Kernel-Based Virtual Machine (KVM)
South West > Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring KVM skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
22 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing KVM |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Dorset |
0.76% |
- |
- |
| As % of the System Software category |
9.09% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
- |
- |
- |
| South West median daily rate |
£600 |
- |
£620 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+42.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
£72.54 |
- |
- |
| South West median hourly rate |
£72.54 |
- |
- |
KVM 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 Dorset.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills |
11 |
36 |
34 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset |
8.33% |
38.71% |
17.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6 |
21 |
7 |
| 10th Percentile |
£350 |
£223 |
£269 |
| 25th Percentile |
£358 |
£250 |
£340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£456 |
£463 |
£425 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.35% |
+8.82% |
+3.03% |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£550 |
£506 |
| 90th Percentile |
£556 |
£675 |
£521 |
| South West median daily rate |
£550 |
£535 |
£514 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.80% |
+4.19% |
+0.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
19 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£14.40 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£18.70 |
| Median hourly rate |
£72.54 |
- |
£65.98 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+15.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£69.62 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£70.65 |
| South West median hourly rate |
£66.50 |
£14.50 |
£65.98 |
| % change year-on-year |
+358.62% |
-78.02% |
+9.97% |
KVM
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing KVM relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:
