The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading requiring Virtual Desktop skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Desktop over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Reading.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
75
176
120
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
12.56%
14.77%
11.53%
Number of daily rates quoted
52
131
90
10th Percentile
£301
£205
£373
25th Percentile
£494
£525
£478
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£634
£605
£569
Median % change year-on-year
+4.75%
+6.37%
+13.75%
75th Percentile
£700
£614
£675
90th Percentile
-
£675
£701
Berkshire median daily rate
£513
£575
£534
% change year-on-year
-10.83%
+7.73%
+12.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
6
10th Percentile
-
-
£32.61
25th Percentile
-
-
£47.73
Median hourly rate
-
£65.00
£52.50
Median % change year-on-year
-
+23.81%
+425.00%
75th Percentile
-
-
£66.88
90th Percentile
-
-
£75.69
Berkshire median hourly rate
-
£65.00
£55.00
% change year-on-year
-
+18.18%
+33.33%
Virtual Desktop Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing Virtual Desktop as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Virtual Desktop Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Virtual Desktop in Reading.
Virtual Desktop Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Virtual Desktop 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 Reading region with a requirement for Virtual Desktop.
Virtual Desktop Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:
