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

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 235 226 169
Rank change year-on-year -9 -57 -44
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 241 211 494
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.03% 1.29% 2.03%
As % of the System Software category 12.74% 10.36% 17.35%
Number of salaries quoted 171 177 380
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,500 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +38.89% -10.00% -8.26%
75th Percentile £83,750 £57,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £76,250 £82,875
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 1,892 2,037 2,847
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.10% 12.43% 11.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,429 1,173 1,943
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 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -4.55% -10.57%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £48,875 £51,750
% change year-on-year +12.53% -5.56% -6.76%

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 2 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 55 (22.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 35 (14.52%) 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 9 (3.73%) 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 (63.49%) Azure
2 94 (39.00%) Microsoft 365
3 58 (24.07%) Entra ID
4 51 (21.16%) AWS
5 30 (12.45%) Nutanix
6 20 (8.30%) IaaS
7 18 (7.47%) GitHub
7 18 (7.47%) PaaS
8 16 (6.64%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 16 (6.64%) Azure Monitor
9 13 (5.39%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (4.98%) Azure Functions
10 12 (4.98%) Azure Key Vault
10 12 (4.98%) Serverless
11 9 (3.73%) Azure Sentinel
11 9 (3.73%) GCP
11 9 (3.73%) OneDrive
12 8 (3.32%) Mimecast
13 7 (2.90%) Power Platform
14 6 (2.49%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 103 (42.74%) Firewall
2 79 (32.78%) DNS
3 66 (27.39%) DHCP
4 61 (25.31%) VPN
5 40 (16.60%) WAN
6 37 (15.35%) LAN
7 36 (14.94%) TCP/IP
8 23 (9.54%) VLAN
9 22 (9.13%) VSAN
10 13 (5.39%) Network Security
11 10 (4.15%) SAN
11 10 (4.15%) Wireless
12 7 (2.90%) BGP
12 7 (2.90%) NAS
12 7 (2.90%) Wi-Fi
13 6 (2.49%) Cisco ASA
13 6 (2.49%) Cisco Firepower
13 6 (2.49%) Fibre Channel
13 6 (2.49%) iSCSI
14 5 (2.07%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.81%) SQL Server
2 12 (4.98%) Azure SQL Database
3 6 (2.49%) MySQL
4 4 (1.66%) 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 (7.88%) Git
2 6 (2.49%) Visual Studio Code
3 2 (0.83%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.41%) GitLab
4 1 (0.41%) JIRA
General
1 89 (36.93%) Social Skills
2 40 (16.60%) Finance
3 24 (9.96%) Public Sector
4 20 (8.30%) Law
4 20 (8.30%) Retail
5 17 (7.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 13 (5.39%) Manufacturing
7 12 (4.98%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (3.73%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (3.73%) Telecoms
9 8 (3.32%) Analytical Skills
9 8 (3.32%) Legal
10 7 (2.90%) Marketing
11 6 (2.49%) Banking
11 6 (2.49%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.66%) Aerospace
12 4 (1.66%) Mandarin Language
13 2 (0.83%) Military
14 1 (0.41%) Police
Job Titles
1 47 (19.50%) Consultant
1 47 (19.50%) Senior
2 46 (19.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 41 (17.01%) Support Engineer
4 34 (14.11%) Architect
5 32 (13.28%) IT Engineer
6 29 (12.03%) IT Support
7 26 (10.79%) Technical Consultant
8 25 (10.37%) IT Support Engineer
9 22 (9.13%) Analyst
10 19 (7.88%) VMware Consultant
11 18 (7.47%) Azure Engineer
11 18 (7.47%) Senior Consultant
11 18 (7.47%) VMware Architect
12 17 (7.05%) Solutions Architect
13 16 (6.64%) Infrastructure Consultant
14 15 (6.22%) Cloud Consultant
14 15 (6.22%) Senior Technical Consultant
14 15 (6.22%) Senior VMware Consultant
14 15 (6.22%) VMware Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (18.67%) Terraform
2 8 (3.32%) Middleware
3 6 (2.49%) Web Services
4 5 (2.07%) XMPP
5 1 (0.41%) Java SE
5 1 (0.41%) OpenLayers
5 1 (0.41%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 59 (24.48%) Data Centre
2 22 (9.13%) Public Cloud
2 22 (9.13%) Replication
3 21 (8.71%) Enterprise Storage
3 21 (8.71%) Hybrid Cloud
4 18 (7.47%) Driving Licence
4 18 (7.47%) Private Cloud
5 14 (5.81%) Onboarding
6 13 (5.39%) Security Posture
7 12 (4.98%) PKI
7 12 (4.98%) Podcast
8 11 (4.56%) iSeries
9 9 (3.73%) Video Conferencing
10 7 (2.90%) CMDB
11 6 (2.49%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (2.49%) VxBlock/Vblock
12 5 (2.07%) FlexPod
12 5 (2.07%) Raspberry Pi
13 4 (1.66%) Management Information System
13 4 (1.66%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 155 (64.32%) Windows
2 103 (42.74%) Windows Server
3 65 (26.97%) Linux
4 14 (5.81%) Windows 10
5 12 (4.98%) VMS
6 11 (4.56%) Mac OS
7 9 (3.73%) Ubuntu
8 7 (2.90%) Unix
9 6 (2.49%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (2.07%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (1.66%) 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 90 (37.34%) Disaster Recovery
2 84 (34.85%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 72 (29.88%) Problem-Solving
4 47 (19.50%) Presales
5 42 (17.43%) Continuous Improvement
6 36 (14.94%) Infrastructure as Code
7 34 (14.11%) Mentoring
8 32 (13.28%) ITIL
9 30 (12.45%) Business Continuity
9 30 (12.45%) DevOps
9 30 (12.45%) High Availability
10 29 (12.03%) Cybersecurity
11 27 (11.20%) Customer Service
11 27 (11.20%) Roadmaps
11 27 (11.20%) Root Cause Analysis
12 26 (10.79%) Project Delivery
13 23 (9.54%) CI/CD
14 22 (9.13%) AI
15 20 (8.30%) Cloud Security
15 20 (8.30%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 73 (30.29%) PowerShell
2 26 (10.79%) Python
2 26 (10.79%) SQL
3 23 (9.54%) Bash
4 19 (7.88%) Bicep
5 12 (4.98%) Kusto Query Language
6 1 (0.41%) C
6 1 (0.41%) Java
6 1 (0.41%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.41%) Rust
6 1 (0.41%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.41%) VB
6 1 (0.41%) VBA
6 1 (0.41%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 48 (19.92%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 46 (19.09%) Azure Certification
3 33 (13.69%) Microsoft Certification
3 33 (13.69%) Security Cleared
4 28 (11.62%) SC Cleared
4 28 (11.62%) VCAP
5 26 (10.79%) Degree
6 21 (8.71%) VCDX
7 16 (6.64%) Cisco Certification
8 15 (6.22%) DV Cleared
9 11 (4.56%) CCNP
10 7 (2.90%) HNC
10 7 (2.90%) HND
10 7 (2.90%) RHCSA
11 6 (2.49%) CCNA
11 6 (2.49%) Dell Certification
12 5 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
13 4 (1.66%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 3 (1.24%) CCDP
14 3 (1.24%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (10.37%) SLA
2 15 (6.22%) 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
1 104 (43.15%) Active Directory
2 101 (41.91%) Hyper-V
3 72 (29.88%) vSphere
4 37 (15.35%) VMware NSX
5 25 (10.37%) VMware ESXi
6 18 (7.47%) Virtual Desktop
7 16 (6.64%) vCloud
8 15 (6.22%) Virtual Machines
9 13 (5.39%) Firmware
10 7 (2.90%) KVM
11 6 (2.49%) Docker
11 6 (2.49%) Squid
12 5 (2.07%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 5 (2.07%) Virtual Servers
13 3 (1.24%) BitLocker
13 3 (1.24%) Terminal Services
14 1 (0.41%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 1 (0.41%) iptables
14 1 (0.41%) Oracle RAC
14 1 (0.41%) Xen
Systems Management
1 38 (15.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (11.20%) Ansible
3 18 (7.47%) Kubernetes
4 14 (5.81%) vCenter Server
5 7 (2.90%) Proxmox
5 7 (2.90%) SCCM
6 6 (2.49%) Avamar
6 6 (2.49%) Dell DRAC
6 6 (2.49%) EMC NetWorker
6 6 (2.49%) EMC VPLEX
6 6 (2.49%) Packer
6 6 (2.49%) VxRail
7 5 (2.07%) Cisco CUCM
7 5 (2.07%) FortiGate
7 5 (2.07%) Grafana
7 5 (2.07%) HAProxy
8 4 (1.66%) Graylog
8 4 (1.66%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 4 (1.66%) ZABBIX
9 3 (1.24%) Puppet
Vendors
1 241 (100.00%) VMware
2 159 (65.98%) Microsoft
3 60 (24.90%) Veeam
4 47 (19.50%) Cisco
5 31 (12.86%) NetApp
6 26 (10.79%) Dell
7 25 (10.37%) Broadcom
8 24 (9.96%) Nimble Storage
9 23 (9.54%) Palo Alto
10 20 (8.30%) EMC
11 18 (7.47%) Fortinet
12 17 (7.05%) Citrix
13 14 (5.81%) N-able
14 13 (5.39%) HP
14 13 (5.39%) Red Hat
15 12 (4.98%) Commvault
15 12 (4.98%) IBM
15 12 (4.98%) ScienceLogic
16 11 (4.56%) ServiceNow
17 10 (4.15%) Meraki