The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wakefield 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 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
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 advertised in Wakefield with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills |
10 |
6 |
7 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wakefield |
14.08% |
7.69% |
9.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
8 |
6 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
£157 |
£198 |
£112 |
| 25th Percentile |
£163 |
£213 |
£139 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£329 |
£225 |
£248 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+46.11% |
-9.37% |
+11.57% |
| 75th Percentile |
£365 |
£238 |
£301 |
| 90th Percentile |
£380 |
£329 |
£406 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£400 |
£470 |
£425 |
| % change year-on-year |
-14.89% |
+10.59% |
-3.41% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£18.70 |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate |
£15.17 |
£15.44 |
£17.57 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.75% |
-12.12% |
+24.17% |
