VMware Certified Professional (VCP) Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hampshire with a requirement for VMware Certified Professional (VCP) qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 72 79 95
Rank change year-on-year +7 +16 +20
Contract jobs citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP) 11 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 0.87% 0.20% 0.075%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.53% 0.39% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £550 £675 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £700 -
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% - -
75th Percentile - £725 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £625 £565 £500
% change year-on-year +10.62% +13.00% +11.11%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hampshire

VMware Certified Professional (VCP) 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 720 519 780
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 56.83% 52.91% 58.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 500 390 389
10th Percentile £364 £332 £345
25th Percentile £475 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year - -2.22% -1.22%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £667
90th Percentile £738 £713 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +1.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 31 42
10th Percentile £18.22 £22.25 £27.50
25th Percentile £18.87 £27.00 £34.19
Median hourly rate £22.50 £35.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -35.71% -41.67% -
75th Percentile £25.15 £63.13 £69.69
90th Percentile £52.81 £75.00 £78.00
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £56.75 £60.00
% change year-on-year -55.68% -5.43% +33.33%

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP) relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

VMware Certified Professional (VCP) job vacancy trend in Hampshire

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP).

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP)

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP) in Hampshire over the 6 months to 11 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for VMware Certified Professional (VCP) in Hampshire

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP).

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP)

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
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 VMware Certified Professional (VCP) within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 11 December 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 +2 6 £650 -7.14%
Portsmouth - 4 £550 -
Hayling Island - 1 £650 -
VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
South East

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (45.45%) Fibre Channel
1 5 (45.45%) iSCSI
2 4 (36.36%) PCoIP
2 4 (36.36%) VSAN
3 1 (9.09%) DHCP
3 1 (9.09%) DNS
3 1 (9.09%) Software-Defined Networking
General
1 2 (18.18%) Public Sector
2 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Military
2 1 (9.09%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (81.82%) Architect
2 6 (54.55%) VMware Architect
3 5 (45.45%) Infrastructure Architect
4 3 (27.27%) Senior
4 3 (27.27%) Senior Architect
5 1 (9.09%) Test Engineer
5 1 (9.09%) Virtualisation Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Data Centre
1 1 (9.09%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 6 (54.55%) Windows
1 6 (54.55%) Windows Server
2 5 (45.45%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (9.09%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (45.45%) Edge Virtualization
1 5 (45.45%) Performance Analysis
2 4 (36.36%) Performance Optimisation
3 2 (18.18%) Agile
4 1 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (9.09%) Critical Thinking
4 1 (9.09%) Infrastructure Automation
4 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (9.09%) Regression Testing
4 1 (9.09%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 6 (54.55%) SQL
2 1 (9.09%) PowerShell
2 1 (9.09%) Python
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 6 (54.55%) DV Cleared
2 6 (54.55%) MCSE
2 6 (54.55%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (45.45%) SC Cleared
3 5 (45.45%) VCP5
3 5 (45.45%) VCP6
4 1 (9.09%) MCSA
4 1 (9.09%) VCAP
System Software
1 11 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (90.91%) vSphere
3 9 (81.82%) VMware ESXi
4 5 (45.45%) NFS
5 1 (9.09%) Active Directory
5 1 (9.09%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (9.09%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 4 (36.36%) vCenter Server
2 1 (9.09%) vRealize
2 1 (9.09%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 11 (100.00%) VMware
2 10 (90.91%) Microsoft
3 5 (45.45%) NetApp
3 5 (45.45%) Splunk
3 5 (45.45%) Veeam