Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term VLE in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VLE over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 579 698 838
Rank change year-on-year +119 +140 -171
Contract jobs citing VLE 7 18 17
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.016% 0.030% 0.019%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.053% 0.089% 0.057%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 13 14
10th Percentile £358 £165 £257
25th Percentile £425 £250 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £375 £376
Median % change year-on-year +26.67% -0.33% +234.44%
75th Percentile £508 £419 £450
90th Percentile £544 £530 £473
UK excluding London median daily rate £545 £175 £376
% change year-on-year +211.43% -53.49% +234.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £26.25 -
Median hourly rate £15.42 £27.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -43.93% - -
75th Percentile £16.32 £28.75 -
90th Percentile £16.86 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £15.42 £27.50 -
% change year-on-year -43.93% - -

All Generic Skills
UK

VLE is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 13,294 20,178 29,579
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.45% 33.26% 32.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,529 13,847 20,663
10th Percentile £263 £306 £313
25th Percentile £413 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £682 £650
90th Percentile £788 £800 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 901 661 727
10th Percentile £12.25 £9.80 £13.89
25th Percentile £15.16 £10.75 £17.00
Median hourly rate £28.25 £22.49 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year +25.64% -16.72% +5.88%
75th Percentile £58.75 £65.00 £49.75
90th Percentile £68.88 £75.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.00 £22.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +18.18% +10.00% -16.67%

VLE
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing VLE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for VLE in the UK

VLE
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VLE.

Daily rate trend for VLE in the UK

VLE
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VLE over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for VLE in the UK

VLE
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VLE.

Hourly rate trend for VLE in the UK

VLE
Top 7 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VLE within the UK over the 6 months to 19 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Work from Home +125 5 £475 +26.67% 1
England +107 5 £475 +26.67% 18
London +104 4 £475 +26.67% 5
UK excluding London +64 3 £545 +211.43% 14
Scotland +37 2 - - 2
Midlands - 1 £545 - 6
West Midlands - 1 £545 - 2

VLE
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (42.86%) Moodle
2 2 (28.57%) WordPress
Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (14.29%) Adobe Creative Cloud
General
1 3 (42.86%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) IT Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) IT Support
2 2 (28.57%) IT Support Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Support Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Cloud Developer
3 1 (14.29%) Digital Developer
3 1 (14.29%) Digital Learning Developer
3 1 (14.29%) IT Project Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Learning Technologist
3 1 (14.29%) Senior
3 1 (14.29%) Senior IT Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Senior IT Project Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Senior Project Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Senior Software Project Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Software Project Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Systems Integration Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Technical Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Technical Business Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Technologist
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) E-Procurement
2 1 (14.29%) Budgeting
2 1 (14.29%) CRM
2 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
2 1 (14.29%) Economics
2 1 (14.29%) Instructional Design
2 1 (14.29%) PRINCE2
2 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
2 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (14.29%) Supplier Management
2 1 (14.29%) Technology Transformation
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
1 1 (14.29%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) Accessibility
2 1 (14.29%) QA
2 1 (14.29%) WCAG
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Adobe