The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring Virtual Desktop skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Desktop over the 6 months leading up to 24 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 24 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
73
94
129
Rank change year-on-year
+21
+35
+25
Permanent jobs citing Virtual Desktop
1
5
3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
Virtual Desktop falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring system software skills in Edinburgh.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
56
141
264
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
6.57%
9.62%
15.96%
Number of salaries quoted
43
108
133
10th Percentile
£48,000
£26,250
£30,000
25th Percentile
£49,375
£36,250
£47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£70,000
£52,750
£65,000
Median % change year-on-year
+32.70%
-18.85%
+8.33%
75th Percentile
£80,625
£75,102
£77,715
90th Percentile
£146,300
£85,000
£80,000
Scotland median annual salary
£66,000
£48,500
£55,000
% change year-on-year
+36.08%
-11.82%
-5.06%
Virtual Desktop Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Virtual Desktop as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Virtual Desktop Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Virtual Desktop in Edinburgh.
Virtual Desktop Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 24 July 2025, 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 permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for Virtual Desktop.
Virtual Desktop Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
