VMS Jobs

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 3 months to 26 May 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

VMS UK
Location	3 months to 26 May 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	829	852	908
Rank change year-on-year	+23	+56
Permanent jobs citing VMS	58	73	65
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK	0.066%	0.074%	0.061%
As % of the Operating Systems category	0.27%	0.29%	0.23%
Number of salaries quoted	49	63	46
Median salary	£50,000	£42,500	£47,750
Median salary % change year-on-year	+17.64%	-10.99%
90% offered a salary of more than	£32,159	£29,200	£38,750
10% offered a salary of more than	£67,750	£57,500	£70,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£39,500	£47,500
% change year-on-year	+7.59%	-16.84%

VMS is in the operating system skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.

Operating System Skills UK
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills	21796	25284	28696
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK	24.87%	25.72%	26.79%
Number of salaries quoted	18172	21485	24012
Median salary	£42,500	£41,500	£40,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+2.40%	+3.75%
90% offered a salary of more than	£25,500	£24,500	£24,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£70,000	£65,000	£67,500
UK excluding London median salary	£37,500	£37,500	£37,500

VMS
Job Vacancy Trend

The job posting trend of jobs advertised citing VMS as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Operating Systems category.

VMS
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VMS.

VMS
Salary Histogram

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing VMS over the 3 months to 26 May 2017.

VMS
Top 30 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 3 months to 26 May 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
England	+52	57	£50,000	+17.64%	11
London	+49	33	£57,500	+9.52%	8
East of England	+12	13	£32,159	-48.54%	2
City of London	+13	9	£56,250	+4.65%	3
Essex	-	8	£32,159	-	1
South East	+34	5	£50,000	+25.00%
Hertfordshire	+6	5	£47,500	-24.00%	1
Saffron Walden	-	5	£32,159	-	1
St Albans	-	5	£47,500	-	1
Durham	-	3	£42,500	-	1
Stockton-on-Tees	-	3	£42,500	-
North East	-	3	£42,500	-	1
Westminster	-	3	£50,000	-
South West	-11	2	£45,000	+28.57%
Surrey	+29	1	£100,000	+185.71%
West Midlands	+19	1	-	-
Gloucestershire	-3	1	£40,000	+14.28%
Hampshire	-5	1	£50,000	+25.00%
Manchester	-25	1	-	-
North West	-30	1	-	-
Staffordshire	-	1	-	-
Somerset	-	1	£50,000	-
Oxfordshire	-	1	£50,000	-
Buckinghamshire	-	1	-	-
Berkshire	-	1	-	-
Street	-	1	£50,000	-
Stoke-on-Trent	-	1	-	-
Southampton	-	1	£50,000	-
Oxford	-	1	£50,000	-
High Wycombe	-	1	-	-

VMS
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills

For the 6 months to 26 May 2017, IT jobs citing VMS also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads with a requirement for VMS.

1	45 (39.47%)	Linux
2	44 (38.60%)	Windows
2	44 (38.60%)	Microsoft
3	36 (31.58%)	Degree
4	35 (30.70%)	VMware
5	34 (29.82%)	Python
5	34 (29.82%)	Amazon AWS
6	33 (28.95%)	Microsoft Azure
6	33 (28.95%)	VMware Infrastructure
6	33 (28.95%)	Git (software)
7	31 (27.19%)	Computer Science
7	31 (27.19%)	Active Directory
8	29 (25.44%)	SQL
8	29 (25.44%)	Virtual Machines
9	25 (21.93%)	Firewall

9	25 (21.93%)	Puppet
10	24 (21.05%)	JavaScript
11	23 (20.18%)	Apache
12	22 (19.30%)	Perl
13	21 (18.42%)	Cisco
14	20 (17.54%)	Ruby
15	19 (16.67%)	DNS
15	19 (16.67%)	HP
16	18 (15.79%)	MS Exchange
16	18 (15.79%)	Migration
16	18 (15.79%)	Open Source
16	18 (15.79%)	Hyper-V
16	18 (15.79%)	Data Centre
17	17 (14.91%)	DevOps
17	17 (14.91%)	Continuous Integration

VMS
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	23 (20.18%)	Apache
2	18 (15.79%)	MS Exchange
3	11 (9.65%)	Exchange Server 2007
3	11 (9.65%)	Exchange Server 2010
4	10 (8.77%)	Apache Spark
5	7 (6.14%)	Tomcat
6	5 (4.39%)	CMS
6	5 (4.39%)	Kentico
7	2 (1.75%)	Drupal
7	2 (1.75%)	SharePoint
8	1 (0.88%)	Cloud Foundry
8	1 (0.88%)	Confluence
8	1 (0.88%)	Exchange Server 2013

Applications
1	4 (3.51%)	Microsoft Office
2	2 (1.75%)	Microsoft Excel
2	2 (1.75%)	Microsoft PowerPoint

Business Applications
1	9 (7.89%)	SAP SCM
1	9 (7.89%)	SAP SD
2	5 (4.39%)	SAP APO
3	1 (0.88%)	Dynamics CRM
3	1 (0.88%)	Misys Midas

Cloud Services
1	34 (29.82%)	Amazon AWS
2	33 (28.95%)	Microsoft Azure
3	10 (8.77%)	Amazon ELB
3	10 (8.77%)	Amazon S3
3	10 (8.77%)	GitHub
4	9 (7.89%)	SaaS
5	8 (7.02%)	Amazon EC2
5	8 (7.02%)	Office 365
6	6 (5.26%)	IaaS
7	5 (4.39%)	Google Cloud Platform
8	4 (3.51%)	PaaS
9	3 (2.63%)	Akamai
9	3 (2.63%)	Azure Active Directory
9	3 (2.63%)	Virtual Private Cloud
10	2 (1.75%)	Amazon Kinesis
10	2 (1.75%)	G Suite
10	2 (1.75%)	Google Compute Engine
10	2 (1.75%)	Mimecast
10	2 (1.75%)	OneDrive
10	2 (1.75%)	OpenDNS

Communications & Networking
1	25 (21.93%)	Firewall
2	19 (16.67%)	DNS
3	16 (14.04%)	VoIP
4	14 (12.28%)	DHCP
5	13 (11.40%)	BGP
5	13 (11.40%)	OSPF
5	13 (11.40%)	SNMP
5	13 (11.40%)	TCP/IP
5	13 (11.40%)	VLAN
6	12 (10.53%)	VPN
7	11 (9.65%)	iSCSI
8	10 (8.77%)	Fibre Channel
8	10 (8.77%)	Network Security
9	9 (7.89%)	Cisco ASA
9	9 (7.89%)	Internet
10	8 (7.02%)	LDAP
10	8 (7.02%)	SAN
11	7 (6.14%)	PPP
11	7 (6.14%)	Wi-Fi
11	7 (6.14%)	Wireless

Database & Business Intelligence
1	15 (13.16%)	Relational Database
2	13 (11.40%)	MySQL
2	13 (11.40%)	NoSQL
2	13 (11.40%)	SQL Server
3	12 (10.53%)	MongoDB
4	10 (8.77%)	CouchDB
5	7 (6.14%)	InfluxDB
6	6 (5.26%)	Azure SQL Database
7	3 (2.63%)	Hadoop
7	3 (2.63%)	PostgreSQL
8	2 (1.75%)	Amazon DynamoDB
8	2 (1.75%)	Big Data
8	2 (1.75%)	BigQuery
8	2 (1.75%)	Oracle Database
8	2 (1.75%)	RDBMS
8	2 (1.75%)	SAP HANA
9	1 (0.88%)	QlikView
9	1 (0.88%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
9	1 (0.88%)	SQL Server Integration Services
9	1 (0.88%)	SQL Server Reporting Services

Development Applications
1	33 (28.95%)	Git (software)
2	16 (14.04%)	Subversion
3	9 (7.89%)	Jenkins
3	9 (7.89%)	Maven
4	5 (4.39%)	Visual Studio
5	4 (3.51%)	JIRA
6	3 (2.63%)	Vagrant
7	2 (1.75%)	Selenium
7	2 (1.75%)	Talend Open Studio
7	2 (1.75%)	Trac
8	1 (0.88%)	Ant
8	1 (0.88%)	Gradle
8	1 (0.88%)	Grunt
8	1 (0.88%)	gulp
8	1 (0.88%)	Jasmine
8	1 (0.88%)	Karma Test Runner
8	1 (0.88%)	SonarQube
8	1 (0.88%)	Sonatype Nexus
8	1 (0.88%)	SpecFlow
8	1 (0.88%)	webpack

General
1	14 (12.28%)	Finance
2	10 (8.77%)	Manufacturing
3	9 (7.89%)	Automotive
3	9 (7.89%)	Telecoms
4	6 (5.26%)	Electronics
5	4 (3.51%)	Back Office
5	4 (3.51%)	Financial Institution
6	2 (1.75%)	Banking
6	2 (1.75%)	Retail
7	1 (0.88%)	German Language
7	1 (0.88%)	Investment Banking
7	1 (0.88%)	Marketing
7	1 (0.88%)	Military
7	1 (0.88%)	Retail Banking

Job Titles
1	19 (16.67%)	Developer
2	16 (14.04%)	Senior Developer
3	13 (11.40%)	Consultant
4	11 (9.65%)	DevOps Engineer
5	10 (8.77%)	Senior Software Developer
5	10 (8.77%)	Software Developer
5	10 (8.77%)	Technical Specialist
6	9 (7.89%)	Network Engineer
6	9 (7.89%)	SAP Consultant
6	9 (7.89%)	SAP SD Consultant
6	9 (7.89%)	Systems Engineer
7	8 (7.02%)	VMware Specialist
8	7 (6.14%)	Administrator
8	7 (6.14%)	Analyst
9	6 (5.26%)	Cloud Engineer
9	6 (5.26%)	Linux Engineer
9	6 (5.26%)	Linux Systems Engineer
10	5 (4.39%)	JavaScript Developer
10	5 (4.39%)	Unix Engineer
10	5 (4.39%)	Unix Systems Engineer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	12 (10.53%)	CSS
1	12 (10.53%)	HTML
2	11 (9.65%)	Node.js
3	10 (8.77%)	CPAN
3	10 (8.77%)	DBIx::Class
3	10 (8.77%)	Express
3	10 (8.77%)	jQuery
3	10 (8.77%)	Moose
4	8 (7.02%)	.NET
5	7 (6.14%)	Google Maps API
5	7 (6.14%)	HTML5
5	7 (6.14%)	LAMP
5	7 (6.14%)	Sensu
5	7 (6.14%)	Web Services
6	5 (4.39%)	ASP.NET
6	5 (4.39%)	CSS3
6	5 (4.39%)	J2EE
6	5 (4.39%)	JSP
6	5 (4.39%)	Struts
7	2 (1.75%)	FreeSWITCH

Miscellaneous
1	31 (27.19%)	Computer Science
2	18 (15.79%)	Data Centre
3	10 (8.77%)	VxBlock/Vblock
4	9 (7.89%)	PKI
5	8 (7.02%)	Public Cloud
6	7 (6.14%)	Management Information System
7	6 (5.26%)	Hedge funds
8	5 (4.39%)	Analytical Skills
9	3 (2.63%)	Blog
9	3 (2.63%)	Enterprise Software
9	3 (2.63%)	Social Media
10	2 (1.75%)	AS400
10	2 (1.75%)	Replication
10	2 (1.75%)	RSA SecurID
10	2 (1.75%)	VAX
11	1 (0.88%)	CCTV
11	1 (0.88%)	Hybrid Cloud
11	1 (0.88%)	Mobile App
11	1 (0.88%)	Private Cloud
11	1 (0.88%)	W3C

Operating Systems
1	45 (39.47%)	Linux
2	44 (38.60%)	Windows
3	15 (13.16%)	Windows Server
4	14 (12.28%)	Windows Server 2012
5	12 (10.53%)	Windows Server 2003
6	11 (9.65%)	Windows Server 2008
7	10 (8.77%)	Ubuntu
7	10 (8.77%)	Unix
7	10 (8.77%)	Windows 2000
7	10 (8.77%)	Windows NT
8	8 (7.02%)	Debian
9	3 (2.63%)	OpenVMS
9	3 (2.63%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9	3 (2.63%)	Windows 10
10	2 (1.75%)	Android
10	2 (1.75%)	CentOS
10	2 (1.75%)	Fedora
10	2 (1.75%)	Solaris
10	2 (1.75%)	Windows 7

Processes & Methodologies
1	18 (15.79%)	Migration
1	18 (15.79%)	Open Source
2	17 (14.91%)	Continuous Integration
2	17 (14.91%)	DevOps
3	16 (14.04%)	Agile Software Development
4	15 (13.16%)	Configuration Management
4	15 (13.16%)	Web Development
5	14 (12.28%)	ITIL
5	14 (12.28%)	Test Automation
6	13 (11.40%)	Task Automation
7	10 (8.77%)	Bioinformatics
7	10 (8.77%)	Desktop Virtualisation
7	10 (8.77%)	Informatics
7	10 (8.77%)	Load Balancing
7	10 (8.77%)	Scrum
7	10 (8.77%)	Visualisation
8	9 (7.89%)	Logistics
8	9 (7.89%)	Software Engineering
8	9 (7.89%)	Stakeholder Management
9	8 (7.02%)	Network Load Balancing

Programming Languages
1	34 (29.82%)	Python
2	29 (25.44%)	SQL
3	24 (21.05%)	JavaScript
4	22 (19.30%)	Perl
5	20 (17.54%)	Ruby
6	16 (14.04%)	PowerShell
7	15 (13.16%)	Java
8	11 (9.65%)	C#
9	10 (8.77%)	C++
9	10 (8.77%)	Shell Script
9	10 (8.77%)	VB
10	7 (6.14%)	Erlang
11	6 (5.26%)	PHP
12	5 (4.39%)	C
13	4 (3.51%)	Bash Shell
14	3 (2.63%)	Pascal
14	3 (2.63%)	VBScript
15	2 (1.75%)	AWK
15	2 (1.75%)	sed
16	1 (0.88%)	CoffeeScript

Qualifications
1	36 (31.58%)	Degree
2	13 (11.40%)	Cisco Certification
3	11 (9.65%)	VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4	10 (8.77%)	CCNP
4	10 (8.77%)	Postgraduate
5	8 (7.02%)	CCIE
5	8 (7.02%)	Microsoft Certification
5	8 (7.02%)	VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
6	7 (6.14%)	CCMSE
6	7 (6.14%)	CCSA
6	7 (6.14%)	CCSE
6	7 (6.14%)	JNCIE
7	5 (4.39%)	CCNA
7	5 (4.39%)	MCTS
8	4 (3.51%)	Master's Degree
9	2 (1.75%)	MCAD
9	2 (1.75%)	Security Cleared
10	1 (0.88%)	MCSA
10	1 (0.88%)	MCSE
10	1 (0.88%)	SC Cleared

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	3 (2.63%)	SLA
2	2 (1.75%)	PCI DSS
2	2 (1.75%)	PMO
3	1 (0.88%)	QA

System Software
1	33 (28.95%)	VMware Infrastructure
2	31 (27.19%)	Active Directory
3	29 (25.44%)	Virtual Machines
4	18 (15.79%)	Hyper-V
5	14 (12.28%)	VMware ESXi
6	13 (11.40%)	vCloud
6	13 (11.40%)	vSphere
6	13 (11.40%)	XenDesktop
7	11 (9.65%)	Docker
8	10 (8.77%)	LXC
8	10 (8.77%)	NFS
9	8 (7.02%)	Forefront TMG
9	8 (7.02%)	ISA Server
9	8 (7.02%)	UAG
9	8 (7.02%)	Veritas Cluster Server
10	6 (5.26%)	Ceph
11	2 (1.75%)	iptables
11	2 (1.75%)	KVM
11	2 (1.75%)	Microsoft Virtual Server
11	2 (1.75%)	Xen

Systems Management
1	25 (21.93%)	Puppet
2	15 (13.16%)	Opscode Chef
3	12 (10.53%)	Nagios
3	12 (10.53%)	Salt
4	11 (9.65%)	vCenter Server
4	11 (9.65%)	vMotion
5	10 (8.77%)	Microsoft Clustering
6	8 (7.02%)	Ansible
6	8 (7.02%)	Graphite
6	8 (7.02%)	Terraform
6	8 (7.02%)	WMI
7	7 (6.14%)	Cacti
7	7 (6.14%)	Grafana
7	7 (6.14%)	Munin
8	6 (5.26%)	Oracle ZFS
8	6 (5.26%)	Rsyslog
9	3 (2.63%)	Kubernetes
9	3 (2.63%)	Mesos
9	3 (2.63%)	SCOM
10	2 (1.75%)	HP SIM

Vendors
1	44 (38.60%)	Microsoft
2	35 (30.70%)	VMware
3	21 (18.42%)	Cisco
4	19 (16.67%)	HP
5	15 (13.16%)	SAP
6	13 (11.40%)	Citrix
7	10 (8.77%)	Google
7	10 (8.77%)	Veritas
8	8 (7.02%)	F5
9	7 (6.14%)	CA
9	7 (6.14%)	CheckPoint
9	7 (6.14%)	Fortinet
9	7 (6.14%)	Juniper
9	7 (6.14%)	Palo Alto
10	4 (3.51%)	Huawei
10	4 (3.51%)	Remedy
11	3 (2.63%)	Dell
11	3 (2.63%)	IBM
11	3 (2.63%)	Panasonic
11	3 (2.63%)	SonicWALL