Virtual Machine (VM)
Wiltshire > Swindon
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Swindon requiring Virtual Machines skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | - | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +15 |
| Contract jobs citing Virtual Machines | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Swindon | 1.08% | - | 0.76% |
| As % of the System Software category | 6.67% | - | 8.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £305 | - | £213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £310 | - | £225 |
| 75th Percentile | £315 | - | £238 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Wiltshire median daily rate | £575 | £500 | £225 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.00% | +122.22% | - |
All System Software Skills
Swindon
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 Swindon.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 15 | 6 | 12 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Swindon | 16.13% | 8.57% | 9.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 6 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £340 | £125 |
| 25th Percentile | £469 | £500 | £136 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £260 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +111.54% | -32.90% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £681 | £559 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £719 | £609 |
| Wiltshire median daily rate | £565 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.73% | - | -3.30% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Virtual Machines relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Swindon.
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Daily Rate Trend in Swindon
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Swindon citing Virtual Machines.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Swindon
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Swindon citing Virtual Machines.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swindon by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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