The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Slough requiring Virtual Desktop skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods 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 Slough.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
4
8
14
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Slough
8.16%
9.64%
12.61%
Number of daily rates quoted
3
6
11
10th Percentile
£285
£427
£200
25th Percentile
£301
-
£260
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£327
£450
£315
Median % change year-on-year
-27.33%
+42.86%
-30.00%
75th Percentile
£429
-
£425
90th Percentile
£489
£517
£469
Berkshire median daily rate
£488
£605
£500
% change year-on-year
-19.42%
+21.00%
+8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
-
£24.34
Median hourly rate
-
-
£25.12
75th Percentile
-
-
£25.89
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Berkshire median hourly rate
-
£58.49
£52.28
% change year-on-year
-
+11.88%
-43.48%
Virtual Desktop Job Vacancy Trend in Slough
Job postings citing Virtual Desktop as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Slough.
Virtual Desktop Daily Rate Trend in Slough
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Slough citing Virtual Desktop.
Virtual Desktop Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Slough
For the 6 months to 15 September 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 Slough region with a requirement for Virtual Desktop.
Virtual Desktop Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Slough 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:
