VMware ESXi Job Trends in the City of London

VMware ESXi (formerly ESX Server)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring VMware ESXi skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 130 165 174
Rank change year-on-year +35 +9 +110
Permanent jobs citing VMware ESXi 5 12 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.29% 0.42% 0.38%
As % of the System Software category 2.43% 3.07% 2.02%
Number of salaries quoted 5 8 13
10th Percentile £52,550 £60,625 £42,500
25th Percentile £72,500 £66,250 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £80,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +39.13% +2.22%
75th Percentile £81,250 £93,438 £61,250
90th Percentile £97,300 £112,375 £68,250
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £80,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% +39.13% +15.00%

All System Software Skills
City of London

VMware ESXi falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring system software skills in the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 206 391 645
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 12.05% 13.53% 18.76%
Number of salaries quoted 166 263 584
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £47,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £75,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +11.11% -6.90%
75th Percentile £81,250 £92,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £94,375 £109,500 £105,000
Central London median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £67,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +0.75% -4.29%

VMware ESXi
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings citing VMware ESXi as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for VMware ESXi in the City of London

VMware ESXi
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing VMware ESXi.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing VMware ESXi

VMware ESXi
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing VMware ESXi in the City of London over the 6 months to 20 September 2025.

Salary histogram for VMware ESXi in the City of London

VMware ESXi
Job Locations in the City of London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VMware ESXi within the City of London region over the 6 months to 20 September 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London Bridge - 1 £102,000 -
VMware ESXi
Central London

VMware ESXi
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 4 (80.00%) Azure
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (40.00%) Entra ID
4 1 (20.00%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 4 (80.00%) Firewall
2 3 (60.00%) NetScaler
2 3 (60.00%) Network Security
2 3 (60.00%) VPN
3 1 (20.00%) SD-WAN
3 1 (20.00%) WAN
3 1 (20.00%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (60.00%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (60.00%) Banking
1 3 (60.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 3 (60.00%) IT Engineer
3 2 (40.00%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
3 2 (40.00%) Senior
3 2 (40.00%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
3 2 (40.00%) Senior IT Engineer
4 1 (20.00%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
4 1 (20.00%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (20.00%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 1 (20.00%) 3rd Line Support
4 1 (20.00%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (20.00%) IT Support
4 1 (20.00%) IT Support Engineer
4 1 (20.00%) Principal Engineer
4 1 (20.00%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (20.00%) Clustering
2 1 (20.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (20.00%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Linux
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
1 4 (80.00%) Windows Server 2016
2 3 (60.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (20.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (20.00%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 3 (60.00%) BCP
2 3 (60.00%) Business Continuity
2 3 (60.00%) Capacity Planning
2 3 (60.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (60.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 3 (60.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (60.00%) Performance Tuning
2 3 (60.00%) Proactive Monitoring
2 3 (60.00%) Technology Strategy
3 2 (40.00%) Business Continuity Planning
3 2 (40.00%) Business Strategy
3 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (20.00%) Analytical Thinking
4 1 (20.00%) IT Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) PowerShell
2 1 (20.00%) Python
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (80.00%) Active Directory
2 4 (80.00%) Hyper-V
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 1 (20.00%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (60.00%) SCCM
1 3 (60.00%) Single Sign-On
1 3 (60.00%) vCenter Server
2 2 (40.00%) SCOM
3 1 (20.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) VMware
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
3 3 (60.00%) Bloomberg
3 3 (60.00%) Cisco
3 3 (60.00%) Citrix
3 3 (60.00%) FactSet
3 3 (60.00%) Fortinet
3 3 (60.00%) Mitel
3 3 (60.00%) NetApp
3 3 (60.00%) Refinitiv
3 3 (60.00%) Veeam
4 1 (20.00%) Meraki