VMS
East of England > Essex
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Essex requiring VMS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 17 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing VMS | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Essex | - | 1.16% | - |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | - | 4.55% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £475 | - | £650 |
All Operating Systems
Essex
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 Essex.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 22 | 22 | 46 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex | 18.49% | 25.58% | 24.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 12 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £175 | - | £184 |
| 25th Percentile | £185 | £213 | £288 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £195 | £241 | £320 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.17% | -24.61% | +56.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £327 | £303 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £364 | £575 | £516 |
| East of England median daily rate | £328 | £363 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.66% | -14.71% | +13.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.50 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £20.51 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £22.04 | - | £40.31 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +109.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.58 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £23.60 | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £42.50 | £65.00 | £14.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.62% | +348.28% | -34.09% |
VMS
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VMS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.
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Daily Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing VMS.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing VMS.
