VMware ESXi Jobs in England

VMware ESXi (formerly ESX Server)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring VMware ESXi skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited VMware ESXi over the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 555 466 567
Rank change year-on-year -89 +101 +127
Permanent jobs citing VMware ESXi 140 446 354
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.28% 0.47% 0.43%
As % of the System Software category 2.37% 4.11% 2.78%
Number of salaries quoted 103 290 301
10th Percentile £34,000 £31,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,313 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +9.38% +2.13%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,625 £60,000
90th Percentile £88,500 £87,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £48,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% +9.38% +1.05%

All System Software Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 5,897 10,844 12,722
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 11.98% 11.45% 15.43%
Number of salaries quoted 3,361 8,506 8,833
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £76,250 £67,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £86,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -2.35%

VMware ESXi
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for VMware ESXi in England

VMware ESXi
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VMware ESXi in England.

Salary trend for VMware ESXi in England

VMware ESXi
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing VMware ESXi in England over the 6 months to 11 June 2025.

Salary histogram for VMware ESXi in England

VMware ESXi
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VMware ESXi within the England region over the 6 months to 11 June 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
South East +78 53 £50,000 +1.52% 41
London -18 44 £70,000 +5.66% 18
South West +68 17 £60,000 +20.00% 27
North of England +9 17 £40,000 -20.00% 20
North West +16 11 £35,000 -41.67% 9
Midlands +41 7 £55,000 +50.68% 25
East Midlands - 7 £55,000 - 10
Yorkshire +17 6 £63,750 +34.21% 11
East of England +9 2 £76,250 +134.62% 13
VMware ESXi
UK

VMware ESXi
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 30 (21.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (5.71%) SharePoint
3 3 (2.14%) IIS
4 2 (1.43%) Confluence
5 1 (0.71%) Apache
5 1 (0.71%) nginx
5 1 (0.71%) OpenStack
Applications
1 11 (7.86%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.71%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (7.14%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (2.86%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 79 (56.43%) Azure
2 41 (29.29%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (19.29%) AWS
4 16 (11.43%) IaaS
5 13 (9.29%) Entra ID
6 11 (7.86%) GCP
7 8 (5.71%) PaaS
7 8 (5.71%) SaaS
8 6 (4.29%) Nutanix
8 6 (4.29%) OpenShift
9 5 (3.57%) Cloud Computing
10 4 (2.86%) Azure Sentinel
10 4 (2.86%) Mimecast
11 3 (2.14%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (2.14%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 3 (2.14%) Azure Monitor
12 2 (1.43%) OneDrive
13 1 (0.71%) Cohesity
13 1 (0.71%) GitHub
13 1 (0.71%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 53 (37.86%) Firewall
2 52 (37.14%) DNS
3 51 (36.43%) DHCP
4 35 (25.00%) SAN
5 20 (14.29%) Wi-Fi
6 18 (12.86%) VLAN
7 16 (11.43%) Network Security
7 16 (11.43%) VPN
8 15 (10.71%) NAS
9 13 (9.29%) MPLS
10 12 (8.57%) Ethernet
10 12 (8.57%) Remote Desktop
11 11 (7.86%) Modbus
11 11 (7.86%) MQTT
11 11 (7.86%) WAN
12 10 (7.14%) SMTP
12 10 (7.14%) VoIP
13 9 (6.43%) SD-WAN
14 8 (5.71%) TCP/IP
15 6 (4.29%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (12.14%) SQL Server
2 7 (5.00%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (2.14%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (1.43%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 5 (3.57%) Jenkins
2 3 (2.14%) Git
2 3 (2.14%) JIRA
3 2 (1.43%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.71%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 1 (0.71%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.71%) GitLab
General
1 31 (22.14%) Social Skills
2 21 (15.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 21 (15.00%) Manufacturing
3 18 (12.86%) Finance
4 12 (8.57%) Banking
5 11 (7.86%) Pharmaceutical
6 10 (7.14%) Legal
7 9 (6.43%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (2.86%) Investment Banking
9 3 (2.14%) Games
9 3 (2.14%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.43%) Law
10 2 (1.43%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.71%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.71%) French Language
11 1 (0.71%) German Language
11 1 (0.71%) Military
11 1 (0.71%) Polish Language
11 1 (0.71%) Retail Banking
11 1 (0.71%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 39 (27.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 23 (16.43%) Support Engineer
3 20 (14.29%) Senior
4 15 (10.71%) Windows Engineer
5 14 (10.00%) Automation Engineer
5 14 (10.00%) Infrastructure Support
6 13 (9.29%) Azure Engineer
6 13 (9.29%) Coordinator
7 12 (8.57%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 10 (7.14%) Administrator
8 10 (7.14%) Help Desk Coordinator
8 10 (7.14%) Platform Engineer
8 10 (7.14%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
8 10 (7.14%) Server Engineer
8 10 (7.14%) VMware Engineer
9 9 (6.43%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
9 9 (6.43%) IT Support
9 9 (6.43%) Lead
10 8 (5.71%) IT Engineer
10 8 (5.71%) Linux Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (7.86%) SAML
2 6 (4.29%) .NET
2 6 (4.29%) CSS
3 4 (2.86%) ARM Templates
3 4 (2.86%) REST
4 3 (2.14%) GraphQL
4 3 (2.14%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 29 (20.71%) Clustering
2 18 (12.86%) PKI
3 17 (12.14%) Data Centre
4 16 (11.43%) Video Conferencing
5 11 (7.86%) Biopharmaceutical
5 11 (7.86%) Industry 4.0
5 11 (7.86%) IoT
5 11 (7.86%) Operational Technology
5 11 (7.86%) Renewable Energy
5 11 (7.86%) SCADA
6 10 (7.14%) CCTV
7 8 (5.71%) Replication
8 7 (5.00%) Hybrid Cloud
9 6 (4.29%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (2.86%) Hedge funds
10 4 (2.86%) Security Posture
11 3 (2.14%) Distributed Systems
11 3 (2.14%) Linux Command Line
12 2 (1.43%) Analytical Mindset
12 2 (1.43%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 117 (83.57%) Windows
2 104 (74.29%) Windows Server
3 56 (40.00%) Linux
4 34 (24.29%) Windows Server 2016
5 17 (12.14%) Windows 10
6 15 (10.71%) Windows Server 2019
7 10 (7.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (3.57%) Mac OS
9 4 (2.86%) Windows Server 2008
9 4 (2.86%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (2.14%) Windows Server 2003
11 2 (1.43%) Android
11 2 (1.43%) CentOS
11 2 (1.43%) Debian
11 2 (1.43%) SUSE
11 2 (1.43%) Ubuntu
11 2 (1.43%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (37.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 37 (26.43%) Problem-Solving
3 26 (18.57%) Disaster Recovery
4 25 (17.86%) Virtual Environments
5 23 (16.43%) High Availability
6 20 (14.29%) Project Delivery
7 18 (12.86%) Cybersecurity
7 18 (12.86%) ERP
7 18 (12.86%) Incident Management
8 17 (12.14%) ITIL
9 16 (11.43%) Mentoring
10 14 (10.00%) Platform Engineering
10 14 (10.00%) Time Management
11 13 (9.29%) Infrastructure as Code
12 12 (8.57%) Asset Management
12 12 (8.57%) Customer Service
12 12 (8.57%) Patch Management
12 12 (8.57%) Task Automation
13 11 (7.86%) Network Design
13 11 (7.86%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 57 (40.71%) PowerShell
2 23 (16.43%) SQL
3 20 (14.29%) Python
4 13 (9.29%) Bash
5 6 (4.29%) C#
5 6 (4.29%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.71%) Java
Qualifications
1 31 (22.14%) Security Cleared
2 26 (18.57%) Degree
3 25 (17.86%) DV Cleared
4 14 (10.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 12 (8.57%) Azure Certification
5 12 (8.57%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (7.86%) Chartered Engineer
6 11 (7.86%) HNC
6 11 (7.86%) HND
7 8 (5.71%) CCNA
7 8 (5.71%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (5.00%) SC Cleared
9 5 (3.57%) CCNP
10 4 (2.86%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (2.14%) MCSA
11 3 (2.14%) Network+ Certification
12 2 (1.43%) MCP
12 2 (1.43%) MCSE
13 1 (0.71%) Dell Certification
13 1 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.29%) SLA
2 3 (2.14%) GDPR
2 3 (2.14%) HIPAA
2 3 (2.14%) SOC 2
3 1 (0.71%) Government Security Classifications
3 1 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 100 (71.43%) VMware Infrastructure
2 83 (59.29%) Active Directory
3 46 (32.86%) Hyper-V
4 36 (25.71%) vSphere
5 22 (15.71%) Docker
6 12 (8.57%) Virtual Machines
7 8 (5.71%) BitLocker
7 8 (5.71%) Microsoft App-V
7 8 (5.71%) Terminal Services
8 5 (3.57%) Virtual Desktop
8 5 (3.57%) VMware NSX
9 4 (2.86%) Firmware
10 2 (1.43%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 2 (1.43%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (1.43%) VMware Workstation
11 1 (0.71%) NFS
11 1 (0.71%) vCloud
11 1 (0.71%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 37 (26.43%) Ansible
2 35 (25.00%) vCenter Server
3 18 (12.86%) Kubernetes
4 17 (12.14%) Microsoft Intune
4 17 (12.14%) Terraform
5 14 (10.00%) Puppet
5 14 (10.00%) vMotion
6 11 (7.86%) Functional Safety
7 10 (7.14%) Single Sign-On
8 7 (5.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 7 (5.00%) Nagios
8 7 (5.00%) PowerCLI
8 7 (5.00%) vRealize
9 6 (4.29%) SCCM
10 4 (2.86%) ZENworks
11 3 (2.14%) SCOM
11 3 (2.14%) WSUS
12 1 (0.71%) Packer
12 1 (0.71%) Rundeck
12 1 (0.71%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 133 (95.00%) VMware
2 93 (66.43%) Microsoft
3 40 (28.57%) Veeam
4 25 (17.86%) Citrix
5 19 (13.57%) Cisco
6 17 (12.14%) HP
7 11 (7.86%) AVEVA
7 11 (7.86%) Rockwell
7 11 (7.86%) Siemens
8 10 (7.14%) NetApp
9 7 (5.00%) Extreme Networks
9 7 (5.00%) Fortinet
9 7 (5.00%) Meraki
10 6 (4.29%) EMC
10 6 (4.29%) Google
10 6 (4.29%) Sophos
10 6 (4.29%) Symantec
11 5 (3.57%) Dell
11 5 (3.57%) Ubiquiti
12 4 (2.86%) Palo Alto