VMware Infrastructure Job Trends in the South East

VMware Infrastructure (VI3)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring VMware Infrastructure skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 139 80 57
Rank change year-on-year -59 -23 +76
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 135 318 313
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.30% 3.44% 4.02%
As % of the System Software category 18.44% 24.09% 22.88%
Number of salaries quoted 85 204 265
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,800 £28,800
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +22.22% -5.26%
75th Percentile £51,750 £75,625 £57,500
90th Percentile £78,000 £85,000 £63,750
England median annual salary £43,000 £55,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -21.82% +12.24% -2.00%

All System Software Skills
South East

VMware Infrastructure falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring system software skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 732 1,320 1,368
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 7.04% 14.28% 17.55%
Number of salaries quoted 511 757 1,160
10th Percentile £27,250 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £42,500 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.04% +15.00% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £75,000 £64,250
90th Percentile £73,750 £83,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £47,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -17.39% +4.55% -

VMware Infrastructure
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing VMware Infrastructure relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

VMware Infrastructure job vacancy trend in the South East

VMware Infrastructure
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing VMware Infrastructure.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing VMware Infrastructure

VMware Infrastructure
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in the South East over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Salary histogram for VMware Infrastructure in the South East

VMware Infrastructure
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VMware Infrastructure within the South East region over the 6 months to 29 December 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +8 67 £43,500 -24.35% 36
Hampshire -50 28 £37,500 -34.78% 45
Berkshire 0 26 £50,250 +0.50% 18
Oxfordshire +40 22 £41,500 -33.60% 6
Buckinghamshire -18 19 £38,500 -38.40% 12
Surrey -37 17 £41,000 -25.45% 21
Kent -10 15 £50,000 +38.89% 15
West Sussex +2 5 £105,000 +153.01% 5
Sussex +3 2 £42,500 +39.34%
VMware Infrastructure
England

VMware Infrastructure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 20 (14.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (12.59%) SharePoint
3 5 (3.70%) Exchange Server 2013
4 4 (2.96%) Confluence
5 3 (2.22%) WinCC
6 2 (1.48%) CMS
6 2 (1.48%) FactoryTalk
6 2 (1.48%) IIS
6 2 (1.48%) WordPress
7 1 (0.74%) Apache
7 1 (0.74%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.74%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.74%) Appian
7 1 (0.74%) ArchestrA
7 1 (0.74%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 18 (13.33%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.48%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.74%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 52 (38.52%) Microsoft 365
2 48 (35.56%) Azure
3 30 (22.22%) AWS
4 9 (6.67%) Entra ID
5 7 (5.19%) Nutanix
5 7 (5.19%) SaaS
6 5 (3.70%) Google Workspace
6 5 (3.70%) Mimecast
7 4 (2.96%) IaaS
8 3 (2.22%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (2.22%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (1.48%) Amazon S3
9 2 (1.48%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (1.48%) OVHcloud
9 2 (1.48%) PaaS
9 2 (1.48%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.74%) Amazon EC2
10 1 (0.74%) AWS Lambda
10 1 (0.74%) GitHub
10 1 (0.74%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 45 (33.33%) Firewall
2 40 (29.63%) DNS
3 38 (28.15%) DHCP
4 37 (27.41%) TCP/IP
5 32 (23.70%) VLAN
6 29 (21.48%) VPN
7 20 (14.81%) Wireless
8 19 (14.07%) WAN
9 18 (13.33%) SAN
10 16 (11.85%) LAN
11 12 (8.89%) Remote Desktop
12 9 (6.67%) NAS
13 5 (3.70%) Wi-Fi
14 4 (2.96%) BGP
14 4 (2.96%) Cisco ASA
15 3 (2.22%) Cisco ISE
15 3 (2.22%) Modbus
15 3 (2.22%) Network Security
15 3 (2.22%) SD-WAN
16 2 (1.48%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.70%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.22%) Data Mining
3 2 (1.48%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.74%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.74%) Oracle Database 10g
4 1 (0.74%) Power BI
4 1 (0.74%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (4.44%) JIRA
2 1 (0.74%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.74%) Robot Framework
2 1 (0.74%) Selenium
2 1 (0.74%) Snyk
2 1 (0.74%) Subversion
General
1 66 (48.89%) Social Skills
2 24 (17.78%) Law
3 9 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (6.67%) French Language
3 9 (6.67%) Swedish Language
4 8 (5.93%) Telecoms
5 6 (4.44%) Retail
6 3 (2.22%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (2.22%) Public Sector
7 2 (1.48%) Banking
7 2 (1.48%) Finance
7 2 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.48%) Manufacturing
7 2 (1.48%) Marketing
8 1 (0.74%) Advertising
8 1 (0.74%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.74%) Legal
8 1 (0.74%) Local Government
8 1 (0.74%) Military
Job Titles
1 27 (20.00%) Lead
2 26 (19.26%) Senior
3 25 (18.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 22 (16.30%) Team Leader
5 16 (11.85%) Analyst
5 16 (11.85%) Support Technician
6 15 (11.11%) Support Engineer
7 14 (10.37%) 3rd Line Support
8 13 (9.63%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 12 (8.89%) 2nd Line Support
9 12 (8.89%) IT Support
10 11 (8.15%) IT Technician
11 10 (7.41%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 9 (6.67%) Senior Analyst
12 9 (6.67%) Senior Service Desk Analyst
12 9 (6.67%) Service Analyst
12 9 (6.67%) Service Desk Analyst
13 8 (5.93%) 3rd Line Support Technician
14 7 (5.19%) IT Engineer
14 7 (5.19%) IT Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.48%) Web Services
2 1 (0.74%) .NET
2 1 (0.74%) Apache NiFi
2 1 (0.74%) Kafka
2 1 (0.74%) LAMP
Miscellaneous
1 25 (18.52%) Operational Technology
2 22 (16.30%) Life Science
2 22 (16.30%) Management Information System
3 7 (5.19%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (4.44%) Data Centre
4 6 (4.44%) Legacy Systems
4 6 (4.44%) Replication
5 5 (3.70%) Driving Licence
5 5 (3.70%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (2.22%) Onboarding
6 3 (2.22%) SCADA
7 2 (1.48%) Enterprise Storage
7 2 (1.48%) Fibre Optics
7 2 (1.48%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (1.48%) Public Cloud
7 2 (1.48%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (1.48%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.74%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.74%) Cloud Native
8 1 (0.74%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 69 (51.11%) Windows
2 57 (42.22%) Windows Server
3 18 (13.33%) Linux
4 17 (12.59%) Windows 10
5 12 (8.89%) Android
5 12 (8.89%) Apple iOS
6 7 (5.19%) Mac OS
7 6 (4.44%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (2.22%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (1.48%) Ubuntu
9 2 (1.48%) Unix
10 1 (0.74%) HPUX
10 1 (0.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.74%) Solaris
10 1 (0.74%) Windows Server 2003
10 1 (0.74%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.74%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (37.04%) Business Continuity
2 39 (28.89%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 38 (28.15%) ITIL
4 33 (24.44%) Problem-Solving
5 29 (21.48%) ITSM
6 26 (19.26%) Agile
6 26 (19.26%) Mentoring
7 24 (17.78%) Cybersecurity
8 22 (16.30%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 22 (16.30%) Enterprise Architecture
8 22 (16.30%) Validation
9 17 (12.59%) Customer Service
9 17 (12.59%) Disaster Recovery
10 11 (8.15%) Infrastructure Monitoring
10 11 (8.15%) Knowledge Transfer
11 10 (7.41%) Proactive Monitoring
12 9 (6.67%) Collaborative Working
12 9 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
12 9 (6.67%) High Availability
12 9 (6.67%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 20 (14.81%) PowerShell
2 9 (6.67%) SQL
3 6 (4.44%) Python
4 4 (2.96%) Bash
5 2 (1.48%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.74%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 31 (22.96%) Degree
2 23 (17.04%) Security Cleared
3 19 (14.07%) Microsoft Certification
3 19 (14.07%) SC Cleared
4 13 (9.63%) MCSE
5 10 (7.41%) A+ Certification
5 10 (7.41%) DV Cleared
6 9 (6.67%) AWS Certification
7 4 (2.96%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 3 (2.22%) CCNA
8 3 (2.22%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (1.48%) CCNP
9 2 (1.48%) CEH
9 2 (1.48%) CISM
9 2 (1.48%) CISSP
9 2 (1.48%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.48%) ISTQB
9 2 (1.48%) JNCIA
9 2 (1.48%) JNCIS
10 1 (0.74%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (16.30%) GxP
2 10 (7.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (4.44%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (4.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (2.22%) IEC 61508
4 3 (2.22%) PMO
4 3 (2.22%) QA
5 2 (1.48%) GDPR
5 2 (1.48%) IEC 61131
5 2 (1.48%) NIST
5 2 (1.48%) SLA
System Software
1 65 (48.15%) Active Directory
2 47 (34.81%) Hyper-V
3 11 (8.15%) vSphere
4 8 (5.93%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (4.44%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (2.22%) Firmware
6 3 (2.22%) VMware NSX
7 2 (1.48%) Docker
7 2 (1.48%) KVM
7 2 (1.48%) RHEV
7 2 (1.48%) Terminal Server
7 2 (1.48%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (1.48%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (1.48%) Xen
8 1 (0.74%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.74%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 26 (19.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (11.11%) SCCM
3 10 (7.41%) Terraform
4 8 (5.93%) Ansible
4 8 (5.93%) vCenter Server
5 6 (4.44%) SCOM
6 3 (2.22%) Proxmox
7 2 (1.48%) FortiGate
7 2 (1.48%) Nagios
7 2 (1.48%) Red Hat Satellite
7 2 (1.48%) SCSM
8 1 (0.74%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.74%) Argo
8 1 (0.74%) CASB
8 1 (0.74%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.74%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.74%) Podman
8 1 (0.74%) WSUS
8 1 (0.74%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 135 (100.00%) VMware
2 72 (53.33%) Microsoft
3 14 (10.37%) Cisco
4 13 (9.63%) Palo Alto
5 9 (6.67%) ServiceNow
5 9 (6.67%) Veeam
6 8 (5.93%) Juniper
7 7 (5.19%) CheckPoint
7 7 (5.19%) Dell
7 7 (5.19%) HP
8 6 (4.44%) Citrix
8 6 (4.44%) LogicMonitor
8 6 (4.44%) Ubiquiti
9 5 (3.70%) arcserve
9 5 (3.70%) Barracuda Networks
9 5 (3.70%) Google
9 5 (3.70%) NetApp
9 5 (3.70%) Sophos
10 4 (2.96%) Red Hat
10 4 (2.96%) SolarWinds