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 4 October 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
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 191 175 105
Rank change year-on-year -16 -70 -33
Permanent jobs citing VMware 338 286 657
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.36% 1.70% 2.95%
As % of the Vendors category 4.36% 3.30% 7.62%
Number of salaries quoted 250 231 452
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £50,948
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -1.86% -6.52%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £80,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £51,500 £47,500 £50,474
% change year-on-year +8.42% -5.89% +0.95%

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 7,757 8,676 8,625
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 31.19% 51.48% 38.72%
Number of salaries quoted 5,461 3,726 4,697
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £55,000 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year +8.18% -6.30% -2.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £90,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% -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 4 October 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 73 (21.60%) Microsoft Exchange
2 43 (12.72%) SharePoint
3 14 (4.14%) IIS
4 12 (3.55%) nginx
5 11 (3.25%) Apache
6 4 (1.18%) Confluence
7 1 (0.30%) JBoss
7 1 (0.30%) Oracle HTTP Server
7 1 (0.30%) Site Server
7 1 (0.30%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.30%) WebLogic
Applications
1 10 (2.96%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.59%) 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 (0.59%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.59%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 219 (64.79%) Azure
2 132 (39.05%) Microsoft 365
3 98 (28.99%) Entra ID
4 75 (22.19%) AWS
5 25 (7.40%) Nutanix
6 20 (5.92%) IaaS
6 20 (5.92%) PaaS
7 18 (5.33%) Azure Monitor
8 17 (5.03%) Azure DevOps
8 17 (5.03%) GitHub
9 16 (4.73%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 16 (4.73%) OneDrive
10 12 (3.55%) Azure Functions
10 12 (3.55%) Azure Key Vault
10 12 (3.55%) Serverless
11 11 (3.25%) GCP
12 10 (2.96%) Azure Sentinel
13 6 (1.78%) Cloud Computing
13 6 (1.78%) Cloudflare
14 5 (1.48%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 136 (40.24%) Firewall
2 123 (36.39%) DNS
3 96 (28.40%) VPN
4 93 (27.51%) DHCP
5 48 (14.20%) TCP/IP
5 48 (14.20%) WAN
6 47 (13.91%) LAN
7 37 (10.95%) VLAN
8 22 (6.51%) Network Security
9 17 (5.03%) VSAN
10 16 (4.73%) SAN
11 14 (4.14%) Wi-Fi
12 11 (3.25%) IP Telephony
13 10 (2.96%) Wireless
14 9 (2.66%) Fibre Channel
14 9 (2.66%) Unified Communications
15 8 (2.37%) BGP
15 8 (2.37%) OSPF
16 7 (2.07%) iSCSI
16 7 (2.07%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (7.10%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.55%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (0.89%) MySQL
4 2 (0.59%) Big Data
4 2 (0.59%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.30%) GIS
5 1 (0.30%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.30%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 17 (5.03%) Git
2 3 (0.89%) GitLab
2 3 (0.89%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.59%) Gradle
3 2 (0.59%) JIRA
3 2 (0.59%) JUnit
3 2 (0.59%) Mockito
3 2 (0.59%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.30%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 126 (37.28%) Social Skills
2 42 (12.43%) Finance
3 26 (7.69%) Public Sector
4 25 (7.40%) Telecoms
5 23 (6.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 19 (5.62%) Law
6 19 (5.62%) Retail
7 17 (5.03%) Analytical Skills
8 12 (3.55%) Documentation Skills
8 12 (3.55%) Manufacturing
9 9 (2.66%) Aerospace
9 9 (2.66%) Marketing
10 8 (2.37%) Banking
10 8 (2.37%) Legal
11 6 (1.78%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (1.48%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.18%) Mandarin Language
14 2 (0.59%) Back Office
14 2 (0.59%) Military
14 2 (0.59%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 70 (20.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 68 (20.12%) Senior
3 53 (15.68%) Support Engineer
4 47 (13.91%) Consultant
4 47 (13.91%) IT Engineer
5 45 (13.31%) IT Support
6 37 (10.95%) Analyst
7 35 (10.36%) IT Support Engineer
8 34 (10.06%) Architect
9 29 (8.58%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 25 (7.40%) Infrastructure Analyst
11 24 (7.10%) Cloud Engineer
12 23 (6.80%) Technical Consultant
13 21 (6.21%) Network Engineer
14 17 (5.03%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
14 17 (5.03%) VMware Consultant
15 16 (4.73%) Senior Consultant
15 16 (4.73%) VMware Architect
16 15 (4.44%) Cloud Architect
17 14 (4.14%) 3rd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (11.54%) Terraform
2 9 (2.66%) Middleware
3 6 (1.78%) Web Services
4 3 (0.89%) JSON
4 3 (0.89%) LDAP
4 3 (0.89%) REST
5 2 (0.59%) gRPC
5 2 (0.59%) Protocol Buffers
5 2 (0.59%) Regular Expression
5 2 (0.59%) RESTful
5 2 (0.59%) XMPP
5 2 (0.59%) YAML
6 1 (0.30%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (0.30%) Java SE
6 1 (0.30%) Kafka
6 1 (0.30%) OpenLayers
6 1 (0.30%) RabbitMQ
6 1 (0.30%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 80 (23.67%) Data Centre
2 39 (11.54%) Driving Licence
3 27 (7.99%) Hybrid Cloud
4 21 (6.21%) Enterprise Storage
5 20 (5.92%) Replication
6 19 (5.62%) Private Cloud
7 17 (5.03%) Security Posture
8 15 (4.44%) Onboarding
8 15 (4.44%) Public Cloud
9 12 (3.55%) Podcast
10 11 (3.25%) CCTV
11 10 (2.96%) iSeries
11 10 (2.96%) PKI
12 8 (2.37%) Enterprise Cloud
13 6 (1.78%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (1.78%) Video Conferencing
13 6 (1.78%) VxBlock/Vblock
14 5 (1.48%) CMDB
15 4 (1.18%) Cloud Native
15 4 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 212 (62.72%) Windows
2 146 (43.20%) Windows Server
3 76 (22.49%) Linux
4 18 (5.33%) Mac OS
5 15 (4.44%) VMS
6 12 (3.55%) Windows 10
6 12 (3.55%) Windows Server 2016
7 9 (2.66%) Windows Server 2019
8 7 (2.07%) Ubuntu
9 6 (1.78%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (1.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 4 (1.18%) Solaris
12 3 (0.89%) Unix
13 2 (0.59%) AIX
13 2 (0.59%) Android
13 2 (0.59%) CentOS
13 2 (0.59%) Debian
13 2 (0.59%) Rocky
14 1 (0.30%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (37.28%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 114 (33.73%) Disaster Recovery
3 103 (30.47%) Problem-Solving
4 69 (20.41%) Continuous Improvement
5 52 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
6 50 (14.79%) ITIL
7 48 (14.20%) Project Delivery
8 46 (13.61%) Mentoring
9 44 (13.02%) High Availability
10 43 (12.72%) Roadmaps
11 42 (12.43%) Presales
12 40 (11.83%) Root Cause Analysis
13 39 (11.54%) Business Continuity
14 34 (10.06%) DevOps
15 33 (9.76%) Infrastructure as Code
15 33 (9.76%) Stakeholder Management
16 32 (9.47%) Customer Service
16 32 (9.47%) Migration
17 31 (9.17%) AI
17 31 (9.17%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 76 (22.49%) PowerShell
2 28 (8.28%) SQL
3 26 (7.69%) Bash
3 26 (7.69%) Python
4 20 (5.92%) Bicep
5 12 (3.55%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (0.89%) Go
6 3 (0.89%) Shell Script
6 3 (0.89%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.59%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.30%) C
8 1 (0.30%) Java
8 1 (0.30%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.30%) Rust
Qualifications
1 51 (15.09%) Security Cleared
2 47 (13.91%) Microsoft Certification
3 43 (12.72%) Azure Certification
3 43 (12.72%) SC Cleared
3 43 (12.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 30 (8.88%) Cisco Certification
5 26 (7.69%) CCNP
6 22 (6.51%) CCNA
6 22 (6.51%) Degree
6 22 (6.51%) VCAP
7 21 (6.21%) DV Cleared
8 17 (5.03%) VCDX
9 15 (4.44%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 13 (3.85%) MCSA
11 12 (3.55%) MCSE
12 6 (1.78%) AWS Certification
12 6 (1.78%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (1.78%) Dell Certification
13 5 (1.48%) HNC
13 5 (1.48%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (9.17%) SLA
2 22 (6.51%) Cyber Essentials
3 15 (4.44%) PMO
4 4 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.89%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.59%) GDPR
6 2 (0.59%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.30%) NIST
System Software
1 240 (71.01%) VMware Infrastructure
2 149 (44.08%) Active Directory
3 143 (42.31%) Hyper-V
4 66 (19.53%) vSphere
5 33 (9.76%) VMware NSX
6 30 (8.88%) VMware ESXi
7 24 (7.10%) Virtual Machines
8 17 (5.03%) Virtual Desktop
9 13 (3.85%) Firmware
10 12 (3.55%) vCloud
11 9 (2.66%) Docker
11 9 (2.66%) VMware Server
12 7 (2.07%) KVM
13 6 (1.78%) Squid
14 4 (1.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 4 (1.18%) Virtual Servers
15 2 (0.59%) NFS
16 1 (0.30%) Oracle RAC
16 1 (0.30%) Terminal Services
16 1 (0.30%) Xen
Systems Management
1 62 (18.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (6.51%) Ansible
3 18 (5.33%) Kubernetes
4 10 (2.96%) vCenter Server
5 8 (2.37%) SCCM
6 7 (2.07%) Proxmox
7 6 (1.78%) Avamar
7 6 (1.78%) Dell DRAC
7 6 (1.78%) EMC NetWorker
7 6 (1.78%) EMC VPLEX
7 6 (1.78%) VxRail
8 5 (1.48%) HAProxy
9 4 (1.18%) FortiGate
9 4 (1.18%) Grafana
9 4 (1.18%) Graylog
9 4 (1.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 4 (1.18%) ZABBIX
10 3 (0.89%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.89%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.89%) Puppet
Vendors
1 207 (61.24%) Microsoft
2 79 (23.37%) Veeam
3 45 (13.31%) Cisco
4 30 (8.88%) Dell
5 29 (8.58%) Citrix
5 29 (8.58%) NetApp
6 28 (8.28%) Palo Alto
7 26 (7.69%) WatchGuard
8 25 (7.40%) Fortinet
9 23 (6.80%) Broadcom
10 21 (6.21%) Nimble Storage
11 20 (5.92%) EMC
12 17 (5.03%) HP
13 15 (4.44%) SonicWALL
14 14 (4.14%) N-able
15 12 (3.55%) Commvault
15 12 (3.55%) ScienceLogic
16 11 (3.25%) Draytek
16 11 (3.25%) Mitel
17 10 (2.96%) Red Hat