VMS
East of England > Hertfordshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire requiring VMS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited VMS over the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 49 | 61 | 70 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | +9 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing VMS | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire | 0.66% | 0.15% | 0.80% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 2.31% | 0.68% | 3.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £213 | £625 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £225 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +100.00% | -65.38% | -16.13% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £238 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £450 | £225 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | +100.00% | -65.38% | -16.13% |
All Operating Systems
Hertfordshire
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 Hertfordshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 130 | 146 | 199 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire | 28.45% | 22.29% | 26.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 65 | 78 | 149 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £297 | £170 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £369 | £263 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +10.00% | +24.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £579 | £703 |
| East of England median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.88% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 44 | 24 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.64 | £58.25 | £17.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.25 | £64.38 | £24.73 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -7.14% | +27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.63 | - | £73.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.00 | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £55.00 | £65.00 | £22.97 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +183.04% | -54.07% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Job postings citing VMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing VMS.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing VMS.
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Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMS within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 29 August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenage | +9 | 2 | £450 | +100.00% | |
| Hatfield | - | 1 | - | - | |
| VMS East of England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: