VMS
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for VMS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VMS over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 469 | 548 | 644 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +79 | +96 | -55 |
| Contract jobs citing VMS | 110 | 154 | 205 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.27% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.94% | 1.67% | 1.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 73 | 109 | 103 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £410 | £415 |
| 25th Percentile | £378 | £500 | £469 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £600 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +14.29% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £800 | £647 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £847 | £709 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £510 | £550 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.27% | -8.33% | +33.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £59.00 | £48.68 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £68.75 | £59.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.25 | £85.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -70.29% | +28.79% | -5.71% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £34.25 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.25 | £55.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -54.09% | +29.41% | - |
All Operating Systems
UK
VMS is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,668 | 9,202 | 13,061 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.30% | 16.18% | 14.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,828 | 6,430 | 8,884 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £331 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £473 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +11.18% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 392 | 404 | 599 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.97 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.44 | £17.72 | £15.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.50 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | +71.11% | +28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £64.50 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £29.30 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.21% | +46.50% | +21.21% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing VMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VMS.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMS over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
VMS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VMS.
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Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMS within the UK over the 6 months to 17 May 2024. 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 |
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| England | +81 | 102 | £469 | -27.88% | 59 |
| UK excluding London | +65 | 55 | £510 | -7.27% | 35 |
| London | +56 | 48 | £444 | -42.71% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +100 | 38 | £525 | +5.00% | 27 |
| North of England | +27 | 19 | £563 | -27.42% | 15 |
| South East | +16 | 14 | £600 | +16.50% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +23 | 12 | £588 | -6.00% | 3 |
| South West | +5 | 12 | £439 | -2.18% | 3 |
| North West | +19 | 7 | £500 | +25.00% | 11 |
| Midlands | +32 | 5 | £813 | - | 10 |
| Scotland | +47 | 4 | £358 | -28.40% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 4 | £1,000 | - | 3 |
| Wales | +18 | 1 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | +13 | 1 | £625 | - | 7 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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