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 20 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 231 235 179
Rank change year-on-year +4 -56 -55
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 245 191 466
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.00% 1.17% 1.99%
As % of the System Software category 13.00% 9.63% 16.71%
Number of salaries quoted 172 155 328
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,408 £32,500 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +31.58% -5.00% -8.26%
75th Percentile £85,000 £61,250 £65,625
90th Percentile £95,000 £81,250 £88,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £46,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -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 1,884 1,984 2,789
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.70% 12.19% 11.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,409 1,098 1,741
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,925 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,000 £56,525
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -4.47% -5.79%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -7.41% -1.82%

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 20 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 59 (24.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 37 (15.10%) SharePoint
3 12 (4.90%) nginx
4 11 (4.49%) Apache
5 8 (3.27%) IIS
6 4 (1.63%) Confluence
7 1 (0.41%) Oracle HTTP Server
7 1 (0.41%) Site Server
7 1 (0.41%) Tomcat
Applications
1 6 (2.45%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (0.41%) Houdini
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.41%) NUKE
2 1 (0.41%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 2 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.82%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 156 (63.67%) Azure
2 94 (38.37%) Microsoft 365
3 64 (26.12%) Entra ID
4 49 (20.00%) AWS
5 29 (11.84%) Nutanix
6 19 (7.76%) IaaS
7 18 (7.35%) PaaS
8 17 (6.94%) GitHub
9 16 (6.53%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 16 (6.53%) Azure Monitor
10 13 (5.31%) Azure DevOps
11 12 (4.90%) Azure Functions
11 12 (4.90%) Azure Key Vault
11 12 (4.90%) Serverless
12 10 (4.08%) OneDrive
13 9 (3.67%) GCP
14 8 (3.27%) Azure Sentinel
15 7 (2.86%) Mimecast
16 6 (2.45%) Cloud Computing
16 6 (2.45%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 108 (44.08%) Firewall
2 84 (34.29%) DNS
3 71 (28.98%) VPN
4 70 (28.57%) DHCP
5 37 (15.10%) TCP/IP
5 37 (15.10%) WAN
6 35 (14.29%) LAN
7 26 (10.61%) VLAN
8 21 (8.57%) VSAN
9 15 (6.12%) Network Security
10 11 (4.49%) SAN
11 10 (4.08%) Wireless
12 8 (3.27%) NAS
13 7 (2.86%) Fibre Channel
13 7 (2.86%) iSCSI
13 7 (2.86%) Wi-Fi
14 6 (2.45%) BGP
15 5 (2.04%) OSPF
16 4 (1.63%) Unified Communications
16 4 (1.63%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (5.31%) SQL Server
2 12 (4.90%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (1.63%) MySQL
4 3 (1.22%) Power BI
5 2 (0.82%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.41%) GIS
Development Applications
1 17 (6.94%) Git
2 4 (1.63%) Visual Studio Code
3 2 (0.82%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.41%) GitLab
4 1 (0.41%) JIRA
General
1 90 (36.73%) Social Skills
2 36 (14.69%) Finance
3 24 (9.80%) Public Sector
4 20 (8.16%) Law
5 19 (7.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 17 (6.94%) Retail
7 12 (4.90%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (4.90%) Manufacturing
8 9 (3.67%) Legal
9 7 (2.86%) Aerospace
9 7 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (2.86%) Telecoms
10 6 (2.45%) Analytical Skills
11 5 (2.04%) Marketing
12 4 (1.63%) Banking
12 4 (1.63%) Mandarin Language
12 4 (1.63%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.22%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.82%) Military
15 1 (0.41%) Police
Job Titles
1 50 (20.41%) Senior
2 46 (18.78%) Consultant
3 45 (18.37%) Support Engineer
4 42 (17.14%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 37 (15.10%) IT Engineer
6 34 (13.88%) Architect
7 33 (13.47%) IT Support
8 29 (11.84%) IT Support Engineer
9 25 (10.20%) Technical Consultant
10 22 (8.98%) Analyst
11 19 (7.76%) VMware Consultant
12 18 (7.35%) Senior Consultant
12 18 (7.35%) VMware Architect
13 16 (6.53%) Azure Engineer
13 16 (6.53%) Solutions Architect
14 15 (6.12%) Senior Technical Consultant
14 15 (6.12%) Senior VMware Consultant
14 15 (6.12%) VMware Technical Consultant
15 14 (5.71%) Infrastructure Consultant
15 14 (5.71%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (16.33%) Terraform
2 8 (3.27%) Middleware
3 6 (2.45%) Web Services
4 3 (1.22%) XMPP
5 1 (0.41%) Elastic Stack
5 1 (0.41%) Java SE
5 1 (0.41%) JSON
5 1 (0.41%) LDAP
5 1 (0.41%) OpenLayers
5 1 (0.41%) REST
5 1 (0.41%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.41%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 66 (26.94%) Data Centre
2 21 (8.57%) Enterprise Storage
3 20 (8.16%) Hybrid Cloud
4 19 (7.76%) Private Cloud
4 19 (7.76%) Replication
5 18 (7.35%) Driving Licence
5 18 (7.35%) Public Cloud
6 14 (5.71%) Onboarding
7 13 (5.31%) Security Posture
8 12 (4.90%) PKI
8 12 (4.90%) Podcast
9 11 (4.49%) iSeries
10 7 (2.86%) Video Conferencing
11 6 (2.45%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (2.45%) VxBlock/Vblock
12 5 (2.04%) CMDB
13 4 (1.63%) Management Information System
13 4 (1.63%) Raspberry Pi
14 3 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
14 3 (1.22%) FlexPod
Operating Systems
1 157 (64.08%) Windows
2 108 (44.08%) Windows Server
3 57 (23.27%) Linux
4 14 (5.71%) Windows 10
5 13 (5.31%) VMS
6 11 (4.49%) Mac OS
7 8 (3.27%) Ubuntu
8 6 (2.45%) Windows Server 2016
8 6 (2.45%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (2.04%) Solaris
9 5 (2.04%) Unix
10 4 (1.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 3 (1.22%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.82%) AIX
12 2 (0.82%) CentOS
12 2 (0.82%) Debian
13 1 (0.41%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (38.37%) Disaster Recovery
2 88 (35.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 74 (30.20%) Problem-Solving
4 45 (18.37%) Continuous Improvement
5 43 (17.55%) Presales
6 38 (15.51%) Mentoring
7 35 (14.29%) ITIL
8 33 (13.47%) Infrastructure as Code
9 32 (13.06%) Customer Service
10 31 (12.65%) High Availability
11 30 (12.24%) Root Cause Analysis
12 29 (11.84%) Cybersecurity
13 28 (11.43%) Business Continuity
13 28 (11.43%) DevOps
13 28 (11.43%) Roadmaps
14 27 (11.02%) AI
15 26 (10.61%) Cloud Security
15 26 (10.61%) Project Delivery
16 22 (8.98%) CI/CD
17 20 (8.16%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 72 (29.39%) PowerShell
2 25 (10.20%) SQL
3 23 (9.39%) Bash
4 21 (8.57%) Python
5 19 (7.76%) Bicep
6 12 (4.90%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.41%) C
7 1 (0.41%) Go
7 1 (0.41%) Java
7 1 (0.41%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.41%) Rust
7 1 (0.41%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 48 (19.59%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 43 (17.55%) Azure Certification
3 36 (14.69%) Security Cleared
4 33 (13.47%) Microsoft Certification
5 31 (12.65%) SC Cleared
6 27 (11.02%) VCAP
7 24 (9.80%) Degree
8 21 (8.57%) VCDX
9 16 (6.53%) DV Cleared
10 13 (5.31%) Cisco Certification
11 9 (3.67%) CCNP
12 6 (2.45%) Dell Certification
12 6 (2.45%) HNC
12 6 (2.45%) HND
12 6 (2.45%) RHCSA
13 5 (2.04%) CCNA
13 5 (2.04%) Computer Science Degree
14 4 (1.63%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 3 (1.22%) CCDP
15 3 (1.22%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (10.61%) SLA
2 17 (6.94%) PMO
3 4 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.22%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (0.82%) GDPR
5 2 (0.82%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.41%) NIST
System Software
1 111 (45.31%) Active Directory
2 106 (43.27%) Hyper-V
3 70 (28.57%) vSphere
4 36 (14.69%) VMware NSX
5 25 (10.20%) VMware ESXi
6 20 (8.16%) Virtual Machines
7 18 (7.35%) Virtual Desktop
8 16 (6.53%) vCloud
9 14 (5.71%) Firmware
10 7 (2.86%) Docker
10 7 (2.86%) KVM
11 6 (2.45%) Squid
12 4 (1.63%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 4 (1.63%) Virtual Servers
13 3 (1.22%) BitLocker
13 3 (1.22%) Terminal Services
14 1 (0.41%) iptables
14 1 (0.41%) Oracle RAC
14 1 (0.41%) QEMU
14 1 (0.41%) Xen
Systems Management
1 39 (15.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (8.57%) Ansible
3 16 (6.53%) Kubernetes
4 12 (4.90%) vCenter Server
5 7 (2.86%) Proxmox
5 7 (2.86%) SCCM
6 6 (2.45%) Avamar
6 6 (2.45%) Dell DRAC
6 6 (2.45%) EMC NetWorker
6 6 (2.45%) EMC VPLEX
6 6 (2.45%) VxRail
7 5 (2.04%) HAProxy
8 4 (1.63%) FortiGate
8 4 (1.63%) Grafana
8 4 (1.63%) Graylog
8 4 (1.63%) Packer
8 4 (1.63%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 4 (1.63%) ZABBIX
9 3 (1.22%) Cisco CUCM
9 3 (1.22%) Puppet
Vendors
1 245 (100.00%) VMware
2 159 (64.90%) Microsoft
3 63 (25.71%) Veeam
4 36 (14.69%) Cisco
5 30 (12.24%) Dell
6 29 (11.84%) NetApp
7 25 (10.20%) Broadcom
7 25 (10.20%) Nimble Storage
8 22 (8.98%) Citrix
8 22 (8.98%) Palo Alto
9 18 (7.35%) Fortinet
10 17 (6.94%) EMC
11 15 (6.12%) N-able
12 13 (5.31%) Commvault
12 13 (5.31%) SonicWALL
13 12 (4.90%) HP
13 12 (4.90%) ScienceLogic
13 12 (4.90%) Sophos
13 12 (4.90%) WatchGuard
14 11 (4.49%) Red Hat