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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 463 | 534 | 626 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +71 | +92 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing VMS | 112 | 149 | 213 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.27% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.94% | 1.64% | 1.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 76 | 108 | 114 |
| 10th Percentile | £316 | £409 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £475 | £458 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £448 | £600 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.42% | +14.29% | +1.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £800 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £669 | £847 | £702 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £594 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -7.37% | +38.08% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £55.75 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £60.63 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £25.25 | £70.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -63.93% | +6.06% | -5.71% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £78.13 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £34.25 | £82.25 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.25 | £55.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -54.09% | - | - |
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 | 5,784 | 9,075 | 12,888 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.43% | 16.19% | 14.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,888 | 6,324 | 8,810 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £340 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £718 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £465 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.12% | +9.29% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 404 | 391 | 567 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.29 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £18.06 | £15.76 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £42.50 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.06% | +93.18% | +25.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.79 | £38.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.81% | +92.50% | +21.21% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing VMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VMS.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMS over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
VMS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VMS.
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Top 15 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 1 June 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 |
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| England | +62 | 103 | £475 | -25.05% | 50 |
| UK excluding London | +42 | 57 | £500 | -9.09% | 35 |
| London | +68 | 46 | £444 | -42.71% | 14 |
| Work from Home | +91 | 40 | £563 | +12.50% | 25 |
| North of England | +22 | 19 | £563 | -27.42% | 16 |
| South East | +12 | 15 | £550 | +6.80% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +27 | 12 | £588 | -6.00% | 6 |
| South West | +9 | 12 | £439 | -2.18% | 4 |
| North West | +23 | 7 | £500 | +25.00% | 9 |
| Midlands | +25 | 5 | £813 | - | 7 |
| Scotland | +39 | 4 | £358 | -28.40% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 4 | £1,000 | - | 2 |
| Wales | +14 | 1 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | +12 | 1 | £625 | - | 5 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £225 | - | 1 |
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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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