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

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 240 225 171
Rank change year-on-year -15 -54 -39
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 242 221 498
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.05% 1.33% 2.01%
As % of the System Software category 12.80% 10.67% 17.26%
Number of salaries quoted 172 189 391
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £32,500 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £46,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +35.87% -8.00% -8.68%
75th Percentile £83,750 £57,500 £60,918
90th Percentile £95,000 £70,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £46,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +8.70% -3.16% -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 1,891 2,072 2,886
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.24% 12.50% 11.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1,417 1,207 2,028
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,050 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £49,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.24% -2.00% -10.71%

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 21 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 52 (21.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (13.22%) SharePoint
3 12 (4.96%) nginx
4 11 (4.55%) Apache
5 9 (3.72%) 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 10 (4.13%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (0.41%) Houdini
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.41%) NUKE
2 1 (0.41%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 2 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.83%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 153 (63.22%) Azure
2 94 (38.84%) Microsoft 365
3 58 (23.97%) Entra ID
4 53 (21.90%) AWS
5 30 (12.40%) Nutanix
6 20 (8.26%) IaaS
7 18 (7.44%) GitHub
7 18 (7.44%) PaaS
8 16 (6.61%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 16 (6.61%) Azure Monitor
9 13 (5.37%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (4.96%) Azure Functions
10 12 (4.96%) Azure Key Vault
10 12 (4.96%) Serverless
11 9 (3.72%) Azure Sentinel
11 9 (3.72%) GCP
12 8 (3.31%) Mimecast
13 7 (2.89%) OneDrive
13 7 (2.89%) Power Platform
14 6 (2.48%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 102 (42.15%) Firewall
2 76 (31.40%) DNS
3 63 (26.03%) DHCP
4 58 (23.97%) VPN
5 41 (16.94%) WAN
6 38 (15.70%) LAN
7 36 (14.88%) TCP/IP
8 22 (9.09%) VLAN
8 22 (9.09%) VSAN
9 13 (5.37%) Network Security
10 10 (4.13%) SAN
10 10 (4.13%) Wireless
11 8 (3.31%) BGP
11 8 (3.31%) Cisco ASA
12 7 (2.89%) Cisco Firepower
12 7 (2.89%) NAS
12 7 (2.89%) Wi-Fi
13 6 (2.48%) Fibre Channel
13 6 (2.48%) Unified Communications
13 6 (2.48%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.79%) SQL Server
2 12 (4.96%) Azure SQL Database
3 6 (2.48%) MySQL
4 4 (1.65%) Power BI
5 1 (0.41%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.41%) GIS
5 1 (0.41%) InfluxDB
5 1 (0.41%) MariaDB
5 1 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.41%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 19 (7.85%) Git
2 6 (2.48%) Visual Studio Code
3 2 (0.83%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.41%) GitLab
4 1 (0.41%) JIRA
General
1 89 (36.78%) Social Skills
2 41 (16.94%) Finance
3 26 (10.74%) Public Sector
4 22 (9.09%) Retail
5 20 (8.26%) Law
6 17 (7.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (5.37%) Manufacturing
8 12 (4.96%) Documentation Skills
9 11 (4.55%) Telecoms
10 9 (3.72%) Analytical Skills
10 9 (3.72%) Marketing
10 9 (3.72%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (3.31%) Banking
12 7 (2.89%) Legal
13 6 (2.48%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (1.65%) Aerospace
14 4 (1.65%) Mandarin Language
15 2 (0.83%) Military
16 1 (0.41%) Police
Job Titles
1 48 (19.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 46 (19.01%) Senior
3 45 (18.60%) Consultant
4 40 (16.53%) Support Engineer
5 33 (13.64%) Architect
6 31 (12.81%) IT Engineer
7 28 (11.57%) IT Support
8 24 (9.92%) IT Support Engineer
8 24 (9.92%) Technical Consultant
9 22 (9.09%) Analyst
10 19 (7.85%) VMware Consultant
11 18 (7.44%) Azure Engineer
11 18 (7.44%) VMware Architect
12 17 (7.02%) Infrastructure Consultant
12 17 (7.02%) Senior Consultant
12 17 (7.02%) Solutions Architect
13 16 (6.61%) Cloud Consultant
14 15 (6.20%) Senior Technical Consultant
14 15 (6.20%) Senior VMware Consultant
14 15 (6.20%) VMware Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (19.42%) Terraform
2 8 (3.31%) Middleware
3 6 (2.48%) Web Services
3 6 (2.48%) XMPP
4 1 (0.41%) Java SE
4 1 (0.41%) OpenLayers
4 1 (0.41%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 60 (24.79%) Data Centre
2 23 (9.50%) Hybrid Cloud
2 23 (9.50%) Public Cloud
2 23 (9.50%) Replication
3 21 (8.68%) Enterprise Storage
4 19 (7.85%) Driving Licence
5 18 (7.44%) Private Cloud
6 14 (5.79%) Onboarding
6 14 (5.79%) Security Posture
7 12 (4.96%) PKI
7 12 (4.96%) Podcast
8 11 (4.55%) iSeries
9 10 (4.13%) Video Conferencing
10 7 (2.89%) CMDB
11 6 (2.48%) FlexPod
11 6 (2.48%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (2.48%) VxBlock/Vblock
12 5 (2.07%) Raspberry Pi
13 4 (1.65%) Management Information System
13 4 (1.65%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 156 (64.46%) Windows
2 102 (42.15%) Windows Server
3 67 (27.69%) Linux
4 14 (5.79%) Windows 10
5 12 (4.96%) VMS
6 11 (4.55%) Mac OS
7 9 (3.72%) Ubuntu
8 7 (2.89%) Unix
9 6 (2.48%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (2.07%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (1.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (1.24%) CentOS
12 3 (1.24%) Solaris
13 2 (0.83%) Debian
13 2 (0.83%) Windows Server 2012
14 1 (0.41%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (36.78%) Disaster Recovery
2 85 (35.12%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 71 (29.34%) Problem-Solving
4 48 (19.83%) Presales
5 41 (16.94%) Continuous Improvement
6 39 (16.12%) Infrastructure as Code
7 33 (13.64%) Mentoring
8 32 (13.22%) ITIL
9 31 (12.81%) DevOps
9 31 (12.81%) High Availability
10 30 (12.40%) Business Continuity
10 30 (12.40%) Cybersecurity
11 27 (11.16%) Roadmaps
11 27 (11.16%) Root Cause Analysis
12 25 (10.33%) Customer Service
13 24 (9.92%) Project Delivery
14 23 (9.50%) CI/CD
15 21 (8.68%) AI
16 20 (8.26%) Customer Engagement
17 19 (7.85%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 74 (30.58%) PowerShell
2 27 (11.16%) Python
3 26 (10.74%) SQL
4 23 (9.50%) Bash
5 19 (7.85%) Bicep
6 12 (4.96%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.41%) C
7 1 (0.41%) Java
7 1 (0.41%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.41%) Rust
7 1 (0.41%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.41%) VB
7 1 (0.41%) VBA
7 1 (0.41%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 48 (19.83%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 47 (19.42%) Azure Certification
3 35 (14.46%) Microsoft Certification
4 33 (13.64%) Security Cleared
5 29 (11.98%) VCAP
6 28 (11.57%) SC Cleared
7 26 (10.74%) Degree
8 21 (8.68%) VCDX
9 17 (7.02%) Cisco Certification
10 15 (6.20%) DV Cleared
11 12 (4.96%) CCNP
12 8 (3.31%) RHCSA
13 7 (2.89%) CCNA
13 7 (2.89%) HNC
13 7 (2.89%) HND
14 6 (2.48%) Dell Certification
15 5 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
16 4 (1.65%) MCSE
16 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 3 (1.24%) CCDP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (9.50%) SLA
2 15 (6.20%) PMO
3 5 (2.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.24%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
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
1 102 (42.15%) Active Directory
2 99 (40.91%) Hyper-V
3 73 (30.17%) vSphere
4 37 (15.29%) VMware NSX
5 25 (10.33%) VMware ESXi
6 18 (7.44%) Virtual Desktop
7 16 (6.61%) vCloud
8 15 (6.20%) Virtual Machines
9 13 (5.37%) Firmware
10 7 (2.89%) KVM
11 6 (2.48%) Docker
11 6 (2.48%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 6 (2.48%) Squid
11 6 (2.48%) Virtual Servers
12 3 (1.24%) BitLocker
12 3 (1.24%) Terminal Services
13 1 (0.41%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 1 (0.41%) iptables
13 1 (0.41%) Oracle RAC
13 1 (0.41%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 39 (16.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (11.57%) Ansible
3 18 (7.44%) Kubernetes
4 14 (5.79%) vCenter Server
5 8 (3.31%) Proxmox
6 7 (2.89%) SCCM
7 6 (2.48%) Avamar
7 6 (2.48%) Cisco CUCM
7 6 (2.48%) Dell DRAC
7 6 (2.48%) EMC NetWorker
7 6 (2.48%) EMC VPLEX
7 6 (2.48%) Grafana
7 6 (2.48%) Packer
7 6 (2.48%) VxRail
8 5 (2.07%) FortiGate
8 5 (2.07%) HAProxy
9 4 (1.65%) Graylog
9 4 (1.65%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 4 (1.65%) ZABBIX
10 3 (1.24%) Puppet
Vendors
1 242 (100.00%) VMware
2 160 (66.12%) Microsoft
3 58 (23.97%) Veeam
4 50 (20.66%) Cisco
5 32 (13.22%) NetApp
6 26 (10.74%) Dell
7 25 (10.33%) Broadcom
8 24 (9.92%) Nimble Storage
9 23 (9.50%) Palo Alto
10 20 (8.26%) EMC
11 17 (7.02%) Citrix
11 17 (7.02%) Fortinet
12 13 (5.37%) HP
12 13 (5.37%) Red Hat
13 12 (4.96%) Commvault
13 12 (4.96%) IBM
13 12 (4.96%) N-able
13 12 (4.96%) ScienceLogic
14 11 (4.55%) Meraki
14 11 (4.55%) ServiceNow