VMware Contracts with Work from Home Options

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The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 8 June 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
8 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 99 62 97
Rank change year-on-year -37 +35 -24
Contract jobs citing VMware 319 867 1,247
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.18% 3.62% 2.81%
As % of the Vendors category 5.11% 8.22% 7.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 215 588 912
10th Percentile £300 £341 £313
25th Percentile £410 £420 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £450
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +15.56% -2.70%
75th Percentile £551 £600 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £475
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% +7.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 48 21
10th Percentile - £47.50 £22.00
25th Percentile £37.63 £61.25 £28.41
Median hourly rate £45.13 £66.00 £60.93
Median % change year-on-year -31.63% +8.32% +17.17%
75th Percentile £53.25 £78.56 £66.00
90th Percentile £59.10 £85.00 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £46.18 £62.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -26.11% +40.45% -5.32%

All Vendors
Work from Home

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 WFH option and 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 6,240 10,548 17,554
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 42.57% 44.08% 39.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,960 7,095 12,037
10th Percentile £325 £325 £350
25th Percentile £425 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +7.69%
75th Percentile £623 £650 £630
90th Percentile £720 £743 £725
UK median daily rate £514 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.10% - +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 204 250 253
10th Percentile £13.31 £17.41 £13.50
25th Percentile £16.50 £24.79 £19.81
Median hourly rate £27.50 £52.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -47.62% +31.25% +56.86%
75th Percentile £51.25 £66.00 £56.25
90th Percentile £70.00 £78.90 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £22.50 £42.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -47.06% +97.67% +4.88%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing VMware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

VMware trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing VMware.

VMware daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing VMware over the 6 months to 8 June 2024.

VMware daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing VMware.

VMware hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing VMware over the 6 months to 8 June 2024.

VMware hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 33 (10.34%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (4.39%) Confluence
3 9 (2.82%) SharePoint
4 7 (2.19%) OpenStack
5 5 (1.57%) IIS
6 3 (0.94%) SharePoint 2010
6 3 (0.94%) SharePoint Server
7 2 (0.63%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.63%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.31%) nginx
Applications
1 9 (2.82%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.94%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.31%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.31%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (0.94%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 99 (31.03%) Azure
2 54 (16.93%) Microsoft 365
3 53 (16.61%) AWS
4 16 (5.02%) Entra ID
5 15 (4.70%) IaaS
6 13 (4.08%) PaaS
7 11 (3.45%) GCP
8 9 (2.82%) Nutanix
9 8 (2.51%) Cloud Computing
9 8 (2.51%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 7 (2.19%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (2.19%) SaaS
11 6 (1.88%) Amazon EC2
11 6 (1.88%) OpenShift
11 6 (1.88%) Serverless
12 5 (1.57%) Amazon ECR
12 5 (1.57%) Amazon S3
12 5 (1.57%) AWS Lambda
12 5 (1.57%) Route 53
12 5 (1.57%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 67 (21.00%) Firewall
2 45 (14.11%) SAN
3 41 (12.85%) DNS
4 31 (9.72%) DHCP
5 30 (9.40%) TCP/IP
6 21 (6.58%) WAN
7 18 (5.64%) LAN
8 14 (4.39%) NAS
9 12 (3.76%) Cisco ASA
9 12 (3.76%) SD-WAN
10 11 (3.45%) VLAN
11 10 (3.13%) VPN
12 9 (2.82%) Cisco Nexus
12 9 (2.82%) Internet
13 8 (2.51%) Wireless
14 7 (2.19%) VSAN
15 6 (1.88%) NetScaler
15 6 (1.88%) Remote Desktop
16 5 (1.57%) Cisco ISE
16 5 (1.57%) NX-OS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (5.02%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.76%) Oracle Database
3 7 (2.19%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (1.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (0.94%) Amazon Redshift
5 3 (0.94%) Metadata
5 3 (0.94%) PowerPivot
6 2 (0.63%) DB2
6 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Power View
7 1 (0.31%) Power BI
7 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 23 (7.21%) JIRA
2 15 (4.70%) Git
3 14 (4.39%) Jenkins
4 10 (3.13%) GitLab
5 5 (1.57%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.63%) Snyk
6 2 (0.63%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.31%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.31%) JIRA Agile
7 1 (0.31%) Robot Framework
7 1 (0.31%) Subversion
7 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio
General
1 54 (16.93%) Social Skills
2 44 (13.79%) Finance
3 18 (5.64%) Public Sector
4 16 (5.02%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (3.76%) Banking
5 12 (3.76%) Organisational Skills
6 10 (3.13%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (2.19%) Telecoms
8 6 (1.88%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (1.57%) Billing
9 5 (1.57%) Manufacturing
10 3 (0.94%) Military
11 2 (0.63%) Electronics
11 2 (0.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.63%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.63%) Law
11 2 (0.63%) Legal
11 2 (0.63%) Local Government
11 2 (0.63%) Marketing
11 2 (0.63%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 50 (15.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 40 (12.54%) Architect
3 36 (11.29%) Consultant
4 28 (8.78%) Senior
5 17 (5.33%) VMware Engineer
6 14 (4.39%) Cloud Engineer
6 14 (4.39%) DevOps Engineer
6 14 (4.39%) VMware Consultant
7 12 (3.76%) Infrastructure Technician
8 11 (3.45%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 11 (3.45%) IT Engineer
9 10 (3.13%) Developer
9 10 (3.13%) Infrastructure Specialist
9 10 (3.13%) Lead
9 10 (3.13%) Python Developer
9 10 (3.13%) Security Engineer
9 10 (3.13%) Solutions Architect
9 10 (3.13%) Wintel Engineer
10 9 (2.82%) VMware Architect
10 9 (2.82%) Vulnerability Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.13%) Middleware
2 8 (2.51%) LDAP
2 8 (2.51%) YAML
3 7 (2.19%) .NET
3 7 (2.19%) REST
4 6 (1.88%) Node.js
5 4 (1.25%) JSON
6 3 (0.94%) CSS
6 3 (0.94%) EDI
6 3 (0.94%) HTML
6 3 (0.94%) RESTful
6 3 (0.94%) SOAP
6 3 (0.94%) XML
7 2 (0.63%) .NET Core
7 2 (0.63%) ADSI
7 2 (0.63%) Web Services
8 1 (0.31%) ARM Templates
8 1 (0.31%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 41 (12.85%) Data Centre
2 15 (4.70%) NHS
3 12 (3.76%) Management Information System
4 11 (3.45%) Public Cloud
5 9 (2.82%) Clustering
6 8 (2.51%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 8 (2.51%) Replication
7 6 (1.88%) PKI
7 6 (1.88%) VxBlock/Vblock
8 5 (1.57%) Onboarding
9 4 (1.25%) Greenfield Project
9 4 (1.25%) Linux Command Line
9 4 (1.25%) Private Cloud
9 4 (1.25%) Security Posture
10 3 (0.94%) CCTV
10 3 (0.94%) Cloud Native
10 3 (0.94%) Operational Technology
10 3 (0.94%) SCADA
10 3 (0.94%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.94%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 133 (41.69%) Windows
2 84 (26.33%) Windows Server
3 80 (25.08%) Linux
4 22 (6.90%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 21 (6.58%) Windows 10
6 20 (6.27%) Windows Server 2012
7 17 (5.33%) Unix
8 15 (4.70%) Ubuntu
9 13 (4.08%) Solaris
10 11 (3.45%) VMS
11 10 (3.13%) Debian
11 10 (3.13%) Oracle Linux
11 10 (3.13%) Windows Server 2019
12 9 (2.82%) Windows Server 2016
13 4 (1.25%) Apple iOS
14 3 (0.94%) Windows Server 2003
14 3 (0.94%) Windows Server 2008
15 2 (0.63%) CentOS
15 2 (0.63%) Mac OS
16 1 (0.31%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (21.94%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 52 (16.30%) Migration
3 45 (14.11%) ITIL
4 43 (13.48%) Agile
5 35 (10.97%) Problem-Solving
6 29 (9.09%) DevOps
7 27 (8.46%) Vulnerability Management
8 25 (7.84%) High Availability
9 21 (6.58%) Configuration Management
9 21 (6.58%) Customer Service
10 20 (6.27%) Infrastructure as Code
11 18 (5.64%) Continuous Improvement
11 18 (5.64%) Disaster Recovery
11 18 (5.64%) Network Virtualisation
12 15 (4.70%) Containerisation
12 15 (4.70%) Time Management
13 14 (4.39%) CI/CD
13 14 (4.39%) ITSM
13 14 (4.39%) Vulnerability Remediation
14 13 (4.08%) Cost Optimisation
Programming Languages
1 48 (15.05%) PowerShell
2 40 (12.54%) Python
3 25 (7.84%) SQL
4 13 (4.08%) Bash
5 6 (1.88%) Perl
6 4 (1.25%) Go
6 4 (1.25%) JavaScript
6 4 (1.25%) Ruby
7 3 (0.94%) Bicep
7 3 (0.94%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.63%) C++
8 2 (0.63%) Java
8 2 (0.63%) VB.NET
9 1 (0.31%) C#
9 1 (0.31%) PHP
9 1 (0.31%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 63 (19.75%) Security Cleared
2 58 (18.18%) SC Cleared
3 27 (8.46%) DV Cleared
4 25 (7.84%) Degree
5 15 (4.70%) Azure Certification
6 14 (4.39%) Cisco Certification
7 13 (4.08%) CCNP
7 13 (4.08%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (2.19%) CCIE
9 6 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (1.88%) MCSE
10 5 (1.57%) CCNA
10 5 (1.57%) MCSA
10 5 (1.57%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 4 (1.25%) Network+ Certification
12 3 (0.94%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.63%) JNCIP
13 2 (0.63%) MCITP
13 2 (0.63%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.63%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (6.27%) SLA
2 9 (2.82%) GDPR
3 6 (1.88%) PMO
4 5 (1.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.94%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.63%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 2 (0.63%) NIST
7 1 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.31%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (0.31%) NCSC
System Software
1 179 (56.11%) VMware Infrastructure
2 85 (26.65%) Active Directory
3 55 (17.24%) VMware NSX
4 48 (15.05%) vSphere
5 41 (12.85%) Hyper-V
6 22 (6.90%) VMware ESXi
7 21 (6.58%) Docker
8 19 (5.96%) Virtual Machines
9 7 (2.19%) KVM
9 7 (2.19%) XenApp
10 5 (1.57%) vCloud
10 5 (1.57%) Virtual Servers
10 5 (1.57%) XenDesktop
11 4 (1.25%) Virtual Desktop
12 3 (0.94%) Terminal Services
12 3 (0.94%) VMFS
12 3 (0.94%) VMware Server
13 2 (0.63%) Microsoft App-V
13 2 (0.63%) QEMU
13 2 (0.63%) Veritas Cluster Server
Systems Management
1 42 (13.17%) Ansible
2 37 (11.60%) SCCM
2 37 (11.60%) Terraform
3 34 (10.66%) Kubernetes
4 13 (4.08%) vCenter Server
5 11 (3.45%) Puppet
6 10 (3.13%) VxRail
7 8 (2.51%) Nessus
7 8 (2.51%) Progress Chef
7 8 (2.51%) WSUS
8 5 (1.57%) Avamar
8 5 (1.57%) EMC NetWorker
8 5 (1.57%) Microsoft Intune
8 5 (1.57%) Netcool
8 5 (1.57%) Red Hat Satellite
8 5 (1.57%) Salt
8 5 (1.57%) Tivoli
8 5 (1.57%) Tivoli Storage Manager
9 4 (1.25%) FortiGate
9 4 (1.25%) vRealize
Vendors
1 129 (40.44%) Microsoft
2 41 (12.85%) Cisco
3 29 (9.09%) Red Hat
4 26 (8.15%) Qualys
5 25 (7.84%) Dell
6 22 (6.90%) Citrix
6 22 (6.90%) Oracle
7 19 (5.96%) Veeam
8 16 (5.02%) ServiceNow
9 15 (4.70%) Palo Alto
10 11 (3.45%) Splunk
11 10 (3.13%) EMC
12 9 (2.82%) CA
12 9 (2.82%) CyberArk
13 8 (2.51%) HP
13 8 (2.51%) SolarWinds
14 6 (1.88%) CheckPoint
14 6 (1.88%) Commvault
14 6 (1.88%) Juniper
15 5 (1.57%) Serena