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

6 months to
7 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 242 233 155
Rank change year-on-year -9 -78 -14
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 212 217 678
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.01% 1.34% 2.06%
As % of the System Software category 12.16% 9.69% 17.22%
Number of salaries quoted 136 186 583
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £46,188 £32,563 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +31.58% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £84,063 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £70,000 £73,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% -10.45%

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 1,743 2,239 3,937
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.27% 13.79% 11.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,303 1,349 3,065
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £56,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.68% +1.82% -10.10%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,840 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,474 £85,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year - +7.14% -10.91%

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 7 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 (20.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 27 (12.74%) SharePoint
3 9 (4.25%) IIS
4 5 (2.36%) Confluence
5 4 (1.89%) Apache
5 4 (1.89%) nginx
6 1 (0.47%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.47%) Site Server
Applications
1 14 (6.60%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.47%) Houdini
3 1 (0.47%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 2 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 135 (63.68%) Azure
2 78 (36.79%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (21.23%) AWS
3 45 (21.23%) Entra ID
4 29 (13.68%) Nutanix
5 19 (8.96%) GitHub
6 18 (8.49%) IaaS
7 16 (7.55%) PaaS
8 12 (5.66%) Azure DevOps
8 12 (5.66%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 12 (5.66%) Azure Functions
8 12 (5.66%) Azure Key Vault
8 12 (5.66%) Azure Monitor
8 12 (5.66%) Serverless
9 8 (3.77%) Azure Sentinel
9 8 (3.77%) GCP
9 8 (3.77%) Power Platform
10 7 (3.30%) GitHub Actions
10 7 (3.30%) OneDrive
11 6 (2.83%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 83 (39.15%) Firewall
2 58 (27.36%) DNS
3 51 (24.06%) VPN
4 48 (22.64%) DHCP
5 36 (16.98%) WAN
6 32 (15.09%) TCP/IP
7 28 (13.21%) LAN
8 22 (10.38%) VSAN
9 14 (6.60%) VLAN
10 10 (4.72%) Cisco ASA
11 8 (3.77%) Unified Communications
12 7 (3.30%) BGP
12 7 (3.30%) Cisco Firepower
12 7 (3.30%) Network Security
13 6 (2.83%) Fibre Channel
13 6 (2.83%) iSCSI
13 6 (2.83%) SAN
13 6 (2.83%) SD-WAN
13 6 (2.83%) WebEx
13 6 (2.83%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (6.60%) SQL Server
2 12 (5.66%) Azure SQL Database
3 8 (3.77%) Power BI
4 6 (2.83%) MySQL
5 5 (2.36%) Tableau
6 2 (0.94%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.47%) InfluxDB
7 1 (0.47%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.47%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 20 (9.43%) Git
2 6 (2.83%) Visual Studio Code
3 2 (0.94%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.47%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.47%) Subversion
General
1 82 (38.68%) Social Skills
2 34 (16.04%) Finance
3 23 (10.85%) Public Sector
4 18 (8.49%) Retail
5 15 (7.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 15 (7.08%) Law
6 12 (5.66%) Documentation Skills
6 12 (5.66%) Telecoms
7 11 (5.19%) Analytical Skills
7 11 (5.19%) Marketing
8 10 (4.72%) Banking
9 8 (3.77%) Legal
10 7 (3.30%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (2.83%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (2.36%) Manufacturing
13 3 (1.42%) Mandarin Language
14 2 (0.94%) Aviation
15 1 (0.47%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 51 (24.06%) Senior
2 41 (19.34%) Consultant
2 41 (19.34%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 31 (14.62%) Support Engineer
4 26 (12.26%) IT Engineer
5 25 (11.79%) Architect
6 24 (11.32%) IT Support
7 22 (10.38%) Analyst
7 22 (10.38%) IT Support Engineer
8 20 (9.43%) Senior Consultant
9 19 (8.96%) Technical Consultant
9 19 (8.96%) VMware Consultant
10 18 (8.49%) Infrastructure Consultant
10 18 (8.49%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 18 (8.49%) VMware Architect
11 17 (8.02%) Cloud Consultant
11 17 (8.02%) Solutions Architect
12 16 (7.55%) Azure Engineer
13 15 (7.08%) Senior VMware Consultant
13 15 (7.08%) VMware Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.25%) Middleware
2 6 (2.83%) XMPP
3 3 (1.42%) Web Services
4 1 (0.47%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 61 (28.77%) Data Centre
2 25 (11.79%) Public Cloud
3 21 (9.91%) Enterprise Storage
3 21 (9.91%) Replication
4 19 (8.96%) Security Posture
5 18 (8.49%) Hybrid Cloud
6 16 (7.55%) Private Cloud
7 14 (6.60%) Driving Licence
8 12 (5.66%) Podcast
9 11 (5.19%) iSeries
10 10 (4.72%) PKI
11 9 (4.25%) Video Conferencing
12 8 (3.77%) CMDB
12 8 (3.77%) Onboarding
13 6 (2.83%) FlexPod
13 6 (2.83%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (2.83%) VxBlock/Vblock
14 5 (2.36%) Raspberry Pi
15 4 (1.89%) Web Conferencing
16 3 (1.42%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 124 (58.49%) Windows
2 80 (37.74%) Windows Server
3 65 (30.66%) Linux
4 14 (6.60%) Windows 10
5 13 (6.13%) VMS
6 11 (5.19%) Unix
7 9 (4.25%) Ubuntu
8 7 (3.30%) Mac OS
9 5 (2.36%) Apple iOS
9 5 (2.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (1.42%) CentOS
11 2 (0.94%) Solaris
11 2 (0.94%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.47%) Debian
12 1 (0.47%) FreeBSD
12 1 (0.47%) OpenBSD
12 1 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.47%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (36.79%) Disaster Recovery
2 63 (29.72%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 58 (27.36%) Problem-Solving
4 47 (22.17%) Presales
5 35 (16.51%) Infrastructure as Code
6 32 (15.09%) DevOps
7 30 (14.15%) Cybersecurity
8 29 (13.68%) Mentoring
9 27 (12.74%) Continuous Improvement
10 25 (11.79%) CI/CD
11 23 (10.85%) Root Cause Analysis
12 22 (10.38%) Business Continuity
12 22 (10.38%) Business Intelligence
13 21 (9.91%) Task Automation
14 20 (9.43%) High Availability
14 20 (9.43%) ITIL
14 20 (9.43%) Project Delivery
15 19 (8.96%) Computer Science
15 19 (8.96%) Roadmaps
16 18 (8.49%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 68 (32.08%) PowerShell
2 27 (12.74%) Python
3 25 (11.79%) SQL
4 20 (9.43%) Bash
5 13 (6.13%) Bicep
6 12 (5.66%) Kusto Query Language
7 5 (2.36%) VB
7 5 (2.36%) VBA
7 5 (2.36%) VBScript
8 2 (0.94%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.47%) Perl
9 1 (0.47%) Rust
Qualifications
1 39 (18.40%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 34 (16.04%) Azure Certification
3 31 (14.62%) Microsoft Certification
4 29 (13.68%) VCAP
5 25 (11.79%) Degree
6 21 (9.91%) VCDX
7 20 (9.43%) Security Cleared
8 19 (8.96%) SC Cleared
9 9 (4.25%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (3.77%) CCNP
10 8 (3.77%) RHCSA
11 7 (3.30%) DV Cleared
12 6 (2.83%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (2.83%) Dell Certification
13 5 (2.36%) HNC
13 5 (2.36%) HND
14 4 (1.89%) CCNA
14 4 (1.89%) LPIC
14 4 (1.89%) MCSE
15 3 (1.42%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (7.08%) PMO
1 15 (7.08%) SLA
2 5 (2.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.42%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (1.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (1.42%) NIST
4 2 (0.94%) GDPR
5 1 (0.47%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 78 (36.79%) Active Directory
2 75 (35.38%) Hyper-V
3 71 (33.49%) vSphere
4 36 (16.98%) VMware NSX
5 16 (7.55%) vCloud
6 14 (6.60%) Virtual Desktop
7 13 (6.13%) Firmware
7 13 (6.13%) VMware ESXi
8 10 (4.72%) Virtual Machines
9 8 (3.77%) KVM
10 6 (2.83%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 6 (2.83%) Virtual Servers
11 4 (1.89%) Docker
12 3 (1.42%) BitLocker
12 3 (1.42%) Squid
12 3 (1.42%) Terminal Services
13 2 (0.94%) Xen
14 1 (0.47%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 1 (0.47%) iptables
14 1 (0.47%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 41 (19.34%) Terraform
2 36 (16.98%) Microsoft Intune
3 28 (13.21%) Ansible
4 20 (9.43%) Kubernetes
5 15 (7.08%) vCenter Server
6 9 (4.25%) Proxmox
6 9 (4.25%) SCCM
7 6 (2.83%) Avamar
7 6 (2.83%) Cisco CUCM
7 6 (2.83%) Dell DRAC
7 6 (2.83%) EMC NetWorker
7 6 (2.83%) EMC VPLEX
7 6 (2.83%) Grafana
7 6 (2.83%) Packer
7 6 (2.83%) VxRail
8 4 (1.89%) Graylog
8 4 (1.89%) ZABBIX
9 3 (1.42%) Puppet
10 2 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.94%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 212 (100.00%) VMware
2 136 (64.15%) Microsoft
3 42 (19.81%) Veeam
4 40 (18.87%) Cisco
5 30 (14.15%) NetApp
6 25 (11.79%) Broadcom
6 25 (11.79%) Dell
7 23 (10.85%) Nimble Storage
8 20 (9.43%) EMC
9 17 (8.02%) Palo Alto
10 16 (7.55%) Fortinet
10 16 (7.55%) IBM
11 15 (7.08%) Citrix
12 14 (6.60%) Red Hat
13 12 (5.66%) Commvault
13 12 (5.66%) HP
13 12 (5.66%) ScienceLogic
14 11 (5.19%) Meraki
14 11 (5.19%) ServiceNow
15 10 (4.72%) Splunk