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

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 275 170 133
Rank change year-on-year -105 -37 +18
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 122 286 732
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.73% 2.06% 2.45%
As % of the System Software category 9.23% 12.52% 17.16%
Number of salaries quoted 73 219 639
10th Percentile £30,888 £33,199 £30,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,500 £60,625
90th Percentile £88,750 £78,150 £76,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -9.52%

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 1,322 2,285 4,266
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.88% 16.45% 14.27%
Number of salaries quoted 939 1,563 3,652
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £44,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £83,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £112,500 £87,450
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -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 12 March 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 29 (23.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (17.21%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.64%) IIS
4 1 (0.82%) Apache
Applications
1 7 (5.74%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (4.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (4.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.64%) Dynamics NAV
1 2 (1.64%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 71 (58.20%) Azure
2 56 (45.90%) Microsoft 365
3 35 (28.69%) Entra ID
4 31 (25.41%) AWS
5 14 (11.48%) OneDrive
6 11 (9.02%) IaaS
7 10 (8.20%) Azure Monitor
7 10 (8.20%) PaaS
8 7 (5.74%) Nutanix
9 6 (4.92%) Azure Sentinel
9 6 (4.92%) Google Workspace
10 5 (4.10%) Power Platform
11 4 (3.28%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (2.46%) GitHub
12 3 (2.46%) GitHub Actions
12 3 (2.46%) IBM Cloud
13 2 (1.64%) Amazon S3
13 2 (1.64%) Dynamics 365
13 2 (1.64%) GCP
13 2 (1.64%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 50 (40.98%) Firewall
2 44 (36.07%) DNS
3 35 (28.69%) VPN
4 30 (24.59%) DHCP
4 30 (24.59%) TCP/IP
5 24 (19.67%) WAN
6 16 (13.11%) VLAN
7 15 (12.30%) SD-WAN
8 10 (8.20%) Cisco ASA
9 8 (6.56%) LAN
10 7 (5.74%) BGP
11 6 (4.92%) Unified Communications
11 6 (4.92%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (4.92%) Wireless
12 5 (4.10%) Cisco Firepower
13 4 (3.28%) Network Security
14 3 (2.46%) NAS
14 3 (2.46%) SAN
14 3 (2.46%) VSAN
14 3 (2.46%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.74%) SQL Server
2 5 (4.10%) Power BI
2 5 (4.10%) Tableau
3 3 (2.46%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (1.64%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.82%) Apache Cassandra
5 1 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.82%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.82%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.82%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (2.46%) Git
1 3 (2.46%) Jenkins
2 2 (1.64%) GitLab
3 1 (0.82%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.82%) Subversion
3 1 (0.82%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 64 (52.46%) Social Skills
2 38 (31.15%) Finance
3 17 (13.93%) Public Sector
4 15 (12.30%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (12.30%) Retail
5 10 (8.20%) Legal
6 9 (7.38%) Banking
6 9 (7.38%) Marketing
6 9 (7.38%) Telecoms
7 7 (5.74%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (2.46%) Aviation
8 3 (2.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (2.46%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.64%) Advertising
9 2 (1.64%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.64%) Law
9 2 (1.64%) Local Government
9 2 (1.64%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.82%) Back Office
10 1 (0.82%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 31 (25.41%) Senior
2 30 (24.59%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 19 (15.57%) Analyst
4 16 (13.11%) Azure Engineer
5 15 (12.30%) Consultant
5 15 (12.30%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
6 13 (10.66%) Support Analyst
7 12 (9.84%) Infrastructure Support
7 12 (9.84%) IT Support
8 11 (9.02%) Support Engineer
9 9 (7.38%) Network Engineer
10 8 (6.56%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
11 7 (5.74%) Lead
12 6 (4.92%) IT Analyst
12 6 (4.92%) IT Support Analyst
12 6 (4.92%) Unix Support
13 5 (4.10%) Infrastructure Analyst
13 5 (4.10%) Infrastructure Manager
13 5 (4.10%) Infrastructure Support Analyst
13 5 (4.10%) Software Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.46%) XMPP
2 2 (1.64%) SAP Basis
3 1 (0.82%) .NET
3 1 (0.82%) Kafka
3 1 (0.82%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 19 (15.57%) Data Centre
2 16 (13.11%) Onboarding
3 13 (10.66%) Hybrid Cloud
4 9 (7.38%) Clustering
4 9 (7.38%) Security Posture
5 8 (6.56%) Client/Server
5 8 (6.56%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (5.74%) Public Cloud
6 7 (5.74%) Video Conferencing
7 6 (4.92%) Replication
8 5 (4.10%) Private Cloud
9 4 (3.28%) Cloud Native
9 4 (3.28%) Driving Licence
9 4 (3.28%) iPad
9 4 (3.28%) iPhone
9 4 (3.28%) Mobile App
9 4 (3.28%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (2.46%) CMDB
10 3 (2.46%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (2.46%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 72 (59.02%) Windows
2 54 (44.26%) Windows Server
3 32 (26.23%) Linux
4 13 (10.66%) Windows 10
5 12 (9.84%) Apple iOS
6 11 (9.02%) Unix
7 7 (5.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (2.46%) Mac OS
8 3 (2.46%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (1.64%) Ubuntu
9 2 (1.64%) VMS
9 2 (1.64%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.82%) CentOS
10 1 (0.82%) FreeBSD
10 1 (0.82%) OpenBSD
10 1 (0.82%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.82%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (27.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 33 (27.05%) Disaster Recovery
2 33 (27.05%) Problem-Solving
3 31 (25.41%) Infrastructure as Code
3 31 (25.41%) ITIL
4 23 (18.85%) Cybersecurity
5 19 (15.57%) Root Cause Analysis
6 18 (14.75%) Continuous Improvement
7 16 (13.11%) Migration
8 15 (12.30%) Cloud Operations
8 15 (12.30%) Mentoring
8 15 (12.30%) Service Delivery
9 14 (11.48%) Business Intelligence
9 14 (11.48%) DevOps
9 14 (11.48%) Project Delivery
9 14 (11.48%) Zero Trust
10 13 (10.66%) Cost Management
10 13 (10.66%) Identity Access Management
10 13 (10.66%) Problem Management
10 13 (10.66%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (28.69%) PowerShell
2 22 (18.03%) Python
3 7 (5.74%) Bicep
4 6 (4.92%) Bash
4 6 (4.92%) SQL
5 5 (4.10%) VB
5 5 (4.10%) VBA
5 5 (4.10%) VBScript
6 1 (0.82%) Go
6 1 (0.82%) Java
6 1 (0.82%) Perl
6 1 (0.82%) Rust
6 1 (0.82%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 30 (24.59%) Microsoft Certification
2 18 (14.75%) Azure Certification
2 18 (14.75%) Security Cleared
3 16 (13.11%) SC Cleared
4 14 (11.48%) AWS Certification
5 13 (10.66%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 11 (9.02%) Degree
7 9 (7.38%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (5.74%) CCNP
9 6 (4.92%) VCAP
10 5 (4.10%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 5 (4.10%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (4.10%) CCNA
11 4 (3.28%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 4 (3.28%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (3.28%) MCSE
12 3 (2.46%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (2.46%) DV Cleared
12 3 (2.46%) LPIC
12 3 (2.46%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (10.66%) SLA
2 7 (5.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (2.46%) GDPR
3 3 (2.46%) NIST
4 2 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 56 (45.90%) Active Directory
2 47 (38.52%) Hyper-V
3 13 (10.66%) vSphere
4 12 (9.84%) VMware NSX
5 11 (9.02%) Virtual Machines
6 8 (6.56%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (3.28%) Firmware
7 4 (3.28%) Veritas Cluster Server
8 3 (2.46%) Docker
8 3 (2.46%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 3 (2.46%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (1.64%) KVM
9 2 (1.64%) XenApp
10 1 (0.82%) vCloud
10 1 (0.82%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.82%) Xen
Systems Management
1 25 (20.49%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (19.67%) Terraform
3 20 (16.39%) Ansible
4 9 (7.38%) Kubernetes
5 8 (6.56%) SCCM
6 6 (4.92%) Proxmox
6 6 (4.92%) SCOM
7 3 (2.46%) Cisco CUCM
7 3 (2.46%) Grafana
7 3 (2.46%) Nessus
8 2 (1.64%) FortiGate
8 2 (1.64%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.82%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.82%) CASB
9 1 (0.82%) Dell DRAC
9 1 (0.82%) Packer
9 1 (0.82%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.82%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.82%) vRealize Orchestrator
9 1 (0.82%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 122 (100.00%) VMware
2 80 (65.57%) Microsoft
3 21 (17.21%) Cisco
4 13 (10.66%) Red Hat
5 9 (7.38%) Palo Alto
6 8 (6.56%) Citrix
6 8 (6.56%) Fortinet
6 8 (6.56%) IBM
7 7 (5.74%) CheckPoint
7 7 (5.74%) Oracle
7 7 (5.74%) Veeam
8 6 (4.92%) Google
8 6 (4.92%) Symantec
9 5 (4.10%) Adobe
9 5 (4.10%) Dell
9 5 (4.10%) NetApp
9 5 (4.10%) Snow
10 3 (2.46%) ConnectWise
10 3 (2.46%) Meraki
10 3 (2.46%) Splunk