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 23 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
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 195 171 107
Rank change year-on-year -24 -64 -31
Permanent jobs citing VMware 339 298 638
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.38% 1.84% 2.83%
As % of the Vendors category 4.38% 3.74% 7.38%
Number of salaries quoted 250 243 448
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,250 £31,775
25th Percentile £42,500 £35,000 £39,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -3.85% -4.59%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,125 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,250 £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 7,733 7,976 8,647
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 31.44% 49.36% 38.35%
Number of salaries quoted 5,473 3,778 4,868
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,558 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £58,725
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -6.34% -2.13%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,225 £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

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 23 September 2026.

VMware salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

VMware
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 68 (20.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 41 (12.09%) SharePoint
3 13 (3.83%) IIS
4 12 (3.54%) nginx
5 11 (3.24%) Apache
6 4 (1.18%) Confluence
7 1 (0.29%) Oracle HTTP Server
7 1 (0.29%) Site Server
7 1 (0.29%) Tomcat
Applications
1 12 (3.54%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.29%) Houdini
4 1 (0.29%) NUKE
4 1 (0.29%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 2 (0.59%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.59%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 218 (64.31%) Azure
2 131 (38.64%) Microsoft 365
3 90 (26.55%) Entra ID
4 77 (22.71%) AWS
5 25 (7.37%) Nutanix
6 21 (6.19%) IaaS
7 20 (5.90%) PaaS
8 19 (5.60%) GitHub
9 17 (5.01%) Azure Monitor
10 16 (4.72%) Azure DevOps
10 16 (4.72%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 14 (4.13%) OneDrive
12 13 (3.83%) GCP
13 12 (3.54%) Azure Functions
13 12 (3.54%) Azure Key Vault
13 12 (3.54%) Serverless
14 9 (2.65%) Azure Sentinel
15 6 (1.77%) Cloud Computing
15 6 (1.77%) GitHub Actions
15 6 (1.77%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 138 (40.71%) Firewall
2 119 (35.10%) DNS
3 92 (27.14%) VPN
4 89 (26.25%) DHCP
5 51 (15.04%) WAN
6 49 (14.45%) LAN
7 47 (13.86%) TCP/IP
8 34 (10.03%) VLAN
9 23 (6.78%) Network Security
10 17 (5.01%) VSAN
11 15 (4.42%) SAN
11 15 (4.42%) Wi-Fi
12 10 (2.95%) Wireless
13 9 (2.65%) BGP
13 9 (2.65%) Fibre Channel
13 9 (2.65%) IP Telephony
13 9 (2.65%) Unified Communications
14 8 (2.36%) OSPF
15 7 (2.06%) iSCSI
15 7 (2.06%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (6.78%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.54%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (1.18%) MySQL
4 3 (0.88%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.59%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (0.59%) Power BI
6 1 (0.29%) GIS
Development Applications
1 19 (5.60%) Git
2 4 (1.18%) GitLab
2 4 (1.18%) Jenkins
2 4 (1.18%) Visual Studio Code
3 2 (0.59%) Gradle
3 2 (0.59%) JUnit
3 2 (0.59%) Mockito
4 1 (0.29%) JIRA
4 1 (0.29%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 127 (37.46%) Social Skills
2 45 (13.27%) Finance
3 29 (8.55%) Public Sector
4 24 (7.08%) Telecoms
5 23 (6.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 21 (6.19%) Retail
7 20 (5.90%) Law
8 16 (4.72%) Analytical Skills
9 13 (3.83%) Documentation Skills
10 12 (3.54%) Manufacturing
11 10 (2.95%) Marketing
12 9 (2.65%) Aerospace
12 9 (2.65%) Banking
12 9 (2.65%) Legal
13 8 (2.36%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (1.18%) Mandarin Language
14 4 (1.18%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.88%) Back Office
15 3 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
16 2 (0.59%) Military
Job Titles
1 73 (21.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 67 (19.76%) Senior
3 54 (15.93%) Support Engineer
4 47 (13.86%) Consultant
5 45 (13.27%) IT Engineer
6 42 (12.39%) IT Support
7 36 (10.62%) Architect
8 34 (10.03%) Analyst
8 34 (10.03%) IT Support Engineer
9 30 (8.85%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 24 (7.08%) Cloud Engineer
11 23 (6.78%) Infrastructure Analyst
11 23 (6.78%) Technical Consultant
12 20 (5.90%) Network Engineer
13 17 (5.01%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
13 17 (5.01%) VMware Consultant
14 16 (4.72%) Azure Engineer
14 16 (4.72%) Senior Consultant
14 16 (4.72%) VMware Architect
15 15 (4.42%) Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (12.68%) Terraform
2 8 (2.36%) Middleware
3 6 (1.77%) Web Services
4 3 (0.88%) REST
4 3 (0.88%) XMPP
5 2 (0.59%) gRPC
5 2 (0.59%) JSON
5 2 (0.59%) LDAP
5 2 (0.59%) Protocol Buffers
5 2 (0.59%) RESTful
6 1 (0.29%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (0.29%) Java SE
6 1 (0.29%) OpenLayers
6 1 (0.29%) Regular Expression
6 1 (0.29%) Unreal Engine
6 1 (0.29%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 80 (23.60%) Data Centre
2 37 (10.91%) Driving Licence
3 28 (8.26%) Hybrid Cloud
4 21 (6.19%) Enterprise Storage
4 21 (6.19%) Private Cloud
4 21 (6.19%) Replication
5 18 (5.31%) Public Cloud
6 17 (5.01%) Security Posture
7 16 (4.72%) Onboarding
8 12 (3.54%) PKI
8 12 (3.54%) Podcast
9 11 (3.24%) iSeries
10 9 (2.65%) CCTV
11 8 (2.36%) Enterprise Cloud
12 7 (2.06%) CMDB
12 7 (2.06%) Video Conferencing
13 6 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (1.77%) VxBlock/Vblock
14 4 (1.18%) Cloud Native
14 4 (1.18%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 213 (62.83%) Windows
2 144 (42.48%) Windows Server
3 82 (24.19%) Linux
4 18 (5.31%) Mac OS
5 15 (4.42%) VMS
6 13 (3.83%) Windows 10
7 11 (3.24%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (2.36%) Ubuntu
8 8 (2.36%) Windows Server 2019
9 7 (2.06%) Unix
10 5 (1.47%) Solaris
10 5 (1.47%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (1.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.59%) AIX
12 2 (0.59%) Android
12 2 (0.59%) CentOS
12 2 (0.59%) Debian
13 1 (0.29%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (36.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 111 (32.74%) Disaster Recovery
3 99 (29.20%) Problem-Solving
4 68 (20.06%) Continuous Improvement
5 50 (14.75%) ITIL
6 49 (14.45%) Cybersecurity
7 46 (13.57%) Project Delivery
8 44 (12.98%) Mentoring
8 44 (12.98%) Presales
8 44 (12.98%) Roadmaps
9 42 (12.39%) High Availability
10 40 (11.80%) Business Continuity
11 38 (11.21%) Root Cause Analysis
12 35 (10.32%) Infrastructure as Code
13 33 (9.73%) Migration
14 32 (9.44%) Customer Service
14 32 (9.44%) DevOps
15 31 (9.14%) Stakeholder Management
16 30 (8.85%) AI
17 29 (8.55%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 80 (23.60%) PowerShell
2 30 (8.85%) Python
3 29 (8.55%) SQL
4 26 (7.67%) Bash
5 20 (5.90%) Bicep
6 12 (3.54%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (1.18%) Go
8 3 (0.88%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.59%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.29%) C
10 1 (0.29%) Java
10 1 (0.29%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.29%) Rust
10 1 (0.29%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 50 (14.75%) Security Cleared
2 45 (13.27%) Azure Certification
2 45 (13.27%) Microsoft Certification
3 44 (12.98%) SC Cleared
3 44 (12.98%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 29 (8.55%) Cisco Certification
5 26 (7.67%) Degree
6 25 (7.37%) CCNP
7 23 (6.78%) VCAP
8 21 (6.19%) CCNA
9 19 (5.60%) DV Cleared
10 17 (5.01%) VCDX
11 13 (3.83%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 11 (3.24%) MCSA
12 11 (3.24%) MCSE
13 7 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
14 6 (1.77%) AWS Certification
14 6 (1.77%) Dell Certification
14 6 (1.77%) HNC
14 6 (1.77%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (8.85%) SLA
2 20 (5.90%) Cyber Essentials
3 15 (4.42%) PMO
4 4 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.88%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.59%) GDPR
6 2 (0.59%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.29%) NIST
System Software
1 241 (71.09%) VMware Infrastructure
2 143 (42.18%) Active Directory
3 137 (40.41%) Hyper-V
4 68 (20.06%) vSphere
5 35 (10.32%) VMware NSX
6 28 (8.26%) VMware ESXi
7 21 (6.19%) Virtual Machines
8 18 (5.31%) Virtual Desktop
9 14 (4.13%) Firmware
10 12 (3.54%) vCloud
11 10 (2.95%) Docker
12 9 (2.65%) VMware Server
13 7 (2.06%) KVM
14 6 (1.77%) Squid
15 4 (1.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 4 (1.18%) Virtual Servers
16 2 (0.59%) BitLocker
16 2 (0.59%) Terminal Services
17 1 (0.29%) iptables
17 1 (0.29%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 61 (17.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (7.37%) Ansible
3 21 (6.19%) Kubernetes
4 12 (3.54%) vCenter Server
5 8 (2.36%) Proxmox
5 8 (2.36%) SCCM
6 6 (1.77%) Avamar
6 6 (1.77%) Dell DRAC
6 6 (1.77%) EMC NetWorker
6 6 (1.77%) EMC VPLEX
6 6 (1.77%) VxRail
7 5 (1.47%) Grafana
7 5 (1.47%) HAProxy
8 4 (1.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (1.18%) FortiGate
8 4 (1.18%) Graylog
8 4 (1.18%) Packer
8 4 (1.18%) Prometheus
8 4 (1.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 4 (1.18%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 210 (61.95%) Microsoft
2 80 (23.60%) Veeam
3 50 (14.75%) Cisco
4 30 (8.85%) Dell
4 30 (8.85%) NetApp
4 30 (8.85%) Palo Alto
5 26 (7.67%) Citrix
6 24 (7.08%) Fortinet
7 23 (6.78%) Broadcom
7 23 (6.78%) EMC
8 21 (6.19%) Nimble Storage
8 21 (6.19%) WatchGuard
9 19 (5.60%) HP
10 15 (4.42%) Commvault
11 14 (4.13%) N-able
12 13 (3.83%) SonicWALL
13 12 (3.54%) ScienceLogic
13 12 (3.54%) ServiceNow
14 11 (3.24%) IBM
14 11 (3.24%) Red Hat