OpenVMS Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

OpenVMS
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring OpenVMS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 186 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing OpenVMS 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.023% - -
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.23% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £538 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £563 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £550 £400 £300
% change year-on-year +37.50% +33.33% -14.29%

All Operating Systems
Midlands

OpenVMS 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 the Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 437 291 477
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 9.97% 13.78% 16.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 302 207 304
10th Percentile £163 £150 £150
25th Percentile £250 £200 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £400 £408
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% -1.96% -7.54%
75th Percentile £514 £500 £550
90th Percentile £588 £575 £638
England median daily rate £456 £465 £475
% change year-on-year -1.94% -2.11% -5.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 20 43
10th Percentile £13.25 £15.12 £12.98
25th Percentile £13.51 £15.20 £14.27
Median hourly rate £25.75 £18.13 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +42.03% +0.72% -2.07%
75th Percentile £70.11 £23.98 £23.75
90th Percentile £74.00 £25.15 £24.84
England median hourly rate £34.68 £19.27 £22.50
% change year-on-year +79.94% -14.36% -47.06%

OpenVMS
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing OpenVMS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

OpenVMS job vacancy trend in the Midlands

OpenVMS
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing OpenVMS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing OpenVMS

OpenVMS
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing OpenVMS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing OpenVMS

OpenVMS
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OpenVMS within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
East Midlands - 1 £550 - 2
OpenVMS
England

OpenVMS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Subject Matter Expert
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat