The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Virtual Machines skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Virtual Machines 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 the Midlands.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
626
819
830
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands
11.29%
9.09%
15.65%
Number of salaries quoted
450
457
710
10th Percentile
£25,750
£27,500
£26,250
25th Percentile
£29,000
£35,000
£32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£38,500
£47,000
£46,945
Median % change year-on-year
-18.09%
+0.12%
+0.96%
75th Percentile
£58,938
£62,500
£60,000
90th Percentile
£73,750
£72,500
£67,500
England median annual salary
£47,500
£55,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
-13.64%
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Virtual Machines Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Virtual Machines relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
Virtual Machines Salary Trend in the Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Virtual Machines.
Virtual Machines Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Virtual Machines within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 21 October 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.
Virtual Machines Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands
For the 6 months to 21 October 2025, job vacancies citing Virtual Machines also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region with a requirement for Virtual Machines.
Virtual Machines Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:
