Virtual Machine (VM)
UK > Scotland
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Virtual Machines skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Virtual Machines over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 264 | 102 | 237 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -162 | +135 | -68 |
| Permanent jobs citing Virtual Machines | 20 | 137 | 28 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.29% | 3.06% | 0.46% |
| As % of the System Software category | 2.82% | 17.89% | 2.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 19 | 9 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £43,800 | £36,150 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,125 | £51,833 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +22.22% | -26.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £57,931 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,000 | £58,350 | £58,526 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £58,750 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.13% | +17.50% | -0.50% |
All System Software Skills
Scotland
Virtual Machines is in the System Software category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for system software skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 708 | 766 | 940 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 10.43% | 17.12% | 15.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 394 | 367 | 582 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £25,500 | £26,680 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £36,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,500 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.82% | -4.35% | +21.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,949 | £72,500 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £55,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -0.90% | +0.91% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing Virtual Machines as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Virtual Machines in Scotland.
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Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Virtual Machines in Scotland over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
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Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Virtual Machines within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | -4 | 8 | £65,000 | +18.44% | 3 |
| Glasgow | -167 | 3 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 1 |
| Aberdeenshire | - | 3 | £28,500 | - | |
| Dundee | - | 2 | £57,500 | - | |
| Dumfries and Galloway | - | 2 | £57,500 | - | |
| South Ayrshire | - | 1 | £57,500 | - | |
| Aberdeen | - | 1 | £57,500 | - | |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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: