VCAP Contract Job Trends
VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP, VCAP4)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for VCAP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 637 | 544 | 541 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -93 | -3 | +74 |
| Contract jobs citing VCAP | 42 | 17 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.076% | 0.051% | 0.038% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.24% | 0.16% | 0.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 5 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £483 | £282 | £533 |
| 25th Percentile | £537 | £563 | £581 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £575 | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -14.81% | +35.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £668 | £588 | £706 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £745 | £718 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £575 | £675 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -14.81% | +47.28% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £98.82 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £99.12 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £99.65 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £98.82 | - | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
VCAP falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 17,710 | 10,634 | 10,856 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.16% | 32.05% | 29.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11,656 | 6,658 | 6,579 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £287 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £447 | £413 | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £535 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.90% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £633 | £625 | £637 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £709 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £515 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -2.91% | -4.19% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,554 | 905 | 540 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.46 | £17.08 | £18.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.50 | £18.87 | £24.42 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -47.05% | -11.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £39.50 | £67.77 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.08 | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -49.70% | -3.64% |
VCAP Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VCAP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
VCAP Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing VCAP.
VCAP Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VCAP over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
VCAP Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing VCAP.
VCAP Top 7 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VCAP within the UK over the 6 months to 20 October 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 | -98 | 42 | £600 | +4.35% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | -77 | 41 | £600 | +4.35% | 11 |
| South West | - | 17 | £706 | - | 3 |
| South East | -46 | 16 | £605 | +5.22% | 4 |
| Work from Home | -72 | 13 | £610 | - | 6 |
| North West | -40 | 8 | £483 | - | |
| North of England | -63 | 8 | £483 | - | 1 |
VCAP Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Qualifications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Cleared | 97.6% | 41 |
| 2 | VMware Certified Professional (VCP) | 71.4% | 30 |
| 3 | SC Cleared | 61.9% | 26 |
| 4 | DV Cleared | 52.4% | 22 |
| 5 | MCSA | 19.0% | 8 |
| 5 | MCSE | 19.0% | 8 |
| 5 | Microsoft Certification | 19.0% | 8 |
| 8 | AWS Certification | 14.3% | 6 |
| 9 | Degree | 7.1% | 3 |
| 10 | Computer Science Degree | 4.8% | 2 |
| 11 | Azure Certification | 2.4% | 1 |
| 11 | ITIL Certification | 2.4% | 1 |
| 11 | PMI Certification | 2.4% | 1 |
| 11 | PMP | 2.4% | 1 |