Virtual Machine (VM)
England > East Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Virtual Machines skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 54 | 57 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +3 | +29 |
| Contract jobs citing Virtual Machines | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands | - | 0.35% | 1.02% |
| As % of the System Software category | - | 4.17% | 8.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £439 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £459 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £513 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +36.67% | -31.82% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £559 | £388 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £576 | £500 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £516 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.05% | +3.15% | -9.09% |
All System Software Skills
East Midlands
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 the East Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 109 | 48 | 95 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 11.35% | 8.47% | 12.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 78 | 30 | 71 |
| 10th Percentile | £131 | £173 | £158 |
| 25th Percentile | £183 | £192 | £193 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £320 | £370 | £325 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.40% | +13.69% | -24.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £449 | £475 | £494 |
| 90th Percentile | £529 | £536 | £588 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +8.25% | -8.49% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.25 | - | £16.54 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.39 | - | £16.99 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.71 | - | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +14.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.15 | - | £21.24 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.58 | - | £22.73 |
| England median hourly rate | £34.00 | £29.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.24% | -27.50% | +3.90% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Virtual Machines relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
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Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Virtual Machines.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Virtual Machines.
