Virtual Machine (VM)
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West Yorkshire requiring Virtual Machines skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 82 | 52 | 70 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | +18 | +29 |
| Contract jobs citing Virtual Machines | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs in West Yorkshire | 0.33% | 1.40% | 1.07% |
| As % of the System Software category | 2.22% | 11.84% | 7.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £404 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £384 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £440 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -26.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £515 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £529 | - |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £440 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -26.67% | - |
All System Software Skills
West Yorkshire
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 West Yorkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 135 | 76 | 153 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 15.00% | 11.80% | 13.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 86 | 51 | 126 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £188 | £248 |
| 25th Percentile | £344 | £253 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £400 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.88% | -15.79% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £511 | £497 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £548 | £550 | £694 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £475 | £440 | £430 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.95% | +2.33% | +1.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £14.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.25 | - | £15.99 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | - | £17.35 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -65.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £28.75 | - | £29.05 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £48.82 |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | £29.68 | - | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -20.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Virtual Machines relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Virtual Machines.
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Hourly Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Virtual Machines.
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Contract Job Locations in West Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Virtual Machines within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 15 January 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds | -22 | 3 | £500 | +13.64% | 3 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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: