OpenVMS Job Trends in the UK excluding London

OpenVMS
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring OpenVMS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 635 556 -
Rank change year-on-year -79 - -
Permanent jobs citing OpenVMS 5 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.007% 0.003% -
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.10% 0.019% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £62,000 - -
25th Percentile £72,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - -
75th Percentile £77,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £75,000 - -

All Operating Systems
UK excluding London

OpenVMS 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,777 5,215 7,798
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.25% 15.07% 13.14%
Number of salaries quoted 3,700 3,369 5,600
10th Percentile £27,113 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,125 £30,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £38,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.39% -14.44% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £52,500 £57,890
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £71,991
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,000 £48,256
% change year-on-year +7.14% -12.96% -8.08%

OpenVMS
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing OpenVMS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

OpenVMS job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

OpenVMS
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing OpenVMS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing OpenVMS

OpenVMS
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing OpenVMS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 August 2026.

Salary histogram for OpenVMS in the UK excluding London

OpenVMS
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OpenVMS within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 August 2026. 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
East Midlands -21 5 £75,000 - 1
Midlands -24 5 £75,000 - 1
OpenVMS
UK

OpenVMS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Subject Matter Expert
2 1 (20.00%) Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Mainframe Developer
2 1 (20.00%) OpenVMS Developer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Manufacturing Execution System
2 1 (20.00%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Linux
1 5 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 5 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (100.00%) ERP
1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Red Hat