Virtualization Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Virtualization Engineer daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £505, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
305 |
334 |
401 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+29 |
+67 |
+182 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Virtualisation Engineer |
2 |
3 |
6 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option |
0.020% |
0.024% |
0.030% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.022% |
0.025% |
0.032% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
2 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£421 |
| 25th Percentile |
£503 |
- |
£453 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£505 |
£262 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+92.75% |
-44.84% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£508 |
- |
£500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£545 |
| UK median daily rate |
£575 |
£525 |
£490 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.52% |
+7.14% |
+7.69% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title |
9,232 |
11,907 |
18,983 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.82% |
93.46% |
94.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,085 |
7,637 |
13,405 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£325 |
£340 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£419 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£525 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.38% |
- |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£638 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£738 |
£750 |
£745 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£530 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
-0.94% |
-3.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
293 |
295 |
439 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.36 |
£19.42 |
£17.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£20.50 |
£31.25 |
£25.71 |
| Median hourly rate |
£39.50 |
£45.00 |
£50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.22% |
-10.00% |
+4.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£67.26 |
£68.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£68.00 |
£75.00 |
£79.35 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£43.00 |
£44.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-41.51% |
-3.37% |
+71.15% |
