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 24 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 242 238 161
Rank change year-on-year -4 -77 -41
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 238 191 472
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.97% 1.17% 2.06%
As % of the System Software category 12.57% 9.76% 17.02%
Number of salaries quoted 167 155 322
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,000 £32,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £47,500 £50,474
Median % change year-on-year +31.58% -5.89% -7.39%
75th Percentile £85,000 £61,250 £68,563
90th Percentile £96,000 £81,250 £88,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £46,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.53% -7.00% -

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 1,894 1,957 2,773
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.69% 11.97% 12.09%
Number of salaries quoted 1,415 1,069 1,712
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -7.89% -5.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -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 24 September 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 59 (24.79%) Microsoft Exchange
2 37 (15.55%) SharePoint
3 12 (5.04%) nginx
4 11 (4.62%) Apache
5 9 (3.78%) IIS
6 4 (1.68%) Confluence
7 1 (0.42%) Oracle HTTP Server
7 1 (0.42%) Site Server
7 1 (0.42%) Tomcat
Applications
1 6 (2.52%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.42%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (0.42%) Houdini
2 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.42%) NUKE
2 1 (0.42%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 2 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.84%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 153 (64.29%) Azure
2 92 (38.66%) Microsoft 365
3 64 (26.89%) Entra ID
4 48 (20.17%) AWS
5 25 (10.50%) Nutanix
6 19 (7.98%) IaaS
7 18 (7.56%) PaaS
8 16 (6.72%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 16 (6.72%) Azure Monitor
8 16 (6.72%) GitHub
9 13 (5.46%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (5.04%) Azure Functions
10 12 (5.04%) Azure Key Vault
10 12 (5.04%) Serverless
11 10 (4.20%) OneDrive
12 9 (3.78%) GCP
13 8 (3.36%) Azure Sentinel
14 6 (2.52%) Cloud Computing
14 6 (2.52%) Mimecast
15 5 (2.10%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 106 (44.54%) Firewall
2 85 (35.71%) DNS
3 72 (30.25%) VPN
4 70 (29.41%) DHCP
5 37 (15.55%) WAN
6 36 (15.13%) TCP/IP
7 35 (14.71%) LAN
8 26 (10.92%) VLAN
9 17 (7.14%) VSAN
10 14 (5.88%) Network Security
11 11 (4.62%) SAN
12 10 (4.20%) Wireless
13 7 (2.94%) Fibre Channel
13 7 (2.94%) iSCSI
13 7 (2.94%) NAS
14 6 (2.52%) BGP
14 6 (2.52%) Wi-Fi
15 5 (2.10%) OSPF
16 4 (1.68%) Unified Communications
16 4 (1.68%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.88%) SQL Server
2 12 (5.04%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (1.68%) MySQL
4 2 (0.84%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.84%) Power BI
5 1 (0.42%) GIS
Development Applications
1 16 (6.72%) Git
2 3 (1.26%) Visual Studio Code
3 2 (0.84%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.42%) GitLab
4 1 (0.42%) JIRA
General
1 90 (37.82%) Social Skills
2 36 (15.13%) Finance
3 24 (10.08%) Public Sector
4 20 (8.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 19 (7.98%) Law
6 17 (7.14%) Retail
7 12 (5.04%) Manufacturing
8 11 (4.62%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (3.36%) Aerospace
9 8 (3.36%) Legal
10 7 (2.94%) Telecoms
11 6 (2.52%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (2.10%) Analytical Skills
12 5 (2.10%) Marketing
13 4 (1.68%) Banking
13 4 (1.68%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.68%) Mandarin Language
14 3 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.84%) Military
16 1 (0.42%) Police
Job Titles
1 49 (20.59%) Senior
2 45 (18.91%) Support Engineer
3 43 (18.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 42 (17.65%) Consultant
5 37 (15.55%) IT Engineer
6 33 (13.87%) IT Support
7 31 (13.03%) Architect
8 29 (12.18%) IT Support Engineer
9 22 (9.24%) Analyst
9 22 (9.24%) Technical Consultant
10 17 (7.14%) VMware Consultant
11 16 (6.72%) Senior Consultant
11 16 (6.72%) VMware Architect
12 15 (6.30%) Azure Engineer
12 15 (6.30%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 13 (5.46%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 13 (5.46%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 13 (5.46%) Senior Technical Consultant
13 13 (5.46%) Senior VMware Consultant
13 13 (5.46%) VMware Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (15.97%) Terraform
2 8 (3.36%) Middleware
3 6 (2.52%) Web Services
4 3 (1.26%) XMPP
5 2 (0.84%) JSON
5 2 (0.84%) LDAP
6 1 (0.42%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (0.42%) Java SE
6 1 (0.42%) OpenLayers
6 1 (0.42%) Regular Expression
6 1 (0.42%) REST
6 1 (0.42%) Unreal Engine
6 1 (0.42%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 63 (26.47%) Data Centre
2 21 (8.82%) Enterprise Storage
3 20 (8.40%) Hybrid Cloud
4 19 (7.98%) Replication
5 18 (7.56%) Private Cloud
6 17 (7.14%) Driving Licence
7 16 (6.72%) Public Cloud
8 14 (5.88%) Onboarding
9 13 (5.46%) Security Posture
10 12 (5.04%) PKI
10 12 (5.04%) Podcast
11 11 (4.62%) iSeries
12 7 (2.94%) Video Conferencing
13 6 (2.52%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (2.52%) VxBlock/Vblock
14 4 (1.68%) CMDB
14 4 (1.68%) Management Information System
14 4 (1.68%) Raspberry Pi
15 3 (1.26%) Enterprise Cloud
15 3 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 154 (64.71%) Windows
2 106 (44.54%) Windows Server
3 54 (22.69%) Linux
4 13 (5.46%) VMS
4 13 (5.46%) Windows 10
5 11 (4.62%) Mac OS
6 8 (3.36%) Ubuntu
7 6 (2.52%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (2.52%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (2.10%) Solaris
8 5 (2.10%) Unix
9 4 (1.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (1.26%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.84%) AIX
11 2 (0.84%) CentOS
11 2 (0.84%) Debian
12 1 (0.42%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (37.82%) Disaster Recovery
1 90 (37.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 74 (31.09%) Problem-Solving
3 44 (18.49%) Continuous Improvement
4 38 (15.97%) Mentoring
5 37 (15.55%) Presales
6 35 (14.71%) ITIL
7 32 (13.45%) Infrastructure as Code
7 32 (13.45%) Root Cause Analysis
8 31 (13.03%) Customer Service
8 31 (13.03%) High Availability
9 30 (12.61%) Cybersecurity
10 28 (11.76%) AI
10 28 (11.76%) Roadmaps
11 27 (11.34%) DevOps
12 26 (10.92%) Business Continuity
12 26 (10.92%) Cloud Security
13 25 (10.50%) Project Delivery
14 21 (8.82%) CI/CD
15 20 (8.40%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 71 (29.83%) PowerShell
2 25 (10.50%) SQL
3 23 (9.66%) Bash
4 21 (8.82%) Python
5 19 (7.98%) Bicep
6 12 (5.04%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.42%) C
7 1 (0.42%) Go
7 1 (0.42%) Java
7 1 (0.42%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.42%) Rust
7 1 (0.42%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 43 (18.07%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 41 (17.23%) Azure Certification
3 37 (15.55%) Security Cleared
4 32 (13.45%) Microsoft Certification
4 32 (13.45%) SC Cleared
5 23 (9.66%) Degree
6 22 (9.24%) VCAP
7 17 (7.14%) DV Cleared
7 17 (7.14%) VCDX
8 12 (5.04%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (3.36%) CCNP
10 6 (2.52%) Dell Certification
10 6 (2.52%) HNC
10 6 (2.52%) HND
11 5 (2.10%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (2.10%) RHCSA
12 4 (1.68%) CCNA
12 4 (1.68%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 3 (1.26%) CCDP
13 3 (1.26%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (10.50%) SLA
2 15 (6.30%) PMO
3 4 (1.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.26%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (0.84%) GDPR
5 2 (0.84%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.42%) NIST
System Software
1 111 (46.64%) Active Directory
2 108 (45.38%) Hyper-V
3 64 (26.89%) vSphere
4 31 (13.03%) VMware NSX
5 25 (10.50%) VMware ESXi
6 21 (8.82%) Virtual Machines
7 17 (7.14%) Virtual Desktop
8 14 (5.88%) Firmware
9 12 (5.04%) vCloud
10 7 (2.94%) Docker
10 7 (2.94%) KVM
11 6 (2.52%) Squid
12 4 (1.68%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 4 (1.68%) Virtual Servers
13 2 (0.84%) BitLocker
13 2 (0.84%) Terminal Services
14 1 (0.42%) iptables
14 1 (0.42%) NFS
14 1 (0.42%) Oracle RAC
14 1 (0.42%) Xen
Systems Management
1 39 (16.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (8.40%) Ansible
3 15 (6.30%) Kubernetes
4 11 (4.62%) vCenter Server
5 7 (2.94%) Proxmox
5 7 (2.94%) SCCM
6 6 (2.52%) Avamar
6 6 (2.52%) Dell DRAC
6 6 (2.52%) EMC NetWorker
6 6 (2.52%) EMC VPLEX
6 6 (2.52%) VxRail
7 5 (2.10%) HAProxy
8 4 (1.68%) FortiGate
8 4 (1.68%) Grafana
8 4 (1.68%) Graylog
8 4 (1.68%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 4 (1.68%) ZABBIX
9 3 (1.26%) Cisco CUCM
9 3 (1.26%) Packer
9 3 (1.26%) Puppet
Vendors
1 238 (100.00%) VMware
2 156 (65.55%) Microsoft
3 63 (26.47%) Veeam
4 33 (13.87%) Cisco
5 26 (10.92%) Dell
6 25 (10.50%) NetApp
7 24 (10.08%) Citrix
8 21 (8.82%) Broadcom
8 21 (8.82%) Nimble Storage
8 21 (8.82%) Palo Alto
9 17 (7.14%) Fortinet
10 16 (6.72%) EMC
11 14 (5.88%) N-able
12 13 (5.46%) Commvault
12 13 (5.46%) SonicWALL
13 12 (5.04%) HP
13 12 (5.04%) ScienceLogic
13 12 (5.04%) WatchGuard
14 11 (4.62%) IBM
14 11 (4.62%) Red Hat