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 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 71 93
Rank change year-on-year -9 +22 +19
Contract jobs citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP) 7 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 0.54% 0.12% 0.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.91% 0.24% 0.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 1 1
10th Percentile £535 - -
25th Percentile - £675 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £700 £538
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% +30.23% -28.33%
75th Percentile £619 £725 £556
90th Percentile £650 - -
South East median daily rate £575 £618 £473
% change year-on-year -6.88% +30.69% +13.17%

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 768 425 823
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 58.99% 52.86% 61.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 518 332 404
10th Percentile £404 £360 £388
25th Percentile £500 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £584
Median % change year-on-year - -5.78% +1.52%
75th Percentile £650 £633 £675
90th Percentile £774 £700 £734
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% +0.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 68 27 41
10th Percentile £13.95 £22.75 £27.50
25th Percentile £18.87 £27.00 £40.00
Median hourly rate £23.58 £35.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.64% -41.67% -
75th Percentile £42.19 £62.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £54.13 £68.25 £78.00
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £45.06 £60.00
% change year-on-year -44.19% -24.90% +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 January 2026.

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 January 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
Portsmouth - 4 £550 -
Basingstoke -11 2 £613 -12.50%
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 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (57.14%) PCoIP
1 4 (57.14%) VSAN
2 1 (14.29%) DHCP
2 1 (14.29%) DNS
2 1 (14.29%) Fibre Channel
2 1 (14.29%) iSCSI
2 1 (14.29%) Software-Defined Networking
General
1 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Military
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Architect
2 3 (42.86%) Senior
2 3 (42.86%) Senior Architect
3 2 (28.57%) VMware Architect
4 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Architect
4 1 (14.29%) Test Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Virtualisation Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Data Centre
1 1 (14.29%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 2 (28.57%) Windows
1 2 (28.57%) Windows Server
2 1 (14.29%) Windows Server 2012
2 1 (14.29%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Performance Optimisation
2 2 (28.57%) Agile
3 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (14.29%) Edge Virtualization
3 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Automation
3 1 (14.29%) Performance Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Regression Testing
3 1 (14.29%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) SQL
2 1 (14.29%) PowerShell
2 1 (14.29%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (71.43%) SC Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) DV Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) MCSE
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (14.29%) MCSA
4 1 (14.29%) VCAP
4 1 (14.29%) VCP5
4 1 (14.29%) VCP6
System Software
1 7 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (85.71%) vSphere
3 5 (71.43%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
4 1 (14.29%) NFS
4 1 (14.29%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (14.29%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 4 (57.14%) vCenter Server
2 1 (14.29%) vRealize
2 1 (14.29%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) VMware
2 6 (85.71%) Microsoft
3 1 (14.29%) NetApp
3 1 (14.29%) Splunk
3 1 (14.29%) Veeam