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 27 July 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
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 189 168 93
Rank change year-on-year -21 -75 -13
Permanent jobs citing VMware 312 326 800
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.43% 1.97% 2.95%
As % of the Vendors category 4.43% 4.16% 7.58%
Number of salaries quoted 236 282 672
10th Percentile £35,750 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -8.26%
75th Percentile £73,125 £66,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £76,125 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £48,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +9.38% +1.05% -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 7,038 7,835 10,561
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 32.21% 47.46% 38.95%
Number of salaries quoted 4,964 4,068 7,272
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £96,250 £93,778 £90,000
UK median annual salary £57,475 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.48% - -8.70%

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

VMware
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 27 July 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 58 (18.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 35 (11.22%) SharePoint
3 13 (4.17%) IIS
4 11 (3.53%) Apache
4 11 (3.53%) nginx
5 5 (1.60%) Confluence
6 1 (0.32%) JBoss
6 1 (0.32%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.32%) Site Server
Applications
1 21 (6.73%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.32%) Houdini
3 1 (0.32%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 2 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.32%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 204 (65.38%) Azure
2 114 (36.54%) Microsoft 365
3 81 (25.96%) AWS
4 56 (17.95%) Entra ID
5 36 (11.54%) Nutanix
6 25 (8.01%) GitHub
7 20 (6.41%) IaaS
8 18 (5.77%) PaaS
9 16 (5.13%) Azure DevOps
10 15 (4.81%) GCP
11 13 (4.17%) Azure Monitor
12 12 (3.85%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 12 (3.85%) Azure Functions
12 12 (3.85%) Azure Key Vault
12 12 (3.85%) GitHub Actions
12 12 (3.85%) Serverless
13 9 (2.88%) Azure Sentinel
14 8 (2.56%) Mimecast
14 8 (2.56%) OneDrive
15 7 (2.24%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 127 (40.71%) Firewall
2 98 (31.41%) DNS
3 82 (26.28%) VPN
4 61 (19.55%) DHCP
5 56 (17.95%) WAN
6 52 (16.67%) LAN
7 40 (12.82%) TCP/IP
8 27 (8.65%) VLAN
9 22 (7.05%) VSAN
10 17 (5.45%) Network Security
11 13 (4.17%) Wi-Fi
12 10 (3.21%) Wireless
13 9 (2.88%) BGP
14 8 (2.56%) Cisco ASA
15 7 (2.24%) Cisco Firepower
15 7 (2.24%) MPLS
15 7 (2.24%) SAN
15 7 (2.24%) Unified Communications
16 6 (1.92%) iSCSI
16 6 (1.92%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (6.73%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.85%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (2.24%) Power BI
4 6 (1.92%) MySQL
5 4 (1.28%) Tableau
6 3 (0.96%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.32%) InfluxDB
7 1 (0.32%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 22 (7.05%) Git
2 6 (1.92%) Visual Studio Code
3 5 (1.60%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.28%) GitLab
5 2 (0.64%) Gradle
5 2 (0.64%) JUnit
5 2 (0.64%) Mockito
6 1 (0.32%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.32%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.32%) Subversion
General
1 111 (35.58%) Social Skills
2 42 (13.46%) Finance
3 30 (9.62%) Public Sector
3 30 (9.62%) Retail
4 24 (7.69%) Law
5 19 (6.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 16 (5.13%) Telecoms
7 13 (4.17%) Banking
7 13 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
7 13 (4.17%) Manufacturing
8 12 (3.85%) Marketing
9 10 (3.21%) Analytical Skills
10 9 (2.88%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (2.24%) Legal
13 5 (1.60%) Aerospace
14 4 (1.28%) Mandarin Language
15 3 (0.96%) Back Office
16 2 (0.64%) Military
Job Titles
1 68 (21.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 62 (19.87%) Senior
3 46 (14.74%) Support Engineer
4 44 (14.10%) Consultant
5 35 (11.22%) IT Engineer
6 32 (10.26%) IT Support
7 29 (9.29%) Architect
8 28 (8.97%) IT Support Engineer
9 25 (8.01%) Analyst
10 22 (7.05%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 20 (6.41%) Technical Consultant
12 19 (6.09%) Senior Consultant
12 19 (6.09%) VMware Consultant
13 18 (5.77%) Azure Engineer
13 18 (5.77%) Infrastructure Consultant
13 18 (5.77%) VMware Architect
14 17 (5.45%) Cloud Consultant
14 17 (5.45%) Solutions Architect
14 17 (5.45%) Systems Engineer
15 16 (5.13%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.88%) Middleware
2 6 (1.92%) Web Services
2 6 (1.92%) XMPP
3 2 (0.64%) gRPC
3 2 (0.64%) Protocol Buffers
3 2 (0.64%) REST
3 2 (0.64%) RESTful
4 1 (0.32%) Jakarta EE
4 1 (0.32%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 70 (22.44%) Data Centre
2 33 (10.58%) Hybrid Cloud
3 29 (9.29%) Driving Licence
4 27 (8.65%) Replication
5 25 (8.01%) Public Cloud
6 23 (7.37%) Private Cloud
7 21 (6.73%) Enterprise Storage
8 19 (6.09%) Security Posture
9 12 (3.85%) Podcast
10 11 (3.53%) iSeries
11 10 (3.21%) CMDB
11 10 (3.21%) Onboarding
11 10 (3.21%) PKI
11 10 (3.21%) Video Conferencing
12 6 (1.92%) FlexPod
12 6 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (1.92%) VxBlock/Vblock
13 5 (1.60%) Raspberry Pi
14 4 (1.28%) Management Information System
14 4 (1.28%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 177 (56.73%) Windows
2 115 (36.86%) Windows Server
3 88 (28.21%) Linux
4 20 (6.41%) Windows 10
5 13 (4.17%) Unix
5 13 (4.17%) VMS
6 9 (2.88%) Ubuntu
7 7 (2.24%) Mac OS
7 7 (2.24%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (1.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.96%) CentOS
9 3 (0.96%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.64%) Android
10 2 (0.64%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.64%) Debian
10 2 (0.64%) Solaris
11 1 (0.32%) FreeBSD
11 1 (0.32%) OpenBSD
11 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (32.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 101 (32.37%) Disaster Recovery
3 73 (23.40%) Problem-Solving
4 51 (16.35%) Presales
5 48 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
5 48 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
6 41 (13.14%) DevOps
7 40 (12.82%) Infrastructure as Code
8 37 (11.86%) CI/CD
9 33 (10.58%) High Availability
9 33 (10.58%) Mentoring
10 32 (10.26%) Business Continuity
10 32 (10.26%) ITIL
11 31 (9.94%) Project Delivery
12 28 (8.97%) Root Cause Analysis
13 26 (8.33%) Roadmaps
14 24 (7.69%) Customer Service
15 23 (7.37%) AI
15 23 (7.37%) Performance Tuning
15 23 (7.37%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 87 (27.88%) PowerShell
2 47 (15.06%) Python
3 30 (9.62%) Bash
3 30 (9.62%) SQL
4 17 (5.45%) Bicep
5 12 (3.85%) Kusto Query Language
6 8 (2.56%) Go
7 4 (1.28%) VB
7 4 (1.28%) VBA
7 4 (1.28%) VBScript
8 3 (0.96%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.64%) Kotlin
9 2 (0.64%) Rust
9 2 (0.64%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.32%) C
10 1 (0.32%) Java
10 1 (0.32%) Perl
Qualifications
1 49 (15.71%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 45 (14.42%) Azure Certification
3 43 (13.78%) Microsoft Certification
4 37 (11.86%) Security Cleared
5 35 (11.22%) SC Cleared
6 29 (9.29%) VCAP
7 26 (8.33%) Degree
8 22 (7.05%) Cisco Certification
9 21 (6.73%) VCDX
10 17 (5.45%) CCNP
11 14 (4.49%) CCNA
11 14 (4.49%) DV Cleared
12 9 (2.88%) RHCSA
13 8 (2.56%) AWS Certification
13 8 (2.56%) MCSE
14 7 (2.24%) HNC
14 7 (2.24%) HND
15 6 (1.92%) Dell Certification
16 5 (1.60%) CEH
16 5 (1.60%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (6.09%) SLA
2 15 (4.81%) PMO
3 11 (3.53%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (3.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (2.56%) NIST
5 5 (1.60%) ISO 22301
6 3 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.64%) GDPR
8 1 (0.32%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.32%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 230 (73.72%) VMware Infrastructure
2 115 (36.86%) Active Directory
3 110 (35.26%) Hyper-V
4 74 (23.72%) vSphere
5 37 (11.86%) VMware NSX
6 33 (10.58%) VMware ESXi
7 16 (5.13%) vCloud
8 14 (4.49%) Firmware
8 14 (4.49%) Virtual Desktop
9 11 (3.53%) Virtual Machines
10 9 (2.88%) KVM
11 8 (2.56%) Docker
11 8 (2.56%) VMware Server
12 6 (1.92%) DFS Replication
12 6 (1.92%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 6 (1.92%) Squid
12 6 (1.92%) Virtual Servers
13 3 (0.96%) BitLocker
13 3 (0.96%) Terminal Services
14 2 (0.64%) Xen
Systems Management
1 59 (18.91%) Microsoft Intune
2 50 (16.03%) Terraform
3 36 (11.54%) Ansible
4 28 (8.97%) Kubernetes
5 22 (7.05%) vCenter Server
6 14 (4.49%) Proxmox
7 11 (3.53%) Grafana
8 8 (2.56%) Prometheus
9 7 (2.24%) SCCM
10 6 (1.92%) Avamar
10 6 (1.92%) Cisco CUCM
10 6 (1.92%) Dell DRAC
10 6 (1.92%) EMC NetWorker
10 6 (1.92%) EMC VPLEX
10 6 (1.92%) Packer
10 6 (1.92%) VxRail
11 5 (1.60%) HAProxy
12 4 (1.28%) Graylog
12 4 (1.28%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 4 (1.28%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 187 (59.94%) Microsoft
2 65 (20.83%) Veeam
3 58 (18.59%) Cisco
4 31 (9.94%) Dell
5 30 (9.62%) NetApp
5 30 (9.62%) Palo Alto
6 25 (8.01%) Broadcom
7 24 (7.69%) Fortinet
8 23 (7.37%) Nimble Storage
9 21 (6.73%) Commvault
9 21 (6.73%) EMC
9 21 (6.73%) HP
10 20 (6.41%) Citrix
11 16 (5.13%) IBM
12 14 (4.49%) Red Hat
13 13 (4.17%) ServiceNow
13 13 (4.17%) Splunk
14 12 (3.85%) ScienceLogic
15 11 (3.53%) Meraki
16 10 (3.21%) Sophos