Visual Studio Contracts in England

Microsoft Visual Studio
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Visual Studio skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Visual Studio over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 345 449 361
Rank change year-on-year +104 -88 -28
Contract jobs citing Visual Studio 209 188 526
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.56% 0.40% 0.75%
As % of the Development Applications category 4.69% 2.83% 4.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 149 139 329
10th Percentile £375 £363 £363
25th Percentile £450 £413 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.49% -2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £619 £600 £706
90th Percentile £688 £750 £825
UK median daily rate £535 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +7.00% -4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 10 16
10th Percentile £46.25 £48.60 -
25th Percentile £46.81 £51.25 £47.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £52.50 £63.60
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% -17.45% +33.89%
75th Percentile - £62.50 £75.00
90th Percentile - £65.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £63.60
% change year-on-year +18.18% -13.52% +39.02%

All Development Application Skills
England

Visual Studio falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 4,456 6,634 12,543
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 11.88% 14.10% 17.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,997 4,742 8,916
10th Percentile £350 £369 £400
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £670
90th Percentile £725 £775 £763
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 220 196 177
10th Percentile £32.87 £46.22 £38.24
25th Percentile £52.50 £53.75 £39.75
Median hourly rate £65.00 £61.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.69% +23.00% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £85.78 £75.34
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £51.10
% change year-on-year +4.00% +22.31% +6.74%

Visual Studio
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Visual Studio in England

Visual Studio
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Visual Studio in England.

Daily rate trend for Visual Studio in England

Visual Studio
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Visual Studio in England over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Visual Studio in England

Visual Studio
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Visual Studio in England.

Hourly rate trend for Visual Studio in England

Visual Studio
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Visual Studio in England over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Visual Studio in England

Visual Studio
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Visual Studio within the England region over the 6 months to 13 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
London +80 82 £565 +4.63% 26
West Midlands +64 50 £535 -6.96% 9
Midlands +59 50 £535 -1.61% 12
South East +12 32 £606 +27.63% 27
South West +10 18 £585 +17.00% 18
East of England -1 18 £550 +37.50% 15
North of England +4 6 £408 -10.44% 20
North West +13 3 £516 +37.67% 14
Yorkshire +7 3 £350 -26.32% 4
Visual Studio
UK

Visual Studio
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 8 (3.83%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.44%) Apache
2 3 (1.44%) CMS
2 3 (1.44%) IIS
2 3 (1.44%) Umbraco
3 2 (0.96%) Jadu
3 2 (0.96%) NServiceBus
4 1 (0.48%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.48%) Confluence
4 1 (0.48%) EPiServer
4 1 (0.48%) Kentico
4 1 (0.48%) SharePoint 2010
4 1 (0.48%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 8 (3.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.96%) Mingle
3 1 (0.48%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 11 (5.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.91%) LabWindows
3 2 (0.96%) Endur
3 2 (0.96%) Relativity
3 2 (0.96%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 85 (40.67%) Azure
2 65 (31.10%) Azure DevOps
3 22 (10.53%) Power Platform
4 15 (7.18%) Entra ID
5 14 (6.70%) AWS
5 14 (6.70%) Dynamics 365
6 12 (5.74%) Azure Functions
6 12 (5.74%) Serverless
7 11 (5.26%) PowerApps
7 11 (5.26%) SaaS
8 10 (4.78%) Azure Logic Apps
8 10 (4.78%) Azure Monitor
8 10 (4.78%) Microsoft 365
9 8 (3.83%) PaaS
10 7 (3.35%) GitHub
11 6 (2.87%) Azure API Management
11 6 (2.87%) Power Automate
12 5 (2.39%) Azure Key Vault
13 4 (1.91%) Azure Pipelines
14 3 (1.44%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 11 (5.26%) Ethernet
1 11 (5.26%) TCP/IP
2 5 (2.39%) RS-232
3 3 (1.44%) Network Security
3 3 (1.44%) VPN
4 2 (0.96%) Firewall
5 1 (0.48%) 4G
5 1 (0.48%) 5G
5 1 (0.48%) Broadband
5 1 (0.48%) FTP
5 1 (0.48%) Intranet
5 1 (0.48%) Link 16
5 1 (0.48%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (29.67%) SQL Server
2 16 (7.66%) Power BI
3 6 (2.87%) Azure SQL Database
3 6 (2.87%) MySQL
4 5 (2.39%) BusinessObjects
4 5 (2.39%) Relational Database
4 5 (2.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (1.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (1.44%) Big Data
6 3 (1.44%) NoSQL
6 3 (1.44%) Tableau
7 2 (0.96%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.96%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.96%) Geospatial Data
7 2 (0.96%) PowerPivot
7 2 (0.96%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.48%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (0.48%) MS Access
8 1 (0.48%) QlikView
8 1 (0.48%) Redis
Development Applications
1 43 (20.57%) PVCS
2 42 (20.10%) Git
3 20 (9.57%) Selenium
3 20 (9.57%) SpecFlow
4 18 (8.61%) Jenkins
4 18 (8.61%) WebDriver
5 14 (6.70%) Postman
6 13 (6.22%) Eclipse
7 9 (4.31%) NUnit
7 9 (4.31%) Visual Studio Team System
8 8 (3.83%) JIRA
9 6 (2.87%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 6 (2.87%) Team Foundation Server
9 6 (2.87%) Visual Studio Code
10 5 (2.39%) MSI
10 5 (2.39%) Subversion
10 5 (2.39%) WiX
11 4 (1.91%) Cypress.io
11 4 (1.91%) LoadRunner
11 4 (1.91%) Rational Performance Tester
General
1 48 (22.97%) Social Skills
2 29 (13.88%) Public Sector
3 24 (11.48%) Finance
4 16 (7.66%) Banking
5 15 (7.18%) Presentation Skills
6 14 (6.70%) Analytical Skills
7 12 (5.74%) Military
8 10 (4.78%) Back Office
9 9 (4.31%) Investment Banking
10 7 (3.35%) Front Office
11 5 (2.39%) Legal
11 5 (2.39%) Marketing
12 3 (1.44%) Electronics
12 3 (1.44%) Manufacturing
12 3 (1.44%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.96%) Documentation Skills
14 1 (0.48%) Avionics
14 1 (0.48%) Health Technology
14 1 (0.48%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (0.48%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 71 (33.97%) Developer
2 42 (20.10%) Programmer
3 40 (19.14%) C Programmer
4 35 (16.75%) Senior
5 34 (16.27%) Analyst
6 29 (13.88%) Software Engineer
7 19 (9.09%) Test Analyst
8 16 (7.66%) Senior Analyst
8 16 (7.66%) Senior Test Analyst
9 15 (7.18%) C# Developer
9 15 (7.18%) C# Software Engineer
10 14 (6.70%) .NET Developer
11 11 (5.26%) C++ Software Engineer
12 9 (4.31%) Senior Developer
13 8 (3.83%) Lead
13 8 (3.83%) Microsoft Developer
13 8 (3.83%) Test Automation Engineer
13 8 (3.83%) Test Engineer
14 7 (3.35%) Senior Test Automation Engineer
14 7 (3.35%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 96 (45.93%) .NET
2 39 (18.66%) .NET Framework
3 29 (13.88%) XML
4 28 (13.40%) AngularJS
4 28 (13.40%) ASP.NET
5 21 (10.05%) Web Services
6 19 (9.09%) HTML
7 17 (8.13%) Entity Framework
7 17 (8.13%) REST
8 14 (6.70%) JSON
9 12 (5.74%) Node.js
10 11 (5.26%) .NET Core
11 9 (4.31%) Playwright
11 9 (4.31%) React
11 9 (4.31%) XSLT
12 8 (3.83%) GraphQL
12 8 (3.83%) RESTful
13 7 (3.35%) ARM Templates
13 7 (3.35%) jQuery
13 7 (3.35%) LINQ
Miscellaneous
1 9 (4.31%) Derivative
2 7 (3.35%) Distributed Computing
2 7 (3.35%) Equities
3 6 (2.87%) Client/Server
3 6 (2.87%) Fixed Income
3 6 (2.87%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 5 (2.39%) Product Ownership
4 5 (2.39%) Web 2.0
5 4 (1.91%) Data Structures
5 4 (1.91%) Mobile App
6 3 (1.44%) Cloud Native
6 3 (1.44%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (1.44%) Equity Derivative
6 3 (1.44%) Public Cloud
7 2 (0.96%) Algorithms
7 2 (0.96%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (0.96%) Interest Rate Derivative
7 2 (0.96%) Market Risk
7 2 (0.96%) Reinsurance
7 2 (0.96%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 38 (18.18%) Windows
2 26 (12.44%) Linux
3 6 (2.87%) Windows 10
4 5 (2.39%) Unix
5 3 (1.44%) Android
6 2 (0.96%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.48%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (40.67%) Agile
2 76 (36.36%) DevOps
3 49 (23.44%) CI/CD
4 40 (19.14%) Test Automation
5 38 (18.18%) Software Engineering
6 35 (16.75%) Problem-Solving
6 35 (16.75%) Scrum
6 35 (16.75%) TDD
7 32 (15.31%) Unit Testing
8 29 (13.88%) Performance Testing
9 23 (11.00%) Continuous Integration
10 20 (9.57%) Business Intelligence
11 18 (8.61%) BDD
11 18 (8.61%) Manual Testing
11 18 (8.61%) MVC
12 17 (8.13%) Migration
12 17 (8.13%) Test Strategy
13 16 (7.66%) B2C
14 15 (7.18%) Software Testing
15 14 (6.70%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 112 (53.59%) C#
2 64 (30.62%) SQL
3 48 (22.97%) C
4 44 (21.05%) PL/SQL
5 41 (19.62%) C++
6 38 (18.18%) JavaScript
6 38 (18.18%) PowerShell
7 23 (11.00%) Python
8 18 (8.61%) T-SQL
9 11 (5.26%) Java
9 11 (5.26%) VB.NET
10 9 (4.31%) TypeScript
11 5 (2.39%) PHP
11 5 (2.39%) VBA
12 4 (1.91%) Perl
12 4 (1.91%) Shell Script
13 3 (1.44%) Bicep
13 3 (1.44%) R
13 3 (1.44%) Ruby
14 2 (0.96%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 68 (32.54%) Security Cleared
2 65 (31.10%) SC Cleared
3 22 (10.53%) Degree
4 7 (3.35%) Numerate Degree
5 4 (1.91%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (1.44%) Azure Certification
6 3 (1.44%) ISEB
6 3 (1.44%) ISTQB
6 3 (1.44%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.48%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.48%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.48%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.48%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (6.70%) QA
2 9 (4.31%) Accessibility
3 2 (0.96%) WCAG
4 1 (0.48%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.48%) GxP
4 1 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.48%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (7.66%) Active Directory
2 15 (7.18%) Docker
3 7 (3.35%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (1.44%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.48%) LXC
Systems Management
1 14 (6.70%) Ansible
2 5 (2.39%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.44%) PingFederate
3 3 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.96%) Terraform
5 1 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 83 (39.71%) Microsoft
2 8 (3.83%) Oracle
3 4 (1.91%) HP
3 4 (1.91%) IBM
4 3 (1.44%) Proofpoint
4 3 (1.44%) Salesforce
4 3 (1.44%) SAP
4 3 (1.44%) Symantec
4 3 (1.44%) VMware
5 2 (0.96%) CA Agile Central
5 2 (0.96%) Databricks
5 2 (0.96%) Optimizely
5 2 (0.96%) Xamarin
6 1 (0.48%) Brio
6 1 (0.48%) Facebook
6 1 (0.48%) Intel
6 1 (0.48%) Pardot
6 1 (0.48%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.48%) Snow
6 1 (0.48%) Twitter