VMS
South West > Gloucestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire requiring VMS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 47 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +16 |
| Contract jobs citing VMS | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire | - | - | 0.48% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | - | - | 2.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £619 | £550 | £439 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | +25.22% | -2.39% |
All Operating Systems
Gloucestershire
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 Gloucestershire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 66 | 61 | 94 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 19.47% | 22.10% | 22.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 47 | 44 | 66 |
| 10th Percentile | £156 | £210 | £193 |
| 25th Percentile | £205 | £400 | £238 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £600 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.17% | +26.32% | -7.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £631 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £598 | £775 | £763 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £535 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +8.08% | -1.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.45 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £58.43 | - | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £89.00 | £68.00 | £21.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.88% | +223.81% | -73.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £197.50 | - | £28.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £40.50 |
| South West median hourly rate | £63.14 | £66.50 | £52.21 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.06% | +27.38% | -19.68% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VMS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing VMS.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing VMS.
