Virtual Desktop Contract Job Trends in Derbyshire

Virtual Desktop
East Midlands > Derbyshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Derbyshire requiring Virtual Desktop skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 27 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Contract jobs citing Virtual Desktop 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Derbyshire 0.73% 0.60% -
As % of the System Software category 3.85% 7.69% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
East Midlands median daily rate £303 £450 -
% change year-on-year -32.78% - -

All System Software Skills
Derbyshire

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 Derbyshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 26 13 18
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derbyshire 18.98% 7.78% 12.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 10 12
10th Percentile £160 £160 £160
25th Percentile £303 £205 £199
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £350 £300
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% +16.67% +66.67%
75th Percentile £575 £388 £313
90th Percentile £650 £396 £350
East Midlands median daily rate £415 £400 £300
% change year-on-year +3.75% +33.33% -7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £22.12 - -
25th Percentile £24.07 - -
Median hourly rate £25.15 - £17.72
Median % change year-on-year - - +14.32%
75th Percentile £25.36 - -
90th Percentile £25.75 - -
East Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £21.26 £17.72
% change year-on-year +18.30% +19.98% +14.32%

Virtual Desktop
Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire

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

Virtual Desktop job vacancy trend in Derbyshire

Virtual Desktop
Daily Rate Trend in Derbyshire

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

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

Virtual Desktop
Contract Job Locations in Derbyshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Virtual Desktop within the Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 27 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Derby +1 1 £500 -
Virtual Desktop
East Midlands

Virtual Desktop
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derbyshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) NetScaler
General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix Specialist
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix