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 20 October 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
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 190 92 77
Rank change year-on-year -98 -15 +48
Permanent jobs citing VMware 261 628 969
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.61% 3.11% 4.17%
As % of the Vendors category 3.17% 8.52% 10.34%
Number of salaries quoted 212 431 819
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £33,634
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £54,400
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% -3.49% +8.80%
75th Percentile £65,313 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £86,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +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 8,243 7,370 9,369
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 50.85% 36.47% 40.33%
Number of salaries quoted 3,611 4,386 7,639
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £43,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £56,525
% change year-on-year -13.04% +1.72% +0.94%

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 20 October 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 63 (24.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (6.90%) IIS
3 16 (6.13%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.77%) BizTalk Server
4 2 (0.77%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.38%) Apache
5 1 (0.38%) Confluence
5 1 (0.38%) Tomcat
Applications
1 12 (4.60%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (1.15%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.38%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 135 (51.72%) Azure
2 98 (37.55%) Microsoft 365
3 54 (20.69%) AWS
4 30 (11.49%) Entra ID
5 28 (10.73%) GitHub
5 28 (10.73%) SaaS
6 23 (8.81%) IaaS
7 14 (5.36%) PaaS
8 13 (4.98%) Nutanix
9 11 (4.21%) Azure Sentinel
9 11 (4.21%) GitHub Actions
10 10 (3.83%) GCP
10 10 (3.83%) Power Platform
11 9 (3.45%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (3.45%) OneDrive
12 7 (2.68%) Mimecast
13 6 (2.30%) Azure Monitor
14 5 (1.92%) Cohesity
14 5 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
14 5 (1.92%) IBM Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 96 (36.78%) Firewall
2 52 (19.92%) DHCP
3 49 (18.77%) DNS
4 39 (14.94%) VPN
4 39 (14.94%) WAN
5 34 (13.03%) SAN
6 29 (11.11%) TCP/IP
7 24 (9.20%) LAN
8 19 (7.28%) SD-WAN
9 16 (6.13%) Wi-Fi
10 11 (4.21%) VLAN
11 9 (3.45%) Wireless
12 7 (2.68%) Wireshark
13 6 (2.30%) Fibre Channel
14 5 (1.92%) BGP
14 5 (1.92%) NAS
14 5 (1.92%) Network Security
14 5 (1.92%) OSPF
15 4 (1.53%) Cisco ISE
16 3 (1.15%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (12.64%) SQL Server
2 17 (6.51%) Data Hub
2 17 (6.51%) SQL CLR
3 9 (3.45%) Power BI
4 7 (2.68%) Metadata
4 7 (2.68%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 7 (2.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (1.92%) MongoDB
6 3 (1.15%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (1.15%) SAP HANA
7 2 (0.77%) MySQL
8 1 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.38%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.38%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 11 (4.21%) Git
2 9 (3.45%) TeamCity
3 5 (1.92%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.15%) Artifactory
4 3 (1.15%) GitLab
5 2 (0.77%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.77%) JMeter
5 2 (0.77%) JUnit
5 2 (0.77%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (0.77%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.77%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 86 (32.95%) Social Skills
2 63 (24.14%) Finance
3 28 (10.73%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (6.51%) Back Office
5 15 (5.75%) Public Sector
6 14 (5.36%) Marketing
7 11 (4.21%) Retail
8 9 (3.45%) Manufacturing
9 8 (3.07%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (3.07%) Legal
10 6 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (2.30%) Telecoms
11 5 (1.92%) Law
11 5 (1.92%) Local Government
12 3 (1.15%) Aerospace
12 3 (1.15%) Electronics
13 2 (0.77%) Advertising
13 2 (0.77%) Military
14 1 (0.38%) Avionics
14 1 (0.38%) Games
Job Titles
1 48 (18.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 37 (14.18%) Senior
3 34 (13.03%) Support Engineer
4 21 (8.05%) IT Support
5 19 (7.28%) 2nd Line Support
6 17 (6.51%) DevOps Engineer
7 16 (6.13%) IT Engineer
8 14 (5.36%) Azure Engineer
8 14 (5.36%) Infrastructure Manager
8 14 (5.36%) IT Manager
8 14 (5.36%) Linux Engineer
9 13 (4.98%) 3rd Line Support
9 13 (4.98%) Analyst
9 13 (4.98%) Lead
10 12 (4.60%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 11 (4.21%) ICT Officer
11 11 (4.21%) ICT Support
11 11 (4.21%) ICT Support Officer
11 11 (4.21%) Support Officer
12 10 (3.83%) IT Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (5.36%) .NET
2 10 (3.83%) .NET Core
2 10 (3.83%) .NET Framework
2 10 (3.83%) Dapper ORM
2 10 (3.83%) Entity Framework
3 8 (3.07%) Node.js
4 6 (2.30%) Kafka
5 5 (1.92%) SAML
6 3 (1.15%) JSON
6 3 (1.15%) LAMP
6 3 (1.15%) SAP Basis
7 2 (0.77%) Hibernate
7 2 (0.77%) Spring
8 1 (0.38%) ASP.NET Web API
8 1 (0.38%) LAPP Stack
8 1 (0.38%) ModSecurity
8 1 (0.38%) RabbitMQ
8 1 (0.38%) REST
8 1 (0.38%) WCF
8 1 (0.38%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 29 (11.11%) Data Centre
2 19 (7.28%) Onboarding
3 18 (6.90%) Private Cloud
4 16 (6.13%) Hybrid Cloud
5 15 (5.75%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (4.21%) Driving Licence
7 10 (3.83%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 8 (3.07%) Client/Server
8 8 (3.07%) PKI
9 7 (2.68%) Cloud Native
9 7 (2.68%) Public Cloud
10 6 (2.30%) Clustering
10 6 (2.30%) Management Information System
10 6 (2.30%) Security Posture
10 6 (2.30%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (1.92%) CCTV
11 5 (1.92%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (1.53%) Cyber Kill Chain
13 3 (1.15%) e-Learning
13 3 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 150 (57.47%) Windows
2 106 (40.61%) Windows Server
3 68 (26.05%) Linux
4 27 (10.34%) Windows Server 2019
5 22 (8.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 19 (7.28%) Windows Server 2012
7 18 (6.90%) Windows Server 2016
8 17 (6.51%) Unix
9 15 (5.75%) Mac OS
10 13 (4.98%) CentOS
11 9 (3.45%) Solaris
12 6 (2.30%) Android
12 6 (2.30%) Debian
12 6 (2.30%) Oracle Linux
12 6 (2.30%) Windows 10
13 5 (1.92%) Apple iOS
13 5 (1.92%) Mac OS X
14 4 (1.53%) HPUX
14 4 (1.53%) Ubuntu
15 3 (1.15%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (29.89%) Problem-Solving
2 71 (27.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 49 (18.77%) Cybersecurity
4 47 (18.01%) ITIL
5 45 (17.24%) Mentoring
6 40 (15.33%) DevOps
7 33 (12.64%) Customer Service
7 33 (12.64%) Performance Tuning
8 29 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
9 28 (10.73%) Migration
10 27 (10.34%) Collaborative Culture
11 26 (9.96%) Infrastructure as Code
12 25 (9.58%) CI/CD
12 25 (9.58%) Project Delivery
13 20 (7.66%) SIEM
14 19 (7.28%) High Availability
14 19 (7.28%) Server Management
14 19 (7.28%) Workflow
15 18 (6.90%) Data Privacy
15 18 (6.90%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 56 (21.46%) PowerShell
2 30 (11.49%) SQL
3 27 (10.34%) Python
4 14 (5.36%) Bash
5 11 (4.21%) Bicep
6 10 (3.83%) C#
7 7 (2.68%) T-SQL
8 5 (1.92%) Korn
9 3 (1.15%) Java
10 1 (0.38%) Go
10 1 (0.38%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.38%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 52 (19.92%) Security Cleared
2 37 (14.18%) SC Cleared
3 35 (13.41%) Microsoft Certification
4 24 (9.20%) Cisco Certification
4 24 (9.20%) Degree
5 21 (8.05%) MCP
6 20 (7.66%) Azure Certification
7 19 (7.28%) MCSA
7 19 (7.28%) MCSE
8 18 (6.90%) CCNA
9 16 (6.13%) CCNP
10 13 (4.98%) Computer Science Degree
11 11 (4.21%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 9 (3.45%) DBS Check
13 8 (3.07%) AWS Certification
13 8 (3.07%) DV Cleared
14 7 (2.68%) CCA
14 7 (2.68%) CISSP
14 7 (2.68%) Citrix Certification
15 5 (1.92%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (9.20%) SLA
2 16 (6.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (3.07%) NIST
4 5 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (1.92%) GDPR
5 2 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (0.77%) Def Stans
5 2 (0.77%) ISO 22301
6 1 (0.38%) HIPAA
System Software
1 160 (61.30%) VMware Infrastructure
2 104 (39.85%) Active Directory
3 57 (21.84%) Hyper-V
4 34 (13.03%) VMware ESXi
5 25 (9.58%) vSphere
6 16 (6.13%) Virtual Machines
7 9 (3.45%) Docker
8 8 (3.07%) VMware NSX
9 6 (2.30%) NFS
10 5 (1.92%) Firmware
10 5 (1.92%) XenApp
11 2 (0.77%) KVM
11 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (0.77%) Virtual Desktop
11 2 (0.77%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (0.38%) Dovecot
12 1 (0.38%) Forefront TMG
12 1 (0.38%) ISA Server
12 1 (0.38%) Postfix
12 1 (0.38%) Xen
Systems Management
1 53 (20.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 38 (14.56%) Terraform
3 36 (13.79%) Ansible
4 19 (7.28%) Kubernetes
5 14 (5.36%) vCenter Server
6 13 (4.98%) SCCM
7 8 (3.07%) SCOM
8 7 (2.68%) Failover Clustering
9 6 (2.30%) Proxmox
10 5 (1.92%) Nessus
10 5 (1.92%) Single Sign-On
11 4 (1.53%) FortiGate
11 4 (1.53%) ZENworks
12 3 (1.15%) Dell DRAC
12 3 (1.15%) Progress Chef
12 3 (1.15%) Puppet
12 3 (1.15%) SmoothWall
12 3 (1.15%) ZABBIX
13 2 (0.77%) SCOrch
13 2 (0.77%) SCSM
Vendors
1 158 (60.54%) Microsoft
2 58 (22.22%) Cisco
3 29 (11.11%) Veeam
4 22 (8.43%) Dell
5 19 (7.28%) NetApp
6 16 (6.13%) Meraki
7 14 (5.36%) Citrix
7 14 (5.36%) Red Hat
7 14 (5.36%) SolarWinds
8 12 (4.60%) HP
9 11 (4.21%) Oracle
10 10 (3.83%) 3PAR
10 10 (3.83%) Commvault
10 10 (3.83%) Palo Alto
11 8 (3.07%) CheckPoint
12 7 (2.68%) IBM
12 7 (2.68%) Pure Storage
12 7 (2.68%) Ubiquiti
13 6 (2.30%) EMC
13 6 (2.30%) SAP