VMS
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for VMS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VMS over the 6 months to 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 15 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 466 | 546 | 657 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +80 | +111 | -56 |
| Contract jobs citing VMS | 108 | 155 | 201 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.25% | 0.27% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.91% | 1.67% | 1.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 71 | 111 | 100 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £413 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £377 | £500 | £472 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £445 | £600 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.83% | +11.63% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £800 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £847 | £710 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £510 | £550 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.27% | -8.33% | +33.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £59.00 | £48.68 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £68.75 | £59.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.25 | £85.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -70.29% | +28.79% | -5.71% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £34.25 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.25 | £55.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -54.09% | +29.41% | - |
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 contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,658 | 9,258 | 13,082 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.30% | 16.21% | 14.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,818 | 6,479 | 8,883 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £331 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £501 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.09% | +0.10% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 390 | 404 | 604 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.73 | £14.25 | £13.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.31 | £17.97 | £16.08 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.50 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | +67.39% | +29.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.56 | £64.50 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £29.30 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.21% | +46.50% | +21.21% |
VMS
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing VMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
VMS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VMS.
VMS
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMS over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.
VMS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VMS.
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Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMS within the UK over the 6 months to 15 May 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +60 | 97 | £450 | -30.77% | 56 |
| UK excluding London | +54 | 55 | £510 | -7.27% | 33 |
| London | +67 | 44 | £425 | -45.16% | 22 |
| Work from Home | +106 | 40 | £513 | +2.50% | 27 |
| North of England | +21 | 19 | £563 | -27.42% | 16 |
| South East | +20 | 14 | £600 | +16.50% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +30 | 12 | £588 | -6.00% | 3 |
| South West | +21 | 12 | £439 | -2.18% | 3 |
| North West | +21 | 7 | £500 | +25.00% | 13 |
| Midlands | +34 | 5 | £813 | - | 7 |
| Scotland | +49 | 4 | £358 | -28.40% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 4 | £1,000 | - | 3 |
| Wales | +20 | 1 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | +15 | 1 | £625 | - | 4 |
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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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