VMware ESXi Contract Job Trends in Manchester
VMware ESXi (formerly ESX Server)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester citing VMware ESXi skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 129 | 88 | 79 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -41 | -9 | +23 |
| Contract jobs citing VMware ESXi | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.15% | 0.093% | 0.52% |
| As % of the System Software category | 1.25% | 0.88% | 5.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £353 | - | £360 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £675 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £700 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.57% | +64.71% | -15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £725 | £438 |
| 90th Percentile | £540 | - | £475 |
| North West median daily rate | £485 | £513 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.37% | +13.89% | -10.00% |
All System Software Skills
Manchester
VMware ESXi falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing system software skills in Manchester.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing system software skills | 240 | 113 | 114 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 11.68% | 10.56% | 9.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 157 | 81 | 74 |
| 10th Percentile | £197 | £313 | £218 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £366 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £477 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.00% | -9.95% | +13.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £540 | £583 | £582 |
| 90th Percentile | £639 | £663 | £667 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £435 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -13.00% | +13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £61.25 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £64.06 | - | £29.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £75.00 | £20.00 | £31.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +275.00% | -35.48% | +72.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.00 | - | £32.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.50 | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £75.00 | £18.87 | £22.09 |
| % change year-on-year | +297.46% | -14.58% | +19.41% |
VMware ESXi Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VMware ESXi relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
VMware ESXi Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing VMware ESXi.
VMware ESXi Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMware ESXi in Manchester over the 6 months to 2 November 2026.
VMware ESXi Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing VMware ESXi.
VMware ESXi Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
System Software
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VMware Infrastructure | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Active Directory | 66.7% | 2 |
| 3 | GPFS | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | NFS | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | vSphere | 33.3% | 1 |