Virtual Desktop
Gloucestershire > Gloucester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Gloucester requiring Virtual Desktop skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 29 | 16 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | +8 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Virtual Desktop | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Gloucester | 5.22% | 7.45% | 7.83% |
| As % of the System Software category | 11.29% | 30.43% | 30.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £406 | £443 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £460 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £470 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.57% | -14.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £434 | £480 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £438 | £490 | - |
| Gloucestershire median daily rate | £425 | £470 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.57% | -14.55% | -4.35% |
All System Software Skills
Gloucester
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 Gloucester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 62 | 23 | 30 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucester | 46.27% | 24.47% | 26.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 57 | 16 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £253 | £406 | £470 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £451 | £522 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £470 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.02% | -14.55% | +25.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £734 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | - | £708 |
| Gloucestershire median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | +12.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £24.45 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £33.38 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £48.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £63.38 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £72.15 |
| Gloucestershire median hourly rate | £195.00 | - | £41.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -31.67% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Virtual Desktop relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Gloucester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucester citing Virtual Desktop.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester 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: