VMware Infrastructure (VI3)
Lancashire > Preston
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring VMware Infrastructure skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 14 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -7 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing VMware Infrastructure | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston | 5.00% | 5.00% | 13.95% |
| As % of the System Software category | 23.53% | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £525 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £550 | £525 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £37.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £74.26 | - | £46.18 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £74.26 | - | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -11.41% |
All System Software Skills
Preston
VMware Infrastructure 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 Preston.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 17 | 4 | 6 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston | 21.25% | 6.67% | 13.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £475 | £236 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £309 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £438 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.71% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £538 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £595 | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +162.50% | -5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.98 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £37.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.94 | - | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -5.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.05 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | - | - |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £74.26 | - | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -11.41% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VMware Infrastructure relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
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Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing VMware Infrastructure.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing VMware Infrastructure.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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: