VMware Infrastructure Contract Job Trends in the South West

VMware Infrastructure (VI3)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring VMware Infrastructure skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 59 36 55
Rank change year-on-year -23 +19 -10
Contract jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 66 142 120
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 3.34% 5.36% 3.71%
As % of the System Software category 26.83% 32.57% 25.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 90 67
10th Percentile £343 £460 £300
25th Percentile £522 £486 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.12% +2.38% +5.00%
75th Percentile £649 £597 £600
90th Percentile £708 £667 £625
England median daily rate £550 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +8.37% -3.33% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 16
10th Percentile - - £50.09
25th Percentile - - £60.00
Median hourly rate - - £65.98
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - £76.12
England median hourly rate £48.25 £23.80 £63.00
% change year-on-year +102.73% -62.22% +41.89%

All System Software Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 246 436 462
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 12.46% 16.45% 14.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 185 305 300
10th Percentile £216 £208 £200
25th Percentile £305 £463 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% +2.38% +2.44%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £616
90th Percentile £695 £674 £688
England median daily rate £500 £513 £513
% change year-on-year -2.44% - -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 9 46
10th Percentile £64.25 £14.90 £13.25
25th Percentile £74.38 £58.00 £18.34
Median hourly rate £85.00 £80.00 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% +30.08% +26.86%
75th Percentile £95.00 £85.00 £70.39
90th Percentile - £90.50 £78.00
England median hourly rate £37.50 £25.00 £47.86
% change year-on-year +50.00% -47.77% +117.56%

VMware Infrastructure
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for VMware Infrastructure in the South West

VMware Infrastructure
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

VMware Infrastructure
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in the South West over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for VMware Infrastructure in the South West

VMware Infrastructure
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

VMware Infrastructure
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 Infrastructure within the South West region over the 6 months to 19 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
Wiltshire -19 23 £575 +6.88% 2
Bristol +14 21 £550 +10.00% 8
Gloucestershire +13 10 £555 +18.09% 11
Somerset -8 5 £633 +12.44% 1
Dorset -4 3 £205 -56.84% 4
Devon +4 1 £475 -13.64% 5
VMware Infrastructure
England

VMware Infrastructure
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 17 (25.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (16.67%) Confluence
2 11 (16.67%) SharePoint
3 7 (10.61%) Skype for Business
4 4 (6.06%) IIS
5 2 (3.03%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (1.52%) nginx
Applications
1 16 (24.24%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 10 (15.15%) Azure
2 7 (10.61%) PaaS
3 6 (9.09%) SaaS
4 3 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (4.55%) OneDrive
5 2 (3.03%) AWS
5 2 (3.03%) Azure Stack
5 2 (3.03%) IaaS
6 1 (1.52%) AWS Direct Connect
6 1 (1.52%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (1.52%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 1 (1.52%) OpenShift
6 1 (1.52%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 28 (42.42%) DNS
2 13 (19.70%) DHCP
2 13 (19.70%) VPN
3 12 (18.18%) Skype
4 11 (16.67%) Unified Communications
5 8 (12.12%) VoIP
6 7 (10.61%) BGP
6 7 (10.61%) IPsec
6 7 (10.61%) MPLS
6 7 (10.61%) VSAN
7 6 (9.09%) Firewall
8 5 (7.58%) PBX
9 4 (6.06%) WAN
10 3 (4.55%) LAN
10 3 (4.55%) VLAN
10 3 (4.55%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (3.03%) NetScaler
12 1 (1.52%) BIG-IP
12 1 (1.52%) Network Security
12 1 (1.52%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.55%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (16.67%) JIRA
2 2 (3.03%) Bitbucket
2 2 (3.03%) Git
2 2 (3.03%) GitLab
2 2 (3.03%) Jenkins
3 1 (1.52%) Artifactory
3 1 (1.52%) SonarQube
General
1 25 (37.88%) Social Skills
2 19 (28.79%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (21.21%) Public Sector
4 7 (10.61%) Finance
5 6 (9.09%) Telecoms
6 5 (7.58%) Billing
7 3 (4.55%) Military
8 2 (3.03%) Aerospace
9 1 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.52%) Electronics
9 1 (1.52%) Fire and Rescue
9 1 (1.52%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.52%) Marketing
9 1 (1.52%) Police
9 1 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (16.67%) Architect
2 8 (12.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 7 (10.61%) Network Engineer
4 5 (7.58%) Platform Engineer
4 5 (7.58%) Wintel Engineer
5 4 (6.06%) Solutions Architect
5 4 (6.06%) Support Engineer
6 3 (4.55%) Consultant
6 3 (4.55%) Security Architect
6 3 (4.55%) Senior
6 3 (4.55%) Test Engineer
7 2 (3.03%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 2 (3.03%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 2 (3.03%) Azure Architect
7 2 (3.03%) Chief Technology Officer
7 2 (3.03%) DevOps Engineer
7 2 (3.03%) IT Engineer
7 2 (3.03%) Senior Solutions Architect
7 2 (3.03%) Senior VMware Architect
7 2 (3.03%) Switch Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (10.61%) NETCONF
1 7 (10.61%) RESTCONF
2 2 (3.03%) Elastic Stack
2 2 (3.03%) ModSecurity
2 2 (3.03%) REST
3 1 (1.52%) .NET
3 1 (1.52%) React
3 1 (1.52%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 20 (30.30%) PKI
2 5 (7.58%) Blackberry
2 5 (7.58%) Data Centre
2 5 (7.58%) Private Cloud
2 5 (7.58%) Video Conferencing
3 3 (4.55%) Cyber Defence
3 3 (4.55%) Hybrid Cloud
3 3 (4.55%) Management Information System
4 2 (3.03%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (3.03%) Onboarding
4 2 (3.03%) Operational Technology
5 1 (1.52%) Cloud Native
5 1 (1.52%) Public Cloud
5 1 (1.52%) RSA SecurID
Operating Systems
1 36 (54.55%) Windows
2 17 (25.76%) Windows Server
3 16 (24.24%) Linux
4 15 (22.73%) Windows 10
5 9 (13.64%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (4.55%) Windows Server 2008
6 3 (4.55%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (4.55%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (1.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (1.52%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (22.73%) Service Management
2 14 (21.21%) Migration
2 14 (21.21%) Root Cause Analysis
3 13 (19.70%) Critical Thinking
3 13 (19.70%) Validation
4 12 (18.18%) Agile
4 12 (18.18%) Roadmaps
5 11 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (16.67%) System Testing
6 10 (15.15%) ITIL
7 9 (13.64%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 9 (13.64%) Network Virtualisation
7 9 (13.64%) NsoIT
8 7 (10.61%) Infrastructure as Code
9 6 (9.09%) DevOps
10 5 (7.58%) Commercial Awareness
10 5 (7.58%) Computer Science
10 5 (7.58%) Customer Requirements
10 5 (7.58%) Product Roadmap
10 5 (7.58%) Thought Leadership
Programming Languages
1 12 (18.18%) SQL
2 10 (15.15%) Python
3 8 (12.12%) PowerShell
4 2 (3.03%) Bash
5 1 (1.52%) C#
5 1 (1.52%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 57 (86.36%) Security Cleared
2 42 (63.64%) SC Cleared
3 26 (39.39%) DV Cleared
4 17 (25.76%) CCNP
4 17 (25.76%) Cisco Certification
5 12 (18.18%) Degree
6 8 (12.12%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 7 (10.61%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (9.09%) MCSE
9 5 (7.58%) Master's Degree
10 4 (6.06%) CCNA
10 4 (6.06%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (3.03%) MCSA
12 1 (1.52%) A+ Certification
12 1 (1.52%) OCA
12 1 (1.52%) Oracle Certification
12 1 (1.52%) RHCA
12 1 (1.52%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.55%) NCSC
1 3 (4.55%) SLA
2 1 (1.52%) QA
System Software
1 33 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 18 (27.27%) VMware ESXi
3 11 (16.67%) VMware NSX
4 9 (13.64%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (12.12%) vSphere
6 7 (10.61%) Hyper-V
7 4 (6.06%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 4 (6.06%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (3.03%) Docker
8 2 (3.03%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (3.03%) XenDesktop
9 1 (1.52%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 17 (25.76%) vCenter Server
2 14 (21.21%) Ansible
3 11 (16.67%) SCCM
4 9 (13.64%) WSUS
5 6 (9.09%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (9.09%) VxRail
6 5 (7.58%) Terraform
7 4 (6.06%) Kubernetes
8 3 (4.55%) AppManager
8 3 (4.55%) OPNET
8 3 (4.55%) Puppet
8 3 (4.55%) vRealize
9 2 (3.03%) Microsoft Clustering
9 2 (3.03%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (3.03%) NetApp OnCommand
9 2 (3.03%) Prometheus
9 2 (3.03%) vMotion
10 1 (1.52%) Dell DRAC
10 1 (1.52%) Grafana
10 1 (1.52%) Rancher
Vendors
1 66 (100.00%) VMware
2 28 (42.42%) Microsoft
3 27 (40.91%) Cisco
4 8 (12.12%) Atlassian
5 7 (10.61%) F5
5 7 (10.61%) SolarWinds
5 7 (10.61%) Veeam
6 5 (7.58%) Avaya
6 5 (7.58%) Ericsson
6 5 (7.58%) Ivanti
6 5 (7.58%) Juniper
6 5 (7.58%) Nokia
6 5 (7.58%) Palo Alto
6 5 (7.58%) Ribbon
6 5 (7.58%) Splunk
7 3 (4.55%) Citrix
7 3 (4.55%) Infoblox
8 2 (3.03%) Dell
9 1 (1.52%) Brocade
9 1 (1.52%) Fujitsu