Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM)
South East > Thames Valley
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term VSAM in contract job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited VSAM over the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 6 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | - | - | 134 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +16 |
| Contract jobs citing VSAM | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley | - | - | 0.038% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | - | 0.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Thames Valley
VSAM falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the Thames Valley.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 977 | 530 | 785 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 33.24% | 35.55% | 29.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 626 | 310 | 477 |
| 10th Percentile | £270 | £300 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £421 | £295 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £516 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.10% | +3.20% | -2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £650 | £675 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 84 | 23 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.34 | £14.16 | £11.79 |
| 25th Percentile | £38.89 | £24.08 | £22.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £82.00 | £52.50 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +56.19% | +75.00% | -38.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £88.00 | £66.12 | £60.39 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £88.60 | £65.00 |
| South East median hourly rate | £70.00 | £47.90 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +46.13% | +0.85% | -5.00% |
VSAM
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VSAM relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
VSAM
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing VSAM.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing VSAM.
