The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Chester requiring Virtual Desktop skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods 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 Chester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
23
2
9
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
20.35%
2.99%
17.65%
Number of daily rates quoted
4
1
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£201
25th Percentile
£190
-
£203
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£258
£400
£213
Median % change year-on-year
-35.63%
+88.24%
-34.62%
75th Percentile
£441
-
£228
90th Percentile
£626
-
£234
Cheshire median daily rate
£381
£507
£450
% change year-on-year
-24.80%
+12.67%
+5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
0
Median hourly rate
£19.00
-
-
Cheshire median hourly rate
£16.88
£24.18
-
% change year-on-year
-30.21%
-
-
Virtual Desktop Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Virtual Desktop relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Virtual Desktop Daily Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Virtual Desktop.
Virtual Desktop Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 19 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Virtual Desktop also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Chester region with a requirement for Virtual Desktop.
Virtual Desktop Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester 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:
