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 16 September 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
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 172 117 75
Rank change year-on-year -55 -42 +61
Permanent jobs citing VMware 294 641 1,026
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.82% 2.75% 4.09%
As % of the Vendors category 3.69% 7.16% 10.30%
Number of salaries quoted 239 457 884
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £33,730
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year - -8.26% +9.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £86,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -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 7,968 8,956 9,959
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 49.20% 38.48% 39.69%
Number of salaries quoted 3,825 5,054 8,170
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,575 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.98% -2.50% +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £91,934
UK median annual salary £51,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -6.36% -4.35% +4.55%

VMware
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing VMware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

VMware trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing VMware.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing VMware

VMware
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing VMware over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.

VMware salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 87 (29.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (10.20%) IIS
3 21 (7.14%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.68%) Apache
4 2 (0.68%) BizTalk Server
4 2 (0.68%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.34%) Confluence
5 1 (0.34%) Tomcat
Applications
1 18 (6.12%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (1.02%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.34%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 153 (52.04%) Azure
2 105 (35.71%) Microsoft 365
3 63 (21.43%) AWS
4 46 (15.65%) SaaS
5 30 (10.20%) GitHub
6 25 (8.50%) Entra ID
7 21 (7.14%) IaaS
8 16 (5.44%) Power Platform
9 15 (5.10%) OneDrive
10 14 (4.76%) Nutanix
11 11 (3.74%) Cloud Computing
11 11 (3.74%) PaaS
12 10 (3.40%) GitHub Actions
13 9 (3.06%) GCP
14 8 (2.72%) Azure DevOps
14 8 (2.72%) Mimecast
15 6 (2.04%) Azure Sentinel
16 5 (1.70%) Cohesity
16 5 (1.70%) OCI
17 4 (1.36%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 90 (30.61%) Firewall
2 61 (20.75%) DHCP
3 50 (17.01%) DNS
4 42 (14.29%) WAN
5 40 (13.61%) SAN
6 38 (12.93%) TCP/IP
7 36 (12.24%) VPN
8 27 (9.18%) LAN
9 17 (5.78%) SD-WAN
10 12 (4.08%) Wi-Fi
11 10 (3.40%) VLAN
11 10 (3.40%) Wireless
12 7 (2.38%) Fibre Channel
12 7 (2.38%) NAS
12 7 (2.38%) Remote Desktop
12 7 (2.38%) VoIP
13 6 (2.04%) BGP
13 6 (2.04%) Intrusion Detection
13 6 (2.04%) OSPF
13 6 (2.04%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (18.37%) SQL Server
2 26 (8.84%) Data Hub
2 26 (8.84%) SQL CLR
3 15 (5.10%) Power BI
4 13 (4.42%) Metadata
4 13 (4.42%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 13 (4.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 8 (2.72%) MongoDB
6 3 (1.02%) SAP HANA
7 2 (0.68%) MySQL
7 2 (0.68%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.68%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.34%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.34%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.34%) MariaDB
8 1 (0.34%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 13 (4.42%) Git
2 9 (3.06%) TeamCity
3 4 (1.36%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.02%) Artifactory
4 3 (1.02%) GitLab
4 3 (1.02%) JMeter
5 2 (0.68%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (0.68%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.34%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.34%) JUnit
6 1 (0.34%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 79 (26.87%) Social Skills
2 77 (26.19%) Finance
3 29 (9.86%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (9.18%) Back Office
5 17 (5.78%) Public Sector
6 15 (5.10%) Marketing
7 13 (4.42%) Retail
8 11 (3.74%) Legal
9 8 (2.72%) Aerospace
9 8 (2.72%) Manufacturing
9 8 (2.72%) Telecoms
10 7 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (1.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (1.36%) Electronics
13 4 (1.36%) Local Government
14 3 (1.02%) Law
14 3 (1.02%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.68%) Games
15 2 (0.68%) Military
Job Titles
1 49 (16.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 49 (16.67%) Senior
2 37 (12.59%) Support Engineer
3 22 (7.48%) Lead
4 21 (7.14%) IT Engineer
5 19 (6.46%) 3rd Line Support
6 18 (6.12%) 2nd Line Support
7 17 (5.78%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 17 (5.78%) DevOps Engineer
8 16 (5.44%) Systems Engineer
9 15 (5.10%) ICT Officer
9 15 (5.10%) ICT Support
9 15 (5.10%) ICT Support Officer
9 15 (5.10%) IT Support
9 15 (5.10%) Support Officer
10 14 (4.76%) Linux Engineer
11 13 (4.42%) Head of Development
11 13 (4.42%) Microsoft Developer
11 13 (4.42%) Senior Microsoft Developer
11 13 (4.42%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.44%) .NET
2 13 (4.42%) .NET Core
2 13 (4.42%) .NET Framework
2 13 (4.42%) Dapper ORM
2 13 (4.42%) Entity Framework
3 9 (3.06%) Kafka
4 8 (2.72%) Node.js
5 5 (1.70%) SAML
6 3 (1.02%) ARM Templates
6 3 (1.02%) JSON
6 3 (1.02%) LAMP
6 3 (1.02%) SAP Basis
7 2 (0.68%) YAML
8 1 (0.34%) Hibernate
8 1 (0.34%) HTML
8 1 (0.34%) LAPP Stack
8 1 (0.34%) ModSecurity
8 1 (0.34%) REST
8 1 (0.34%) Spring
8 1 (0.34%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 37 (12.59%) Data Centre
2 26 (8.84%) Private Cloud
3 18 (6.12%) Onboarding
4 15 (5.10%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (4.42%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 12 (4.08%) Driving Licence
7 9 (3.06%) Clustering
7 9 (3.06%) Hybrid Cloud
7 9 (3.06%) Management Information System
8 7 (2.38%) PKI
8 7 (2.38%) Security Posture
9 6 (2.04%) Public Cloud
9 6 (2.04%) Video Conferencing
10 5 (1.70%) Cloud Native
10 5 (1.70%) Cyber Threat
10 5 (1.70%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.70%) Operational Technology
10 5 (1.70%) SCADA
11 4 (1.36%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 4 (1.36%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 175 (59.52%) Windows
2 112 (38.10%) Windows Server
3 83 (28.23%) Linux
4 28 (9.52%) Windows Server 2019
5 26 (8.84%) Windows Server 2016
6 23 (7.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 20 (6.80%) Mac OS
8 19 (6.46%) Unix
9 16 (5.44%) Windows Server 2012
10 14 (4.76%) CentOS
11 9 (3.06%) Android
11 9 (3.06%) Solaris
11 9 (3.06%) Windows 10
12 7 (2.38%) Debian
13 6 (2.04%) Apple iOS
13 6 (2.04%) Oracle Linux
14 5 (1.70%) Mac OS X
14 5 (1.70%) Windows Server 2008
15 4 (1.36%) HPUX
15 4 (1.36%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (30.27%) Problem-Solving
2 79 (26.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 51 (17.35%) Cybersecurity
4 44 (14.97%) DevOps
5 43 (14.63%) Customer Service
6 39 (13.27%) Mentoring
7 38 (12.93%) Performance Tuning
8 37 (12.59%) ITIL
9 36 (12.24%) High Availability
10 29 (9.86%) Data Privacy
10 29 (9.86%) Migration
11 28 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
11 28 (9.52%) Workflow
12 26 (8.84%) Fintech
12 26 (8.84%) Project Delivery
12 26 (8.84%) Wealth Management
13 25 (8.50%) CI/CD
13 25 (8.50%) Collaborative Culture
14 23 (7.82%) Agile
15 20 (6.80%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 68 (23.13%) PowerShell
2 39 (13.27%) SQL
3 30 (10.20%) Python
4 20 (6.80%) Bash
5 13 (4.42%) C#
5 13 (4.42%) T-SQL
6 8 (2.72%) Bicep
7 5 (1.70%) Korn
8 2 (0.68%) Java
9 1 (0.34%) Go
9 1 (0.34%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.34%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 56 (19.05%) Security Cleared
2 37 (12.59%) SC Cleared
3 29 (9.86%) Degree
4 27 (9.18%) Microsoft Certification
5 18 (6.12%) MCSA
6 14 (4.76%) Cisco Certification
7 13 (4.42%) Azure Certification
7 13 (4.42%) Computer Science Degree
7 13 (4.42%) DV Cleared
7 13 (4.42%) MCP
8 12 (4.08%) CCNP
9 11 (3.74%) MCSE
10 9 (3.06%) CCNA
11 8 (2.72%) CISSP
12 7 (2.38%) DBS Check
12 7 (2.38%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 6 (2.04%) CompTIA Security+
14 5 (1.70%) TOGAF Certification
15 4 (1.36%) GCIA
15 4 (1.36%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (7.48%) SLA
2 14 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (2.72%) NIST
4 6 (2.04%) Def Stans
4 6 (2.04%) GDPR
5 2 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (0.68%) QA
6 1 (0.34%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.34%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 186 (63.27%) VMware Infrastructure
2 120 (40.82%) Active Directory
3 57 (19.39%) Hyper-V
4 33 (11.22%) VMware ESXi
5 28 (9.52%) vSphere
6 13 (4.42%) Virtual Machines
7 7 (2.38%) Docker
8 6 (2.04%) NFS
8 6 (2.04%) VMware NSX
8 6 (2.04%) XenApp
9 5 (1.70%) Terminal Services
10 4 (1.36%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.68%) Firmware
11 2 (0.68%) KVM
11 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
12 1 (0.34%) ISA Server
12 1 (0.34%) Postfix
12 1 (0.34%) VMware Server
12 1 (0.34%) Xen
Systems Management
1 54 (18.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 41 (13.95%) Ansible
3 38 (12.93%) Terraform
4 18 (6.12%) Kubernetes
5 13 (4.42%) Failover Clustering
6 12 (4.08%) SCCM
7 10 (3.40%) vCenter Server
8 7 (2.38%) Single Sign-On
9 5 (1.70%) Progress Chef
9 5 (1.70%) Puppet
10 4 (1.36%) Nessus
10 4 (1.36%) Proxmox
10 4 (1.36%) ZENworks
11 3 (1.02%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 3 (1.02%) FortiGate
11 3 (1.02%) Nagios
11 3 (1.02%) SCOM
11 3 (1.02%) SmoothWall
11 3 (1.02%) ZABBIX
12 2 (0.68%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 183 (62.24%) Microsoft
2 53 (18.03%) Cisco
3 27 (9.18%) Dell
4 23 (7.82%) Veeam
5 21 (7.14%) NetApp
6 18 (6.12%) HP
7 17 (5.78%) Oracle
8 16 (5.44%) Meraki
9 15 (5.10%) Red Hat
10 13 (4.42%) SolarWinds
11 12 (4.08%) Citrix
12 11 (3.74%) Commvault
13 9 (3.06%) Palo Alto
13 9 (3.06%) SonicWALL
14 8 (2.72%) CheckPoint
14 8 (2.72%) EMC
15 7 (2.38%) 3PAR
15 7 (2.38%) IBM
15 7 (2.38%) Juniper
15 7 (2.38%) Ubiquiti