VMS
South East > Hampshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hampshire requiring VMS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 78 | 75 | 73 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | -2 | +31 |
| Contract jobs citing VMS | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire | 0.55% | 0.51% | 1.28% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 2.89% | 2.20% | 5.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £596 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £450 | £629 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £463 | £640 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.11% | -27.73% | -1.54% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £497 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £514 | - |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £380 | £645 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.58% | -41.09% | +1.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £80.00 | - |
| South East median hourly rate | - | £80.00 | - |
All Operating Systems
Hampshire
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 Hampshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 242 | 227 | 290 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire | 19.18% | 23.14% | 21.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 181 | 145 | 127 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £263 | £179 |
| 25th Percentile | £418 | £400 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £523 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.31% | -5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £658 |
| South East median daily rate | £431 | £438 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.43% | +9.38% | -15.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 17 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.92 | £50.78 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £62.50 | £27.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £67.50 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -62.96% | +17.39% | +98.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.15 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £51.05 | £75.00 | £76.40 |
| South East median hourly rate | £20.09 | £60.50 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -66.79% | +10.00% | +195.30% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VMS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing VMS.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing VMS.
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Contract Job Locations in Hampshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMS within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 2 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton | - | 5 | £500 | - | 2 |
| VMS South East |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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: