The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring VMS skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Cheshire.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
113
181
51
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire
14.97%
16.07%
10.24%
Number of salaries quoted
21
102
43
10th Percentile
£27,750
£28,498
£31,250
25th Percentile
£35,610
£32,500
£36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£43,500
£37,500
£45,000
Median % change year-on-year
+16.00%
-16.67%
+25.87%
75th Percentile
£58,750
£50,000
£52,375
90th Percentile
£63,750
£57,500
£65,000
North West median annual salary
£39,000
£42,500
£52,300
% change year-on-year
-8.24%
-18.74%
+23.06%
VMS Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing VMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
VMS Salary Trend in Cheshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing VMS.
VMS Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 18 September 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 Cheshire region with a requirement for VMS.
VMS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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:
