Hybrid/Remote VMware Job Trends

VMware
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 28 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
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 192 171 96
Rank change year-on-year -21 -75 -15
Permanent jobs citing VMware 313 324 796
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.43% 1.97% 2.94%
As % of the Vendors category 4.44% 4.15% 7.55%
Number of salaries quoted 237 281 669
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% - -7.41%
75th Percentile £71,250 £66,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £76,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £47,500
% 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 7,050 7,816 10,548
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 32.17% 47.49% 38.98%
Number of salaries quoted 4,990 4,050 7,259
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 £57,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.52% - -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

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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 28 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 59 (18.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 36 (11.50%) SharePoint
3 13 (4.15%) IIS
4 11 (3.51%) Apache
4 11 (3.51%) nginx
5 5 (1.60%) Confluence
6 1 (0.32%) JBoss
6 1 (0.32%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.32%) Site Server
Applications
1 22 (7.03%) 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
1 205 (65.50%) Azure
2 115 (36.74%) Microsoft 365
3 81 (25.88%) AWS
4 58 (18.53%) Entra ID
5 36 (11.50%) Nutanix
6 25 (7.99%) GitHub
7 20 (6.39%) IaaS
8 18 (5.75%) PaaS
9 16 (5.11%) Azure DevOps
10 15 (4.79%) GCP
11 13 (4.15%) Azure Monitor
12 12 (3.83%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 12 (3.83%) Azure Functions
12 12 (3.83%) Azure Key Vault
12 12 (3.83%) GitHub Actions
12 12 (3.83%) Serverless
13 9 (2.88%) Azure Sentinel
13 9 (2.88%) OneDrive
14 8 (2.56%) Mimecast
15 7 (2.24%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 128 (40.89%) Firewall
2 99 (31.63%) DNS
3 82 (26.20%) VPN
4 63 (20.13%) DHCP
5 57 (18.21%) WAN
6 53 (16.93%) LAN
7 41 (13.10%) TCP/IP
8 27 (8.63%) VLAN
9 22 (7.03%) VSAN
10 18 (5.75%) Network Security
11 14 (4.47%) Wi-Fi
12 10 (3.19%) 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 22 (7.03%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.83%) 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 (7.03%) 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 (35.46%) Social Skills
2 42 (13.42%) Finance
3 30 (9.58%) Public Sector
3 30 (9.58%) Retail
4 24 (7.67%) Law
5 19 (6.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 17 (5.43%) Telecoms
7 13 (4.15%) Banking
7 13 (4.15%) Documentation Skills
7 13 (4.15%) Manufacturing
8 12 (3.83%) Marketing
9 11 (3.51%) 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 69 (22.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 63 (20.13%) Senior
3 46 (14.70%) Support Engineer
4 44 (14.06%) Consultant
5 35 (11.18%) IT Engineer
6 32 (10.22%) IT Support
7 29 (9.27%) Architect
8 28 (8.95%) IT Support Engineer
9 26 (8.31%) Analyst
10 23 (7.35%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 20 (6.39%) Technical Consultant
12 19 (6.07%) Senior Consultant
12 19 (6.07%) VMware Consultant
13 18 (5.75%) Azure Engineer
13 18 (5.75%) Infrastructure Consultant
13 18 (5.75%) VMware Architect
14 17 (5.43%) Cloud Consultant
14 17 (5.43%) Network Engineer
14 17 (5.43%) Solutions Architect
14 17 (5.43%) Systems 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 (22.36%) Data Centre
2 33 (10.54%) Hybrid Cloud
3 29 (9.27%) Driving Licence
4 27 (8.63%) Replication
5 25 (7.99%) Public Cloud
6 23 (7.35%) Private Cloud
7 21 (6.71%) Enterprise Storage
8 19 (6.07%) Security Posture
9 12 (3.83%) Podcast
10 11 (3.51%) iSeries
11 10 (3.19%) CMDB
11 10 (3.19%) Onboarding
11 10 (3.19%) PKI
11 10 (3.19%) 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
1 178 (56.87%) Windows
2 116 (37.06%) Windows Server
3 88 (28.12%) Linux
4 20 (6.39%) Windows 10
5 13 (4.15%) Unix
5 13 (4.15%) VMS
6 9 (2.88%) Ubuntu
7 8 (2.56%) Windows Server 2016
8 7 (2.24%) Mac OS
9 5 (1.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (1.28%) Windows Server 2019
11 3 (0.96%) CentOS
12 2 (0.64%) Android
12 2 (0.64%) Apple iOS
12 2 (0.64%) Debian
12 2 (0.64%) Solaris
13 1 (0.32%) FreeBSD
13 1 (0.32%) OpenBSD
13 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (32.59%) Disaster Recovery
1 102 (32.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 74 (23.64%) Problem-Solving
3 51 (16.29%) Presales
4 49 (15.65%) Continuous Improvement
5 48 (15.34%) Cybersecurity
6 41 (13.10%) DevOps
7 39 (12.46%) Infrastructure as Code
8 37 (11.82%) CI/CD
9 34 (10.86%) High Availability
10 33 (10.54%) Business Continuity
10 33 (10.54%) ITIL
10 33 (10.54%) Mentoring
10 33 (10.54%) Project Delivery
11 29 (9.27%) Root Cause Analysis
12 27 (8.63%) Roadmaps
13 24 (7.67%) Customer Service
14 23 (7.35%) AI
14 23 (7.35%) Performance Tuning
14 23 (7.35%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 86 (27.48%) PowerShell
2 47 (15.02%) Python
3 30 (9.58%) Bash
3 30 (9.58%) SQL
4 17 (5.43%) Bicep
5 12 (3.83%) 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 (15.65%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 45 (14.38%) Azure Certification
3 43 (13.74%) Microsoft Certification
4 37 (11.82%) Security Cleared
5 35 (11.18%) SC Cleared
6 29 (9.27%) VCAP
7 26 (8.31%) Degree
8 22 (7.03%) Cisco Certification
9 21 (6.71%) VCDX
10 17 (5.43%) CCNP
11 14 (4.47%) CCNA
11 14 (4.47%) 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 20 (6.39%) SLA
2 15 (4.79%) PMO
3 11 (3.51%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (3.51%) 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 (73.48%) VMware Infrastructure
2 117 (37.38%) Active Directory
3 110 (35.14%) Hyper-V
4 74 (23.64%) vSphere
5 37 (11.82%) VMware NSX
6 33 (10.54%) VMware ESXi
7 16 (5.11%) vCloud
8 14 (4.47%) Firmware
8 14 (4.47%) Virtual Desktop
9 11 (3.51%) 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 60 (19.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 50 (15.97%) Terraform
3 35 (11.18%) Ansible
4 28 (8.95%) Kubernetes
5 22 (7.03%) vCenter Server
6 14 (4.47%) Proxmox
7 11 (3.51%) 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
1 189 (60.38%) Microsoft
2 65 (20.77%) Veeam
3 59 (18.85%) Cisco
4 31 (9.90%) Dell
5 30 (9.58%) NetApp
5 30 (9.58%) Palo Alto
6 25 (7.99%) Broadcom
7 24 (7.67%) Fortinet
8 23 (7.35%) Nimble Storage
9 22 (7.03%) HP
10 21 (6.71%) Commvault
10 21 (6.71%) EMC
11 20 (6.39%) Citrix
12 16 (5.11%) IBM
13 14 (4.47%) Red Hat
14 13 (4.15%) ServiceNow
14 13 (4.15%) Splunk
15 12 (3.83%) ScienceLogic
16 11 (3.51%) Meraki
17 10 (3.19%) Sophos