The first part of the table below looks at the demand for VMS skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VMS over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category.

VMS
Location
3 months to
22 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank812784629
Rank change year-on-year
Down-28Down-155
Matching permanent IT job ads6381123
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.052 %0.066 %0.129 %
As % of the Operating Systems category0.196 %0.265 %0.527 %
Number of salaries quoted4361111
Average salary£50,000£44,500£45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.35 %-1.11 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£32,000£35,000£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£62,500£57,500£70,000
UK excluding London average salary£42,500£40,000£41,000
% change year-on-year
+6.25 %-2.43 %
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryAll Operating Systems
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
322193052723318
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK26.72 %24.90 %24.42 %
Number of salaries quoted276442574319496
Average salary£40,000£40,000£40,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£24,500£23,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£62,500£67,500£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.14 %-

VMS
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing VMS within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

VMS Demand Trend

VMS
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VMS within the UK.

VMS Salary Trend

VMS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VMS over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 within the UK.

VMS Salary Histogram

VMS
Top 26 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VMS within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-3659£50,000+12.35 %
LondonDown-1929£50,000+11.11 %
South EastDown-3415£62,500+8.69 %
East SussexDown-58£62,500+8.69 %
City of LondonUp+157£50,000-15.25 %
CambridgeUp+66£32,000-28.88 %
CambridgeshireDown-16£32,000-28.88 %
East of EnglandDown-96£32,000-14.66 %
SurreyDown-154£41,250+26.92 %
West MidlandsNew entry-4£45,000-
OxfordshireDown-22--
Canary WharfDown-122£65,000-
MidlandsNew entry-2--
OxfordNew entry-2--
North WestDown-221£18,250-61.17 %
BerkshireDown-301£37,500-21.87 %
East MidlandsNew entry-1--
Docklands, LondonNew entry-1--
YorkshireNew entry-1--
StaffordshireNew entry-1£45,000-
South YorkshireNew entry-1--
SurbitonNew entry-1--
StockportNew entry-1£18,250-
ManchesterNew entry-1£18,250-
DoncasterNew entry-1--
CoventryNew entry-1£52,500-

VMS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK 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.

178 (45.61 %)Windows
273 (42.69 %)Finance
363 (36.84 %)Linux
445 (26.32 %)UNIX
544 (25.73 %)Firewall
642 (24.56 %)SQL
741 (23.98 %)SAN
839 (22.81 %)Apache
938 (22.22 %)SQL Server
1035 (20.47 %)HP
1133 (19.30 %)Python
1232 (18.71 %)Oracle
1330 (17.54 %)ITIL
1330 (17.54 %)Java
1429 (16.96 %)Perl
1528 (16.37 %)Windows Server 2008
1627 (15.79 %)IBM
1726 (15.20 %)Microsoft
1726 (15.20 %)Red Hat
1824 (14.04 %)Cisco
1824 (14.04 %)Service Management
1923 (13.45 %)Change Management
1923 (13.45 %)VMware
1923 (13.45 %)PHP
1923 (13.45 %)MS Exchange
2022 (12.87 %)Exchange Server 2007
2121 (12.28 %)WebSphere
2121 (12.28 %)SaaS
2121 (12.28 %)SAP
2121 (12.28 %)Nokia

VMS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
121 (12.28 %)WebSphere
216 (9.357 %)LAMP
312 (7.018 %).NET
410 (5.848 %)ASP.NET
58 (4.678 %)FIX Protocol
66 (3.509 %)CSS
66 (3.509 %)XSLT
74 (2.339 %)XML
83 (1.754 %)Middleware
92 (1.170 %)Hibernate
92 (1.170 %)HTML
92 (1.170 %)Spring
101 (0.585 %)Ajax
101 (0.585 %)Ruby on Rails
101 (0.585 %).NET Framework
101 (0.585 %)WCF
101 (0.585 %)WPF
101 (0.585 %)jQuery
101 (0.585 %)Web Services
101 (0.585 %)EJB
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
139 (22.81 %)Apache
223 (13.45 %)MS Exchange
322 (12.87 %)Exchange Server 2007
412 (7.018 %)SharePoint
510 (5.848 %)SharePoint 2010
68 (4.678 %)SharePoint Server
68 (4.678 %)IIS
75 (2.924 %)Exchange Server 2003
84 (2.339 %)Exchange Server 2010
92 (1.170 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
101 (0.585 %)WebLogic
101 (0.585 %)Tomcat
101 (0.585 %)FormScape
101 (0.585 %)ESB
101 (0.585 %)Amazon EC2
101 (0.585 %)Confluence
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
110 (5.848 %)MS Excel
29 (5.263 %)MS Visio
36 (3.509 %)MS PowerPoint
45 (2.924 %)MS Office
51 (0.585 %)Photoshop
51 (0.585 %)Adobe Illustrator
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
112 (7.018 %)SAP MM
26 (3.509 %)SAP SD
33 (1.754 %)SunGard AvantGard
41 (0.585 %)SAP cProjects
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
144 (25.73 %)Firewall
241 (23.98 %)SAN
320 (11.70 %)VoIP
419 (11.11 %)SSL
518 (10.53 %)MPLS
617 (9.942 %)DNS
710 (5.848 %)DHCP
85 (2.924 %)Internet
93 (1.754 %)3G
93 (1.754 %)OSPF
93 (1.754 %)BGP
93 (1.754 %)SNMP
93 (1.754 %)VPN
93 (1.754 %)GSM
93 (1.754 %)SMS
93 (1.754 %)Wireless
93 (1.754 %)SSH
93 (1.754 %)VLAN
93 (1.754 %)Cisco IOS
93 (1.754 %)Cisco PIX
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
138 (22.22 %)SQL Server
217 (9.942 %)MySQL
33 (1.754 %)NoSQL
42 (1.170 %)DB2
51 (0.585 %)Crystal Reports
51 (0.585 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (0.585 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (0.585 %)Oracle 11g
51 (0.585 %)Hadoop
51 (0.585 %)Apache Cassandra
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
118 (10.53 %)WebLOAD
211 (6.433 %)Subversion
310 (5.848 %)Visual Studio
49 (5.263 %)NUnit
58 (4.678 %)TestDirector
58 (4.678 %)FitNesse
58 (4.678 %)TeamCity
63 (1.754 %)Hudson
72 (1.170 %)Maven
81 (0.585 %)JIRA
81 (0.585 %)Atlassian Bamboo
81 (0.585 %)Git (software)
81 (0.585 %)Team Foundation Server
81 (0.585 %)MSTest
81 (0.585 %)Mockito
81 (0.585 %)Ant
81 (0.585 %)JUnit
81 (0.585 %)VSS/SourceSafe
81 (0.585 %)Eclipse
81 (0.585 %)IntelliJ
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
173 (42.69 %)Finance
216 (9.357 %)Manufacturing
312 (7.018 %)Banking
411 (6.433 %)Automotive
510 (5.848 %)Publishing
66 (3.509 %)Front Office
66 (3.509 %)Telecoms
75 (2.924 %)Billing
84 (2.339 %)Back Office
84 (2.339 %)Advertising
93 (1.754 %)Investment Banking
93 (1.754 %)Marketing
102 (1.170 %)Aerospace
111 (0.585 %)Pharmaceutical
111 (0.585 %)Retail
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
131 (18.13 %)Analyst
227 (15.79 %)Administrator
324 (14.04 %)Systems Administrator
423 (13.45 %)Linux Administrator
522 (12.87 %)Linux Systems Administrator
621 (12.28 %)Consultant
719 (11.11 %)Systems Engineer
719 (11.11 %)Linux Engineer
818 (10.53 %)IT Infrastructure Manager
818 (10.53 %)Infrastructure Manager
818 (10.53 %)SAP Consultant
914 (8.187 %)Support Manager
1013 (7.602 %)SAP MM Consultant
1112 (7.018 %)Developer
1210 (5.848 %)Support Analyst
1210 (5.848 %)Support Engineer
1210 (5.848 %)ERP Manager
139 (5.263 %)Applications Support
139 (5.263 %)Senior Analyst
139 (5.263 %)Test Analyst
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
121 (12.28 %)SaaS
218 (10.53 %)iSeries
38 (4.678 %)Derivative
47 (4.094 %)Client/Server
47 (4.094 %)CLARiiON
56 (3.509 %)Management Information System
56 (3.509 %)Computer Science
65 (2.924 %)VAX
73 (1.754 %)IVR
73 (1.754 %)Blackberry
73 (1.754 %)Open Source
82 (1.170 %)Symmetrix DMX
82 (1.170 %)Celerra
82 (1.170 %)IBM Mainframe
82 (1.170 %)NHS
82 (1.170 %)Mainframe
82 (1.170 %)Symmetrix
82 (1.170 %)Clustering
91 (0.585 %)DTV
91 (0.585 %)STB
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
178 (45.61 %)Windows
263 (36.84 %)Linux
345 (26.32 %)UNIX
428 (16.37 %)Windows Server 2008
518 (10.53 %)HPUX
518 (10.53 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
616 (9.357 %)CentOS
616 (9.357 %)Debian
712 (7.018 %)AIX
811 (6.433 %)Windows Server 2003
910 (5.848 %)Windows Vista
910 (5.848 %)Solaris
108 (4.678 %)Windows 7
116 (3.509 %)OpenVMS
121 (0.585 %)Windows XP
121 (0.585 %)Windows 2000 Server
121 (0.585 %)SUSE
121 (0.585 %)Fedora
121 (0.585 %)Apple iOS
121 (0.585 %)Mac OS
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
130 (17.54 %)ITIL
224 (14.04 %)Service Management
323 (13.45 %)Change Management
420 (11.70 %)Service Delivery
517 (9.942 %)Problem Management
615 (8.772 %)ERP
714 (8.187 %)Migration
813 (7.602 %)Disaster Recovery
813 (7.602 %)GAP Analysis
911 (6.433 %)Data Protection
1010 (5.848 %)Change Control
1010 (5.848 %)TDD
119 (5.263 %)Automated Testing
119 (5.263 %)Project Management
119 (5.263 %)Product Management
119 (5.263 %)Continuous Integration
128 (4.678 %)Release Management
128 (4.678 %)Unit Testing
137 (4.094 %)Test Scripting
137 (4.094 %)Capacity Planning
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
142 (24.56 %)SQL
233 (19.30 %)Python
330 (17.54 %)Java
429 (16.96 %)Perl
523 (13.45 %)PHP
617 (9.942 %)C#
617 (9.942 %)Bash shell
716 (9.357 %)C
814 (8.187 %)ABAP
814 (8.187 %)Shell Script
910 (5.848 %)C++
910 (5.848 %)JavaScript
109 (5.263 %)PowerShell
117 (4.094 %)Ruby
126 (3.509 %)DCL
126 (3.509 %)Delphi
126 (3.509 %)REXX
126 (3.509 %)Tcl
134 (2.339 %)PowerHouse
143 (1.754 %)VB
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
111 (6.433 %)Degree
29 (5.263 %)ISEB
34 (2.339 %)CCNP
34 (2.339 %)CCNA
34 (2.339 %)Cisco Certification
43 (1.754 %)PhD
52 (1.170 %)NCDA
52 (1.170 %)ITIL Certification
61 (0.585 %)CISA
61 (0.585 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
61 (0.585 %)ISTQB
61 (0.585 %)CISSP
61 (0.585 %)Security Cleared
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (8.772 %)QA
22 (1.170 %)SLA
31 (0.585 %)ISO/IEC 27001
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
114 (8.187 %)VMware Infrastructure
210 (5.848 %)Active Directory
39 (5.263 %)VMware Workstation
47 (4.094 %)VMware ESXi
56 (3.509 %)vSphere
56 (3.509 %)VMware ESX
62 (1.170 %)NFS
62 (1.170 %)Hyper-V
62 (1.170 %)XenApp
62 (1.170 %)SRDF
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
118 (10.53 %)Backup Exec
29 (5.263 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
38 (4.678 %)HP Quality Center
46 (3.509 %)vCenter
46 (3.509 %)Tivoli
53 (1.754 %)SCCM
62 (1.170 %)SCOM
62 (1.170 %)McAfee ePO
62 (1.170 %)MOM
62 (1.170 %)WSUS
62 (1.170 %)ServiceCenter
71 (0.585 %)Nagios
71 (0.585 %)ZABBIX
71 (0.585 %)Puppet
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
135 (20.47 %)HP
232 (18.71 %)Oracle
327 (15.79 %)IBM
426 (15.20 %)Microsoft
426 (15.20 %)Red Hat
524 (14.04 %)Cisco
623 (13.45 %)VMware
721 (12.28 %)Nokia
721 (12.28 %)SAP
820 (11.70 %)F5
918 (10.53 %)Intel
107 (4.094 %)Veritas
107 (4.094 %)EMC
116 (3.509 %)Citrix
116 (3.509 %)BMC
125 (2.924 %)CheckPoint
134 (2.339 %)Avaya
143 (1.754 %)SunGard
143 (1.754 %)JBoss
143 (1.754 %)Websense