VMS
North West > Lancashire
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Lancashire 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 25 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 116 | 99 | 75 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | -24 | +46 |
| Permanent jobs citing VMS | 36 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire | 1.65% | 0.13% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 5.81% | 1.59% | 0.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £48,869 | £53,750 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,055 | £57,500 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.95% | +76.92% | -35.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £51,240 | £61,250 | £33,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £57,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.95% | -11.54% | +18.18% |
All Operating Systems
Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 620 | 126 | 104 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire | 28.44% | 8.09% | 14.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58 | 111 | 68 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,500 | £22,614 | £24,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,250 | £26,250 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £38,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.88% | -18.95% | +58.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £51,240 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £52,000 | £67,968 | £61,250 |
| North West median annual salary | £44,500 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.11% | -5.26% | +11.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing VMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
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Salary Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VMS in Lancashire.
VMS
Job Locations in Lancashire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VMS within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 25 June 2025. 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Blackburn | - | 8 | £50,055 | - | |
| Blackpool | - | 7 | £50,055 | - | |
| Lytham St Annes | - | 7 | £50,055 | - | |
| Preston | -14 | 4 | £50,055 | -12.95% | 1 |
| VMS North West |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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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