Hybrid/Remote VMware Job Trends

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UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring knowledge or experience of VMware products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited VMware over the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within VMware, Inc.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 166 86 74
Rank change year-on-year -80 -12 +18
Permanent jobs citing VMware 230 603 820
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.50% 3.48% 4.16%
As % of the Vendors category 3.57% 8.99% 9.94%
Number of salaries quoted 168 427 715
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £34,375 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,150 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.18% +10.00% -3.91%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £88,750 £80,375
UK median annual salary £48,290 £54,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.39% +9.00% -

All Vendors
Work from Home

VMware falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a remote or hybrid options requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 6,438 6,704 8,251
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 42.09% 38.73% 41.87%
Number of salaries quoted 3,413 4,048 6,698
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £43,750 £43,744
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,200 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - +3.55%
75th Percentile £76,250 £77,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,250 £92,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,001 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.28% +3.64% -4.35%

VMware
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing VMware and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

VMware job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing VMware

VMware
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing VMware over the 6 months to 21 December 2025.

VMware salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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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 24 (10.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (7.39%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.30%) IIS
4 1 (0.43%) Apache
4 1 (0.43%) BizTalk Server
4 1 (0.43%) Tomcat
Applications
1 3 (1.30%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (1.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.87%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.43%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 117 (50.87%) Azure
2 81 (35.22%) Microsoft 365
3 47 (20.43%) AWS
4 35 (15.22%) Entra ID
5 19 (8.26%) Nutanix
6 18 (7.83%) GitHub
7 13 (5.65%) IaaS
8 12 (5.22%) PaaS
9 11 (4.78%) Azure Monitor
10 9 (3.91%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (3.91%) GitHub Actions
11 8 (3.48%) Azure Sentinel
11 8 (3.48%) OneDrive
12 7 (3.04%) GCP
13 6 (2.61%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (2.61%) Mimecast
14 5 (2.17%) Cohesity
15 4 (1.74%) Amazon S3
15 4 (1.74%) Google Workspace
15 4 (1.74%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 83 (36.09%) Firewall
2 55 (23.91%) DNS
3 46 (20.00%) DHCP
4 44 (19.13%) VPN
5 40 (17.39%) WAN
6 27 (11.74%) TCP/IP
7 26 (11.30%) SAN
8 25 (10.87%) LAN
9 20 (8.70%) SD-WAN
10 15 (6.52%) VLAN
11 11 (4.78%) Wireless
12 10 (4.35%) Wi-Fi
13 7 (3.04%) BGP
13 7 (3.04%) IP Telephony
13 7 (3.04%) Network Security
13 7 (3.04%) Wireshark
14 6 (2.61%) Fibre Channel
14 6 (2.61%) IPsec
15 5 (2.17%) Cisco ISE
15 5 (2.17%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.04%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.30%) SAP HANA
3 2 (0.87%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (0.87%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (0.87%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.87%) MySQL
3 2 (0.87%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.87%) Power BI
4 1 (0.43%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.43%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.43%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.43%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 8 (3.48%) Git
2 6 (2.61%) TeamCity
3 5 (2.17%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.87%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.87%) GitLab
4 2 (0.87%) JMeter
4 2 (0.87%) JUnit
4 2 (0.87%) Octopus Deploy
4 2 (0.87%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.43%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 79 (34.35%) Social Skills
2 47 (20.43%) Finance
3 22 (9.57%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (5.65%) Public Sector
5 11 (4.78%) Telecoms
6 9 (3.91%) Documentation Skills
7 8 (3.48%) Law
8 7 (3.04%) Manufacturing
8 7 (3.04%) Marketing
9 6 (2.61%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (2.61%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (2.61%) Retail
10 3 (1.30%) Banking
10 3 (1.30%) Legal
11 2 (0.87%) Advertising
11 2 (0.87%) Local Government
12 1 (0.43%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.43%) Back Office
12 1 (0.43%) Electronics
12 1 (0.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 45 (19.57%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 34 (14.78%) Support Engineer
3 33 (14.35%) Senior
4 25 (10.87%) IT Support
5 24 (10.43%) VMware Engineer
6 19 (8.26%) Infrastructure Manager
7 18 (7.83%) 2nd Line Support
8 16 (6.96%) Analyst
8 16 (6.96%) IT Engineer
9 15 (6.52%) IT Manager
9 15 (6.52%) IT Support Engineer
10 14 (6.09%) Azure Engineer
10 14 (6.09%) DevOps Engineer
11 13 (5.65%) IT Infrastructure Manager
11 13 (5.65%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 12 (5.22%) Linux Engineer
12 12 (5.22%) Network Engineer
12 12 (5.22%) Support Analyst
13 11 (4.78%) Infrastructure Support
14 10 (4.35%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.17%) Node.js
2 4 (1.74%) .NET
3 3 (1.30%) JSON
3 3 (1.30%) Kafka
3 3 (1.30%) SAP Basis
4 2 (0.87%) ASP.NET Web API
4 2 (0.87%) Hibernate
4 2 (0.87%) RabbitMQ
4 2 (0.87%) Spring
4 2 (0.87%) WCF
5 1 (0.43%) LAMP
5 1 (0.43%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 26 (11.30%) Data Centre
2 21 (9.13%) Hybrid Cloud
3 17 (7.39%) Driving Licence
4 14 (6.09%) Onboarding
5 10 (4.35%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (3.91%) CCTV
6 9 (3.91%) Clustering
7 8 (3.48%) Client/Server
7 8 (3.48%) Cloud Native
7 8 (3.48%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (3.48%) Public Cloud
8 7 (3.04%) Private Cloud
9 6 (2.61%) Management Information System
10 4 (1.74%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 4 (1.74%) iPad
10 4 (1.74%) iPhone
10 4 (1.74%) Mobile App
10 4 (1.74%) Video Conferencing
11 3 (1.30%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (1.30%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 121 (52.61%) Windows
2 82 (35.65%) Windows Server
3 62 (26.96%) Linux
4 18 (7.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 18 (7.83%) Windows Server 2012
5 17 (7.39%) Unix
6 13 (5.65%) Windows Server 2019
7 11 (4.78%) Apple iOS
8 8 (3.48%) Mac OS
9 6 (2.61%) Windows 10
10 5 (2.17%) Android
10 5 (2.17%) Debian
10 5 (2.17%) Mac OS X
10 5 (2.17%) Solaris
11 4 (1.74%) VMS
12 3 (1.30%) CentOS
12 3 (1.30%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.43%) Oracle Linux
13 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (24.78%) Problem-Solving
2 56 (24.35%) ITIL
3 51 (22.17%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 50 (21.74%) Cybersecurity
5 40 (17.39%) DevOps
6 34 (14.78%) Infrastructure as Code
7 33 (14.35%) Disaster Recovery
8 32 (13.91%) Mentoring
9 28 (12.17%) Continuous Improvement
10 23 (10.00%) Project Delivery
11 21 (9.13%) Server Management
12 19 (8.26%) Service Delivery
13 18 (7.83%) CI/CD
13 18 (7.83%) Migration
13 18 (7.83%) Test Automation
14 17 (7.39%) Infrastructure Management
14 17 (7.39%) Root Cause Analysis
15 16 (6.96%) Customer Service
15 16 (6.96%) Performance Tuning
15 16 (6.96%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 44 (19.13%) PowerShell
2 35 (15.22%) Python
3 12 (5.22%) Bicep
4 11 (4.78%) SQL
5 10 (4.35%) Bash
6 5 (2.17%) Korn
7 3 (1.30%) Java
8 1 (0.43%) Go
Qualifications
1 42 (18.26%) Microsoft Certification
2 37 (16.09%) Security Cleared
3 28 (12.17%) Cisco Certification
4 25 (10.87%) MCSE
5 24 (10.43%) MCP
6 23 (10.00%) SC Cleared
7 22 (9.57%) MCSA
8 19 (8.26%) CCNA
9 18 (7.83%) Azure Certification
10 15 (6.52%) Degree
11 14 (6.09%) CCNP
12 12 (5.22%) AWS Certification
13 11 (4.78%) Computer Science Degree
13 11 (4.78%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 10 (4.35%) CCA
14 10 (4.35%) Citrix Certification
15 8 (3.48%) CEH
16 7 (3.04%) DBS Check
17 5 (2.17%) BPSS Clearance
17 5 (2.17%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (10.87%) SLA
2 22 (9.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (6.96%) NIST
4 9 (3.91%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (3.48%) ISO 22301
6 4 (1.74%) GDPR
7 1 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.43%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 121 (52.61%) VMware Infrastructure
2 81 (35.22%) Active Directory
3 59 (25.65%) Hyper-V
4 24 (10.43%) vSphere
5 20 (8.70%) VMware ESXi
6 15 (6.52%) Virtual Machines
7 14 (6.09%) VMware NSX
8 9 (3.91%) Firmware
9 7 (3.04%) Docker
10 6 (2.61%) NFS
11 4 (1.74%) Veritas Cluster Server
12 2 (0.87%) XenApp
13 1 (0.43%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 52 (22.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 41 (17.83%) Terraform
3 36 (15.65%) Ansible
4 20 (8.70%) Kubernetes
5 12 (5.22%) vCenter Server
6 11 (4.78%) SCCM
7 6 (2.61%) SCOM
8 5 (2.17%) Proxmox
9 4 (1.74%) FortiGate
10 3 (1.30%) Dell DRAC
10 3 (1.30%) Nessus
11 2 (0.87%) Progress Chef
12 1 (0.43%) AirWatch
12 1 (0.43%) CASB
12 1 (0.43%) EMC NetWorker
12 1 (0.43%) Icinga
12 1 (0.43%) Kibana
12 1 (0.43%) Prometheus
12 1 (0.43%) vRealize Orchestrator
12 1 (0.43%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 112 (48.70%) Microsoft
2 49 (21.30%) Cisco
3 26 (11.30%) Veeam
4 19 (8.26%) Red Hat
5 18 (7.83%) Commvault
6 17 (7.39%) NetApp
7 14 (6.09%) SolarWinds
8 13 (5.65%) Citrix
8 13 (5.65%) Dell
9 11 (4.78%) 3PAR
10 9 (3.91%) Palo Alto
11 8 (3.48%) Draytek
11 8 (3.48%) F5
12 7 (3.04%) Google
12 7 (3.04%) Mitel
12 7 (3.04%) Pure Storage
12 7 (3.04%) Ubiquiti
12 7 (3.04%) WatchGuard
13 6 (2.61%) Fortinet
13 6 (2.61%) HP