The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Virtual Servers skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Servers over the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 2 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
80
-
107
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+37
Contract jobs citing Virtual Servers
2
0
5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
Virtual Servers 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 Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
103
113
306
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
10.26%
9.24%
17.05%
Number of daily rates quoted
70
86
229
10th Percentile
£313
£265
£205
25th Percentile
£425
£331
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£475
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+5.26%
-
-7.41%
75th Percentile
£560
£600
£569
90th Percentile
£651
£669
£639
North West median daily rate
£450
£500
£450
% change year-on-year
-10.00%
+11.11%
-5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
1
22
10th Percentile
-
-
£15.72
25th Percentile
£76.25
£29.50
£15.75
Median hourly rate
£82.50
£31.00
£17.98
Median % change year-on-year
+166.13%
+72.41%
+2.74%
75th Percentile
£88.75
£32.50
£24.50
90th Percentile
-
-
£61.34
North West median hourly rate
£82.50
£29.25
£19.00
% change year-on-year
+182.05%
+53.95%
+8.57%
Virtual Servers Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Virtual Servers as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Virtual Servers Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Virtual Servers in Manchester.
Virtual Servers Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Virtual Servers in Manchester.
Virtual Servers Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 2 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Virtual Servers also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region with a requirement for Virtual Servers.
Virtual Servers Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
