The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Basingstoke requiring Virtual Machines skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Machines over the 6 months leading up to 1 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 Jun 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
33
59
32
Rank change year-on-year
+26
-27
+10
Contract jobs citing Virtual Machines
1
1
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Basingstoke
Virtual Machines falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in Basingstoke.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
50
91
55
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke
35.71%
19.40%
28.80%
Number of daily rates quoted
46
50
19
10th Percentile
£513
£425
£459
25th Percentile
£563
£513
£494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£600
£563
£580
Median % change year-on-year
+6.67%
-3.02%
+16.00%
75th Percentile
£625
£638
£638
90th Percentile
£650
-
£675
Hampshire median daily rate
£551
£550
£547
% change year-on-year
+0.18%
+0.64%
+9.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
9
10th Percentile
-
-
£15.21
25th Percentile
-
-
£15.50
Median hourly rate
-
-
£16.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+8.47%
75th Percentile
-
-
£19.25
90th Percentile
-
-
£25.95
Hampshire median hourly rate
£57.50
£62.50
£57.50
% change year-on-year
-8.00%
+8.70%
+167.44%
Virtual Machines Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke
Job postings citing Virtual Machines as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke.
Virtual Machines Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Basingstoke
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Virtual Machines in Basingstoke.
Virtual Machines Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Basingstoke
For the 6 months to 1 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Virtual Machines also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Basingstoke region with a requirement for Virtual Machines.
Virtual Machines Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Basingstoke 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:
