Virtual Desktop Jobs in England

Virtual Desktop
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England 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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 532 584 594
Rank change year-on-year +52 +10 +196
Permanent jobs citing Virtual Desktop 161 262 346
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.33% 0.31% 0.39%
As % of the System Software category 2.75% 2.45% 2.52%
Number of salaries quoted 114 209 169
10th Percentile £26,913 £31,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,688 £36,298 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £51,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.80% -7.27% +10.00%
75th Percentile £73,000 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £78,000
UK median annual salary £46,000 £50,000 £53,750
% change year-on-year -8.00% -6.98% +1.42%

All System Software Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 5,855 10,707 13,735
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 11.90% 12.47% 15.48%
Number of salaries quoted 3,513 8,671 9,295
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £86,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Virtual Desktop
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Virtual Desktop as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Virtual Desktop in England

Virtual Desktop
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Virtual Desktop in England.

Salary trend for Virtual Desktop in England

Virtual Desktop
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Virtual Desktop in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Virtual Desktop in England

Virtual Desktop
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Virtual Desktop within the England region over the 6 months to 16 May 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +94 63 £72,000 +0.70% 25
South East +85 46 £40,000 -21.57% 35
Midlands +49 18 £28,125 -46.43% 17
East of England +28 18 £62,500 +110.08% 21
North of England +25 16 £46,000 +13.95% 26
North West +15 14 £46,000 +11.56% 9
West Midlands +38 9 £80,000 +52.38% 9
East Midlands +36 9 £27,500 -38.89% 7
South West +98 4 £56,250 +7.14% 19
Yorkshire +48 2 £31,500 -44.25% 10
Virtual Desktop
UK

Virtual Desktop
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 42 (26.09%) Microsoft Exchange
2 34 (21.12%) SharePoint
3 11 (6.83%) Confluence
4 3 (1.86%) Apache
4 3 (1.86%) nginx
4 3 (1.86%) WordPress
5 1 (0.62%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 16 (9.94%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (4.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (4.97%) MS Visio
3 7 (4.35%) Mozilla Thunderbird
Business Applications
1 5 (3.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.24%) Carpe Diem
Cloud Services
1 105 (65.22%) Azure
2 98 (60.87%) Microsoft 365
3 47 (29.19%) Entra ID
4 29 (18.01%) AWS
5 17 (10.56%) PaaS
6 16 (9.94%) SaaS
7 11 (6.83%) Amazon S3
7 11 (6.83%) Azure DevOps
8 10 (6.21%) GitHub
8 10 (6.21%) OneDrive
8 10 (6.21%) Serverless
9 9 (5.59%) GitHub Actions
10 8 (4.97%) AWS Lambda
10 8 (4.97%) IaaS
10 8 (4.97%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 7 (4.35%) Amazon EC2
11 7 (4.35%) Amazon ECS
11 7 (4.35%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 7 (4.35%) AWS KMS
11 7 (4.35%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 32 (19.88%) Firewall
2 28 (17.39%) DNS
3 21 (13.04%) LAN
4 20 (12.42%) DHCP
5 18 (11.18%) VPN
5 18 (11.18%) WAN
6 15 (9.32%) Remote Desktop
7 12 (7.45%) SSL
7 12 (7.45%) VLAN
8 11 (6.83%) SAN
9 9 (5.59%) SD-WAN
9 9 (5.59%) TCP/IP
10 8 (4.97%) Cisco IOS
10 8 (4.97%) FTP
10 8 (4.97%) IPv4
10 8 (4.97%) PBX
10 8 (4.97%) SMTP
10 8 (4.97%) Structured Cabling
11 7 (4.35%) Ethernet
12 6 (3.73%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (8.70%) Amazon RDS
2 11 (6.83%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.24%) Power BI
4 1 (0.62%) Amazon Redshift
4 1 (0.62%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.62%) Big Data
4 1 (0.62%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 16 (9.94%) JIRA
2 10 (6.21%) Jenkins
3 7 (4.35%) Bitbucket Server
4 3 (1.86%) GitLab
4 3 (1.86%) Sonatype Nexus
4 3 (1.86%) Vagrant
5 2 (1.24%) MSI
6 1 (0.62%) InstallShield
6 1 (0.62%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 61 (37.89%) Social Skills
2 22 (13.66%) Finance
3 14 (8.70%) Retail
4 9 (5.59%) Legal
5 8 (4.97%) Law
6 7 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (3.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (3.11%) Public Sector
8 4 (2.48%) Banking
8 4 (2.48%) Local Government
9 3 (1.86%) Games
9 3 (1.86%) Investment Banking
10 2 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.24%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.62%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.62%) Front Office
11 1 (0.62%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 34 (21.12%) Senior
2 26 (16.15%) Analyst
3 25 (15.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 21 (13.04%) Support Engineer
5 20 (12.42%) IT Support
6 16 (9.94%) Azure Engineer
7 15 (9.32%) Consultant
8 14 (8.70%) 1st Line Support
9 13 (8.07%) Platform Engineer
10 11 (6.83%) 2nd Line Support
11 10 (6.21%) IT Engineer
11 10 (6.21%) IT Support Engineer
11 10 (6.21%) Senior Consultant
11 10 (6.21%) Support Analyst
12 9 (5.59%) Infrastructure Consultant
13 8 (4.97%) Administrator
13 8 (4.97%) Senior Infrastructure Consultant
13 8 (4.97%) Service Analyst
13 8 (4.97%) Service Desk Support
13 8 (4.97%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.48%) XMPP
2 3 (1.86%) 802.1X
3 1 (0.62%) .NET
3 1 (0.62%) Azure Blueprints
3 1 (0.62%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 13 (8.07%) Private Cloud
2 11 (6.83%) Public Cloud
3 9 (5.59%) Hybrid Cloud
3 9 (5.59%) Onboarding
4 8 (4.97%) Data Centre
5 5 (3.11%) Driving Licence
5 5 (3.11%) iPhone
5 5 (3.11%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.86%) Client/Server
6 3 (1.86%) iPad
7 2 (1.24%) Clustering
7 2 (1.24%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.62%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.62%) Hedge funds
8 1 (0.62%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.62%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.62%) Robotics
8 1 (0.62%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 89 (55.28%) Windows
2 33 (20.50%) Windows Server
3 23 (14.29%) Linux
4 21 (13.04%) Mac OS
5 17 (10.56%) Windows 10
6 13 (8.07%) Android
7 12 (7.45%) Windows Server 2019
8 10 (6.21%) Apple iOS
9 8 (4.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 7 (4.35%) Ubuntu
10 7 (4.35%) VMS
11 4 (2.48%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (2.48%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.62%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.62%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (26.09%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (22.98%) Customer Service
3 34 (21.12%) ITIL
4 28 (17.39%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 28 (17.39%) Migration
5 21 (13.04%) Roadmaps
6 19 (11.80%) Continuous Improvement
6 19 (11.80%) DevOps
6 19 (11.80%) ITSM
7 17 (10.56%) Agile
8 16 (9.94%) Business Continuity
8 16 (9.94%) Data Protection
9 15 (9.32%) Time Management
10 14 (8.70%) Mentoring
10 14 (8.70%) Platform Engineering
11 11 (6.83%) CI/CD
11 11 (6.83%) Infrastructure as Code
11 11 (6.83%) Service Management
12 10 (6.21%) Coaching
13 9 (5.59%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 44 (27.33%) PowerShell
2 25 (15.53%) Python
3 18 (11.18%) SQL
4 7 (4.35%) Shell Script
5 5 (3.11%) Bash
6 3 (1.86%) Groovy
6 3 (1.86%) Java
6 3 (1.86%) Perl
6 3 (1.86%) Ruby
7 2 (1.24%) Bicep
8 1 (0.62%) C#
8 1 (0.62%) VB
8 1 (0.62%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 28 (17.39%) Microsoft Certification
2 15 (9.32%) Degree
3 14 (8.70%) Security Cleared
4 10 (6.21%) Azure Certification
5 9 (5.59%) SC Cleared
6 8 (4.97%) CCNA
6 8 (4.97%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (4.97%) Network+ Certification
7 5 (3.11%) DV Cleared
7 5 (3.11%) MCSE
8 3 (1.86%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (1.86%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 3 (1.86%) MCP
8 3 (1.86%) MCSA
9 2 (1.24%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 1 (0.62%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.62%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.62%) CCA
10 1 (0.62%) Citrix Certification
10 1 (0.62%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (8.70%) SLA
2 11 (6.83%) GDPR
2 11 (6.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.86%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (1.86%) Government Security Classifications
4 2 (1.24%) ISO 22301
4 2 (1.24%) ISO 9001
4 2 (1.24%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.62%) NCSC
System Software
1 87 (54.04%) Active Directory
2 51 (31.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 29 (18.01%) Hyper-V
4 21 (13.04%) VMware ESXi
5 16 (9.94%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (4.35%) Docker
7 5 (3.11%) VMware NSX
8 3 (1.86%) Microsoft App-V
9 2 (1.24%) vSphere
10 1 (0.62%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.62%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.62%) XenApp
10 1 (0.62%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 50 (31.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (16.15%) Terraform
3 24 (14.91%) SCCM
4 17 (10.56%) Ansible
5 8 (4.97%) WSUS
6 7 (4.35%) Nessus
6 7 (4.35%) Proxmox
6 7 (4.35%) Puppet
7 6 (3.73%) Nagios
7 6 (3.73%) vCenter Server
7 6 (3.73%) VxRail
8 3 (1.86%) Avamar
8 3 (1.86%) Graylog
8 3 (1.86%) Progress Chef
8 3 (1.86%) Rundeck
9 2 (1.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (1.24%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.62%) Kubernetes
10 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Clustering
10 1 (0.62%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 101 (62.73%) Microsoft
2 56 (34.78%) Citrix
3 51 (31.68%) VMware
4 29 (18.01%) Cisco
5 15 (9.32%) Dell
6 14 (8.70%) Meraki
7 13 (8.07%) Apple
7 13 (8.07%) Veeam
8 11 (6.83%) iManage
8 11 (6.83%) ServiceNow
9 10 (6.21%) Juniper
10 6 (3.73%) Sophos
10 6 (3.73%) Zscaler
11 5 (3.11%) EMC
11 5 (3.11%) Palo Alto
11 5 (3.11%) Red Hat
12 4 (2.48%) Arista
12 4 (2.48%) NetApp
12 4 (2.48%) SolarWinds
13 3 (1.86%) Concur