Virtual Desktop Contract Job Trends in Gloucestershire
Virtual Desktop
South West > Gloucestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire citing Virtual Desktop skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 49 | 47 | 43 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -4 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing Virtual Desktop | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire | 0.40% | 2.20% | 2.50% |
| As % of the System Software category | 3.23% | 8.89% | 11.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £524 | £406 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £529 | £409 | £460 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £551 | £425 | £470 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.71% | -9.57% | -14.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £567 | £438 | £509 |
| 90th Percentile | £568 | £453 | £579 |
| South West median daily rate | £551 | £425 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.71% | -20.56% | -2.73% |
All System Software Skills
Gloucestershire
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 citing system software skills in Gloucestershire.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing system software skills | 62 | 90 | 90 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 12.45% | 24.73% | 22.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 49 | 81 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £225 | £436 |
| 25th Percentile | £520 | £406 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £681 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | £750 | £734 |
| South West median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.33% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £19.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £65.00 | £66.50 | £16.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.26% | +315.63% | -73.88% |
Virtual Desktop Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Virtual Desktop relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
Virtual Desktop Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Virtual Desktop.
Virtual Desktop Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire
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 Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 10 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester | +11 | 1 | £540 | +27.06% | 2 |
| Cheltenham | - | 1 | £563 | - | |
| Virtual Desktop South West |
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Virtual Desktop Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Cloud Services
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Entra ID | 50.0% | 1 |