The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Portsmouth requiring vSphere skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited vSphere over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
29
37
45
Rank change year-on-year
+8
+8
-3
DemandTrendContract jobs citing vSphere
3
3
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Portsmouth
vSphere falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in Portsmouth.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
21
53
57
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth
10.71%
25.73%
20.36%
Number of daily rates quoted
16
19
25
10th Percentile
£290
£328
£465
25th Percentile
£459
£360
£488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£450
£525
Median % change year-on-year
+16.67%
-14.29%
+16.67%
75th Percentile
£550
£556
£613
90th Percentile
£656
£634
£645
Hampshire median daily rate
£550
£550
£525
% change year-on-year
-
+4.76%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
18
9
10th Percentile
-
-
£19.84
25th Percentile
£56.25
£51.06
£51.25
Median hourly rate
£57.50
£70.00
£57.50
Median % change year-on-year
-17.86%
+21.74%
+13.26%
75th Percentile
£58.75
-
£58.75
90th Percentile
-
-
£66.00
Hampshire median hourly rate
£57.50
£56.06
£56.25
% change year-on-year
+2.56%
-0.33%
+21.62%
vSphere Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth
Job postings citing vSphere as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.
vSphere Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing vSphere.
vSphere Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing vSphere.
vSphere Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing vSphere also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Portsmouth region with a requirement for vSphere.
vSphere Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:
