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 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 243 254 154
Rank change year-on-year +11 -100 -35
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 234 178 469
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.94% 1.06% 2.14%
As % of the System Software category 12.67% 9.45% 16.74%
Number of salaries quoted 163 142 316
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £46,000 £50,474
Median % change year-on-year +35.87% -8.86% -7.39%
75th Percentile £85,000 £63,063 £70,625
90th Percentile £104,500 £77,500 £88,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -13.46% +4.00%

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 1,847 1,884 2,802
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.45% 11.22% 12.81%
Number of salaries quoted 1,369 991 1,675
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £89,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -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 8 October 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 66 (28.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 40 (17.09%) SharePoint
3 12 (5.13%) nginx
4 11 (4.70%) Apache
5 10 (4.27%) IIS
6 2 (0.85%) Confluence
7 1 (0.43%) Oracle HTTP Server
7 1 (0.43%) Site Server
7 1 (0.43%) Tomcat
Applications
1 3 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (0.43%) Houdini
2 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.43%) NUKE
2 1 (0.43%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 2 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.85%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 150 (64.10%) Azure
2 93 (39.74%) Microsoft 365
3 69 (29.49%) Entra ID
4 48 (20.51%) AWS
5 25 (10.68%) Nutanix
6 19 (8.12%) IaaS
7 17 (7.26%) PaaS
8 16 (6.84%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 16 (6.84%) Azure Monitor
8 16 (6.84%) GitHub
9 13 (5.56%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (5.13%) Azure Functions
10 12 (5.13%) Azure Key Vault
10 12 (5.13%) OneDrive
10 12 (5.13%) Serverless
11 9 (3.85%) GCP
12 8 (3.42%) Azure Sentinel
13 6 (2.56%) Cloud Computing
14 5 (2.14%) Mimecast
14 5 (2.14%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 100 (42.74%) Firewall
2 90 (38.46%) DNS
3 80 (34.19%) VPN
4 72 (30.77%) DHCP
5 36 (15.38%) TCP/IP
6 34 (14.53%) LAN
7 33 (14.10%) WAN
8 29 (12.39%) VLAN
9 17 (7.26%) VSAN
10 12 (5.13%) Network Security
10 12 (5.13%) SAN
11 10 (4.27%) Wireless
12 7 (2.99%) Fibre Channel
12 7 (2.99%) iSCSI
12 7 (2.99%) NAS
13 5 (2.14%) OSPF
13 5 (2.14%) Wi-Fi
13 5 (2.14%) WLAN
14 4 (1.71%) BGP
14 4 (1.71%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (6.84%) SQL Server
2 12 (5.13%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (0.85%) Big Data
3 2 (0.85%) Elasticsearch
3 2 (0.85%) MySQL
4 1 (0.43%) GIS
4 1 (0.43%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 15 (6.41%) Git
2 2 (0.85%) Visual Studio Code
3 1 (0.43%) GitLab
3 1 (0.43%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.43%) JIRA
General
1 93 (39.74%) Social Skills
2 31 (13.25%) Finance
3 22 (9.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 22 (9.40%) Public Sector
4 19 (8.12%) Law
5 16 (6.84%) Retail
6 12 (5.13%) Manufacturing
7 10 (4.27%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (3.85%) Aerospace
8 9 (3.85%) Legal
9 6 (2.56%) Analytical Skills
9 6 (2.56%) Telecoms
10 5 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (2.14%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.71%) Mandarin Language
11 4 (1.71%) Marketing
12 3 (1.28%) Banking
13 2 (0.85%) Back Office
13 2 (0.85%) Military
14 1 (0.43%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 54 (23.08%) Senior
2 47 (20.09%) Support Engineer
3 42 (17.95%) Consultant
4 41 (17.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 38 (16.24%) IT Engineer
6 35 (14.96%) IT Support
7 31 (13.25%) IT Support Engineer
8 29 (12.39%) Architect
9 24 (10.26%) Analyst
10 23 (9.83%) Technical Consultant
11 17 (7.26%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 17 (7.26%) VMware Consultant
12 16 (6.84%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 16 (6.84%) Senior Consultant
12 16 (6.84%) VMware Architect
13 14 (5.98%) 3rd Line Support
13 14 (5.98%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
13 14 (5.98%) Infrastructure Analyst
14 13 (5.56%) Senior Technical Consultant
14 13 (5.56%) VMware Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (14.53%) Terraform
2 8 (3.42%) Middleware
3 6 (2.56%) Web Services
4 3 (1.28%) JSON
4 3 (1.28%) LDAP
5 2 (0.85%) Regular Expression
5 2 (0.85%) SAML
5 2 (0.85%) XMPP
6 1 (0.43%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (0.43%) Java SE
6 1 (0.43%) OpenLayers
6 1 (0.43%) REST
6 1 (0.43%) Unreal Engine
6 1 (0.43%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 57 (24.36%) Data Centre
2 18 (7.69%) Hybrid Cloud
2 18 (7.69%) Private Cloud
3 16 (6.84%) Driving Licence
3 16 (6.84%) Enterprise Storage
4 15 (6.41%) Public Cloud
5 14 (5.98%) Replication
6 13 (5.56%) Onboarding
6 13 (5.56%) Security Posture
7 12 (5.13%) Podcast
8 9 (3.85%) PKI
9 6 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (2.56%) Video Conferencing
9 6 (2.56%) VxBlock/Vblock
10 5 (2.14%) iSeries
11 4 (1.71%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (1.71%) Management Information System
12 3 (1.28%) Cloud Native
12 3 (1.28%) CMDB
12 3 (1.28%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 157 (67.09%) Windows
2 112 (47.86%) Windows Server
3 47 (20.09%) Linux
4 13 (5.56%) VMS
5 12 (5.13%) Windows 10
6 11 (4.70%) Mac OS
7 7 (2.99%) Windows Server 2016
7 7 (2.99%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (2.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (1.71%) Solaris
9 4 (1.71%) Ubuntu
10 3 (1.28%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.85%) AIX
11 2 (0.85%) Debian
11 2 (0.85%) Rocky
11 2 (0.85%) Unix
12 1 (0.43%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.43%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (38.03%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 86 (36.75%) Disaster Recovery
3 78 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 44 (18.80%) Continuous Improvement
5 37 (15.81%) Mentoring
5 37 (15.81%) Root Cause Analysis
6 35 (14.96%) Presales
7 34 (14.53%) Cybersecurity
8 33 (14.10%) ITIL
9 32 (13.68%) High Availability
9 32 (13.68%) Infrastructure as Code
10 31 (13.25%) Customer Service
11 30 (12.82%) AI
12 29 (12.39%) Roadmaps
13 28 (11.97%) Project Delivery
14 27 (11.54%) Cloud Security
14 27 (11.54%) DevOps
15 24 (10.26%) Business Continuity
16 23 (9.83%) CI/CD
17 21 (8.97%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 68 (29.06%) PowerShell
2 25 (10.68%) Bash
3 23 (9.83%) SQL
4 20 (8.55%) Python
5 18 (7.69%) Bicep
6 12 (5.13%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (1.28%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.85%) Go
9 1 (0.43%) C
9 1 (0.43%) Java
9 1 (0.43%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.43%) Rust
Qualifications
1 42 (17.95%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 41 (17.52%) Azure Certification
3 39 (16.67%) Security Cleared
4 32 (13.68%) Microsoft Certification
4 32 (13.68%) SC Cleared
5 22 (9.40%) VCAP
6 18 (7.69%) Degree
6 18 (7.69%) DV Cleared
7 17 (7.26%) VCDX
8 12 (5.13%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (3.42%) CCNP
10 6 (2.56%) Dell Certification
11 5 (2.14%) RHCSA
12 4 (1.71%) CCNA
12 4 (1.71%) HNC
12 4 (1.71%) HND
12 4 (1.71%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 4 (1.71%) Network+ Certification
13 3 (1.28%) AWS Certification
13 3 (1.28%) CCDP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (11.11%) SLA
2 15 (6.41%) PMO
3 4 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.28%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (0.85%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.43%) GDPR
System Software
1 115 (49.15%) Active Directory
2 112 (47.86%) Hyper-V
3 61 (26.07%) vSphere
4 29 (12.39%) VMware NSX
5 26 (11.11%) VMware ESXi
6 24 (10.26%) Virtual Machines
7 17 (7.26%) Virtual Desktop
8 12 (5.13%) vCloud
9 8 (3.42%) Firmware
10 6 (2.56%) KVM
10 6 (2.56%) Squid
11 5 (2.14%) Docker
12 4 (1.71%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 4 (1.71%) Virtual Servers
13 2 (0.85%) NFS
14 1 (0.43%) BitLocker
14 1 (0.43%) DFS Replication
14 1 (0.43%) iptables
14 1 (0.43%) Oracle RAC
14 1 (0.43%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 42 (17.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (6.84%) Ansible
3 12 (5.13%) Kubernetes
4 8 (3.42%) vCenter Server
5 7 (2.99%) Proxmox
6 6 (2.56%) Avamar
6 6 (2.56%) Dell DRAC
6 6 (2.56%) EMC NetWorker
6 6 (2.56%) EMC VPLEX
6 6 (2.56%) FortiGate
6 6 (2.56%) SCCM
6 6 (2.56%) VxRail
7 5 (2.14%) HAProxy
8 4 (1.71%) Grafana
8 4 (1.71%) Graylog
8 4 (1.71%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (1.71%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 4 (1.71%) ZABBIX
9 2 (0.85%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.85%) WSUS
Vendors
1 234 (100.00%) VMware
2 152 (64.96%) Microsoft
3 55 (23.50%) Veeam
4 27 (11.54%) Cisco
5 26 (11.11%) Citrix
5 26 (11.11%) Dell
6 24 (10.26%) NetApp
7 21 (8.97%) Broadcom
7 21 (8.97%) Nimble Storage
7 21 (8.97%) Palo Alto
8 17 (7.26%) Fortinet
9 15 (6.41%) SonicWALL
9 15 (6.41%) WatchGuard
10 13 (5.56%) N-able
11 12 (5.13%) ScienceLogic
12 9 (3.85%) EMC
13 8 (3.42%) Acronis
13 8 (3.42%) Juniper
13 8 (3.42%) Red Hat
13 8 (3.42%) Sophos