Virtual Machines Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Virtual Machine (VM)
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear requiring Virtual Machines skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 72 57
Rank change year-on-year - -15 +15
Permanent jobs citing Virtual Machines 0 3 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear - 0.44% 0.76%
As % of the System Software category - 5.17% 5.13%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £27,750
25th Percentile - - £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £41,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -25.00%
75th Percentile - - £53,125
90th Percentile - - £54,250
North East median annual salary - - £40,000
% change year-on-year - - -27.27%

All System Software Skills
Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 53 58 78
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 6.50% 8.53% 14.86%
Number of salaries quoted 35 27 71
10th Percentile - £32,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £28,500 £35,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £44,274 £39,563
Median % change year-on-year +7.29% +11.91% -33.19%
75th Percentile £60,750 £55,625 £57,500
90th Percentile £71,000 £71,111 £62,500
North East median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £41,500
% change year-on-year -9.52% +26.51% -18.63%

Virtual Machines
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Virtual Machines relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

Virtual Machines job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Virtual Machines
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Virtual Machines.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Virtual Machines