VMware Contracts in England

VMware
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring knowledge or experience of VMware products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited VMware over the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within VMware, Inc.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 61 58 72
Rank change year-on-year -3 +14 -1
Contract jobs citing VMware 1,194 1,824 2,346
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 3.19% 3.88% 3.34%
As % of the Vendors category 7.55% 9.13% 8.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 830 1,288 1,716
10th Percentile £300 £313 £275
25th Percentile £400 £410 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +10.53% +11.50%
75th Percentile £575 £638 £600
90th Percentile £650 £700 £675
UK median daily rate £502 £525 £475
% change year-on-year -4.32% +10.53% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 80 44
10th Percentile £22.75 £28.58 £13.00
25th Percentile £38.22 £41.25 £19.94
Median hourly rate £42.05 £59.28 £28.41
Median % change year-on-year -29.07% +108.64% -39.55%
75th Percentile £71.25 £71.44 £50.37
90th Percentile £79.40 £82.63 £66.15
UK median hourly rate £45.01 £62.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.98% +40.45% -5.32%

All Vendors
England

VMware falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 15,807 19,983 28,015
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 42.18% 42.47% 39.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,018 13,710 19,315
10th Percentile £270 £265 £278
25th Percentile £408 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 £530 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.45% +0.95% +6.92%
75th Percentile £630 £650 £638
90th Percentile £738 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -1.90% - +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,059 548 757
10th Percentile £12.28 £15.00 £12.25
25th Percentile £14.50 £18.63 £15.25
Median hourly rate £23.22 £36.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -35.51% +67.44% +7.50%
75th Percentile £58.70 £60.00 £48.48
90th Percentile £70.00 £73.75 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £22.50 £42.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -47.06% +97.67% +4.88%

VMware
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for VMware in England

VMware
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VMware in England.

Daily rate trend for VMware in England

VMware
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMware in England over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for VMware in England

VMware
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VMware in England.

Hourly rate trend for VMware in England

VMware
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing VMware in England over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for VMware in England

VMware
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware within the England region over the 6 months to 11 June 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +1 411 £525 +1.16% 144
London -32 319 £500 -6.98% 127
South West +2 202 £525 -4.55% 66
North of England -19 120 £380 -11.63% 104
Midlands -3 113 £536 +10.57% 84
West Midlands 0 82 £550 +22.22% 45
North West -25 76 £350 -22.22% 56
East of England -40 45 £550 -9.28% 47
Yorkshire -6 35 £400 -3.90% 39
East Midlands -9 30 £488 -2.50% 39
North East +5 9 £400 +23.08% 11
VMware
UK

VMware
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
1 130 (10.89%) Microsoft Exchange
2 52 (4.36%) Confluence
3 50 (4.19%) SharePoint
4 18 (1.51%) OpenStack
5 15 (1.26%) Exchange Server 2010
6 13 (1.09%) Exchange Server 2013
7 12 (1.01%) IIS
8 8 (0.67%) SharePoint Server
9 7 (0.59%) SharePoint 2010
10 5 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2007
11 4 (0.34%) IBM Domino
11 4 (0.34%) nginx
12 2 (0.17%) Skype for Business
12 2 (0.17%) Tomcat
12 2 (0.17%) WordPress
13 1 (0.084%) MQSeries
13 1 (0.084%) Site Server
13 1 (0.084%) Traefik
13 1 (0.084%) WebSphere
Applications
1 40 (3.35%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (0.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.084%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.084%) PTC Creo
4 1 (0.084%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 6 (0.50%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.17%) SystmOne
3 1 (0.084%) Cloudability
3 1 (0.084%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.084%) Eikon
3 1 (0.084%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.084%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.084%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 301 (25.21%) Azure
2 179 (14.99%) Microsoft 365
3 158 (13.23%) AWS
4 51 (4.27%) Entra ID
5 39 (3.27%) GCP
6 38 (3.18%) IaaS
7 34 (2.85%) PaaS
8 30 (2.51%) Azure DevOps
9 27 (2.26%) Nutanix
10 23 (1.93%) GitHub
10 23 (1.93%) SaaS
11 22 (1.84%) OpenShift
12 20 (1.68%) Cloud Computing
13 15 (1.26%) OCI
14 14 (1.17%) OneDrive
15 12 (1.01%) Amazon EC2
15 12 (1.01%) Mimecast
16 10 (0.84%) Rubrik
17 8 (0.67%) Virtual Private Cloud
18 7 (0.59%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 204 (17.09%) DNS
2 202 (16.92%) Firewall
3 158 (13.23%) SAN
4 147 (12.31%) DHCP
5 96 (8.04%) WAN
6 84 (7.04%) LAN
7 78 (6.53%) VPN
8 74 (6.20%) TCP/IP
9 58 (4.86%) VSAN
10 55 (4.61%) NAS
11 44 (3.69%) VLAN
12 42 (3.52%) Wi-Fi
13 41 (3.43%) Wireless
14 38 (3.18%) SD-WAN
15 31 (2.60%) Network Security
16 27 (2.26%) Remote Desktop
17 26 (2.18%) MPLS
18 21 (1.76%) VoIP
19 16 (1.34%) Internet
19 16 (1.34%) NX-OS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (5.95%) SQL Server
2 23 (1.93%) PostgreSQL
3 17 (1.42%) Oracle Database
4 16 (1.34%) MySQL
5 11 (0.92%) Elasticsearch
5 11 (0.92%) MongoDB
6 8 (0.67%) Amazon RDS
6 8 (0.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 7 (0.59%) Metadata
7 7 (0.59%) PowerPivot
8 6 (0.50%) DB2
8 6 (0.50%) Microsoft Power View
9 5 (0.42%) RDBMS
9 5 (0.42%) Relational Database
10 4 (0.34%) Amazon Redshift
11 3 (0.25%) Power BI
12 2 (0.17%) CouchDB
12 2 (0.17%) Electronic Patient Records
12 2 (0.17%) SAP HANA
13 1 (0.084%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 66 (5.53%) JIRA
2 41 (3.43%) Git
3 37 (3.10%) GitLab
4 27 (2.26%) Jenkins
5 23 (1.93%) Robot Framework
6 17 (1.42%) Sonatype Nexus
7 13 (1.09%) Bitbucket
8 8 (0.67%) Artifactory
8 8 (0.67%) Selenium
9 7 (0.59%) TeamCity
10 5 (0.42%) Rational DOORS
11 3 (0.25%) MSI
11 3 (0.25%) SonarQube
11 3 (0.25%) Visual Studio
12 2 (0.17%) CppUnit
12 2 (0.17%) Octopus Deploy
12 2 (0.17%) PVCS
12 2 (0.17%) Snyk
12 2 (0.17%) Subversion
13 1 (0.084%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 247 (20.69%) Social Skills
2 111 (9.30%) Public Sector
3 109 (9.13%) Analytical Skills
4 88 (7.37%) Finance
5 34 (2.85%) Documentation Skills
6 25 (2.09%) Telecoms
7 24 (2.01%) Banking
8 21 (1.76%) Manufacturing
8 21 (1.76%) Military
9 20 (1.68%) Legal
10 17 (1.42%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (1.09%) Aerospace
11 13 (1.09%) Marketing
12 11 (0.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 10 (0.84%) Electronics
14 9 (0.75%) Organisational Skills
15 8 (0.67%) Financial Institution
16 7 (0.59%) Publishing
17 5 (0.42%) Local Government
18 4 (0.34%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 257 (21.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 141 (11.81%) Architect
3 95 (7.96%) VMware Engineer
4 75 (6.28%) Network Engineer
5 74 (6.20%) Senior
6 59 (4.94%) Storage Engineer
7 55 (4.61%) Support Engineer
8 51 (4.27%) Consultant
9 45 (3.77%) Analyst
10 44 (3.69%) Administrator
10 44 (3.69%) Wintel Engineer
11 41 (3.43%) Solutions Architect
12 37 (3.10%) Integration Engineer
13 31 (2.60%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 30 (2.51%) Linux Engineer
15 29 (2.43%) VMware Architect
16 28 (2.35%) Cloud Engineer
17 27 (2.26%) IT Engineer
17 27 (2.26%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
18 26 (2.18%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (2.18%) YAML
2 18 (1.51%) LDAP
3 17 (1.42%) .NET
4 13 (1.09%) Elastic Stack
5 9 (0.75%) CSS
5 9 (0.75%) HTML
5 9 (0.75%) Middleware
6 8 (0.67%) Node.js
7 7 (0.59%) Web Services
8 6 (0.50%) ModSecurity
9 5 (0.42%) .NET Framework
9 5 (0.42%) REST
10 4 (0.34%) EDI
10 4 (0.34%) Flash
10 4 (0.34%) Software Packaging
11 3 (0.25%) OAuth
11 3 (0.25%) OAuth2
11 3 (0.25%) React
11 3 (0.25%) Vue
11 3 (0.25%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 181 (15.16%) Data Centre
2 104 (8.71%) PKI
3 56 (4.69%) Clustering
4 33 (2.76%) Client/Server
5 32 (2.68%) Replication
6 28 (2.35%) Management Information System
6 28 (2.35%) Public Cloud
7 26 (2.18%) Private Cloud
8 20 (1.68%) Linux Command Line
8 20 (1.68%) NHS
9 15 (1.26%) Cloud Native
10 14 (1.17%) Driving Licence
10 14 (1.17%) Onboarding
10 14 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
11 13 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
12 12 (1.01%) Security Posture
13 10 (0.84%) Fat Client
13 10 (0.84%) Thin Client
14 9 (0.75%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
15 8 (0.67%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 600 (50.25%) Windows
2 377 (31.57%) Windows Server
3 354 (29.65%) Linux
4 112 (9.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 104 (8.71%) Windows Server 2012
6 99 (8.29%) Windows 10
7 95 (7.96%) Windows Server 2019
8 64 (5.36%) Unix
9 55 (4.61%) Windows Server 2016
10 38 (3.18%) VMS
11 33 (2.76%) Solaris
12 30 (2.51%) Ubuntu
13 25 (2.09%) Windows Server 2008
14 19 (1.59%) Windows 7
15 17 (1.42%) Windows XP
16 16 (1.34%) CentOS
16 16 (1.34%) Oracle Linux
17 14 (1.17%) Mac OS
18 13 (1.09%) Debian
19 7 (0.59%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 333 (27.89%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 178 (14.91%) Problem-Solving
3 158 (13.23%) Agile
4 148 (12.40%) ITIL
5 139 (11.64%) Migration
6 84 (7.04%) DevOps
6 84 (7.04%) Infrastructure as Code
7 78 (6.53%) Disaster Recovery
8 65 (5.44%) High Availability
9 60 (5.03%) Customer Service
10 55 (4.61%) CI/CD
10 55 (4.61%) Cybersecurity
11 54 (4.52%) Computer Science
12 53 (4.44%) Virtual Infrastructure
13 51 (4.27%) Validation
14 50 (4.19%) Configuration Management
15 49 (4.10%) Server Management
15 49 (4.10%) Vulnerability Management
16 48 (4.02%) Data Protection
16 48 (4.02%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 262 (21.94%) PowerShell
2 151 (12.65%) Python
3 82 (6.87%) SQL
4 52 (4.36%) Bash
5 22 (1.84%) VBScript
6 20 (1.68%) Shell Script
7 19 (1.59%) Java
8 16 (1.34%) C#
9 12 (1.01%) JavaScript
10 8 (0.67%) Go
11 6 (0.50%) C++
12 5 (0.42%) Ruby
13 4 (0.34%) C
14 3 (0.25%) Bicep
14 3 (0.25%) Perl
14 3 (0.25%) PHP
14 3 (0.25%) VB.NET
15 1 (0.084%) Ada
15 1 (0.084%) T-SQL
15 1 (0.084%) VB
Qualifications
1 561 (46.98%) Security Cleared
2 287 (24.04%) SC Cleared
3 271 (22.70%) DV Cleared
4 122 (10.22%) Degree
5 68 (5.70%) Microsoft Certification
6 64 (5.36%) Cisco Certification
7 59 (4.94%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 48 (4.02%) CCNA
9 38 (3.18%) MCSE
10 35 (2.93%) CCNP
11 32 (2.68%) Computer Science Degree
12 29 (2.43%) Azure Certification
13 23 (1.93%) MCSA
14 15 (1.26%) ITIL Certification
14 15 (1.26%) Master's Degree
15 11 (0.92%) VCAP
16 7 (0.59%) AWS Certification
16 7 (0.59%) DBS Check
17 6 (0.50%) BPSS Clearance
17 6 (0.50%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (2.85%) SLA
2 15 (1.26%) GDPR
3 14 (1.17%) NIST
4 7 (0.59%) PMO
4 7 (0.59%) RMADS
5 6 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (0.50%) PCI DSS
6 5 (0.42%) NCSC
6 5 (0.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 4 (0.34%) QA
8 3 (0.25%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.084%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.084%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.084%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 748 (62.65%) VMware Infrastructure
2 411 (34.42%) Active Directory
3 192 (16.08%) Hyper-V
4 187 (15.66%) VMware NSX
5 186 (15.58%) vSphere
6 136 (11.39%) VMware ESXi
7 68 (5.70%) Virtual Machines
8 49 (4.10%) Docker
9 28 (2.35%) KVM
9 28 (2.35%) Virtual Servers
10 23 (1.93%) XenApp
11 19 (1.59%) Firmware
12 17 (1.42%) VMware Workstation
13 15 (1.26%) Virtual Desktop
14 11 (0.92%) vCloud
15 10 (0.84%) XenDesktop
16 9 (0.75%) BitLocker
16 9 (0.75%) VMFS
16 9 (0.75%) VMware Server
17 8 (0.67%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 145 (12.14%) Ansible
1 145 (12.14%) SCCM
2 116 (9.72%) vCenter Server
3 114 (9.55%) Terraform
4 96 (8.04%) Kubernetes
5 67 (5.61%) WSUS
6 57 (4.77%) SCOM
7 48 (4.02%) Microsoft Intune
8 33 (2.76%) NetBackup
9 32 (2.68%) VxRail
10 29 (2.43%) vRealize
11 26 (2.18%) Puppet
12 22 (1.84%) Progress Chef
12 22 (1.84%) Red Hat Satellite
13 19 (1.59%) EMC NetWorker
14 17 (1.42%) Salt
15 16 (1.34%) Nessus
16 14 (1.17%) Rancher
17 13 (1.09%) CSIRT
17 13 (1.09%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 402 (33.67%) Microsoft
2 157 (13.15%) Cisco
3 111 (9.30%) Red Hat
4 106 (8.88%) Dell
5 80 (6.70%) Citrix
6 78 (6.53%) Veeam
7 73 (6.11%) Oracle
8 50 (4.19%) Palo Alto
9 49 (4.10%) HP
10 41 (3.43%) EMC
11 35 (2.93%) Juniper
12 34 (2.85%) NetApp
13 31 (2.60%) SolarWinds
14 28 (2.35%) Qualys
15 27 (2.26%) F5
16 26 (2.18%) ServiceNow
17 25 (2.09%) Google
18 23 (1.93%) IBM
19 21 (1.76%) Symantec
20 20 (1.68%) Splunk