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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 245 226 164
Rank change year-on-year -19 -62 -36
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 241 219 495
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.06% 1.33% 1.98%
As % of the System Software category 12.85% 10.28% 17.10%
Number of salaries quoted 168 189 401
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,500 £32,500 £38,569
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £46,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +35.87% -8.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £82,813 £55,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £93,250 £70,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £47,375 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.54% -0.26% -5.00%

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 1,876 2,130 2,895
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.27% 12.95% 11.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,399 1,243 2,090
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £37,170 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -12.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £86,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -11.50%

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 11 August 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 50 (20.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (12.86%) SharePoint
3 12 (4.98%) nginx
4 11 (4.56%) Apache
5 9 (3.73%) IIS
6 5 (2.07%) Confluence
7 1 (0.41%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.41%) Oracle HTTP Server
7 1 (0.41%) Site Server
7 1 (0.41%) Tomcat
Applications
1 13 (5.39%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.41%) Houdini
3 1 (0.41%) NUKE
3 1 (0.41%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 2 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.83%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 153 (63.49%) Azure
2 91 (37.76%) Microsoft 365
3 56 (23.24%) AWS
3 56 (23.24%) Entra ID
4 29 (12.03%) Nutanix
5 20 (8.30%) IaaS
6 18 (7.47%) GitHub
6 18 (7.47%) PaaS
7 14 (5.81%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 14 (5.81%) Azure Monitor
8 13 (5.39%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (4.98%) Azure Functions
9 12 (4.98%) Azure Key Vault
9 12 (4.98%) Serverless
10 10 (4.15%) Power Platform
11 9 (3.73%) Azure Sentinel
11 9 (3.73%) GCP
12 8 (3.32%) Mimecast
13 7 (2.90%) OneDrive
14 6 (2.49%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 98 (40.66%) Firewall
2 72 (29.88%) DNS
3 58 (24.07%) DHCP
4 57 (23.65%) VPN
5 41 (17.01%) WAN
6 38 (15.77%) LAN
7 33 (13.69%) TCP/IP
8 23 (9.54%) VLAN
9 22 (9.13%) VSAN
10 11 (4.56%) Network Security
11 10 (4.15%) Wireless
12 9 (3.73%) Cisco ASA
13 8 (3.32%) Cisco Firepower
14 7 (2.90%) BGP
14 7 (2.90%) SAN
14 7 (2.90%) Unified Communications
14 7 (2.90%) WebEx
14 7 (2.90%) Wi-Fi
15 6 (2.49%) iSCSI
15 6 (2.49%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.81%) SQL Server
2 12 (4.98%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (2.90%) Power BI
4 6 (2.49%) MySQL
5 4 (1.66%) Tableau
6 1 (0.41%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.41%) GIS
6 1 (0.41%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.41%) MariaDB
6 1 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 20 (8.30%) Git
2 6 (2.49%) Visual Studio Code
3 2 (0.83%) Jenkins
General
1 91 (37.76%) Social Skills
2 42 (17.43%) Finance
3 25 (10.37%) Public Sector
4 23 (9.54%) Retail
5 20 (8.30%) Law
6 17 (7.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (5.39%) Manufacturing
8 12 (4.98%) Documentation Skills
8 12 (4.98%) Telecoms
9 10 (4.15%) Analytical Skills
9 10 (4.15%) Marketing
10 9 (3.73%) Banking
10 9 (3.73%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (2.90%) Legal
12 6 (2.49%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.66%) Mandarin Language
14 3 (1.24%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.83%) Military
16 1 (0.41%) Police
Job Titles
1 47 (19.50%) Consultant
1 47 (19.50%) Senior
2 46 (19.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 39 (16.18%) Support Engineer
4 31 (12.86%) Architect
5 29 (12.03%) IT Engineer
6 27 (11.20%) IT Support
7 23 (9.54%) IT Support Engineer
8 22 (9.13%) Analyst
8 22 (9.13%) Technical Consultant
9 19 (7.88%) Senior Consultant
9 19 (7.88%) VMware Consultant
10 18 (7.47%) Cloud Consultant
10 18 (7.47%) Infrastructure Consultant
10 18 (7.47%) VMware Architect
11 17 (7.05%) Solutions Architect
12 16 (6.64%) Azure Engineer
13 15 (6.22%) Senior Technical Consultant
13 15 (6.22%) Senior VMware Consultant
13 15 (6.22%) VMware Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.32%) Middleware
2 7 (2.90%) XMPP
3 6 (2.49%) Web Services
4 1 (0.41%) Java SE
4 1 (0.41%) OpenLayers
4 1 (0.41%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 59 (24.48%) Data Centre
2 25 (10.37%) Public Cloud
3 24 (9.96%) Replication
4 23 (9.54%) Enterprise Storage
4 23 (9.54%) Hybrid Cloud
5 19 (7.88%) Driving Licence
6 17 (7.05%) Private Cloud
7 15 (6.22%) Security Posture
8 13 (5.39%) Onboarding
9 12 (4.98%) Podcast
10 11 (4.56%) iSeries
10 11 (4.56%) Video Conferencing
11 10 (4.15%) PKI
12 7 (2.90%) CMDB
12 7 (2.90%) FlexPod
13 6 (2.49%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (2.49%) VxBlock/Vblock
14 5 (2.07%) Management Information System
14 5 (2.07%) Raspberry Pi
15 4 (1.66%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 151 (62.66%) Windows
2 97 (40.25%) Windows Server
3 74 (30.71%) Linux
4 14 (5.81%) Windows 10
5 13 (5.39%) VMS
6 11 (4.56%) Mac OS
7 10 (4.15%) Unix
8 9 (3.73%) Ubuntu
9 6 (2.49%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (2.07%) Windows Server 2016
11 4 (1.66%) Windows Server 2019
12 3 (1.24%) CentOS
12 3 (1.24%) Solaris
13 2 (0.83%) Debian
14 1 (0.41%) Apple iOS
14 1 (0.41%) FreeBSD
14 1 (0.41%) OpenBSD
14 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (36.10%) Disaster Recovery
2 79 (32.78%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 70 (29.05%) Problem-Solving
4 50 (20.75%) Presales
5 41 (17.01%) Continuous Improvement
6 39 (16.18%) Infrastructure as Code
7 33 (13.69%) DevOps
8 32 (13.28%) Mentoring
9 30 (12.45%) Business Continuity
9 30 (12.45%) Cybersecurity
10 29 (12.03%) High Availability
10 29 (12.03%) ITIL
11 26 (10.79%) Roadmaps
11 26 (10.79%) Root Cause Analysis
12 25 (10.37%) Project Delivery
13 24 (9.96%) CI/CD
14 23 (9.54%) Customer Service
15 21 (8.71%) Task Automation
16 20 (8.30%) Business Intelligence
16 20 (8.30%) Infrastructure Automation
Programming Languages
1 70 (29.05%) PowerShell
2 30 (12.45%) Python
3 26 (10.79%) SQL
4 23 (9.54%) Bash
5 17 (7.05%) Bicep
6 12 (4.98%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (1.66%) VB
7 4 (1.66%) VBA
7 4 (1.66%) VBScript
8 1 (0.41%) C
8 1 (0.41%) Java
8 1 (0.41%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.41%) Rust
8 1 (0.41%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 48 (19.92%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 46 (19.09%) Azure Certification
3 35 (14.52%) Microsoft Certification
4 31 (12.86%) Security Cleared
5 30 (12.45%) VCAP
6 28 (11.62%) SC Cleared
7 24 (9.96%) Degree
8 21 (8.71%) VCDX
9 16 (6.64%) Cisco Certification
10 13 (5.39%) DV Cleared
11 12 (4.98%) CCNP
12 9 (3.73%) RHCSA
13 7 (2.90%) CCNA
13 7 (2.90%) HNC
13 7 (2.90%) HND
14 6 (2.49%) Dell Certification
15 5 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
16 4 (1.66%) LPIC
16 4 (1.66%) MCSE
16 4 (1.66%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (9.13%) SLA
2 15 (6.22%) PMO
3 5 (2.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.83%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (0.83%) GDPR
5 2 (0.83%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.41%) NIST
System Software
1 95 (39.42%) Active Directory
2 93 (38.59%) Hyper-V
3 73 (30.29%) vSphere
4 36 (14.94%) VMware NSX
5 25 (10.37%) VMware ESXi
6 17 (7.05%) Virtual Desktop
7 16 (6.64%) vCloud
8 13 (5.39%) Firmware
9 12 (4.98%) Virtual Machines
10 8 (3.32%) KVM
11 7 (2.90%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 7 (2.90%) Virtual Servers
12 6 (2.49%) Squid
13 5 (2.07%) Docker
14 3 (1.24%) BitLocker
14 3 (1.24%) Terminal Services
15 1 (0.41%) Citrix Hypervisor
15 1 (0.41%) iptables
15 1 (0.41%) Oracle RAC
15 1 (0.41%) Xen
Systems Management
1 47 (19.50%) Terraform
2 38 (15.77%) Microsoft Intune
3 29 (12.03%) Ansible
4 19 (7.88%) Kubernetes
5 14 (5.81%) vCenter Server
6 10 (4.15%) SCCM
7 9 (3.73%) Proxmox
8 7 (2.90%) Cisco CUCM
8 7 (2.90%) Grafana
9 6 (2.49%) Avamar
9 6 (2.49%) Dell DRAC
9 6 (2.49%) EMC NetWorker
9 6 (2.49%) EMC VPLEX
9 6 (2.49%) Packer
9 6 (2.49%) VxRail
10 5 (2.07%) HAProxy
11 4 (1.66%) Graylog
11 4 (1.66%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 4 (1.66%) ZABBIX
12 3 (1.24%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 241 (100.00%) VMware
2 161 (66.80%) Microsoft
3 58 (24.07%) Veeam
4 50 (20.75%) Cisco
5 32 (13.28%) NetApp
6 26 (10.79%) Dell
7 25 (10.37%) Broadcom
8 23 (9.54%) Nimble Storage
8 23 (9.54%) Palo Alto
9 20 (8.30%) EMC
10 18 (7.47%) Citrix
10 18 (7.47%) Fortinet
11 15 (6.22%) IBM
11 15 (6.22%) Red Hat
12 13 (5.39%) HP
13 12 (4.98%) Commvault
13 12 (4.98%) N-able
13 12 (4.98%) ScienceLogic
14 11 (4.56%) Meraki
14 11 (4.56%) ServiceNow