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

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 247 252 160
Rank change year-on-year +5 -92 -38
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 235 184 472
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.95% 1.11% 2.08%
As % of the System Software category 12.44% 9.50% 16.85%
Number of salaries quoted 166 148 319
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,875 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £46,750 £50,948
Median % change year-on-year +33.69% -8.24% -6.52%
75th Percentile £85,000 £62,500 £69,375
90th Percentile £101,875 £79,750 £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 1,889 1,937 2,801
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.62% 11.67% 12.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1,403 1,041 1,709
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 £75,000 £72,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £85,000 £87,500
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 27 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 (25.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 37 (15.74%) SharePoint
3 12 (5.11%) nginx
4 11 (4.68%) Apache
5 9 (3.83%) IIS
6 3 (1.28%) Confluence
7 1 (0.43%) Oracle HTTP Server
7 1 (0.43%) Site Server
7 1 (0.43%) Tomcat
Applications
1 5 (2.13%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (0.43%) Houdini
2 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.43%) NUKE
2 1 (0.43%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 2 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.85%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 152 (64.68%) Azure
2 90 (38.30%) Microsoft 365
3 64 (27.23%) Entra ID
4 47 (20.00%) AWS
5 25 (10.64%) Nutanix
6 19 (8.09%) IaaS
7 18 (7.66%) PaaS
8 16 (6.81%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 16 (6.81%) Azure Monitor
9 15 (6.38%) GitHub
10 13 (5.53%) Azure DevOps
11 12 (5.11%) Azure Functions
11 12 (5.11%) Azure Key Vault
11 12 (5.11%) Serverless
12 10 (4.26%) OneDrive
13 9 (3.83%) GCP
14 8 (3.40%) Azure Sentinel
15 6 (2.55%) Cloud Computing
15 6 (2.55%) Mimecast
16 5 (2.13%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 104 (44.26%) Firewall
2 85 (36.17%) DNS
3 72 (30.64%) VPN
4 70 (29.79%) DHCP
5 36 (15.32%) TCP/IP
5 36 (15.32%) WAN
6 34 (14.47%) LAN
7 25 (10.64%) VLAN
8 17 (7.23%) VSAN
9 14 (5.96%) Network Security
10 12 (5.11%) SAN
11 10 (4.26%) Wireless
12 8 (3.40%) NAS
13 7 (2.98%) Fibre Channel
13 7 (2.98%) iSCSI
14 6 (2.55%) BGP
14 6 (2.55%) Wi-Fi
15 5 (2.13%) OSPF
16 4 (1.70%) WLAN
17 3 (1.28%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (5.53%) SQL Server
2 12 (5.11%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (1.28%) MySQL
4 2 (0.85%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.85%) Power BI
5 1 (0.43%) GIS
Development Applications
1 15 (6.38%) Git
2 2 (0.85%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.85%) Visual Studio Code
3 1 (0.43%) GitLab
3 1 (0.43%) JIRA
General
1 88 (37.45%) Social Skills
2 36 (15.32%) Finance
3 23 (9.79%) Public Sector
4 20 (8.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 19 (8.09%) Law
6 16 (6.81%) Retail
7 12 (5.11%) Manufacturing
8 11 (4.68%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (3.40%) Aerospace
9 8 (3.40%) Legal
10 6 (2.55%) Telecoms
11 5 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (1.70%) Analytical Skills
12 4 (1.70%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.70%) Mandarin Language
12 4 (1.70%) Marketing
13 3 (1.28%) Banking
13 3 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.85%) Military
15 1 (0.43%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 49 (20.85%) Senior
2 44 (18.72%) Support Engineer
3 42 (17.87%) Consultant
3 42 (17.87%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 36 (15.32%) IT Engineer
5 32 (13.62%) IT Support
6 31 (13.19%) Architect
7 28 (11.91%) IT Support Engineer
8 22 (9.36%) Analyst
8 22 (9.36%) Technical Consultant
9 17 (7.23%) VMware Consultant
10 16 (6.81%) Senior Consultant
10 16 (6.81%) VMware Architect
11 15 (6.38%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 14 (5.96%) Azure Engineer
13 13 (5.53%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 13 (5.53%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 13 (5.53%) Senior Technical Consultant
13 13 (5.53%) Senior VMware Consultant
13 13 (5.53%) VMware Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (15.32%) Terraform
2 8 (3.40%) Middleware
3 6 (2.55%) Web Services
4 2 (0.85%) JSON
4 2 (0.85%) LDAP
4 2 (0.85%) XMPP
5 1 (0.43%) Elastic Stack
5 1 (0.43%) Java SE
5 1 (0.43%) OpenLayers
5 1 (0.43%) Regular Expression
5 1 (0.43%) REST
5 1 (0.43%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.43%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 64 (27.23%) Data Centre
2 22 (9.36%) Enterprise Storage
3 19 (8.09%) Hybrid Cloud
4 18 (7.66%) Replication
5 17 (7.23%) Driving Licence
5 17 (7.23%) Private Cloud
6 15 (6.38%) Public Cloud
7 13 (5.53%) Onboarding
7 13 (5.53%) Security Posture
8 12 (5.11%) PKI
8 12 (5.11%) Podcast
9 11 (4.68%) iSeries
10 6 (2.55%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (2.55%) Video Conferencing
10 6 (2.55%) VxBlock/Vblock
11 4 (1.70%) Management Information System
12 3 (1.28%) Cloud Native
12 3 (1.28%) CMDB
12 3 (1.28%) Enterprise Cloud
12 3 (1.28%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 152 (64.68%) Windows
2 104 (44.26%) Windows Server
3 51 (21.70%) Linux
4 13 (5.53%) VMS
4 13 (5.53%) Windows 10
5 11 (4.68%) Mac OS
6 7 (2.98%) Ubuntu
7 6 (2.55%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (2.55%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (1.70%) Solaris
8 4 (1.70%) Unix
9 3 (1.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (1.28%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.85%) AIX
10 2 (0.85%) CentOS
10 2 (0.85%) Debian
11 1 (0.43%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (37.87%) Disaster Recovery
1 89 (37.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 72 (30.64%) Problem-Solving
3 43 (18.30%) Continuous Improvement
4 37 (15.74%) Mentoring
4 37 (15.74%) Presales
5 35 (14.89%) ITIL
6 32 (13.62%) Root Cause Analysis
7 31 (13.19%) Customer Service
7 31 (13.19%) Infrastructure as Code
8 30 (12.77%) High Availability
9 29 (12.34%) Cybersecurity
10 28 (11.91%) AI
11 27 (11.49%) DevOps
11 27 (11.49%) Roadmaps
12 26 (11.06%) Cloud Security
13 25 (10.64%) Business Continuity
13 25 (10.64%) Project Delivery
14 20 (8.51%) CI/CD
14 20 (8.51%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 70 (29.79%) PowerShell
2 24 (10.21%) SQL
3 22 (9.36%) Bash
4 19 (8.09%) Bicep
5 18 (7.66%) Python
6 12 (5.11%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.43%) C
7 1 (0.43%) Go
7 1 (0.43%) Java
7 1 (0.43%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.43%) Rust
7 1 (0.43%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 43 (18.30%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 40 (17.02%) Azure Certification
3 37 (15.74%) Security Cleared
4 32 (13.62%) Microsoft Certification
4 32 (13.62%) SC Cleared
5 22 (9.36%) VCAP
6 21 (8.94%) Degree
7 17 (7.23%) DV Cleared
7 17 (7.23%) VCDX
8 12 (5.11%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (3.40%) CCNP
10 6 (2.55%) Dell Certification
11 5 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (2.13%) HNC
11 5 (2.13%) HND
11 5 (2.13%) RHCSA
12 4 (1.70%) CCNA
12 4 (1.70%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 3 (1.28%) CCDP
13 3 (1.28%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (10.64%) SLA
2 15 (6.38%) PMO
3 4 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.28%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (0.85%) GDPR
5 2 (0.85%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.43%) NIST
System Software
1 109 (46.38%) Active Directory
2 108 (45.96%) Hyper-V
3 63 (26.81%) vSphere
4 31 (13.19%) VMware NSX
5 26 (11.06%) VMware ESXi
6 20 (8.51%) Virtual Machines
7 17 (7.23%) Virtual Desktop
8 14 (5.96%) Firmware
9 12 (5.11%) vCloud
10 7 (2.98%) KVM
11 6 (2.55%) Docker
11 6 (2.55%) Squid
12 4 (1.70%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 4 (1.70%) Virtual Servers
13 2 (0.85%) BitLocker
13 2 (0.85%) Terminal Services
14 1 (0.43%) NFS
14 1 (0.43%) Oracle RAC
14 1 (0.43%) QEMU
14 1 (0.43%) Xen
Systems Management
1 39 (16.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (7.23%) Ansible
3 14 (5.96%) Kubernetes
4 11 (4.68%) vCenter Server
5 7 (2.98%) Proxmox
5 7 (2.98%) SCCM
6 6 (2.55%) Avamar
6 6 (2.55%) Dell DRAC
6 6 (2.55%) EMC NetWorker
6 6 (2.55%) EMC VPLEX
6 6 (2.55%) VxRail
7 5 (2.13%) HAProxy
8 4 (1.70%) FortiGate
8 4 (1.70%) Graylog
8 4 (1.70%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 4 (1.70%) ZABBIX
9 3 (1.28%) Grafana
9 3 (1.28%) Puppet
10 2 (0.85%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 235 (100.00%) VMware
2 154 (65.53%) Microsoft
3 62 (26.38%) Veeam
4 30 (12.77%) Cisco
5 26 (11.06%) Dell
6 24 (10.21%) Citrix
6 24 (10.21%) NetApp
7 21 (8.94%) Broadcom
7 21 (8.94%) Nimble Storage
8 19 (8.09%) Palo Alto
9 16 (6.81%) Fortinet
10 15 (6.38%) EMC
11 14 (5.96%) N-able
12 13 (5.53%) Commvault
12 13 (5.53%) SonicWALL
13 12 (5.11%) HP
13 12 (5.11%) ScienceLogic
13 12 (5.11%) WatchGuard
14 11 (4.68%) IBM
15 10 (4.26%) Sophos