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 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 275 148 154
Rank change year-on-year -127 +6 +85
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 214 744 822
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.06% 2.16% 2.29%
As % of the System Software category 7.80% 17.98% 15.99%
Number of salaries quoted 183 590 663
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £34,500 £37,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,875 £80,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -

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 2,745 4,137 5,141
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.53% 11.99% 14.30%
Number of salaries quoted 1,351 3,135 4,117
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,125 £40,988 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £85,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £49,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.06% -10.00% -

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 2 July 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 97 (45.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (14.02%) SharePoint
3 27 (12.62%) IIS
4 8 (3.74%) Apache
5 4 (1.87%) nginx
5 4 (1.87%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.93%) Confluence
6 2 (0.93%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.93%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.93%) WebSphere Application Server
7 1 (0.47%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 18 (8.41%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.93%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 113 (52.80%) Azure
2 97 (45.33%) Microsoft 365
3 42 (19.63%) AWS
4 38 (17.76%) SaaS
5 23 (10.75%) Entra ID
6 22 (10.28%) OneDrive
7 19 (8.88%) GitHub
8 18 (8.41%) Cloud Computing
9 13 (6.07%) IaaS
9 13 (6.07%) Power Platform
10 9 (4.21%) GCP
11 7 (3.27%) Nutanix
12 5 (2.34%) PaaS
13 4 (1.87%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (1.87%) GitHub Actions
14 3 (1.40%) Azure DevOps
15 1 (0.47%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 1 (0.47%) Azure Monitor
15 1 (0.47%) Cloudflare
15 1 (0.47%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 82 (38.32%) Firewall
2 49 (22.90%) DHCP
3 44 (20.56%) DNS
4 36 (16.82%) TCP/IP
5 32 (14.95%) WAN
6 28 (13.08%) SAN
7 25 (11.68%) LAN
7 25 (11.68%) VPN
8 11 (5.14%) NAS
9 9 (4.21%) Remote Desktop
9 9 (4.21%) VLAN
10 8 (3.74%) SD-WAN
10 8 (3.74%) Wireless
11 7 (3.27%) Wi-Fi
12 5 (2.34%) Network Security
12 5 (2.34%) VoIP
13 4 (1.87%) Multicast
14 3 (1.40%) Fibre Channel
14 3 (1.40%) iSCSI
14 3 (1.40%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (28.50%) SQL Server
2 26 (12.15%) Data Hub
2 26 (12.15%) SQL CLR
3 13 (6.07%) Metadata
3 13 (6.07%) Power BI
3 13 (6.07%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 13 (6.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 9 (4.21%) Relational Database
5 7 (3.27%) MySQL
6 4 (1.87%) MariaDB
6 4 (1.87%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.93%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.93%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.47%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (3.27%) Git
2 4 (1.87%) JIRA
2 4 (1.87%) TeamCity
3 3 (1.40%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.93%) Artifactory
4 2 (0.93%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.47%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.47%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 68 (31.78%) Social Skills
2 56 (26.17%) Finance
3 31 (14.49%) Back Office
4 17 (7.94%) Legal
5 16 (7.48%) Retail
6 12 (5.61%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (5.61%) Public Sector
7 8 (3.74%) Local Government
8 6 (2.80%) Games
9 4 (1.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.40%) Banking
10 3 (1.40%) Law
11 2 (0.93%) Marketing
11 2 (0.93%) Military
12 1 (0.47%) Aviation
12 1 (0.47%) Avionics
12 1 (0.47%) Electronics
12 1 (0.47%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.47%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.47%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 37 (17.29%) Support Engineer
2 32 (14.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 31 (14.49%) Senior
4 28 (13.08%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 20 (9.35%) 3rd Line Support
5 20 (9.35%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
6 19 (8.88%) IT Engineer
7 18 (8.41%) 2nd Line Support
8 14 (6.54%) ICT Officer
8 14 (6.54%) ICT Support
8 14 (6.54%) ICT Support Officer
8 14 (6.54%) Support Officer
9 13 (6.07%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
9 13 (6.07%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
9 13 (6.07%) Head of Development
9 13 (6.07%) Lead
9 13 (6.07%) Microsoft Developer
9 13 (6.07%) SaaS Developer
9 13 (6.07%) Senior Microsoft Developer
9 13 (6.07%) Senior SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (7.01%) .NET
2 13 (6.07%) .NET Core
2 13 (6.07%) .NET Framework
2 13 (6.07%) Dapper ORM
2 13 (6.07%) Entity Framework
3 6 (2.80%) Node.js
4 3 (1.40%) LAMP
5 2 (0.93%) Kafka
5 2 (0.93%) LDAP
5 2 (0.93%) LEMP Stack
5 2 (0.93%) Middleware
5 2 (0.93%) Web Services
6 1 (0.47%) HTML
6 1 (0.47%) JSON
6 1 (0.47%) LAPP Stack
6 1 (0.47%) ModSecurity
6 1 (0.47%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 29 (13.55%) Onboarding
2 26 (12.15%) Private Cloud
3 19 (8.88%) Data Centre
4 17 (7.94%) Clustering
5 13 (6.07%) Management Information System
5 13 (6.07%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 11 (5.14%) Replication
7 7 (3.27%) Video Conferencing
8 6 (2.80%) Driving Licence
8 6 (2.80%) Security Posture
8 6 (2.80%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (2.34%) Client/Server
10 4 (1.87%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.87%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (1.40%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (1.40%) Public Cloud
12 2 (0.93%) Legacy Systems
12 2 (0.93%) Product Ownership
13 1 (0.47%) Cyber Security Posture
13 1 (0.47%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 132 (61.68%) Windows
2 106 (49.53%) Windows Server
3 53 (24.77%) Linux
4 30 (14.02%) Windows Server 2019
5 29 (13.55%) Windows Server 2016
6 18 (8.41%) Mac OS
7 15 (7.01%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 12 (5.61%) CentOS
8 12 (5.61%) Ubuntu
9 10 (4.67%) Windows 10
10 7 (3.27%) Windows Server 2012
11 6 (2.80%) Unix
12 5 (2.34%) Android
12 5 (2.34%) Windows Server 2008
13 3 (1.40%) Debian
14 2 (0.93%) Apple iOS
14 2 (0.93%) Oracle Linux
14 2 (0.93%) Solaris
14 2 (0.93%) SUSE
14 2 (0.93%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (31.31%) Problem-Solving
2 63 (29.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 42 (19.63%) High Availability
4 40 (18.69%) Customer Service
5 33 (15.42%) Disaster Recovery
6 31 (14.49%) ITIL
7 29 (13.55%) Data Privacy
7 29 (13.55%) Performance Tuning
8 26 (12.15%) Fintech
8 26 (12.15%) Wealth Management
8 26 (12.15%) Workflow
9 25 (11.68%) Continuous Improvement
9 25 (11.68%) DevOps
9 25 (11.68%) Mentoring
10 24 (11.21%) Collaborative Culture
11 23 (10.75%) Cybersecurity
11 23 (10.75%) Infrastructure Management
12 22 (10.28%) Migration
13 21 (9.81%) Virtual Environments
14 20 (9.35%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 68 (31.78%) PowerShell
2 43 (20.09%) SQL
3 17 (7.94%) Python
4 14 (6.54%) Bash
5 13 (6.07%) C#
5 13 (6.07%) T-SQL
6 4 (1.87%) Shell Script
7 3 (1.40%) Java
7 3 (1.40%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.47%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 30 (14.02%) Degree
2 17 (7.94%) Microsoft Certification
2 17 (7.94%) Security Cleared
3 13 (6.07%) MCSA
4 11 (5.14%) AWS Certification
4 11 (5.14%) SC Cleared
5 8 (3.74%) DBS Check
6 7 (3.27%) Azure Certification
6 7 (3.27%) DV Cleared
7 6 (2.80%) RHCE
8 5 (2.34%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (2.34%) ITIL Certification
8 5 (2.34%) Linux+ Certification
8 5 (2.34%) MCP
8 5 (2.34%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 4 (1.87%) CCNA
9 4 (1.87%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.87%) MCSE
10 3 (1.40%) CISSP
10 3 (1.40%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (7.01%) SLA
2 12 (5.61%) GDPR
3 6 (2.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.87%) HIPAA
5 2 (0.93%) QA
6 1 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.47%) Government Security Classifications
6 1 (0.47%) ISO 13485
6 1 (0.47%) NIST
System Software
1 111 (51.87%) Active Directory
2 58 (27.10%) Hyper-V
3 24 (11.21%) VMware ESXi
4 23 (10.75%) vSphere
5 14 (6.54%) Virtual Machines
5 14 (6.54%) XenApp
6 9 (4.21%) Docker
7 8 (3.74%) Virtual Servers
8 6 (2.80%) Terminal Services
8 6 (2.80%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 4 (1.87%) Dovecot
9 4 (1.87%) KVM
9 4 (1.87%) Postfix
10 3 (1.40%) Virtual Desktop
10 3 (1.40%) Xen
11 2 (0.93%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (0.93%) NFS
11 2 (0.93%) SRDF
12 1 (0.47%) Firmware
12 1 (0.47%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 44 (20.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (12.15%) Ansible
3 15 (7.01%) Kubernetes
4 13 (6.07%) Failover Clustering
5 10 (4.67%) Terraform
6 7 (3.27%) Puppet
7 6 (2.80%) ZABBIX
8 5 (2.34%) Progress Chef
8 5 (2.34%) SCCM
9 4 (1.87%) vCenter Server
9 4 (1.87%) ZENworks
10 3 (1.40%) Nagios
10 3 (1.40%) SmoothWall
11 2 (0.93%) Red Hat Satellite
11 2 (0.93%) SCOM
11 2 (0.93%) SCOrch
11 2 (0.93%) SCSM
11 2 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
12 1 (0.47%) PaperCut
12 1 (0.47%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 214 (100.00%) VMware
2 152 (71.03%) Microsoft
3 37 (17.29%) Cisco
4 24 (11.21%) Meraki
5 18 (8.41%) Citrix
5 18 (8.41%) Red Hat
6 16 (7.48%) SonicWALL
7 14 (6.54%) Oracle
8 13 (6.07%) CheckPoint
8 13 (6.07%) HP
8 13 (6.07%) NetApp
9 12 (5.61%) Dell
9 12 (5.61%) EMC
10 6 (2.80%) Symantec
11 5 (2.34%) Apple
11 5 (2.34%) Veeam
12 4 (1.87%) Okta
12 4 (1.87%) Palo Alto
12 4 (1.87%) Ping Identity
12 4 (1.87%) Veritas