VMS Job Trends in Northern Ireland

VMS
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring VMS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 51 -
Rank change year-on-year -4 - -
Permanent jobs citing VMS 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.20% 0.47% -
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.70% 3.77% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary £62,500 £56,509 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.60% +2.74% -2.65%

All Operating Systems
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 37 53 50
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 7.44% 12.38% 16.34%
Number of salaries quoted 23 25 46
10th Percentile - £31,040 £28,750
25th Percentile £30,750 £51,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £52,500 £44,250
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% +18.64% -14.08%
75th Percentile £70,000 £95,000 £75,575
90th Percentile - - £85,000
UK median annual salary £44,000 £50,250 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.44% +0.50% -4.76%

VMS
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

VMS job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

VMS
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing VMS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing VMS

VMS
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VMS within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
County Antrim +6 1 - -
VMS
UK

VMS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Source to Pay