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 28 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 256 137 124
Rank change year-on-year -119 -13 +44
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 122 411 539
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.80% 2.39% 2.62%
As % of the System Software category 9.96% 15.66% 15.75%
Number of salaries quoted 90 281 468
10th Percentile £32,375 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £88,875 £91,250 £80,113
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +12.24% -2.00%

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 1,225 2,624 3,423
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.02% 15.28% 16.64%
Number of salaries quoted 911 1,630 2,941
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.28% +3.64% -1.03%

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 28 December 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 23 (18.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (13.11%) SharePoint
3 3 (2.46%) IIS
4 1 (0.82%) Apache
4 1 (0.82%) BizTalk Server
4 1 (0.82%) Tomcat
Applications
1 2 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (2.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.64%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.82%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 66 (54.10%) Azure
2 48 (39.34%) Microsoft 365
3 34 (27.87%) AWS
4 26 (21.31%) Entra ID
5 13 (10.66%) GitHub
6 12 (9.84%) IaaS
7 11 (9.02%) PaaS
8 10 (8.20%) Azure Monitor
9 8 (6.56%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (5.74%) GitHub Actions
10 7 (5.74%) OneDrive
11 6 (4.92%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (4.92%) Nutanix
12 5 (4.10%) Azure Sentinel
12 5 (4.10%) Cohesity
12 5 (4.10%) Google Workspace
12 5 (4.10%) Mimecast
13 3 (2.46%) IBM Cloud
13 3 (2.46%) Power Platform
14 2 (1.64%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 46 (37.70%) Firewall
2 41 (33.61%) VPN
3 40 (32.79%) DNS
4 32 (26.23%) DHCP
5 29 (23.77%) WAN
6 26 (21.31%) TCP/IP
7 14 (11.48%) LAN
7 14 (11.48%) SD-WAN
8 13 (10.66%) VLAN
9 11 (9.02%) Wireless
10 9 (7.38%) SAN
11 8 (6.56%) Wi-Fi
12 7 (5.74%) Wireshark
13 6 (4.92%) BGP
13 6 (4.92%) Fibre Channel
13 6 (4.92%) Network Security
14 5 (4.10%) NAS
15 4 (3.28%) IPsec
15 4 (3.28%) OSPF
16 3 (2.46%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.74%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.46%) SAP HANA
3 2 (1.64%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (1.64%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (1.64%) Power BI
4 1 (0.82%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.82%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.82%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.82%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.82%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (5.74%) Git
2 6 (4.92%) TeamCity
3 2 (1.64%) GitLab
3 2 (1.64%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.82%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.82%) Octopus Deploy
4 1 (0.82%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 55 (45.08%) Social Skills
2 38 (31.15%) Finance
3 20 (16.39%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (10.66%) Public Sector
5 9 (7.38%) Documentation Skills
6 7 (5.74%) Retail
7 6 (4.92%) Manufacturing
7 6 (4.92%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (4.10%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (3.28%) Legal
9 4 (3.28%) Marketing
9 4 (3.28%) Telecoms
10 3 (2.46%) Banking
11 2 (1.64%) Advertising
11 2 (1.64%) Local Government
12 1 (0.82%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.82%) Back Office
12 1 (0.82%) Electronics
12 1 (0.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.82%) Law
Job Titles
1 25 (20.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 20 (16.39%) Senior
2 20 (16.39%) Support Engineer
3 16 (13.11%) Analyst
4 13 (10.66%) IT Support
5 12 (9.84%) Azure Engineer
5 12 (9.84%) DevOps Engineer
5 12 (9.84%) Support Analyst
6 11 (9.02%) Infrastructure Support
6 11 (9.02%) Linux Engineer
7 10 (8.20%) VMware Engineer
7 10 (8.20%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
8 9 (7.38%) 3rd Line Support
8 9 (7.38%) Cisco Engineer
8 9 (7.38%) Linux Support
9 7 (5.74%) Network Engineer
9 7 (5.74%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 6 (4.92%) IT Support Analyst
10 6 (4.92%) Linux Infrastructure Engineer
10 6 (4.92%) Unix Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.10%) Node.js
2 3 (2.46%) SAP Basis
3 2 (1.64%) .NET
4 1 (0.82%) Kafka
4 1 (0.82%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 20 (16.39%) Data Centre
2 14 (11.48%) Onboarding
3 9 (7.38%) Clustering
3 9 (7.38%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (6.56%) Client/Server
4 8 (6.56%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (5.74%) Driving Licence
5 7 (5.74%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (4.92%) Cloud Native
6 6 (4.92%) Management Information System
7 4 (3.28%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 4 (3.28%) iPad
7 4 (3.28%) iPhone
7 4 (3.28%) Mobile App
7 4 (3.28%) Private Cloud
7 4 (3.28%) Security Posture
7 4 (3.28%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (2.46%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (2.46%) e-Learning
8 3 (2.46%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 67 (54.92%) Windows
2 37 (30.33%) Linux
2 37 (30.33%) Windows Server
3 16 (13.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 16 (13.11%) Unix
4 12 (9.84%) Apple iOS
5 8 (6.56%) Mac OS
6 7 (5.74%) Windows 10
7 5 (4.10%) Android
7 5 (4.10%) Debian
7 5 (4.10%) Mac OS X
7 5 (4.10%) Solaris
7 5 (4.10%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (1.64%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.82%) CentOS
9 1 (0.82%) VMS
9 1 (0.82%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.82%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.82%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (35.25%) ITIL
2 41 (33.61%) Problem-Solving
3 26 (21.31%) Infrastructure as Code
4 25 (20.49%) Cybersecurity
5 23 (18.85%) DevOps
6 22 (18.03%) Disaster Recovery
7 19 (15.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 17 (13.93%) Migration
8 17 (13.93%) Root Cause Analysis
9 16 (13.11%) Mentoring
10 15 (12.30%) Continuous Improvement
11 14 (11.48%) Service Delivery
12 12 (9.84%) Collaborative Culture
12 12 (9.84%) Computer Science
12 12 (9.84%) SIEM
13 11 (9.02%) CI/CD
13 11 (9.02%) Customer Service
13 11 (9.02%) Infrastructure Management
13 11 (9.02%) Project Delivery
14 10 (8.20%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 26 (21.31%) PowerShell
2 21 (17.21%) Python
3 11 (9.02%) SQL
4 10 (8.20%) Bash
5 8 (6.56%) Bicep
6 5 (4.10%) Korn
7 1 (0.82%) Go
7 1 (0.82%) Java
Qualifications
1 30 (24.59%) Security Cleared
2 25 (20.49%) Microsoft Certification
3 19 (15.57%) SC Cleared
4 14 (11.48%) Azure Certification
4 14 (11.48%) Degree
5 13 (10.66%) AWS Certification
6 12 (9.84%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (7.38%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 8 (6.56%) MCP
9 7 (5.74%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (5.74%) MCSE
10 6 (4.92%) CCNP
11 5 (4.10%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (4.10%) MCSA
12 4 (3.28%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 4 (3.28%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 4 (3.28%) GCIA
12 4 (3.28%) GCIH
12 4 (3.28%) ITIL Certification
12 4 (3.28%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (13.11%) SLA
2 11 (9.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (4.92%) NIST
4 4 (3.28%) GDPR
5 2 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 51 (41.80%) Active Directory
2 45 (36.89%) Hyper-V
3 20 (16.39%) vSphere
4 15 (12.30%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (6.56%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (5.74%) VMware NSX
7 6 (4.92%) NFS
8 4 (3.28%) Docker
8 4 (3.28%) Firmware
8 4 (3.28%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 2 (1.64%) XenApp
10 1 (0.82%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 27 (22.13%) Terraform
2 23 (18.85%) Ansible
3 22 (18.03%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (10.66%) Kubernetes
5 6 (4.92%) SCOM
6 5 (4.10%) Proxmox
7 3 (2.46%) Dell DRAC
7 3 (2.46%) Nessus
8 1 (0.82%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.82%) CASB
8 1 (0.82%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.82%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.82%) Icinga
8 1 (0.82%) Kibana
8 1 (0.82%) Nagios
8 1 (0.82%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.82%) SCCM
8 1 (0.82%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.82%) vRealize Orchestrator
8 1 (0.82%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 122 (100.00%) VMware
2 68 (55.74%) Microsoft
3 19 (15.57%) Cisco
4 16 (13.11%) Red Hat
5 10 (8.20%) Dell
6 8 (6.56%) Veeam
7 7 (5.74%) Ubiquiti
8 6 (4.92%) Commvault
8 6 (4.92%) HP
8 6 (4.92%) NetApp
8 6 (4.92%) Pure Storage
8 6 (4.92%) Sophos
8 6 (4.92%) Symantec
9 5 (4.10%) Barracuda Networks
9 5 (4.10%) Google
9 5 (4.10%) Palo Alto
10 4 (3.28%) Citrix
10 4 (3.28%) Meraki
10 4 (3.28%) SAP
10 4 (3.28%) Zscaler