VMware Infrastructure Contracts in the UK excluding London

VMware Infrastructure (VI3)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for VMware Infrastructure skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VMware Infrastructure over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 70 61 84
Rank change year-on-year -9 +23 -7
Contract jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 566 823 934
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.71% 3.59% 3.06%
As % of the System Software category 22.68% 23.74% 20.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 382 566 694
10th Percentile £277 £313 £256
25th Percentile £400 £409 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +16.67% +5.88%
75th Percentile £595 £631 £550
90th Percentile £672 £700 £650
UK median daily rate £508 £538 £475
% change year-on-year -5.58% +13.16% +7.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 38 25
10th Percentile £37.86 £29.68 £17.30
25th Percentile £40.00 £48.72 £20.00
Median hourly rate £43.22 £60.35 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.39% +35.62% +11.25%
75th Percentile £74.06 £65.56 £55.83
90th Percentile £87.88 £87.50 £64.42
UK median hourly rate £40.25 £65.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -38.08% +36.84% -

All System Software Skills
UK excluding London

VMware Infrastructure 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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for system software skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 2,496 3,467 4,607
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 11.97% 15.13% 15.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,707 2,449 3,287
10th Percentile £184 £181 £158
25th Percentile £313 £306 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £479 £450
Median % change year-on-year -0.84% +6.44% +5.88%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £550
90th Percentile £650 £680 £642
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 187 164 229
10th Percentile £14.06 £14.25 £12.72
25th Percentile £14.16 £16.44 £14.25
Median hourly rate £27.50 £48.12 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -42.85% +174.94% -3.81%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.00 £23.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £49.50
UK median hourly rate £24.18 £54.92 £19.00
% change year-on-year -55.97% +189.03% -5.00%

VMware Infrastructure
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing VMware Infrastructure as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for VMware Infrastructure in the UK excluding London

VMware Infrastructure
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for VMware Infrastructure in the UK excluding London

VMware Infrastructure
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for VMware Infrastructure in the UK excluding London

VMware Infrastructure
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for VMware Infrastructure in the UK excluding London

VMware Infrastructure
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for VMware Infrastructure in the UK excluding London

VMware Infrastructure
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware Infrastructure within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 2 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 +3 272 £538 +3.46% 105
South West +9 121 £538 +2.48% 42
North of England -8 74 £350 -30.00% 74
Midlands +4 71 £550 +10.00% 62
West Midlands +18 55 £557 +26.59% 38
North West -24 45 £325 -35.00% 40
Scotland +18 32 £438 -4.52% 9
Yorkshire +25 25 £380 -20.42% 28
East of England -49 24 £600 -4.00% 35
East Midlands -11 15 £450 -30.77% 24
North East +6 4 £600 +14.29% 7
Wales -12 4 £220 -60.00% 11
Northern Ireland 0 1 £525 +23.53%
VMware Infrastructure
UK

VMware Infrastructure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 62 (10.95%) Microsoft Exchange
2 36 (6.36%) Confluence
3 24 (4.24%) SharePoint
4 8 (1.41%) IIS
4 8 (1.41%) SharePoint Server
5 7 (1.24%) SharePoint 2010
6 6 (1.06%) nginx
7 2 (0.35%) IBM Domino
7 2 (0.35%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.35%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.35%) Traefik
8 1 (0.18%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2007
8 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.18%) Site Server
Applications
1 32 (5.65%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 7 (1.24%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.35%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 119 (21.02%) Azure
2 61 (10.78%) Microsoft 365
3 57 (10.07%) AWS
4 21 (3.71%) PaaS
5 18 (3.18%) IaaS
6 16 (2.83%) Azure DevOps
7 15 (2.65%) GCP
7 15 (2.65%) OCI
8 14 (2.47%) Entra ID
9 13 (2.30%) OpenShift
10 11 (1.94%) SaaS
11 10 (1.77%) GitHub
12 7 (1.24%) OneDrive
13 5 (0.88%) Azure Logic Apps
14 4 (0.71%) Dynamics 365
15 3 (0.53%) Azure Event Grid
15 3 (0.53%) iPaaS
15 3 (0.53%) Nutanix
15 3 (0.53%) Power Platform
15 3 (0.53%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 123 (21.73%) DNS
2 121 (21.38%) Firewall
3 105 (18.55%) DHCP
4 75 (13.25%) SAN
5 63 (11.13%) WAN
6 57 (10.07%) LAN
7 51 (9.01%) VPN
8 41 (7.24%) TCP/IP
9 31 (5.48%) VSAN
10 29 (5.12%) Wi-Fi
11 28 (4.95%) VLAN
12 21 (3.71%) NAS
13 20 (3.53%) SD-WAN
13 20 (3.53%) Wireless
14 17 (3.00%) Remote Desktop
15 15 (2.65%) VoIP
16 13 (2.30%) MPLS
17 12 (2.12%) NX-OS
18 11 (1.94%) Fibre Channel
18 11 (1.94%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (6.54%) SQL Server
2 15 (2.65%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (1.24%) Metadata
3 7 (1.24%) MongoDB
3 7 (1.24%) MySQL
3 7 (1.24%) PowerPivot
3 7 (1.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (1.06%) Microsoft Power View
5 4 (0.71%) Oracle Database
6 3 (0.53%) Elasticsearch
6 3 (0.53%) Power BI
7 2 (0.35%) CouchDB
8 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.18%) Big Data
8 1 (0.18%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 45 (7.95%) JIRA
2 21 (3.71%) Git
2 21 (3.71%) Robot Framework
3 19 (3.36%) GitLab
4 15 (2.65%) Sonatype Nexus
5 10 (1.77%) Bitbucket
6 6 (1.06%) Jenkins
6 6 (1.06%) Rational DOORS
6 6 (1.06%) Selenium
7 3 (0.53%) CppUnit
7 3 (0.53%) PVCS
7 3 (0.53%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.35%) Artifactory
8 2 (0.35%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 1 (0.18%) MSI
9 1 (0.18%) Subversion
General
1 164 (28.98%) Social Skills
2 75 (13.25%) Analytical Skills
3 61 (10.78%) Public Sector
4 21 (3.71%) Finance
5 20 (3.53%) Military
6 18 (3.18%) Documentation Skills
7 14 (2.47%) Telecoms
8 12 (2.12%) Aerospace
9 11 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (1.24%) Banking
10 7 (1.24%) Manufacturing
10 7 (1.24%) Marketing
10 7 (1.24%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (1.06%) Publishing
12 5 (0.88%) Billing
13 4 (0.71%) Electronics
13 4 (0.71%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.53%) Back Office
14 3 (0.53%) Digital Economy
14 3 (0.53%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 145 (25.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 73 (12.90%) Architect
3 37 (6.54%) Network Engineer
3 37 (6.54%) Support Engineer
4 36 (6.36%) VMware Engineer
5 32 (5.65%) Analyst
6 29 (5.12%) Wintel Engineer
7 28 (4.95%) Integration Engineer
8 24 (4.24%) Senior
8 24 (4.24%) Storage Engineer
9 21 (3.71%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 21 (3.71%) Test Engineer
10 18 (3.18%) Linux Engineer
11 17 (3.00%) IT Engineer
11 17 (3.00%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
11 17 (3.00%) Virtualisation Engineer
12 16 (2.83%) Server Engineer
12 16 (2.83%) Test and Integration Engineer
13 15 (2.65%) Network Architect
13 15 (2.65%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.00%) .NET
2 16 (2.83%) YAML
3 9 (1.59%) CSS
3 9 (1.59%) HTML
4 7 (1.24%) Web Services
5 6 (1.06%) ModSecurity
6 5 (0.88%) .NET Framework
6 5 (0.88%) Flash
6 5 (0.88%) Middleware
7 4 (0.71%) Elastic Stack
7 4 (0.71%) REST
8 3 (0.53%) .NET Core
8 3 (0.53%) EDI
8 3 (0.53%) J2EE
8 3 (0.53%) React
8 3 (0.53%) Vue
8 3 (0.53%) XMPP
9 2 (0.35%) ADSI
9 2 (0.35%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.35%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 95 (16.78%) Data Centre
2 63 (11.13%) PKI
3 40 (7.07%) Clustering
4 35 (6.18%) Client/Server
5 19 (3.36%) Private Cloud
6 17 (3.00%) Replication
7 14 (2.47%) Linux Command Line
7 14 (2.47%) Public Cloud
8 10 (1.77%) Management Information System
9 9 (1.59%) Cloud Native
10 7 (1.24%) Driving Licence
10 7 (1.24%) Security Posture
11 6 (1.06%) Data Protection Act
11 6 (1.06%) Onboarding
12 5 (0.88%) Video Conferencing
13 4 (0.71%) Blackberry
13 4 (0.71%) Grid Computing
13 4 (0.71%) Operational Technology
13 4 (0.71%) Product Ownership
13 4 (0.71%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 318 (56.18%) Windows
2 211 (37.28%) Windows Server
3 181 (31.98%) Linux
4 81 (14.31%) Windows Server 2012
5 73 (12.90%) Windows Server 2019
6 70 (12.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 54 (9.54%) Windows 10
8 50 (8.83%) Windows Server 2016
9 36 (6.36%) Unix
10 17 (3.00%) Windows Server 2008
11 16 (2.83%) Windows XP
12 13 (2.30%) CentOS
13 12 (2.12%) Solaris
13 12 (2.12%) VMS
14 10 (1.77%) Ubuntu
15 9 (1.59%) Mac OS
16 6 (1.06%) Debian
17 3 (0.53%) AIX
17 3 (0.53%) Apple iOS
17 3 (0.53%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (32.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 126 (22.26%) Problem-Solving
3 99 (17.49%) Agile
4 80 (14.13%) Migration
5 70 (12.37%) ITIL
6 54 (9.54%) DevOps
7 48 (8.48%) Infrastructure as Code
8 44 (7.77%) Virtual Infrastructure
9 41 (7.24%) Cybersecurity
10 40 (7.07%) High Availability
11 38 (6.71%) Disaster Recovery
12 36 (6.36%) Validation
13 34 (6.01%) Network Virtualisation
14 33 (5.83%) Release Management
14 33 (5.83%) Server Management
15 32 (5.65%) Task Automation
16 30 (5.30%) Customer Service
16 30 (5.30%) Decision-Making
16 30 (5.30%) Performance Tuning
16 30 (5.30%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 162 (28.62%) PowerShell
2 76 (13.43%) Python
3 42 (7.42%) SQL
4 31 (5.48%) Bash
5 22 (3.89%) VBScript
6 13 (2.30%) C#
6 13 (2.30%) Java
7 10 (1.77%) Shell Script
8 9 (1.59%) JavaScript
9 6 (1.06%) C++
9 6 (1.06%) Go
9 6 (1.06%) Perl
10 5 (0.88%) Ruby
11 3 (0.53%) C
11 3 (0.53%) PHP
11 3 (0.53%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.18%) VB
Qualifications
1 299 (52.83%) Security Cleared
2 152 (26.86%) SC Cleared
3 126 (22.26%) DV Cleared
4 92 (16.25%) Degree
5 52 (9.19%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 48 (8.48%) Microsoft Certification
7 46 (8.13%) Cisco Certification
8 40 (7.07%) CCNA
9 35 (6.18%) MCSE
10 26 (4.59%) MCSA
11 24 (4.24%) CCNP
12 14 (2.47%) Master's Degree
13 13 (2.30%) ITIL Certification
14 10 (1.77%) Computer Science Degree
15 8 (1.41%) VCAP
16 6 (1.06%) Azure Certification
16 6 (1.06%) RHCT
17 5 (0.88%) DBS Check
17 5 (0.88%) Network+ Certification
18 4 (0.71%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (3.18%) SLA
2 8 (1.41%) NIST
3 7 (1.24%) RMADS
4 6 (1.06%) PCI DSS
5 5 (0.88%) GDPR
5 5 (0.88%) PMO
6 3 (0.53%) ISO 9001
6 3 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.35%) Disclosure Scotland
7 2 (0.35%) NCSC
7 2 (0.35%) QA
8 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 230 (40.64%) Active Directory
2 127 (22.44%) Hyper-V
3 104 (18.37%) vSphere
4 93 (16.43%) VMware NSX
5 76 (13.43%) VMware ESXi
6 46 (8.13%) Virtual Machines
7 21 (3.71%) Virtual Servers
8 20 (3.53%) Docker
9 16 (2.83%) KVM
9 16 (2.83%) VMware Workstation
9 16 (2.83%) XenApp
10 10 (1.77%) Virtual Desktop
11 9 (1.59%) vCloud
12 6 (1.06%) VMware Server
13 5 (0.88%) Firmware
13 5 (0.88%) VMFS
14 4 (0.71%) BitLocker
14 4 (0.71%) Terminal Services
15 3 (0.53%) SRDF
15 3 (0.53%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 83 (14.66%) vCenter Server
2 75 (13.25%) Ansible
2 75 (13.25%) SCCM
3 54 (9.54%) Terraform
4 49 (8.66%) WSUS
5 46 (8.13%) Kubernetes
6 30 (5.30%) SCOM
7 25 (4.42%) Microsoft Intune
8 22 (3.89%) NetBackup
9 19 (3.36%) Puppet
10 14 (2.47%) EMC NetWorker
10 14 (2.47%) Progress Chef
11 13 (2.30%) Salt
12 11 (1.94%) Red Hat Satellite
13 10 (1.77%) Microsoft Clustering
13 10 (1.77%) Nessus
13 10 (1.77%) Rancher
13 10 (1.77%) vRealize
14 9 (1.59%) CSIRT
14 9 (1.59%) Nagios
Vendors
1 566 (100.00%) VMware
2 206 (36.40%) Microsoft
3 88 (15.55%) Cisco
4 54 (9.54%) Red Hat
5 49 (8.66%) Dell
6 44 (7.77%) Citrix
7 34 (6.01%) Veeam
8 32 (5.65%) Oracle
9 26 (4.59%) HP
10 24 (4.24%) EMC
11 22 (3.89%) Palo Alto
12 21 (3.71%) Juniper
13 17 (3.00%) SolarWinds
13 17 (3.00%) Symantec
14 16 (2.83%) Atlassian
14 16 (2.83%) Google
15 14 (2.47%) 3PAR
15 14 (2.47%) Extreme Networks
16 12 (2.12%) Ivanti
16 12 (2.12%) Splunk