Virtual Machines Job Trends in West Sussex

Virtual Machine (VM)
South East > West Sussex

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in West Sussex requiring Virtual Machines skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Virtual Machines 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in West Sussex 0.12% - -
As % of the System Software category 2.44% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 - -
South East median annual salary £70,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +27.27% -12.00% +1.63%

All System Software Skills
West Sussex

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 West Sussex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 41 30 53
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Sussex 4.73% 7.28% 11.21%
Number of salaries quoted 37 25 48
10th Percentile £37,200 £32,400 £32,350
25th Percentile £66,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £46,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +61.29% -19.13% +21.05%
75th Percentile £88,750 £67,500 £66,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £72,250 £67,500
South East median annual salary £60,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +33.33% -14.29% +5.00%

Virtual Machines
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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

Virtual Machines job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Virtual Machines
Salary Trend in West Sussex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Virtual Machines.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Virtual Machines

Virtual Machines
Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Virtual Machines within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 11 September 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
Chichester - 1 £56,000 -
Virtual Machines
South East

Virtual Machines
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance