VMware Consultant Contract Job Trends in the South West

VMware Consultant
England > South West

The median VMware Consultant daily rate in the South West is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 110 152
Rank change year-on-year -24 +42 +21
Contract jobs requiring a VMware Consultant 5 4 4
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.17% 0.24% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.26% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £460
75th Percentile - - £552
90th Percentile - - £607
England median daily rate £575 £575 £500
% change year-on-year - +15.00% -17.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £51.00 - -
England median hourly rate £51.00 £81.25 -
% change year-on-year -37.23% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title 2,684 1,566 2,986
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.04% 92.72% 93.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,438 1,050 1,910
10th Percentile £261 £215 £213
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £688 £721
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 471 113 398
10th Percentile £17.87 £18.90 £14.00
25th Percentile £26.25 £50.75 £25.00
Median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £48.29
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +34.60% -25.22%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £75.00 £77.50
England median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +7.14% +7.69% -23.53%

VMware Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'VMware Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

VMware Consultant job vacancy trend in the South West

VMware Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for VMware Consultant job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for VMware Consultant job vacancies in the South West

VMware Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for VMware Consultant job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for VMware Consultant job vacancies in the South West

VMware Consultant
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 VMware Consultant within the South West region over the 6 months to 21 March 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
Wiltshire -16 5 £550 - 4
VMware Consultant
England

VMware Consultant Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 21 March 2026, VMware Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South West region featuring VMware Consultant in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) VMware
1 5 (100.00%) VMware NSX
2 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (20.00%) NetBackup
3 1 (20.00%) NonStop SQL
3 1 (20.00%) Veritas
3 1 (20.00%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (20.00%) vRealize
3 1 (20.00%) vSphere
3 1 (20.00%) Zerto

VMware Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) NonStop SQL
General
1 4 (80.00%) Public Sector
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) VMware NSX
2 4 (80.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (20.00%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (20.00%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) NetBackup
1 1 (20.00%) vRealize
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) VMware
2 1 (20.00%) Veritas
2 1 (20.00%) Zerto