VMS
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for VMS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited VMS over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 633 | 773 | 940 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +140 | +167 | -155 |
| Permanent jobs citing VMS | 265 | 198 | 292 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.27% | 0.19% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.88% | 1.19% | 1.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 193 | 129 | 114 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,000 | £31,250 | £32,575 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £35,400 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £47,500 | £69,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.05% | -31.65% | +40.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £67,500 | £82,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £80,000 | £101,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £49,750 | £61,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.58% | -18.44% | +45.24% |
All Operating Systems
UK
VMS is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 14,079 | 16,671 | 29,105 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 14.36% | 15.93% | 18.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,884 | 11,238 | 16,744 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,760 | £27,000 | £26,398 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,000 | £35,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | - | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £71,250 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £92,500 | £87,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.56% | - | - |
VMS
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing VMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
VMS
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VMS.
VMS
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing VMS over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
VMS
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VMS within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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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| England | +155 | 240 | £57,500 | +21.05% | 53 |
| UK excluding London | +92 | 183 | £57,500 | +15.58% | 38 |
| Work from Home | +150 | 150 | £57,500 | +15.29% | 25 |
| London | +115 | 69 | £57,500 | +53.33% | 13 |
| North of England | +76 | 53 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 16 |
| South East | +25 | 46 | £57,500 | +21.05% | 7 |
| North West | +28 | 35 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 15 |
| Midlands | +25 | 30 | £57,500 | +35.29% | 6 |
| South West | +15 | 21 | £57,500 | +21.05% | 4 |
| East Midlands | - | 17 | £57,500 | - | 2 |
| East of England | +21 | 14 | £57,500 | -34.29% | 3 |
| Scotland | -50 | 14 | £57,500 | +1.77% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +97 | 13 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +26 | 13 | £57,500 | +35.29% | 4 |
| North East | - | 5 | £57,500 | - | |
| Wales | - | 4 | £45,000 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - |
VMS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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