VMS Job Trends in Reading

VMS
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Reading requiring VMS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 70 96
Rank change year-on-year - +26 -
Permanent jobs citing VMS 0 6 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading - 0.83% 0.37%
As % of the Operating Systems category - 7.79% 1.67%
Number of salaries quoted 0 6 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £45,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -30.77% -
75th Percentile - £47,813 £67,500
90th Percentile - £48,750 -
Berkshire median annual salary - £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -18.18% +57.14%

All Operating Systems
Reading

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 Reading.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 25 77 239
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 4.27% 10.64% 22.27%
Number of salaries quoted 14 40 186
10th Percentile £28,750 £23,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £43,125 £44,375 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £49,750 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year +5.53% -2.93% -14.58%
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,000 £59,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,375 £74,250
Berkshire median annual salary £40,500 £49,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -17.35% -6.67% -

VMS
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

VMS job vacancy trend in Reading

VMS
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing VMS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing VMS