VMware
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of VMware products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VMware over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within VMware, Inc.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 70 58 75
Rank change year-on-year -12 +17 -6
Contract jobs citing VMware 1,255 2,293 2,851
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 2.91% 3.88% 3.21%
As % of the Vendors category 6.83% 9.05% 8.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 846 1,628 2,070
10th Percentile £293 £313 £263
25th Percentile £380 £413 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% +7.95%
75th Percentile £575 £625 £588
90th Percentile £650 £700 £663
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £509 £440
% change year-on-year -1.77% +15.81% +4.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 127 71
10th Percentile £22.60 £28.22 £13.50
25th Percentile £40.00 £47.50 £20.52
Median hourly rate £46.39 £65.00 £47.34
Median % change year-on-year -28.63% +37.30% -8.52%
75th Percentile £71.25 £70.13 £63.00
90th Percentile £80.47 £81.82 £69.05
UK excluding London median hourly rate £46.29 £57.13 £40.00
% change year-on-year -18.98% +42.81% -

All Vendors
UK

VMware is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 18,383 25,346 35,400
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 42.59% 42.91% 39.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,390 16,954 23,530
10th Percentile £263 £272 £290
25th Percentile £404 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £627 £647 £635
90th Percentile £738 £743 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £465
% change year-on-year - +7.53% +9.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,115 695 889
10th Percentile £12.13 £15.21 £11.89
25th Percentile £14.48 £18.79 £15.04
Median hourly rate £22.15 £42.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -47.88% +97.67% -2.27%
75th Percentile £57.50 £65.00 £47.25
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.45 £61.83
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.46 £37.50 £18.70
% change year-on-year -42.77% +100.53% +1.08%

VMware
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing VMware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for VMware in the UK

VMware
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VMware.

Daily rate trend for VMware in the UK

VMware
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMware over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for VMware in the UK

VMware
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VMware.

Hourly rate trend for VMware in the UK

VMware
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing VMware over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for VMware in the UK

VMware
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware within the UK over the 6 months to 5 May 2024. 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 -8 1,125 £500 -4.76% 696
UK excluding London -9 850 £500 -1.77% 556
South East 0 353 £511 -0.92% 149
London -12 334 £500 -5.66% 150
Work from Home -35 330 £500 -3.85% 226
South West -4 165 £503 -8.64% 91
North of England -4 140 £375 -11.87% 128
Midlands -20 76 £500 - 106
North West -22 75 £350 -21.13% 75
Scotland -1 70 £563 +12.50% 13
Yorkshire +16 52 £375 -11.76% 38
West Midlands -17 52 £425 -7.10% 56
East of England -41 38 £552 -8.00% 68
East Midlands -14 22 £550 +10.00% 50
North East +16 13 £525 +61.54% 17
Wales -9 8 £225 -57.14% 10
Northern Ireland +6 1 £525 - 5

VMware
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 148 (11.79%) Microsoft Exchange
2 53 (4.22%) Confluence
2 53 (4.22%) SharePoint
3 24 (1.91%) IIS
4 20 (1.59%) Exchange Server 2010
5 17 (1.35%) OpenStack
6 16 (1.27%) Exchange Server 2013
7 8 (0.64%) nginx
8 7 (0.56%) SharePoint 2010
8 7 (0.56%) SharePoint Server
9 6 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2007
10 4 (0.32%) IBM Domino
10 4 (0.32%) MQSeries
10 4 (0.32%) Skype for Business
11 3 (0.24%) Apache
11 3 (0.24%) Tomcat
11 3 (0.24%) WordPress
12 2 (0.16%) Traefik
13 1 (0.080%) JBoss
13 1 (0.080%) Site Server
Applications
1 41 (3.27%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.080%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.080%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.080%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.080%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (0.56%) Oracle EBS
2 6 (0.48%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.24%) Sage X3
4 2 (0.16%) Refinitiv Enterprise Platform
4 2 (0.16%) RMDS
4 2 (0.16%) SystmOne
5 1 (0.080%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.080%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.080%) Eikon
5 1 (0.080%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.080%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.080%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 327 (26.06%) Azure
2 200 (15.94%) Microsoft 365
3 175 (13.94%) AWS
4 55 (4.38%) Entra ID
5 50 (3.98%) IaaS
6 39 (3.11%) GCP
7 35 (2.79%) PaaS
8 31 (2.47%) Azure DevOps
9 30 (2.39%) Nutanix
10 27 (2.15%) Cloud Computing
11 26 (2.07%) SaaS
12 25 (1.99%) GitHub
13 22 (1.75%) OpenShift
14 19 (1.51%) OneDrive
15 16 (1.27%) OCI
16 12 (0.96%) Mimecast
16 12 (0.96%) Rubrik
17 11 (0.88%) Virtual Private Cloud
18 10 (0.80%) Amazon EC2
19 9 (0.72%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 237 (18.88%) Firewall
2 232 (18.49%) DNS
3 180 (14.34%) SAN
4 163 (12.99%) DHCP
5 111 (8.84%) WAN
6 107 (8.53%) LAN
7 90 (7.17%) VPN
8 86 (6.85%) TCP/IP
9 74 (5.90%) VSAN
10 60 (4.78%) NAS
11 47 (3.75%) Wi-Fi
12 39 (3.11%) Wireless
13 36 (2.87%) VLAN
14 32 (2.55%) Network Security
15 29 (2.31%) MPLS
16 19 (1.51%) Cisco Nexus
17 18 (1.43%) Internet
17 18 (1.43%) Remote Desktop
17 18 (1.43%) VoIP
18 17 (1.35%) Fibre Channel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (5.98%) SQL Server
2 26 (2.07%) PostgreSQL
3 23 (1.83%) MySQL
4 21 (1.67%) Oracle Database
5 15 (1.20%) Amazon RDS
5 15 (1.20%) MongoDB
6 13 (1.04%) Elasticsearch
7 8 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (0.56%) Metadata
8 7 (0.56%) PowerPivot
9 6 (0.48%) Microsoft Power View
9 6 (0.48%) RDBMS
9 6 (0.48%) Relational Database
10 4 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (0.32%) Power BI
11 2 (0.16%) CouchDB
11 2 (0.16%) Electronic Patient Records
12 1 (0.080%) Big Data
12 1 (0.080%) MariaDB
12 1 (0.080%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 77 (6.14%) JIRA
2 42 (3.35%) Jenkins
3 40 (3.19%) Git
3 40 (3.19%) GitLab
4 22 (1.75%) Robot Framework
5 16 (1.27%) Sonatype Nexus
6 12 (0.96%) Bitbucket
7 8 (0.64%) Selenium
7 8 (0.64%) TeamCity
8 7 (0.56%) Rational DOORS
9 6 (0.48%) Artifactory
10 4 (0.32%) CppUnit
10 4 (0.32%) PVCS
11 3 (0.24%) SonarQube
11 3 (0.24%) Subversion
11 3 (0.24%) Visual Studio
12 2 (0.16%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 2 (0.16%) Snyk
13 1 (0.080%) Maven
13 1 (0.080%) Oracle APEX
General
1 293 (23.35%) Social Skills
2 108 (8.61%) Analytical Skills
3 106 (8.45%) Public Sector
4 90 (7.17%) Finance
5 36 (2.87%) Banking
5 36 (2.87%) Documentation Skills
6 30 (2.39%) Presentation Skills
7 20 (1.59%) Military
8 19 (1.51%) Legal
9 18 (1.43%) Organisational Skills
9 18 (1.43%) Telecoms
10 16 (1.27%) Manufacturing
11 14 (1.12%) Aerospace
12 10 (0.80%) Marketing
13 7 (0.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 6 (0.48%) Billing
14 6 (0.48%) Publishing
15 5 (0.40%) Electronics
15 5 (0.40%) Financial Institution
15 5 (0.40%) French Language
Job Titles
1 262 (20.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 136 (10.84%) Architect
3 102 (8.13%) Senior
4 99 (7.89%) VMware Engineer
5 84 (6.69%) Network Engineer
6 83 (6.61%) Consultant
7 61 (4.86%) Support Engineer
8 52 (4.14%) Administrator
9 51 (4.06%) Storage Engineer
10 48 (3.82%) Solutions Architect
11 46 (3.67%) Analyst
12 42 (3.35%) Lead
13 40 (3.19%) Wintel Engineer
14 38 (3.03%) VMware Consultant
15 36 (2.87%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 36 (2.87%) Developer
16 35 (2.79%) VMware Architect
17 34 (2.71%) Integration Engineer
17 34 (2.71%) Linux Engineer
18 32 (2.55%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (2.87%) LDAP
2 20 (1.59%) .NET
3 17 (1.35%) YAML
4 13 (1.04%) Elastic Stack
5 11 (0.88%) Middleware
5 11 (0.88%) Node.js
6 10 (0.80%) HTML
7 9 (0.72%) CSS
7 9 (0.72%) Web Services
8 7 (0.56%) REST
9 6 (0.48%) EDI
9 6 (0.48%) JSON
10 5 (0.40%) Flash
10 5 (0.40%) RESTful
10 5 (0.40%) SAML
11 4 (0.32%) .NET Core
11 4 (0.32%) XML
12 3 (0.24%) Apache NiFi
12 3 (0.24%) ModSecurity
12 3 (0.24%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 190 (15.14%) Data Centre
2 102 (8.13%) PKI
3 75 (5.98%) Clustering
4 37 (2.95%) Replication
5 36 (2.87%) Client/Server
6 32 (2.55%) Private Cloud
6 32 (2.55%) Public Cloud
7 30 (2.39%) Data Protection Act
8 29 (2.31%) Management Information System
9 24 (1.91%) Linux Command Line
10 19 (1.51%) NHS
11 16 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
12 14 (1.12%) Driving Licence
13 13 (1.04%) Onboarding
13 13 (1.04%) VxBlock/Vblock
14 11 (0.88%) Fat Client
14 11 (0.88%) Thin Client
15 10 (0.80%) Team-Oriented Environment
16 9 (0.72%) CMDB
17 8 (0.64%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 610 (48.61%) Windows
2 415 (33.07%) Windows Server
3 366 (29.16%) Linux
4 124 (9.88%) Windows Server 2012
5 100 (7.97%) Windows 10
6 98 (7.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 94 (7.49%) Windows Server 2019
8 70 (5.58%) Unix
9 63 (5.02%) Windows Server 2016
10 43 (3.43%) Ubuntu
10 43 (3.43%) Windows Server 2008
11 36 (2.87%) VMS
12 30 (2.39%) Solaris
13 27 (2.15%) Debian
13 27 (2.15%) Windows 7
14 23 (1.83%) CentOS
15 19 (1.51%) Mac OS
16 18 (1.43%) Oracle Linux
17 17 (1.35%) Windows XP
18 12 (0.96%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 333 (26.53%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 190 (15.14%) Problem-Solving
3 179 (14.26%) Agile
4 169 (13.47%) ITIL
5 162 (12.91%) Migration
6 107 (8.53%) DevOps
7 84 (6.69%) Disaster Recovery
8 82 (6.53%) High Availability
9 77 (6.14%) Infrastructure as Code
10 74 (5.90%) Customer Service
11 72 (5.74%) Data Protection
12 67 (5.34%) CI/CD
13 60 (4.78%) Cybersecurity
14 58 (4.62%) Project Delivery
15 56 (4.46%) Computer Science
16 51 (4.06%) Configuration Management
16 51 (4.06%) Server Management
17 50 (3.98%) Change Management
18 46 (3.67%) Decision-Making
18 46 (3.67%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 238 (18.96%) PowerShell
2 180 (14.34%) Python
3 85 (6.77%) SQL
4 68 (5.42%) Bash
5 22 (1.75%) Java
5 22 (1.75%) VBScript
6 21 (1.67%) Shell Script
7 15 (1.20%) C#
8 13 (1.04%) Go
8 13 (1.04%) JavaScript
9 11 (0.88%) Ruby
10 10 (0.80%) Perl
11 8 (0.64%) C++
12 6 (0.48%) C
13 3 (0.24%) Bicep
13 3 (0.24%) PHP
13 3 (0.24%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.080%) Ada
14 1 (0.080%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.080%) VB
Qualifications
1 511 (40.72%) Security Cleared
2 285 (22.71%) SC Cleared
3 248 (19.76%) DV Cleared
4 135 (10.76%) Degree
5 85 (6.77%) Cisco Certification
6 73 (5.82%) Microsoft Certification
7 59 (4.70%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 57 (4.54%) CCNA
9 50 (3.98%) CCNP
10 41 (3.27%) MCSE
11 35 (2.79%) Computer Science Degree
12 30 (2.39%) Azure Certification
13 27 (2.15%) MCSA
14 15 (1.20%) ITIL Certification
15 14 (1.12%) Master's Degree
16 13 (1.04%) CCIE
17 9 (0.72%) Network+ Certification
18 8 (0.64%) DBS Check
18 8 (0.64%) VCAP
19 7 (0.56%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (3.11%) SLA
2 17 (1.35%) GDPR
3 14 (1.12%) NIST
4 12 (0.96%) PMO
5 10 (0.80%) NCSC
6 8 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 7 (0.56%) RMADS
8 6 (0.48%) QA
9 5 (0.40%) Disclosure Scotland
9 5 (0.40%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 3 (0.24%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.24%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 2 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (0.080%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (0.080%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 772 (61.51%) VMware Infrastructure
2 453 (36.10%) Active Directory
3 216 (17.21%) Hyper-V
4 195 (15.54%) VMware NSX
5 186 (14.82%) vSphere
6 151 (12.03%) VMware ESXi
7 60 (4.78%) Docker
8 56 (4.46%) Virtual Machines
9 37 (2.95%) KVM
10 31 (2.47%) Virtual Servers
11 23 (1.83%) VMware Workstation
12 19 (1.51%) XenApp
13 18 (1.43%) Firmware
14 16 (1.27%) vCloud
15 13 (1.04%) Terminal Services
15 13 (1.04%) Virtual Desktop
16 10 (0.80%) BitLocker
17 9 (0.72%) Microsoft App-V
17 9 (0.72%) VMware Server
18 5 (0.40%) NFS
Systems Management
1 157 (12.51%) vCenter Server
2 145 (11.55%) Ansible
3 140 (11.16%) SCCM
4 110 (8.76%) Kubernetes
5 109 (8.69%) Terraform
6 58 (4.62%) WSUS
7 50 (3.98%) Microsoft Intune
7 50 (3.98%) vRealize
8 49 (3.90%) SCOM
9 40 (3.19%) VxRail
10 35 (2.79%) NetBackup
11 24 (1.91%) EMC NetWorker
12 22 (1.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 22 (1.75%) Puppet
13 18 (1.43%) Microsoft Clustering
14 16 (1.27%) Red Hat Satellite
15 14 (1.12%) Prometheus
16 13 (1.04%) Failover Clustering
16 13 (1.04%) Nagios
16 13 (1.04%) vMotion
Vendors
1 425 (33.86%) Microsoft
2 170 (13.55%) Cisco
3 120 (9.56%) Dell
4 113 (9.00%) Red Hat
5 91 (7.25%) Citrix
6 85 (6.77%) Oracle
6 85 (6.77%) Veeam
7 60 (4.78%) Palo Alto
8 56 (4.46%) HP
9 47 (3.75%) EMC
10 40 (3.19%) ServiceNow
11 39 (3.11%) Juniper
12 37 (2.95%) SolarWinds
13 31 (2.47%) Splunk
14 27 (2.15%) Qualys
15 24 (1.91%) Aruba
15 24 (1.91%) IBM
15 24 (1.91%) Symantec
16 22 (1.75%) Google
16 22 (1.75%) NetApp