The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Sheffield 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 Sheffield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
66
78
30
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield
20.69%
20.58%
6.61%
Number of daily rates quoted
46
52
22
10th Percentile
£335
£190
£450
25th Percentile
£391
£398
£472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£494
£470
£594
Median % change year-on-year
+5.05%
-20.84%
+36.49%
75th Percentile
£600
£588
£684
90th Percentile
£650
£650
£700
South Yorkshire median daily rate
£500
£430
£500
% change year-on-year
+16.28%
-14.00%
+24.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
2
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
-
£17.50
Median hourly rate
-
£22.00
£20.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
+10.00%
+19.40%
75th Percentile
-
-
£22.50
90th Percentile
-
-
-
South Yorkshire median hourly rate
-
£22.00
£20.00
% change year-on-year
-
+10.00%
+15.21%
Virtual Desktop Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing Virtual Desktop as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Virtual Desktop Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Virtual Desktop in Sheffield.
Virtual Desktop Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
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 Sheffield region with a requirement for Virtual Desktop.
Virtual Desktop Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield 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:
