Visual Studio Jobs

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 6 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 346 443 393
Rank change year-on-year +97 -50 -109
Permanent jobs citing Visual Studio 814 668 1,646
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.76% 0.71% 0.96%
As % of the Development Applications category 8.52% 5.07% 4.10%
Number of salaries quoted 647 492 1,019
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £35,625
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,324 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.62% +0.59% +10.00%
75th Percentile £64,750 £70,000 £68,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £82,375 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +16.67%

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 9,549 13,185 40,165
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 8.92% 14.05% 23.47%
Number of salaries quoted 6,549 8,238 16,114
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £46,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +4.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £75,772 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £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 6 June 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 6 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +95 730 £50,000 -12.28% 99
UK excluding London +92 657 £50,000 - 84
Work from Home +37 312 £52,500 -4.55% 45
South East +61 196 £55,000 -8.33% 17
South West +57 143 £50,000 - 14
London +24 133 £60,000 -7.69% 22
Midlands +25 106 £45,000 -5.26% 17
North of England +20 82 £47,500 -5.00% 21
East of England +5 68 £35,500 -29.00% 5
North West +14 63 £45,625 -8.75% 14
West Midlands -14 63 £49,250 +3.68% 12
East Midlands +5 43 £43,500 -15.12% 5
Scotland -64 42 £61,500 +44.71% 9
Wales +14 14 £67,500 +36.36% 1
Yorkshire +45 12 £50,000 - 4
North East -16 7 £55,000 - 3
Northern Ireland - 6 £42,500 - 1

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 83 (10.20%) Confluence
2 46 (5.65%) CMS
2 46 (5.65%) IIS
3 41 (5.04%) SharePoint
4 12 (1.47%) Apache
5 10 (1.23%) EPiServer
6 8 (0.98%) Apache Spark
6 8 (0.98%) Jupyter
7 7 (0.86%) Umbraco
8 5 (0.61%) IBM Notes
9 4 (0.49%) Sitecore CMS
10 2 (0.25%) BizTalk Server
10 2 (0.25%) Liferay
10 2 (0.25%) Magnolia
10 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Exchange
11 1 (0.12%) Apache Solr
11 1 (0.12%) Mendix
11 1 (0.12%) NServiceBus
11 1 (0.12%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 32 (3.93%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (3.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (2.58%) Photoshop
4 4 (0.49%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.49%) Trello
5 2 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.12%) InfoPath
6 1 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.12%) MicroStation
6 1 (0.12%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 31 (3.81%) Dynamics CRM
2 19 (2.33%) SDL Web 8
3 14 (1.72%) Payment Gateway
4 9 (1.11%) Shopify
5 5 (0.61%) Elite 3E
6 4 (0.49%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.25%) Infor LN
7 2 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.12%) Sage 200
8 1 (0.12%) Sage 50
8 1 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.12%) Scribe Insight
Cloud Services
1 302 (37.10%) Azure
2 166 (20.39%) Azure DevOps
3 102 (12.53%) Power Platform
4 52 (6.39%) AWS
5 41 (5.04%) GitHub
6 34 (4.18%) Dynamics 365
7 26 (3.19%) PowerApps
8 23 (2.83%) SaaS
9 20 (2.46%) Microsoft 365
10 19 (2.33%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 19 (2.33%) NuGet
10 19 (2.33%) Power Automate
11 13 (1.60%) Google Analytics
11 13 (1.60%) PaaS
12 10 (1.23%) Serverless
13 8 (0.98%) Figma
14 7 (0.86%) Azure Data Factory
14 7 (0.86%) Pulumi
15 6 (0.74%) Azure Functions
15 6 (0.74%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.70%) 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%) Ethernet
7 7 (0.86%) Firewall
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
1 296 (36.36%) SQL Server
2 66 (8.11%) Power BI
2 66 (8.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 44 (5.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 33 (4.05%) MS Access
4 33 (4.05%) Relational Database
5 23 (2.83%) Data Warehouse
6 21 (2.58%) MySQL
7 18 (2.21%) MongoDB
7 18 (2.21%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 15 (1.84%) Azure SQL Database
9 14 (1.72%) BusinessObjects
10 10 (1.23%) Oracle Database
11 8 (0.98%) NoSQL
12 7 (0.86%) Oracle Reports
12 7 (0.86%) PostgreSQL
12 7 (0.86%) SQLite
13 6 (0.74%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
13 6 (0.74%) Crystal Reports
13 6 (0.74%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 275 (33.78%) Git
2 132 (16.22%) JIRA
3 91 (11.18%) Team Foundation Server
4 79 (9.71%) Sourcetree
5 77 (9.46%) Bitbucket
6 70 (8.60%) NUnit
7 49 (6.02%) Visual Studio Code
8 45 (5.53%) Selenium
9 32 (3.93%) TeamCity
10 30 (3.69%) GitLab
11 29 (3.56%) Octopus Deploy
12 27 (3.32%) Moq
12 27 (3.32%) SpecFlow
13 26 (3.19%) Postman
14 23 (2.83%) Subversion
15 19 (2.33%) git-flow
16 18 (2.21%) SoapUI
16 18 (2.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
17 17 (2.09%) Eclipse
17 17 (2.09%) WebDriver
General
1 159 (19.53%) Social Skills
2 121 (14.86%) Finance
3 68 (8.35%) Marketing
4 67 (8.23%) Games
5 63 (7.74%) Presentation Skills
6 45 (5.53%) Manufacturing
7 44 (5.41%) Analytical Skills
8 38 (4.67%) Electronics
9 35 (4.30%) Public Sector
10 34 (4.18%) Law
11 32 (3.93%) Retail
12 19 (2.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 19 (2.33%) Legal
13 17 (2.09%) Telecoms
14 16 (1.97%) Aerospace
14 16 (1.97%) Automotive
15 14 (1.72%) Back Office
15 14 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
15 14 (1.72%) Police
16 11 (1.35%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 487 (59.83%) Developer
2 187 (22.97%) .NET Developer
3 157 (19.29%) Senior
4 139 (17.08%) C# Developer
5 113 (13.88%) Software Engineer
6 102 (12.53%) Software Developer
7 97 (11.92%) Senior Developer
8 87 (10.69%) C# .NET Developer
9 72 (8.85%) Lead
10 67 (8.23%) Full Stack Developer
11 63 (7.74%) 3D Developer
11 63 (7.74%) Games Developer
11 63 (7.74%) Unity 3D Developer
12 56 (6.88%) Architect
13 49 (6.02%) Applications Developer
13 49 (6.02%) Full-Stack C# Developer
14 42 (5.16%) .NET Software Developer
14 42 (5.16%) Senior Software Engineer
15 40 (4.91%) Senior C# Developer
16 36 (4.42%) Senior .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 532 (65.36%) .NET
2 222 (27.27%) HTML
3 215 (26.41%) .NET Framework
3 215 (26.41%) ASP.NET
4 179 (21.99%) CSS
5 147 (18.06%) Web Services
6 130 (15.97%) XML
7 111 (13.64%) JSON
8 107 (13.14%) AngularJS
9 96 (11.79%) .NET Core
10 89 (10.93%) jQuery
11 83 (10.20%) RESTful
12 81 (9.95%) SOAP
13 77 (9.46%) REST
14 75 (9.21%) Entity Framework
15 74 (9.09%) React
16 64 (7.86%) Unity (Game Engine)
17 63 (7.74%) ASP.NET Web API
18 60 (7.37%) HTML5
19 58 (7.13%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 65 (7.99%) Virtual Reality
2 45 (5.53%) Greenfield Project
3 25 (3.07%) Product Ownership
4 19 (2.33%) IoT
4 19 (2.33%) Legacy Code
5 18 (2.21%) FMCG
6 17 (2.09%) Robotics
7 15 (1.84%) Mobile App
8 13 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
8 13 (1.60%) Management Information System
9 12 (1.47%) Data Structures
9 12 (1.47%) Digital Media
9 12 (1.47%) Distributed Systems
9 12 (1.47%) GNSS
10 11 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
11 9 (1.11%) EPoS
12 8 (0.98%) BBC
12 8 (0.98%) Low-Code
13 7 (0.86%) Social Media
14 6 (0.74%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 119 (14.62%) Windows
2 67 (8.23%) Linux
3 21 (2.58%) Android
4 16 (1.97%) Windows 10
5 13 (1.60%) Ubuntu
6 6 (0.74%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.61%) Windows Server
8 3 (0.37%) FreeBSD
8 3 (0.37%) Mac OS X
8 3 (0.37%) 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
1 353 (43.37%) Agile
2 314 (38.57%) DevOps
3 292 (35.87%) Software Engineering
4 179 (21.99%) Scrum
5 148 (18.18%) MVC
6 135 (16.58%) Problem-Solving
7 123 (15.11%) Design Patterns
8 109 (13.39%) Unit Testing
9 98 (12.04%) Test Automation
10 95 (11.67%) Full Stack Development
11 94 (11.55%) Computer Science
11 94 (11.55%) UML
12 84 (10.32%) Continuous Integration
13 83 (10.20%) Business Intelligence
14 82 (10.07%) CI/CD
15 75 (9.21%) Web Development
16 72 (8.85%) OO
17 70 (8.60%) Use Case
18 69 (8.48%) Software Testing
19 61 (7.49%) SOLID
Programming Languages
1 617 (75.80%) C#
2 384 (47.17%) SQL
3 239 (29.36%) JavaScript
4 131 (16.09%) C++
5 127 (15.60%) T-SQL
6 95 (11.67%) C
7 75 (9.21%) Python
8 70 (8.60%) Java
9 56 (6.88%) VB.NET
10 47 (5.77%) PowerShell
11 45 (5.53%) VB
12 44 (5.41%) XPath
13 43 (5.28%) TypeScript
14 24 (2.95%) Fortran
15 19 (2.33%) Bash
16 16 (1.97%) Assembly Language
17 15 (1.84%) MATLAB
17 15 (1.84%) Perl
18 11 (1.35%) VBA
19 10 (1.23%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 255 (31.33%) Degree
2 125 (15.36%) Security Cleared
3 91 (11.18%) SC Cleared
4 71 (8.72%) BPSS Clearance
5 33 (4.05%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (1.60%) HNC
7 6 (0.74%) ISTQB
8 5 (0.61%) ISEB
9 4 (0.49%) DBS Check
9 4 (0.49%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.37%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.25%) HND
11 2 (0.25%) MCDST
11 2 (0.25%) MCITP
11 2 (0.25%) MCSA
11 2 (0.25%) MCSE
12 1 (0.12%) ACCA
12 1 (0.12%) CIMA
12 1 (0.12%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (10.32%) QA
2 26 (3.19%) Accessibility
3 12 (1.47%) PMO
4 8 (0.98%) Data Quality
5 7 (0.86%) ISO 9001
6 6 (0.74%) TickIT
7 5 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 4 (0.49%) MISRA
8 4 (0.49%) WCAG
9 3 (0.37%) GDPR
10 1 (0.12%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.12%) HL7
10 1 (0.12%) IEC 61508
10 1 (0.12%) SLA
System Software
1 27 (3.32%) Docker
2 16 (1.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.47%) Active Directory
4 6 (0.74%) Firmware
5 3 (0.37%) Embedded Firmware
5 3 (0.37%) VirtualBox
6 2 (0.25%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 15 (1.84%) 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
1 380 (46.68%) Microsoft
2 27 (3.32%) Oracle
3 23 (2.83%) SAP
4 22 (2.70%) Adobe
4 22 (2.70%) Google
5 19 (2.33%) Cognizant
6 17 (2.09%) Xamarin
7 16 (1.97%) VMware
8 15 (1.84%) Atlassian
9 12 (1.47%) DevExpress
10 9 (1.11%) Facebook
11 8 (0.98%) MuleSoft
12 6 (0.74%) OutSystems
12 6 (0.74%) Sun
12 6 (0.74%) SYSPRO
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