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 12 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 266 140 109
Rank change year-on-year -126 -31 +69
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 128 452 643
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.81% 2.30% 2.95%
As % of the System Software category 8.65% 16.36% 17.49%
Number of salaries quoted 100 303 506
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £34,375 £37,500 £39,727
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,750 £52,500 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.95% +0.96% +0.97%
75th Percentile £63,375 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £88,750 £83,750
UK median annual salary £43,500 £53,300 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.39% +6.60% -

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 1,479 2,762 3,677
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.39% 14.04% 16.86%
Number of salaries quoted 990 1,618 3,126
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.58% -2.92% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £91,250 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -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 12 November 2025.

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 35 (27.34%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (10.94%) SharePoint
3 10 (7.81%) IIS
4 2 (1.56%) BizTalk Server
5 1 (0.78%) Apache
5 1 (0.78%) Tomcat
Applications
1 7 (5.47%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (2.34%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (2.34%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.56%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.78%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 67 (52.34%) Azure
2 52 (40.63%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (25.00%) AWS
4 23 (17.97%) Entra ID
4 23 (17.97%) GitHub
5 12 (9.38%) SaaS
6 11 (8.59%) IaaS
7 10 (7.81%) GitHub Actions
7 10 (7.81%) PaaS
8 7 (5.47%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (4.69%) Azure Monitor
9 6 (4.69%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (4.69%) OneDrive
9 6 (4.69%) Power Platform
10 5 (3.91%) Azure Sentinel
10 5 (3.91%) Cohesity
10 5 (3.91%) Mimecast
11 3 (2.34%) IBM Cloud
11 3 (2.34%) Nutanix
12 2 (1.56%) OVHcloud
Communications & Networking
1 45 (35.16%) Firewall
2 32 (25.00%) DHCP
2 32 (25.00%) DNS
2 32 (25.00%) VPN
3 23 (17.97%) TCP/IP
3 23 (17.97%) WAN
4 14 (10.94%) LAN
5 11 (8.59%) VLAN
6 10 (7.81%) SAN
7 9 (7.03%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (6.25%) SD-WAN
9 7 (5.47%) Wireless
9 7 (5.47%) Wireshark
10 6 (4.69%) Fibre Channel
11 5 (3.91%) NAS
11 5 (3.91%) Network Security
12 3 (2.34%) BGP
12 3 (2.34%) Broadband
12 3 (2.34%) IPsec
12 3 (2.34%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (12.50%) SQL Server
2 10 (7.81%) Data Hub
2 10 (7.81%) SQL CLR
3 5 (3.91%) Power BI
4 3 (2.34%) Metadata
4 3 (2.34%) SAP HANA
4 3 (2.34%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 3 (2.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.78%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.78%) Apache Cassandra
5 1 (0.78%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.78%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.78%) MySQL
5 1 (0.78%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.78%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 10 (7.81%) Git
2 9 (7.03%) TeamCity
3 3 (2.34%) Artifactory
3 3 (2.34%) Jenkins
4 2 (1.56%) GitLab
4 2 (1.56%) Octopus Deploy
4 2 (1.56%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 55 (42.97%) Social Skills
2 33 (25.78%) Finance
3 18 (14.06%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (8.59%) Back Office
5 8 (6.25%) Documentation Skills
5 8 (6.25%) Public Sector
6 7 (5.47%) Retail
7 6 (4.69%) Manufacturing
8 5 (3.91%) Legal
8 5 (3.91%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (2.34%) Local Government
10 2 (1.56%) Advertising
10 2 (1.56%) Marketing
10 2 (1.56%) Military
10 2 (1.56%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.78%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.78%) Avionics
11 1 (0.78%) Banking
11 1 (0.78%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 24 (18.75%) Support Engineer
2 21 (16.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 15 (11.72%) DevOps Engineer
3 15 (11.72%) Senior
4 14 (10.94%) Linux Engineer
5 12 (9.38%) IT Support
6 11 (8.59%) Analyst
7 10 (7.81%) Azure Engineer
7 10 (7.81%) VMware Engineer
8 9 (7.03%) 3rd Line Support
8 9 (7.03%) Cisco Engineer
8 9 (7.03%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
9 8 (6.25%) Support Analyst
9 8 (6.25%) Technical Engineer
9 8 (6.25%) Technical Support
9 8 (6.25%) Technical Support Engineer
10 7 (5.47%) Head of Development
10 7 (5.47%) ICT Officer
10 7 (5.47%) ICT Support
10 7 (5.47%) ICT Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (7.81%) .NET
2 8 (6.25%) Node.js
3 7 (5.47%) .NET Core
3 7 (5.47%) .NET Framework
3 7 (5.47%) Dapper ORM
3 7 (5.47%) Entity Framework
4 3 (2.34%) LAMP
4 3 (2.34%) SAP Basis
5 1 (0.78%) Kafka
5 1 (0.78%) LAPP Stack
5 1 (0.78%) REST
5 1 (0.78%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 15 (11.72%) Onboarding
2 14 (10.94%) Data Centre
3 10 (7.81%) Private Cloud
4 9 (7.03%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (6.25%) Client/Server
5 8 (6.25%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (5.47%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 6 (4.69%) Cloud Native
7 6 (4.69%) Driving Licence
7 6 (4.69%) Management Information System
8 5 (3.91%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (3.13%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 4 (3.13%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (3.13%) Public Cloud
10 3 (2.34%) CCTV
10 3 (2.34%) e-Learning
10 3 (2.34%) PKI
11 2 (1.56%) Cyber Security Posture
11 2 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
11 2 (1.56%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 70 (54.69%) Windows
2 37 (28.91%) Windows Server
3 36 (28.13%) Linux
4 15 (11.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 11 (8.59%) Mac OS
5 11 (8.59%) Unix
6 6 (4.69%) Apple iOS
6 6 (4.69%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (3.91%) Android
7 5 (3.91%) Debian
7 5 (3.91%) Mac OS X
7 5 (3.91%) Solaris
7 5 (3.91%) Ubuntu
8 4 (3.13%) CentOS
8 4 (3.13%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (2.34%) Windows 10
9 3 (2.34%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (1.56%) Oracle Linux
11 1 (0.78%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (32.81%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (28.91%) ITIL
3 28 (21.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 23 (17.97%) Cybersecurity
4 23 (17.97%) DevOps
4 23 (17.97%) Infrastructure as Code
5 21 (16.41%) Mentoring
6 16 (12.50%) CI/CD
6 16 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
6 16 (12.50%) Migration
7 14 (10.94%) Collaborative Culture
7 14 (10.94%) Performance Tuning
8 13 (10.16%) Computer Science
8 13 (10.16%) Disaster Recovery
9 12 (9.38%) Workflow
10 11 (8.59%) Customer Service
10 11 (8.59%) High Availability
10 11 (8.59%) Infrastructure Management
10 11 (8.59%) SIEM
11 10 (7.81%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 34 (26.56%) PowerShell
2 22 (17.19%) Python
3 21 (16.41%) SQL
4 13 (10.16%) Bash
5 7 (5.47%) Bicep
5 7 (5.47%) C#
6 5 (3.91%) Korn
7 3 (2.34%) T-SQL
8 2 (1.56%) Java
9 1 (0.78%) Go
9 1 (0.78%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.78%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 31 (24.22%) Security Cleared
2 21 (16.41%) Microsoft Certification
3 18 (14.06%) SC Cleared
4 17 (13.28%) Degree
5 13 (10.16%) Azure Certification
5 13 (10.16%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (7.03%) AWS Certification
7 8 (6.25%) MCP
8 7 (5.47%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (4.69%) CCNP
9 6 (4.69%) MCSE
10 5 (3.91%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (3.91%) MCSA
10 5 (3.91%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 4 (3.13%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 4 (3.13%) GCFA
11 4 (3.13%) GCIA
11 4 (3.13%) GCIH
12 3 (2.34%) CCNA
12 3 (2.34%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (9.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (7.03%) SLA
3 6 (4.69%) NIST
4 5 (3.91%) GDPR
5 2 (1.56%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.78%) HIPAA
System Software
1 51 (39.84%) Active Directory
2 43 (33.59%) Hyper-V
3 24 (18.75%) vSphere
4 14 (10.94%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (5.47%) Docker
5 7 (5.47%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (4.69%) NFS
7 4 (3.13%) XenApp
8 3 (2.34%) Firmware
9 2 (1.56%) KVM
10 1 (0.78%) Dovecot
10 1 (0.78%) Postfix
10 1 (0.78%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.78%) Xen
Systems Management
1 28 (21.88%) Terraform
2 21 (16.41%) Ansible
3 20 (15.63%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (11.72%) Kubernetes
5 6 (4.69%) SCOM
6 5 (3.91%) Proxmox
7 3 (2.34%) Dell DRAC
7 3 (2.34%) Failover Clustering
7 3 (2.34%) Nessus
8 2 (1.56%) Puppet
8 2 (1.56%) ZABBIX
9 1 (0.78%) CFEngine
9 1 (0.78%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.78%) Icinga
9 1 (0.78%) Kibana
9 1 (0.78%) Nagios
9 1 (0.78%) PaperCut
9 1 (0.78%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.78%) SmoothWall
9 1 (0.78%) WSUS
Vendors
1 128 (100.00%) VMware
2 79 (61.72%) Microsoft
3 24 (18.75%) Cisco
4 10 (7.81%) Dell
4 10 (7.81%) Red Hat
5 8 (6.25%) HP
5 8 (6.25%) NetApp
5 8 (6.25%) Veeam
6 7 (5.47%) Meraki
6 7 (5.47%) Ubiquiti
7 6 (4.69%) Commvault
7 6 (4.69%) Pure Storage
7 6 (4.69%) Sophos
8 5 (3.91%) Barracuda Networks
8 5 (3.91%) Citrix
8 5 (3.91%) Oracle
8 5 (3.91%) Palo Alto
9 4 (3.13%) SAP
10 3 (2.34%) CheckPoint
10 3 (2.34%) IBM