VMware
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of VMware products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VMware over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 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
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 73 57 76
Rank change year-on-year -16 +19 -3
Contract jobs citing VMware 1,219 2,242 2,831
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 2.87% 3.92% 3.21%
As % of the Vendors category 6.74% 9.09% 7.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 830 1,579 2,059
10th Percentile £275 £318 £274
25th Percentile £385 £413 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% +7.34%
75th Percentile £575 £625 £588
90th Percentile £650 £700 £663
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £513 £426
% change year-on-year -2.44% +20.31% +1.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 116 66
10th Percentile £23.80 £26.75 £13.00
25th Percentile £40.00 £43.51 £20.00
Median hourly rate £46.39 £63.00 £44.75
Median % change year-on-year -26.37% +40.78% -5.79%
75th Percentile £71.25 £68.75 £62.48
90th Percentile £80.00 £83.13 £68.54
UK excluding London median hourly rate £46.18 £52.13 £28.41
% change year-on-year -11.41% +83.49% -28.98%

All Vendors
UK

VMware is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 18,083 24,657 35,435
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 42.51% 43.06% 40.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,274 16,502 23,585
10th Percentile £263 £270 £300
25th Percentile £405 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.10% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £627 £644 £638
90th Percentile £738 £740 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £468
% change year-on-year - +6.95% +7.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,114 666 891
10th Percentile £12.05 £15.11 £12.21
25th Percentile £14.48 £18.64 £15.25
Median hourly rate £21.50 £40.55 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -46.97% +88.58% -2.27%
75th Percentile £57.33 £65.00 £47.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.46 £33.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year -34.97% +73.68% +0.89%

VMware
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for VMware in the UK

VMware
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for VMware in the UK

VMware
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMware over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for VMware in the UK

VMware
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for VMware in the UK

VMware
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing VMware over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for VMware in the UK

VMware
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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
England -10 1,102 £500 -4.76% 704
UK excluding London -11 834 £500 -2.44% 572
South East 0 359 £513 -1.25% 179
London -19 316 £500 -6.98% 169
Work from Home -37 310 £475 -8.65% 212
South West -4 168 £503 -8.64% 71
North of England -14 127 £375 -14.29% 135
North West -24 77 £350 -22.22% 70
Midlands -26 75 £463 -3.65% 109
Scotland -4 61 £484 -3.30% 18
West Midlands -14 50 £425 -3.41% 62
Yorkshire +10 42 £380 -9.52% 52
East of England -44 36 £550 -8.33% 58
East Midlands -9 24 £538 +7.50% 47
North East +8 8 £500 +17.65% 15
Wales -9 8 £225 -57.14% 9
Northern Ireland +2 1 £525 - 5

VMware
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
1 140 (11.48%) Microsoft Exchange
2 53 (4.35%) Confluence
3 51 (4.18%) SharePoint
4 18 (1.48%) Exchange Server 2010
4 18 (1.48%) IIS
5 16 (1.31%) OpenStack
6 14 (1.15%) Exchange Server 2013
7 7 (0.57%) SharePoint 2010
7 7 (0.57%) SharePoint Server
8 6 (0.49%) Exchange Server 2007
9 5 (0.41%) nginx
10 4 (0.33%) IBM Domino
10 4 (0.33%) MQSeries
11 3 (0.25%) Skype for Business
11 3 (0.25%) WordPress
12 2 (0.16%) Apache
12 2 (0.16%) Tomcat
12 2 (0.16%) Traefik
13 1 (0.082%) JBoss
13 1 (0.082%) Site Server
Applications
1 43 (3.53%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (0.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.082%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.082%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.082%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (0.57%) Oracle EBS
2 6 (0.49%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.16%) SystmOne
4 1 (0.082%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.082%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.082%) Eikon
4 1 (0.082%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.082%) Refinitiv Enterprise Platform
4 1 (0.082%) RMDS
4 1 (0.082%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 316 (25.92%) Azure
2 187 (15.34%) Microsoft 365
3 168 (13.78%) AWS
4 53 (4.35%) Entra ID
5 46 (3.77%) IaaS
6 38 (3.12%) GCP
7 35 (2.87%) PaaS
8 32 (2.63%) Azure DevOps
9 27 (2.21%) Nutanix
10 24 (1.97%) GitHub
10 24 (1.97%) SaaS
11 23 (1.89%) Cloud Computing
12 21 (1.72%) OpenShift
13 16 (1.31%) OCI
13 16 (1.31%) OneDrive
14 12 (0.98%) Amazon EC2
15 11 (0.90%) Mimecast
15 11 (0.90%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 9 (0.74%) Rubrik
16 9 (0.74%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 225 (18.46%) Firewall
2 216 (17.72%) DNS
3 164 (13.45%) SAN
4 154 (12.63%) DHCP
5 105 (8.61%) WAN
6 97 (7.96%) LAN
7 90 (7.38%) VPN
8 78 (6.40%) TCP/IP
9 66 (5.41%) VSAN
10 56 (4.59%) NAS
11 43 (3.53%) Wi-Fi
12 38 (3.12%) Wireless
13 36 (2.95%) VLAN
14 31 (2.54%) Network Security
15 29 (2.38%) MPLS
16 22 (1.80%) SD-WAN
17 20 (1.64%) VoIP
18 17 (1.39%) Cisco Nexus
18 17 (1.39%) Fibre Channel
18 17 (1.39%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (6.07%) SQL Server
2 26 (2.13%) PostgreSQL
3 22 (1.80%) Oracle Database
4 20 (1.64%) MySQL
5 15 (1.23%) MongoDB
6 14 (1.15%) Amazon RDS
7 13 (1.07%) Elasticsearch
8 8 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 7 (0.57%) Metadata
9 7 (0.57%) PowerPivot
10 6 (0.49%) Microsoft Power View
10 6 (0.49%) RDBMS
10 6 (0.49%) Relational Database
11 4 (0.33%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (0.33%) Power BI
12 3 (0.25%) DB2
13 2 (0.16%) CouchDB
13 2 (0.16%) Electronic Patient Records
13 2 (0.16%) SAP HANA
14 1 (0.082%) Navicat
Development Applications
1 78 (6.40%) JIRA
2 41 (3.36%) GitLab
3 36 (2.95%) Jenkins
4 32 (2.63%) Git
5 22 (1.80%) Robot Framework
6 16 (1.31%) Sonatype Nexus
7 13 (1.07%) Bitbucket
8 8 (0.66%) Artifactory
8 8 (0.66%) Selenium
8 8 (0.66%) TeamCity
9 6 (0.49%) Rational DOORS
10 3 (0.25%) CppUnit
10 3 (0.25%) PVCS
10 3 (0.25%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.25%) Subversion
10 3 (0.25%) Visual Studio
11 2 (0.16%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 2 (0.16%) Octopus Deploy
11 2 (0.16%) Snyk
12 1 (0.082%) JIRA Agile
General
1 276 (22.64%) Social Skills
2 108 (8.86%) Analytical Skills
3 104 (8.53%) Public Sector
4 87 (7.14%) Finance
5 37 (3.04%) Documentation Skills
6 33 (2.71%) Banking
7 23 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
8 22 (1.80%) Military
9 18 (1.48%) Legal
9 18 (1.48%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (1.39%) Telecoms
11 15 (1.23%) Manufacturing
12 13 (1.07%) Aerospace
13 10 (0.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 10 (0.82%) Marketing
14 7 (0.57%) Financial Institution
15 6 (0.49%) Billing
15 6 (0.49%) French Language
15 6 (0.49%) Publishing
16 5 (0.41%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 262 (21.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 134 (10.99%) Architect
3 99 (8.12%) VMware Engineer
4 92 (7.55%) Senior
5 80 (6.56%) Consultant
5 80 (6.56%) Network Engineer
6 57 (4.68%) Storage Engineer
7 56 (4.59%) Support Engineer
8 48 (3.94%) Administrator
8 48 (3.94%) Solutions Architect
9 45 (3.69%) Analyst
10 39 (3.20%) Wintel Engineer
11 37 (3.04%) VMware Consultant
12 36 (2.95%) Linux Engineer
13 35 (2.87%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 35 (2.87%) VMware Architect
14 34 (2.79%) Integration Engineer
15 32 (2.63%) Cloud Engineer
15 32 (2.63%) DevOps Engineer
16 30 (2.46%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (2.21%) LDAP
2 20 (1.64%) .NET
3 13 (1.07%) Elastic Stack
4 12 (0.98%) Middleware
4 12 (0.98%) YAML
5 11 (0.90%) Node.js
6 9 (0.74%) CSS
6 9 (0.74%) HTML
6 9 (0.74%) Web Services
7 8 (0.66%) REST
8 6 (0.49%) JSON
9 5 (0.41%) Flash
9 5 (0.41%) RESTful
10 4 (0.33%) .NET Core
10 4 (0.33%) EDI
10 4 (0.33%) ModSecurity
10 4 (0.33%) XML
11 3 (0.25%) Apache NiFi
11 3 (0.25%) J2EE
11 3 (0.25%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 178 (14.60%) Data Centre
2 99 (8.12%) PKI
3 67 (5.50%) Clustering
4 36 (2.95%) Client/Server
4 36 (2.95%) Replication
5 31 (2.54%) Private Cloud
5 31 (2.54%) Public Cloud
6 27 (2.21%) Management Information System
7 23 (1.89%) Linux Command Line
8 20 (1.64%) NHS
9 18 (1.48%) Data Protection Act
10 14 (1.15%) Driving Licence
10 14 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
11 13 (1.07%) Onboarding
11 13 (1.07%) VxBlock/Vblock
12 10 (0.82%) Fat Client
12 10 (0.82%) Thin Client
13 9 (0.74%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
14 8 (0.66%) Enterprise Storage
14 8 (0.66%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 588 (48.24%) Windows
2 395 (32.40%) Windows Server
3 362 (29.70%) Linux
4 117 (9.60%) Windows Server 2012
5 100 (8.20%) Windows 10
6 95 (7.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 89 (7.30%) Windows Server 2019
8 70 (5.74%) Unix
9 62 (5.09%) Windows Server 2016
10 37 (3.04%) VMS
10 37 (3.04%) Windows Server 2008
11 34 (2.79%) Ubuntu
12 30 (2.46%) Solaris
13 23 (1.89%) CentOS
14 22 (1.80%) Windows 7
15 21 (1.72%) Debian
16 18 (1.48%) Mac OS
17 17 (1.39%) Oracle Linux
17 17 (1.39%) Windows XP
18 9 (0.74%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 335 (27.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 187 (15.34%) Problem-Solving
3 174 (14.27%) Agile
4 159 (13.04%) Migration
5 156 (12.80%) ITIL
6 104 (8.53%) DevOps
7 81 (6.64%) High Availability
8 78 (6.40%) Disaster Recovery
9 70 (5.74%) Customer Service
10 69 (5.66%) Infrastructure as Code
11 65 (5.33%) CI/CD
12 59 (4.84%) Data Protection
13 58 (4.76%) Cybersecurity
14 55 (4.51%) Project Delivery
15 54 (4.43%) Computer Science
16 51 (4.18%) Change Management
16 51 (4.18%) Server Management
17 48 (3.94%) Vulnerability Management
18 47 (3.86%) Configuration Management
19 46 (3.77%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 226 (18.54%) PowerShell
2 166 (13.62%) Python
3 87 (7.14%) SQL
4 62 (5.09%) Bash
5 21 (1.72%) Java
5 21 (1.72%) Shell Script
5 21 (1.72%) VBScript
6 15 (1.23%) C#
7 13 (1.07%) Go
7 13 (1.07%) JavaScript
8 10 (0.82%) Perl
8 10 (0.82%) Ruby
9 7 (0.57%) C++
10 5 (0.41%) C
11 3 (0.25%) Bicep
11 3 (0.25%) PHP
11 3 (0.25%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.082%) Ada
12 1 (0.082%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.082%) VB
Qualifications
1 496 (40.69%) Security Cleared
2 261 (21.41%) SC Cleared
3 251 (20.59%) DV Cleared
4 134 (10.99%) Degree
5 81 (6.64%) Cisco Certification
6 73 (5.99%) Microsoft Certification
7 56 (4.59%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 53 (4.35%) CCNA
9 47 (3.86%) CCNP
10 43 (3.53%) MCSE
11 34 (2.79%) Computer Science Degree
12 30 (2.46%) Azure Certification
13 29 (2.38%) MCSA
14 15 (1.23%) Master's Degree
15 14 (1.15%) ITIL Certification
16 12 (0.98%) CCIE
17 8 (0.66%) Network+ Certification
17 8 (0.66%) VCAP
18 7 (0.57%) DBS Check
19 6 (0.49%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (3.12%) SLA
2 16 (1.31%) NIST
3 14 (1.15%) GDPR
4 12 (0.98%) PMO
5 10 (0.82%) NCSC
6 7 (0.57%) RMADS
7 6 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.41%) PCI DSS
8 5 (0.41%) QA
9 4 (0.33%) Disclosure Scotland
10 3 (0.25%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 2 (0.16%) Accessibility
12 1 (0.082%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.082%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.082%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 751 (61.61%) VMware Infrastructure
2 427 (35.03%) Active Directory
3 211 (17.31%) Hyper-V
4 191 (15.67%) VMware NSX
5 179 (14.68%) vSphere
6 134 (10.99%) VMware ESXi
7 60 (4.92%) Docker
8 50 (4.10%) Virtual Machines
9 34 (2.79%) KVM
10 30 (2.46%) Virtual Servers
11 19 (1.56%) Firmware
11 19 (1.56%) XenApp
12 18 (1.48%) VMware Workstation
13 16 (1.31%) vCloud
14 15 (1.23%) Virtual Desktop
15 12 (0.98%) Terminal Services
16 11 (0.90%) BitLocker
17 9 (0.74%) VMware Server
18 7 (0.57%) Microsoft App-V
19 4 (0.33%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 140 (11.48%) vCenter Server
2 139 (11.40%) SCCM
3 137 (11.24%) Ansible
4 106 (8.70%) Kubernetes
5 102 (8.37%) Terraform
6 63 (5.17%) WSUS
7 53 (4.35%) SCOM
8 45 (3.69%) Microsoft Intune
9 36 (2.95%) VxRail
10 35 (2.87%) vRealize
11 34 (2.79%) NetBackup
12 22 (1.80%) EMC NetWorker
13 20 (1.64%) Puppet
14 18 (1.48%) Red Hat Satellite
15 17 (1.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
16 15 (1.23%) Microsoft Clustering
17 14 (1.15%) Nagios
17 14 (1.15%) Prometheus
18 13 (1.07%) Nessus
19 12 (0.98%) Rancher
Vendors
1 405 (33.22%) Microsoft
2 159 (13.04%) Cisco
3 114 (9.35%) Dell
4 105 (8.61%) Red Hat
5 90 (7.38%) Citrix
6 85 (6.97%) Veeam
7 84 (6.89%) Oracle
8 57 (4.68%) Palo Alto
9 49 (4.02%) HP
10 43 (3.53%) EMC
11 36 (2.95%) Juniper
12 34 (2.79%) ServiceNow
12 34 (2.79%) SolarWinds
13 28 (2.30%) NetApp
14 27 (2.21%) Qualys
14 27 (2.21%) Splunk
15 23 (1.89%) Google
15 23 (1.89%) IBM
16 21 (1.72%) F5
16 21 (1.72%) Symantec