The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for Virtual Desktop skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Virtual Desktop over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Virtual Desktop is in the System Software category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for system software skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
131
187
248
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
15.06%
15.82%
13.08%
Number of daily rates quoted
82
142
168
10th Percentile
£230
£188
£158
25th Percentile
£340
£302
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£440
£475
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-7.37%
-
+11.76%
75th Percentile
£500
£525
£575
90th Percentile
£646
£573
£650
Scotland median daily rate
£425
£475
£450
% change year-on-year
-10.53%
+5.56%
+5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted
10
0
5
10th Percentile
£22.95
-
-
25th Percentile
£60.25
-
-
Median hourly rate
£60.50
-
£17.50
75th Percentile
£60.75
-
£48.75
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Scotland median hourly rate
£60.50
£40.68
£44.50
% change year-on-year
+48.72%
-8.58%
-41.25%
Virtual Desktop Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Virtual Desktop as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Virtual Desktop Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Virtual Desktop in Edinburgh.
Virtual Desktop Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Virtual Desktop in Edinburgh.
Virtual Desktop Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Virtual Desktop also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for Virtual Desktop.
Virtual Desktop Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
