VLE Job Trends in the North West

Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term VLE in permanent job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited VLE over the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 284
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing VLE 0 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West - - 0.028%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - - 0.090%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary £51,500 £34,675 £47,500
% change year-on-year +48.52% -27.00% -0.23%

All Generic Skills
North West

VLE falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,341 2,305 3,322
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 21.64% 49.03% 31.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,595 783 2,272
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £37,875 £33,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £86,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,670 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.04% +4.85% -15.38%

VLE
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing VLE relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

VLE job vacancy trend in the North West

VLE
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing VLE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing VLE