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

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 257 147 130
Rank change year-on-year -110 -17 +27
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 116 379 609
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.75% 2.31% 2.54%
As % of the System Software category 9.16% 14.62% 16.16%
Number of salaries quoted 78 244 532
10th Percentile £31,675 £32,710 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,125 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £56,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.44% +12.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £81,250 £76,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £89,625 £78,725
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +12.24% -3.92%

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 1,267 2,593 3,769
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.19% 15.81% 15.74%
Number of salaries quoted 901 1,600 3,236
10th Percentile £28,928 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,989 £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 £77,125 £81,250 £73,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £102,850 £87,500
UK median annual salary £50,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.17% +9.52% -4.55%

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 22 January 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 25 (21.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (15.52%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.86%) Apache
3 1 (0.86%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (2.59%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.72%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.86%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 61 (52.59%) Azure
2 46 (39.66%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (24.14%) Entra ID
4 27 (23.28%) AWS
5 12 (10.34%) IaaS
6 11 (9.48%) PaaS
7 10 (8.62%) Azure Monitor
7 10 (8.62%) OneDrive
8 9 (7.76%) GitHub
9 6 (5.17%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (5.17%) Google Workspace
10 5 (4.31%) Azure Sentinel
10 5 (4.31%) Cohesity
11 4 (3.45%) GitHub Actions
11 4 (3.45%) Mimecast
11 4 (3.45%) Nutanix
12 3 (2.59%) IBM Cloud
13 2 (1.72%) Amazon S3
13 2 (1.72%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 2 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 43 (37.07%) Firewall
2 40 (34.48%) DNS
3 37 (31.90%) VPN
4 29 (25.00%) DHCP
5 28 (24.14%) WAN
6 27 (23.28%) TCP/IP
7 15 (12.93%) SD-WAN
8 12 (10.34%) LAN
8 12 (10.34%) VLAN
9 10 (8.62%) Wireless
10 8 (6.90%) BGP
10 8 (6.90%) Wi-Fi
11 7 (6.03%) SAN
11 7 (6.03%) Wireshark
12 6 (5.17%) Network Security
13 5 (4.31%) Cisco ASA
13 5 (4.31%) Fibre Channel
14 4 (3.45%) IPsec
14 4 (3.45%) OSPF
15 3 (2.59%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.17%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.59%) SAP HANA
3 2 (1.72%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.86%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.86%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.86%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.86%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.86%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (4.31%) Git
2 3 (2.59%) TeamCity
3 2 (1.72%) GitLab
3 2 (1.72%) Jenkins
General
1 57 (49.14%) Social Skills
2 38 (32.76%) Finance
3 17 (14.66%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (12.07%) Public Sector
5 11 (9.48%) Retail
6 6 (5.17%) Documentation Skills
6 6 (5.17%) Marketing
6 6 (5.17%) Presentation Skills
6 6 (5.17%) Telecoms
7 5 (4.31%) Banking
7 5 (4.31%) Legal
8 4 (3.45%) Manufacturing
9 3 (2.59%) Aviation
10 2 (1.72%) Advertising
10 2 (1.72%) Local Government
10 2 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.86%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.86%) Back Office
11 1 (0.86%) Law
11 1 (0.86%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 24 (20.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 22 (18.97%) Senior
3 18 (15.52%) Analyst
4 17 (14.66%) Support Engineer
5 12 (10.34%) Azure Engineer
5 12 (10.34%) IT Support
5 12 (10.34%) Support Analyst
6 11 (9.48%) Infrastructure Support
7 10 (8.62%) Linux Engineer
7 10 (8.62%) VMware Engineer
7 10 (8.62%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
8 9 (7.76%) Linux Support
8 9 (7.76%) Network Engineer
8 9 (7.76%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 8 (6.90%) 3rd Line Support
9 8 (6.90%) Cisco Engineer
9 8 (6.90%) DevOps Engineer
10 6 (5.17%) IT Analyst
10 6 (5.17%) IT Support Analyst
10 6 (5.17%) Unix Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.59%) Node.js
1 3 (2.59%) SAP Basis
2 1 (0.86%) .NET
2 1 (0.86%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 19 (16.38%) Data Centre
2 13 (11.21%) Onboarding
3 9 (7.76%) Clustering
4 8 (6.90%) Client/Server
4 8 (6.90%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (6.03%) Hybrid Cloud
5 7 (6.03%) Security Posture
6 6 (5.17%) Cloud Native
6 6 (5.17%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (4.31%) Management Information System
8 4 (3.45%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 4 (3.45%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (3.45%) Driving Licence
8 4 (3.45%) iPad
8 4 (3.45%) iPhone
8 4 (3.45%) Mobile App
8 4 (3.45%) Private Cloud
8 4 (3.45%) Video Conferencing
9 3 (2.59%) Cyber Defence
9 3 (2.59%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 64 (55.17%) Windows
2 41 (35.34%) Windows Server
3 32 (27.59%) Linux
4 16 (13.79%) Unix
5 15 (12.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 14 (12.07%) Apple iOS
7 10 (8.62%) Windows 10
8 7 (6.03%) Mac OS
9 5 (4.31%) Debian
9 5 (4.31%) Solaris
10 4 (3.45%) Android
11 3 (2.59%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (1.72%) Mac OS X
12 2 (1.72%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.86%) CentOS
13 1 (0.86%) VMS
13 1 (0.86%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.86%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.86%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (32.76%) ITIL
2 36 (31.03%) Problem-Solving
3 28 (24.14%) Infrastructure as Code
4 24 (20.69%) Cybersecurity
4 24 (20.69%) Disaster Recovery
5 21 (18.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 20 (17.24%) Root Cause Analysis
7 19 (16.38%) DevOps
8 17 (14.66%) Service Delivery
9 15 (12.93%) Continuous Improvement
10 13 (11.21%) Migration
11 12 (10.34%) Collaborative Culture
11 12 (10.34%) SIEM
11 12 (10.34%) Zero Trust
12 11 (9.48%) Cloud Operations
12 11 (9.48%) Cost Management
13 10 (8.62%) Customer Service
13 10 (8.62%) Identity Access Management
13 10 (8.62%) Incident Response
13 10 (8.62%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (22.41%) PowerShell
2 20 (17.24%) Python
3 10 (8.62%) Bash
4 7 (6.03%) Bicep
5 6 (5.17%) SQL
6 5 (4.31%) Korn
7 1 (0.86%) Go
7 1 (0.86%) Java
Qualifications
1 27 (23.28%) Security Cleared
2 26 (22.41%) Microsoft Certification
3 19 (16.38%) SC Cleared
4 15 (12.93%) Azure Certification
5 14 (12.07%) AWS Certification
6 11 (9.48%) Degree
7 9 (7.76%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (7.76%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 7 (6.03%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (5.17%) CCNP
10 5 (4.31%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 5 (4.31%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (4.31%) MCP
11 4 (3.45%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 4 (3.45%) GCFA
11 4 (3.45%) GCIA
11 4 (3.45%) GCIH
11 4 (3.45%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (3.45%) MCSE
11 4 (3.45%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (13.79%) SLA
2 8 (6.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (6.03%) NIST
4 4 (3.45%) GDPR
5 1 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 51 (43.97%) Active Directory
2 43 (37.07%) Hyper-V
3 16 (13.79%) vSphere
4 13 (11.21%) Virtual Machines
5 10 (8.62%) VMware NSX
6 6 (5.17%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (4.31%) Firmware
7 5 (4.31%) NFS
8 4 (3.45%) Docker
8 4 (3.45%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 2 (1.72%) XenApp
10 1 (0.86%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 24 (20.69%) Terraform
2 23 (19.83%) Ansible
3 22 (18.97%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (10.34%) Kubernetes
5 6 (5.17%) SCOM
6 4 (3.45%) Proxmox
7 3 (2.59%) Dell DRAC
7 3 (2.59%) Nessus
7 3 (2.59%) SCCM
8 1 (0.86%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.86%) CASB
8 1 (0.86%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.86%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.86%) Icinga
8 1 (0.86%) Kibana
8 1 (0.86%) Nagios
8 1 (0.86%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.86%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.86%) vRealize Orchestrator
8 1 (0.86%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 116 (100.00%) VMware
2 64 (55.17%) Microsoft
3 17 (14.66%) Cisco
4 15 (12.93%) Red Hat
5 9 (7.76%) Dell
6 6 (5.17%) Google
6 6 (5.17%) NetApp
6 6 (5.17%) Symantec
7 5 (4.31%) CheckPoint
7 5 (4.31%) Commvault
7 5 (4.31%) HP
7 5 (4.31%) Palo Alto
7 5 (4.31%) Pure Storage
7 5 (4.31%) Sophos
7 5 (4.31%) Veeam
8 4 (3.45%) Citrix
8 4 (3.45%) Meraki
8 4 (3.45%) SAP
8 4 (3.45%) Ubiquiti
8 4 (3.45%) Zscaler