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 24 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 175 127 112
Rank change year-on-year -48 -15 +4
Contract jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 650 639 904
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.59% 2.12% 2.04%
As % of the System Software category 13.72% 16.84% 18.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 451 421 568
10th Percentile £300 £263 £300
25th Percentile £402 £406 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £584 £623 £600
90th Percentile £650 £675 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -6.67% +5.00% -3.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 5 58
10th Percentile £33.93 £27.95 £22.08
25th Percentile £67.70 £38.00 £40.00
Median hourly rate £70.00 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £71.07 £112.00 £76.53
90th Percentile £77.13 - £84.36
UK excluding London median hourly rate £70.00 £22.50 £65.98
% change year-on-year +211.11% -65.90% +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 4,739 3,795 4,993
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 11.57% 12.56% 11.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,256 2,493 3,400
10th Percentile £205 £205 £190
25th Percentile £400 £381 £323
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £480
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -8.57%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £600
90th Percentile £688 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £473 £450
% change year-on-year +0.53% +5.00% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 143 89 240
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.44 £14.06
25th Percentile £20.66 £21.25 £17.38
Median hourly rate £35.00 £32.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -18.75% -
75th Percentile £71.27 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £84.20 £78.50 £76.63
UK excluding London median hourly rate £41.94 £37.50 £40.25
% change year-on-year +11.84% -6.83% +53.39%

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 24 February 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 24 February 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 24 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 -42 580 £500 -6.98% 226
UK excluding London -23 458 £490 -6.67% 215
Work from Home -43 171 £500 -3.15% 93
South East -6 149 £500 -9.17% 72
London -84 129 £540 +2.86% 43
Midlands +2 113 £402 -30.57% 30
North of England -40 109 £456 +7.29% 51
West Midlands -11 85 £333 -45.22% 27
North West -23 66 £441 +3.82% 29
South West -46 63 £550 -3.30% 34
Yorkshire -21 51 £485 +7.72% 20
East of England -1 31 £475 +1.82% 13
East Midlands -12 28 £447 -14.86% 3
Scotland 0 16 £463 -6.94% 12
Wales -6 5 £413 +42.24% 4
North East -19 2 £513 +46.43% 3
Northern Ireland -1 1 - -

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 40 (6.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (3.23%) SharePoint
3 16 (2.46%) Confluence
4 8 (1.23%) OpenStack
4 8 (1.23%) Skype for Business
5 5 (0.77%) nginx
5 5 (0.77%) SharePoint Server
6 4 (0.62%) Tomcat
7 3 (0.46%) Exchange Server 2010
8 2 (0.31%) Apache
8 2 (0.31%) CICS
8 2 (0.31%) WebLogic
8 2 (0.31%) WordPress
9 1 (0.15%) JBoss
9 1 (0.15%) Traefik
9 1 (0.15%) WebSphere
Applications
1 16 (2.46%) MS Visio
2 12 (1.85%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 196 (30.15%) Azure
2 148 (22.77%) AWS
3 58 (8.92%) Microsoft 365
4 49 (7.54%) OpenShift
5 45 (6.92%) Entra ID
6 44 (6.77%) GCP
7 33 (5.08%) Nutanix
8 28 (4.31%) IaaS
9 21 (3.23%) GitHub
10 18 (2.77%) PaaS
11 13 (2.00%) Datadog
12 8 (1.23%) GitHub Actions
13 6 (0.92%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 6 (0.92%) Azure Monitor
13 6 (0.92%) Azure Sentinel
13 6 (0.92%) Power Platform
14 5 (0.77%) Azure DevOps
15 4 (0.62%) AWS CloudFormation
15 4 (0.62%) Rubrik
15 4 (0.62%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 194 (29.85%) DNS
2 163 (25.08%) Firewall
3 97 (14.92%) DHCP
4 61 (9.38%) VPN
5 59 (9.08%) TCP/IP
6 55 (8.46%) SAN
7 46 (7.08%) Network Security
8 44 (6.77%) VSAN
9 39 (6.00%) VLAN
10 36 (5.54%) LAN
10 36 (5.54%) WAN
11 33 (5.08%) HTTP
12 32 (4.92%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
13 30 (4.62%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
14 29 (4.46%) NAS
15 28 (4.31%) SSL
16 27 (4.15%) BIG-IP
17 26 (4.00%) BGP
18 24 (3.69%) Wireshark
19 17 (2.62%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (3.69%) SQL Server
2 11 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (1.38%) Elasticsearch
4 6 (0.92%) Power BI
5 4 (0.62%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.31%) DataStage
6 2 (0.31%) GIS
6 2 (0.31%) Redis
7 1 (0.15%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 28 (4.31%) Jenkins
2 22 (3.38%) Git
3 21 (3.23%) JIRA
4 16 (2.46%) Fiddler
5 13 (2.00%) GitLab
6 9 (1.38%) Sonatype Nexus
7 8 (1.23%) PVCS
7 8 (1.23%) Rational DOORS
8 7 (1.08%) Cucumber
8 7 (1.08%) JMeter
8 7 (1.08%) JUnit
9 4 (0.62%) RStudio
10 3 (0.46%) Bitbucket
10 3 (0.46%) Subversion
11 2 (0.31%) TeamCity
12 1 (0.15%) Artifactory
12 1 (0.15%) GoCD
12 1 (0.15%) MSI
12 1 (0.15%) Robot Framework
12 1 (0.15%) SonarQube
General
1 154 (23.69%) Social Skills
2 71 (10.92%) Analytical Skills
3 67 (10.31%) Public Sector
4 56 (8.62%) Finance
5 47 (7.23%) Banking
6 36 (5.54%) Documentation Skills
7 25 (3.85%) Investment Banking
8 20 (3.08%) Legal
9 14 (2.15%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (1.54%) Military
10 10 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (1.23%) Electronics
12 7 (1.08%) Aerospace
12 7 (1.08%) Police
13 5 (0.77%) Fire and Rescue
13 5 (0.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (0.77%) Local Government
14 4 (0.62%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (0.62%) Social Science
15 3 (0.46%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 116 (17.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 90 (13.85%) Architect
3 56 (8.62%) Analyst
4 43 (6.62%) Network Engineer
5 35 (5.38%) Platform Engineer
5 35 (5.38%) VMware Engineer
6 32 (4.92%) Consultant
7 31 (4.77%) Senior
7 31 (4.77%) Support Engineer
8 30 (4.62%) Infrastructure Analyst
9 26 (4.00%) Infrastructure Architect
10 24 (3.69%) VMware Consultant
11 23 (3.54%) Lead
12 19 (2.92%) Storage Analyst
13 18 (2.77%) Wintel Engineer
14 17 (2.62%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
14 17 (2.62%) VMware Architect
14 17 (2.62%) Web Engineer
15 16 (2.46%) Blue Coat Engineer
15 16 (2.46%) IP Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (3.23%) LDAP
2 17 (2.62%) Flash
3 10 (1.54%) SAML
4 8 (1.23%) Kafka
5 7 (1.08%) Loki
5 7 (1.08%) OpenTelemetry
5 7 (1.08%) REST
5 7 (1.08%) Spring
6 6 (0.92%) Hibernate
6 6 (0.92%) Middleware
7 5 (0.77%) Software Packaging
8 4 (0.62%) OAuth
8 4 (0.62%) OAuth2
8 4 (0.62%) OpenID
9 3 (0.46%) Elastic Stack
10 2 (0.31%) EJB
10 2 (0.31%) Java SE
10 2 (0.31%) JSP
10 2 (0.31%) OpenLayers
11 1 (0.15%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 75 (11.54%) Data Centre
2 57 (8.77%) Replication
3 50 (7.69%) PKI
4 40 (6.15%) Cloud Native
5 38 (5.85%) Hybrid Cloud
6 29 (4.46%) Management Information System
7 28 (4.31%) Linux Command Line
8 23 (3.54%) Private Cloud
9 17 (2.62%) Clustering
9 17 (2.62%) Legacy Systems
10 15 (2.31%) Public Cloud
11 14 (2.15%) Analytical Mindset
12 12 (1.85%) Data Protection Act
13 11 (1.69%) Enterprise Storage
14 10 (1.54%) Onboarding
14 10 (1.54%) Operational Technology
14 10 (1.54%) Product Ownership
15 8 (1.23%) Driving Licence
15 8 (1.23%) SCADA
15 8 (1.23%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 280 (43.08%) Windows
2 225 (34.62%) Linux
3 167 (25.69%) Windows Server
4 51 (7.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 31 (4.77%) Windows 10
6 30 (4.62%) Windows Server 2019
7 22 (3.38%) Windows Server 2016
8 18 (2.77%) VMS
9 17 (2.62%) Windows Server 2012
10 15 (2.31%) Mac OS
11 13 (2.00%) Ubuntu
12 12 (1.85%) Solaris
13 11 (1.69%) Unix
14 7 (1.08%) Data ONTAP
15 6 (0.92%) CentOS
16 5 (0.77%) CoreOS
16 5 (0.77%) Windows Server 2003
16 5 (0.77%) Windows Server 2008
17 4 (0.62%) AIX
17 4 (0.62%) CatOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (22.46%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 122 (18.77%) Problem-Solving
3 110 (16.92%) Migration
4 95 (14.62%) Agile
5 87 (13.38%) Disaster Recovery
6 81 (12.46%) CI/CD
7 76 (11.69%) ITIL
8 72 (11.08%) DevOps
9 71 (10.92%) Infrastructure as Code
10 70 (10.77%) High Availability
11 64 (9.85%) Load Balancing
12 57 (8.77%) Platform Engineering
13 56 (8.62%) Containerisation
14 51 (7.85%) Data Protection
15 45 (6.92%) Service Management
16 43 (6.62%) Continuous Improvement
16 43 (6.62%) Network Virtualisation
16 43 (6.62%) Roadmaps
17 41 (6.31%) Stakeholder Management
18 40 (6.15%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 157 (24.15%) PowerShell
2 116 (17.85%) Python
3 80 (12.31%) Bash
4 21 (3.23%) SQL
5 16 (2.46%) Perl
6 11 (1.69%) C
7 10 (1.54%) Java
8 8 (1.23%) C++
8 8 (1.23%) JavaScript
9 7 (1.08%) Embedded C
9 7 (1.08%) Embedded C++
10 6 (0.92%) Bicep
11 4 (0.62%) C#
11 4 (0.62%) Go
11 4 (0.62%) PHP
11 4 (0.62%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.62%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.31%) COBOL
12 2 (0.31%) Korn
13 1 (0.15%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 249 (38.31%) Security Cleared
2 170 (26.15%) SC Cleared
3 76 (11.69%) DV Cleared
4 45 (6.92%) Degree
4 45 (6.92%) Microsoft Certification
5 41 (6.31%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 30 (4.62%) Azure Certification
6 30 (4.62%) Cisco Certification
7 26 (4.00%) CCNP
8 19 (2.92%) MCSE
9 15 (2.31%) VCAP
10 14 (2.15%) CCNA
11 13 (2.00%) AWS Certification
11 13 (2.00%) BPSS Clearance
12 12 (1.85%) MCSA
13 11 (1.69%) Network+ Certification
13 11 (1.69%) Server+ Certification
14 10 (1.54%) CCIE
15 8 (1.23%) Oracle Certification
16 7 (1.08%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (2.77%) GDPR
3 16 (2.46%) NIST
4 10 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (1.08%) SLA
6 5 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (0.62%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.62%) QA
7 4 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.46%) NCSC
9 2 (0.31%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (0.31%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.15%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.15%) COBIT
10 1 (0.15%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.15%) JSP 440
System Software
1 197 (30.31%) Active Directory
2 148 (22.77%) vSphere
3 117 (18.00%) VMware NSX
4 104 (16.00%) Hyper-V
5 86 (13.23%) VMware ESXi
6 57 (8.77%) Virtual Machines
7 56 (8.62%) Docker
8 37 (5.69%) NFS
9 28 (4.31%) Virtual Desktop
10 23 (3.54%) Firmware
11 18 (2.77%) KVM
12 15 (2.31%) GPFS
13 7 (1.08%) Virtual Servers
14 5 (0.77%) BitLocker
14 5 (0.77%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 4 (0.62%) Microsoft App-V
15 4 (0.62%) Oracle RAC
15 4 (0.62%) vCloud
16 3 (0.46%) DFS Replication
16 3 (0.46%) Sendmail
Systems Management
1 111 (17.08%) Ansible
2 82 (12.62%) Terraform
3 76 (11.69%) vCenter Server
4 69 (10.62%) Kubernetes
5 64 (9.85%) SCCM
6 57 (8.77%) Microsoft Intune
7 49 (7.54%) vRealize
8 27 (4.15%) Grafana
9 23 (3.54%) Single Sign-On
10 22 (3.38%) Argo
11 21 (3.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 19 (2.92%) VxRail
13 16 (2.46%) vMotion
14 15 (2.31%) FortiGate
15 14 (2.15%) SCOM
16 13 (2.00%) Prometheus
17 12 (1.85%) Progress Chef
18 11 (1.69%) PowerCLI
18 11 (1.69%) WSUS
19 9 (1.38%) EMC VPLEX
Vendors
1 650 (100.00%) VMware
2 180 (27.69%) Microsoft
3 148 (22.77%) Cisco
4 63 (9.69%) Citrix
4 63 (9.69%) Red Hat
5 59 (9.08%) F5
6 44 (6.77%) SolarWinds
7 43 (6.62%) IBM
7 43 (6.62%) NetApp
8 42 (6.46%) Dell
9 40 (6.15%) ServiceNow
10 32 (4.92%) Oracle
11 31 (4.77%) Veeam
12 29 (4.46%) Palo Alto
13 28 (4.31%) Commvault
13 28 (4.31%) Pure Storage
14 19 (2.92%) McAfee
15 17 (2.62%) Blue Coat
15 17 (2.62%) Google
15 17 (2.62%) HP