The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wolverhampton requiring VMS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
31 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
5 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing VMS |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Wolverhampton |
5.00% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Operating Systems category |
20.00% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£381 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£413 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£444 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£475 |
£566 |
£1,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-16.12% |
-43.37% |
+60.00% |
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 Wolverhampton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wolverhampton |
25.00% |
3.45% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£163 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£167 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£227 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£325 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£396 |
- |
- |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£440 |
£450 |
£400 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.22% |
+12.50% |
-19.19% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£60.00 |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£65.00 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£69.99 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| West Midlands median hourly rate |
£21.46 |
£18.57 |
£22.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+15.59% |
-17.49% |
+26.98% |
