Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term VLE in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited VLE over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 853 924 1219
Rank change year-on-year +71 +295 -291
Permanent jobs citing VLE 31 51 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.031% 0.051% 0.014%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.088% 0.12% 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 28 26 23
10th Percentile £25,200 £30,787 £28,189
25th Percentile £32,175 £38,938 £30,076
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,350 £48,104 £34,906
Median % change year-on-year +0.51% +37.81% -12.48%
75th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £39,136
90th Percentile £55,750 £55,667 £41,342
UK excluding London median annual salary £25,200 £31,959 £32,500
% change year-on-year -21.15% -1.66% -18.51%

All Generic Skills
UK

VLE is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 35,155 42,392 77,992
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.18% 42.62% 47.91%
Number of salaries quoted 23,026 23,184 34,267
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,483 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £109,865 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

VLE
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing VLE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for VLE in the UK

VLE
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VLE.

Salary trend for VLE in the UK

VLE
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing VLE over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for VLE in the UK

VLE
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VLE within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +68 26 £47,500 +4.42% 16
UK excluding London -6 14 £25,200 -21.15% 14
London +90 11 £48,350 +11.48% 2
North of England +45 11 £25,200 -21.15% 3
Work from Home +86 10 £50,000 +5.02% 3
Yorkshire +88 8 £25,200 -21.15% 1
North West - 3 - - 1
West Midlands +14 2 £55,000 +15.52%
Midlands -6 2 £55,000 +15.52% 3
South East +8 1 £37,550 - 7

VLE
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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (45.16%) Moodle
2 4 (12.90%) CMS
2 4 (12.90%) WordPress
3 1 (3.23%) Apache
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.45%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (3.23%) AWS
2 1 (3.23%) Azure
2 1 (3.23%) Azure Data Factory
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.23%) MariaDB
1 1 (3.23%) MySQL
1 1 (3.23%) SQL Server
1 1 (3.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (3.23%) Git
General
1 17 (54.84%) Social Skills
2 7 (22.58%) Marketing
3 6 (19.35%) Multimedia
4 1 (3.23%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.23%) Legal
Job Titles
1 12 (38.71%) Developer
2 6 (19.35%) Multimedia Specialist
2 6 (19.35%) Systems Developer
3 4 (12.90%) Moodle Developer
4 3 (9.68%) Analyst
4 3 (9.68%) Coordinator
4 3 (9.68%) Senior
4 3 (9.68%) Support Analyst
5 2 (6.45%) Java Developer
5 2 (6.45%) Learning Technologist
5 2 (6.45%) Technologist
6 1 (3.23%) Animator
6 1 (3.23%) Cloud Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) DevOps Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) Lead
6 1 (3.23%) Logistics Officer
6 1 (3.23%) Operations Manager
6 1 (3.23%) Support Officer
6 1 (3.23%) Technical Manager
6 1 (3.23%) Technical Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (32.26%) CSS
1 10 (32.26%) HTML
2 2 (6.45%) React
2 2 (6.45%) Spring
2 2 (6.45%) Spring Boot
3 1 (3.23%) AWS CDK
Miscellaneous
1 7 (22.58%) Learning Management System
2 6 (19.35%) Management Information System
3 5 (16.13%) e-Learning
4 1 (3.23%) Animation
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.23%) Apple iOS
1 1 (3.23%) Linux
1 1 (3.23%) Mac OS
1 1 (3.23%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (25.81%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (22.58%) DevOps
2 7 (22.58%) Mathematics
3 6 (19.35%) Agile
3 6 (19.35%) Web Development
4 5 (16.13%) Computer Science
4 5 (16.13%) Customer Service
4 5 (16.13%) Customer-Centricity
4 5 (16.13%) Service Management
5 4 (12.90%) Content Management
5 4 (12.90%) ITIL
5 4 (12.90%) Software Testing
6 3 (9.68%) Continuous Integration
6 3 (9.68%) Customer Experience
6 3 (9.68%) Data Analysis
7 2 (6.45%) Containerisation
7 2 (6.45%) Event-Driven
7 2 (6.45%) Microservices
7 2 (6.45%) Software Engineering
7 2 (6.45%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 10 (32.26%) JavaScript
2 6 (19.35%) Java
3 5 (16.13%) Python
4 4 (12.90%) C#
4 4 (12.90%) PHP
5 1 (3.23%) Bash
5 1 (3.23%) PowerShell
5 1 (3.23%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (38.71%) Degree
2 7 (22.58%) DBS Check
3 4 (12.90%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.90%) WCAG
2 3 (9.68%) SLA
3 2 (6.45%) Accessibility
4 1 (3.23%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (3.23%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (3.23%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (3.23%) Kubernetes
1 1 (3.23%) Terraform
1 1 (3.23%) yum
Vendors
1 4 (12.90%) Blackboard
2 1 (3.23%) Google
2 1 (3.23%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.23%) Talend