The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Slough requiring Virtual Machines skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Virtual Machines 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
10
14
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Slough
7.84%
11.36%
12.39%
Number of daily rates quoted
3
8
12
10th Percentile
£285
£436
£201
25th Percentile
£301
-
£284
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£327
£450
£358
Median % change year-on-year
-27.33%
+25.87%
-20.56%
75th Percentile
£429
£579
£431
90th Percentile
£489
£584
£467
Berkshire median daily rate
£500
£605
£500
% change year-on-year
-17.36%
+21.00%
+4.71%
Virtual Machines Job Vacancy Trend in Slough
Job postings citing Virtual Machines as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Slough.
Virtual Machines Daily Rate Trend in Slough
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Slough citing Virtual Machines.
Virtual Machines Hourly Rate Trend in Slough
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Slough citing Virtual Machines.
Virtual Machines Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Slough
For the 6 months to 8 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Virtual Machines 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 Machines.
Virtual Machines 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:
