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 19 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 263 163 131
Rank change year-on-year -100 -32 +23
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 118 322 693
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.72% 2.07% 2.52%
As % of the System Software category 8.73% 12.81% 16.93%
Number of salaries quoted 74 221 604
10th Percentile £31,458 £34,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,188 £38,500 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% +10.00% -7.35%
75th Percentile £81,250 £75,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £89,625 £88,750 £76,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +15.79% -9.52%

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 1,351 2,514 4,093
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.21% 16.19% 14.89%
Number of salaries quoted 957 1,572 3,536
10th Percentile £29,250 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £83,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £115,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,836 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.55% +15.67% -9.09%

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 19 February 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 28 (23.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (17.80%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.85%) Apache
3 1 (0.85%) IIS
Applications
1 3 (2.54%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (2.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.69%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.85%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 67 (56.78%) Azure
2 53 (44.92%) Microsoft 365
3 35 (29.66%) Entra ID
4 28 (23.73%) AWS
5 13 (11.02%) OneDrive
6 11 (9.32%) IaaS
7 10 (8.47%) Azure Monitor
7 10 (8.47%) PaaS
8 7 (5.93%) GitHub
9 6 (5.08%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (5.08%) Google Workspace
9 6 (5.08%) Nutanix
10 5 (4.24%) Azure Sentinel
10 5 (4.24%) GitHub Actions
11 3 (2.54%) IBM Cloud
12 2 (1.69%) Amazon S3
12 2 (1.69%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 2 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
12 2 (1.69%) Power Platform
12 2 (1.69%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 50 (42.37%) Firewall
2 45 (38.14%) DNS
3 37 (31.36%) VPN
4 31 (26.27%) DHCP
5 30 (25.42%) TCP/IP
6 26 (22.03%) WAN
7 17 (14.41%) SD-WAN
8 15 (12.71%) VLAN
9 8 (6.78%) BGP
9 8 (6.78%) LAN
9 8 (6.78%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (5.08%) Cisco ASA
10 6 (5.08%) Network Security
10 6 (5.08%) Wireless
11 5 (4.24%) Wireshark
12 4 (3.39%) IPsec
12 4 (3.39%) OSPF
12 4 (3.39%) Unified Communications
13 3 (2.54%) NAS
13 3 (2.54%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.08%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.54%) Amazon RDS
2 3 (2.54%) SAP HANA
3 2 (1.69%) Power BI
3 2 (1.69%) Tableau
4 1 (0.85%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.85%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.85%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (3.39%) Git
2 3 (2.54%) Jenkins
2 3 (2.54%) TeamCity
3 2 (1.69%) GitLab
4 1 (0.85%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.85%) Subversion
General
1 60 (50.85%) Social Skills
2 38 (32.20%) Finance
3 16 (13.56%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (12.71%) Public Sector
5 12 (10.17%) Retail
6 7 (5.93%) Legal
6 7 (5.93%) Marketing
6 7 (5.93%) Telecoms
7 6 (5.08%) Banking
7 6 (5.08%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (3.39%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (2.54%) Aviation
9 3 (2.54%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.69%) Advertising
10 2 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.69%) Local Government
11 1 (0.85%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.85%) Law
11 1 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.85%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 29 (24.58%) Senior
2 27 (22.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 19 (16.10%) Analyst
4 15 (12.71%) Azure Engineer
5 14 (11.86%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
6 13 (11.02%) Support Analyst
7 12 (10.17%) Infrastructure Support
7 12 (10.17%) IT Support
7 12 (10.17%) Support Engineer
8 9 (7.63%) Network Engineer
9 8 (6.78%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
9 8 (6.78%) Consultant
10 7 (5.93%) Lead
10 7 (5.93%) VMware Engineer
10 7 (5.93%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
11 6 (5.08%) IT Analyst
11 6 (5.08%) IT Support Analyst
11 6 (5.08%) Unix Support
12 5 (4.24%) Infrastructure Analyst
12 5 (4.24%) Infrastructure Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.54%) Node.js
1 3 (2.54%) SAP Basis
2 1 (0.85%) .NET
2 1 (0.85%) Kafka
2 1 (0.85%) Middleware
2 1 (0.85%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 22 (18.64%) Data Centre
2 14 (11.86%) Onboarding
3 10 (8.47%) Hybrid Cloud
4 9 (7.63%) Clustering
5 8 (6.78%) Client/Server
5 8 (6.78%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (6.78%) Security Posture
6 6 (5.08%) Cloud Native
7 5 (4.24%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (4.24%) Video Conferencing
8 4 (3.39%) iPad
8 4 (3.39%) iPhone
8 4 (3.39%) Management Information System
8 4 (3.39%) Mobile App
8 4 (3.39%) Private Cloud
8 4 (3.39%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (2.54%) Cyber Defence
9 3 (2.54%) Cyber Threat
9 3 (2.54%) e-Learning
9 3 (2.54%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 65 (55.08%) Windows
2 49 (41.53%) Windows Server
3 28 (23.73%) Linux
4 13 (11.02%) Windows 10
5 12 (10.17%) Apple iOS
5 12 (10.17%) Unix
6 10 (8.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (2.54%) Mac OS
7 3 (2.54%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (1.69%) Ubuntu
8 2 (1.69%) VMS
9 1 (0.85%) CentOS
9 1 (0.85%) Debian
9 1 (0.85%) FreeBSD
9 1 (0.85%) OpenBSD
9 1 (0.85%) Solaris
9 1 (0.85%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.85%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.85%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (29.66%) Problem-Solving
2 33 (27.97%) ITIL
3 31 (26.27%) Disaster Recovery
4 29 (24.58%) Infrastructure as Code
4 29 (24.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 24 (20.34%) Cybersecurity
6 21 (17.80%) Root Cause Analysis
7 18 (15.25%) DevOps
8 17 (14.41%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (13.56%) Migration
10 15 (12.71%) Service Delivery
11 13 (11.02%) Cloud Operations
11 13 (11.02%) Cost Management
11 13 (11.02%) Problem Management
11 13 (11.02%) Service Management
11 13 (11.02%) Zero Trust
12 12 (10.17%) CI/CD
12 12 (10.17%) Collaborative Culture
12 12 (10.17%) Identity Access Management
12 12 (10.17%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 32 (27.12%) PowerShell
2 18 (15.25%) Python
3 7 (5.93%) Bicep
4 6 (5.08%) Bash
4 6 (5.08%) SQL
5 2 (1.69%) VB
5 2 (1.69%) VBA
5 2 (1.69%) VBScript
6 1 (0.85%) Go
6 1 (0.85%) Java
6 1 (0.85%) Korn
6 1 (0.85%) Perl
6 1 (0.85%) Rust
6 1 (0.85%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 27 (22.88%) Microsoft Certification
2 22 (18.64%) Security Cleared
3 20 (16.95%) SC Cleared
4 17 (14.41%) Azure Certification
5 14 (11.86%) AWS Certification
6 12 (10.17%) Degree
7 10 (8.47%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 7 (5.93%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (5.93%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (5.08%) CCNP
10 5 (4.24%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 5 (4.24%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (3.39%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 4 (3.39%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (3.39%) VCAP
12 3 (2.54%) CCNA
12 3 (2.54%) CISSP
12 3 (2.54%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 2 (1.69%) GCIA
13 2 (1.69%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (11.02%) SLA
2 9 (7.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (4.24%) NIST
4 4 (3.39%) GDPR
5 2 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 54 (45.76%) Active Directory
2 44 (37.29%) Hyper-V
3 15 (12.71%) vSphere
4 14 (11.86%) Virtual Machines
5 11 (9.32%) VMware NSX
6 7 (5.93%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (5.08%) Firmware
8 4 (3.39%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 3 (2.54%) Docker
10 2 (1.69%) KVM
10 2 (1.69%) NFS
10 2 (1.69%) XenApp
11 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.85%) vCloud
11 1 (0.85%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.85%) Xen
Systems Management
1 23 (19.49%) Terraform
2 22 (18.64%) Microsoft Intune
3 19 (16.10%) Ansible
4 10 (8.47%) Kubernetes
5 6 (5.08%) SCOM
6 5 (4.24%) Proxmox
6 5 (4.24%) SCCM
7 3 (2.54%) Dell DRAC
7 3 (2.54%) Nessus
8 2 (1.69%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.85%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.85%) CASB
9 1 (0.85%) Cisco CUCM
9 1 (0.85%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.85%) Grafana
9 1 (0.85%) Icinga
9 1 (0.85%) Kibana
9 1 (0.85%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.85%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.85%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 118 (100.00%) VMware
2 70 (59.32%) Microsoft
3 15 (12.71%) Cisco
4 14 (11.86%) Red Hat
5 7 (5.93%) Citrix
6 6 (5.08%) Google
6 6 (5.08%) Palo Alto
6 6 (5.08%) Symantec
7 5 (4.24%) CheckPoint
7 5 (4.24%) Dell
7 5 (4.24%) Fortinet
7 5 (4.24%) IBM
7 5 (4.24%) Veeam
8 4 (3.39%) Meraki
8 4 (3.39%) Oracle
8 4 (3.39%) SAP
8 4 (3.39%) Zscaler
9 3 (2.54%) Draytek
9 3 (2.54%) NetApp
9 3 (2.54%) SolarWinds