VMS Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

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 3 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 62 91
Rank change year-on-year -29 +29 +10
Contract jobs citing VMS 4 4 6
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 0.28% 0.56% 0.40%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.67% 2.48% 1.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 1
10th Percentile - £464 -
25th Percentile - £466 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £488 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -15.22% -11.54%
75th Percentile - £516 £588
90th Percentile - £521 -
South East median daily rate £488 £350 £613
% change year-on-year +39.29% -42.86% +9.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £81.25 -
South East median hourly rate - £81.25 -

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 240 161 320
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 16.63% 22.61% 21.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 167 118 148
10th Percentile £290 £344 £200
25th Percentile £472 £425 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £531 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.13% -3.45% +1.29%
75th Percentile £638 £613 £675
90th Percentile £726 £675 £825
South East median daily rate £463 £465 £438
% change year-on-year -0.54% +6.29% -10.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 14 25
10th Percentile £15.62 £56.61 £14.00
25th Percentile £19.00 £61.56 £20.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £62.50 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -59.76% - +92.31%
75th Percentile £48.75 £69.69 £75.00
90th Percentile £51.81 £80.25 £78.00
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £57.75 £54.56
% change year-on-year -64.00% +5.85% +88.14%

VMS
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.

VMS job vacancy trend in Hampshire

VMS
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing VMS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing VMS

VMS
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing VMS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing VMS

VMS
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 3 March 2026. 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 - 4 - -
VMS
South East

VMS
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:

General
1 1 (25.00%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Source to Pay