Virtual Desktop Contracts in Wales

Virtual Desktop
UK > Wales

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for Virtual Desktop skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Virtual Desktop over the 6 months to 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 44 64 77
Rank change year-on-year +20 +13 -
Contract jobs citing Virtual Desktop 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 0.25% 0.16% 0.10%
As % of the System Software category 2.50% 1.15% 0.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £500 £255
Median % change year-on-year - +96.08% -
UK median daily rate £575 £550 £500
% change year-on-year +4.55% +10.00% -3.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £19.17 - -
UK median hourly rate £18.59 £26.00 £21.75
% change year-on-year -28.52% +19.54% -52.72%

All System Software Skills
Wales

Virtual Desktop is in the System Software category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for system software skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 40 87 167
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 10.15% 13.64% 16.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 72 130
10th Percentile £187 £146 £157
25th Percentile £356 £180 £317
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -5.56% +20.00%
75th Percentile £531 £538 £575
90th Percentile £642 £629 £657
UK median daily rate £488 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -7.14% - +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 3
10th Percentile £12.94 £15.24 £12.59
25th Percentile £13.98 £15.61 £13.12
Median hourly rate £15.84 £16.45 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.71% +17.46% -8.20%
75th Percentile £17.57 £17.38 £20.75
90th Percentile £18.53 £17.81 £24.80
UK median hourly rate £22.50 £53.43 £20.00
% change year-on-year -57.88% +167.13% -

Virtual Desktop
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing Virtual Desktop as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Virtual Desktop in Wales

Virtual Desktop
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Virtual Desktop in Wales.

Daily rate trend for Virtual Desktop in Wales

Virtual Desktop
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Virtual Desktop within the Wales region over the 6 months to 2 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North Wales - 1 - -
Virtual Desktop
UK

Virtual Desktop
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Service Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Service Desk Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree