The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring VMS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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
172
267
400
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
10.03%
12.59%
13.90%
Number of daily rates quoted
129
177
266
10th Percentile
£224
£238
£197
25th Percentile
£355
£363
£375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£510
£508
Median % change year-on-year
+2.94%
+0.34%
-3.19%
75th Percentile
£675
£638
£638
90th Percentile
£736
£725
£719
Central London median daily rate
£500
£500
£500
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
4
2
10th Percentile
£24.25
£24.29
£23.88
25th Percentile
£25.00
£26.03
£27.81
Median hourly rate
£27.50
£69.50
£36.25
Median % change year-on-year
-60.43%
+91.72%
+81.25%
75th Percentile
£29.50
£112.00
£45.31
90th Percentile
£29.95
-
£49.63
Central London median hourly rate
£26.00
£69.50
£36.25
% change year-on-year
-62.59%
+91.72%
+79.01%
VMS Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VMS relative to all contract 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 & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 17 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing VMS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of 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 & Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
