The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Suffolk 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 Suffolk.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
22
12
12
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk
29.73%
19.67%
8.16%
Number of daily rates quoted
13
9
8
10th Percentile
£170
£170
£137
25th Percentile
£178
£178
£195
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£188
£210
£313
Median % change year-on-year
-10.71%
-32.80%
-35.90%
75th Percentile
£250
£220
£700
90th Percentile
£415
£314
-
East of England median daily rate
£470
£425
£430
% change year-on-year
+10.59%
-1.16%
+1.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
1
Median hourly rate
-
£17.00
£16.50
Median % change year-on-year
-
+3.03%
-19.12%
East of England median hourly rate
£21.46
£14.16
£24.62
% change year-on-year
+51.55%
-42.49%
+58.84%
Virtual Desktop Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk
Job postings citing Virtual Desktop as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.
Virtual Desktop Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Suffolk
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 Suffolk region with a requirement for Virtual Desktop.
Virtual Desktop Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Suffolk 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:
