VMware Infrastructure Contract Job Trends

VMware Infrastructure (VI3)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring VMware Infrastructure skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 168 122 105
Rank change year-on-year -46 -17 +11
Contract jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 620 651 943
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.65% 2.07% 2.17%
As % of the System Software category 13.56% 17.25% 18.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 424 403 593
10th Percentile £300 £263 £300
25th Percentile £402 £384 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £585 £623 £608
90th Percentile £669 £675 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 6 58
10th Percentile £33.93 £29.63 £32.94
25th Percentile £67.21 £41.00 £41.76
Median hourly rate £70.00 £57.50 £65.98
Median % change year-on-year +21.74% -12.85% +1.51%
75th Percentile - £100.25 £76.53
90th Percentile £77.13 £112.00 £84.36
UK excluding London median hourly rate £70.00 £36.25 £65.98
% change year-on-year +93.10% -45.06% +1.51%

All System Software Skills
UK

VMware Infrastructure 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 4,572 3,773 5,166
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.13% 11.98% 11.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,114 2,430 3,539
10th Percentile £213 £200 £190
25th Percentile £400 £363 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £598 £625 £600
90th Percentile £700 £723 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £465 £450
% change year-on-year +2.26% +3.22% -3.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 137 90 224
10th Percentile £15.50 £16.86 £14.25
25th Percentile £20.91 £21.30 £18.19
Median hourly rate £41.94 £28.71 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +46.11% -42.59% +29.87%
75th Percentile £70.00 £62.50 £68.63
90th Percentile £90.60 £75.00 £82.45
UK excluding London median hourly rate £57.50 £37.50 £51.25
% change year-on-year +53.33% -26.83% +132.95%

VMware Infrastructure
Job Vacancy Trend

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

VMware Infrastructure job vacancy trend in the UK

VMware Infrastructure
Daily Rate Trend

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing VMware Infrastructure

VMware Infrastructure
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMware Infrastructure over the 6 months to 21 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for VMware Infrastructure in the UK

VMware Infrastructure
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing VMware Infrastructure

VMware Infrastructure
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing VMware Infrastructure over the 6 months to 21 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for VMware Infrastructure in the UK

VMware Infrastructure
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 21 January 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 -48 556 £508 -3.33% 256
UK excluding London -15 447 £500 -4.76% 245
Work from Home -34 175 £525 +1.69% 76
South East -14 141 £500 -9.09% 93
Midlands +19 121 £411 -26.95% 31
London -93 109 £548 +8.20% 56
West Midlands +23 98 £400 -33.33% 16
North of England -27 97 £425 - 42
North West -16 68 £441 +3.82% 16
South West -41 66 £550 -0.09% 49
Yorkshire -26 40 £380 -15.56% 23
East of England -1 32 £475 +18.75% 15
East Midlands -15 23 £442 -1.89% 14
Scotland -3 11 £465 -11.43% 16
Wales -2 3 £550 +108.53% 5
North East -15 2 £513 +57.69% 6
Northern Ireland -2 1 - - 3

VMware Infrastructure
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 33 (5.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (3.23%) SharePoint
3 19 (3.06%) Confluence
4 12 (1.94%) OpenStack
5 7 (1.13%) Skype for Business
6 5 (0.81%) IIS
6 5 (0.81%) SharePoint Server
7 4 (0.65%) Exchange Server 2010
8 3 (0.48%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.32%) CICS
9 2 (0.32%) nginx
9 2 (0.32%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.32%) WordPress
10 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2013
10 1 (0.16%) JBoss
10 1 (0.16%) Traefik
10 1 (0.16%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 17 (2.74%) MS Visio
2 12 (1.94%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.16%) OmniGraffle
Cloud Services
1 186 (30.00%) Azure
2 152 (24.52%) AWS
3 52 (8.39%) Microsoft 365
4 48 (7.74%) GCP
5 35 (5.65%) OpenShift
6 34 (5.48%) Entra ID
7 27 (4.35%) IaaS
8 24 (3.87%) Nutanix
9 22 (3.55%) GitHub
10 20 (3.23%) SaaS
11 17 (2.74%) PaaS
12 14 (2.26%) Datadog
13 8 (1.29%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 8 (1.29%) GitHub Actions
14 6 (0.97%) Azure Monitor
14 6 (0.97%) Power Platform
14 6 (0.97%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 5 (0.81%) Azure DevOps
15 5 (0.81%) Azure Sentinel
16 4 (0.65%) AWS Direct Connect
Communications & Networking
1 193 (31.13%) DNS
2 157 (25.32%) Firewall
3 91 (14.68%) DHCP
4 62 (10.00%) TCP/IP
4 62 (10.00%) VPN
5 46 (7.42%) Network Security
6 42 (6.77%) VLAN
6 42 (6.77%) VSAN
7 38 (6.13%) SAN
8 37 (5.97%) WAN
9 34 (5.48%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
9 34 (5.48%) LAN
10 32 (5.16%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
11 25 (4.03%) HTTP
12 23 (3.71%) BGP
12 23 (3.71%) BIG-IP
13 22 (3.55%) Wireless
14 21 (3.39%) SSL
15 19 (3.06%) DMZ
15 19 (3.06%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (4.52%) SQL Server
2 12 (1.94%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (0.97%) Power BI
4 4 (0.65%) Elasticsearch
5 3 (0.48%) NoSQL
5 3 (0.48%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.32%) Redis
7 1 (0.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 26 (4.19%) Git
2 24 (3.87%) JIRA
3 23 (3.71%) Jenkins
4 16 (2.58%) GitLab
5 12 (1.94%) Fiddler
6 11 (1.77%) Sonatype Nexus
7 8 (1.29%) PVCS
7 8 (1.29%) Rational DOORS
8 7 (1.13%) Cucumber
8 7 (1.13%) JMeter
8 7 (1.13%) JUnit
9 5 (0.81%) Subversion
10 4 (0.65%) Bitbucket
10 4 (0.65%) RStudio
10 4 (0.65%) TeamCity
11 1 (0.16%) Artifactory
11 1 (0.16%) GoCD
11 1 (0.16%) MSI
11 1 (0.16%) Postman
11 1 (0.16%) SonarQube
General
1 170 (27.42%) Social Skills
2 71 (11.45%) Analytical Skills
3 62 (10.00%) Public Sector
4 50 (8.06%) Finance
5 43 (6.94%) Banking
6 38 (6.13%) Documentation Skills
7 24 (3.87%) Investment Banking
8 14 (2.26%) Legal
9 12 (1.94%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (1.61%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (1.29%) Electronics
12 7 (1.13%) Aerospace
13 5 (0.81%) Financial Institution
13 5 (0.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (0.81%) Police
14 4 (0.65%) Military
14 4 (0.65%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (0.65%) Social Science
15 3 (0.48%) Fire and Rescue
15 3 (0.48%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 102 (16.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 100 (16.13%) Architect
3 53 (8.55%) Analyst
4 35 (5.65%) Network Engineer
5 34 (5.48%) Senior
6 33 (5.32%) VMware Engineer
7 32 (5.16%) Consultant
8 30 (4.84%) Support Engineer
9 29 (4.68%) Infrastructure Analyst
10 28 (4.52%) Infrastructure Architect
11 26 (4.19%) Platform Engineer
12 23 (3.71%) VMware Consultant
13 19 (3.06%) Storage Analyst
14 17 (2.74%) Lead
14 17 (2.74%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
14 17 (2.74%) Wintel Engineer
15 16 (2.58%) Server Engineer
15 16 (2.58%) Storage Engineer
15 16 (2.58%) Windows Engineer
16 15 (2.42%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.23%) LDAP
2 17 (2.74%) Flash
3 10 (1.61%) REST
3 10 (1.61%) SAML
4 8 (1.29%) Kafka
5 7 (1.13%) Loki
5 7 (1.13%) Spring
6 6 (0.97%) Hibernate
7 5 (0.81%) Middleware
8 4 (0.65%) Elastic Stack
8 4 (0.65%) OAuth
8 4 (0.65%) OAuth2
8 4 (0.65%) OpenID
9 3 (0.48%) Swagger
10 2 (0.32%) .NET
10 2 (0.32%) ModSecurity
10 2 (0.32%) RESTful
10 2 (0.32%) Software Packaging
11 1 (0.16%) EDI
11 1 (0.16%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 79 (12.74%) Data Centre
2 59 (9.52%) Replication
3 46 (7.42%) PKI
4 36 (5.81%) Cloud Native
5 33 (5.32%) Management Information System
6 32 (5.16%) Linux Command Line
7 29 (4.68%) Hybrid Cloud
8 28 (4.52%) Private Cloud
9 21 (3.39%) Clustering
10 15 (2.42%) Public Cloud
11 13 (2.10%) Analytical Mindset
12 11 (1.77%) SCADA
13 10 (1.61%) Data Protection Act
13 10 (1.61%) Onboarding
13 10 (1.61%) Operational Technology
14 8 (1.29%) Enterprise Storage
14 8 (1.29%) Hedge funds
14 8 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
15 7 (1.13%) Virtual Team
16 6 (0.97%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 255 (41.13%) Windows
2 208 (33.55%) Linux
3 149 (24.03%) Windows Server
4 43 (6.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 35 (5.65%) Windows 10
6 24 (3.87%) Windows Server 2019
7 18 (2.90%) Windows Server 2012
8 16 (2.58%) Windows Server 2016
9 13 (2.10%) Mac OS
9 13 (2.10%) VMS
10 11 (1.77%) Ubuntu
11 10 (1.61%) Solaris
12 8 (1.29%) CentOS
12 8 (1.29%) Unix
13 6 (0.97%) Windows Server 2003
14 4 (0.65%) CatOS
14 4 (0.65%) Windows Server 2008
15 3 (0.48%) AIX
16 2 (0.32%) Windows 7
16 2 (0.32%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (20.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 113 (18.23%) Problem-Solving
3 93 (15.00%) Agile
4 77 (12.42%) Migration
5 76 (12.26%) CI/CD
6 74 (11.94%) ITIL
7 73 (11.77%) Disaster Recovery
8 72 (11.61%) Infrastructure as Code
9 66 (10.65%) DevOps
10 57 (9.19%) Load Balancing
11 56 (9.03%) High Availability
12 48 (7.74%) Containerisation
13 44 (7.10%) Service Management
14 42 (6.77%) Data Protection
14 42 (6.77%) Network Virtualisation
14 42 (6.77%) Platform Engineering
15 37 (5.97%) Continuous Improvement
15 37 (5.97%) Project Delivery
15 37 (5.97%) Zero Trust
16 36 (5.81%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 152 (24.52%) PowerShell
2 109 (17.58%) Python
3 79 (12.74%) Bash
4 31 (5.00%) SQL
5 16 (2.58%) Perl
6 15 (2.42%) Java
7 11 (1.77%) JavaScript
8 10 (1.61%) C
9 9 (1.45%) C++
10 7 (1.13%) Embedded C
10 7 (1.13%) Embedded C++
10 7 (1.13%) Go
11 4 (0.65%) Bicep
11 4 (0.65%) C#
11 4 (0.65%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.16%) Korn
12 1 (0.16%) PHP
12 1 (0.16%) Rust
12 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 238 (38.39%) Security Cleared
2 166 (26.77%) SC Cleared
3 69 (11.13%) DV Cleared
4 44 (7.10%) Microsoft Certification
5 42 (6.77%) Degree
6 41 (6.61%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 34 (5.48%) Cisco Certification
8 28 (4.52%) Azure Certification
9 25 (4.03%) CCNP
10 20 (3.23%) MCSE
11 16 (2.58%) AWS Certification
12 15 (2.42%) VCAP
13 14 (2.26%) BPSS Clearance
14 13 (2.10%) CCIE
14 13 (2.10%) CCNA
15 12 (1.94%) MCSA
16 11 (1.77%) Network+ Certification
16 11 (1.77%) Server+ Certification
17 8 (1.29%) JNCIE
18 7 (1.13%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (3.55%) GDPR
2 18 (2.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (1.61%) NIST
4 9 (1.45%) SLA
5 7 (1.13%) QA
6 6 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (0.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (0.81%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.65%) NCSC
9 2 (0.32%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.16%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.16%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.16%) NIST 800
System Software
1 183 (29.52%) Active Directory
2 126 (20.32%) vSphere
3 100 (16.13%) VMware NSX
4 96 (15.48%) Hyper-V
5 77 (12.42%) VMware ESXi
6 53 (8.55%) Docker
7 45 (7.26%) Virtual Machines
8 29 (4.68%) NFS
9 24 (3.87%) Virtual Desktop
10 17 (2.74%) GPFS
11 15 (2.42%) Firmware
11 15 (2.42%) KVM
12 9 (1.45%) Virtual Servers
13 6 (0.97%) Dovecot
13 6 (0.97%) Postfix
14 5 (0.81%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 4 (0.65%) BitLocker
15 4 (0.65%) Veritas File System
15 4 (0.65%) Veritas Volume Manager
15 4 (0.65%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 107 (17.26%) Ansible
2 82 (13.23%) Terraform
3 72 (11.61%) vCenter Server
4 63 (10.16%) SCCM
5 59 (9.52%) Kubernetes
6 51 (8.23%) vRealize
7 45 (7.26%) Microsoft Intune
8 22 (3.55%) Single Sign-On
9 20 (3.23%) VxRail
10 18 (2.90%) Grafana
11 17 (2.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 16 (2.58%) Argo
13 14 (2.26%) FortiGate
13 14 (2.26%) Prometheus
14 13 (2.10%) WSUS
15 11 (1.77%) Progress Chef
15 11 (1.77%) SCOM
16 10 (1.61%) Puppet
17 8 (1.29%) Red Hat Satellite
18 7 (1.13%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 620 (100.00%) VMware
2 167 (26.94%) Microsoft
3 149 (24.03%) Cisco
4 65 (10.48%) F5
5 56 (9.03%) Citrix
6 54 (8.71%) Red Hat
7 46 (7.42%) SolarWinds
8 41 (6.61%) IBM
8 41 (6.61%) ServiceNow
9 40 (6.45%) NetApp
10 39 (6.29%) Veeam
11 37 (5.97%) Oracle
12 36 (5.81%) Dell
13 28 (4.52%) Palo Alto
14 27 (4.35%) Broadcom
15 16 (2.58%) Google
15 16 (2.58%) Juniper
16 15 (2.42%) Commvault
16 15 (2.42%) HP
17 14 (2.26%) Fortinet