The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Blackpool 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 2 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Blackpool.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
3
0
13
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Blackpool
16.67%
-
16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted
1
0
5
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
£375
-
£611
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
-
£645
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+21.70%
75th Percentile
£425
-
-
90th Percentile
-
-
£648
Lancashire median daily rate
£350
£298
£364
% change year-on-year
+17.65%
-18.21%
+39.90%
Virtual Machines Job Vacancy Trend in Blackpool
Job postings citing Virtual Machines as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Blackpool.
Virtual Machines Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Blackpool
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Virtual Machines in Blackpool.
Virtual Machines Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackpool
For the 6 months to 2 August 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 Blackpool region with a requirement for Virtual Machines.
Virtual Machines Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackpool 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:
