VMS
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 519 | 583 | 641 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +64 | +58 | +67 |
| Permanent jobs citing VMS | 38 | 183 | 105 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 0.10% | 0.26% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.83% | 1.72% | 1.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27 | 163 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,000 | £38,750 | £35,400 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £49,375 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £57,500 | £49,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.39% | +15.58% | -19.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £59,375 | £61,250 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £69,000 | £67,500 | £78,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £57,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | +21.05% | -31.65% |
All Operating Systems
UK excluding London
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 UK excluding London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 4,597 | 10,623 | 10,187 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 12.48% | 15.11% | 16.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,001 | 8,261 | 6,405 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £25,500 | £25,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £30,000 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,000 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.18% | -5.56% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,250 | £68,750 | £73,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £47,500 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.56% | -14.29% | - |
VMS
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing VMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
VMS
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VMS in the UK excluding London.
VMS
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing VMS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
VMS
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 VMS within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
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| Scotland | +126 | 8 | £44,000 | -23.48% | 5 |
| South East | +71 | 8 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 22 |
| East of England | +51 | 8 | £45,000 | -21.74% | 14 |
| Midlands | +58 | 6 | £80,000 | +39.13% | 4 |
| North of England | +37 | 5 | £67,500 | +17.39% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +66 | 3 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +40 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | +36 | 3 | £80,000 | +39.13% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +36 | 2 | - | - | |
| North West | -1 | 2 | £67,500 | +17.39% | 4 |
| Wales | +43 | 1 | £49,104 | +9.12% | 1 |
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VMS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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