Virtual Desktop Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Virtual Desktop
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Virtual Desktop skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 66 71
Rank change year-on-year -2 +5 +31
Contract jobs citing Virtual Desktop 2 3 5
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.24% 0.42% 0.49%
As % of the System Software category 3.33% 3.37% 5.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 3
10th Percentile - - £264
25th Percentile £825 £518 £311
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £850 £535 £390
Median % change year-on-year +58.88% +37.18% -29.09%
75th Percentile £875 £556 -
90th Percentile - £559 -
South West median daily rate £425 £500 £550
% change year-on-year -15.00% -9.09% -2.22%

All System Software Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 60 89 84
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 7.33% 12.59% 8.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 69 60
10th Percentile £357 £148 £231
25th Percentile £456 £325 £372
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £538
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -11.63% +13.16%
75th Percentile £684 £600 £653
90th Percentile £733 £728 £744
South West median daily rate £550 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 3 5
10th Percentile £61.25 £58.70 £30.71
25th Percentile £63.13 £59.75 £46.39
Median hourly rate £66.50 £63.00 £72.50
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -13.10% +11.54%
75th Percentile £67.25 £78.50 £76.25
90th Percentile £88.60 £86.90 -
South West median hourly rate £66.50 £37.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year +79.73% -40.80% +8.70%

Virtual Desktop
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Virtual Desktop relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Virtual Desktop job vacancy trend in Bristol

Virtual Desktop
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Virtual Desktop.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Virtual Desktop

Virtual Desktop
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Thought Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (50.00%) CTC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft