VMware Infrastructure Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

VMware Infrastructure (VI3)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring VMware Infrastructure skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited VMware Infrastructure over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 204 137 167
Rank change year-on-year -67 +30 +63
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 240 775 900
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.58% 2.29% 2.11%
As % of the System Software category 12.26% 17.79% 14.18%
Number of salaries quoted 210 640 757
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,250 £37,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £76,250 £76,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -12.62% +3.00%

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 1,958 4,357 6,347
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.91% 12.88% 14.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,523 3,487 4,690
10th Percentile £30,550 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £71,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £87,200 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -1.51%

VMware Infrastructure
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing VMware Infrastructure as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

VMware Infrastructure trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

VMware Infrastructure
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing VMware Infrastructure.

VMware Infrastructure salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

VMware Infrastructure
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing VMware Infrastructure over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

VMware Infrastructure salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

VMware Infrastructure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 86 (35.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (12.92%) SharePoint
3 17 (7.08%) IIS
4 11 (4.58%) Apache
5 7 (2.92%) nginx
6 4 (1.67%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.83%) Confluence
7 2 (0.83%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.83%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.83%) WebSphere Application Server
8 1 (0.42%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 1 (0.42%) CMS
8 1 (0.42%) WordPress
Applications
1 18 (7.50%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (1.25%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 133 (55.42%) Azure
2 116 (48.33%) Microsoft 365
3 55 (22.92%) AWS
4 31 (12.92%) SaaS
5 29 (12.08%) Entra ID
6 20 (8.33%) OneDrive
7 18 (7.50%) Cloud Computing
8 15 (6.25%) IaaS
9 13 (5.42%) GCP
10 12 (5.00%) Power Platform
11 9 (3.75%) PaaS
12 8 (3.33%) Azure Sentinel
12 8 (3.33%) Nutanix
13 7 (2.92%) GitHub
14 4 (1.67%) IBM Cloud
14 4 (1.67%) WhatsApp
15 3 (1.25%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 3 (1.25%) Azure Monitor
15 3 (1.25%) OpenShift
15 3 (1.25%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 98 (40.83%) Firewall
2 65 (27.08%) DNS
3 53 (22.08%) DHCP
4 37 (15.42%) WAN
5 34 (14.17%) TCP/IP
6 32 (13.33%) LAN
6 32 (13.33%) SAN
6 32 (13.33%) VPN
7 14 (5.83%) VLAN
8 12 (5.00%) NAS
8 12 (5.00%) Remote Desktop
9 11 (4.58%) VSAN
10 10 (4.17%) VoIP
11 9 (3.75%) Wi-Fi
12 8 (3.33%) SD-WAN
12 8 (3.33%) Wireless
13 7 (2.92%) Cisco Firepower
13 7 (2.92%) Network Security
14 6 (2.50%) Cisco ASA
14 6 (2.50%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (20.83%) SQL Server
2 13 (5.42%) Data Hub
2 13 (5.42%) SQL CLR
3 11 (4.58%) Power BI
3 11 (4.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 10 (4.17%) Relational Database
5 9 (3.75%) Metadata
5 9 (3.75%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 6 (2.50%) MySQL
7 4 (1.67%) MariaDB
7 4 (1.67%) RDBMS
8 2 (0.83%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 6 (2.50%) JIRA
2 4 (1.67%) Git
3 3 (1.25%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.83%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.42%) GitLab
5 1 (0.42%) TeamCity
General
1 61 (25.42%) Social Skills
2 59 (24.58%) Finance
3 19 (7.92%) Back Office
4 16 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (6.25%) Retail
6 12 (5.00%) Legal
7 10 (4.17%) Public Sector
8 7 (2.92%) Manufacturing
9 6 (2.50%) Games
9 6 (2.50%) Local Government
10 5 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (2.08%) Law
10 5 (2.08%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.67%) Banking
12 3 (1.25%) Automotive
13 2 (0.83%) Welsh Language
14 1 (0.42%) Aviation
14 1 (0.42%) Documentation Skills
14 1 (0.42%) Marketing
14 1 (0.42%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 45 (18.75%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 41 (17.08%) Support Engineer
3 40 (16.67%) Senior
4 32 (13.33%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 25 (10.42%) 3rd Line Support
5 25 (10.42%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
5 25 (10.42%) IT Engineer
6 15 (6.25%) 2nd Line Support
6 15 (6.25%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
6 15 (6.25%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
6 15 (6.25%) Administrator
7 14 (5.83%) Analyst
8 13 (5.42%) Lead
9 11 (4.58%) Systems Engineer
9 11 (4.58%) VMWare Administrator
10 10 (4.17%) Infrastructure Support
10 10 (4.17%) Server Support
11 9 (3.75%) Developer
11 9 (3.75%) Senior Developer
11 9 (3.75%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.08%) Web Services
2 4 (1.67%) .NET
2 4 (1.67%) .NET Core
2 4 (1.67%) .NET Framework
2 4 (1.67%) Dapper ORM
2 4 (1.67%) Entity Framework
3 2 (0.83%) LDAP
3 2 (0.83%) LEMP Stack
3 2 (0.83%) Middleware
3 2 (0.83%) Node.js
4 1 (0.42%) HTML
4 1 (0.42%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 41 (17.08%) Data Centre
2 34 (14.17%) Onboarding
3 22 (9.17%) Management Information System
4 17 (7.08%) Clustering
5 14 (5.83%) Driving Licence
6 13 (5.42%) Private Cloud
6 13 (5.42%) Replication
7 8 (3.33%) Client/Server
7 8 (3.33%) Public Cloud
7 8 (3.33%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (3.33%) Video Conferencing
8 5 (2.08%) Security Posture
9 4 (1.67%) Cloud Native
9 4 (1.67%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (1.67%) PKI
9 4 (1.67%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 3 (1.25%) NHS
11 2 (0.83%) CCTV
11 2 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.83%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 156 (65.00%) Windows
2 122 (50.83%) Windows Server
3 78 (32.50%) Linux
4 32 (13.33%) Windows Server 2016
5 29 (12.08%) Windows Server 2019
6 19 (7.92%) Windows 10
7 18 (7.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 16 (6.67%) Mac OS
9 9 (3.75%) AIX
9 9 (3.75%) CentOS
9 9 (3.75%) Ubuntu
10 7 (2.92%) Android
11 6 (2.50%) Unix
12 4 (1.67%) Apple iOS
12 4 (1.67%) SUSE
12 4 (1.67%) Windows Server 2012
13 3 (1.25%) Debian
13 3 (1.25%) Windows Server 2008
14 2 (0.83%) Solaris
14 2 (0.83%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (28.33%) Problem-Solving
2 60 (25.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 51 (21.25%) Disaster Recovery
4 50 (20.83%) ITIL
5 45 (18.75%) Customer Service
6 33 (13.75%) High Availability
7 28 (11.67%) Continuous Improvement
8 26 (10.83%) Project Delivery
9 25 (10.42%) Cybersecurity
9 25 (10.42%) Mentoring
10 23 (9.58%) DevOps
10 23 (9.58%) Infrastructure Management
10 23 (9.58%) Migration
11 21 (8.75%) Virtual Environments
12 20 (8.33%) Change Management
13 19 (7.92%) Patch Management
14 17 (7.08%) Performance Tuning
15 16 (6.67%) Data Privacy
15 16 (6.67%) Data Security
16 15 (6.25%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 68 (28.33%) PowerShell
2 34 (14.17%) SQL
3 15 (6.25%) Python
4 13 (5.42%) Bash
5 9 (3.75%) T-SQL
6 4 (1.67%) C#
6 4 (1.67%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.83%) Java
7 2 (0.83%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 25 (10.42%) Degree
2 21 (8.75%) Microsoft Certification
3 20 (8.33%) Cisco Certification
4 16 (6.67%) AWS Certification
4 16 (6.67%) MCSA
5 12 (5.00%) Security Cleared
6 11 (4.58%) ITIL Certification
7 9 (3.75%) CCNA
7 9 (3.75%) MCP
8 8 (3.33%) SC Cleared
8 8 (3.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 7 (2.92%) Azure Certification
9 7 (2.92%) CCNP
9 7 (2.92%) IBM AIX Certification
10 6 (2.50%) MCSE
11 5 (2.08%) DBS Check
11 5 (2.08%) DV Cleared
12 4 (1.67%) CCSE
12 4 (1.67%) CCSM
12 4 (1.67%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (9.17%) SLA
2 11 (4.58%) GDPR
3 5 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.25%) HIPAA
4 3 (1.25%) NIST
5 2 (0.83%) QA
6 1 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.42%) Government Security Classifications
6 1 (0.42%) ISO 13485
6 1 (0.42%) NCSC
System Software
1 133 (55.42%) Active Directory
2 74 (30.83%) Hyper-V
3 33 (13.75%) VMware ESXi
4 28 (11.67%) vSphere
5 18 (7.50%) XenApp
6 15 (6.25%) Virtual Machines
7 9 (3.75%) Virtual Servers
8 6 (2.50%) Docker
8 6 (2.50%) Terminal Services
8 6 (2.50%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 5 (2.08%) Virtual Desktop
10 4 (1.67%) VMware NSX
11 3 (1.25%) Dovecot
11 3 (1.25%) Firmware
11 3 (1.25%) Postfix
11 3 (1.25%) Squid
12 2 (0.83%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 2 (0.83%) NFS
12 2 (0.83%) Xen
12 2 (0.83%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 50 (20.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (10.42%) Ansible
3 22 (9.17%) SCCM
4 15 (6.25%) Kubernetes
5 11 (4.58%) Failover Clustering
5 11 (4.58%) Terraform
6 10 (4.17%) vCenter Server
7 8 (3.33%) Puppet
7 8 (3.33%) Single Sign-On
8 7 (2.92%) Progress Chef
9 5 (2.08%) SCOM
9 5 (2.08%) ZABBIX
10 4 (1.67%) ZENworks
11 3 (1.25%) HAProxy
11 3 (1.25%) Jamf Pro
11 3 (1.25%) Nagios
11 3 (1.25%) NetBackup
11 3 (1.25%) VxRail
12 2 (0.83%) Dell DRAC
12 2 (0.83%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 240 (100.00%) VMware
2 163 (67.92%) Microsoft
3 57 (23.75%) Cisco
4 34 (14.17%) Citrix
5 28 (11.67%) Meraki
6 20 (8.33%) Red Hat
7 18 (7.50%) CheckPoint
8 17 (7.08%) SonicWALL
9 16 (6.67%) Dell
9 16 (6.67%) HP
10 12 (5.00%) Veeam
11 11 (4.58%) EMC
11 11 (4.58%) Oracle
12 10 (4.17%) Symantec
13 9 (3.75%) Fortinet
13 9 (3.75%) NetApp
14 8 (3.33%) Google
14 8 (3.33%) Veritas
15 7 (2.92%) Palo Alto
15 7 (2.92%) SolarWinds