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 26 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 268 177 126
Rank change year-on-year -91 -51 +30
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 118 304 698
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.72% 2.01% 2.53%
As % of the System Software category 8.75% 12.43% 17.10%
Number of salaries quoted 72 212 610
10th Percentile £30,319 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £39,688 £36,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.36% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £82,375 £76,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +15.79% -9.52%

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 1,348 2,445 4,082
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.20% 16.19% 14.80%
Number of salaries quoted 950 1,548 3,525
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £31,850
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,875 £115,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,836 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.55% +15.67% -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 26 February 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 28 (23.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (16.95%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.85%) Apache
3 1 (0.85%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (5.08%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (3.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (2.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.69%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 68 (57.63%) Azure
2 54 (45.76%) Microsoft 365
3 35 (29.66%) Entra ID
4 30 (25.42%) AWS
5 13 (11.02%) OneDrive
6 11 (9.32%) IaaS
7 10 (8.47%) Azure Monitor
7 10 (8.47%) PaaS
8 6 (5.08%) Google Workspace
8 6 (5.08%) Nutanix
9 5 (4.24%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (4.24%) Azure Sentinel
9 5 (4.24%) GitHub
10 4 (3.39%) GitHub Actions
10 4 (3.39%) Power Platform
11 3 (2.54%) IBM Cloud
12 2 (1.69%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 2 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
12 2 (1.69%) GCP
12 2 (1.69%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 49 (41.53%) Firewall
2 43 (36.44%) DNS
3 36 (30.51%) VPN
4 29 (24.58%) DHCP
4 29 (24.58%) TCP/IP
5 25 (21.19%) WAN
6 16 (13.56%) SD-WAN
7 15 (12.71%) VLAN
8 8 (6.78%) LAN
9 7 (5.93%) BGP
9 7 (5.93%) Cisco ASA
9 7 (5.93%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (5.08%) Wireless
11 5 (4.24%) Network Security
11 5 (4.24%) Unified Communications
12 3 (2.54%) Cisco Firepower
12 3 (2.54%) IPsec
12 3 (2.54%) NAS
12 3 (2.54%) OSPF
12 3 (2.54%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.08%) SQL Server
2 4 (3.39%) Power BI
2 4 (3.39%) Tableau
3 3 (2.54%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (2.54%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.85%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.85%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.85%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (2.54%) Git
1 3 (2.54%) Jenkins
2 2 (1.69%) GitLab
2 2 (1.69%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.85%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.85%) Subversion
General
1 62 (52.54%) Social Skills
2 39 (33.05%) Finance
3 16 (13.56%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (12.71%) Public Sector
5 12 (10.17%) Retail
6 9 (7.63%) Legal
7 7 (5.93%) Banking
7 7 (5.93%) Marketing
7 7 (5.93%) Telecoms
8 6 (5.08%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (2.54%) Aviation
9 3 (2.54%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.69%) Advertising
10 2 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.69%) Law
10 2 (1.69%) Local Government
10 2 (1.69%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.85%) Back Office
11 1 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.85%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 30 (25.42%) Senior
2 28 (23.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 19 (16.10%) Analyst
4 15 (12.71%) Azure Engineer
5 14 (11.86%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
6 13 (11.02%) Support Analyst
7 12 (10.17%) Infrastructure Support
7 12 (10.17%) IT Support
8 11 (9.32%) Consultant
8 11 (9.32%) Support Engineer
9 8 (6.78%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
9 8 (6.78%) Network Engineer
10 7 (5.93%) Lead
11 6 (5.08%) IT Analyst
11 6 (5.08%) IT Support Analyst
11 6 (5.08%) Unix Support
11 6 (5.08%) VMware Engineer
11 6 (5.08%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
12 5 (4.24%) Infrastructure Support Analyst
12 5 (4.24%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.54%) SAP Basis
2 2 (1.69%) Node.js
2 2 (1.69%) XMPP
3 1 (0.85%) .NET
3 1 (0.85%) Kafka
3 1 (0.85%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 20 (16.95%) Data Centre
2 15 (12.71%) Onboarding
3 12 (10.17%) Hybrid Cloud
4 9 (7.63%) Clustering
5 8 (6.78%) Client/Server
5 8 (6.78%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (6.78%) Security Posture
6 6 (5.08%) Video Conferencing
7 5 (4.24%) Cloud Native
8 4 (3.39%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (3.39%) Driving Licence
8 4 (3.39%) iPad
8 4 (3.39%) iPhone
8 4 (3.39%) Mobile App
8 4 (3.39%) Private Cloud
8 4 (3.39%) Public Cloud
8 4 (3.39%) Replication
8 4 (3.39%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (2.54%) e-Learning
9 3 (2.54%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 67 (56.78%) Windows
2 51 (43.22%) Windows Server
3 28 (23.73%) Linux
4 13 (11.02%) Windows 10
5 12 (10.17%) Apple iOS
6 11 (9.32%) Unix
7 8 (6.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (2.54%) Mac OS
8 3 (2.54%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (1.69%) Ubuntu
9 2 (1.69%) VMS
10 1 (0.85%) CentOS
10 1 (0.85%) FreeBSD
10 1 (0.85%) OpenBSD
10 1 (0.85%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.85%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.85%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (28.81%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (26.27%) Disaster Recovery
2 31 (26.27%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 31 (26.27%) ITIL
3 29 (24.58%) Infrastructure as Code
4 24 (20.34%) Cybersecurity
5 20 (16.95%) Root Cause Analysis
6 17 (14.41%) Continuous Improvement
7 16 (13.56%) DevOps
7 16 (13.56%) Migration
8 15 (12.71%) Service Delivery
9 14 (11.86%) Cloud Operations
10 13 (11.02%) Cost Management
10 13 (11.02%) Identity Access Management
10 13 (11.02%) Problem Management
10 13 (11.02%) Service Management
10 13 (11.02%) Zero Trust
11 12 (10.17%) Mentoring
11 12 (10.17%) Project Delivery
12 11 (9.32%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 32 (27.12%) PowerShell
2 19 (16.10%) Python
3 7 (5.93%) Bicep
4 6 (5.08%) SQL
5 5 (4.24%) Bash
6 4 (3.39%) VB
6 4 (3.39%) VBA
6 4 (3.39%) VBScript
7 1 (0.85%) Go
7 1 (0.85%) Java
7 1 (0.85%) Perl
7 1 (0.85%) Rust
7 1 (0.85%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 29 (24.58%) Microsoft Certification
2 19 (16.10%) Security Cleared
3 18 (15.25%) SC Cleared
4 17 (14.41%) Azure Certification
5 14 (11.86%) AWS Certification
6 11 (9.32%) Degree
6 11 (9.32%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 7 (5.93%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (5.08%) CCNP
9 5 (4.24%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 5 (4.24%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (4.24%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (4.24%) VCAP
10 4 (3.39%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 4 (3.39%) CCNA
10 4 (3.39%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (2.54%) CISSP
11 3 (2.54%) MCSE
11 3 (2.54%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 2 (1.69%) LPIC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (10.17%) SLA
2 8 (6.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (3.39%) NIST
4 3 (2.54%) GDPR
5 2 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 54 (45.76%) Active Directory
2 45 (38.14%) Hyper-V
3 14 (11.86%) vSphere
4 13 (11.02%) Virtual Machines
5 11 (9.32%) VMware NSX
6 7 (5.93%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (4.24%) Firmware
8 4 (3.39%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 3 (2.54%) Docker
10 2 (1.69%) KVM
10 2 (1.69%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 2 (1.69%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (1.69%) XenApp
11 1 (0.85%) NFS
11 1 (0.85%) vCloud
11 1 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.85%) Xen
Systems Management
1 24 (20.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (19.49%) Terraform
3 18 (15.25%) Ansible
4 9 (7.63%) Kubernetes
5 7 (5.93%) SCCM
6 6 (5.08%) Proxmox
6 6 (5.08%) SCOM
7 3 (2.54%) Nessus
8 2 (1.69%) Cisco CUCM
8 2 (1.69%) Dell DRAC
8 2 (1.69%) Grafana
8 2 (1.69%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.85%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.85%) CASB
9 1 (0.85%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.85%) Icinga
9 1 (0.85%) Kibana
9 1 (0.85%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.85%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.85%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 118 (100.00%) VMware
2 75 (63.56%) Microsoft
3 15 (12.71%) Cisco
4 13 (11.02%) Red Hat
5 8 (6.78%) Citrix
6 7 (5.93%) IBM
6 7 (5.93%) Palo Alto
7 6 (5.08%) Fortinet
7 6 (5.08%) Google
7 6 (5.08%) Oracle
7 6 (5.08%) Symantec
8 5 (4.24%) CheckPoint
8 5 (4.24%) Veeam
9 4 (3.39%) Adobe
9 4 (3.39%) Dell
9 4 (3.39%) Meraki
9 4 (3.39%) Snow
10 3 (2.54%) ConnectWise
10 3 (2.54%) Datto
10 3 (2.54%) Zscaler