The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Stroud requiring Virtual Servers skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
                        
	
		|  | 6 months to 30 Oct 2025
 | Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | 
	
		| Rank | 5 | - | - | 
	
		| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - | 
	
		| Permanent jobs citing Virtual Servers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
	
		| As % of all permanent jobs in Stroud | 7.69% | - | - | 
	
		| As % of the System Software category | 50.00% | - | - | 
	
		| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
	
		| 10th Percentile | - | - | - | 
	
		| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | - | - | 
	
		| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | - | - | 
	
		| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | - | - | 
	
		| 90th Percentile | - | - | - | 
	
		| Gloucestershire median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | - | 
Virtual Servers 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 Stroud.
	
		| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 2 | 2 | 0 | 
	
		| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stroud | 15.38% | 15.38% | - | 
	
		| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 2 | 0 | 
	
		| 10th Percentile | £37,750 | £43,500 | - | 
	
		| 25th Percentile | £38,125 | £45,000 | - | 
	
		| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £50,000 | - | 
	
		| Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | - | - | 
	
		| 75th Percentile | £48,125 | £55,000 | - | 
	
		| 90th Percentile | £49,250 | £56,500 | - | 
	
		| Gloucestershire median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,000 | £52,500 | 
	
		| % change year-on-year | -3.51% | +8.57% | -4.55% |