vSphere Contracts

VMware vSphere
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 364 392 445
Rank change year-on-year +28 +53 +20
Contract jobs citing vSphere 220 319 475
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.51% 0.57% 0.54%
As % of the System Software category 4.68% 4.35% 4.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 170 240 349
10th Percentile £300 £310 £311
25th Percentile £441 £388 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £493 £475
Median % change year-on-year +3.05% +3.68% +11.76%
75th Percentile £592 £578 £588
90th Percentile £650 £650 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £455 £450
% change year-on-year +4.40% +1.11% +10.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 14 7
10th Percentile - £25.03 £21.21
25th Percentile - £42.88 £23.19
Median hourly rate £70.66 £66.00 £28.75
Median % change year-on-year +7.06% +129.57% -34.98%
75th Percentile - £76.31 £64.50
90th Percentile - £78.00 £74.60
UK excluding London median hourly rate £70.66 £38.50 £26.00
% change year-on-year +83.53% +48.08% +18.18%

All System Software Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for system software skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 4,701 7,331 11,619
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 10.92% 13.08% 13.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,266 5,173 8,348
10th Percentile £200 £200 £200
25th Percentile £350 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +6.06%
75th Percentile £607 £638 £625
90th Percentile £688 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £479 £450
% change year-on-year -0.84% +6.44% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 228 248 287
10th Percentile £14.06 £15.23 £13.00
25th Percentile £15.25 £19.75 £14.75
Median hourly rate £24.18 £55.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.04% +189.47% -5.00%
75th Percentile £60.75 £66.00 £37.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.82 £58.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.50 £48.40 £17.50
% change year-on-year -43.18% +176.57% -3.39%

vSphere
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for vSphere in the UK

vSphere
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for vSphere in the UK

vSphere
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing vSphere over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for vSphere in the UK

vSphere
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for vSphere in the UK

vSphere
Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing vSphere within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
England +44 198 £511 +12.25% 80
UK excluding London +9 154 £475 +4.40% 67
South East +34 74 £475 +4.40% 28
Work from Home +40 58 £525 +4.27% 23
South West +28 58 £535 +7.00% 10
London +77 53 £525 -4.02% 11
West Midlands +19 18 £650 +104.72% 12
Midlands +12 18 £650 +85.71% 14
Scotland +25 10 £542 +8.40% 1
North of England +11 5 £375 +7.14% 11
North West +11 2 £450 +23.29% 8
North East - 2 £403 -
Yorkshire +14 1 £375 +11.11% 3
Wales +4 1 £425 -22.73%

vSphere
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 25 (11.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (2.73%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.82%) Confluence
3 4 (1.82%) IBM Domino
3 4 (1.82%) IIS
4 2 (0.91%) OpenStack
4 2 (0.91%) WordPress
5 1 (0.45%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.45%) nginx
5 1 (0.45%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.45%) Site Server
Applications
1 2 (0.91%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (3.18%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (1.36%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.45%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 42 (19.09%) Azure
2 24 (10.91%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (9.55%) AWS
4 11 (5.00%) IaaS
5 10 (4.55%) GitHub
6 8 (3.64%) Nutanix
7 7 (3.18%) Entra ID
8 5 (2.27%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (0.91%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.91%) GCP
9 2 (0.91%) OneDrive
9 2 (0.91%) WhatsApp
10 1 (0.45%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.45%) OCI
10 1 (0.45%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.45%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 40 (18.18%) DNS
2 38 (17.27%) Firewall
3 37 (16.82%) SAN
3 37 (16.82%) VSAN
4 35 (15.91%) DHCP
5 18 (8.18%) NAS
6 17 (7.73%) TCP/IP
7 16 (7.27%) SD-WAN
8 15 (6.82%) NX-OS
9 13 (5.91%) VLAN
9 13 (5.91%) VPN
10 12 (5.45%) Fibre Channel
11 11 (5.00%) iSCSI
12 8 (3.64%) LAN
12 8 (3.64%) Remote Desktop
12 8 (3.64%) WAN
13 7 (3.18%) Software-Defined Networking
14 6 (2.73%) Cisco Nexus
14 6 (2.73%) Wireless
15 5 (2.27%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (6.82%) PostgreSQL
2 11 (5.00%) SQL Server
3 10 (4.55%) MongoDB
4 5 (2.27%) MySQL
4 5 (2.27%) RDBMS
4 5 (2.27%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.91%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.91%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.45%) Power BI
6 1 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 19 (8.64%) GitLab
2 17 (7.73%) JIRA
3 10 (4.55%) Git
4 4 (1.82%) Bitbucket
5 3 (1.36%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.91%) Subversion
7 1 (0.45%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.45%) Robot Framework
General
1 57 (25.91%) Social Skills
2 18 (8.18%) Public Sector
3 17 (7.73%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (6.36%) Finance
5 13 (5.91%) Banking
6 9 (4.09%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (2.73%) Billing
8 4 (1.82%) Financial Institution
8 4 (1.82%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (1.82%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (1.82%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.36%) Front Office
9 3 (1.36%) Manufacturing
10 2 (0.91%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.91%) Legal
10 2 (0.91%) Marketing
10 2 (0.91%) Military
11 1 (0.45%) Back Office
11 1 (0.45%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 58 (26.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 36 (16.36%) VMware Engineer
3 34 (15.45%) Architect
4 25 (11.36%) Senior
5 24 (10.91%) Network Engineer
6 15 (6.82%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
7 14 (6.36%) Network Architect
8 13 (5.91%) Wintel Engineer
9 12 (5.45%) Consultant
9 12 (5.45%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 11 (5.00%) Linux Engineer
10 11 (5.00%) Solutions Architect
11 10 (4.55%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
12 9 (4.09%) Support Engineer
12 9 (4.09%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
13 8 (3.64%) Data Centre Engineer
13 8 (3.64%) Platform Engineer
13 8 (3.64%) VMware Consultant
14 7 (3.18%) Cloud Engineer
14 7 (3.18%) VMware Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.09%) .NET
2 5 (2.27%) YAML
3 3 (1.36%) JSON
3 3 (1.36%) Node.js
3 3 (1.36%) REST
3 3 (1.36%) RESTful
3 3 (1.36%) SOAP
3 3 (1.36%) XML
4 2 (0.91%) .NET Core
4 2 (0.91%) LAMP
4 2 (0.91%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 78 (35.45%) Data Centre
2 33 (15.00%) PKI
3 18 (8.18%) Linux Command Line
4 17 (7.73%) Private Cloud
5 16 (7.27%) Clustering
6 14 (6.36%) Cloud Native
7 12 (5.45%) Replication
8 8 (3.64%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (2.73%) VxBlock/Vblock
10 5 (2.27%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (1.82%) Data Protection Act
12 3 (1.36%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (1.36%) Public Cloud
12 3 (1.36%) Smart Meter
13 2 (0.91%) Client/Server
13 2 (0.91%) Fat Client
13 2 (0.91%) Tandem
13 2 (0.91%) Thin Client
14 1 (0.45%) LIMS
14 1 (0.45%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 76 (34.55%) Windows
2 72 (32.73%) Linux
3 49 (22.27%) Windows Server
4 18 (8.18%) Unix
5 15 (6.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 14 (6.36%) VMS
7 10 (4.55%) Windows Server 2016
8 9 (4.09%) Ubuntu
8 9 (4.09%) Windows Server 2019
9 8 (3.64%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (2.27%) Apple iOS
11 4 (1.82%) CentOS
11 4 (1.82%) Windows 10
12 3 (1.36%) Android
13 2 (0.91%) Mac OS
13 2 (0.91%) Solaris
13 2 (0.91%) Windows 2000
13 2 (0.91%) Windows XP
14 1 (0.45%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.45%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (29.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 53 (24.09%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (14.55%) Migration
4 30 (13.64%) Agile
5 27 (12.27%) Virtual Infrastructure
6 25 (11.36%) Cybersecurity
7 22 (10.00%) Data Migration
8 19 (8.64%) Resource Management
9 18 (8.18%) High Availability
9 18 (8.18%) Task Automation
10 16 (7.27%) Computer Science
10 16 (7.27%) Converged Infrastructure
10 16 (7.27%) Disaster Recovery
10 16 (7.27%) ITIL
11 15 (6.82%) Network Packet Capture
11 15 (6.82%) Network Virtualisation
11 15 (6.82%) Platform Engineering
11 15 (6.82%) Project Delivery
12 14 (6.36%) Incident Response
12 14 (6.36%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 43 (19.55%) PowerShell
2 37 (16.82%) Python
3 33 (15.00%) Bash
4 13 (5.91%) SQL
5 6 (2.73%) C
5 6 (2.73%) Shell Script
6 4 (1.82%) Go
6 4 (1.82%) Ruby
7 3 (1.36%) VB.NET
8 2 (0.91%) C#
8 2 (0.91%) C++
8 2 (0.91%) Java
8 2 (0.91%) Perl
9 1 (0.45%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.45%) VB
Qualifications
1 105 (47.73%) Security Cleared
2 67 (30.45%) SC Cleared
3 36 (16.36%) DV Cleared
4 32 (14.55%) Degree
5 20 (9.09%) Microsoft Certification
6 19 (8.64%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 12 (5.45%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (5.00%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (3.64%) MCSE
9 8 (3.64%) VCAP
10 6 (2.73%) CCNP
11 5 (2.27%) Azure Certification
12 4 (1.82%) CCNA
13 3 (1.36%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.91%) CCIE
14 2 (0.91%) DBS Check
14 2 (0.91%) Master's Degree
15 1 (0.45%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (2.73%) PMO
2 5 (2.27%) SLA
3 3 (1.36%) ISO 9001
3 3 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 2 (0.91%) GDPR
System Software
1 143 (65.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 82 (37.27%) VMware NSX
3 66 (30.00%) Active Directory
4 47 (21.36%) VMware ESXi
5 22 (10.00%) Hyper-V
6 14 (6.36%) Virtual Machines
7 7 (3.18%) Virtual Desktop
7 7 (3.18%) VMware Server
8 6 (2.73%) Firmware
8 6 (2.73%) KVM
9 5 (2.27%) Docker
9 5 (2.27%) vCloud
10 3 (1.36%) Terminal Services
11 2 (0.91%) Ceph
11 2 (0.91%) Veritas Cluster Server
12 1 (0.45%) VMware Workstation
12 1 (0.45%) XenApp
12 1 (0.45%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 46 (20.91%) vCenter Server
2 37 (16.82%) Ansible
3 23 (10.45%) Terraform
4 17 (7.73%) vRealize
5 14 (6.36%) CSIRT
6 13 (5.91%) Kubernetes
6 13 (5.91%) SCCM
7 11 (5.00%) SCOM
7 11 (5.00%) VxRail
7 11 (5.00%) WSUS
8 8 (3.64%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 7 (3.18%) Packer
10 6 (2.73%) Microsoft Intune
10 6 (2.73%) vRealize Orchestrator
11 5 (2.27%) Nessus
12 4 (1.82%) Failover Clustering
12 4 (1.82%) Microsoft Clustering
13 3 (1.36%) Autotask
13 3 (1.36%) Progress Chef
13 3 (1.36%) Puppet
Vendors
1 203 (92.27%) VMware
2 72 (32.73%) Microsoft
3 43 (19.55%) Cisco
4 29 (13.18%) Dell
5 18 (8.18%) Oracle
6 16 (7.27%) Red Hat
7 14 (6.36%) SolarWinds
8 10 (4.55%) Citrix
9 8 (3.64%) HP
9 8 (3.64%) Veritas
10 6 (2.73%) Atlassian
10 6 (2.73%) Qualys
10 6 (2.73%) Veeam
11 5 (2.27%) Arqiva
12 4 (1.82%) Avaya
12 4 (1.82%) Fortinet
12 4 (1.82%) Juniper
13 3 (1.36%) Apple
13 3 (1.36%) BMC
13 3 (1.36%) NetApp