2.28%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (4.46%) SQL Server
2 25 (2.72%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (0.87%) Redis
4 4 (0.43%) DataStage
4 4 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
4 4 (0.43%) NoSQL
5 3 (0.33%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.33%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.11%) Power BI
6 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 50 (5.43%) Jenkins
2 36 (3.91%) GitLab
3 28 (3.04%) Git
4 24 (2.61%) Fiddler
5 21 (2.28%) Sonatype Nexus
6 18 (1.96%) JIRA
7 14 (1.52%) Cucumber
7 14 (1.52%) JMeter
7 14 (1.52%) JUnit
8 8 (0.87%) PVCS
8 8 (0.87%) Rational DOORS
9 5 (0.54%) Bitbucket
10 4 (0.43%) Robot Framework
10 4 (0.43%) RStudio
10 4 (0.43%) Team Foundation Server
11 3 (0.33%) Maven
11 3 (0.33%) Subversion
12 2 (0.22%) Artifactory
12 2 (0.22%) Chocolatey
12 2 (0.22%) TeamCity
General
1 203 (22.07%) Social Skills
2 100 (10.87%) Analytical Skills
2 100 (10.87%) Finance
3 93 (10.11%) Public Sector
4 51 (5.54%) Banking
5 41 (4.46%) Documentation Skills
6 24 (2.61%) Investment Banking
7 22 (2.39%) Aerospace
8 20 (2.17%) Legal
9 17 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
10 15 (1.63%) Local Government
11 14 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (1.20%) Electronics
13 10 (1.09%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (0.76%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (0.76%) Police
14 7 (0.76%) Telecoms
15 6 (0.65%) Financial Institution
15 6 (0.65%) Military
16 5 (0.54%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 146 (15.87%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 141 (15.33%) Architect
3 61 (6.63%) Network Engineer
4 59 (6.41%) Analyst
4 59 (6.41%) VMware Engineer
5 57 (6.20%) Consultant
6 56 (6.09%) Senior
7 46 (5.00%) VMware Consultant
8 45 (4.89%) Platform Engineer
9 42 (4.57%) Support Engineer
10 34 (3.70%) Infrastructure Architect
11 32 (3.48%) Infrastructure Analyst
11 32 (3.48%) VMware Architect
12 29 (3.15%) DevOps Engineer
12 29 (3.15%) Lead
13 25 (2.72%) Web Engineer
14 24 (2.61%) Developer
14 24 (2.61%) Infrastructure Support
14 24 (2.61%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 24 (2.61%) Wintel Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.61%) Kafka
2 22 (2.39%) Middleware
3 21 (2.28%) LDAP
4 18 (1.96%) Flash
5 17 (1.85%) SAML
6 14 (1.52%) Spring
7 13 (1.41%) Hibernate
8 12 (1.30%) Keycloak
9 11 (1.20%) OAuth
9 11 (1.20%) OpenID
9 11 (1.20%) REST
10 9 (0.98%) Loki
10 9 (0.98%) OpenTelemetry
11 8 (0.87%) Elastic Stack
12 7 (0.76%) OAuth2
13 6 (0.65%) XMPP
14 5 (0.54%) .NET
14 5 (0.54%) React
14 5 (0.54%) Software Packaging
15 4 (0.43%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 91 (9.89%) Data Centre
2 71 (7.72%) Replication
3 69 (7.50%) PKI
4 46 (5.00%) Cloud Native
5 40 (4.35%) Hybrid Cloud
6 39 (4.24%) Management Information System
7 35 (3.80%) Private Cloud
8 32 (3.48%) Linux Command Line
9 25 (2.72%) Public Cloud
10 18 (1.96%) Analytical Mindset
10 18 (1.96%) Clustering
10 18 (1.96%) Operational Technology
11 17 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
12 13 (1.41%) Onboarding
13 12 (1.30%) Fat Client
13 12 (1.30%) Thin Client
14 11 (1.20%) Enterprise Storage
14 11 (1.20%) Product Ownership
15 9 (0.98%) Virtual Team
16 8 (0.87%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 338 (36.74%) Windows
2 275 (29.89%) Linux
3 200 (21.74%) Windows Server
4 69 (7.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 39 (4.24%) Windows 10
6 27 (2.93%) Windows Server 2019
7 23 (2.50%) Windows Server 2016
8 20 (2.17%) Ubuntu
8 20 (2.17%) Windows Server 2012
9 18 (1.96%) Mac OS
10 15 (1.63%) CentOS
10 15 (1.63%) VMS
11 14 (1.52%) Unix
12 13 (1.41%) Windows 7
13 11 (1.20%) Solaris
14 7 (0.76%) AIX
14 7 (0.76%) Windows Server 2003
15 4 (0.43%) Android
15 4 (0.43%) Apple iOS
15 4 (0.43%) CatOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (20.65%) Problem-Solving
2 186 (20.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 140 (15.22%) Agile
4 128 (13.91%) Migration
5 118 (12.83%) ITIL
6 112 (12.17%) DevOps
7 108 (11.74%) CI/CD
8 89 (9.67%) Disaster Recovery
8 89 (9.67%) Load Balancing
9 81 (8.80%) Infrastructure as Code
10 76 (8.26%) Containerisation
11 69 (7.50%) High Availability
11 69 (7.50%) Platform Engineering
12 61 (6.63%) Continuous Improvement
13 59 (6.41%) Cybersecurity
14 54 (5.87%) Roadmaps
15 52 (5.65%) Service Management
16 51 (5.54%) Stakeholder Management
17 48 (5.22%) Change Management
17 48 (5.22%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 194 (21.09%) PowerShell
2 186 (20.22%) Python
3 106 (11.52%) Bash
4 35 (3.80%) SQL
5 27 (2.93%) Java
6 25 (2.72%) JavaScript
7 20 (2.17%) Perl
8 14 (1.52%) Shell Script
9 12 (1.30%) C
10 9 (0.98%) C++
11 8 (0.87%) C#
12 7 (0.76%) Embedded C
12 7 (0.76%) Embedded C++
12 7 (0.76%) Go
12 7 (0.76%) MATLAB
12 7 (0.76%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.54%) Bicep
14 4 (0.43%) COBOL
15 3 (0.33%) Korn
15 3 (0.33%) PHP
Qualifications
1 405 (44.02%) Security Cleared
2 249 (27.07%) SC Cleared
3 148 (16.09%) DV Cleared
4 63 (6.85%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 56 (6.09%) Microsoft Certification
6 47 (5.11%) Degree
7 43 (4.67%) Cisco Certification
8 34 (3.70%) CCNP
9 33 (3.59%) Azure Certification
10 24 (2.61%) MCSE
11 23 (2.50%) VCAP
12 21 (2.28%) CCNA
13 20 (2.17%) AWS Certification
14 14 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
15 13 (1.41%) MCSA
16 11 (1.20%) CCIE
16 11 (1.20%) Network+ Certification
16 11 (1.20%) Server+ Certification
17 10 (1.09%) CCDP
18 8 (0.87%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (2.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 24 (2.61%) NIST
2 22 (2.39%) GDPR
3 20 (2.17%) SLA
4 15 (1.63%) Cyber Essentials
5 12 (1.30%) NCSC
6 8 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 8 (0.87%) Def Stans
7 6 (0.65%) PCI DSS
7 6 (0.65%) QA
7 6 (0.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.22%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.11%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.11%) COBIT
9 1 (0.11%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.11%) Government Security Classifications
9 1 (0.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (0.11%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.11%) MiFID
9 1 (0.11%) PMO
System Software
1 582 (63.26%) VMware Infrastructure
2 238 (25.87%) Active Directory
3 174 (18.91%) vSphere
4 145 (15.76%) VMware NSX
5 112 (12.17%) Hyper-V
6 97 (10.54%) VMware ESXi
7 59 (6.41%) Docker
7 59 (6.41%) Virtual Machines
8 38 (4.13%) NFS
9 26 (2.83%) Virtual Desktop
10 20 (2.17%) Firmware
11 19 (2.07%) KVM
12 16 (1.74%) GPFS
13 9 (0.98%) vCloud
14 7 (0.76%) Virtual Servers
15 5 (0.54%) BitLocker
15 5 (0.54%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 4 (0.43%) Microsoft App-V
17 3 (0.33%) DFS Replication
17 3 (0.33%) UAG
Systems Management
1 176 (19.13%) Ansible
2 114 (12.39%) Terraform
3 99 (10.76%) Kubernetes
3 99 (10.76%) vCenter Server
4 75 (8.15%) SCCM
5 74 (8.04%) vRealize
6 71 (7.72%) Microsoft Intune
7 38 (4.13%) Grafana
8 34 (3.70%) Argo
9 33 (3.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 32 (3.48%) Single Sign-On
11 29 (3.15%) Prometheus
12 27 (2.93%) VxRail
13 25 (2.72%) Red Hat Satellite
13 25 (2.72%) SCOM
14 18 (1.96%) Progress Chef
15 15 (1.63%) FortiGate
15 15 (1.63%) vMotion
16 14 (1.52%) WSUS
17 12 (1.30%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 234 (25.43%) Microsoft
2 162 (17.61%) Cisco
3 100 (10.87%) Red Hat
4 84 (9.13%) F5
5 76 (8.26%) Citrix
6 53 (5.76%) Dell
7 46 (5.00%) IBM
8 44 (4.78%) SolarWinds
9 41 (4.46%) Veeam
10 40 (4.35%) Oracle
11 39 (4.24%) NetApp
12 36 (3.91%) Palo Alto
13 35 (3.80%) ServiceNow
14 32 (3.48%) McAfee
15 31 (3.37%) Blue Coat
16 29 (3.15%) Pure Storage
17 27 (2.93%) Splunk
18 21 (2.28%) Commvault
18 21 (2.28%) HP
19 18 (1.96%) Google