Dell EMC VxBlock and Vblock Systems (formerly VCE Vblock)
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term VxBlock/Vblock in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited VxBlock/Vblock over the 6 months leading up to 8 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 584 | 690 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +106 | +172 |
| Contract jobs citing VxBlock/Vblock | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.028% | 0.007% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.092% | 0.021% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £626 | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £321 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £646 | £386 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +67.25% | -28.47% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £748 | £446 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £478 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £646 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +29.20% | -19.87% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £67.50 | £80.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -15.63% | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £80.00 |
All Generic Skills
UK
VxBlock/Vblock falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 11,057 | 13,089 | 18,767 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 34.55% | 30.35% | 32.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6,848 | 8,306 | 12,943 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £281 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £538 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.42% | -2.18% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £663 | £678 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £800 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 509 | 903 | 547 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.48 | £12.25 | £10.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £15.39 | £16.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.50 | £36.05 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +31.07% | +1.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.00 | £64.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £72.50 | £78.48 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £36.00 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +10.77% | +51.16% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing VxBlock/Vblock as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VxBlock/Vblock.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VxBlock/Vblock.