VMware Specialist Contract Job Trends in the South East

VMware Specialist
England > South East

The median VMware Specialist daily rate in the South East is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 167 173 210
Rank change year-on-year +6 +37 +48
Contract jobs requiring a VMware Specialist 5 13 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.14% 0.28% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.30% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 9 5
10th Percentile - - £565
25th Percentile £550 £613 £569
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £675 £600
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% +52.38%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £606
90th Percentile - £725 £625
England median daily rate £563 £541 £600
% change year-on-year +4.04% -9.79% +45.45%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the South East with a recognized job title 3,124 4,272 5,345
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.11% 92.49% 94.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,019 2,558 3,633
10th Percentile £204 £250 £210
25th Percentile £363 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
75th Percentile £600 £625 £613
90th Percentile £650 £688 £700
England median daily rate £506 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.62% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 278 326 252
10th Percentile £13.50 £16.00 £16.00
25th Percentile £15.50 £31.44 £21.18
Median hourly rate £25.15 £57.43 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.20% +14.85% +111.01%
75th Percentile £57.50 £75.00 £66.22
90th Percentile £71.95 £80.00 £75.67
England median hourly rate £25.15 £47.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -47.05% +5.56% +70.66%

VMware Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured VMware Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for VMware Specialist in the South East

VMware Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for VMware Specialist job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for VMware Specialist job vacancies in the South East

VMware Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for VMware Specialist job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for VMware Specialist job vacancies in the South East

VMware Specialist
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware Specialist within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 September 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
Hampshire +4 2 £600 -11.11%
West Sussex - 2 - -
Berkshire - 1 £575 -
Thames Valley - 1 £575 -
VMware Specialist
England

VMware Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 14 September 2025, VMware Specialist contract job roles required 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 South East region featuring VMware Specialist in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) VMware
1 5 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 5 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 5 (100.00%) VMware NSX
2 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
3 3 (60.00%) VCAP
3 3 (60.00%) PowerShell
3 3 (60.00%) vSphere
3 3 (60.00%) Python
3 3 (60.00%) Agile
3 3 (60.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 3 (60.00%) vRealize
3 3 (60.00%) IaaS
3 3 (60.00%) Software-Defined Networking
3 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (60.00%) vRealize Orchestrator
4 2 (40.00%) vCenter Server
4 2 (40.00%) Network Virtualisation
4 2 (40.00%) Migration
4 2 (40.00%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (40.00%) DV Cleared
5 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (20.00%) Degree
5 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
5 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
5 1 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure Automation
5 1 (20.00%) Public Sector

VMware Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) Software-Defined Networking
General
1 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Agile
1 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Migration
2 2 (40.00%) Network Virtualisation
3 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure Automation
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) PowerShell
1 3 (60.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (60.00%) VCAP
2 3 (60.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 2 (40.00%) DV Cleared
4 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (20.00%) Degree
4 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 5 (100.00%) VMware NSX
2 3 (60.00%) vSphere
3 2 (40.00%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 3 (60.00%) vRealize
1 3 (60.00%) vRealize Orchestrator
2 2 (40.00%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) VMware