VMware ESXi Contract Job Trends in Suffolk

VMware ESXi (formerly ESX Server)
East of England > Suffolk

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Suffolk requiring VMware ESXi skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 24 -
Rank change year-on-year +11 - -
Contract jobs citing VMware ESXi 6 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Suffolk 8.00% 0.91% -
As % of the System Software category 26.09% 4.00% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £553 - -
25th Percentile £594 £675 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £700 -
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% - -
75th Percentile £703 £725 -
90th Percentile £712 - -
East of England median daily rate £500 £700 £625
% change year-on-year -28.57% +12.00% -

All System Software Skills
Suffolk

VMware ESXi 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 Suffolk.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 23 25 12
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk 30.67% 22.73% 9.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 8 12
10th Percentile - £167 £125
25th Percentile £213 £211 £129
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £220 £300
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -26.67% -25.00%
75th Percentile £444 £257 £597
90th Percentile £676 £476 £700
East of England median daily rate £413 £375 £500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -25.00% +11.11%

VMware ESXi
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

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

VMware ESXi job vacancy trend in Suffolk

VMware ESXi
Daily Rate Trend in Suffolk

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing VMware ESXi.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing VMware ESXi

VMware ESXi
Hourly Rate Trend in Suffolk

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing VMware ESXi.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing VMware ESXi

VMware ESXi
Contract Job Locations in Suffolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware ESXi within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 13 December 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
Ipswich +12 5 £675 -3.57% 2
VMware ESXi
East of England

VMware ESXi
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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:

Applications
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Google Ads
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (100.00%) VMware Specialist
Operating Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Security Hardening
2 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (16.67%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 6 (100.00%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) VMware
2 5 (83.33%) Microsoft