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

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 169 125 104
Rank change year-on-year -44 -21 +12
Contract jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 621 647 957
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.63% 2.08% 2.16%
As % of the System Software category 13.46% 17.20% 18.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 422 405 603
10th Percentile £300 £263 £300
25th Percentile £401 £395 £391
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £586 £623 £607
90th Percentile £669 £675 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £485 £535 £500
% change year-on-year -9.35% +7.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 6 65
10th Percentile £33.93 £29.63 £22.17
25th Percentile £67.21 £41.00 £40.00
Median hourly rate £70.00 £57.50 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +21.74% -8.00% -3.85%
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 4,614 3,761 5,220
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.12% 12.10% 11.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,143 2,426 3,582
10th Percentile £213 £200 £190
25th Percentile £400 £368 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £496
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +3.27% -5.48%
75th Percentile £595 £625 £600
90th Percentile £695 £713 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £463 £450
% change year-on-year +2.70% +2.78% -3.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 135 91 237
10th Percentile £15.50 £17.00 £14.40
25th Percentile £20.87 £21.36 £18.28
Median hourly rate £41.94 £29.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +44.62% -38.95% +29.25%
75th Percentile £74.26 £64.50 £65.98
90th Percentile £92.10 £75.00 £78.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £62.50 £37.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year +66.67% -25.00% +127.27%

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 27 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 27 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 27 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 -37 552 £500 -4.76% 271
UK excluding London -19 442 £485 -9.35% 249
Work from Home -40 169 £500 -4.76% 87
South East -20 140 £500 -9.09% 93
London -81 115 £540 +4.91% 63
Midlands +7 110 £400 -33.33% 33
North of England -29 99 £425 - 51
West Midlands +10 85 £325 -46.46% 18
North West -15 70 £441 +3.82% 15
South West -38 67 £550 -0.99% 45
Yorkshire -20 40 £380 -15.56% 33
East of England +5 32 £475 +18.75% 17
East Midlands -9 25 £447 -0.67% 15
Scotland +3 16 £463 -11.90% 12
Wales -6 3 £550 +89.66% 5
North East -16 2 £513 +57.69% 6
Northern Ireland -4 1 - - 2

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 32 (5.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (3.38%) SharePoint
3 19 (3.06%) Confluence
4 12 (1.93%) OpenStack
5 7 (1.13%) Skype for Business
6 5 (0.81%) IIS
6 5 (0.81%) SharePoint Server
7 3 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2010
7 3 (0.48%) nginx
7 3 (0.48%) Tomcat
7 3 (0.48%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.32%) CICS
8 2 (0.32%) WordPress
9 1 (0.16%) Apache
9 1 (0.16%) JBoss
9 1 (0.16%) Traefik
9 1 (0.16%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 17 (2.74%) MS Visio
2 11 (1.77%) 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
1 188 (30.27%) Azure
2 155 (24.96%) AWS
3 54 (8.70%) Microsoft 365
4 47 (7.57%) GCP
5 35 (5.64%) Entra ID
5 35 (5.64%) OpenShift
6 30 (4.83%) Nutanix
7 27 (4.35%) IaaS
8 19 (3.06%) GitHub
9 17 (2.74%) PaaS
10 14 (2.25%) Datadog
11 8 (1.29%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 8 (1.29%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (0.97%) Azure Monitor
12 6 (0.97%) Power Platform
12 6 (0.97%) SaaS
12 6 (0.97%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 5 (0.81%) Azure DevOps
13 5 (0.81%) Azure Sentinel
14 4 (0.64%) AWS Direct Connect
Communications & Networking
1 187 (30.11%) DNS
2 159 (25.60%) Firewall
3 91 (14.65%) DHCP
4 61 (9.82%) TCP/IP
5 60 (9.66%) VPN
6 47 (7.57%) Network Security
7 44 (7.09%) VSAN
8 42 (6.76%) SAN
9 41 (6.60%) VLAN
10 36 (5.80%) WAN
11 35 (5.64%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
12 33 (5.31%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
12 33 (5.31%) LAN
13 27 (4.35%) HTTP
14 24 (3.86%) BGP
14 24 (3.86%) BIG-IP
15 22 (3.54%) SSL
15 22 (3.54%) Wireless
16 20 (3.22%) NAS
17 19 (3.06%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (4.51%) SQL Server
2 12 (1.93%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (0.97%) Power BI
4 5 (0.81%) Elasticsearch
5 3 (0.48%) NoSQL
5 3 (0.48%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.32%) Redis
7 1 (0.16%) GIS
7 1 (0.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 26 (4.19%) Git
2 24 (3.86%) JIRA
3 23 (3.70%) Jenkins
4 16 (2.58%) GitLab
5 13 (2.09%) 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 (0.64%) Bitbucket
10 4 (0.64%) RStudio
10 4 (0.64%) 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 (25.12%) Social Skills
2 74 (11.92%) Analytical Skills
3 65 (10.47%) Public Sector
4 52 (8.37%) Finance
5 44 (7.09%) Banking
6 42 (6.76%) Documentation Skills
7 25 (4.03%) Investment Banking
8 13 (2.09%) Legal
9 12 (1.93%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (1.61%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (1.29%) Electronics
12 7 (1.13%) Aerospace
13 6 (0.97%) Police
14 5 (0.81%) Financial Institution
14 5 (0.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 4 (0.64%) Fire and Rescue
15 4 (0.64%) Local Government
15 4 (0.64%) Military
15 4 (0.64%) Organisational Skills
15 4 (0.64%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 107 (17.23%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 85 (13.69%) Architect
3 53 (8.53%) Analyst
4 37 (5.96%) Network Engineer
5 35 (5.64%) Senior
5 35 (5.64%) VMware Engineer
6 32 (5.15%) Consultant
7 31 (4.99%) Platform Engineer
8 30 (4.83%) Support Engineer
9 29 (4.67%) Infrastructure Analyst
10 26 (4.19%) Infrastructure Architect
11 23 (3.70%) VMware Consultant
12 19 (3.06%) Storage Analyst
13 18 (2.90%) Lead
13 18 (2.90%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 18 (2.90%) Wintel Engineer
14 16 (2.58%) Storage Engineer
14 16 (2.58%) Windows Engineer
15 15 (2.42%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
15 15 (2.42%) Server Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.22%) 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 (0.64%) Elastic Stack
8 4 (0.64%) OAuth
8 4 (0.64%) OAuth2
8 4 (0.64%) 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%) Keycloak
11 1 (0.16%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 82 (13.20%) Data Centre
2 61 (9.82%) Replication
3 46 (7.41%) PKI
4 36 (5.80%) Cloud Native
5 34 (5.48%) Management Information System
6 32 (5.15%) Linux Command Line
7 31 (4.99%) Hybrid Cloud
8 30 (4.83%) Private Cloud
9 21 (3.38%) Clustering
10 16 (2.58%) Public Cloud
11 13 (2.09%) Analytical Mindset
12 11 (1.77%) Legacy Systems
13 10 (1.61%) Data Protection Act
13 10 (1.61%) Enterprise Storage
13 10 (1.61%) Onboarding
13 10 (1.61%) Operational Technology
14 8 (1.29%) Hedge funds
14 8 (1.29%) SCADA
15 7 (1.13%) Driving Licence
15 7 (1.13%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 259 (41.71%) Windows
2 207 (33.33%) Linux
3 151 (24.32%) Windows Server
4 42 (6.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 34 (5.48%) Windows 10
6 25 (4.03%) Windows Server 2019
7 19 (3.06%) Windows Server 2012
8 17 (2.74%) Windows Server 2016
9 13 (2.09%) Mac OS
10 12 (1.93%) VMS
11 11 (1.77%) Solaris
11 11 (1.77%) Ubuntu
12 8 (1.29%) CentOS
12 8 (1.29%) Unix
13 5 (0.81%) Windows Server 2003
13 5 (0.81%) Windows Server 2008
14 4 (0.64%) CatOS
15 3 (0.48%) AIX
16 2 (0.32%) Windows 7
16 2 (0.32%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (21.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 116 (18.68%) Problem-Solving
3 100 (16.10%) Agile
4 83 (13.37%) Migration
5 77 (12.40%) CI/CD
5 77 (12.40%) Disaster Recovery
6 75 (12.08%) ITIL
7 73 (11.76%) Infrastructure as Code
8 70 (11.27%) DevOps
9 59 (9.50%) Load Balancing
10 58 (9.34%) High Availability
11 49 (7.89%) Containerisation
12 48 (7.73%) Platform Engineering
13 46 (7.41%) Data Protection
14 44 (7.09%) Service Management
15 43 (6.92%) Network Virtualisation
16 39 (6.28%) Continuous Improvement
17 38 (6.12%) Roadmaps
18 37 (5.96%) Project Delivery
18 37 (5.96%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 156 (25.12%) PowerShell
2 113 (18.20%) Python
3 82 (13.20%) Bash
4 30 (4.83%) SQL
5 18 (2.90%) Perl
6 16 (2.58%) Java
7 12 (1.93%) C
8 11 (1.77%) JavaScript
9 9 (1.45%) C++
10 7 (1.13%) Embedded C
10 7 (1.13%) Embedded C++
10 7 (1.13%) Go
11 4 (0.64%) Bicep
11 4 (0.64%) C#
11 4 (0.64%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.32%) Korn
13 1 (0.16%) PHP
13 1 (0.16%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.16%) Rust
13 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 235 (37.84%) Security Cleared
2 163 (26.25%) SC Cleared
3 69 (11.11%) DV Cleared
4 44 (7.09%) Degree
5 43 (6.92%) Microsoft Certification
5 43 (6.92%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 34 (5.48%) Cisco Certification
7 28 (4.51%) Azure Certification
8 26 (4.19%) CCNP
9 18 (2.90%) MCSE
10 17 (2.74%) VCAP
11 16 (2.58%) AWS Certification
12 14 (2.25%) CCIE
13 12 (1.93%) BPSS Clearance
13 12 (1.93%) CCNA
13 12 (1.93%) MCSA
14 11 (1.77%) Network+ Certification
14 11 (1.77%) Server+ Certification
15 8 (1.29%) JNCIE
16 7 (1.13%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (3.38%) 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 (0.64%) NCSC
9 2 (0.32%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.32%) 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
1 181 (29.15%) Active Directory
2 130 (20.93%) vSphere
3 109 (17.55%) VMware NSX
4 94 (15.14%) Hyper-V
5 78 (12.56%) VMware ESXi
6 55 (8.86%) Docker
7 47 (7.57%) Virtual Machines
8 29 (4.67%) NFS
9 25 (4.03%) Virtual Desktop
10 17 (2.74%) GPFS
11 16 (2.58%) Firmware
12 15 (2.42%) KVM
13 8 (1.29%) Virtual Servers
14 5 (0.81%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 4 (0.64%) BitLocker
15 4 (0.64%) vCloud
15 4 (0.64%) Veritas File System
15 4 (0.64%) Veritas Volume Manager
15 4 (0.64%) VMware Workstation
16 3 (0.48%) DFS Replication
Systems Management
1 108 (17.39%) Ansible
2 79 (12.72%) Terraform
3 73 (11.76%) vCenter Server
4 66 (10.63%) SCCM
5 60 (9.66%) Kubernetes
6 54 (8.70%) vRealize
7 48 (7.73%) Microsoft Intune
8 23 (3.70%) Single Sign-On
9 22 (3.54%) Grafana
10 21 (3.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 20 (3.22%) VxRail
12 16 (2.58%) Argo
13 14 (2.25%) FortiGate
13 14 (2.25%) Prometheus
14 13 (2.09%) WSUS
15 12 (1.93%) SCOM
16 11 (1.77%) Progress Chef
16 11 (1.77%) vMotion
17 10 (1.61%) Puppet
18 8 (1.29%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 621 (100.00%) VMware
2 167 (26.89%) Microsoft
3 155 (24.96%) Cisco
4 67 (10.79%) F5
5 55 (8.86%) Citrix
6 49 (7.89%) Red Hat
7 45 (7.25%) SolarWinds
8 42 (6.76%) IBM
9 41 (6.60%) NetApp
9 41 (6.60%) ServiceNow
10 38 (6.12%) Dell
10 38 (6.12%) Oracle
11 36 (5.80%) Veeam
12 28 (4.51%) Palo Alto
13 20 (3.22%) Commvault
14 17 (2.74%) Juniper
15 16 (2.58%) Google
16 15 (2.42%) HP
16 15 (2.42%) McAfee
17 14 (2.25%) Blue Coat