The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring VMS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Southampton.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
46
76
57
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton
10.80%
9.64%
13.64%
Number of salaries quoted
36
51
54
10th Percentile
£32,500
£30,500
£26,250
25th Percentile
£41,250
£46,875
£31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£47,500
£60,000
£57,500
Median % change year-on-year
-20.83%
+4.35%
+9.52%
75th Percentile
£51,250
£63,750
£69,375
90th Percentile
£68,125
£67,500
£76,750
Hampshire median annual salary
£47,500
£55,000
£43,000
% change year-on-year
-13.64%
+27.91%
-4.44%
VMS Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing VMS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
VMS Salary Trend in Southampton
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing VMS.
VMS Salary Histogram in Southampton
Salary distribution for jobs citing VMS in Southampton over the 6 months to 11 October 2025.
VMS Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 11 October 2025, job vacancies citing VMS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Southampton region with a requirement for VMS.
VMS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:
