VMware vSphere
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for vSphere skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited vSphere over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 531 564 705
Rank change year-on-year +33 +141 -227
Permanent jobs citing vSphere 385 462 609
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.39% 0.46% 0.38%
As % of the System Software category 3.21% 2.97% 2.09%
Number of salaries quoted 325 322 480
10th Percentile £29,400 £27,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £32,125 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £70,875 £76,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £43,500
% change year-on-year +25.00% -8.05% -3.33%

All System Software Skills
UK

vSphere is in the System Software category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 12,004 15,576 29,164
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 12.12% 15.39% 18.36%
Number of salaries quoted 9,512 10,289 15,723
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%

vSphere
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing vSphere as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for vSphere in the UK

vSphere
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing vSphere.

Salary trend for vSphere in the UK

vSphere
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing vSphere over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Salary histogram for vSphere in the UK

vSphere
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing vSphere within the UK over the 6 months to 13 May 2024. 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
England +66 371 £52,500 +16.67% 75
UK excluding London -28 292 £50,000 +25.00% 56
Work from Home +76 120 £52,500 - 18
London +86 92 £65,000 +8.33% 20
South West +30 75 £52,500 +56.72% 12
South East -6 63 £48,500 +38.57% 19
Midlands 0 54 £50,000 +53.85% 13
East of England +14 45 £32,000 -36.00% 6
North of England +7 41 £43,000 -4.44% 6
West Midlands +15 33 £52,500 +61.54% 9
East Midlands -3 21 £50,000 - 4
Yorkshire +58 17 £42,500 +6.25% 1
North West -22 15 £52,500 - 4
Scotland -58 11 £34,000 -32.00% 1
North East +2 9 £27,500 - 1
Northern Ireland +23 2 £34,628 +6.55%
Wales +9 1 £50,000 +122.22%

vSphere
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 65 (16.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 62 (16.10%) SharePoint
3 28 (7.27%) IIS
4 9 (2.34%) WordPress
5 8 (2.08%) WebSphere
6 7 (1.82%) Skype for Business
7 6 (1.56%) Confluence
8 4 (1.04%) Exchange Server 2013
8 4 (1.04%) SAS
9 2 (0.52%) nginx
10 1 (0.26%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 1 (0.26%) CMS
Applications
1 18 (4.68%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.30%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.78%) SPSS
4 2 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.26%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (0.78%) Eikon
2 2 (0.52%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 175 (45.45%) Azure
2 172 (44.68%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (11.69%) Entra ID
4 34 (8.83%) AWS
5 32 (8.31%) OneDrive
6 22 (5.71%) IaaS
6 22 (5.71%) PaaS
7 14 (3.64%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (3.38%) SaaS
9 8 (2.08%) GCP
10 3 (0.78%) Dropbox
10 3 (0.78%) Power Platform
10 3 (0.78%) Rubrik
11 2 (0.52%) Mimecast
11 2 (0.52%) Nutanix
11 2 (0.52%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.52%) Slack
11 2 (0.52%) WhatsApp
11 2 (0.52%) Zapier
12 1 (0.26%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 116 (30.13%) Firewall
2 95 (24.68%) SAN
3 77 (20.00%) VPN
4 76 (19.74%) DNS
4 76 (19.74%) LAN
5 70 (18.18%) WAN
6 56 (14.55%) VSAN
7 53 (13.77%) DHCP
8 37 (9.61%) Internet
9 34 (8.83%) NAS
9 34 (8.83%) VLAN
10 33 (8.57%) Wireless
11 28 (7.27%) Network Security
12 22 (5.71%) VoIP
13 21 (5.45%) TCP/IP
14 17 (4.42%) Wi-Fi
15 16 (4.16%) Fibre Channel
16 15 (3.90%) iSCSI
16 15 (3.90%) WLAN
17 11 (2.86%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (15.06%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.08%) DB2
3 5 (1.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 4 (1.04%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.04%) MySQL
4 4 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.78%) Big Data
5 3 (0.78%) EDRMS
5 3 (0.78%) Ingres
5 3 (0.78%) Power BI
6 2 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.52%) Elasticsearch
6 2 (0.52%) MariaDB
6 2 (0.52%) RDBMS
6 2 (0.52%) Redis
6 2 (0.52%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.52%) Tableau
7 1 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 9 (2.34%) JIRA
2 5 (1.30%) Git
3 4 (1.04%) GitLab
4 2 (0.52%) Jenkins
General
1 75 (19.48%) Social Skills
2 52 (13.51%) Finance
3 42 (10.91%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (4.42%) Military
5 14 (3.64%) Public Sector
6 13 (3.38%) Aerospace
6 13 (3.38%) Documentation Skills
6 13 (3.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (3.12%) Billing
8 9 (2.34%) Banking
9 8 (2.08%) Advertising
9 8 (2.08%) Telecoms
10 5 (1.30%) Electronics
11 4 (1.04%) Legal
11 4 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.04%) Police
12 3 (0.78%) Law
12 3 (0.78%) Local Government
12 3 (0.78%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.52%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 101 (26.23%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 52 (13.51%) Senior
3 46 (11.95%) Support Engineer
4 34 (8.83%) Architect
4 34 (8.83%) Consultant
5 32 (8.31%) Administrator
6 28 (7.27%) IT Engineer
6 28 (7.27%) Lead
7 26 (6.75%) Analyst
8 25 (6.49%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 25 (6.49%) Security Consultant
9 23 (5.97%) Systems Administrator
9 23 (5.97%) Systems Engineer
9 23 (5.97%) VMware Engineer
10 22 (5.71%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 21 (5.45%) 2nd Line Support
12 20 (5.19%) IT Support
13 19 (4.94%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
14 18 (4.68%) VMWare Administrator
15 17 (4.42%) Infrastructure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (6.49%) Elastic Stack
2 13 (3.38%) JSON
3 11 (2.86%) ARM Templates
3 11 (2.86%) YAML
4 9 (2.34%) LAMP
5 8 (2.08%) .NET
5 8 (2.08%) WebSphere MQ
6 5 (1.30%) EDI
7 4 (1.04%) RabbitMQ
7 4 (1.04%) REST
7 4 (1.04%) SOAP
7 4 (1.04%) XMPP
8 2 (0.52%) XML
8 2 (0.52%) X-Windows
9 1 (0.26%) LDAP
9 1 (0.26%) OAuth
9 1 (0.26%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 85 (22.08%) Data Centre
2 42 (10.91%) Replication
3 39 (10.13%) PKI
4 31 (8.05%) Public Cloud
5 25 (6.49%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 23 (5.97%) Management Information System
7 17 (4.42%) Self-Motivation
8 16 (4.16%) Private Cloud
9 15 (3.90%) Cyber Defence
9 15 (3.90%) Security Operations Centre
10 14 (3.64%) Clustering
11 10 (2.60%) Linux Command Line
12 7 (1.82%) Driving Licence
13 6 (1.56%) Onboarding
14 5 (1.30%) Smartcard
14 5 (1.30%) Virtual Team
15 4 (1.04%) Enterprise Storage
15 4 (1.04%) Hybrid Cloud
15 4 (1.04%) Mobile Computing
15 4 (1.04%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 247 (64.16%) Windows
2 202 (52.47%) Windows Server
3 133 (34.55%) Linux
4 61 (15.84%) Windows Server 2016
5 53 (13.77%) Windows 10
6 47 (12.21%) Windows Server 2012
7 46 (11.95%) Windows Server 2019
8 45 (11.69%) Ubuntu
9 22 (5.71%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 21 (5.45%) CentOS
11 15 (3.90%) SUSE
12 13 (3.38%) Windows 7
13 11 (2.86%) VMS
14 10 (2.60%) Debian
15 8 (2.08%) Apple iOS
16 6 (1.56%) Windows Server 2003
17 3 (0.78%) Unix
18 2 (0.52%) Mac OS
18 2 (0.52%) Mac OS X
18 2 (0.52%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (28.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 90 (23.38%) ITIL
3 62 (16.10%) Agile
4 49 (12.73%) Cybersecurity
5 42 (10.91%) Incident Management
5 42 (10.91%) Problem-Solving
6 38 (9.87%) Customer Service
7 36 (9.35%) Virtual Infrastructure
8 34 (8.83%) Continuous Improvement
8 34 (8.83%) Service Delivery
9 33 (8.57%) SIEM
10 29 (7.53%) Vulnerability Management
11 28 (7.27%) Analytics
11 28 (7.27%) Data Analytics
12 27 (7.01%) Infrastructure as Code
12 27 (7.01%) Project Delivery
13 25 (6.49%) Disaster Recovery
13 25 (6.49%) Load Balancing
13 25 (6.49%) Mentoring
14 23 (5.97%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 128 (33.25%) PowerShell
2 44 (11.43%) SQL
3 28 (7.27%) Python
4 25 (6.49%) Bash
5 10 (2.60%) ActionScript
5 10 (2.60%) VB
6 7 (1.82%) C#
6 7 (1.82%) VB.NET
7 5 (1.30%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.78%) AWK
8 3 (0.78%) sed
9 2 (0.52%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.52%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.26%) Java
10 1 (0.26%) Perl
Qualifications
1 90 (23.38%) Security Cleared
2 61 (15.84%) Degree
3 53 (13.77%) Microsoft Certification
4 50 (12.99%) DV Cleared
5 32 (8.31%) SC Cleared
6 27 (7.01%) MCSA
6 27 (7.01%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 24 (6.23%) MCSE
8 17 (4.42%) Cisco Certification
9 14 (3.64%) CCNA
10 11 (2.86%) HND
11 9 (2.34%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (2.08%) DBS Check
13 7 (1.82%) Azure Certification
13 7 (1.82%) Citrix Certification
13 7 (1.82%) MCP
14 5 (1.30%) CCA
14 5 (1.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 5 (1.30%) RHCA
14 5 (1.30%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (6.75%) NIST
2 22 (5.71%) SLA
3 6 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.78%) GDPR
5 2 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.52%) NCSC
5 2 (0.52%) QA
6 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (0.26%) PMO
System Software
1 246 (63.90%) VMware Infrastructure
2 207 (53.77%) Active Directory
3 80 (20.78%) VMware ESXi
4 38 (9.87%) Hyper-V
5 29 (7.53%) Virtual Machines
6 19 (4.94%) VMware NSX
7 17 (4.42%) XenApp
8 16 (4.16%) Virtual Desktop
9 13 (3.38%) vCloud
10 10 (2.60%) OpenSSH
11 9 (2.34%) Virtual Servers
12 7 (1.82%) Firmware
13 6 (1.56%) Docker
14 5 (1.30%) Terminal Services
15 4 (1.04%) VMware Server
16 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Virtual Server
17 2 (0.52%) Varnish
17 2 (0.52%) VMware Workstation
17 2 (0.52%) XenDesktop
18 1 (0.26%) NFS
Systems Management
1 75 (19.48%) vCenter Server
2 44 (11.43%) Microsoft Intune
3 42 (10.91%) SCCM
4 22 (5.71%) Terraform
5 21 (5.45%) Kubernetes
6 19 (4.94%) Ansible
6 19 (4.94%) Puppet
7 17 (4.42%) WSUS
8 15 (3.90%) McAfee ePO
9 12 (3.12%) FortiGate
9 12 (3.12%) VxRail
10 11 (2.86%) PowerCLI
11 10 (2.60%) IBM BigFix
12 8 (2.08%) NetCrunch
12 8 (2.08%) SCVMM
13 7 (1.82%) Nagios
13 7 (1.82%) SCOM
13 7 (1.82%) vRealize
14 6 (1.56%) SmoothWall
15 5 (1.30%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 340 (88.31%) VMware
2 208 (54.03%) Microsoft
3 74 (19.22%) Veeam
4 58 (15.06%) Cisco
5 50 (12.99%) HP
6 47 (12.21%) Citrix
7 44 (11.43%) Dell
8 32 (8.31%) SolarWinds
9 29 (7.53%) NetApp
9 29 (7.53%) Red Hat
10 26 (6.75%) IBM
11 25 (6.49%) Tanium
11 25 (6.49%) Tripwire
12 21 (5.45%) Commvault
13 20 (5.19%) Palo Alto
14 16 (4.16%) McAfee
15 15 (3.90%) Juniper
16 14 (3.64%) Zerto
17 12 (3.12%) Fujitsu
18 11 (2.86%) Aruba