Hybrid/Remote Virtual Desktop Job Trends

Virtual Desktop
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Virtual Desktop skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 395 407 424
Rank change year-on-year +12 +17 +86
Permanent jobs citing Virtual Desktop 22 29 162
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.11% 0.20% 0.48%
As % of the System Software category 1.46% 1.30% 3.91%
Number of salaries quoted 19 25 137
10th Percentile - £35,868 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,170 £36,298
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.53% -22.73% -8.33%
75th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £62,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £46,500 £42,750 £51,750
% change year-on-year +8.77% -17.39% -10.00%

All System Software Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1,505 2,225 4,146
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.85% 14.99% 12.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1,063 1,340 3,302
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £70,299
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -9.09%

Virtual Desktop
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Virtual Desktop and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Virtual Desktop job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Virtual Desktop
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Virtual Desktop.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Virtual Desktop

Virtual Desktop
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Virtual Desktop over the 6 months to 3 June 2026.

Virtual Desktop salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (63.64%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (40.91%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 22 (100.00%) Azure
2 18 (81.82%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (45.45%) OneDrive
4 6 (27.27%) Entra ID
5 4 (18.18%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (13.64%) IaaS
6 3 (13.64%) PaaS
7 2 (9.09%) AWS
7 2 (9.09%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 2 (9.09%) Azure Functions
7 2 (9.09%) Azure Key Vault
7 2 (9.09%) Azure Monitor
7 2 (9.09%) GitHub
7 2 (9.09%) Serverless
8 1 (4.55%) Azure Storage
8 1 (4.55%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (4.55%) Power Automate
8 1 (4.55%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (40.91%) Firewall
2 3 (13.64%) DHCP
2 3 (13.64%) DNS
2 3 (13.64%) VPN
3 2 (9.09%) TCP/IP
3 2 (9.09%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (4.55%) Network Security
4 1 (4.55%) SD-WAN
4 1 (4.55%) VLAN
4 1 (4.55%) VoIP
4 1 (4.55%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (13.64%) Azure SQL Database
1 3 (13.64%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Git
General
1 17 (77.27%) Social Skills
2 10 (45.45%) Finance
3 4 (18.18%) Law
3 4 (18.18%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (13.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (4.55%) German Language
6 1 (4.55%) Legal
6 1 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (31.82%) Analyst
2 6 (27.27%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 6 (27.27%) Support Engineer
3 5 (22.73%) Infrastructure Support
3 5 (22.73%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
4 4 (18.18%) Service Analyst
4 4 (18.18%) Support Analyst
5 3 (13.64%) Infrastructure Analyst
6 2 (9.09%) Field Engineer
6 2 (9.09%) IT Engineer
6 2 (9.09%) Senior
7 1 (4.55%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 1 (4.55%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 1 (4.55%) Engineering Manager
7 1 (4.55%) IT Analyst
7 1 (4.55%) IT Infrastructure Analyst
7 1 (4.55%) Senior Analyst
7 1 (4.55%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
7 1 (4.55%) Technical Account Manager
7 1 (4.55%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (9.09%) Podcast
1 2 (9.09%) Public Cloud
1 2 (9.09%) Security Posture
2 1 (4.55%) CMDB
2 1 (4.55%) Driving Licence
2 1 (4.55%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 10 (45.45%) Windows
2 5 (22.73%) Windows Server
3 2 (9.09%) Apple iOS
3 2 (9.09%) VMS
4 1 (4.55%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (63.64%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (45.45%) Cybersecurity
3 7 (31.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 6 (27.27%) Computer Science
4 6 (27.27%) Service Delivery
5 5 (22.73%) Collaborative Working
5 5 (22.73%) ITIL
6 4 (18.18%) AI
6 4 (18.18%) Change Management
6 4 (18.18%) Data Protection
6 4 (18.18%) DevOps
6 4 (18.18%) Information Security
6 4 (18.18%) Mentoring
7 3 (13.64%) Agile
7 3 (13.64%) Analytics
7 3 (13.64%) Cloud Security
7 3 (13.64%) Infrastructure as Code
8 2 (9.09%) API Management
8 2 (9.09%) Generative AI
8 2 (9.09%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 8 (36.36%) PowerShell
2 4 (18.18%) SQL
3 2 (9.09%) Bash
3 2 (9.09%) Bicep
3 2 (9.09%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 6 (27.27%) Degree
2 5 (22.73%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (22.73%) SC Cleared
2 5 (22.73%) Security Cleared
3 4 (18.18%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (13.64%) Azure Certification
5 2 (9.09%) A+ Certification
5 2 (9.09%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (4.55%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.55%) GDPR
1 1 (4.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 10 (45.45%) Active Directory
2 5 (22.73%) Hyper-V
3 4 (18.18%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (9.09%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (9.09%) vSphere
5 1 (4.55%) Docker
5 1 (4.55%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (40.91%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (13.64%) Terraform
3 2 (9.09%) FortiGate
3 2 (9.09%) SCCM
4 1 (4.55%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 20 (90.91%) Microsoft
2 4 (18.18%) VMware
3 2 (9.09%) Dell
3 2 (9.09%) Fortinet
3 2 (9.09%) iManage
3 2 (9.09%) Nexthink
3 2 (9.09%) ScienceLogic
4 1 (4.55%) Cisco
4 1 (4.55%) Citrix
4 1 (4.55%) Veeam