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 29 November 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
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 165 89 75
Rank change year-on-year -76 -14 +18
Permanent jobs citing VMware 233 641 862
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.53% 3.26% 4.12%
As % of the Vendors category 3.42% 8.77% 10.05%
Number of salaries quoted 179 447 761
10th Percentile £29,650 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,375 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -1.96%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £79,500
UK median annual salary £47,500 £53,300 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.88% +6.60% -

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 6,817 7,312 8,579
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 44.63% 37.20% 40.97%
Number of salaries quoted 3,565 4,414 7,020
10th Percentile £29,660 £32,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £43,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £76,250 £77,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,778 £92,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,000 £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 29 November 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 33 (14.16%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (6.01%) SharePoint
3 7 (3.00%) IIS
4 1 (0.43%) BizTalk Server
4 1 (0.43%) Tomcat
Applications
1 5 (2.15%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (1.29%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.86%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.43%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 122 (52.36%) Azure
2 83 (35.62%) Microsoft 365
3 47 (20.17%) AWS
4 32 (13.73%) Entra ID
5 21 (9.01%) GitHub
6 19 (8.15%) Nutanix
7 14 (6.01%) IaaS
8 11 (4.72%) PaaS
9 10 (4.29%) Azure Monitor
9 10 (4.29%) GitHub Actions
10 8 (3.43%) Azure Sentinel
10 8 (3.43%) GCP
10 8 (3.43%) OneDrive
10 8 (3.43%) SaaS
11 7 (3.00%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (2.58%) Dynamics 365
12 6 (2.58%) Mimecast
13 5 (2.15%) Cohesity
14 4 (1.72%) Power Platform
15 3 (1.29%) IBM Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 86 (36.91%) Firewall
2 49 (21.03%) DNS
3 43 (18.45%) DHCP
4 39 (16.74%) VPN
5 38 (16.31%) WAN
6 27 (11.59%) SAN
7 24 (10.30%) LAN
7 24 (10.30%) TCP/IP
8 19 (8.15%) SD-WAN
9 13 (5.58%) Wi-Fi
10 12 (5.15%) VLAN
11 8 (3.43%) Wireless
12 7 (3.00%) IP Telephony
12 7 (3.00%) Wireshark
13 6 (2.58%) Fibre Channel
13 6 (2.58%) Network Security
14 5 (2.15%) NAS
15 4 (1.72%) Cisco ISE
15 4 (1.72%) IPsec
15 4 (1.72%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (5.58%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.15%) Data Hub
2 5 (2.15%) SQL CLR
3 3 (1.29%) Power BI
3 3 (1.29%) SAP HANA
4 2 (0.86%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.86%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.86%) MySQL
4 2 (0.86%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.43%) Apache Cassandra
5 1 (0.43%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.43%) Metadata
5 1 (0.43%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.43%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 8 (3.43%) Git
2 7 (3.00%) TeamCity
3 5 (2.15%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.86%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.86%) GitLab
4 2 (0.86%) JMeter
4 2 (0.86%) JUnit
4 2 (0.86%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.43%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.43%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 82 (35.19%) Social Skills
2 50 (21.46%) Finance
3 21 (9.01%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (4.72%) Public Sector
5 9 (3.86%) Documentation Skills
5 9 (3.86%) Marketing
5 9 (3.86%) Telecoms
6 7 (3.00%) Manufacturing
6 7 (3.00%) Retail
7 6 (2.58%) Back Office
7 6 (2.58%) Law
7 6 (2.58%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (1.72%) Legal
9 3 (1.29%) Local Government
9 3 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (0.86%) Advertising
11 1 (0.43%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.43%) Banking
11 1 (0.43%) Electronics
11 1 (0.43%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 44 (18.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 36 (15.45%) Senior
3 35 (15.02%) Support Engineer
4 24 (10.30%) IT Support
5 19 (8.15%) Infrastructure Manager
6 17 (7.30%) 2nd Line Support
6 17 (7.30%) IT Engineer
6 17 (7.30%) IT Manager
7 16 (6.87%) VMware Engineer
8 15 (6.44%) Analyst
8 15 (6.44%) DevOps Engineer
9 14 (6.01%) IT Support Engineer
10 13 (5.58%) Azure Engineer
10 13 (5.58%) IT Infrastructure Manager
10 13 (5.58%) Linux Engineer
11 11 (4.72%) Consultant
11 11 (4.72%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 11 (4.72%) Support Analyst
12 10 (4.29%) Security Manager
13 9 (3.86%) Cisco Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.00%) .NET
2 6 (2.58%) Node.js
3 4 (1.72%) .NET Core
3 4 (1.72%) .NET Framework
3 4 (1.72%) Dapper ORM
3 4 (1.72%) Entity Framework
4 3 (1.29%) JSON
4 3 (1.29%) Kafka
4 3 (1.29%) SAP Basis
5 2 (0.86%) ASP.NET Web API
5 2 (0.86%) Hibernate
5 2 (0.86%) LAMP
5 2 (0.86%) RabbitMQ
5 2 (0.86%) Spring
5 2 (0.86%) WCF
6 1 (0.43%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 30 (12.88%) Data Centre
2 22 (9.44%) Hybrid Cloud
3 16 (6.87%) Driving Licence
4 14 (6.01%) Onboarding
5 13 (5.58%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (4.72%) Private Cloud
7 10 (4.29%) CCTV
8 9 (3.86%) Public Cloud
9 8 (3.43%) Client/Server
9 8 (3.43%) Cloud Native
10 7 (3.00%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (2.58%) Clustering
11 6 (2.58%) Management Information System
12 4 (1.72%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 4 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (1.72%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 3 (1.29%) iPad
13 3 (1.29%) iPhone
13 3 (1.29%) Mobile App
13 3 (1.29%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 124 (53.22%) Windows
2 81 (34.76%) Windows Server
3 65 (27.90%) Linux
4 20 (8.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 18 (7.73%) Windows Server 2012
6 17 (7.30%) Unix
7 14 (6.01%) Windows Server 2019
8 10 (4.29%) Mac OS
9 9 (3.86%) CentOS
10 8 (3.43%) Apple iOS
10 8 (3.43%) Solaris
11 5 (2.15%) Android
11 5 (2.15%) Debian
11 5 (2.15%) Mac OS X
11 5 (2.15%) Oracle Linux
11 5 (2.15%) Ubuntu
12 3 (1.29%) HPUX
12 3 (1.29%) VMS
12 3 (1.29%) Windows 10
12 3 (1.29%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (25.75%) Problem-Solving
2 53 (22.75%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 52 (22.32%) ITIL
4 48 (20.60%) Cybersecurity
5 37 (15.88%) DevOps
5 37 (15.88%) Mentoring
6 30 (12.88%) Continuous Improvement
7 28 (12.02%) Disaster Recovery
7 28 (12.02%) Infrastructure as Code
8 23 (9.87%) Migration
8 23 (9.87%) Server Management
9 22 (9.44%) Project Delivery
10 20 (8.58%) Performance Tuning
11 18 (7.73%) Collaborative Culture
11 18 (7.73%) Customer Service
11 18 (7.73%) Infrastructure Management
12 17 (7.30%) CI/CD
12 17 (7.30%) Test Automation
13 16 (6.87%) Service Delivery
14 15 (6.44%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 47 (20.17%) PowerShell
2 33 (14.16%) Python
3 16 (6.87%) SQL
4 12 (5.15%) Bash
5 11 (4.72%) Bicep
6 5 (2.15%) Korn
7 4 (1.72%) C#
8 3 (1.29%) Java
9 1 (0.43%) Go
9 1 (0.43%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 41 (17.60%) Microsoft Certification
2 40 (17.17%) Security Cleared
3 28 (12.02%) Cisco Certification
4 26 (11.16%) SC Cleared
5 25 (10.73%) MCSE
6 24 (10.30%) MCP
7 22 (9.44%) MCSA
8 19 (8.15%) CCNA
9 18 (7.73%) Azure Certification
9 18 (7.73%) Degree
10 14 (6.01%) CCNP
11 12 (5.15%) Computer Science Degree
12 10 (4.29%) AWS Certification
12 10 (4.29%) CCA
12 10 (4.29%) Citrix Certification
12 10 (4.29%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 8 (3.43%) DBS Check
14 6 (2.58%) CEH
15 5 (2.15%) BPSS Clearance
16 4 (1.72%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (9.44%) SLA
2 20 (8.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (6.01%) NIST
4 9 (3.86%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (2.58%) ISO 22301
6 5 (2.15%) GDPR
7 1 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.43%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.43%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 122 (52.36%) VMware Infrastructure
2 82 (35.19%) Active Directory
3 56 (24.03%) Hyper-V
4 24 (10.30%) vSphere
5 18 (7.73%) VMware ESXi
6 17 (7.30%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (4.72%) VMware NSX
8 8 (3.43%) Firmware
9 7 (3.00%) Docker
10 6 (2.58%) NFS
11 3 (1.29%) XenApp
12 2 (0.86%) Veritas Cluster Server
13 1 (0.43%) Dovecot
13 1 (0.43%) Postfix
13 1 (0.43%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 51 (21.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 40 (17.17%) Terraform
3 34 (14.59%) Ansible
4 21 (9.01%) Kubernetes
5 12 (5.15%) vCenter Server
6 10 (4.29%) SCCM
7 6 (2.58%) SCOM
8 4 (1.72%) FortiGate
8 4 (1.72%) Proxmox
9 3 (1.29%) Dell DRAC
9 3 (1.29%) Nessus
10 2 (0.86%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.86%) ZABBIX
11 1 (0.43%) AirWatch
11 1 (0.43%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.43%) Icinga
11 1 (0.43%) Kibana
11 1 (0.43%) PaperCut
11 1 (0.43%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.43%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 122 (52.36%) Microsoft
2 54 (23.18%) Cisco
3 25 (10.73%) Veeam
4 18 (7.73%) Red Hat
5 17 (7.30%) Dell
6 16 (6.87%) Commvault
6 16 (6.87%) NetApp
7 15 (6.44%) Citrix
8 13 (5.58%) SolarWinds
9 10 (4.29%) 3PAR
9 10 (4.29%) Palo Alto
10 8 (3.43%) HP
11 7 (3.00%) Draytek
11 7 (3.00%) F5
11 7 (3.00%) Google
11 7 (3.00%) Mitel
11 7 (3.00%) Oracle
11 7 (3.00%) Pure Storage
11 7 (3.00%) Ubiquiti
11 7 (3.00%) WatchGuard