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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 245 172 126
Rank change year-on-year -73 -46 +88
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 190 464 654
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.17% 1.98% 2.66%
As % of the System Software category 9.58% 16.64% 16.85%
Number of salaries quoted 154 333 533
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £33,730
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -8.26% +9.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,875 £88,500 £82,075
UK median annual salary £46,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -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 1,983 2,788 3,881
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.17% 11.89% 15.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1,096 1,755 3,345
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £56,525 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.47% -5.79% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £77,715
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £53,909 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.25% -1.98% -

VMware Infrastructure
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing VMware Infrastructure as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

VMware Infrastructure trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

VMware Infrastructure
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing VMware Infrastructure.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing VMware Infrastructure

VMware Infrastructure
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing VMware Infrastructure over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

VMware Infrastructure salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

VMware Infrastructure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 71 (37.37%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (12.11%) IIS
3 19 (10.00%) SharePoint
4 2 (1.05%) Apache
4 2 (1.05%) BizTalk Server
4 2 (1.05%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.53%) Tomcat
Applications
1 16 (8.42%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (1.58%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (1.58%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.53%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 99 (52.11%) Azure
2 75 (39.47%) Microsoft 365
3 39 (20.53%) AWS
4 36 (18.95%) SaaS
5 28 (14.74%) GitHub
6 26 (13.68%) Entra ID
7 16 (8.42%) Power Platform
8 14 (7.37%) IaaS
8 14 (7.37%) OneDrive
9 12 (6.32%) PaaS
10 9 (4.74%) Azure Sentinel
10 9 (4.74%) Cloud Computing
10 9 (4.74%) GitHub Actions
11 7 (3.68%) Nutanix
12 6 (3.16%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (3.16%) Azure Monitor
13 5 (2.63%) Cohesity
13 5 (2.63%) Mimecast
14 4 (2.11%) Dynamics 365
14 4 (2.11%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 64 (33.68%) Firewall
2 48 (25.26%) DHCP
3 41 (21.58%) DNS
4 36 (18.95%) VPN
5 33 (17.37%) WAN
6 30 (15.79%) TCP/IP
7 21 (11.05%) LAN
8 18 (9.47%) SAN
9 12 (6.32%) SD-WAN
10 10 (5.26%) Wireless
11 9 (4.74%) Wi-Fi
12 7 (3.68%) VLAN
13 6 (3.16%) Fibre Channel
13 6 (3.16%) Wireshark
14 5 (2.63%) Remote Desktop
15 4 (2.11%) VoIP
16 3 (1.58%) IPsec
16 3 (1.58%) Network Security
17 2 (1.05%) BGP
17 2 (1.05%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (23.68%) SQL Server
2 26 (13.68%) Data Hub
2 26 (13.68%) SQL CLR
3 15 (7.89%) Power BI
4 13 (6.84%) Metadata
4 13 (6.84%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 13 (6.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (1.58%) SAP HANA
6 2 (1.05%) MongoDB
6 2 (1.05%) MySQL
6 2 (1.05%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.53%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.53%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.53%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 12 (6.32%) Git
2 9 (4.74%) TeamCity
3 3 (1.58%) Artifactory
4 2 (1.05%) Octopus Deploy
4 2 (1.05%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.53%) Jenkins
General
1 63 (33.16%) Social Skills
2 61 (32.11%) Finance
3 27 (14.21%) Back Office
4 21 (11.05%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (6.32%) Public Sector
5 12 (6.32%) Retail
6 11 (5.79%) Legal
7 7 (3.68%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (2.63%) Manufacturing
8 5 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (2.11%) Local Government
10 3 (1.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.05%) Electronics
11 2 (1.05%) Law
11 2 (1.05%) Marketing
11 2 (1.05%) Military
11 2 (1.05%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.53%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.53%) Avionics
12 1 (0.53%) Banking
Job Titles
1 34 (17.89%) Support Engineer
2 29 (15.26%) Senior
3 25 (13.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 17 (8.95%) 3rd Line Support
5 15 (7.89%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 15 (7.89%) DevOps Engineer
5 15 (7.89%) ICT Officer
5 15 (7.89%) ICT Support
5 15 (7.89%) ICT Support Officer
5 15 (7.89%) Support Officer
6 14 (7.37%) Linux Engineer
7 13 (6.84%) Developer
7 13 (6.84%) Head of Development
7 13 (6.84%) Microsoft Developer
7 13 (6.84%) SaaS Developer
7 13 (6.84%) Senior Developer
7 13 (6.84%) Senior Microsoft Developer
7 13 (6.84%) Senior SQL Developer
7 13 (6.84%) SQL Developer
8 11 (5.79%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (8.42%) .NET
2 13 (6.84%) .NET Core
2 13 (6.84%) .NET Framework
2 13 (6.84%) Dapper ORM
2 13 (6.84%) Entity Framework
3 8 (4.21%) Node.js
4 3 (1.58%) LAMP
4 3 (1.58%) SAP Basis
5 2 (1.05%) Kafka
6 1 (0.53%) HTML
6 1 (0.53%) JSON
6 1 (0.53%) LAPP Stack
6 1 (0.53%) ModSecurity
6 1 (0.53%) REST
6 1 (0.53%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 26 (13.68%) Private Cloud
2 23 (12.11%) Onboarding
3 15 (7.89%) Data Centre
4 13 (6.84%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 12 (6.32%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (4.74%) Driving Licence
7 8 (4.21%) Management Information System
8 7 (3.68%) Hybrid Cloud
9 6 (3.16%) Security Posture
9 6 (3.16%) Video Conferencing
10 5 (2.63%) Cloud Native
10 5 (2.63%) Clustering
10 5 (2.63%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (2.11%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 4 (2.11%) Public Cloud
11 4 (2.11%) Replication
12 3 (1.58%) Client/Server
12 3 (1.58%) e-Learning
13 2 (1.05%) PKI
13 2 (1.05%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 106 (55.79%) Windows
2 71 (37.37%) Windows Server
3 51 (26.84%) Linux
4 20 (10.53%) Mac OS
5 19 (10.00%) Windows Server 2016
5 19 (10.00%) Windows Server 2019
6 16 (8.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 11 (5.79%) Unix
8 9 (4.74%) Android
8 9 (4.74%) Windows Server 2012
9 8 (4.21%) Windows 10
10 6 (3.16%) Apple iOS
10 6 (3.16%) Debian
11 5 (2.63%) Mac OS X
11 5 (2.63%) Solaris
11 5 (2.63%) Windows Server 2008
12 4 (2.11%) CentOS
12 4 (2.11%) Ubuntu
13 2 (1.05%) Oracle Linux
13 2 (1.05%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (33.68%) Problem-Solving
2 48 (25.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 34 (17.89%) ITIL
4 30 (15.79%) High Availability
4 30 (15.79%) Performance Tuning
5 29 (15.26%) Data Privacy
6 28 (14.74%) Customer Service
6 28 (14.74%) DevOps
6 28 (14.74%) Workflow
7 27 (14.21%) Cybersecurity
7 27 (14.21%) Mentoring
8 26 (13.68%) Fintech
8 26 (13.68%) Wealth Management
9 24 (12.63%) Collaborative Culture
10 22 (11.58%) Migration
11 18 (9.47%) CI/CD
11 18 (9.47%) Infrastructure as Code
12 17 (8.95%) Agile
12 17 (8.95%) Business Intelligence
12 17 (8.95%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 54 (28.42%) PowerShell
2 39 (20.53%) SQL
3 18 (9.47%) Python
4 14 (7.37%) Bash
5 13 (6.84%) C#
5 13 (6.84%) T-SQL
6 7 (3.68%) Bicep
7 5 (2.63%) Korn
8 1 (0.53%) Java
8 1 (0.53%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.53%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 36 (18.95%) Security Cleared
2 25 (13.16%) Degree
2 25 (13.16%) Microsoft Certification
3 22 (11.58%) SC Cleared
4 15 (7.89%) MCSA
5 13 (6.84%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (5.79%) MCP
7 9 (4.74%) Azure Certification
8 8 (4.21%) MCSE
9 7 (3.68%) DBS Check
10 6 (3.16%) DV Cleared
11 5 (2.63%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (2.11%) AWS Certification
12 4 (2.11%) GCFA
12 4 (2.11%) GCIA
12 4 (2.11%) GCIH
13 3 (1.58%) CCNP
13 3 (1.58%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (1.58%) CISSP
13 3 (1.58%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (7.37%) SLA
2 11 (5.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (3.16%) NIST
4 4 (2.11%) GDPR
5 2 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.53%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.53%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 82 (43.16%) Active Directory
2 54 (28.42%) Hyper-V
3 26 (13.68%) vSphere
4 17 (8.95%) VMware ESXi
5 16 (8.42%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (3.16%) NFS
6 6 (3.16%) XenApp
7 5 (2.63%) Docker
8 4 (2.11%) Terminal Services
8 4 (2.11%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (1.05%) Firmware
9 2 (1.05%) KVM
9 2 (1.05%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 2 (1.05%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.53%) Dovecot
10 1 (0.53%) Forefront TMG
10 1 (0.53%) ISA Server
10 1 (0.53%) Postfix
10 1 (0.53%) Xen
Systems Management
1 33 (17.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (14.21%) Ansible
3 25 (13.16%) Terraform
4 14 (7.37%) Kubernetes
5 13 (6.84%) Failover Clustering
6 8 (4.21%) SCOM
7 4 (2.11%) ZENworks
8 3 (1.58%) Proxmox
8 3 (1.58%) SmoothWall
9 2 (1.05%) Dell DRAC
9 2 (1.05%) Progress Chef
9 2 (1.05%) Puppet
9 2 (1.05%) SCCM
9 2 (1.05%) SCOrch
9 2 (1.05%) SCSM
9 2 (1.05%) vCenter Server
9 2 (1.05%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.53%) CFEngine
10 1 (0.53%) Nagios
10 1 (0.53%) Nessus
Vendors
1 190 (100.00%) VMware
2 134 (70.53%) Microsoft
3 27 (14.21%) Cisco
4 16 (8.42%) Meraki
5 14 (7.37%) Dell
5 14 (7.37%) HP
6 13 (6.84%) NetApp
7 11 (5.79%) Red Hat
8 9 (4.74%) SonicWALL
9 8 (4.21%) Oracle
10 7 (3.68%) Citrix
10 7 (3.68%) EMC
10 7 (3.68%) Ubiquiti
11 6 (3.16%) CheckPoint
11 6 (3.16%) Commvault
11 6 (3.16%) Pure Storage
11 6 (3.16%) Sophos
12 5 (2.63%) Apple
12 5 (2.63%) Barracuda Networks
12 5 (2.63%) SAP