VMS Job Trends in Merton

VMS
South London > Merton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Merton requiring VMS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 12
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing VMS 0 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Merton - - 2.44%
As % of the Operating Systems category - - 14.29%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £47,500
75th Percentile - - £51,250
90th Percentile - - -
South London median annual salary £46,000 - £47,500
% change year-on-year - - +46.15%

All Operating Systems
Merton

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 Merton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1 6 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 1.15% 14.63% 17.07%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 6
10th Percentile - £41,300 £35,500
25th Percentile - £47,000 £38,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £60,000 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +48.15% +15.71%
75th Percentile - £67,500 £48,813
90th Percentile - - £60,000
South London median annual salary £36,000 £47,250 £50,950
% change year-on-year -23.81% -7.26% +19.18%

VMS
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing VMS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Merton.

VMS job vacancy trend in Merton

VMS
Salary Trend in Merton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merton citing VMS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merton citing VMS