The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring VMS skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
121
124
148
Rank change year-on-year
+3
+24
+32
Contract jobs citing VMS
1
3
7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
VMS falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
189
276
425
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
10.74%
13.34%
13.97%
Number of daily rates quoted
142
178
291
10th Percentile
£254
£257
£185
25th Percentile
£325
£391
£356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£513
£525
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-2.38%
-
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£673
£648
£641
90th Percentile
£722
£729
£725
Central London median daily rate
£496
£521
£500
% change year-on-year
-4.94%
+4.25%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
3
2
10th Percentile
£24.25
£23.90
£23.88
25th Percentile
£25.00
£25.06
£27.81
Median hourly rate
£27.50
£27.00
£36.25
Median % change year-on-year
+1.85%
-25.52%
+81.25%
75th Percentile
£29.50
£28.19
£45.31
90th Percentile
£29.95
£28.90
£49.63
Central London median hourly rate
£26.00
£27.00
£36.25
% change year-on-year
-3.70%
-25.52%
+79.01%
VMS Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing VMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
VMS Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing VMS.
VMS Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing VMS.
VMS Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing VMS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for VMS.
VMS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:
