VMware Contract Job Trends in the South East

VMware
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring knowledge or experience of VMware products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited VMware over the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within VMware, Inc.

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 41 22
Rank change year-on-year 0 -19 -3
Contract jobs citing VMware 327 171 367
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 4.93% 4.83% 7.67%
As % of the Vendors category 11.31% 9.33% 15.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 249 128 245
10th Percentile £419 £350 £360
25th Percentile £463 £498 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £608
90th Percentile £725 £650 £645
England median daily rate £526 £550 £515
% change year-on-year -4.36% +6.80% +1.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 3 2
10th Percentile £33.70 £28.95 £23.72
25th Percentile £44.61 £30.39 £25.70
Median hourly rate £65.24 £32.77 £29.28
Median % change year-on-year +99.08% +11.91% -43.99%
75th Percentile £68.23 £96.39 £33.16
90th Percentile £83.22 £134.55 £35.31
England median hourly rate £67.00 £31.39 £50.00
% change year-on-year +113.48% -37.23% -14.34%

All Vendors
South East

VMware falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 2,892 1,832 2,334
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 43.59% 51.74% 48.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,803 1,225 1,402
10th Percentile £281 £208 £254
25th Percentile £425 £365 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.50% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £610 £600 £634
90th Percentile £700 £650 £700
England median daily rate £513 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 244 116 133
10th Percentile £15.14 £14.20 £14.50
25th Percentile £19.16 £15.13 £26.03
Median hourly rate £50.99 £18.94 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +169.30% -66.98% +19.60%
75th Percentile £77.50 £42.06 £61.30
90th Percentile £88.00 £72.50 £70.00
England median hourly rate £32.00 £25.15 £29.77
% change year-on-year +27.24% -15.52% -28.27%

VMware
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VMware relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

VMware job vacancy trend in the South East

VMware
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing VMware.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing VMware

VMware
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMware in the South East over the 6 months to 27 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for VMware in the South East

VMware
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing VMware.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing VMware

VMware
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing VMware in the South East over the 6 months to 27 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for VMware in the South East

VMware
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 within the South East region over the 6 months to 27 August 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
Thames Valley +23 159 £536 +1.50% 23
Hampshire 0 146 £550 -8.33% 18
Buckinghamshire +17 93 £575 +9.16% 3
Berkshire -8 64 £460 -18.22% 16
Surrey -9 13 £475 -13.64% 13
West Sussex -22 3 £700 +27.27% 5
Middlesex -16 2 - -
Oxfordshire -23 2 £363 - 4
VMware
England

VMware
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 9 (2.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.45%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.14%) Confluence
4 5 (1.53%) Apache
4 5 (1.53%) nginx
5 4 (1.22%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.31%) CMS
6 1 (0.31%) OpenStack
Applications
1 4 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.61%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 2 (0.61%) Houdini
2 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (0.61%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 3 (0.92%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.31%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 96 (29.36%) Azure
2 57 (17.43%) AWS
3 16 (4.89%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (4.59%) Entra ID
5 10 (3.06%) IaaS
5 10 (3.06%) Rubrik
6 8 (2.45%) Azure Monitor
7 7 (2.14%) GCP
8 6 (1.83%) OpenShift
9 5 (1.53%) Azure Sentinel
10 4 (1.22%) PaaS
10 4 (1.22%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 3 (0.92%) Amazon EKS
11 3 (0.92%) Azure Logic Apps
11 3 (0.92%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.61%) AWS CloudFormation
12 2 (0.61%) Google Workspace
13 1 (0.31%) Datadog
13 1 (0.31%) GitHub
13 1 (0.31%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 95 (29.05%) DNS
2 65 (19.88%) Firewall
3 51 (15.60%) DHCP
4 36 (11.01%) VPN
5 33 (10.09%) VSAN
5 33 (10.09%) WAN
6 32 (9.79%) VLAN
7 28 (8.56%) LAN
8 25 (7.65%) TCP/IP
9 22 (6.73%) Cisco Firepower
10 21 (6.42%) SD-WAN
11 20 (6.12%) Cisco ASA
12 17 (5.20%) BGP
12 17 (5.20%) Network Security
13 15 (4.59%) IPsec
14 14 (4.28%) SSL
15 13 (3.98%) Cisco Nexus
15 13 (3.98%) OSPF
16 12 (3.67%) NGFW
17 10 (3.06%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.83%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.92%) Data Mining
3 2 (0.61%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.61%) Redis
Development Applications
1 8 (2.45%) JIRA
2 6 (1.83%) GitLab
3 5 (1.53%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 5 (1.53%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.92%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (0.92%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.61%) Git
5 2 (0.61%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.31%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.31%) MSI
6 1 (0.31%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 65 (19.88%) Social Skills
2 52 (15.90%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (4.59%) Finance
4 11 (3.36%) Public Sector
5 10 (3.06%) Manufacturing
6 8 (2.45%) Documentation Skills
6 8 (2.45%) Retail
7 7 (2.14%) Military
7 7 (2.14%) Telecoms
8 4 (1.22%) Aerospace
8 4 (1.22%) Legal
8 4 (1.22%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (0.92%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.61%) Financial Institution
10 2 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.31%) Advertising
11 1 (0.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.31%) Police
Job Titles
1 83 (25.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 58 (17.74%) Senior
3 39 (11.93%) Architect
4 37 (11.31%) Network Engineer
5 36 (11.01%) VMware Engineer
6 32 (9.79%) Lead
7 31 (9.48%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
8 27 (8.26%) Cloud Engineer
9 26 (7.95%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 26 (7.95%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
10 25 (7.65%) Support Engineer
11 18 (5.50%) Senior VMware Engineer
12 16 (4.89%) Storage Engineer
13 14 (4.28%) Senior Network Engineer
14 12 (3.67%) Technical Architect
14 12 (3.67%) Technical Leader
15 11 (3.36%) Administrator
15 11 (3.36%) Citrix Engineer
15 11 (3.36%) Linux Engineer
15 11 (3.36%) VMware Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (8.87%) Terraform
2 4 (1.22%) 802.1X
3 3 (0.92%) REST
4 2 (0.61%) ARM Templates
4 2 (0.61%) Kafka
4 2 (0.61%) Keycloak
4 2 (0.61%) Middleware
4 2 (0.61%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.61%) YAML
5 1 (0.31%) LDAP
5 1 (0.31%) ModSecurity
5 1 (0.31%) NETCONF
5 1 (0.31%) OpenConfig
5 1 (0.31%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 35 (10.70%) Data Centre
1 35 (10.70%) PKI
2 27 (8.26%) Hybrid Cloud
3 22 (6.73%) Public Cloud
4 18 (5.50%) Private Cloud
5 11 (3.36%) Management Information System
6 9 (2.75%) Cloud Native
7 7 (2.14%) SCADA
8 6 (1.83%) Operational Technology
9 5 (1.53%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 5 (1.53%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.53%) Life Science
9 5 (1.53%) Replication
10 4 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (1.22%) Driving Licence
10 4 (1.22%) Fibre Optics
10 4 (1.22%) Onboarding
11 2 (0.61%) Enterprise Cloud
11 2 (0.61%) Product Ownership
11 2 (0.61%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 166 (50.76%) Windows
2 109 (33.33%) Windows Server
3 80 (24.46%) Linux
4 23 (7.03%) Windows Server 2019
5 14 (4.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (2.14%) Windows 10
7 6 (1.83%) Debian
8 5 (1.53%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (1.22%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.61%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.31%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.31%) CentOS
11 1 (0.31%) Data ONTAP
11 1 (0.31%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.31%) VMS
11 1 (0.31%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (27.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 81 (24.77%) Problem-Solving
3 66 (20.18%) ITIL
4 60 (18.35%) Technical Leadership
5 48 (14.68%) ITSM
6 44 (13.46%) Change Management
7 37 (11.31%) Agile
8 33 (10.09%) High Availability
9 32 (9.79%) Continuous Improvement
9 32 (9.79%) Service Management
10 30 (9.17%) Stakeholder Management
11 27 (8.26%) CI/CD
11 27 (8.26%) Migration
12 25 (7.65%) Network Virtualisation
12 25 (7.65%) Service Delivery
13 24 (7.34%) Infrastructure as Code
14 22 (6.73%) Disaster Recovery
14 22 (6.73%) Roadmaps
15 21 (6.42%) DevOps
15 21 (6.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 72 (22.02%) PowerShell
2 29 (8.87%) Python
3 24 (7.34%) SQL
4 8 (2.45%) Bash
5 4 (1.22%) Java
6 3 (0.92%) C
6 3 (0.92%) Lua
7 2 (0.61%) Bicep
8 1 (0.31%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 241 (73.70%) Security Cleared
2 148 (45.26%) DV Cleared
3 109 (33.33%) SC Cleared
4 30 (9.17%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 23 (7.03%) Degree
6 21 (6.42%) Cisco Certification
7 17 (5.20%) VCAP
8 16 (4.89%) CCNP
9 13 (3.98%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (2.45%) Azure Certification
10 8 (2.45%) ISTQB
10 8 (2.45%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
11 6 (1.83%) MCSA
12 5 (1.53%) CCSE
12 5 (1.53%) CCSM
12 5 (1.53%) MCSE
13 4 (1.22%) CCNA
13 4 (1.22%) Computer Science Degree
14 3 (0.92%) CCA
14 3 (0.92%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (4.59%) NIST
2 14 (4.28%) NCSC
3 8 (2.45%) SLA
4 4 (1.22%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 4 (1.22%) GxP
4 4 (1.22%) QA
5 3 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.61%) GDPR
6 2 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.61%) JSP 440
7 1 (0.31%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.31%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 215 (65.75%) VMware Infrastructure
2 96 (29.36%) Active Directory
3 89 (27.22%) VMware ESXi
4 87 (26.61%) VMware NSX
5 43 (13.15%) vSphere
6 37 (11.31%) Hyper-V
7 26 (7.95%) vCloud
8 21 (6.42%) Virtual Machines
9 12 (3.67%) Virtual Desktop
10 11 (3.36%) Docker
11 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (0.61%) UAG
11 2 (0.61%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.61%) VMware Server
12 1 (0.31%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 90 (27.52%) vCenter Server
2 57 (17.43%) SCOM
3 33 (10.09%) Ansible
4 16 (4.89%) Avamar
5 15 (4.59%) Kubernetes
6 11 (3.36%) SCCM
7 8 (2.45%) Microsoft Intune
7 8 (2.45%) Red Hat Satellite
8 6 (1.83%) Grafana
8 6 (1.83%) Prometheus
9 5 (1.53%) Packer
10 4 (1.22%) Argo
10 4 (1.22%) Cisco CUCM
10 4 (1.22%) WMI
11 3 (0.92%) Dell DRAC
11 3 (0.92%) Nagios
11 3 (0.92%) PowerCLI
11 3 (0.92%) Rancher
11 3 (0.92%) SCSM
11 3 (0.92%) WSUS
Vendors
1 89 (27.22%) Microsoft
2 55 (16.82%) Cisco
3 31 (9.48%) SolarWinds
4 30 (9.17%) Citrix
5 29 (8.87%) Palo Alto
6 22 (6.73%) ServiceNow
7 18 (5.50%) Broadcom
7 18 (5.50%) Dell
8 16 (4.89%) Red Hat
9 13 (3.98%) F5
9 13 (3.98%) Juniper
9 13 (3.98%) Thales
9 13 (3.98%) Veeam
10 12 (3.67%) NetApp
11 11 (3.36%) Fortinet
12 10 (3.06%) CheckPoint
13 9 (2.75%) Meraki
14 6 (1.83%) Remedy
14 6 (1.83%) Splunk
15 5 (1.53%) Becrypt