The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for VMS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VMS over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 4 May 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
95
115
144
Rank change year-on-year
+20
+29
-46
Contract jobs citing VMS
5
3
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
VMS is in the Operating Systems 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 operating system skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
175
282
464
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
11.79%
15.17%
17.82%
Number of daily rates quoted
127
202
352
10th Percentile
£300
£201
£150
25th Percentile
£363
£376
£222
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£480
£500
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-4.00%
+11.11%
+20.00%
75th Percentile
£769
£621
£613
90th Percentile
£850
£674
£663
North West median daily rate
£438
£475
£450
% change year-on-year
-7.89%
+5.56%
+20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
12
12
18
10th Percentile
£17.07
£14.33
£14.08
25th Percentile
£17.72
£23.93
£16.24
Median hourly rate
£25.25
£26.75
£19.25
Median % change year-on-year
-5.61%
+38.96%
+19.45%
75th Percentile
£30.94
£39.70
£22.90
90th Percentile
£63.30
£46.75
£28.75
North West median hourly rate
£16.00
£29.30
£18.25
% change year-on-year
-45.39%
+60.55%
+9.84%
VMS Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing VMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
VMS Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VMS in Manchester.
VMS Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VMS in Manchester.
VMS Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing VMS 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 VMS.
VMS 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:
