Virtual Desktop
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Virtual Desktop skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Desktop over the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 432 | 432 | 485 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +53 | +172 |
| Permanent jobs citing Virtual Desktop | 33 | 156 | 127 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 0.16% | 0.45% | 0.35% |
| As % of the System Software category | 1.20% | 3.77% | 2.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28 | 129 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,519 | £31,250 | £37,638 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,170 | £41,036 | £45,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £55,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.73% | -18.52% | +15.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,563 | £67,500 | £74,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,725 | £85,000 | £83,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £46,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.38% | -8.70% | +4.55% |
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 | 2,745 | 4,137 | 5,141 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 13.53% | 11.99% | 14.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,351 | 3,135 | 4,117 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,125 | £40,988 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £61,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -9.84% | +1.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £85,000 | £95,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £49,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.06% | -10.00% | - |
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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing Virtual Desktop as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Virtual Desktop.
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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Virtual Desktop over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: