SolarWinds Contract Job Trends

SolarWinds
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of SolarWinds products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SolarWinds over the 6 months leading up to 12 February 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 SolarWinds.

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 434 352 463
Rank change year-on-year -82 +111 +116
Contract jobs citing SolarWinds 157 176 144
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.39% 0.57% 0.33%
As % of the Vendors category 0.88% 1.23% 0.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 128 117 101
10th Percentile £314 £300 £325
25th Percentile £412 £413 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £530 £650 £650
90th Percentile £583 £715 £713
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +9.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 11
10th Percentile - - £32.00
25th Percentile £65.75 - £48.27
Median hourly rate £66.50 £38.00 £65.98
Median % change year-on-year +75.00% -42.41% +5.37%
75th Percentile £67.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £66.50 - £65.98
% change year-on-year - - +5.37%

All Vendors
UK

SolarWinds 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 17,911 14,349 19,324
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 44.97% 46.32% 43.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,506 8,584 12,141
10th Percentile £300 £275 £256
25th Percentile £413 £406 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £523 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.31% -0.48% -1.12%
75th Percentile £606 £625 £630
90th Percentile £700 £713 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £495 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 869 416 916
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.62 £12.93
25th Percentile £17.88 £21.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £23.83 £29.00 £26.72
Median % change year-on-year -17.84% +8.53% -16.50%
75th Percentile £56.69 £63.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £74.26 £80.75 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.04 £27.13 £26.00
% change year-on-year -18.74% +4.33% -5.45%

SolarWinds
Job Vacancy Trend

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

SolarWinds job vacancy trend in the UK

SolarWinds
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

SolarWinds
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SolarWinds over the 6 months to 12 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SolarWinds in the UK

SolarWinds
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

SolarWinds
Top 13 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SolarWinds within the UK over the 6 months to 12 February 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 -107 137 £500 - 43
UK excluding London -77 114 £500 - 35
Work from Home -13 50 £450 -10.00% 13
South East -18 40 £500 +14.29% 17
London -40 27 £500 - 16
West Midlands -49 26 £314 -42.97% 5
Midlands -67 26 £314 -46.12% 5
North of England -86 20 £338 -28.95% 5
South West -22 17 £550 +30.95% 3
North West -47 17 £340 -28.23% 4
East of England -19 6 £363 -37.23% 2
Scotland - 5 £500 - 2
Yorkshire -56 4 £238 +5.56% 1

SolarWinds
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 11 (7.01%) Confluence
1 11 (7.01%) Microsoft Exchange
1 11 (7.01%) SharePoint
2 6 (3.82%) IIS
2 6 (3.82%) Skype for Business
3 5 (3.18%) Apache
4 4 (2.55%) BizTalk Server
4 4 (2.55%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 13 (8.28%) MS Visio
2 6 (3.82%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 46 (29.30%) Azure
2 33 (21.02%) AWS
3 14 (8.92%) Datadog
4 13 (8.28%) Entra ID
5 9 (5.73%) GCP
6 7 (4.46%) Microsoft 365
7 5 (3.18%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 5 (3.18%) Nutanix
7 5 (3.18%) Power Platform
7 5 (3.18%) SaaS
8 4 (2.55%) Azure Logic Apps
8 4 (2.55%) Azure Monitor
8 4 (2.55%) Cohesity
8 4 (2.55%) PaaS
8 4 (2.55%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 3 (1.91%) Mimecast
10 2 (1.27%) AWS Direct Connect
10 2 (1.27%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (1.27%) IaaS
11 1 (0.64%) Akamai
Communications & Networking
1 57 (36.31%) Firewall
2 34 (21.66%) WAN
3 30 (19.11%) DNS
3 30 (19.11%) LAN
4 27 (17.20%) VPN
5 26 (16.56%) Cisco ISE
6 22 (14.01%) Cisco IOS
6 22 (14.01%) Network Security
6 22 (14.01%) VLAN
7 21 (13.38%) Cisco Firepower
8 20 (12.74%) DHCP
8 20 (12.74%) Junos
9 19 (12.10%) OSPF
10 18 (11.46%) BGP
10 18 (11.46%) TCP/IP
11 17 (10.83%) MPLS
11 17 (10.83%) SD-WAN
12 16 (10.19%) Wireless
13 14 (8.92%) Cisco ASA
13 14 (8.92%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (7.64%) SQL Server
2 6 (3.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 5 (3.18%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (3.18%) JIRA
2 4 (2.55%) Git
2 4 (2.55%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.91%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.64%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.64%) Subversion
General
1 43 (27.39%) Social Skills
2 29 (18.47%) Public Sector
3 26 (16.56%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (8.28%) Finance
5 7 (4.46%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (3.18%) Law
6 5 (3.18%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (2.55%) Legal
7 4 (2.55%) Manufacturing
7 4 (2.55%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.91%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.27%) Aviation
9 2 (1.27%) Retail
10 1 (0.64%) Advertising
10 1 (0.64%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.64%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.64%) French Language
10 1 (0.64%) Local Government
10 1 (0.64%) Police
Job Titles
1 64 (40.76%) Network Engineer
2 20 (12.74%) 3rd Line Engineer
3 19 (12.10%) 3rd Line Network Engineer
3 19 (12.10%) Cloud Engineer
3 19 (12.10%) Cloud Network Engineer
3 19 (12.10%) Support Engineer
4 18 (11.46%) Analyst
5 17 (10.83%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
6 16 (10.19%) Network Support
6 16 (10.19%) Network Support Engineer
7 15 (9.55%) 3rd Line Support
8 14 (8.92%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
9 13 (8.28%) Infrastructure Analyst
9 13 (8.28%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 11 (7.01%) Senior
11 8 (5.10%) Architect
11 8 (5.10%) Server Engineer
12 7 (4.46%) DBA
12 7 (4.46%) SQL DBA
13 6 (3.82%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.18%) REST
2 4 (2.55%) JSON
3 3 (1.91%) 802.1X
4 2 (1.27%) LDAP
4 2 (1.27%) Middleware
4 2 (1.27%) SAML
5 1 (0.64%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 17 (10.83%) Data Centre
2 15 (9.55%) PKI
3 14 (8.92%) Clustering
3 14 (8.92%) Linux Command Line
4 8 (5.10%) Onboarding
4 8 (5.10%) Operational Technology
4 8 (5.10%) Replication
5 7 (4.46%) CMDB
6 6 (3.82%) Security Posture
7 5 (3.18%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.91%) Driving Licence
8 3 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.91%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (1.91%) Management Information System
9 2 (1.27%) Data Structures
9 2 (1.27%) SCADA
9 2 (1.27%) Taxonomies
10 1 (0.64%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 1 (0.64%) Enterprise Storage
10 1 (0.64%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 51 (32.48%) Windows
2 37 (23.57%) Windows Server
3 28 (17.83%) Linux
4 6 (3.82%) Windows 10
5 5 (3.18%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (2.55%) Unix
7 3 (1.91%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.64%) Solaris
8 1 (0.64%) VMS
8 1 (0.64%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.64%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.64%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (19.75%) Service Management
2 25 (15.92%) Agile
2 25 (15.92%) ITSM
2 25 (15.92%) Problem-Solving
3 24 (15.29%) ITIL
4 21 (13.38%) Network Monitoring
5 18 (11.46%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 16 (10.19%) Disaster Recovery
7 15 (9.55%) Project Delivery
8 14 (8.92%) Change Management
8 14 (8.92%) Continuous Improvement
9 12 (7.64%) Capacity Planning
9 12 (7.64%) High Availability
9 12 (7.64%) Network Design
10 9 (5.73%) Migration
10 9 (5.73%) Network Virtualisation
10 9 (5.73%) Roadmaps
10 9 (5.73%) Stakeholder Management
11 8 (5.10%) Critical Thinking
11 8 (5.10%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 25 (15.92%) PowerShell
2 16 (10.19%) Python
3 14 (8.92%) SQL
4 8 (5.10%) Bash
5 5 (3.18%) Perl
Qualifications
1 69 (43.95%) Security Cleared
2 34 (21.66%) SC Cleared
3 33 (21.02%) Cisco Certification
4 30 (19.11%) CCNP
5 29 (18.47%) DV Cleared
6 21 (13.38%) CCNA
7 13 (8.28%) Degree
8 10 (6.37%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (5.10%) CCIE
9 8 (5.10%) MCSE
10 6 (3.82%) ITIL Certification
11 5 (3.18%) Master's Degree
12 4 (2.55%) AWS Certification
12 4 (2.55%) CISSP
12 4 (2.55%) JNCIS
13 3 (1.91%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (1.91%) Network+ Certification
13 3 (1.91%) OCA
13 3 (1.91%) Oracle Certification
13 3 (1.91%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.82%) PCI DSS
2 5 (3.18%) GDPR
2 5 (3.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.55%) NIST
4 3 (1.91%) NCSC
4 3 (1.91%) QA
5 2 (1.27%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.64%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.64%) GRC
6 1 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 51 (32.48%) Active Directory
2 46 (29.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 33 (21.02%) VMware NSX
4 17 (10.83%) vSphere
5 13 (8.28%) Hyper-V
6 5 (3.18%) Firmware
6 5 (3.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 5 (3.18%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (3.18%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.64%) KVM
7 1 (0.64%) RHEV
7 1 (0.64%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.64%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.64%) Xen
7 1 (0.64%) XenApp
7 1 (0.64%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 31 (19.75%) vCenter Server
2 26 (16.56%) Ansible
3 19 (12.10%) Terraform
4 17 (10.83%) SCCM
5 16 (10.19%) Nagios
6 13 (8.28%) vRealize
7 12 (7.64%) VxRail
8 9 (5.73%) WSUS
9 7 (4.46%) Cisco Prime
10 6 (3.82%) Microsoft Clustering
11 5 (3.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 5 (3.18%) Microsoft Intune
12 4 (2.55%) FortiGate
12 4 (2.55%) Iperf
12 4 (2.55%) Nmap
12 4 (2.55%) Pingdom
13 3 (1.91%) Red Hat Satellite
13 3 (1.91%) Single Sign-On
14 2 (1.27%) Cisco CUCM
14 2 (1.27%) PowerCLI
Vendors
1 110 (70.06%) Cisco
2 50 (31.85%) VMware
3 33 (21.02%) Juniper
4 31 (19.75%) Palo Alto
5 27 (17.20%) Fortinet
6 24 (15.29%) Microsoft
7 22 (14.01%) Veeam
8 19 (12.10%) CheckPoint
9 16 (10.19%) Dell
10 15 (9.55%) Commvault
10 15 (9.55%) Meraki
10 15 (9.55%) ServiceNow
11 14 (8.92%) AppDynamics
11 14 (8.92%) F5
11 14 (8.92%) IBM
12 13 (8.28%) HP
13 10 (6.37%) LogicMonitor
13 10 (6.37%) Splunk
14 9 (5.73%) Aruba
15 6 (3.82%) RedGate