VAX Job Trends in the South West

DEC VAX
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term VAX in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited VAX over the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 276
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing VAX 0 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West - - 0.070%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - - 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £40,000
75th Percentile - - £42,500
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary - £67,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year - +68.75% -

All Generic Skills
South West

VAX 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 South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,656 1,099 2,911
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 21.59% 39.14% 29.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1,057 572 2,060
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.09%
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,653 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,670 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.04% +4.85% -15.38%

VAX
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

VAX job vacancy trend in the South West

VAX
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing VAX.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing VAX