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 24 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 237 231 163
Rank change year-on-year -6 -68 -33
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 228 212 562
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.05% 1.29% 1.99%
As % of the System Software category 12.65% 9.64% 16.91%
Number of salaries quoted 156 184 478
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,375 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,563 £32,500 £37,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +31.58% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £78,750 £55,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £70,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £46,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% +3.26% -8.00%

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 1,803 2,200 3,323
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.31% 13.36% 11.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,364 1,299 2,529
10th Percentile £32,750 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £37,500 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,033 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.51% - -12.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £53,000 £50,875 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.18% +1.75% -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 24 July 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 44 (19.30%) Microsoft Exchange
2 27 (11.84%) SharePoint
3 10 (4.39%) Apache
3 10 (4.39%) nginx
4 9 (3.95%) IIS
5 5 (2.19%) Confluence
6 1 (0.44%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.44%) Site Server
Applications
1 13 (5.70%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.44%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.44%) Houdini
3 1 (0.44%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 2 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.44%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 148 (64.91%) Azure
2 85 (37.28%) Microsoft 365
3 52 (22.81%) AWS
4 47 (20.61%) Entra ID
5 30 (13.16%) Nutanix
6 19 (8.33%) GitHub
6 19 (8.33%) IaaS
7 17 (7.46%) PaaS
8 12 (5.26%) Azure DevOps
8 12 (5.26%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 12 (5.26%) Azure Functions
8 12 (5.26%) Azure Key Vault
8 12 (5.26%) Azure Monitor
8 12 (5.26%) Serverless
9 9 (3.95%) GCP
10 8 (3.51%) Azure Sentinel
10 8 (3.51%) Mimecast
11 7 (3.07%) GitHub Actions
11 7 (3.07%) Power Platform
12 6 (2.63%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 93 (40.79%) Firewall
2 66 (28.95%) DNS
3 52 (22.81%) DHCP
3 52 (22.81%) VPN
4 41 (17.98%) WAN
5 37 (16.23%) LAN
6 31 (13.60%) TCP/IP
7 22 (9.65%) VSAN
8 20 (8.77%) VLAN
9 10 (4.39%) Network Security
9 10 (4.39%) Wireless
10 8 (3.51%) Cisco ASA
11 7 (3.07%) Cisco Firepower
11 7 (3.07%) Unified Communications
11 7 (3.07%) Wi-Fi
12 6 (2.63%) BGP
12 6 (2.63%) Fibre Channel
12 6 (2.63%) iSCSI
12 6 (2.63%) SAN
12 6 (2.63%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (6.14%) SQL Server
2 12 (5.26%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (3.07%) Power BI
4 6 (2.63%) MySQL
5 4 (1.75%) Tableau
6 1 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.44%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.44%) MariaDB
6 1 (0.44%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 20 (8.77%) Git
2 6 (2.63%) Visual Studio Code
3 2 (0.88%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.44%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.44%) Subversion
General
1 83 (36.40%) Social Skills
2 37 (16.23%) Finance
3 23 (10.09%) Public Sector
4 21 (9.21%) Retail
5 19 (8.33%) Law
6 16 (7.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (5.26%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (5.26%) Manufacturing
8 11 (4.82%) Telecoms
9 9 (3.95%) Analytical Skills
9 9 (3.95%) Marketing
10 8 (3.51%) Banking
10 8 (3.51%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (3.07%) Legal
12 6 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.75%) Mandarin Language
14 2 (0.88%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.88%) Military
Job Titles
1 45 (19.74%) Senior
2 43 (18.86%) Consultant
2 43 (18.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 37 (16.23%) Support Engineer
4 28 (12.28%) IT Engineer
4 28 (12.28%) IT Support
5 26 (11.40%) Architect
6 24 (10.53%) IT Support Engineer
7 22 (9.65%) Analyst
8 20 (8.77%) Technical Consultant
9 19 (8.33%) Senior Consultant
9 19 (8.33%) VMware Consultant
10 18 (7.89%) Infrastructure Consultant
10 18 (7.89%) VMware Architect
11 17 (7.46%) Cloud Consultant
11 17 (7.46%) Solutions Architect
12 15 (6.58%) Azure Engineer
12 15 (6.58%) Senior Technical Consultant
12 15 (6.58%) Senior VMware Consultant
12 15 (6.58%) VMware Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.95%) Middleware
2 6 (2.63%) Web Services
2 6 (2.63%) XMPP
3 1 (0.44%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 60 (26.32%) Data Centre
2 25 (10.96%) Public Cloud
3 21 (9.21%) Enterprise Storage
3 21 (9.21%) Replication
4 19 (8.33%) Driving Licence
5 18 (7.89%) Hybrid Cloud
6 17 (7.46%) Private Cloud
7 15 (6.58%) Security Posture
8 12 (5.26%) Podcast
9 11 (4.82%) iSeries
10 10 (4.39%) Onboarding
10 10 (4.39%) PKI
10 10 (4.39%) Video Conferencing
11 8 (3.51%) CMDB
12 6 (2.63%) FlexPod
12 6 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (2.63%) VxBlock/Vblock
13 5 (2.19%) Raspberry Pi
14 4 (1.75%) Management Information System
14 4 (1.75%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 137 (60.09%) Windows
2 89 (39.04%) Windows Server
3 72 (31.58%) Linux
4 15 (6.58%) Windows 10
5 13 (5.70%) VMS
6 10 (4.39%) Unix
7 9 (3.95%) Ubuntu
8 7 (3.07%) Mac OS
9 5 (2.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (1.75%) Windows Server 2016
11 3 (1.32%) CentOS
11 3 (1.32%) Windows Server 2019
12 2 (0.88%) Apple iOS
12 2 (0.88%) Debian
12 2 (0.88%) Solaris
13 1 (0.44%) FreeBSD
13 1 (0.44%) OpenBSD
13 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (35.09%) Disaster Recovery
2 70 (30.70%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 65 (28.51%) Problem-Solving
4 50 (21.93%) Presales
5 36 (15.79%) Continuous Improvement
6 34 (14.91%) Infrastructure as Code
7 31 (13.60%) DevOps
8 28 (12.28%) Mentoring
9 27 (11.84%) Cybersecurity
10 26 (11.40%) High Availability
10 26 (11.40%) ITIL
11 25 (10.96%) Business Continuity
12 24 (10.53%) CI/CD
13 23 (10.09%) Project Delivery
13 23 (10.09%) Root Cause Analysis
14 22 (9.65%) Roadmaps
15 21 (9.21%) Task Automation
16 20 (8.77%) Customer Engagement
17 19 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
17 19 (8.33%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 70 (30.70%) PowerShell
2 28 (12.28%) Python
3 25 (10.96%) SQL
4 21 (9.21%) Bash
5 15 (6.58%) Bicep
6 12 (5.26%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (1.75%) VB
7 4 (1.75%) VBA
7 4 (1.75%) VBScript
8 2 (0.88%) Rust
8 2 (0.88%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.44%) C
9 1 (0.44%) Perl
Qualifications
1 46 (20.18%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 43 (18.86%) Azure Certification
3 35 (15.35%) Microsoft Certification
4 29 (12.72%) VCAP
5 28 (12.28%) Security Cleared
6 26 (11.40%) SC Cleared
7 25 (10.96%) Degree
8 21 (9.21%) VCDX
9 13 (5.70%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (4.82%) DV Cleared
11 10 (4.39%) CCNP
12 9 (3.95%) RHCSA
13 7 (3.07%) HNC
13 7 (3.07%) HND
14 6 (2.63%) CCNA
14 6 (2.63%) Dell Certification
15 4 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
15 4 (1.75%) LPIC
15 4 (1.75%) MCSE
15 4 (1.75%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (7.46%) SLA
2 15 (6.58%) PMO
3 5 (2.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (0.88%) GDPR
6 1 (0.44%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.44%) NIST
6 1 (0.44%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 86 (37.72%) Hyper-V
2 85 (37.28%) Active Directory
3 71 (31.14%) vSphere
4 34 (14.91%) VMware NSX
5 22 (9.65%) VMware ESXi
6 16 (7.02%) vCloud
7 14 (6.14%) Firmware
7 14 (6.14%) Virtual Desktop
8 11 (4.82%) Virtual Machines
9 9 (3.95%) KVM
10 6 (2.63%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 6 (2.63%) Squid
10 6 (2.63%) Virtual Servers
11 4 (1.75%) Docker
12 3 (1.32%) BitLocker
12 3 (1.32%) Terminal Services
13 2 (0.88%) Xen
14 1 (0.44%) iptables
14 1 (0.44%) QEMU
14 1 (0.44%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 42 (18.42%) Terraform
2 39 (17.11%) Microsoft Intune
3 27 (11.84%) Ansible
4 19 (8.33%) Kubernetes
5 15 (6.58%) vCenter Server
6 9 (3.95%) Proxmox
7 6 (2.63%) Avamar
7 6 (2.63%) Cisco CUCM
7 6 (2.63%) Dell DRAC
7 6 (2.63%) EMC NetWorker
7 6 (2.63%) EMC VPLEX
7 6 (2.63%) Grafana
7 6 (2.63%) Packer
7 6 (2.63%) SCCM
7 6 (2.63%) VxRail
8 4 (1.75%) Graylog
8 4 (1.75%) HAProxy
8 4 (1.75%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 4 (1.75%) ZABBIX
9 3 (1.32%) Puppet
Vendors
1 228 (100.00%) VMware
2 151 (66.23%) Microsoft
3 50 (21.93%) Veeam
4 44 (19.30%) Cisco
5 30 (13.16%) NetApp
6 25 (10.96%) Broadcom
6 25 (10.96%) Dell
7 23 (10.09%) Nimble Storage
8 20 (8.77%) EMC
9 19 (8.33%) Palo Alto
10 16 (7.02%) Citrix
10 16 (7.02%) Fortinet
11 15 (6.58%) IBM
12 14 (6.14%) Red Hat
13 12 (5.26%) Commvault
13 12 (5.26%) HP
13 12 (5.26%) ScienceLogic
14 11 (4.82%) Meraki
14 11 (4.82%) ServiceNow
15 10 (4.39%) Splunk