The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester 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 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 31 May 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
94
98
142
Rank change year-on-year
+4
+44
-41
Contract jobs citing Virtual Desktop
3
9
4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
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 Manchester with a requirement for system software skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
133
301
355
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
9.22%
16.87%
13.50%
Number of daily rates quoted
113
215
285
10th Percentile
£281
£266
£159
25th Percentile
£363
£375
£281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-7.50%
-
+17.65%
75th Percentile
£600
£575
£625
90th Percentile
£693
£638
£660
North West median daily rate
£450
£481
£450
% change year-on-year
-6.49%
+6.94%
+20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
14
10
10th Percentile
-
£14.04
£15.25
25th Percentile
-
£15.79
£16.25
Median hourly rate
£12.00
£20.00
£18.31
Median % change year-on-year
-40.00%
+9.24%
-42.44%
75th Percentile
-
£36.89
£20.10
90th Percentile
-
£65.00
£28.75
North West median hourly rate
£17.72
£20.00
£18.12
% change year-on-year
-11.40%
+10.41%
-
Virtual Desktop Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Virtual Desktop as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Virtual Desktop Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Virtual Desktop in Manchester.
Virtual Desktop Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Virtual Desktop in Manchester.
Virtual Desktop Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 31 May 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 Manchester region with a requirement for Virtual Desktop.
Virtual Desktop Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:
