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This section looks at the demand for VMS skills within the Merseyside region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VMS over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 VMS
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7782
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads15
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.412 %1.992 %
Salaries quoted14
Average minimum salary£30,000£20,000
Average salary£32,500£20,875
% change on same period last year+55.68 %
Average maximum salary£35,000£21,750
UK excluding London average salary£45,002£33,713
% change on same period last year+33.48 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads243251
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.131 %0.105 %
Salaries quoted202204
Average minimum salary£26,905£28,856
Average salary£28,312£30,654
% change on same period last year-7.64 %
Average maximum salary£29,719£32,453
UK excluding London average salary£33,991£34,646
% change on same period last year-1.88 %
VMS North WestVMS
North West

VMS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing VMS across the Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Merseyside VMS Demand Trend

VMS
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VMS across the Merseyside region.

Merseyside VMS Salary Trend

VMS
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VMS within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LiverpoolUp+51£32,500+55.68 %
VMS North WestVMS
North West

VMS
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing VMS also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited VMS.

11 (100.00 %)COBOL
11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)DTS
11 (100.00 %)OpenVMS
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)QA
11 (100.00 %)FMCG

VMS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing VMS also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited VMS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)DTS
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)FMCG
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)COBOL Developer
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)OpenVMS
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)COBOL
11 (100.00 %)SQL
Merseyside IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (100.00 %)QA