The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cumbria 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 1 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 Cumbria.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
30
22
12
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria
15.38%
8.49%
21.05%
Number of daily rates quoted
11
18
7
10th Percentile
£200
£463
£420
25th Percentile
£338
£508
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£515
£426
Median % change year-on-year
+1.92%
+20.91%
+0.24%
75th Percentile
£538
£662
£463
90th Percentile
-
£670
£535
North West median daily rate
£425
£450
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.56%
-10.00%
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
0
Median hourly rate
-
£83.55
-
North West median hourly rate
£55.75
£17.72
£22.41
% change year-on-year
+214.62%
-20.93%
+23.71%
Virtual Machines Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria
Job postings citing Virtual Machines as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cumbria.
Virtual Machines Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cumbria
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Virtual Machines in Cumbria.
Virtual Machines Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cumbria
For the 6 months to 1 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 Cumbria region with a requirement for Virtual Machines.
Virtual Machines Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cumbria 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:
