Virtual Desktop
Lancashire > Preston
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Virtual Desktop skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 25 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Virtual Desktop | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston | 3.33% | - | - |
| As % of the System Software category | 31.58% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £246 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £278 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £460 | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £363 | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £77.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £83.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £89.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £83.50 | - | - |
All System Software Skills
Preston
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 Preston.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 19 | 5 | 3 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston | 10.56% | 6.41% | 6.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 5 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | - | £229 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £146 | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £310 | £350 | £750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.43% | -53.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | £700 | £881 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | - | £945 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £425 | £375 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.33% | -28.57% | -8.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £77.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £83.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £89.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £83.50 | - | £23.34 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -45.85% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Virtual Desktop relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Preston
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Virtual Desktop in Preston over the 6 months to 1 September 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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: