VMS
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 468 | 540 | 650 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +72 | +110 | -50 |
| Contract jobs citing VMS | 115 | 165 | 195 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.28% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.98% | 1.70% | 1.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 77 | 118 | 102 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £413 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £378 | £500 | £486 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £444 | £634 | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.94% | +12.67% | +14.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £800 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £847 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -8.33% | +37.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £59.00 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £68.75 | £41.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.25 | £85.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -70.29% | +28.79% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £34.25 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.25 | £55.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -54.09% | +29.41% | - |
All Operating Systems
UK
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 with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,811 | 9,696 | 13,389 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.38% | 16.33% | 15.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,915 | 6,814 | 9,098 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £331 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £504 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.74% | +0.80% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +7.59% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 399 | 422 | 629 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.25 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.73 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £39.30 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.02% | +74.67% | +25.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £64.50 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.00 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.67% | +50.00% | +21.21% |
VMS
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing VMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VMS.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMS over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.
VMS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VMS.
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Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMS within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +74 | 99 | £450 | -37.17% | 54 |
| UK excluding London | +57 | 54 | £500 | -9.09% | 37 |
| London | +68 | 46 | £435 | -43.94% | 15 |
| Work from Home | +108 | 45 | £475 | -5.00% | 27 |
| North of England | +31 | 19 | £563 | -27.42% | 16 |
| South East | +23 | 14 | £600 | +16.50% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +31 | 13 | £563 | -10.00% | |
| South West | +29 | 12 | £439 | -2.39% | 4 |
| North West | +20 | 6 | £425 | +6.25% | 16 |
| Scotland | +40 | 4 | £358 | -28.40% | 2 |
| Midlands | +28 | 4 | £1,000 | - | 5 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 3 | £1,000 | - | 2 |
| Wales | +18 | 1 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | +17 | 1 | £625 | - | 3 |
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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:
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