VMware Infrastructure Contracts in the UK excluding London

VMware Infrastructure (VI3)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for VMware Infrastructure skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VMware Infrastructure over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 74 67 81
Rank change year-on-year -7 +14 -6
Contract jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 527 812 931
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.56% 3.40% 3.01%
As % of the System Software category 21.48% 22.55% 19.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 352 577 685
10th Percentile £263 £313 £250
25th Percentile £363 £410 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £525 £448
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% +17.32% +5.29%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £563
90th Percentile £675 £700 £654
UK median daily rate £500 £538 £475
% change year-on-year -6.98% +13.16% +7.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 47 30
10th Percentile £38.10 £38.18 £20.00
25th Percentile £40.00 £52.13 £28.41
Median hourly rate £46.18 £63.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.70% +32.63% -
75th Percentile £76.50 £65.75 £60.07
90th Percentile £88.75 £83.82 £67.55
UK median hourly rate £40.25 £65.00 £49.84
% change year-on-year -38.08% +30.42% -4.15%

All System Software Skills
UK excluding London

VMware Infrastructure is in the System Software category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for system software skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 2,453 3,601 4,663
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 11.93% 15.08% 15.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,647 2,606 3,312
10th Percentile £177 £180 £158
25th Percentile £281 £313 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £480 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +6.67% +6.16%
75th Percentile £583 £588 £561
90th Percentile £650 £680 £648
UK median daily rate £495 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -5.71% - +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 192 188 242
10th Percentile £14.01 £14.25 £13.00
25th Percentile £14.16 £16.60 £14.25
Median hourly rate £20.98 £44.93 £18.12
Median % change year-on-year -53.31% +148.01% +2.49%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £23.75
90th Percentile £79.80 £71.13 £51.65
UK median hourly rate £22.50 £54.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -58.33% +170.00% -

VMware Infrastructure
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing VMware Infrastructure as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for VMware Infrastructure in the UK excluding London

VMware Infrastructure
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for VMware Infrastructure in the UK excluding London

VMware Infrastructure
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for VMware Infrastructure in the UK excluding London

VMware Infrastructure
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for VMware Infrastructure in the UK excluding London

VMware Infrastructure
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for VMware Infrastructure in the UK excluding London

VMware Infrastructure
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 May 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
South East +1 229 £500 -3.85% 107
South West +7 94 £530 -3.64% 76
North of England +5 88 £350 -30.00% 81
Midlands -16 45 £538 +7.50% 74
North West -19 44 £325 -35.00% 53
Scotland +25 38 £453 -2.58% 6
Yorkshire +31 36 £378 -12.21% 20
West Midlands +7 34 £531 +14.86% 44
East of England -41 28 £650 - 50
East Midlands -9 10 £550 -14.73% 30
North East +16 8 £575 +9.52% 10
Wales -6 5 £285 -46.98% 5
Northern Ireland - 1 £525 - 1
VMware Infrastructure
UK

VMware Infrastructure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 57 (10.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (5.69%) Confluence
3 25 (4.74%) SharePoint
4 8 (1.52%) IIS
5 7 (1.33%) SharePoint 2010
5 7 (1.33%) SharePoint Server
6 5 (0.95%) nginx
7 4 (0.76%) Skype for Business
8 2 (0.38%) IBM Domino
8 2 (0.38%) Traefik
9 1 (0.19%) Cloud Foundry
9 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2007
9 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2010
9 1 (0.19%) MQSeries
9 1 (0.19%) Site Server
Applications
1 31 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 7 (1.33%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.38%) Refinitiv Enterprise Platform
2 2 (0.38%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.38%) RMDS
3 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 121 (22.96%) Azure
2 62 (11.76%) Microsoft 365
3 54 (10.25%) AWS
4 21 (3.98%) IaaS
5 17 (3.23%) PaaS
6 16 (3.04%) Entra ID
7 15 (2.85%) Azure DevOps
7 15 (2.85%) GCP
7 15 (2.85%) OCI
8 10 (1.90%) GitHub
8 10 (1.90%) OpenShift
8 10 (1.90%) SaaS
9 8 (1.52%) OneDrive
10 5 (0.95%) Azure Logic Apps
11 4 (0.76%) Dynamics 365
12 3 (0.57%) Azure Event Grid
12 3 (0.57%) Datadog
12 3 (0.57%) iPaaS
12 3 (0.57%) Power Platform
12 3 (0.57%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 133 (25.24%) DNS
2 120 (22.77%) Firewall
3 111 (21.06%) DHCP
4 77 (14.61%) SAN
5 64 (12.14%) LAN
6 63 (11.95%) WAN
7 49 (9.30%) VPN
8 37 (7.02%) TCP/IP
9 36 (6.83%) Wi-Fi
10 31 (5.88%) VSAN
11 22 (4.17%) NAS
12 19 (3.61%) VLAN
12 19 (3.61%) Wireless
13 15 (2.85%) Remote Desktop
14 14 (2.66%) MPLS
14 14 (2.66%) VoIP
15 11 (2.09%) Internet
15 11 (2.09%) Network Security
16 10 (1.90%) Fibre Channel
16 10 (1.90%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (6.45%) SQL Server
2 16 (3.04%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (1.52%) MongoDB
3 8 (1.52%) MySQL
4 7 (1.33%) Metadata
4 7 (1.33%) PowerPivot
4 7 (1.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 6 (1.14%) Microsoft Power View
6 4 (0.76%) Oracle Database
7 3 (0.57%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (0.57%) Power BI
8 2 (0.38%) CouchDB
9 1 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.19%) Big Data
9 1 (0.19%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 39 (7.40%) JIRA
2 20 (3.80%) Robot Framework
3 15 (2.85%) GitLab
4 14 (2.66%) Sonatype Nexus
5 7 (1.33%) Bitbucket
5 7 (1.33%) Git
5 7 (1.33%) Rational DOORS
6 6 (1.14%) Jenkins
6 6 (1.14%) Selenium
7 4 (0.76%) CppUnit
7 4 (0.76%) PVCS
8 3 (0.57%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.38%) Artifactory
9 2 (0.38%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 1 (0.19%) MSI
10 1 (0.19%) Subversion
General
1 177 (33.59%) Social Skills
2 67 (12.71%) Analytical Skills
3 50 (9.49%) Public Sector
4 26 (4.93%) Finance
5 20 (3.80%) Documentation Skills
6 17 (3.23%) Military
6 17 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
7 15 (2.85%) Banking
8 13 (2.47%) Aerospace
9 10 (1.90%) Telecoms
10 7 (1.33%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (1.14%) Publishing
12 5 (0.95%) Billing
12 5 (0.95%) Manufacturing
12 5 (0.95%) Marketing
13 3 (0.57%) Back Office
13 3 (0.57%) Digital Economy
13 3 (0.57%) Front Office
14 2 (0.38%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.38%) Legal
Job Titles
1 141 (26.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 53 (10.06%) Architect
3 42 (7.97%) Network Engineer
4 39 (7.40%) Support Engineer
5 35 (6.64%) VMware Engineer
6 33 (6.26%) Analyst
7 28 (5.31%) Integration Engineer
7 28 (5.31%) Senior
8 24 (4.55%) Storage Engineer
9 22 (4.17%) Wintel Engineer
10 21 (3.98%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 20 (3.80%) Server Engineer
12 19 (3.61%) Virtualisation Engineer
13 18 (3.42%) Linux Engineer
13 18 (3.42%) Test Engineer
14 17 (3.23%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
15 16 (3.04%) 2nd Line Support
15 16 (3.04%) IT Engineer
16 15 (2.85%) 3rd Line Support
16 15 (2.85%) Infrastructure Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.85%) .NET
2 10 (1.90%) HTML
3 9 (1.71%) CSS
4 7 (1.33%) Middleware
4 7 (1.33%) Web Services
5 5 (0.95%) Flash
6 4 (0.76%) LDAP
6 4 (0.76%) REST
7 3 (0.57%) .NET Core
7 3 (0.57%) EDI
7 3 (0.57%) Elastic Stack
7 3 (0.57%) J2EE
7 3 (0.57%) ModSecurity
7 3 (0.57%) React
7 3 (0.57%) Vue
7 3 (0.57%) XMPP
8 2 (0.38%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.38%) 802.1X
8 2 (0.38%) ADSI
8 2 (0.38%) cloud-init
Miscellaneous
1 89 (16.89%) Data Centre
2 57 (10.82%) PKI
3 44 (8.35%) Clustering
4 33 (6.26%) Client/Server
5 22 (4.17%) Private Cloud
6 17 (3.23%) Data Protection Act
7 15 (2.85%) Replication
8 14 (2.66%) Linux Command Line
9 12 (2.28%) Public Cloud
10 10 (1.90%) Management Information System
11 8 (1.52%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 7 (1.33%) Driving Licence
13 5 (0.95%) Video Conferencing
14 4 (0.76%) CCTV
14 4 (0.76%) Fat Client
14 4 (0.76%) Onboarding
14 4 (0.76%) Security Posture
14 4 (0.76%) Self-Motivation
14 4 (0.76%) Thin Client
14 4 (0.76%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 292 (55.41%) Windows
2 204 (38.71%) Windows Server
3 167 (31.69%) Linux
4 80 (15.18%) Windows Server 2012
5 63 (11.95%) Windows Server 2019
6 58 (11.01%) Windows 10
7 51 (9.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 46 (8.73%) Windows Server 2016
9 36 (6.83%) Unix
10 20 (3.80%) Windows Server 2008
11 16 (3.04%) Windows XP
12 13 (2.47%) CentOS
13 11 (2.09%) Solaris
13 11 (2.09%) Ubuntu
13 11 (2.09%) VMS
14 9 (1.71%) Windows 7
15 8 (1.52%) Mac OS
16 7 (1.33%) Debian
17 3 (0.57%) AIX
18 2 (0.38%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 176 (33.40%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 125 (23.72%) Problem-Solving
3 89 (16.89%) Agile
4 85 (16.13%) Migration
5 75 (14.23%) ITIL
6 52 (9.87%) DevOps
7 42 (7.97%) Cybersecurity
8 40 (7.59%) Disaster Recovery
9 37 (7.02%) Data Protection
9 37 (7.02%) High Availability
10 34 (6.45%) Infrastructure as Code
11 32 (6.07%) Customer Service
11 32 (6.07%) Server Management
11 32 (6.07%) Virtual Infrastructure
12 31 (5.88%) Containerisation
12 31 (5.88%) Decision-Making
13 30 (5.69%) Release Management
14 29 (5.50%) Test Automation
15 28 (5.31%) Project Delivery
16 27 (5.12%) Storage Management
Programming Languages
1 125 (23.72%) PowerShell
2 69 (13.09%) Python
3 41 (7.78%) SQL
4 33 (6.26%) Bash
5 20 (3.80%) VBScript
6 13 (2.47%) C#
6 13 (2.47%) Java
7 10 (1.90%) JavaScript
7 10 (1.90%) Shell Script
8 8 (1.52%) Perl
9 7 (1.33%) C++
10 6 (1.14%) Go
10 6 (1.14%) Ruby
11 4 (0.76%) C
12 3 (0.57%) PHP
12 3 (0.57%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.19%) Elixir
13 1 (0.19%) VB
Qualifications
1 245 (46.49%) Security Cleared
2 120 (22.77%) SC Cleared
3 114 (21.63%) DV Cleared
4 89 (16.89%) Degree
5 52 (9.87%) Cisco Certification
6 51 (9.68%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 47 (8.92%) Microsoft Certification
8 46 (8.73%) CCNA
9 33 (6.26%) MCSE
10 25 (4.74%) CCNP
10 25 (4.74%) MCSA
11 13 (2.47%) ITIL Certification
12 11 (2.09%) Computer Science Degree
12 11 (2.09%) Master's Degree
13 8 (1.52%) Network+ Certification
14 7 (1.33%) A+ Certification
14 7 (1.33%) DBS Check
15 6 (1.14%) Azure Certification
15 6 (1.14%) RHCT
15 6 (1.14%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (3.61%) SLA
2 8 (1.52%) NIST
3 7 (1.33%) RMADS
4 5 (0.95%) GDPR
4 5 (0.95%) PCI DSS
4 5 (0.95%) PMO
4 5 (0.95%) QA
5 3 (0.57%) ISO 9001
5 3 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.38%) Disclosure Scotland
6 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.38%) NCSC
7 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 225 (42.69%) Active Directory
2 121 (22.96%) Hyper-V
3 87 (16.51%) vSphere
4 74 (14.04%) VMware NSX
5 73 (13.85%) VMware ESXi
6 34 (6.45%) Virtual Machines
7 23 (4.36%) Virtual Servers
8 21 (3.98%) VMware Workstation
9 20 (3.80%) Docker
10 19 (3.61%) KVM
11 15 (2.85%) XenApp
12 9 (1.71%) vCloud
13 6 (1.14%) Virtual Desktop
13 6 (1.14%) VMware Server
14 4 (0.76%) Firmware
14 4 (0.76%) Terminal Services
15 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 3 (0.57%) SRDF
15 3 (0.57%) XenDesktop
16 2 (0.38%) Veritas Cluster Server
Systems Management
1 92 (17.46%) vCenter Server
2 69 (13.09%) SCCM
3 58 (11.01%) Ansible
4 46 (8.73%) Kubernetes
5 44 (8.35%) WSUS
6 38 (7.21%) Terraform
7 26 (4.93%) Microsoft Intune
8 25 (4.74%) SCOM
9 22 (4.17%) NetBackup
10 14 (2.66%) EMC NetWorker
11 12 (2.28%) Microsoft Clustering
12 10 (1.90%) vRealize
13 9 (1.71%) Nagios
13 9 (1.71%) VxRail
14 8 (1.52%) Failover Clustering
14 8 (1.52%) Rancher
15 7 (1.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
15 7 (1.33%) Nessus
15 7 (1.33%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
15 7 (1.33%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 527 (100.00%) VMware
2 205 (38.90%) Microsoft
3 77 (14.61%) Cisco
4 49 (9.30%) Dell
5 42 (7.97%) Red Hat
6 40 (7.59%) Citrix
7 34 (6.45%) Veeam
8 33 (6.26%) Oracle
9 25 (4.74%) HP
10 24 (4.55%) EMC
10 24 (4.55%) Juniper
11 22 (4.17%) Palo Alto
12 17 (3.23%) SolarWinds
12 17 (3.23%) Symantec
13 14 (2.66%) 3PAR
13 14 (2.66%) Extreme Networks
14 13 (2.47%) Atlassian
14 13 (2.47%) Google
14 13 (2.47%) Splunk
15 11 (2.09%) Ivanti