Virtual Desktop Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Virtual Desktop
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring Virtual Desktop skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 93 69
Rank change year-on-year +22 -24 +53
Permanent jobs citing Virtual Desktop 19 7 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 1.12% 0.58% 0.49%
As % of the System Software category 14.62% 3.54% 3.20%
Number of salaries quoted 0 6 4
10th Percentile - £33,750 -
25th Percentile - £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £37,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.60%
75th Percentile - £41,188 £42,813
90th Percentile - £42,000 £50,125
East of England median annual salary £33,500 £55,250 £35,000
% change year-on-year -39.37% +57.86% -9.09%

All System Software Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 130 198 125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 7.68% 16.47% 15.39%
Number of salaries quoted 87 120 114
10th Percentile £32,586 £36,125 £25,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £32,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £62,813 £59,750
90th Percentile - £73,764 £74,250
East of England median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -10.53% +11.76% -10.53%

Virtual Desktop
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Virtual Desktop relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Virtual Desktop job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Virtual Desktop
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Virtual Desktop.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Virtual Desktop

Virtual Desktop
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Virtual Desktop within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 14 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Borehamwood - 14 - - 2
Virtual Desktop
East of England

Virtual Desktop
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 19 (100.00%) Azure
1 19 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 18 (94.74%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 18 (94.74%) Firewall
General
1 13 (68.42%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (68.42%) IT Support
2 11 (57.89%) 1st Line Support
2 11 (57.89%) 1st Line Support Analyst
2 11 (57.89%) Analyst
2 11 (57.89%) Support Analyst
3 7 (36.84%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 7 (36.84%) 2nd Line Support
3 7 (36.84%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 7 (36.84%) IT Engineer
3 7 (36.84%) IT Support Engineer
3 7 (36.84%) Support Engineer
4 6 (31.58%) IT Analyst
4 6 (31.58%) IT Support Analyst
4 6 (31.58%) IT Support Specialist
4 6 (31.58%) Microsoft 365 Specialist
4 6 (31.58%) Microsoft Specialist
4 6 (31.58%) Support Specialist
5 5 (26.32%) Technical Analyst
5 5 (26.32%) Technical Support
5 5 (26.32%) Technical Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 18 (94.74%) Windows
1 18 (94.74%) Windows Server
1 18 (94.74%) Windows Server 2019
2 11 (57.89%) Mac OS
3 7 (36.84%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (63.16%) Customer Service
2 11 (57.89%) Preventative Maintenance
3 7 (36.84%) Mentoring
3 7 (36.84%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (26.32%) Server Management
5 1 (5.26%) Conflict Resolution
5 1 (5.26%) Decision-Making
5 1 (5.26%) Roadmaps
5 1 (5.26%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 13 (68.42%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 18 (94.74%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 18 (94.74%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 19 (100.00%) Microsoft