The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Preston requiring Virtual Machines skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Machines over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period 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 Preston.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
13
23
14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston
3.37%
10.60%
5.09%
Number of salaries quoted
7
19
11
10th Percentile
-
-
£20,750
25th Percentile
£47,683
£26,250
£26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,836
£32,000
£27,500
Median % change year-on-year
+80.74%
+16.36%
-21.43%
75th Percentile
£59,081
£51,250
£49,594
90th Percentile
-
£60,250
-
Lancashire median annual salary
£47,683
£55,000
£39,113
% change year-on-year
-13.30%
+40.62%
-2.22%
Virtual Machines Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing Virtual Machines as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Virtual Machines Salary Trend in Preston
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Virtual Machines in Preston.
Virtual Machines Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, job vacancies citing Virtual Machines 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 Preston region with a requirement for Virtual Machines.
Virtual Machines Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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:
