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 13 September 2026, 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
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 188 171 115
Rank change year-on-year -17 -56 -39
Permanent jobs citing VMware 336 297 646
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.40% 1.82% 2.76%
As % of the Vendors category 4.45% 3.72% 7.17%
Number of salaries quoted 249 244 476
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,375 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £35,000 £39,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -8.26%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £86,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -

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 7,548 7,983 9,014
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 31.54% 49.02% 38.52%
Number of salaries quoted 5,347 3,889 5,187
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,845 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -5.17% -3.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £91,250 £92,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £51,125 £55,000
% change year-on-year +12.47% -7.05% -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 13 September 2026.

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 65 (19.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 40 (11.90%) SharePoint
3 12 (3.57%) IIS
3 12 (3.57%) nginx
4 11 (3.27%) Apache
5 5 (1.49%) Confluence
6 1 (0.30%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.30%) Oracle HTTP Server
6 1 (0.30%) Site Server
6 1 (0.30%) Tomcat
Applications
1 14 (4.17%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.30%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.30%) Houdini
4 1 (0.30%) NUKE
4 1 (0.30%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 2 (0.60%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.60%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 212 (63.10%) Azure
2 131 (38.99%) Microsoft 365
3 82 (24.40%) Entra ID
4 74 (22.02%) AWS
5 29 (8.63%) Nutanix
6 21 (6.25%) IaaS
7 20 (5.95%) PaaS
8 19 (5.65%) GitHub
9 17 (5.06%) Azure Monitor
10 16 (4.76%) Azure DevOps
10 16 (4.76%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 13 (3.87%) OneDrive
12 12 (3.57%) Azure Functions
12 12 (3.57%) Azure Key Vault
12 12 (3.57%) GCP
12 12 (3.57%) Serverless
13 9 (2.68%) Azure Sentinel
14 8 (2.38%) Mimecast
15 6 (1.79%) Cloud Computing
15 6 (1.79%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 138 (41.07%) Firewall
2 114 (33.93%) DNS
3 86 (25.60%) DHCP
3 86 (25.60%) VPN
4 54 (16.07%) WAN
5 51 (15.18%) LAN
6 46 (13.69%) TCP/IP
7 32 (9.52%) VLAN
8 23 (6.85%) Network Security
9 21 (6.25%) VSAN
10 16 (4.76%) Wi-Fi
11 13 (3.87%) SAN
12 10 (2.98%) BGP
12 10 (2.98%) Wireless
13 9 (2.68%) Fibre Channel
13 9 (2.68%) Unified Communications
14 8 (2.38%) OSPF
15 7 (2.08%) IP Telephony
15 7 (2.08%) iSCSI
15 7 (2.08%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (6.25%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.57%) Azure SQL Database
3 6 (1.79%) MySQL
4 4 (1.19%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.89%) Power BI
6 1 (0.30%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.30%) GIS
6 1 (0.30%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.30%) MariaDB
6 1 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 20 (5.95%) Git
2 5 (1.49%) Visual Studio Code
3 4 (1.19%) GitLab
3 4 (1.19%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.60%) Gradle
4 2 (0.60%) JUnit
4 2 (0.60%) Mockito
5 1 (0.30%) JIRA
5 1 (0.30%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 124 (36.90%) Social Skills
2 46 (13.69%) Finance
3 30 (8.93%) Public Sector
4 23 (6.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 23 (6.85%) Telecoms
5 22 (6.55%) Retail
6 20 (5.95%) Law
7 16 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
8 14 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
9 12 (3.57%) Manufacturing
10 11 (3.27%) Marketing
11 10 (2.98%) Banking
12 9 (2.68%) Aerospace
12 9 (2.68%) Legal
12 9 (2.68%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (1.19%) Mandarin Language
15 3 (0.89%) Back Office
16 2 (0.60%) Influencing Skills
16 2 (0.60%) Military
Job Titles
1 74 (22.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 67 (19.94%) Senior
3 53 (15.77%) Support Engineer
4 48 (14.29%) Consultant
5 43 (12.80%) IT Engineer
6 40 (11.90%) Architect
7 39 (11.61%) IT Support
8 32 (9.52%) IT Support Engineer
9 31 (9.23%) Analyst
10 27 (8.04%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 26 (7.74%) Technical Consultant
12 24 (7.14%) Cloud Engineer
13 21 (6.25%) Infrastructure Analyst
14 20 (5.95%) Network Engineer
15 19 (5.65%) VMware Consultant
16 18 (5.36%) Senior Consultant
16 18 (5.36%) VMware Architect
17 17 (5.06%) Azure Engineer
17 17 (5.06%) Cloud Architect
17 17 (5.06%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (13.39%) Terraform
2 8 (2.38%) Middleware
3 6 (1.79%) Web Services
4 4 (1.19%) XMPP
5 2 (0.60%) gRPC
5 2 (0.60%) Protocol Buffers
5 2 (0.60%) REST
5 2 (0.60%) RESTful
6 1 (0.30%) Java SE
6 1 (0.30%) OpenLayers
6 1 (0.30%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 79 (23.51%) Data Centre
2 36 (10.71%) Driving Licence
3 29 (8.63%) Hybrid Cloud
4 22 (6.55%) Replication
5 20 (5.95%) Enterprise Storage
5 20 (5.95%) Private Cloud
6 19 (5.65%) Public Cloud
7 17 (5.06%) Onboarding
7 17 (5.06%) Security Posture
8 12 (3.57%) PKI
8 12 (3.57%) Podcast
9 11 (3.27%) iSeries
10 8 (2.38%) CMDB
10 8 (2.38%) Video Conferencing
11 7 (2.08%) CCTV
11 7 (2.08%) Enterprise Cloud
12 6 (1.79%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (1.79%) VxBlock/Vblock
13 5 (1.49%) Raspberry Pi
14 4 (1.19%) FlexPod
Operating Systems
1 206 (61.31%) Windows
2 136 (40.48%) Windows Server
3 83 (24.70%) Linux
4 18 (5.36%) Mac OS
5 14 (4.17%) VMS
5 14 (4.17%) Windows 10
6 9 (2.68%) Ubuntu
6 9 (2.68%) Unix
6 9 (2.68%) Windows Server 2016
7 7 (2.08%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (1.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (1.19%) Solaris
8 4 (1.19%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (0.89%) CentOS
10 2 (0.60%) Android
10 2 (0.60%) Debian
11 1 (0.30%) AIX
11 1 (0.30%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (34.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 110 (32.74%) Disaster Recovery
3 94 (27.98%) Problem-Solving
4 66 (19.64%) Continuous Improvement
5 50 (14.88%) ITIL
5 50 (14.88%) Presales
6 49 (14.58%) Cybersecurity
7 46 (13.69%) Project Delivery
8 43 (12.80%) Mentoring
9 42 (12.50%) Business Continuity
9 42 (12.50%) High Availability
9 42 (12.50%) Roadmaps
10 35 (10.42%) Infrastructure as Code
11 34 (10.12%) Root Cause Analysis
12 32 (9.52%) DevOps
12 32 (9.52%) Migration
13 30 (8.93%) Customer Service
14 29 (8.63%) CI/CD
15 28 (8.33%) AI
16 27 (8.04%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 79 (23.51%) PowerShell
2 30 (8.93%) Python
3 29 (8.63%) SQL
4 25 (7.44%) Bash
5 20 (5.95%) Bicep
6 12 (3.57%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (0.89%) Go
7 3 (0.89%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.60%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.30%) C
9 1 (0.30%) Java
9 1 (0.30%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.30%) Rust
9 1 (0.30%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 49 (14.58%) Security Cleared
2 47 (13.99%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 46 (13.69%) Azure Certification
4 44 (13.10%) SC Cleared
5 43 (12.80%) Microsoft Certification
6 29 (8.63%) Degree
7 28 (8.33%) Cisco Certification
8 27 (8.04%) VCAP
9 23 (6.85%) CCNP
10 21 (6.25%) VCDX
11 19 (5.65%) CCNA
11 19 (5.65%) DV Cleared
12 11 (3.27%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 10 (2.98%) MCSE
14 9 (2.68%) MCSA
15 8 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
16 7 (2.08%) HNC
16 7 (2.08%) HND
17 6 (1.79%) Dell Certification
17 6 (1.79%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (8.93%) SLA
2 19 (5.65%) Cyber Essentials
3 16 (4.76%) PMO
4 4 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.89%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.60%) GDPR
6 2 (0.60%) NIST
6 2 (0.60%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 241 (71.73%) VMware Infrastructure
2 134 (39.88%) Active Directory
3 129 (38.39%) Hyper-V
4 73 (21.73%) vSphere
5 41 (12.20%) VMware NSX
6 27 (8.04%) VMware ESXi
7 18 (5.36%) Virtual Desktop
7 18 (5.36%) Virtual Machines
8 16 (4.76%) vCloud
9 13 (3.87%) Firmware
10 10 (2.98%) Docker
11 9 (2.68%) VMware Server
12 7 (2.08%) KVM
13 6 (1.79%) Squid
14 4 (1.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 4 (1.19%) Virtual Servers
15 3 (0.89%) BitLocker
15 3 (0.89%) Terminal Services
16 1 (0.30%) Oracle RAC
16 1 (0.30%) Xen
Systems Management
1 58 (17.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (8.33%) Ansible
3 22 (6.55%) Kubernetes
4 14 (4.17%) vCenter Server
5 8 (2.38%) Proxmox
5 8 (2.38%) SCCM
6 6 (1.79%) Avamar
6 6 (1.79%) Dell DRAC
6 6 (1.79%) EMC NetWorker
6 6 (1.79%) EMC VPLEX
6 6 (1.79%) VxRail
7 5 (1.49%) Grafana
7 5 (1.49%) HAProxy
7 5 (1.49%) Packer
8 4 (1.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (1.19%) Cisco CUCM
8 4 (1.19%) FortiGate
8 4 (1.19%) Graylog
8 4 (1.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 4 (1.19%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 211 (62.80%) Microsoft
2 79 (23.51%) Veeam
3 56 (16.67%) Cisco
4 34 (10.12%) Dell
4 34 (10.12%) NetApp
5 33 (9.82%) Palo Alto
6 27 (8.04%) Broadcom
7 26 (7.74%) Fortinet
8 24 (7.14%) EMC
8 24 (7.14%) Nimble Storage
9 23 (6.85%) Citrix
10 21 (6.25%) HP
11 17 (5.06%) WatchGuard
12 15 (4.46%) Commvault
12 15 (4.46%) N-able
13 13 (3.87%) ServiceNow
14 12 (3.57%) Red Hat
14 12 (3.57%) ScienceLogic
14 12 (3.57%) Sophos
15 11 (3.27%) IBM