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

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 239 250 176
Rank change year-on-year +11 -74 -56
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 244 189 467
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.02% 1.16% 1.99%
As % of the System Software category 12.70% 9.46% 16.91%
Number of salaries quoted 171 155 349
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,500 £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 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £80,750 £87,750
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 1,922 1,997 2,761
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.02% 12.29% 11.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,449 1,119 1,794
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 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -5.41% -7.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £86,600 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%

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 11 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 57 (23.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 37 (15.16%) SharePoint
3 12 (4.92%) nginx
4 11 (4.51%) Apache
5 9 (3.69%) IIS
6 5 (2.05%) Confluence
7 1 (0.41%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.41%) Oracle HTTP Server
7 1 (0.41%) Site Server
7 1 (0.41%) Tomcat
Applications
1 9 (3.69%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (0.41%) Houdini
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
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
1 155 (63.52%) Azure
2 95 (38.93%) Microsoft 365
3 60 (24.59%) Entra ID
4 50 (20.49%) AWS
5 29 (11.89%) Nutanix
6 20 (8.20%) IaaS
7 18 (7.38%) PaaS
8 17 (6.97%) GitHub
9 16 (6.56%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 16 (6.56%) Azure Monitor
10 13 (5.33%) Azure DevOps
11 12 (4.92%) Azure Functions
11 12 (4.92%) Azure Key Vault
11 12 (4.92%) Serverless
12 10 (4.10%) OneDrive
13 9 (3.69%) GCP
14 8 (3.28%) Azure Sentinel
14 8 (3.28%) Mimecast
15 7 (2.87%) Power Platform
16 6 (2.46%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 106 (43.44%) Firewall
2 82 (33.61%) DNS
3 69 (28.28%) DHCP
4 64 (26.23%) VPN
5 40 (16.39%) WAN
6 38 (15.57%) TCP/IP
7 37 (15.16%) LAN
8 24 (9.84%) VLAN
9 21 (8.61%) VSAN
10 14 (5.74%) Network Security
11 10 (4.10%) SAN
11 10 (4.10%) Wireless
12 7 (2.87%) BGP
12 7 (2.87%) Fibre Channel
12 7 (2.87%) iSCSI
12 7 (2.87%) NAS
12 7 (2.87%) Wi-Fi
13 5 (2.05%) OSPF
14 4 (1.64%) MPLS
14 4 (1.64%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.74%) SQL Server
2 12 (4.92%) Azure SQL Database
3 6 (2.46%) MySQL
4 4 (1.64%) Power BI
5 1 (0.41%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.41%) GIS
5 1 (0.41%) InfluxDB
5 1 (0.41%) MariaDB
5 1 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.41%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (7.38%) Git
2 5 (2.05%) Visual Studio Code
3 2 (0.82%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.41%) GitLab
4 1 (0.41%) JIRA
General
1 89 (36.48%) Social Skills
2 39 (15.98%) Finance
3 24 (9.84%) Public Sector
4 20 (8.20%) Law
5 19 (7.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 18 (7.38%) Retail
7 12 (4.92%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (4.92%) Manufacturing
8 9 (3.69%) Legal
9 8 (3.28%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (3.28%) Telecoms
10 7 (2.87%) Analytical Skills
11 6 (2.46%) Aerospace
11 6 (2.46%) Marketing
12 5 (2.05%) Banking
12 5 (2.05%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.64%) Mandarin Language
14 2 (0.82%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.82%) Military
15 1 (0.41%) Police
Job Titles
1 50 (20.49%) Senior
2 47 (19.26%) Consultant
3 45 (18.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 43 (17.62%) Support Engineer
5 35 (14.34%) Architect
6 34 (13.93%) IT Engineer
7 31 (12.70%) IT Support
8 27 (11.07%) IT Support Engineer
9 26 (10.66%) Technical Consultant
10 22 (9.02%) Analyst
11 19 (7.79%) Senior Consultant
11 19 (7.79%) VMware Consultant
12 18 (7.38%) VMware Architect
13 17 (6.97%) Azure Engineer
13 17 (6.97%) Solutions Architect
14 15 (6.15%) Infrastructure Consultant
14 15 (6.15%) Senior Technical Consultant
14 15 (6.15%) Senior VMware Consultant
14 15 (6.15%) VMware Technical Consultant
15 14 (5.74%) Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (17.62%) Terraform
2 8 (3.28%) Middleware
3 6 (2.46%) Web Services
4 4 (1.64%) XMPP
5 1 (0.41%) Java SE
5 1 (0.41%) OpenLayers
5 1 (0.41%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 62 (25.41%) Data Centre
2 21 (8.61%) Replication
3 20 (8.20%) Enterprise Storage
3 20 (8.20%) Hybrid Cloud
3 20 (8.20%) Public Cloud
4 18 (7.38%) Driving Licence
4 18 (7.38%) Private Cloud
5 14 (5.74%) Onboarding
6 13 (5.33%) Security Posture
7 12 (4.92%) PKI
7 12 (4.92%) Podcast
8 11 (4.51%) iSeries
9 8 (3.28%) Video Conferencing
10 6 (2.46%) CMDB
10 6 (2.46%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (2.46%) VxBlock/Vblock
11 5 (2.05%) Raspberry Pi
12 4 (1.64%) FlexPod
12 4 (1.64%) Management Information System
12 4 (1.64%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 156 (63.93%) Windows
2 104 (42.62%) Windows Server
3 63 (25.82%) Linux
4 14 (5.74%) Windows 10
5 12 (4.92%) VMS
6 11 (4.51%) Mac OS
7 9 (3.69%) Ubuntu
8 7 (2.87%) Unix
9 6 (2.46%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (2.05%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (1.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 4 (1.64%) Solaris
12 3 (1.23%) CentOS
13 2 (0.82%) Debian
13 2 (0.82%) Windows Server 2012
14 1 (0.41%) AIX
14 1 (0.41%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (37.30%) Disaster Recovery
2 86 (35.25%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 72 (29.51%) Problem-Solving
4 45 (18.44%) Presales
5 43 (17.62%) Continuous Improvement
6 36 (14.75%) Mentoring
7 34 (13.93%) Infrastructure as Code
7 34 (13.93%) ITIL
8 31 (12.70%) High Availability
9 29 (11.89%) Business Continuity
9 29 (11.89%) Customer Service
9 29 (11.89%) Cybersecurity
9 29 (11.89%) DevOps
10 28 (11.48%) Root Cause Analysis
11 27 (11.07%) Roadmaps
12 26 (10.66%) Project Delivery
13 25 (10.25%) AI
14 22 (9.02%) CI/CD
14 22 (9.02%) Cloud Security
15 19 (7.79%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 73 (29.92%) PowerShell
2 26 (10.66%) SQL
3 24 (9.84%) Python
4 23 (9.43%) Bash
5 19 (7.79%) Bicep
6 12 (4.92%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.41%) C
7 1 (0.41%) Java
7 1 (0.41%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.41%) Rust
7 1 (0.41%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.41%) VB
7 1 (0.41%) VBA
7 1 (0.41%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 48 (19.67%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 45 (18.44%) Azure Certification
3 34 (13.93%) Security Cleared
4 33 (13.52%) Microsoft Certification
5 30 (12.30%) SC Cleared
6 28 (11.48%) VCAP
7 26 (10.66%) Degree
8 21 (8.61%) VCDX
9 16 (6.56%) DV Cleared
10 14 (5.74%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (4.10%) CCNP
12 7 (2.87%) HNC
12 7 (2.87%) HND
12 7 (2.87%) RHCSA
13 6 (2.46%) CCNA
13 6 (2.46%) Computer Science Degree
13 6 (2.46%) Dell Certification
14 4 (1.64%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 3 (1.23%) CCDP
15 3 (1.23%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (10.25%) SLA
2 16 (6.56%) PMO
3 5 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.23%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.23%) 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
1 106 (43.44%) Active Directory
2 104 (42.62%) Hyper-V
3 72 (29.51%) vSphere
4 38 (15.57%) VMware NSX
5 24 (9.84%) VMware ESXi
6 18 (7.38%) Virtual Desktop
7 17 (6.97%) Virtual Machines
8 16 (6.56%) vCloud
9 13 (5.33%) Firmware
10 7 (2.87%) Docker
10 7 (2.87%) KVM
11 6 (2.46%) Squid
12 4 (1.64%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 4 (1.64%) Virtual Servers
13 3 (1.23%) BitLocker
13 3 (1.23%) Terminal Services
14 1 (0.41%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 1 (0.41%) iptables
14 1 (0.41%) Oracle RAC
14 1 (0.41%) Xen
Systems Management
1 39 (15.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (10.25%) Ansible
3 17 (6.97%) Kubernetes
4 14 (5.74%) vCenter Server
5 7 (2.87%) Proxmox
5 7 (2.87%) SCCM
6 6 (2.46%) Avamar
6 6 (2.46%) Dell DRAC
6 6 (2.46%) EMC NetWorker
6 6 (2.46%) EMC VPLEX
6 6 (2.46%) VxRail
7 5 (2.05%) FortiGate
7 5 (2.05%) HAProxy
7 5 (2.05%) Packer
8 4 (1.64%) Cisco CUCM
8 4 (1.64%) Grafana
8 4 (1.64%) Graylog
8 4 (1.64%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 4 (1.64%) ZABBIX
9 3 (1.23%) Puppet
Vendors
1 244 (100.00%) VMware
2 160 (65.57%) Microsoft
3 62 (25.41%) Veeam
4 44 (18.03%) Cisco
5 29 (11.89%) NetApp
6 28 (11.48%) Dell
7 25 (10.25%) Broadcom
8 24 (9.84%) Nimble Storage
9 22 (9.02%) Palo Alto
10 20 (8.20%) Citrix
11 18 (7.38%) EMC
11 18 (7.38%) Fortinet
12 15 (6.15%) N-able
13 13 (5.33%) Commvault
13 13 (5.33%) HP
14 12 (4.92%) IBM
14 12 (4.92%) Red Hat
14 12 (4.92%) ScienceLogic
15 11 (4.51%) SonicWALL
15 11 (4.51%) Sophos