VCAP Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP, VCAP4)
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hampshire with a requirement for VCAP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 78 91 -
Rank change year-on-year +13 - -
Contract jobs citing VCAP 4 6 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 0.42% 0.44% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.73% 0.72% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 0
10th Percentile - £664 -
25th Percentile £550 £666 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £688 -
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% - -
75th Percentile £650 £716 -
90th Percentile - £721 -
South East median daily rate £575 £688 £455
% change year-on-year -16.36% +51.10% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hampshire

VCAP falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Hampshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 550 834 723
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 57.47% 60.52% 55.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 408 560 392
10th Percentile £325 £400 £270
25th Percentile £463 £463 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £573 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.93% +9.05% -5.41%
75th Percentile £600 £667 £625
90th Percentile £650 £725 £699
South East median daily rate £519 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -5.59% +4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 65 57
10th Percentile - £27.00 £29.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £53.40 £52.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £57.35 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.15% -4.42% -
75th Percentile £55.00 £65.00 £73.71
90th Percentile £71.00 £80.00 £77.70
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £57.35 £60.00
% change year-on-year -56.15% -4.42% +33.33%

VCAP
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Job postings citing VCAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Job vacancy trend for VCAP in Hampshire

VCAP
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing VCAP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing VCAP

VCAP
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VCAP within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 14 September 2025. 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
Basingstoke +3 2 £575 -16.36% 1
VCAP
South East

VCAP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) Software-Defined Networking
2 1 (25.00%) BGP
2 1 (25.00%) Ethernet VPN
2 1 (25.00%) VLAN
2 1 (25.00%) VXLAN
General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Architect
1 3 (75.00%) VMware Architect
2 2 (50.00%) Infrastructure Architect
2 2 (50.00%) Infrastructure Specialist
2 2 (50.00%) VMware Specialist
3 1 (25.00%) Virtualisation Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
1 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure Automation
2 1 (25.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) PowerShell
1 3 (75.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 1 (25.00%) VCDX
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) VMware NSX
2 3 (75.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (75.00%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (75.00%) vRealize
1 3 (75.00%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) VMware