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 15 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
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 182 171 119
Rank change year-on-year -11 -52 -46
Permanent jobs citing VMware 335 293 639
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.40% 1.81% 2.76%
As % of the Vendors category 4.44% 3.68% 7.17%
Number of salaries quoted 249 239 464
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £35,000 £40,000
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 £69,063
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 7,537 7,961 8,913
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 31.44% 49.18% 38.45%
Number of salaries quoted 5,362 3,815 5,098
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £42,000 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -5.98% -2.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £77,022
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £51,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.65% -6.36% -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 15 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 (19.40%) Microsoft Exchange
2 40 (11.94%) SharePoint
3 12 (3.58%) IIS
3 12 (3.58%) nginx
4 11 (3.28%) 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 (4.18%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.90%) 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
1 210 (62.69%) Azure
2 130 (38.81%) Microsoft 365
3 82 (24.48%) Entra ID
4 74 (22.09%) AWS
5 29 (8.66%) Nutanix
6 21 (6.27%) IaaS
7 20 (5.97%) PaaS
8 18 (5.37%) GitHub
9 17 (5.07%) Azure Monitor
10 16 (4.78%) Azure DevOps
10 16 (4.78%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 13 (3.88%) OneDrive
12 12 (3.58%) Azure Functions
12 12 (3.58%) Azure Key Vault
12 12 (3.58%) GCP
12 12 (3.58%) Serverless
13 9 (2.69%) Azure Sentinel
14 7 (2.09%) Mimecast
15 6 (1.79%) Cloud Computing
15 6 (1.79%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 137 (40.90%) Firewall
2 114 (34.03%) DNS
3 86 (25.67%) DHCP
3 86 (25.67%) VPN
4 54 (16.12%) WAN
5 51 (15.22%) LAN
6 46 (13.73%) TCP/IP
7 32 (9.55%) VLAN
8 22 (6.57%) Network Security
9 21 (6.27%) VSAN
10 16 (4.78%) Wi-Fi
11 13 (3.88%) SAN
12 10 (2.99%) BGP
12 10 (2.99%) Wireless
13 9 (2.69%) Fibre Channel
13 9 (2.69%) Unified Communications
14 8 (2.39%) OSPF
15 7 (2.09%) IP Telephony
15 7 (2.09%) iSCSI
15 7 (2.09%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (6.27%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.58%) Azure SQL Database
3 6 (1.79%) MySQL
4 4 (1.19%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.90%) 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 19 (5.67%) Git
2 4 (1.19%) GitLab
2 4 (1.19%) Jenkins
2 4 (1.19%) Visual Studio Code
3 2 (0.60%) Gradle
3 2 (0.60%) JUnit
3 2 (0.60%) Mockito
4 1 (0.30%) JIRA
4 1 (0.30%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 123 (36.72%) Social Skills
2 46 (13.73%) Finance
3 30 (8.96%) Public Sector
4 23 (6.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 23 (6.87%) Telecoms
5 22 (6.57%) Retail
6 20 (5.97%) Law
7 15 (4.48%) Analytical Skills
8 14 (4.18%) Documentation Skills
9 12 (3.58%) Manufacturing
10 11 (3.28%) Marketing
11 10 (2.99%) Banking
12 9 (2.69%) Aerospace
12 9 (2.69%) Legal
13 8 (2.39%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (1.19%) Mandarin Language
16 3 (0.90%) Back Office
17 2 (0.60%) Influencing Skills
17 2 (0.60%) Military
Job Titles
1 75 (22.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 67 (20.00%) Senior
3 53 (15.82%) Support Engineer
4 48 (14.33%) Consultant
5 43 (12.84%) IT Engineer
6 39 (11.64%) Architect
6 39 (11.64%) IT Support
7 32 (9.55%) IT Support Engineer
8 31 (9.25%) Analyst
9 28 (8.36%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 26 (7.76%) Technical Consultant
11 24 (7.16%) Cloud Engineer
12 21 (6.27%) Infrastructure Analyst
13 20 (5.97%) Network Engineer
14 19 (5.67%) VMware Consultant
15 18 (5.37%) Senior Consultant
15 18 (5.37%) VMware Architect
16 17 (5.07%) Cloud Architect
16 17 (5.07%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
17 16 (4.78%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (13.13%) Terraform
2 8 (2.39%) 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 80 (23.88%) Data Centre
2 35 (10.45%) Driving Licence
3 29 (8.66%) Hybrid Cloud
4 22 (6.57%) Replication
5 20 (5.97%) Enterprise Storage
5 20 (5.97%) Private Cloud
6 18 (5.37%) Public Cloud
7 17 (5.07%) Onboarding
7 17 (5.07%) Security Posture
8 12 (3.58%) PKI
8 12 (3.58%) Podcast
9 11 (3.28%) iSeries
10 8 (2.39%) Enterprise Cloud
10 8 (2.39%) Video Conferencing
11 7 (2.09%) CCTV
11 7 (2.09%) CMDB
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
1 205 (61.19%) Windows
2 135 (40.30%) Windows Server
3 82 (24.48%) Linux
4 18 (5.37%) Mac OS
5 14 (4.18%) VMS
5 14 (4.18%) Windows 10
6 9 (2.69%) Ubuntu
6 9 (2.69%) Unix
6 9 (2.69%) Windows Server 2016
7 7 (2.09%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (1.49%) Solaris
9 4 (1.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (1.19%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (0.90%) CentOS
11 2 (0.60%) AIX
11 2 (0.60%) Android
11 2 (0.60%) Debian
12 1 (0.30%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (35.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 108 (32.24%) Disaster Recovery
3 93 (27.76%) Problem-Solving
4 66 (19.70%) Continuous Improvement
5 51 (15.22%) ITIL
6 49 (14.63%) Cybersecurity
6 49 (14.63%) Presales
7 45 (13.43%) Project Delivery
8 42 (12.54%) High Availability
8 42 (12.54%) Mentoring
8 42 (12.54%) Roadmaps
9 40 (11.94%) Business Continuity
10 35 (10.45%) Infrastructure as Code
10 35 (10.45%) Root Cause Analysis
11 32 (9.55%) DevOps
11 32 (9.55%) Migration
12 31 (9.25%) Customer Service
13 29 (8.66%) AI
14 28 (8.36%) CI/CD
15 27 (8.06%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 78 (23.28%) PowerShell
2 29 (8.66%) Python
2 29 (8.66%) SQL
3 25 (7.46%) Bash
4 20 (5.97%) Bicep
5 12 (3.58%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (0.90%) Go
6 3 (0.90%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.60%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.30%) C
8 1 (0.30%) Java
8 1 (0.30%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.30%) Rust
8 1 (0.30%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 50 (14.93%) Security Cleared
2 47 (14.03%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 45 (13.43%) Azure Certification
3 45 (13.43%) SC Cleared
4 43 (12.84%) Microsoft Certification
5 28 (8.36%) Cisco Certification
5 28 (8.36%) Degree
6 27 (8.06%) VCAP
7 23 (6.87%) CCNP
8 21 (6.27%) VCDX
9 19 (5.67%) CCNA
9 19 (5.67%) DV Cleared
10 11 (3.28%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 10 (2.99%) MCSE
12 9 (2.69%) MCSA
13 8 (2.39%) Computer Science Degree
14 7 (2.09%) HNC
14 7 (2.09%) HND
15 6 (1.79%) Dell Certification
15 6 (1.79%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (8.96%) SLA
2 19 (5.67%) Cyber Essentials
3 17 (5.07%) PMO
4 4 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.90%) 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
1 240 (71.64%) VMware Infrastructure
2 133 (39.70%) Active Directory
3 130 (38.81%) Hyper-V
4 73 (21.79%) vSphere
5 41 (12.24%) VMware NSX
6 27 (8.06%) VMware ESXi
7 18 (5.37%) Virtual Desktop
7 18 (5.37%) Virtual Machines
8 16 (4.78%) vCloud
9 13 (3.88%) Firmware
10 10 (2.99%) Docker
11 9 (2.69%) VMware Server
12 7 (2.09%) KVM
13 6 (1.79%) Squid
14 4 (1.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 4 (1.19%) Virtual Servers
15 3 (0.90%) BitLocker
15 3 (0.90%) Terminal Services
16 1 (0.30%) Oracle RAC
16 1 (0.30%) Xen
Systems Management
1 58 (17.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (8.06%) Ansible
3 21 (6.27%) Kubernetes
4 14 (4.18%) vCenter Server
5 8 (2.39%) Proxmox
5 8 (2.39%) 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
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%) Packer
8 4 (1.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 4 (1.19%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 208 (62.09%) Microsoft
2 79 (23.58%) Veeam
3 54 (16.12%) Cisco
4 34 (10.15%) Dell
4 34 (10.15%) NetApp
5 31 (9.25%) Palo Alto
6 27 (8.06%) Broadcom
7 25 (7.46%) Fortinet
8 24 (7.16%) Nimble Storage
9 23 (6.87%) Citrix
9 23 (6.87%) EMC
10 20 (5.97%) HP
11 17 (5.07%) WatchGuard
12 15 (4.48%) Commvault
13 14 (4.18%) N-able
14 12 (3.58%) Red Hat
14 12 (3.58%) ScienceLogic
14 12 (3.58%) ServiceNow
15 11 (3.28%) SonicWALL
15 11 (3.28%) Sophos