Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM)
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term VSAM in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited VSAM over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 895 | 961 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +66 | +300 |
| Permanent jobs citing VSAM | 0 | 12 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.012% | 0.007% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.034% | 0.017% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £53,550 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £68,000 | £55,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £71,000 | £59,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +20.34% | +7.27% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £74,000 | £61,625 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £62,450 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £71,000 | £59,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +20.34% | +18.00% |
All Generic Skills
UK
VSAM falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 20,763 | 35,685 | 41,757 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 37.18% | 34.42% | 43.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,606 | 23,135 | 22,550 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,000 | £35,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,085 | £46,350 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | £75,000 | £86,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £97,500 | £110,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
VSAM
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing VSAM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
VSAM
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VSAM.