VMware ESXi Job Trends in Gloucestershire
VMware ESXi (formerly ESX Server)
South West > Gloucestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire requiring VMware ESXi skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 115 | 50 | 90 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -65 | +40 | +4 |
| Permanent jobs citing VMware ESXi | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucestershire | 0.23% | 0.79% | 0.41% |
| As % of the System Software category | 2.96% | 6.45% | 2.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,300 | £52,250 | £43,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £55,625 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £66,250 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.30% | +26.19% | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | £73,125 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £74,250 | £65,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £75,000 | £42,500 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +76.47% | -21.30% | +44.00% |
All System Software Skills
Gloucestershire
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 Gloucestershire.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 203 | 62 | 165 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 7.83% | 12.30% | 16.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 130 | 51 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,625 | £36,250 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £38,417 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £55,000 | £57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -3.51% | +8.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £80,000 | £72,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £87,500 | £82,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £53,000 | £42,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.71% | -19.05% | +10.39% |
VMware ESXi Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing VMware ESXi relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
VMware ESXi Salary Trend in Gloucestershire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing VMware ESXi.
VMware ESXi Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire
Salary distribution for jobs citing VMware ESXi in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
VMware ESXi Job Locations in Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VMware ESXi within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 23 October 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | -36 | 6 | £85,000 | +25.93% | 3 |
| VMware ESXi South West |
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VMware ESXi Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
System Software
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VMware Infrastructure | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2 | VMware NSX | 66.7% | 4 |
| 3 | Hyper-V | 33.3% | 2 |
| 4 | Active Directory | 16.7% | 1 |
| 4 | KVM | 16.7% | 1 |
| 4 | vSphere | 16.7% | 1 |