Kernel-Based Virtual Machine (KVM)
England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring KVM skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited KVM over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 287 | 261 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -26 | +53 |
| Permanent jobs citing KVM | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | - | 0.086% | 0.16% |
| As % of the System Software category | - | 0.67% | 0.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £48,750 | £42,750 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £50,625 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £61,250 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -15.52% | -9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £64,063 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70,625 | - |
| England median annual salary | £58,603 | £26,000 | £61,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +125.39% | -57.55% | -18.33% |
All System Software Skills
South West
KVM 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 South West.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 387 | 1,191 | 1,155 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | 10.83% | 12.83% | 17.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 266 | 966 | 716 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £27,338 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £33,125 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,875 | £62,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,778 | £80,000 | £81,250 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
KVM
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings citing KVM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
KVM
Salary Trend in the South West
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing KVM in the South West.