The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Coventry 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 10 May 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 Coventry.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
11
30
32
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Coventry
10.19%
23.81%
11.85%
Number of daily rates quoted
9
20
20
10th Percentile
£196
£275
£246
25th Percentile
-
£391
£409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£200
£475
£480
Median % change year-on-year
-57.89%
-1.04%
+16.36%
75th Percentile
-
£675
£538
90th Percentile
£420
£683
£700
West Midlands median daily rate
£476
£400
£475
% change year-on-year
+18.88%
-15.79%
+18.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
-
£12.50
Median hourly rate
-
-
£13.00
75th Percentile
-
-
£13.50
90th Percentile
-
-
-
West Midlands median hourly rate
£18.13
£16.00
£17.72
% change year-on-year
+13.31%
-9.69%
+5.78%
Virtual Machines Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry
Job postings citing Virtual Machines as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Coventry.
Virtual Machines Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Coventry
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Virtual Machines in Coventry.
Virtual Machines Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Coventry
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Virtual Machines in Coventry.
Virtual Machines Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Coventry
For the 6 months to 10 May 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 Coventry region with a requirement for Virtual Machines.
Virtual Machines Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Coventry 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:
