VMware ESXi (formerly ESX Server)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring VMware ESXi skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 693 | 527 | 523 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -166 | -4 | -95 |
| Permanent jobs citing VMware ESXi | 110 | 130 | 242 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.093% | 0.26% | 0.34% |
| As % of the System Software category | 1.74% | 2.33% | 3.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 79 | 93 | 129 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,550 | £32,500 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,500 | £45,000 | £42,238 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £53,750 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.58% | -0.46% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | £70,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £77,500 | £73,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.00% | -5.66% | +13.98% |
All System Software Skills
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 6,337 | 5,579 | 7,588 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 5.33% | 11.34% | 10.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,401 | 3,354 | 4,430 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £27,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £32,500 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £72,500 | £74,451 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £88,750 | £93,300 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £42,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -15.00% | - |
VMware ESXi
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing VMware ESXi relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing VMware ESXi.
VMware ESXi
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing VMware ESXi over the 6 months to 15 October 2026.
VMware ESXi
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VMware ESXi within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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 |
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| England | -171 | 102 | £67,500 | +25.58% | 86 |
| UK excluding London | -185 | 77 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 50 |
| South East | -61 | 39 | £67,500 | +43.62% | 15 |
| Work from Home | -54 | 30 | £67,500 | +50.00% | 39 |
| London | -81 | 26 | £85,000 | +21.43% | 32 |
| North of England | -70 | 19 | £47,500 | -6.17% | 8 |
| North West | -29 | 17 | £47,500 | -6.17% | 7 |
| South West | -77 | 9 | £75,000 | +76.47% | 11 |
| East of England | - | 5 | £75,000 | - | |
| Midlands | -57 | 4 | £60,000 | +6.67% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | -35 | 2 | £50,000 | - | |
| East Midlands | -37 | 2 | £51,750 | -10.00% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -48 | 2 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 6 |
| Scotland | +14 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
VMware ESXi
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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