vCenter Server Contracts in the South West

VMware vCenter Server
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for vCenter Server skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited vCenter Server over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 113 132 147
Rank change year-on-year +19 +15 -20
Contract jobs citing vCenter Server 39 35 23
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 1.23% 0.97% 0.62%
As % of the Systems Management category 9.58% 5.79% 4.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 28 10
10th Percentile £463 £456 £369
25th Percentile £500 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% +32.35%
75th Percentile £544 £621 £638
90th Percentile £715 £664 £641
England median daily rate £530 £513 £450
% change year-on-year +3.41% +13.89% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 3
10th Percentile £65.18 £78.00 £49.85
25th Percentile £67.31 £78.75 £50.75
Median hourly rate £72.75 £90.00 £53.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.17% +68.22% -
75th Percentile £76.31 £106.25 £56.13
90th Percentile £77.33 £110.00 £56.95
England median hourly rate £72.75 £42.50 £53.50
% change year-on-year +71.18% -20.56% -

All Systems Management Skills
South West

vCenter Server is in the Systems Management category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for systems management skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 407 604 548
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 12.82% 16.66% 14.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 311 499 382
10th Percentile £205 £324 £257
25th Percentile £397 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £599 £644 £593
90th Percentile £700 £719 £675
England median daily rate £525 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -8.70% - +14.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 21 20
10th Percentile - £53.75 £11.17
25th Percentile - £60.70 £16.85
Median hourly rate £40.00 £65.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -38.46% +225.00% -54.25%
75th Percentile £72.85 £78.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £76.28 £86.00 £55.03
England median hourly rate £26.38 £57.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -54.12% +167.44% -10.42%

vCenter Server
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing vCenter Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for vCenter Server in the South West

vCenter Server
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing vCenter Server in the South West.

Daily rate trend for vCenter Server in the South West

vCenter Server
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing vCenter Server in the South West over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for vCenter Server in the South West

vCenter Server
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing vCenter Server in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for vCenter Server in the South West

vCenter Server
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing vCenter Server within the South West region over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. 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
Wiltshire -5 26 £525 -4.55% 6
Bristol +30 12 £500 -10.71%
Somerset - 1 - -
vCenter Server
England

vCenter Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (17.95%) Confluence
2 2 (5.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (2.56%) nginx
3 1 (2.56%) SharePoint
3 1 (2.56%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 8 (20.51%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 9 (23.08%) Azure
2 6 (15.38%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (7.69%) AWS
4 2 (5.13%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 20 (51.28%) Firewall
2 9 (23.08%) VSAN
3 8 (20.51%) SAN
4 7 (17.95%) DNS
5 6 (15.38%) FTP
6 5 (12.82%) DHCP
7 4 (10.26%) LAN
7 4 (10.26%) WAN
8 2 (5.13%) Cisco ISE
8 2 (5.13%) Skype
8 2 (5.13%) Software-Defined Networking
8 2 (5.13%) TCP/IP
9 1 (2.56%) Unified Communications
Development Applications
1 7 (17.95%) JIRA
2 2 (5.13%) Artifactory
3 1 (2.56%) Bitbucket
General
1 14 (35.90%) Public Sector
2 12 (30.77%) Social Skills
3 8 (20.51%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (10.26%) Legal
5 2 (5.13%) Electronics
5 2 (5.13%) Finance
5 2 (5.13%) Manufacturing
5 2 (5.13%) Marketing
5 2 (5.13%) Telecoms
6 1 (2.56%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 26 (66.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 21 (53.85%) Network Engineer
3 13 (33.33%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
4 8 (20.51%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
5 7 (17.95%) Virtualisation Engineer
6 6 (15.38%) VMware Engineer
7 2 (5.13%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 2 (5.13%) Senior
7 2 (5.13%) Wintel Engineer
7 2 (5.13%) Wintel Infrastructure Engineer
8 1 (2.56%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
8 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Engineer
8 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Infrastructure Engineer
8 1 (2.56%) Senior Support Technician
8 1 (2.56%) Senior Technician
8 1 (2.56%) Software Engineer
8 1 (2.56%) Support Technician
8 1 (2.56%) Technical Support
8 1 (2.56%) Windows Engineer
8 1 (2.56%) Windows Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (15.38%) Flash
2 2 (5.13%) 802.1X
3 1 (2.56%) .NET
3 1 (2.56%) .NET Framework
3 1 (2.56%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 16 (41.03%) Data Centre
2 14 (35.90%) Private Cloud
3 9 (23.08%) Clustering
4 8 (20.51%) Replication
5 5 (12.82%) PKI
6 2 (5.13%) Linux Command Line
7 1 (2.56%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 17 (43.59%) Windows
2 16 (41.03%) Windows Server
3 9 (23.08%) Linux
4 2 (5.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (5.13%) Unix
4 2 (5.13%) Windows 10
4 2 (5.13%) Windows Server 2003
4 2 (5.13%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (2.56%) Windows 7
5 1 (2.56%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (71.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 15 (38.46%) Cybersecurity
2 15 (38.46%) Virtual Infrastructure
3 13 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
3 13 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (33.33%) Resource Management
4 11 (28.21%) Vulnerability Scanning
5 8 (20.51%) Agile
5 8 (20.51%) Critical Thinking
5 8 (20.51%) High Availability
5 8 (20.51%) ITIL
6 7 (17.95%) NsoIT
6 7 (17.95%) Service Management
6 7 (17.95%) System Testing
6 7 (17.95%) Validation
6 7 (17.95%) Waterfall
7 6 (15.38%) Change Management
7 6 (15.38%) Computer Science
7 6 (15.38%) Network Virtualisation
7 6 (15.38%) Power Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.13%) C#
1 2 (5.13%) Java
1 2 (5.13%) SQL
2 1 (2.56%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 35 (89.74%) Security Cleared
2 24 (61.54%) SC Cleared
3 12 (30.77%) DV Cleared
4 9 (23.08%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 8 (20.51%) Degree
6 6 (15.38%) CCNA
6 6 (15.38%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (15.38%) Master's Degree
7 4 (10.26%) Chartered Engineer
8 2 (5.13%) MCSE
8 2 (5.13%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (2.56%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.13%) NIST
System Software
1 33 (84.62%) VMware Infrastructure
2 22 (56.41%) VMware ESXi
3 18 (46.15%) VMware NSX
3 18 (46.15%) vSphere
4 6 (15.38%) Active Directory
5 3 (7.69%) Hyper-V
6 2 (5.13%) Docker
7 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (2.56%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (2.56%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 4 (10.26%) SCCM
2 2 (5.13%) Kubernetes
3 1 (2.56%) Ansible
3 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Clustering
3 1 (2.56%) Progress Chef
3 1 (2.56%) Puppet
3 1 (2.56%) WSUS
Vendors
1 39 (100.00%) VMware
2 15 (38.46%) Microsoft
3 12 (30.77%) Cisco
4 10 (25.64%) Veeam
5 9 (23.08%) Atlassian
6 7 (17.95%) Palo Alto
7 6 (15.38%) CheckPoint
8 3 (7.69%) Dell
9 2 (5.13%) HP
9 2 (5.13%) SAP
9 2 (5.13%) Splunk
10 1 (2.56%) McAfee
10 1 (2.56%) SolarWinds
10 1 (2.56%) Veritas