Virtual Desktop
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Virtual Desktop skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 167 | 202 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +35 | +41 |
| Permanent jobs citing Virtual Desktop | 0 | 15 | 23 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley | - | 0.46% | 0.43% |
| As % of the System Software category | - | 3.07% | 2.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 11 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £38,750 | £51,000 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £56,525 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £45,000 | £57,763 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -22.09% | -14.43% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £48,750 | £59,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £58,750 | - |
| South East median annual salary | £38,500 | £42,500 | £56,525 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.41% | -24.81% | +48.75% |
All System Software Skills
Thames Valley
Virtual Desktop 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 Thames Valley.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 231 | 488 | 941 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 5.30% | 14.93% | 17.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 157 | 301 | 738 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,800 | £28,000 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,375 | £44,500 | £34,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £60,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.50% | +14.29% | +18.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £81,250 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,250 | £95,000 | £91,250 |
| South East median annual salary | £40,000 | £59,125 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.35% | +24.47% | - |
Virtual Desktop
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Virtual Desktop relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
Virtual Desktop
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Virtual Desktop.
