The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Blackburn requiring VMS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited VMS over the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 17 Jun 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
44
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Permanent jobs citing VMS
6
0
0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn
VMS falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Blackburn.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
19
23
5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn
7.28%
19.83%
19.23%
Number of salaries quoted
9
23
4
10th Percentile
£38,600
£21,000
£21,375
25th Percentile
£41,250
£22,489
£23,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,055
£23,076
£24,000
Median % change year-on-year
+116.91%
-3.85%
-20.00%
75th Percentile
£87,500
£34,750
£29,875
90th Percentile
-
£37,900
£40,450
Lancashire median annual salary
£42,384
£38,500
£47,500
% change year-on-year
+10.09%
-18.95%
+58.33%
VMS Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn
Job postings citing VMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Blackburn.
VMS Salary Trend in Blackburn
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VMS in Blackburn.
VMS Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn
For the 6 months to 17 June 2025, job vacancies citing VMS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Blackburn region with a requirement for VMS.
VMS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn 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:
