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

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 242 249 158
Rank change year-on-year +7 -91 -36
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 236 183 469
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.95% 1.10% 2.06%
As % of the System Software category 12.68% 9.51% 16.77%
Number of salaries quoted 167 147 316
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £46,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +35.87% -8.00% -8.26%
75th Percentile £85,000 £62,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £101,000 £80,500 £88,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £46,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -8.00% -

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 1,861 1,925 2,797
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.52% 11.62% 12.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,383 1,028 1,702
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 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -7.89% -5.00%
75th Percentile £74,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £88,625
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -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 28 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 59 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 37 (15.68%) SharePoint
3 12 (5.08%) nginx
4 11 (4.66%) Apache
5 9 (3.81%) IIS
6 3 (1.27%) Confluence
7 1 (0.42%) Oracle HTTP Server
7 1 (0.42%) Site Server
7 1 (0.42%) Tomcat
Applications
1 5 (2.12%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.42%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (0.42%) Houdini
2 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.42%) NUKE
2 1 (0.42%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 2 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.85%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 153 (64.83%) Azure
2 90 (38.14%) Microsoft 365
3 65 (27.54%) Entra ID
4 47 (19.92%) AWS
5 25 (10.59%) Nutanix
6 18 (7.63%) IaaS
7 17 (7.20%) PaaS
8 16 (6.78%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 16 (6.78%) Azure Monitor
9 15 (6.36%) GitHub
10 13 (5.51%) Azure DevOps
11 12 (5.08%) Azure Functions
11 12 (5.08%) Azure Key Vault
11 12 (5.08%) Serverless
12 10 (4.24%) OneDrive
13 9 (3.81%) GCP
14 8 (3.39%) Azure Sentinel
15 6 (2.54%) Cloud Computing
15 6 (2.54%) Mimecast
16 5 (2.12%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 105 (44.49%) Firewall
2 86 (36.44%) DNS
3 74 (31.36%) VPN
4 70 (29.66%) DHCP
5 37 (15.68%) TCP/IP
6 36 (15.25%) WAN
7 34 (14.41%) LAN
8 26 (11.02%) VLAN
9 17 (7.20%) VSAN
10 14 (5.93%) Network Security
11 11 (4.66%) SAN
12 10 (4.24%) Wireless
13 7 (2.97%) Fibre Channel
13 7 (2.97%) iSCSI
13 7 (2.97%) NAS
14 6 (2.54%) BGP
14 6 (2.54%) Wi-Fi
15 5 (2.12%) OSPF
16 4 (1.69%) WLAN
17 3 (1.27%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.93%) SQL Server
2 12 (5.08%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (1.27%) MySQL
4 2 (0.85%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.85%) Power BI
5 1 (0.42%) GIS
Development Applications
1 15 (6.36%) Git
2 2 (0.85%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.85%) Visual Studio Code
3 1 (0.42%) GitLab
3 1 (0.42%) JIRA
General
1 88 (37.29%) Social Skills
2 36 (15.25%) Finance
3 23 (9.75%) Public Sector
4 20 (8.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 19 (8.05%) Law
6 16 (6.78%) Retail
7 12 (5.08%) Manufacturing
8 11 (4.66%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (3.39%) Aerospace
9 8 (3.39%) Legal
10 6 (2.54%) Telecoms
11 5 (2.12%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (1.69%) Analytical Skills
12 4 (1.69%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.69%) Mandarin Language
12 4 (1.69%) Marketing
13 3 (1.27%) Banking
13 3 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.85%) Military
15 1 (0.42%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 50 (21.19%) Senior
2 46 (19.49%) Support Engineer
3 43 (18.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 42 (17.80%) Consultant
5 38 (16.10%) IT Engineer
6 34 (14.41%) IT Support
7 31 (13.14%) Architect
8 30 (12.71%) IT Support Engineer
9 22 (9.32%) Analyst
9 22 (9.32%) Technical Consultant
10 17 (7.20%) VMware Consultant
11 16 (6.78%) Senior Consultant
11 16 (6.78%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 16 (6.78%) VMware Architect
12 14 (5.93%) Azure Engineer
13 13 (5.51%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 13 (5.51%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 13 (5.51%) Senior Technical Consultant
13 13 (5.51%) Senior VMware Consultant
13 13 (5.51%) VMware Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (14.83%) Terraform
2 8 (3.39%) Middleware
3 6 (2.54%) Web Services
4 2 (0.85%) JSON
4 2 (0.85%) LDAP
4 2 (0.85%) XMPP
5 1 (0.42%) Elastic Stack
5 1 (0.42%) Java SE
5 1 (0.42%) OpenLayers
5 1 (0.42%) Regular Expression
5 1 (0.42%) REST
5 1 (0.42%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.42%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 64 (27.12%) Data Centre
2 22 (9.32%) Enterprise Storage
3 18 (7.63%) Hybrid Cloud
3 18 (7.63%) Replication
4 17 (7.20%) Driving Licence
4 17 (7.20%) Private Cloud
5 15 (6.36%) Public Cloud
6 13 (5.51%) Onboarding
6 13 (5.51%) Security Posture
7 12 (5.08%) Podcast
8 11 (4.66%) iSeries
8 11 (4.66%) PKI
9 6 (2.54%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (2.54%) Video Conferencing
9 6 (2.54%) VxBlock/Vblock
10 4 (1.69%) Management Information System
11 3 (1.27%) Cloud Native
11 3 (1.27%) CMDB
11 3 (1.27%) Enterprise Cloud
11 3 (1.27%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 153 (64.83%) Windows
2 105 (44.49%) Windows Server
3 51 (21.61%) Linux
4 13 (5.51%) VMS
4 13 (5.51%) Windows 10
5 11 (4.66%) Mac OS
6 7 (2.97%) Ubuntu
7 6 (2.54%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (2.54%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (1.69%) Solaris
8 4 (1.69%) Unix
9 3 (1.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (1.27%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.85%) AIX
10 2 (0.85%) CentOS
10 2 (0.85%) Debian
11 1 (0.42%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (38.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 90 (38.14%) Disaster Recovery
3 72 (30.51%) Problem-Solving
4 42 (17.80%) Continuous Improvement
5 37 (15.68%) Mentoring
5 37 (15.68%) Presales
6 35 (14.83%) ITIL
7 33 (13.98%) Root Cause Analysis
8 31 (13.14%) Customer Service
8 31 (13.14%) Infrastructure as Code
9 30 (12.71%) High Availability
10 29 (12.29%) Cybersecurity
11 28 (11.86%) AI
12 27 (11.44%) Cloud Security
12 27 (11.44%) DevOps
13 26 (11.02%) Roadmaps
14 25 (10.59%) Business Continuity
14 25 (10.59%) Project Delivery
15 20 (8.47%) CI/CD
15 20 (8.47%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 69 (29.24%) PowerShell
2 24 (10.17%) SQL
3 22 (9.32%) Bash
4 18 (7.63%) Bicep
4 18 (7.63%) Python
5 12 (5.08%) Kusto Query Language
6 1 (0.42%) C
6 1 (0.42%) Go
6 1 (0.42%) Java
6 1 (0.42%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.42%) Rust
6 1 (0.42%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 43 (18.22%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 40 (16.95%) Azure Certification
3 37 (15.68%) Security Cleared
4 32 (13.56%) Microsoft Certification
4 32 (13.56%) SC Cleared
5 22 (9.32%) VCAP
6 21 (8.90%) Degree
7 17 (7.20%) DV Cleared
7 17 (7.20%) VCDX
8 12 (5.08%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (3.39%) CCNP
10 6 (2.54%) Dell Certification
11 5 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (2.12%) HNC
11 5 (2.12%) HND
11 5 (2.12%) RHCSA
12 4 (1.69%) CCNA
12 4 (1.69%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 3 (1.27%) CCDP
13 3 (1.27%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (10.59%) SLA
2 15 (6.36%) PMO
3 4 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.27%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (0.85%) GDPR
5 2 (0.85%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.42%) NIST
System Software
1 110 (46.61%) Active Directory
2 109 (46.19%) Hyper-V
3 63 (26.69%) vSphere
4 31 (13.14%) VMware NSX
5 26 (11.02%) VMware ESXi
6 21 (8.90%) Virtual Machines
7 17 (7.20%) Virtual Desktop
8 14 (5.93%) Firmware
9 12 (5.08%) vCloud
10 7 (2.97%) KVM
11 6 (2.54%) Docker
11 6 (2.54%) Squid
12 4 (1.69%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 4 (1.69%) Virtual Servers
13 2 (0.85%) BitLocker
13 2 (0.85%) Terminal Services
14 1 (0.42%) iptables
14 1 (0.42%) NFS
14 1 (0.42%) Oracle RAC
14 1 (0.42%) Xen
Systems Management
1 39 (16.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (6.78%) Ansible
3 14 (5.93%) Kubernetes
4 11 (4.66%) vCenter Server
5 7 (2.97%) Proxmox
5 7 (2.97%) SCCM
6 6 (2.54%) Avamar
6 6 (2.54%) Dell DRAC
6 6 (2.54%) EMC NetWorker
6 6 (2.54%) EMC VPLEX
6 6 (2.54%) VxRail
7 5 (2.12%) HAProxy
8 4 (1.69%) FortiGate
8 4 (1.69%) Graylog
8 4 (1.69%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 4 (1.69%) ZABBIX
9 3 (1.27%) Grafana
9 3 (1.27%) Puppet
10 2 (0.85%) Packer
10 2 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 236 (100.00%) VMware
2 156 (66.10%) Microsoft
3 62 (26.27%) Veeam
4 30 (12.71%) Cisco
5 27 (11.44%) Dell
6 25 (10.59%) Citrix
7 24 (10.17%) NetApp
8 21 (8.90%) Broadcom
8 21 (8.90%) Nimble Storage
9 20 (8.47%) Palo Alto
10 17 (7.20%) Fortinet
11 15 (6.36%) EMC
12 14 (5.93%) N-able
13 13 (5.51%) SonicWALL
13 13 (5.51%) WatchGuard
14 12 (5.08%) Commvault
14 12 (5.08%) HP
14 12 (5.08%) ScienceLogic
15 11 (4.66%) IBM
15 11 (4.66%) Sophos