Hybrid/Remote VMware Infrastructure Job Trends

VMware Infrastructure (VI3)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring VMware Infrastructure skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 238 231 174
Rank change year-on-year -7 -57 -49
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 239 210 490
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.02% 1.28% 2.02%
As % of the System Software category 12.65% 10.31% 17.44%
Number of salaries quoted 170 176 377
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,625 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,250 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +38.89% -10.00% -8.26%
75th Percentile £83,438 £58,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £76,250 £84,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £46,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +8.70% -3.16% -5.00%

All System Software Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1,890 2,036 2,810
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.09% 12.46% 11.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,428 1,170 1,908
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -4.55% -10.57%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £49,600 £52,000
% change year-on-year +10.89% -4.62% -6.31%

VMware Infrastructure
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing VMware Infrastructure and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

VMware Infrastructure job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

VMware Infrastructure
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing VMware Infrastructure.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing VMware Infrastructure

VMware Infrastructure
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing VMware Infrastructure over the 6 months to 3 September 2026.

VMware Infrastructure salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

VMware Infrastructure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 55 (23.01%) Microsoft Exchange
2 35 (14.64%) SharePoint
3 12 (5.02%) nginx
4 11 (4.60%) Apache
5 9 (3.77%) IIS
6 5 (2.09%) Confluence
7 1 (0.42%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.42%) Oracle HTTP Server
7 1 (0.42%) Site Server
7 1 (0.42%) Tomcat
Applications
1 9 (3.77%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.42%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (0.42%) Houdini
2 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.42%) NUKE
2 1 (0.42%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 2 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.84%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 153 (64.02%) Azure
2 93 (38.91%) Microsoft 365
3 58 (24.27%) Entra ID
4 50 (20.92%) AWS
5 30 (12.55%) Nutanix
6 20 (8.37%) IaaS
7 18 (7.53%) GitHub
7 18 (7.53%) PaaS
8 16 (6.69%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 16 (6.69%) Azure Monitor
9 13 (5.44%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (5.02%) Azure Functions
10 12 (5.02%) Azure Key Vault
10 12 (5.02%) Serverless
11 9 (3.77%) Azure Sentinel
11 9 (3.77%) GCP
11 9 (3.77%) OneDrive
12 8 (3.35%) Mimecast
13 7 (2.93%) Power Platform
14 6 (2.51%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 102 (42.68%) Firewall
2 79 (33.05%) DNS
3 66 (27.62%) DHCP
4 61 (25.52%) VPN
5 39 (16.32%) WAN
6 36 (15.06%) LAN
6 36 (15.06%) TCP/IP
7 22 (9.21%) VLAN
7 22 (9.21%) VSAN
8 13 (5.44%) Network Security
9 10 (4.18%) SAN
9 10 (4.18%) Wireless
10 7 (2.93%) BGP
10 7 (2.93%) NAS
10 7 (2.93%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (2.51%) Fibre Channel
11 6 (2.51%) iSCSI
12 5 (2.09%) Cisco ASA
12 5 (2.09%) Cisco Firepower
12 5 (2.09%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.86%) SQL Server
2 12 (5.02%) Azure SQL Database
3 6 (2.51%) MySQL
4 4 (1.67%) Power BI
5 1 (0.42%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.42%) GIS
5 1 (0.42%) InfluxDB
5 1 (0.42%) MariaDB
5 1 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.42%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 19 (7.95%) Git
2 6 (2.51%) Visual Studio Code
3 2 (0.84%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.42%) GitLab
4 1 (0.42%) JIRA
General
1 88 (36.82%) Social Skills
2 40 (16.74%) Finance
3 23 (9.62%) Public Sector
4 20 (8.37%) Law
5 19 (7.95%) Retail
6 17 (7.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (5.44%) Manufacturing
8 12 (5.02%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (3.77%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (3.35%) Analytical Skills
10 8 (3.35%) Legal
10 8 (3.35%) Telecoms
11 6 (2.51%) Marketing
12 5 (2.09%) Banking
12 5 (2.09%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.67%) Aerospace
13 4 (1.67%) Mandarin Language
14 2 (0.84%) Military
15 1 (0.42%) Police
Job Titles
1 47 (19.67%) Senior
2 46 (19.25%) Consultant
3 45 (18.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 41 (17.15%) Support Engineer
5 34 (14.23%) Architect
6 32 (13.39%) IT Engineer
7 29 (12.13%) IT Support
8 26 (10.88%) Technical Consultant
9 25 (10.46%) IT Support Engineer
10 22 (9.21%) Analyst
11 19 (7.95%) VMware Consultant
12 18 (7.53%) Azure Engineer
12 18 (7.53%) Senior Consultant
12 18 (7.53%) VMware Architect
13 17 (7.11%) Solutions Architect
14 15 (6.28%) Infrastructure Consultant
14 15 (6.28%) Senior Technical Consultant
14 15 (6.28%) Senior VMware Consultant
14 15 (6.28%) VMware Technical Consultant
15 14 (5.86%) Cloud Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (18.41%) Terraform
2 8 (3.35%) Middleware
3 6 (2.51%) Web Services
4 4 (1.67%) XMPP
5 1 (0.42%) Java SE
5 1 (0.42%) OpenLayers
5 1 (0.42%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 59 (24.69%) Data Centre
2 21 (8.79%) Enterprise Storage
2 21 (8.79%) Public Cloud
2 21 (8.79%) Replication
3 20 (8.37%) Hybrid Cloud
4 18 (7.53%) Driving Licence
4 18 (7.53%) Private Cloud
5 13 (5.44%) Onboarding
5 13 (5.44%) Security Posture
6 12 (5.02%) PKI
6 12 (5.02%) Podcast
7 11 (4.60%) iSeries
8 8 (3.35%) Video Conferencing
9 7 (2.93%) CMDB
10 6 (2.51%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (2.51%) VxBlock/Vblock
11 5 (2.09%) Raspberry Pi
12 4 (1.67%) FlexPod
12 4 (1.67%) Management Information System
12 4 (1.67%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 154 (64.44%) Windows
2 102 (42.68%) Windows Server
3 64 (26.78%) Linux
4 14 (5.86%) Windows 10
5 12 (5.02%) VMS
6 11 (4.60%) Mac OS
7 9 (3.77%) Ubuntu
8 7 (2.93%) Unix
9 6 (2.51%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (2.09%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (1.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (1.26%) CentOS
12 3 (1.26%) Solaris
13 2 (0.84%) Debian
13 2 (0.84%) Windows Server 2012
14 1 (0.42%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (37.66%) Disaster Recovery
2 83 (34.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 72 (30.13%) Problem-Solving
4 46 (19.25%) Presales
5 42 (17.57%) Continuous Improvement
6 34 (14.23%) Infrastructure as Code
7 33 (13.81%) Mentoring
8 32 (13.39%) ITIL
9 30 (12.55%) Business Continuity
9 30 (12.55%) High Availability
10 29 (12.13%) DevOps
11 28 (11.72%) Cybersecurity
12 27 (11.30%) Customer Service
12 27 (11.30%) Roadmaps
12 27 (11.30%) Root Cause Analysis
13 25 (10.46%) Project Delivery
14 23 (9.62%) CI/CD
15 22 (9.21%) AI
16 20 (8.37%) Cloud Security
17 19 (7.95%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 73 (30.54%) PowerShell
2 26 (10.88%) SQL
3 25 (10.46%) Python
4 23 (9.62%) Bash
5 19 (7.95%) Bicep
6 12 (5.02%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.42%) C
7 1 (0.42%) Java
7 1 (0.42%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.42%) Rust
7 1 (0.42%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.42%) VB
7 1 (0.42%) VBA
7 1 (0.42%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 48 (20.08%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 46 (19.25%) Azure Certification
3 33 (13.81%) Microsoft Certification
4 32 (13.39%) Security Cleared
5 28 (11.72%) VCAP
6 27 (11.30%) SC Cleared
7 26 (10.88%) Degree
8 21 (8.79%) VCDX
9 16 (6.69%) Cisco Certification
10 14 (5.86%) DV Cleared
11 11 (4.60%) CCNP
12 7 (2.93%) HNC
12 7 (2.93%) HND
12 7 (2.93%) RHCSA
13 6 (2.51%) CCNA
13 6 (2.51%) Dell Certification
14 5 (2.09%) Computer Science Degree
15 4 (1.67%) Microsoft Certified Professional
16 3 (1.26%) CCDP
16 3 (1.26%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (10.46%) SLA
2 15 (6.28%) PMO
3 5 (2.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.26%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (0.84%) GDPR
5 2 (0.84%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.42%) NIST
System Software
1 104 (43.51%) Active Directory
2 101 (42.26%) Hyper-V
3 71 (29.71%) vSphere
4 37 (15.48%) VMware NSX
5 25 (10.46%) VMware ESXi
6 18 (7.53%) Virtual Desktop
7 16 (6.69%) vCloud
8 15 (6.28%) Virtual Machines
9 13 (5.44%) Firmware
10 7 (2.93%) KVM
11 6 (2.51%) Docker
11 6 (2.51%) Squid
12 4 (1.67%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 4 (1.67%) Virtual Servers
13 3 (1.26%) BitLocker
13 3 (1.26%) Terminal Services
14 1 (0.42%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 1 (0.42%) iptables
14 1 (0.42%) Oracle RAC
14 1 (0.42%) Xen
Systems Management
1 38 (15.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (10.88%) Ansible
3 18 (7.53%) Kubernetes
4 14 (5.86%) vCenter Server
5 7 (2.93%) Proxmox
5 7 (2.93%) SCCM
6 6 (2.51%) Avamar
6 6 (2.51%) Dell DRAC
6 6 (2.51%) EMC NetWorker
6 6 (2.51%) EMC VPLEX
6 6 (2.51%) Packer
6 6 (2.51%) VxRail
7 5 (2.09%) FortiGate
7 5 (2.09%) HAProxy
8 4 (1.67%) Cisco CUCM
8 4 (1.67%) Grafana
8 4 (1.67%) Graylog
8 4 (1.67%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 4 (1.67%) ZABBIX
9 3 (1.26%) Puppet
Vendors
1 239 (100.00%) VMware
2 158 (66.11%) Microsoft
3 60 (25.10%) Veeam
4 46 (19.25%) Cisco
5 30 (12.55%) NetApp
6 26 (10.88%) Dell
7 25 (10.46%) Broadcom
8 24 (10.04%) Nimble Storage
9 22 (9.21%) Palo Alto
10 20 (8.37%) EMC
11 17 (7.11%) Citrix
11 17 (7.11%) Fortinet
12 14 (5.86%) N-able
13 13 (5.44%) HP
13 13 (5.44%) Red Hat
14 12 (5.02%) Commvault
14 12 (5.02%) IBM
14 12 (5.02%) ScienceLogic
15 11 (4.60%) ServiceNow
16 10 (4.18%) Meraki