VirtualBox Contract Job Trends
Oracle VM VirtualBox
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs citing VirtualBox skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 684 | 564 | 547 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -120 | -17 | +77 |
| Contract jobs citing VirtualBox | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.015% | 0.006% | 0.016% |
| As % of the System Software category | 0.15% | 0.047% | 0.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | - | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | - | £432 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | - | £519 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +3.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | - | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £623 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | - | £519 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +3.75% |
All System Software Skills
UK
VirtualBox falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing system software skills.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing system software skills | 5,507 | 4,229 | 4,317 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 10.11% | 12.32% | 11.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,640 | 2,724 | 2,788 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £208 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £379 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £588 | £609 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £675 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £478 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.63% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 268 | 132 | 87 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.00 | £15.50 | £17.44 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.75 | £18.87 | £21.46 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £26.75 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +133.64% | -46.50% | +14.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £67.06 | £67.84 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.60 | £88.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £64.24 | £54.00 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.96% | +8.00% | +33.33% |
VirtualBox Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VirtualBox relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
VirtualBox Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing VirtualBox.
VirtualBox Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VirtualBox over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.
VirtualBox Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing VirtualBox.
VirtualBox Top 4 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VirtualBox within the UK over the 6 months to 31 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -99 | 8 | £450 | - | 2 |
| UK excluding London | - | 6 | £600 | - | 2 |
| South West | - | 6 | £600 | - | 1 |
| London | -83 | 2 | £325 | - |
VirtualBox Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
System Software
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VMware Infrastructure | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2 | KVM | 25.0% | 2 |
| 2 | NFS | 25.0% | 2 |
| 2 | QEMU | 25.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Veritas Cluster Server | 25.0% | 2 |