VMware ESXi Contract Job Trends in Wiltshire

VMware ESXi (formerly ESX Server)
South West > Wiltshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wiltshire requiring VMware ESXi skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 47 71
Rank change year-on-year -21 +24 -1
Contract jobs citing VMware ESXi 3 9 5
As % of all contract jobs in Wiltshire 0.47% 2.06% 0.64%
As % of the System Software category 4.29% 10.23% 5.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 9 5
10th Percentile £531 £425 £595
25th Percentile £541 £494 £625
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £613 £550 £700
Median % change year-on-year +11.36% -21.43% +27.27%
75th Percentile £688 £706 £775
90th Percentile £699 £725 -
South West median daily rate £555 £560 £675
% change year-on-year -0.89% -17.04% +22.73%

All System Software Skills
Wiltshire

VMware ESXi 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 in Wiltshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 70 88 87
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire 11.04% 20.14% 11.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 63 70
10th Percentile £438 £356 £200
25th Percentile £525 £481 £296
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -
75th Percentile £691 £625 £650
90th Percentile £720 £721 £714
South West median daily rate £550 £525 £548
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.11% +4.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £14.25
Median hourly rate - - £14.50
Median % change year-on-year - - -75.83%
75th Percentile - - £14.75
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £66.50 £16.00 £65.98
% change year-on-year +315.63% -75.75% +9.97%

VMware ESXi
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VMware ESXi relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire.

VMware ESXi job vacancy trend in Wiltshire

VMware ESXi
Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wiltshire citing VMware ESXi.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wiltshire citing VMware ESXi

VMware ESXi
Hourly Rate Trend in Wiltshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wiltshire citing VMware ESXi.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wiltshire citing VMware ESXi

VMware ESXi
Contract Job Locations in Wiltshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware ESXi within the Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 13 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
Corsham -24 3 £613 -3.16% 4
VMware ESXi
South West

VMware ESXi
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wiltshire 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 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Skype
1 3 (100.00%) VSAN
2 2 (66.67%) Firewall
General
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Architect
1 3 (100.00%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
1 3 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 3 (100.00%) PKI
1 3 (100.00%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 3 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 2 (66.67%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (33.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 3 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) NsoIT
2 2 (66.67%) Service Management
2 2 (66.67%) Technology Roadmap
3 1 (33.33%) Cryptography
3 1 (33.33%) Multi-Factor Authentication
3 1 (33.33%) Security Architecture
3 1 (33.33%) Two-Factor Authentication
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) NCSC
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 3 (100.00%) OPNET
1 3 (100.00%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) VMware