VMS
England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 265 | 264 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -1 | +55 |
| Permanent jobs citing VMS | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | - | 0.22% | 0.060% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | - | 1.26% | 0.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £38,750 | £40,262 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £44,375 | £41,701 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £57,500 | £46,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +24.32% | +30.28% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £61,250 | £60,313 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £81,125 |
| England median annual salary | £67,500 | £57,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.39% | +21.05% | -31.16% |
All Operating Systems
South West
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 the South West.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 484 | 1,673 | 1,263 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | 13.75% | 17.13% | 18.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 319 | 1,258 | 721 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £27,500 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,750 | £33,000 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.79% | +5.56% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £60,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,750 | £76,625 | £73,750 |
| England median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -14.29% | - |
VMS
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings citing VMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
VMS
Salary Trend in the South West
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VMS in the South West.