Dell Contract Job Trends

Dell
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of Dell products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Dell over the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Dell, Inc.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 498 346 320
Rank change year-on-year -152 -26 +17
Contract jobs citing Dell 183 209 265
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.33% 0.63% 0.69%
As % of the Vendors category 0.80% 1.33% 1.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 123 115 166
10th Percentile £128 £138 £191
25th Percentile £231 £171 £324
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £425 £479
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -11.18% +16.00%
75th Percentile £575 £500 £565
90th Percentile £638 £575 £630
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £375 £497
% change year-on-year +26.67% -24.47% +53.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 52 30
10th Percentile £16.46 £17.30 £11.75
25th Percentile - £18.51 £13.93
Median hourly rate £19.33 £18.87 £23.99
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -21.34% +2.09%
75th Percentile - £25.15 £24.18
90th Percentile £25.39 - £68.33
UK excluding London median hourly rate £19.33 £18.87 £24.18
% change year-on-year +2.44% -21.96% +24.00%

All Vendors
UK

Dell falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 22,863 15,724 17,051
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.67% 47.54% 44.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,925 9,673 10,099
10th Percentile £310 £275 £285
25th Percentile £413 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £618 £613 £625
90th Percentile £705 £700 £731
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,314 807 652
10th Percentile £13.97 £14.75 £14.50
25th Percentile £16.41 £17.79 £15.70
Median hourly rate £25.75 £25.15 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +2.39% -22.62% -25.87%
75th Percentile £57.88 £43.21 £64.25
90th Percentile £78.69 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.30 £21.30 £30.00
% change year-on-year +18.76% -29.00% -29.41%

Dell
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Dell relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Dell job vacancy trend in the UK

Dell
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Dell.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Dell

Dell
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Dell over the 6 months to 26 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Dell in the UK

Dell
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Dell.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Dell

Dell
Top 16 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Dell within the UK over the 6 months to 26 September 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
England -142 147 £488 +14.71% 144
UK excluding London -104 125 £475 +26.67% 77
Work from Home -35 38 £425 -4.92% 44
South East -64 38 £475 +18.75% 31
London -107 38 £525 +10.53% 77
North of England -63 37 £525 +20.69% 14
Yorkshire -26 26 £525 +10.53% 2
Scotland -17 17 £145 -54.72% 14
South West -43 17 £175 -38.70% 4
Midlands -61 9 £375 +138.10% 3
West Midlands -47 8 £250 +22.70% 1
North West -53 6 £200 -52.94% 10
East of England -34 5 £511 +14.89% 10
North East -37 5 £553 +268.50% 2
Wales -8 3 - - 1
East Midlands -29 1 £500 +273.13% 1

Dell
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (2.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.64%) Confluence
3 1 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (0.55%) IIS
3 1 (0.55%) NetWeaver
3 1 (0.55%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.55%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 3 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 13 (7.10%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (5.46%) SAP MDG
3 2 (1.09%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.55%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 38 (20.77%) Azure
2 29 (15.85%) Boomi
3 18 (9.84%) AWS
4 13 (7.10%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (6.56%) Azure DevOps
6 9 (4.92%) Smartsheet
7 8 (4.37%) Azure Monitor
8 6 (3.28%) AtomSphere
8 6 (3.28%) OpenShift
9 5 (2.73%) GitHub
10 3 (1.64%) GitHub Actions
10 3 (1.64%) IaaS
10 3 (1.64%) iPaaS
10 3 (1.64%) Nutanix
10 3 (1.64%) Rubrik
11 2 (1.09%) Azure Storage
11 2 (1.09%) Datadog
11 2 (1.09%) GCP
11 2 (1.09%) SuccessFactors
11 2 (1.09%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 54 (29.51%) SAN
2 12 (6.56%) Firewall
2 12 (6.56%) NAS
3 10 (5.46%) Fibre Channel
4 8 (4.37%) Network Security
5 7 (3.83%) BGP
5 7 (3.83%) WAN
6 6 (3.28%) DHCP
6 6 (3.28%) DNS
6 6 (3.28%) LAN
6 6 (3.28%) TCP/IP
6 6 (3.28%) VPN
7 5 (2.73%) Ethernet VPN
7 5 (2.73%) iSCSI
7 5 (2.73%) VLAN
7 5 (2.73%) VXLAN
8 4 (2.19%) OSPF
8 4 (2.19%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (1.64%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (1.09%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.19%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.09%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 13 (7.10%) Git
1 13 (7.10%) JIRA
2 9 (4.92%) Postman
3 6 (3.28%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.64%) GitLab
5 1 (0.55%) Subversion
General
1 54 (29.51%) Social Skills
2 33 (18.03%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (12.02%) Finance
4 13 (7.10%) Documentation Skills
5 11 (6.01%) Banking
6 5 (2.73%) Public Sector
6 5 (2.73%) Retail
7 3 (1.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.09%) Law
9 1 (0.55%) Billing
9 1 (0.55%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.55%) Local Government
9 1 (0.55%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.55%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 30 (16.39%) IT Engineer
2 29 (15.85%) Storage Engineer
3 27 (14.75%) Field Engineer
3 27 (14.75%) Field Service Engineer
4 26 (14.21%) Architect
5 18 (9.84%) Consultant
5 18 (9.84%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 16 (8.74%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 13 (7.10%) Integration Architect
8 11 (6.01%) IT Support
8 11 (6.01%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
8 11 (6.01%) Support Engineer
9 10 (5.46%) Analyst
10 9 (4.92%) Network Engineer
10 9 (4.92%) Senior
11 6 (3.28%) Integration Consultant
11 6 (3.28%) IT Support Engineer
11 6 (3.28%) Storage Architect
11 6 (3.28%) Support Analyst
12 5 (2.73%) Field Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (10.93%) REST
2 19 (10.38%) Middleware
3 15 (8.20%) JSON
4 13 (7.10%) OAuth
4 13 (7.10%) OAuth2
5 12 (6.56%) BAPI
6 10 (5.46%) OpenAPI
6 10 (5.46%) SAP ALE
6 10 (5.46%) Swagger
7 8 (4.37%) IDoc
7 8 (4.37%) Terraform
8 7 (3.83%) SOAP
9 3 (1.64%) XML
10 2 (1.09%) Restlet
10 2 (1.09%) YAML
11 1 (0.55%) 802.1X
11 1 (0.55%) Apache NiFi
11 1 (0.55%) Keycloak
11 1 (0.55%) LDAP
11 1 (0.55%) Redfish
Miscellaneous
1 62 (33.88%) Data Centre
2 25 (13.66%) Analytical Mindset
3 22 (12.02%) Enterprise Storage
3 22 (12.02%) Replication
4 20 (10.93%) PKI
5 17 (9.29%) Driving Licence
6 11 (6.01%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (4.92%) Operational Technology
8 7 (3.83%) SCADA
9 5 (2.73%) EMC VNX
10 4 (2.19%) EMC VMAX
10 4 (2.19%) Onboarding
10 4 (2.19%) Private Cloud
11 3 (1.64%) Chip and PIN
11 3 (1.64%) Cloud Native
11 3 (1.64%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (1.64%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (1.64%) Mainframe
12 2 (1.09%) Device Driver
12 2 (1.09%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 60 (32.79%) Windows
2 37 (20.22%) Linux
3 31 (16.94%) Windows Server
4 13 (7.10%) VMS
5 6 (3.28%) Windows 10
5 6 (3.28%) Windows Server 2019
6 5 (2.73%) zOS
7 4 (2.19%) AIX
7 4 (2.19%) Mac OS
7 4 (2.19%) Solaris
8 3 (1.64%) Data ONTAP
8 3 (1.64%) Unix
8 3 (1.64%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (1.09%) Android
9 2 (1.09%) Apple iOS
9 2 (1.09%) HPUX
9 2 (1.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.55%) Debian
10 1 (0.55%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.55%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (24.04%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (20.22%) Customer Service
3 32 (17.49%) Break/Fix
4 28 (15.30%) Disaster Recovery
4 28 (15.30%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 26 (14.21%) Stakeholder Management
6 22 (12.02%) DevOps
6 22 (12.02%) ITSM
7 21 (11.48%) Agile
7 21 (11.48%) Change Management
8 17 (9.29%) CI/CD
8 17 (9.29%) Data Protection
8 17 (9.29%) ITIL
9 16 (8.74%) Performance Tuning
10 15 (8.20%) Migration
11 14 (7.65%) Observability
11 14 (7.65%) Procure-to-Pay
12 13 (7.10%) High Availability
12 13 (7.10%) Technical Leadership
12 13 (7.10%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 14 (7.65%) PowerShell
2 10 (5.46%) Python
3 6 (3.28%) Bash
4 3 (1.64%) JavaScript
4 3 (1.64%) JCL
4 3 (1.64%) SQL
5 2 (1.09%) REXX
5 2 (1.09%) Shell Script
5 2 (1.09%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.55%) ABAP
6 1 (0.55%) Apex Code
6 1 (0.55%) Bicep
6 1 (0.55%) Groovy
6 1 (0.55%) Java
6 1 (0.55%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 55 (30.05%) Security Cleared
2 32 (17.49%) Cisco Certification
2 32 (17.49%) Microsoft Certification
3 28 (15.30%) SC Cleared
4 27 (14.75%) CCNA
5 26 (14.21%) MCSE
6 25 (13.66%) A+ Certification
6 25 (13.66%) Network+ Certification
7 22 (12.02%) DV Cleared
8 11 (6.01%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (4.37%) Degree
10 5 (2.73%) CCNP
11 4 (2.19%) AWS Certification
11 4 (2.19%) Azure Certification
12 3 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (1.64%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (1.64%) NCDA
12 3 (1.64%) NCIE
12 3 (1.64%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (1.64%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.19%) SLA
2 3 (1.64%) QA
3 2 (1.09%) SEPA
4 1 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.55%) NCSC
System Software
1 57 (31.15%) VMware Infrastructure
2 18 (9.84%) VMware ESXi
3 17 (9.29%) vSphere
4 14 (7.65%) Active Directory
5 13 (7.10%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (4.92%) NFS
7 8 (4.37%) Firmware
8 6 (3.28%) Virtual Servers
9 5 (2.73%) Hyper-V
10 4 (2.19%) Docker
10 4 (2.19%) SRDF
10 4 (2.19%) VMware NSX
11 3 (1.64%) EMC RecoverPoint
11 3 (1.64%) Time Sharing Option
12 2 (1.09%) KVM
12 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 1 (0.55%) Oracle RAC
13 1 (0.55%) QEMU
13 1 (0.55%) Samba
13 1 (0.55%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 26 (14.21%) vCenter Server
2 19 (10.38%) Ansible
3 15 (8.20%) SCOM
4 14 (7.65%) Avamar
5 13 (7.10%) Kubernetes
6 11 (6.01%) Dell DRAC
7 9 (4.92%) VxRail
8 6 (3.28%) NetBackup
9 5 (2.73%) McAfee ePO
9 5 (2.73%) Microsoft Intune
9 5 (2.73%) Nessus
9 5 (2.73%) SCCM
9 5 (2.73%) vMotion
10 4 (2.19%) Prometheus
10 4 (2.19%) Tivoli Storage Manager
11 3 (1.64%) EMC VPLEX
11 3 (1.64%) Grafana
11 3 (1.64%) SnapMirror
12 2 (1.09%) Puppet
12 2 (1.09%) SnapVault
Vendors
1 74 (40.44%) VMware
2 44 (24.04%) Microsoft
3 33 (18.03%) Cisco
4 26 (14.21%) HP
5 23 (12.57%) NetApp
6 18 (9.84%) ServiceNow
7 15 (8.20%) SAP
7 15 (8.20%) Thales
8 14 (7.65%) EMC
8 14 (7.65%) MuleSoft
9 13 (7.10%) Veeam
10 12 (6.56%) Brocade
10 12 (6.56%) IBM
11 8 (4.37%) Fortinet
11 8 (4.37%) Splunk
12 6 (3.28%) Hitachi
12 6 (3.28%) Tenable
13 5 (2.73%) Carbon Black
13 5 (2.73%) Pure Storage
13 5 (2.73%) Red Hat