Virtual Machines Job Trends in Staffordshire
Virtual Machine (VM)
West Midlands > Staffordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Staffordshire requiring Virtual Machines skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 62 | - | 75 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -22 |
| Permanent jobs citing Virtual Machines | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire | 0.42% | - | 0.37% |
| As % of the System Software category | 8.20% | - | 2.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,050 | - | £50,450 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,125 | - | £50,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,500 | - | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,125 | - | £56,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £57,350 | - | £58,750 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £42,500 | - | £51,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -14.17% |
All System Software Skills
Staffordshire
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 Staffordshire.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 61 | 49 | 126 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 5.17% | 7.77% | 15.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 46 | 23 | 84 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | - | £23,738 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,188 | £32,500 | £28,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £44,000 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.71% | - | -10.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,735 | £45,625 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,875 | £53,688 | £55,000 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +17.65% |
Virtual Machines Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Virtual Machines relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
Virtual Machines Salary Trend in Staffordshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Virtual Machines.
Virtual Machines Job Locations in Staffordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Virtual Machines within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 16 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke-on-Trent | - | 4 | £55,000 | - | |
| Lichfield | - | 1 | £54,000 | - | |
| Virtual Machines West Midlands |
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Virtual Machines Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
System Software
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Active Directory | 80.0% | 4 |
| 2 | VMware Infrastructure | 60.0% | 3 |
| 2 | vSphere | 60.0% | 3 |