The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol 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 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
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 Bristol with a requirement for system software skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills |
104 |
106 |
154 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol |
9.87% |
8.43% |
10.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
71 |
79 |
123 |
| 10th Percentile |
£225 |
£163 |
£188 |
| 25th Percentile |
£435 |
£200 |
£288 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£400 |
£470 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+31.25% |
-14.89% |
+10.59% |
| 75th Percentile |
£647 |
£569 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
£725 |
£645 |
£636 |
| South West median daily rate |
£514 |
£500 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.70% |
- |
+14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
18 |
6 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£66.11 |
£38.62 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£69.09 |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£80.00 |
£65.00 |
£17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+23.08% |
+271.43% |
-61.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£90.00 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£65.50 |
- |
| South West median hourly rate |
£68.75 |
£60.00 |
£49.49 |
| % change year-on-year |
+14.58% |
+21.24% |
+23.99% |
