The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast requiring Virtual Desktop skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Desktop over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Virtual Desktop 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 Belfast.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
16
6
20
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast
10.88%
4.84%
12.20%
Number of daily rates quoted
6
2
9
10th Percentile
£150
£366
£164
25th Percentile
£155
£391
£200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£285
£438
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-34.86%
-16.67%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£410
£491
£650
90th Percentile
£493
£519
-
County Antrim median daily rate
£285
£438
£525
% change year-on-year
-34.86%
-16.67%
+5.00%
Virtual Desktop Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing Virtual Desktop as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
Virtual Desktop Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Virtual Desktop in Belfast.
Virtual Desktop Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Virtual Desktop 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 Belfast region with a requirement for Virtual Desktop.
Virtual Desktop Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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:
