vSphere Contracts in England

VMware vSphere
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for vSphere skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited vSphere over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 374 421 437
Rank change year-on-year +47 +16 -13
Contract jobs citing vSphere 171 244 374
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.47% 0.51% 0.53%
As % of the System Software category 4.31% 3.92% 3.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 135 188 277
10th Percentile £299 £305 £260
25th Percentile £441 £350 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £455 £465
Median % change year-on-year +9.89% -2.15% +8.14%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £588
90th Percentile £625 £654 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £480 £455
% change year-on-year +4.15% +5.51% +7.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 9 6
10th Percentile - £33.40 £21.02
25th Percentile - £36.75 £22.59
Median hourly rate £70.66 £68.50 £27.38
Median % change year-on-year +3.15% +150.23% -39.50%
75th Percentile - £76.50 £55.53
90th Percentile - £78.00 £75.25
UK median hourly rate £70.66 £66.00 £34.38
% change year-on-year +7.06% +92.00% -24.03%

All System Software Skills
England

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 3,963 6,230 9,729
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.89% 12.93% 13.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,773 4,509 7,061
10th Percentile £200 £200 £198
25th Percentile £338 £385 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +7.14%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £631
90th Percentile £688 £738 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 208 221 267
10th Percentile £14.06 £14.52 £13.31
25th Percentile £14.48 £17.50 £15.00
Median hourly rate £21.00 £50.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.00% +163.16% -5.00%
75th Percentile £58.69 £65.75 £28.75
90th Percentile £72.38 £75.99 £53.20
UK median hourly rate £22.30 £54.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -58.70% +170.00% -9.09%

vSphere
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for vSphere in England

vSphere
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for vSphere in England

vSphere
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing vSphere in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for vSphere in England

vSphere
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for vSphere in England

vSphere
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 vSphere within the England region over the 6 months to 16 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +23 63 £475 +11.76% 20
London +93 50 £530 +2.17% 16
South West +18 44 £508 +1.50% 11
West Midlands +21 9 £550 +69.23% 8
Midlands +5 9 £550 +57.14% 13
North of England +13 4 £475 +35.71% 11
North East - 2 £403 - 1
Yorkshire +10 1 £375 +11.11% 2
North West +8 1 £575 +55.41% 8
vSphere
UK

vSphere
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 19 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.92%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.34%) Confluence
3 4 (2.34%) IBM Domino
3 4 (2.34%) IIS
4 3 (1.75%) WordPress
5 2 (1.17%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.58%) Site Server
Applications
1 2 (1.17%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (4.09%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.58%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 36 (21.05%) Azure
2 19 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (9.36%) AWS
4 10 (5.85%) GitHub
5 8 (4.68%) IaaS
5 8 (4.68%) Nutanix
6 7 (4.09%) Entra ID
7 6 (3.51%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (1.75%) OneDrive
9 2 (1.17%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (1.17%) GCP
9 2 (1.17%) Slack
9 2 (1.17%) WhatsApp
10 1 (0.58%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.58%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 37 (21.64%) SAN
2 36 (21.05%) Firewall
3 35 (20.47%) DNS
4 29 (16.96%) DHCP
4 29 (16.96%) VSAN
5 18 (10.53%) NAS
6 13 (7.60%) Fibre Channel
6 13 (7.60%) TCP/IP
7 12 (7.02%) iSCSI
7 12 (7.02%) VPN
8 11 (6.43%) VLAN
9 7 (4.09%) LAN
9 7 (4.09%) WAN
10 6 (3.51%) Cisco Nexus
11 5 (2.92%) Remote Desktop
11 5 (2.92%) Wireless
12 4 (2.34%) NetScaler
12 4 (2.34%) Software-Defined Networking
12 4 (2.34%) SSL
12 4 (2.34%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (8.77%) PostgreSQL
2 10 (5.85%) MongoDB
2 10 (5.85%) SQL Server
3 5 (2.92%) MySQL
3 5 (2.92%) RDBMS
3 5 (2.92%) Relational Database
4 2 (1.17%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 16 (9.36%) GitLab
2 10 (5.85%) JIRA
3 7 (4.09%) Git
4 4 (2.34%) Bitbucket
5 2 (1.17%) Subversion
6 1 (0.58%) Oracle APEX
General
1 48 (28.07%) Social Skills
2 13 (7.60%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (7.02%) Public Sector
4 9 (5.26%) Documentation Skills
5 6 (3.51%) Banking
5 6 (3.51%) Finance
6 3 (1.75%) Front Office
6 3 (1.75%) Legal
7 2 (1.17%) Financial Institution
7 2 (1.17%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (1.17%) Manufacturing
7 2 (1.17%) Marketing
7 2 (1.17%) Military
8 1 (0.58%) Back Office
8 1 (0.58%) Billing
8 1 (0.58%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 55 (32.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 30 (17.54%) VMware Engineer
3 26 (15.20%) Senior
4 25 (14.62%) Network Engineer
5 16 (9.36%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
6 15 (8.77%) Architect
7 12 (7.02%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
8 11 (6.43%) Linux Engineer
9 10 (5.85%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
10 9 (5.26%) Wintel Engineer
11 8 (4.68%) Consultant
11 8 (4.68%) Data Centre Engineer
11 8 (4.68%) Solutions Architect
11 8 (4.68%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
12 7 (4.09%) Cloud Engineer
12 7 (4.09%) Database Specialist
12 7 (4.09%) Platform Engineer
12 7 (4.09%) Platform Specialist
13 6 (3.51%) Systems Engineer
13 6 (3.51%) VMware Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.68%) .NET
2 3 (1.75%) LAMP
3 2 (1.17%) Middleware
3 2 (1.17%) YAML
4 1 (0.58%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 54 (31.58%) Data Centre
2 27 (15.79%) PKI
3 19 (11.11%) Linux Command Line
4 17 (9.94%) Private Cloud
5 14 (8.19%) Clustering
6 12 (7.02%) Replication
7 6 (3.51%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (2.92%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (2.34%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (1.75%) Public Cloud
10 3 (1.75%) Smart Meter
11 2 (1.17%) Client/Server
11 2 (1.17%) Tandem
11 2 (1.17%) VxBlock/Vblock
12 1 (0.58%) Fat Client
12 1 (0.58%) Hybrid Cloud
12 1 (0.58%) Legacy Systems
12 1 (0.58%) LIMS
12 1 (0.58%) Management Information System
12 1 (0.58%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 68 (39.77%) Linux
2 64 (37.43%) Windows
3 41 (23.98%) Windows Server
4 17 (9.94%) Unix
5 15 (8.77%) VMS
6 14 (8.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 10 (5.85%) Ubuntu
8 8 (4.68%) Windows Server 2019
9 7 (4.09%) Windows Server 2016
10 6 (3.51%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (2.34%) CentOS
12 3 (1.75%) Apple iOS
12 3 (1.75%) Windows 10
13 2 (1.17%) Android
13 2 (1.17%) Mac OS
13 2 (1.17%) Mac OS X
13 2 (1.17%) Solaris
13 2 (1.17%) Windows 2000
13 2 (1.17%) Windows XP
14 1 (0.58%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (35.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 41 (23.98%) Problem-Solving
3 27 (15.79%) Virtual Infrastructure
4 22 (12.87%) Cybersecurity
4 22 (12.87%) Migration
5 19 (11.11%) Agile
6 16 (9.36%) Resource Management
7 15 (8.77%) Computer Science
7 15 (8.77%) High Availability
7 15 (8.77%) ITIL
7 15 (8.77%) Task Automation
8 14 (8.19%) Disaster Recovery
8 14 (8.19%) Penetration Testing
8 14 (8.19%) Platform Engineering
8 14 (8.19%) Project Delivery
9 13 (7.60%) Converged Infrastructure
9 13 (7.60%) Data Migration
9 13 (7.60%) Vulnerability Scanning
10 11 (6.43%) Customer Service
10 11 (6.43%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 33 (19.30%) Bash
2 31 (18.13%) PowerShell
3 28 (16.37%) Python
4 12 (7.02%) SQL
5 6 (3.51%) C
5 6 (3.51%) Shell Script
6 3 (1.75%) VB.NET
7 2 (1.17%) C#
7 2 (1.17%) C++
7 2 (1.17%) Java
7 2 (1.17%) Perl
8 1 (0.58%) Go
8 1 (0.58%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.58%) Ruby
8 1 (0.58%) VB
Qualifications
1 84 (49.12%) Security Cleared
2 55 (32.16%) SC Cleared
3 29 (16.96%) DV Cleared
4 26 (15.20%) Degree
5 17 (9.94%) Microsoft Certification
6 16 (9.36%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 12 (7.02%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (5.85%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (4.09%) MCSE
10 6 (3.51%) CCNP
10 6 (3.51%) VCAP
11 4 (2.34%) Azure Certification
11 4 (2.34%) CCNA
12 3 (1.75%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (1.17%) CCIE
13 2 (1.17%) Master's Degree
14 1 (0.58%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (2.92%) SLA
2 3 (1.75%) ISO 9001
2 3 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 2 (1.17%) GDPR
4 1 (0.58%) PMO
System Software
1 104 (60.82%) VMware Infrastructure
2 54 (31.58%) Active Directory
3 48 (28.07%) VMware NSX
4 38 (22.22%) VMware ESXi
5 13 (7.60%) Hyper-V
6 12 (7.02%) Virtual Machines
7 7 (4.09%) VMware Server
8 6 (3.51%) Docker
8 6 (3.51%) Firmware
8 6 (3.51%) KVM
9 5 (2.92%) Virtual Desktop
10 2 (1.17%) Ceph
10 2 (1.17%) Terminal Services
10 2 (1.17%) UAG
10 2 (1.17%) Veritas Cluster Server
11 1 (0.58%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 39 (22.81%) vCenter Server
2 32 (18.71%) Ansible
3 20 (11.70%) Terraform
4 13 (7.60%) Kubernetes
4 13 (7.60%) vRealize
5 10 (5.85%) SCCM
5 10 (5.85%) WSUS
6 8 (4.68%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 8 (4.68%) SCOM
7 7 (4.09%) Packer
7 7 (4.09%) VxRail
8 5 (2.92%) Microsoft Intune
9 3 (1.75%) Nessus
9 3 (1.75%) vRealize Orchestrator
10 2 (1.17%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (1.17%) Microsoft Clustering
10 2 (1.17%) Pacemaker
10 2 (1.17%) Podman
10 2 (1.17%) Red Hat Satellite
10 2 (1.17%) SELinux
Vendors
1 155 (90.64%) VMware
2 53 (30.99%) Microsoft
3 18 (10.53%) Cisco
4 17 (9.94%) Dell
4 17 (9.94%) Oracle
5 15 (8.77%) Red Hat
6 14 (8.19%) SolarWinds
7 8 (4.68%) HP
7 8 (4.68%) Veritas
8 6 (3.51%) Atlassian
8 6 (3.51%) Veeam
9 5 (2.92%) Arqiva
9 5 (2.92%) Citrix
10 4 (2.34%) Aruba
10 4 (2.34%) Fortinet
10 4 (2.34%) Palo Alto
10 4 (2.34%) Qualys
11 3 (1.75%) ProCurve
11 3 (1.75%) Synology
11 3 (1.75%) Zerto