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 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 381 408 463
Rank change year-on-year +27 +55 -31
Contract jobs citing vSphere 195 316 448
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.46% 0.55% 0.51%
As % of the System Software category 4.27% 4.22% 3.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 147 237 324
10th Percentile £300 £310 £281
25th Percentile £438 £388 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £480 £458
Median % change year-on-year +4.15% +4.93% +7.65%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £581
90th Percentile £630 £650 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £455 £450
% change year-on-year +4.40% +1.11% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 13 8
10th Percentile - £23.35 £21.41
25th Percentile - £36.75 £23.78
Median hourly rate £70.66 £66.00 £34.38
Median % change year-on-year +7.06% +92.00% -24.03%
75th Percentile - £76.50 £63.75
90th Percentile - £78.00 £72.45
UK excluding London median hourly rate £70.66 £38.50 £33.00
% change year-on-year +83.53% +16.67% -2.94%

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 4,571 7,489 11,750
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 10.74% 13.11% 13.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,147 5,323 8,425
10th Percentile £200 £203 £200
25th Percentile £350 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +7.69%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £625
90th Percentile £688 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £463 £480 £450
% change year-on-year -3.65% +6.67% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 230 260 305
10th Percentile £14.06 £15.25 £13.29
25th Percentile £14.48 £18.25 £15.00
Median hourly rate £22.40 £54.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.52% +170.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £60.75 £66.00 £40.75
90th Percentile £78.20 £75.77 £60.55
UK excluding London median hourly rate £19.18 £41.88 £18.12
% change year-on-year -54.21% +131.16% -0.85%

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 15 May 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 15 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 +31 171 £500 +9.89% 69
UK excluding London -2 131 £475 +4.40% 53
South East +30 63 £475 +11.76% 16
Work from Home +56 54 £513 +2.50% 17
London +92 51 £530 +2.17% 17
South West +27 43 £508 +1.50% 10
Scotland +34 11 £525 +5.00% 1
West Midlands +14 9 £550 +69.23% 9
Midlands +10 9 £550 +57.14% 13
North of England +8 4 £475 +35.71% 7
North East - 2 £403 - 1
Yorkshire +16 1 £375 +11.11% 1
Wales +9 1 £425 -22.73%
North West +8 1 £575 +55.41% 5

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 20 (10.26%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.56%) IIS
2 5 (2.56%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.05%) Confluence
3 4 (2.05%) IBM Domino
4 3 (1.54%) WordPress
5 2 (1.03%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.51%) Site Server
Applications
1 2 (1.03%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (3.59%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (1.54%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.51%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 39 (20.00%) Azure
2 20 (10.26%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (9.23%) AWS
4 10 (5.13%) GitHub
5 9 (4.62%) IaaS
5 9 (4.62%) Nutanix
6 7 (3.59%) Cloud Computing
6 7 (3.59%) Entra ID
7 3 (1.54%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.03%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (1.03%) GCP
8 2 (1.03%) Slack
8 2 (1.03%) WhatsApp
9 1 (0.51%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.51%) OCI
9 1 (0.51%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 38 (19.49%) DNS
1 38 (19.49%) Firewall
1 38 (19.49%) SAN
2 32 (16.41%) DHCP
2 32 (16.41%) VSAN
3 18 (9.23%) NAS
4 14 (7.18%) VPN
5 13 (6.67%) Fibre Channel
5 13 (6.67%) TCP/IP
6 12 (6.15%) iSCSI
7 11 (5.64%) VLAN
8 8 (4.10%) LAN
8 8 (4.10%) WAN
9 6 (3.08%) Cisco Nexus
9 6 (3.08%) Remote Desktop
10 5 (2.56%) Wireless
11 4 (2.05%) NetScaler
11 4 (2.05%) Software-Defined Networking
11 4 (2.05%) SSL
11 4 (2.05%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (7.69%) PostgreSQL
2 12 (6.15%) SQL Server
3 10 (5.13%) MongoDB
4 5 (2.56%) MySQL
4 5 (2.56%) RDBMS
4 5 (2.56%) Relational Database
5 2 (1.03%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (1.03%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.51%) Power BI
6 1 (0.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 19 (9.74%) GitLab
2 17 (8.72%) JIRA
3 10 (5.13%) Git
4 4 (2.05%) Bitbucket
5 3 (1.54%) Jenkins
6 2 (1.03%) Subversion
7 1 (0.51%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.51%) Robot Framework
General
1 58 (29.74%) Social Skills
2 13 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (6.15%) Public Sector
4 11 (5.64%) Banking
4 11 (5.64%) Finance
5 9 (4.62%) Documentation Skills
6 6 (3.08%) Billing
7 4 (2.05%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (2.05%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (1.54%) Front Office
8 3 (1.54%) Legal
9 2 (1.03%) Financial Institution
9 2 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.03%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.03%) Marketing
9 2 (1.03%) Military
10 1 (0.51%) Back Office
10 1 (0.51%) Local Government
10 1 (0.51%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 57 (29.23%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 31 (15.90%) VMware Engineer
3 26 (13.33%) Senior
4 25 (12.82%) Network Engineer
5 18 (9.23%) Architect
6 16 (8.21%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
7 14 (7.18%) Consultant
8 12 (6.15%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 11 (5.64%) Linux Engineer
9 11 (5.64%) Wintel Engineer
10 10 (5.13%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
10 10 (5.13%) Solutions Architect
10 10 (5.13%) VMware Consultant
11 9 (4.62%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
12 8 (4.10%) Data Centre Engineer
12 8 (4.10%) Platform Engineer
13 7 (3.59%) Cloud Engineer
13 7 (3.59%) Database Specialist
13 7 (3.59%) Platform Specialist
13 7 (3.59%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.62%) .NET
2 5 (2.56%) YAML
3 3 (1.54%) JSON
3 3 (1.54%) LAMP
3 3 (1.54%) Node.js
3 3 (1.54%) REST
3 3 (1.54%) RESTful
3 3 (1.54%) SOAP
3 3 (1.54%) XML
4 2 (1.03%) .NET Core
4 2 (1.03%) Middleware
5 1 (0.51%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 61 (31.28%) Data Centre
2 27 (13.85%) PKI
3 19 (9.74%) Linux Command Line
4 17 (8.72%) Private Cloud
5 16 (8.21%) Clustering
6 13 (6.67%) Replication
7 7 (3.59%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (3.08%) VxBlock/Vblock
9 5 (2.56%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (2.56%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (1.54%) Public Cloud
10 3 (1.54%) Smart Meter
11 2 (1.03%) Client/Server
11 2 (1.03%) CMDB
11 2 (1.03%) Tandem
12 1 (0.51%) Fat Client
12 1 (0.51%) FMCG
12 1 (0.51%) LIMS
12 1 (0.51%) Management Information System
12 1 (0.51%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 69 (35.38%) Linux
1 69 (35.38%) Windows
2 46 (23.59%) Windows Server
3 18 (9.23%) Unix
4 15 (7.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 15 (7.69%) VMS
5 10 (5.13%) Ubuntu
6 8 (4.10%) Windows Server 2016
6 8 (4.10%) Windows Server 2019
7 7 (3.59%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (2.05%) Apple iOS
8 4 (2.05%) CentOS
9 3 (1.54%) Android
9 3 (1.54%) Mac OS
9 3 (1.54%) Windows 10
10 2 (1.03%) Mac OS X
10 2 (1.03%) Solaris
10 2 (1.03%) Windows 2000
10 2 (1.03%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (1.03%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (32.31%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 48 (24.62%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (16.41%) Migration
4 27 (13.85%) Agile
4 27 (13.85%) Virtual Infrastructure
5 23 (11.79%) Cybersecurity
6 22 (11.28%) Data Migration
7 19 (9.74%) Resource Management
8 17 (8.72%) High Availability
9 16 (8.21%) Computer Science
9 16 (8.21%) Project Delivery
10 15 (7.69%) ITIL
10 15 (7.69%) Platform Engineering
10 15 (7.69%) Task Automation
11 14 (7.18%) Disaster Recovery
11 14 (7.18%) Infrastructure as Code
11 14 (7.18%) Penetration Testing
12 13 (6.67%) Capacity Management
12 13 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
12 13 (6.67%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 34 (17.44%) PowerShell
2 33 (16.92%) Bash
3 32 (16.41%) Python
4 12 (6.15%) SQL
5 6 (3.08%) C
5 6 (3.08%) Shell Script
6 4 (2.05%) Go
6 4 (2.05%) Ruby
7 3 (1.54%) VB.NET
8 2 (1.03%) C#
8 2 (1.03%) C++
8 2 (1.03%) Java
8 2 (1.03%) Perl
9 1 (0.51%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.51%) VB
Qualifications
1 84 (43.08%) Security Cleared
2 55 (28.21%) SC Cleared
3 32 (16.41%) Degree
4 29 (14.87%) DV Cleared
5 18 (9.23%) Microsoft Certification
6 17 (8.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 12 (6.15%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (5.64%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (4.10%) MCSE
10 6 (3.08%) CCNP
10 6 (3.08%) VCAP
11 5 (2.56%) Azure Certification
12 4 (2.05%) CCNA
13 3 (1.54%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
14 2 (1.03%) CCIE
14 2 (1.03%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.08%) PMO
2 5 (2.56%) SLA
3 3 (1.54%) ISO 9001
3 3 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 2 (1.03%) GDPR
5 1 (0.51%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 120 (61.54%) VMware Infrastructure
2 59 (30.26%) Active Directory
3 58 (29.74%) VMware NSX
4 42 (21.54%) VMware ESXi
5 19 (9.74%) Hyper-V
6 14 (7.18%) Virtual Machines
7 7 (3.59%) Docker
7 7 (3.59%) VMware Server
8 6 (3.08%) Firmware
8 6 (3.08%) KVM
8 6 (3.08%) Virtual Desktop
9 5 (2.56%) vCloud
10 3 (1.54%) Terminal Services
11 2 (1.03%) Ceph
11 2 (1.03%) UAG
11 2 (1.03%) Veritas Cluster Server
12 1 (0.51%) VMware Workstation
12 1 (0.51%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 47 (24.10%) vCenter Server
2 40 (20.51%) Ansible
3 24 (12.31%) Terraform
4 15 (7.69%) Kubernetes
4 15 (7.69%) vRealize
5 11 (5.64%) SCCM
5 11 (5.64%) VxRail
6 10 (5.13%) WSUS
7 9 (4.62%) SCOM
8 8 (4.10%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 7 (3.59%) Packer
10 5 (2.56%) Microsoft Intune
11 4 (2.05%) Microsoft Clustering
12 3 (1.54%) Autotask
12 3 (1.54%) Failover Clustering
12 3 (1.54%) Nessus
12 3 (1.54%) Progress Chef
12 3 (1.54%) Puppet
12 3 (1.54%) vRealize Orchestrator
13 2 (1.03%) Pacemaker
Vendors
1 178 (91.28%) VMware
2 62 (31.79%) Microsoft
3 28 (14.36%) Dell
4 27 (13.85%) Cisco
5 18 (9.23%) Oracle
6 16 (8.21%) Red Hat
7 14 (7.18%) SolarWinds
8 9 (4.62%) HP
8 9 (4.62%) Veritas
9 8 (4.10%) Citrix
10 7 (3.59%) Veeam
11 6 (3.08%) Atlassian
12 5 (2.56%) Arqiva
13 4 (2.05%) Aruba
13 4 (2.05%) Fortinet
13 4 (2.05%) Juniper
13 4 (2.05%) Palo Alto
13 4 (2.05%) Qualys
13 4 (2.05%) Symantec
14 3 (1.54%) Remedy