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 22 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 183 122 103
Rank change year-on-year -61 -19 +13
Contract jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 609 664 943
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.61% 2.09% 2.19%
As % of the System Software category 13.29% 17.43% 18.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 415 409 593
10th Percentile £300 £263 £300
25th Percentile £400 £384 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £584 £623 £608
90th Percentile £670 £675 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £485 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -7.62% +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 4,584 3,810 5,117
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.13% 12.02% 11.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,121 2,457 3,508
10th Percentile £213 £200 £190
25th Percentile £400 £363 £330
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 £463 £450
% change year-on-year +2.70% +2.78% -3.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 135 90 222
10th Percentile £15.50 £16.86 £14.25
25th Percentile £20.87 £21.30 £18.06
Median hourly rate £41.94 £28.71 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +46.11% -42.59% +29.87%
75th Percentile £72.13 £62.50 £68.32
90th Percentile £90.90 £75.00 £83.73
UK excluding London median hourly rate £60.50 £37.50 £51.25
% change year-on-year +61.33% -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 22 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 22 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 22 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 -40 541 £500 -4.76% 253
UK excluding London -31 436 £485 -7.62% 238
Work from Home -33 165 £500 -4.76% 76
South East -20 140 £500 -9.09% 89
London -102 109 £545 +7.71% 56
Midlands +7 107 £400 -33.33% 29
North of England -39 97 £425 - 44
West Midlands +2 84 £325 -46.46% 14
North West -13 68 £441 +3.82% 14
South West -37 66 £550 -0.09% 49
Yorkshire -26 40 £380 -15.56% 27
East of England +1 32 £475 +18.75% 15
East Midlands -8 23 £442 -1.89% 14
Scotland -6 15 £464 -11.67% 14
Wales -7 3 £550 +89.66% 4
North East -14 2 £513 +57.69% 6
Northern Ireland -5 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 (5.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (3.28%) SharePoint
3 19 (3.12%) Confluence
4 12 (1.97%) OpenStack
5 7 (1.15%) Skype for Business
6 5 (0.82%) IIS
6 5 (0.82%) SharePoint Server
7 4 (0.66%) Exchange Server 2010
8 3 (0.49%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.33%) CICS
9 2 (0.33%) nginx
9 2 (0.33%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.33%) 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 (2.79%) MS Visio
2 12 (1.97%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.16%) OmniGraffle
Cloud Services
1 186 (30.54%) Azure
2 153 (25.12%) AWS
3 52 (8.54%) Microsoft 365
4 48 (7.88%) GCP
5 35 (5.75%) OpenShift
6 34 (5.58%) Entra ID
7 27 (4.43%) IaaS
8 26 (4.27%) Nutanix
9 19 (3.12%) GitHub
10 17 (2.79%) PaaS
11 14 (2.30%) Datadog
12 8 (1.31%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 8 (1.31%) GitHub Actions
12 8 (1.31%) SaaS
13 6 (0.99%) Azure Monitor
13 6 (0.99%) Power Platform
13 6 (0.99%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 5 (0.82%) Azure DevOps
14 5 (0.82%) Azure Sentinel
15 4 (0.66%) AWS Direct Connect
Communications & Networking
1 187 (30.71%) DNS
2 159 (26.11%) Firewall
3 91 (14.94%) DHCP
4 62 (10.18%) TCP/IP
4 62 (10.18%) VPN
5 46 (7.55%) Network Security
6 43 (7.06%) VSAN
7 42 (6.90%) VLAN
8 40 (6.57%) SAN
9 37 (6.08%) WAN
10 34 (5.58%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
10 34 (5.58%) LAN
11 32 (5.25%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
12 25 (4.11%) HTTP
13 24 (3.94%) BGP
14 23 (3.78%) BIG-IP
15 22 (3.61%) Wireless
16 21 (3.45%) SSL
17 19 (3.12%) DMZ
17 19 (3.12%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (4.60%) SQL Server
2 12 (1.97%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (0.99%) Power BI
4 4 (0.66%) Elasticsearch
5 3 (0.49%) NoSQL
5 3 (0.49%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.33%) Redis
7 1 (0.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 26 (4.27%) Git
2 24 (3.94%) JIRA
3 23 (3.78%) Jenkins
4 16 (2.63%) GitLab
5 12 (1.97%) Fiddler
6 11 (1.81%) Sonatype Nexus
7 8 (1.31%) PVCS
7 8 (1.31%) Rational DOORS
8 7 (1.15%) Cucumber
8 7 (1.15%) JMeter
8 7 (1.15%) JUnit
9 5 (0.82%) Subversion
10 4 (0.66%) Bitbucket
10 4 (0.66%) RStudio
10 4 (0.66%) 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
1 156 (25.62%) Social Skills
2 72 (11.82%) Analytical Skills
3 64 (10.51%) Public Sector
4 50 (8.21%) Finance
5 43 (7.06%) Banking
6 39 (6.40%) Documentation Skills
7 24 (3.94%) Investment Banking
8 14 (2.30%) Legal
9 12 (1.97%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (1.31%) Electronics
12 7 (1.15%) Aerospace
13 5 (0.82%) Financial Institution
13 5 (0.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (0.82%) Police
14 4 (0.66%) Military
14 4 (0.66%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (0.66%) Social Science
15 3 (0.49%) Law
15 3 (0.49%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 102 (16.75%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 85 (13.96%) Architect
3 53 (8.70%) Analyst
4 36 (5.91%) Network Engineer
5 34 (5.58%) Senior
5 34 (5.58%) VMware Engineer
6 32 (5.25%) Consultant
7 30 (4.93%) Support Engineer
8 29 (4.76%) Infrastructure Analyst
8 29 (4.76%) Platform Engineer
9 26 (4.27%) Infrastructure Architect
10 23 (3.78%) VMware Consultant
11 19 (3.12%) Storage Analyst
12 17 (2.79%) Lead
12 17 (2.79%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 17 (2.79%) Wintel Engineer
13 16 (2.63%) Server Engineer
13 16 (2.63%) Storage Engineer
13 16 (2.63%) Windows Engineer
14 15 (2.46%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.28%) LDAP
2 17 (2.79%) Flash
3 10 (1.64%) REST
3 10 (1.64%) SAML
4 8 (1.31%) Kafka
5 7 (1.15%) Loki
5 7 (1.15%) Spring
6 6 (0.99%) Hibernate
7 5 (0.82%) Middleware
8 4 (0.66%) Elastic Stack
8 4 (0.66%) OAuth
8 4 (0.66%) OAuth2
8 4 (0.66%) OpenID
9 3 (0.49%) Swagger
10 2 (0.33%) .NET
10 2 (0.33%) ModSecurity
10 2 (0.33%) RESTful
10 2 (0.33%) Software Packaging
11 1 (0.16%) EDI
11 1 (0.16%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 82 (13.46%) Data Centre
2 59 (9.69%) Replication
3 46 (7.55%) PKI
4 36 (5.91%) Cloud Native
5 33 (5.42%) Management Information System
6 32 (5.25%) Linux Command Line
7 30 (4.93%) Hybrid Cloud
8 28 (4.60%) Private Cloud
9 21 (3.45%) Clustering
10 15 (2.46%) Public Cloud
11 13 (2.13%) Analytical Mindset
12 10 (1.64%) Data Protection Act
12 10 (1.64%) Onboarding
12 10 (1.64%) Operational Technology
13 8 (1.31%) Enterprise Storage
13 8 (1.31%) Hedge funds
13 8 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
13 8 (1.31%) SCADA
14 7 (1.15%) Virtual Team
15 6 (0.99%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 253 (41.54%) Windows
2 205 (33.66%) Linux
3 147 (24.14%) Windows Server
4 40 (6.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 35 (5.75%) Windows 10
6 22 (3.61%) Windows Server 2019
7 18 (2.96%) Windows Server 2012
8 16 (2.63%) Windows Server 2016
9 13 (2.13%) Mac OS
9 13 (2.13%) VMS
10 11 (1.81%) Ubuntu
11 10 (1.64%) Solaris
12 8 (1.31%) CentOS
12 8 (1.31%) Unix
13 6 (0.99%) Windows Server 2003
14 4 (0.66%) CatOS
14 4 (0.66%) Windows Server 2008
15 3 (0.49%) AIX
16 2 (0.33%) Windows 7
16 2 (0.33%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (21.02%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 115 (18.88%) Problem-Solving
3 97 (15.93%) Agile
4 79 (12.97%) Migration
5 77 (12.64%) Disaster Recovery
6 76 (12.48%) CI/CD
7 75 (12.32%) ITIL
8 72 (11.82%) Infrastructure as Code
9 68 (11.17%) DevOps
10 57 (9.36%) Load Balancing
11 56 (9.20%) High Availability
12 48 (7.88%) Containerisation
13 45 (7.39%) Platform Engineering
13 45 (7.39%) Service Management
14 42 (6.90%) Data Protection
14 42 (6.90%) Network Virtualisation
15 38 (6.24%) Continuous Improvement
16 37 (6.08%) Project Delivery
16 37 (6.08%) Roadmaps
16 37 (6.08%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 154 (25.29%) PowerShell
2 111 (18.23%) Python
3 81 (13.30%) Bash
4 29 (4.76%) SQL
5 17 (2.79%) Perl
6 15 (2.46%) Java
7 11 (1.81%) C
7 11 (1.81%) JavaScript
8 9 (1.48%) C++
9 7 (1.15%) Embedded C
9 7 (1.15%) Embedded C++
9 7 (1.15%) Go
10 4 (0.66%) Bicep
10 4 (0.66%) C#
10 4 (0.66%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.16%) Korn
11 1 (0.16%) PHP
11 1 (0.16%) Rust
11 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 231 (37.93%) Security Cleared
2 160 (26.27%) SC Cleared
3 68 (11.17%) DV Cleared
4 42 (6.90%) Degree
4 42 (6.90%) Microsoft Certification
5 41 (6.73%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 35 (5.75%) Cisco Certification
7 28 (4.60%) Azure Certification
8 26 (4.27%) CCNP
9 18 (2.96%) MCSE
10 16 (2.63%) AWS Certification
10 16 (2.63%) VCAP
11 14 (2.30%) CCIE
12 13 (2.13%) CCNA
13 12 (1.97%) BPSS Clearance
13 12 (1.97%) MCSA
14 11 (1.81%) Network+ Certification
14 11 (1.81%) Server+ Certification
15 8 (1.31%) JNCIE
16 7 (1.15%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (3.61%) GDPR
2 18 (2.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (1.64%) NIST
4 9 (1.48%) SLA
5 7 (1.15%) QA
6 6 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (0.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (0.82%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.66%) NCSC
9 2 (0.33%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.16%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.16%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.16%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.16%) NIST 800
System Software
1 180 (29.56%) Active Directory
2 126 (20.69%) vSphere
3 106 (17.41%) VMware NSX
4 96 (15.76%) Hyper-V
5 75 (12.32%) VMware ESXi
6 53 (8.70%) Docker
7 45 (7.39%) Virtual Machines
8 27 (4.43%) NFS
9 24 (3.94%) Virtual Desktop
10 17 (2.79%) GPFS
11 15 (2.46%) Firmware
11 15 (2.46%) KVM
12 9 (1.48%) Virtual Servers
13 5 (0.82%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 4 (0.66%) BitLocker
14 4 (0.66%) Veritas File System
14 4 (0.66%) Veritas Volume Manager
14 4 (0.66%) VMware Workstation
15 3 (0.49%) Microsoft App-V
15 3 (0.49%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 106 (17.41%) Ansible
2 79 (12.97%) Terraform
3 72 (11.82%) vCenter Server
4 63 (10.34%) SCCM
5 59 (9.69%) Kubernetes
6 53 (8.70%) vRealize
7 45 (7.39%) Microsoft Intune
8 22 (3.61%) Single Sign-On
9 21 (3.45%) Grafana
10 20 (3.28%) VxRail
11 17 (2.79%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 16 (2.63%) Argo
13 14 (2.30%) FortiGate
13 14 (2.30%) Prometheus
14 13 (2.13%) WSUS
15 11 (1.81%) Progress Chef
15 11 (1.81%) SCOM
16 10 (1.64%) Puppet
17 8 (1.31%) Red Hat Satellite
17 8 (1.31%) vMotion
Vendors
1 609 (100.00%) VMware
2 165 (27.09%) Microsoft
3 154 (25.29%) Cisco
4 65 (10.67%) F5
5 56 (9.20%) Citrix
6 48 (7.88%) Red Hat
7 46 (7.55%) SolarWinds
8 41 (6.73%) IBM
8 41 (6.73%) ServiceNow
9 40 (6.57%) NetApp
10 37 (6.08%) Dell
10 37 (6.08%) Oracle
10 37 (6.08%) Veeam
11 29 (4.76%) Palo Alto
12 17 (2.79%) Commvault
12 17 (2.79%) Juniper
13 16 (2.63%) Google
14 15 (2.46%) HP
15 14 (2.30%) Fortinet
15 14 (2.30%) McAfee