Microsoft Visual Studio
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Visual Studio skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Visual Studio over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 351 436 378
Rank change year-on-year +85 -58 -92
Permanent jobs citing Visual Studio 814 707 1,589
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.81% 0.71% 0.99%
As % of the Development Applications category 8.54% 4.98% 4.31%
Number of salaries quoted 664 517 1,006
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £35,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +1.82% +15.79%
75th Percentile £64,750 £70,000 £68,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £84,000 £76,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year - -2.91% +14.44%

All Development Application Skills
UK

Visual Studio is in the Development Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for development application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 9,528 14,205 36,836
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.54% 14.32% 22.92%
Number of salaries quoted 6,654 8,679 15,823
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +9.25%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%

Visual Studio
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Visual Studio in the UK

Visual Studio
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Visual Studio.

Salary trend for Visual Studio in the UK

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Visual Studio over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Visual Studio in the UK

Visual Studio
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Visual Studio within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 +111 727 £50,000 -12.28% 134
UK excluding London +91 662 £50,000 - 106
Work from Home +39 317 £52,500 -6.25% 54
South East +57 188 £54,500 -9.17% 27
South West +69 155 £47,500 -5.00% 18
London +20 127 £60,000 -7.69% 32
Midlands +12 99 £45,000 -5.26% 30
North of England +56 87 £47,500 -5.00% 18
East of England +24 69 £35,500 -29.00% 6
North West +29 67 £45,625 -8.75% 13
West Midlands +15 61 £48,500 +2.11% 21
Scotland -53 44 £61,500 +44.71% 7
East Midlands +11 38 £40,000 -15.79% 9
Wales +14 14 £58,750 +24.34% 3
Yorkshire +61 13 £50,000 - 2
North East -4 7 £55,000 - 3
Northern Ireland +26 6 £42,500 +6.25%

Visual Studio
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 99 (12.16%) Confluence
2 45 (5.53%) IIS
3 42 (5.16%) SharePoint
4 41 (5.04%) CMS
5 12 (1.47%) Apache
6 10 (1.23%) EPiServer
7 8 (0.98%) Apache Spark
7 8 (0.98%) Jupyter
8 7 (0.86%) Umbraco
9 5 (0.61%) IBM Notes
10 3 (0.37%) Sitecore CMS
11 2 (0.25%) BizTalk Server
11 2 (0.25%) Liferay
11 2 (0.25%) Magnolia
11 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Exchange
12 1 (0.12%) Apache Solr
12 1 (0.12%) Mendix
12 1 (0.12%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 34 (4.18%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (3.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (2.09%) Photoshop
4 4 (0.49%) Trello
5 3 (0.37%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.12%) MicroStation
7 1 (0.12%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 29 (3.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (1.97%) Payment Gateway
3 15 (1.84%) SDL Web 8
4 9 (1.11%) Shopify
5 5 (0.61%) Elite 3E
5 5 (0.61%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.25%) Infor LN
6 2 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.12%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.12%) Sage 50
7 1 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.12%) Scribe Insight
Cloud Services
1 301 (36.98%) Azure
2 163 (20.02%) Azure DevOps
3 98 (12.04%) Power Platform
4 52 (6.39%) AWS
5 44 (5.41%) GitHub
6 30 (3.69%) Dynamics 365
7 23 (2.83%) PowerApps
8 22 (2.70%) SaaS
9 20 (2.46%) Microsoft 365
10 18 (2.21%) Power Automate
11 15 (1.84%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 15 (1.84%) NuGet
12 13 (1.60%) Google Analytics
12 13 (1.60%) PaaS
13 10 (1.23%) Serverless
14 8 (0.98%) Figma
15 7 (0.86%) Azure Data Factory
15 7 (0.86%) Pulumi
16 6 (0.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 6 (0.74%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 21 (2.58%) TCP/IP
2 14 (1.72%) Network Security
3 13 (1.60%) Modbus
4 10 (1.23%) Internet
5 9 (1.11%) CTI
6 8 (0.98%) Wireshark
7 7 (0.86%) Firewall
8 6 (0.74%) Ethernet
8 6 (0.74%) RS-232
9 4 (0.49%) Bluetooth
9 4 (0.49%) RS-485
9 4 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.37%) NAS
10 3 (0.37%) SAN
11 2 (0.25%) Cisco ISE
11 2 (0.25%) DHCP
11 2 (0.25%) HTTP
11 2 (0.25%) Intranet
11 2 (0.25%) Multicast
11 2 (0.25%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 286 (35.14%) SQL Server
2 72 (8.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 64 (7.86%) Power BI
4 50 (6.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 36 (4.42%) Relational Database
6 32 (3.93%) Data Warehouse
6 32 (3.93%) MS Access
7 21 (2.58%) MySQL
8 18 (2.21%) MongoDB
9 17 (2.09%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 15 (1.84%) Azure SQL Database
11 14 (1.72%) BusinessObjects
12 10 (1.23%) Oracle Database
13 8 (0.98%) Data Lake
13 8 (0.98%) NoSQL
13 8 (0.98%) Oracle Reports
14 7 (0.86%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
14 7 (0.86%) Crystal Reports
14 7 (0.86%) PostgreSQL
14 7 (0.86%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 277 (34.03%) Git
2 142 (17.44%) JIRA
3 93 (11.43%) Bitbucket
4 86 (10.57%) Team Foundation Server
5 75 (9.21%) Sourcetree
6 65 (7.99%) NUnit
7 50 (6.14%) Visual Studio Code
8 43 (5.28%) Selenium
9 27 (3.32%) GitLab
9 27 (3.32%) TeamCity
10 24 (2.95%) Octopus Deploy
10 24 (2.95%) SpecFlow
10 24 (2.95%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 23 (2.83%) Postman
11 23 (2.83%) Subversion
12 22 (2.70%) Moq
13 18 (2.21%) Eclipse
14 17 (2.09%) SoapUI
14 17 (2.09%) WebDriver
15 15 (1.84%) git-flow
General
1 158 (19.41%) Social Skills
2 121 (14.86%) Finance
3 82 (10.07%) Games
4 79 (9.71%) Presentation Skills
5 65 (7.99%) Marketing
6 46 (5.65%) Analytical Skills
7 45 (5.53%) Manufacturing
8 39 (4.79%) Public Sector
9 37 (4.55%) Electronics
10 34 (4.18%) Retail
11 33 (4.05%) Law
12 20 (2.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 19 (2.33%) Legal
14 18 (2.21%) Telecoms
15 15 (1.84%) Aerospace
15 15 (1.84%) Automotive
15 15 (1.84%) Organisational Skills
16 14 (1.72%) Back Office
16 14 (1.72%) Police
17 11 (1.35%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 492 (60.44%) Developer
2 182 (22.36%) .NET Developer
3 152 (18.67%) Senior
4 133 (16.34%) C# Developer
5 110 (13.51%) Software Engineer
6 98 (12.04%) Software Developer
7 90 (11.06%) Senior Developer
8 83 (10.20%) C# .NET Developer
9 79 (9.71%) 3D Developer
9 79 (9.71%) Games Developer
9 79 (9.71%) Unity 3D Developer
10 71 (8.72%) Lead
11 65 (7.99%) Full Stack Developer
12 54 (6.63%) Architect
13 50 (6.14%) Applications Developer
14 47 (5.77%) Full-Stack C# Developer
15 43 (5.28%) Senior Software Engineer
16 37 (4.55%) .NET Software Developer
17 35 (4.30%) Analyst
17 35 (4.30%) Senior C# Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 519 (63.76%) .NET
2 226 (27.76%) HTML
3 209 (25.68%) .NET Framework
4 206 (25.31%) ASP.NET
5 176 (21.62%) CSS
6 142 (17.44%) Web Services
7 126 (15.48%) XML
8 108 (13.27%) JSON
9 101 (12.41%) AngularJS
10 89 (10.93%) jQuery
11 88 (10.81%) .NET Core
12 79 (9.71%) Unity (Game Engine)
13 75 (9.21%) SOAP
14 74 (9.09%) RESTful
15 73 (8.97%) REST
16 70 (8.60%) React
17 67 (8.23%) Entity Framework
18 64 (7.86%) HTML5
19 62 (7.62%) ASP.NET Web API
20 57 (7.00%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 80 (9.83%) Virtual Reality
2 43 (5.28%) Greenfield Project
3 25 (3.07%) Product Ownership
4 18 (2.21%) FMCG
4 18 (2.21%) IoT
5 16 (1.97%) Mobile App
5 16 (1.97%) Robotics
6 15 (1.84%) Legacy Code
7 13 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
7 13 (1.60%) GNSS
7 13 (1.60%) Management Information System
8 12 (1.47%) Digital Media
9 11 (1.35%) Data Structures
9 11 (1.35%) Distributed Systems
9 11 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
10 9 (1.11%) EPoS
11 8 (0.98%) BBC
11 8 (0.98%) Low-Code
11 8 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
12 7 (0.86%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 119 (14.62%) Windows
2 66 (8.11%) Linux
3 22 (2.70%) Android
4 15 (1.84%) Windows 10
5 12 (1.47%) Ubuntu
6 7 (0.86%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.61%) Windows Server
8 3 (0.37%) FreeBSD
8 3 (0.37%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.25%) VxWorks
9 2 (0.25%) Windows 2000
9 2 (0.25%) Windows 8
9 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.25%) Windows XP
10 1 (0.12%) FreeRTOS
10 1 (0.12%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 334 (41.03%) Agile
2 302 (37.10%) DevOps
3 301 (36.98%) Software Engineering
4 184 (22.60%) Scrum
5 145 (17.81%) MVC
6 136 (16.71%) Design Patterns
7 123 (15.11%) Problem-Solving
8 107 (13.14%) UML
9 100 (12.29%) Unit Testing
10 98 (12.04%) Test Automation
11 92 (11.30%) Full Stack Development
12 87 (10.69%) Computer Science
13 85 (10.44%) Business Intelligence
13 85 (10.44%) Use Case
14 82 (10.07%) Continuous Integration
15 78 (9.58%) CI/CD
16 76 (9.34%) Web Development
17 70 (8.60%) OO
18 65 (7.99%) Software Testing
19 59 (7.25%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 616 (75.68%) C#
2 382 (46.93%) SQL
3 237 (29.12%) JavaScript
4 129 (15.85%) T-SQL
5 126 (15.48%) C++
6 94 (11.55%) C
7 72 (8.85%) Java
7 72 (8.85%) Python
8 55 (6.76%) VB.NET
9 48 (5.90%) PowerShell
10 44 (5.41%) VB
11 40 (4.91%) TypeScript
11 40 (4.91%) XPath
12 21 (2.58%) Bash
13 19 (2.33%) Fortran
14 17 (2.09%) Perl
15 15 (1.84%) Assembly Language
16 13 (1.60%) MATLAB
17 11 (1.35%) VBA
17 11 (1.35%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 260 (31.94%) Degree
2 137 (16.83%) Security Cleared
3 107 (13.14%) SC Cleared
4 87 (10.69%) BPSS Clearance
5 32 (3.93%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (1.60%) HNC
7 5 (0.61%) ISEB
7 5 (0.61%) ISTQB
8 4 (0.49%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.37%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.37%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.25%) HND
10 2 (0.25%) MCDST
10 2 (0.25%) MCITP
10 2 (0.25%) MCSA
10 2 (0.25%) MCSE
11 1 (0.12%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (10.57%) QA
2 26 (3.19%) Accessibility
3 20 (2.46%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 13 (1.60%) PMO
5 8 (0.98%) Data Quality
6 7 (0.86%) ISO 9001
7 6 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.61%) MISRA
8 5 (0.61%) TickIT
9 4 (0.49%) WCAG
10 2 (0.25%) GDPR
11 1 (0.12%) HL7
11 1 (0.12%) SLA
System Software
1 27 (3.32%) Docker
2 15 (1.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.47%) Active Directory
4 6 (0.74%) Firmware
5 3 (0.37%) Embedded Firmware
6 2 (0.25%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.25%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 13 (1.60%) Ansible
2 12 (1.47%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.86%) MIIS
3 7 (0.86%) Terraform
4 3 (0.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.25%) Functional Safety
5 2 (0.25%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 2 (0.25%) vRealize
6 1 (0.12%) Docker Swarm
6 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 393 (48.28%) Microsoft
2 26 (3.19%) Oracle
3 24 (2.95%) SAP
4 22 (2.70%) Google
5 18 (2.21%) Adobe
5 18 (2.21%) Xamarin
6 15 (1.84%) Cognizant
6 15 (1.84%) VMware
7 13 (1.60%) Atlassian
8 12 (1.47%) DevExpress
9 9 (1.11%) Facebook
10 8 (0.98%) MuleSoft
11 7 (0.86%) SYSPRO
12 6 (0.74%) OutSystems
12 6 (0.74%) Sun
13 5 (0.61%) Aderant
13 5 (0.61%) Lotus
13 5 (0.61%) Renesas
13 5 (0.61%) Salesforce
13 5 (0.61%) ServiceNow