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 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 349 429 373
Rank change year-on-year +80 -56 -90
Permanent jobs citing Visual Studio 809 753 1,570
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.82% 0.73% 1.00%
As % of the Development Applications category 8.44% 5.05% 4.47%
Number of salaries quoted 669 553 1,024
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £45,000 £42,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +15.79%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £67,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £76,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - +12.36%

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 9,589 14,916 35,125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.72% 14.37% 22.44%
Number of salaries quoted 6,753 9,129 15,955
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% +8.70%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £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 3 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 3 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 +106 717 £50,000 -9.09% 137
UK excluding London +109 657 £50,000 - 108
Work from Home +51 323 £52,500 -7.89% 51
South East +39 173 £54,000 -5.26% 30
South West +70 162 £47,500 -5.00% 20
London +22 124 £60,000 -7.69% 31
Midlands +30 99 £45,000 -5.26% 31
North of England +51 86 £47,500 -5.00% 18
East of England +37 71 £35,500 -29.00% 5
North West +28 67 £45,625 -8.75% 15
West Midlands +16 60 £46,715 -1.65% 24
Scotland -52 46 £61,500 +36.67% 9
East Midlands +14 39 £40,000 -5.88% 7
Wales +10 14 £58,750 +30.56%
Yorkshire +58 12 £50,000 - 2
North East -4 7 £55,000 +29.41% 1
Northern Ireland +33 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
1 107 (13.23%) Confluence
2 43 (5.32%) IIS
2 43 (5.32%) SharePoint
3 39 (4.82%) CMS
4 12 (1.48%) Apache
5 10 (1.24%) EPiServer
6 8 (0.99%) Apache Spark
6 8 (0.99%) Jupyter
7 7 (0.87%) Umbraco
8 5 (0.62%) IBM Notes
9 3 (0.37%) 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
Applications
1 33 (4.08%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (2.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.98%) Photoshop
4 4 (0.49%) Trello
5 2 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.12%) MicroStation
6 1 (0.12%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.12%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 30 (3.71%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (1.98%) Payment Gateway
3 14 (1.73%) SDL Web 8
4 10 (1.24%) Shopify
5 5 (0.62%) Elite 3E
5 5 (0.62%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.37%) 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
1 297 (36.71%) Azure
2 156 (19.28%) Azure DevOps
3 96 (11.87%) Power Platform
4 52 (6.43%) AWS
5 45 (5.56%) GitHub
6 33 (4.08%) Dynamics 365
7 23 (2.84%) PowerApps
8 22 (2.72%) Microsoft 365
9 20 (2.47%) SaaS
10 16 (1.98%) Power Automate
11 14 (1.73%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 14 (1.73%) NuGet
11 14 (1.73%) PaaS
12 13 (1.61%) Google Analytics
13 10 (1.24%) Serverless
14 8 (0.99%) Figma
15 7 (0.87%) Azure Data Factory
15 7 (0.87%) Pulumi
16 6 (0.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 6 (0.74%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 20 (2.47%) TCP/IP
2 14 (1.73%) Modbus
3 11 (1.36%) Network Security
4 10 (1.24%) Internet
5 9 (1.11%) CTI
6 8 (0.99%) Wireshark
7 7 (0.87%) Firewall
8 6 (0.74%) RS-232
9 5 (0.62%) WAN
10 4 (0.49%) 5G
10 4 (0.49%) Bluetooth
10 4 (0.49%) Ethernet
10 4 (0.49%) RS-485
10 4 (0.49%) SD-WAN
10 4 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (0.37%) NAS
11 3 (0.37%) SAN
12 2 (0.25%) DHCP
12 2 (0.25%) HTTP
12 2 (0.25%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 281 (34.73%) SQL Server
2 71 (8.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 60 (7.42%) Power BI
4 49 (6.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 37 (4.57%) Relational Database
6 32 (3.96%) MS Access
7 31 (3.83%) Data Warehouse
8 20 (2.47%) MySQL
9 18 (2.22%) MongoDB
10 15 (1.85%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 14 (1.73%) Azure SQL Database
12 12 (1.48%) BusinessObjects
13 11 (1.36%) Oracle Database
14 9 (1.11%) NoSQL
15 8 (0.99%) Data Lake
15 8 (0.99%) Oracle Reports
16 7 (0.87%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
16 7 (0.87%) Crystal Reports
16 7 (0.87%) PostgreSQL
16 7 (0.87%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 271 (33.50%) Git
2 149 (18.42%) JIRA
3 102 (12.61%) Bitbucket
4 85 (10.51%) Team Foundation Server
5 74 (9.15%) Sourcetree
6 62 (7.66%) NUnit
7 48 (5.93%) Visual Studio Code
8 40 (4.94%) Selenium
9 26 (3.21%) TeamCity
10 24 (2.97%) Postman
10 24 (2.97%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 23 (2.84%) GitLab
11 23 (2.84%) Octopus Deploy
11 23 (2.84%) SpecFlow
11 23 (2.84%) Subversion
12 21 (2.60%) Moq
13 18 (2.22%) Eclipse
13 18 (2.22%) SoapUI
14 17 (2.10%) WebDriver
15 14 (1.73%) git-flow
General
1 158 (19.53%) Social Skills
2 120 (14.83%) Finance
3 91 (11.25%) Games
4 88 (10.88%) Presentation Skills
5 66 (8.16%) Marketing
6 46 (5.69%) Analytical Skills
7 45 (5.56%) Manufacturing
8 39 (4.82%) Public Sector
9 37 (4.57%) Electronics
9 37 (4.57%) Retail
10 30 (3.71%) Law
11 21 (2.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 19 (2.35%) Legal
13 18 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
13 18 (2.22%) Telecoms
14 15 (1.85%) Automotive
15 14 (1.73%) Back Office
15 14 (1.73%) Police
16 12 (1.48%) Aerospace
16 12 (1.48%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 495 (61.19%) Developer
2 180 (22.25%) .NET Developer
3 147 (18.17%) Senior
4 129 (15.95%) C# Developer
5 109 (13.47%) Software Engineer
6 95 (11.74%) Software Developer
7 88 (10.88%) 3D Developer
7 88 (10.88%) Games Developer
7 88 (10.88%) Unity 3D Developer
8 87 (10.75%) Senior Developer
9 79 (9.77%) C# .NET Developer
10 71 (8.78%) Lead
11 66 (8.16%) Full Stack Developer
12 52 (6.43%) Applications Developer
13 51 (6.30%) Architect
14 47 (5.81%) Full-Stack C# Developer
15 41 (5.07%) Senior Software Engineer
16 35 (4.33%) Analyst
17 34 (4.20%) .NET Software Developer
18 33 (4.08%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 510 (63.04%) .NET
2 233 (28.80%) HTML
3 206 (25.46%) .NET Framework
4 200 (24.72%) ASP.NET
5 177 (21.88%) CSS
6 141 (17.43%) Web Services
7 125 (15.45%) XML
8 108 (13.35%) JSON
9 97 (11.99%) AngularJS
10 89 (11.00%) jQuery
11 88 (10.88%) Unity (Game Engine)
12 86 (10.63%) .NET Core
13 77 (9.52%) SOAP
14 71 (8.78%) REST
14 71 (8.78%) RESTful
15 70 (8.65%) React
16 66 (8.16%) HTML5
17 62 (7.66%) Entity Framework
18 59 (7.29%) ASP.NET Web API
18 59 (7.29%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 89 (11.00%) Virtual Reality
2 42 (5.19%) Greenfield Project
3 26 (3.21%) Product Ownership
4 18 (2.22%) FMCG
4 18 (2.22%) IoT
5 16 (1.98%) Mobile App
5 16 (1.98%) Robotics
6 14 (1.73%) GNSS
6 14 (1.73%) Legacy Code
6 14 (1.73%) Management Information System
7 13 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
8 12 (1.48%) Digital Media
8 12 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
9 11 (1.36%) Distributed Systems
10 10 (1.24%) Data Structures
11 9 (1.11%) EPoS
12 8 (0.99%) BBC
12 8 (0.99%) Low-Code
12 8 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (0.99%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 119 (14.71%) Windows
2 67 (8.28%) Linux
3 22 (2.72%) Android
4 15 (1.85%) Windows 10
5 12 (1.48%) Ubuntu
6 7 (0.87%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.62%) Windows Server
8 3 (0.37%) FreeBSD
8 3 (0.37%) Mac OS X
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
1 317 (39.18%) Agile
2 305 (37.70%) Software Engineering
3 292 (36.09%) DevOps
4 186 (22.99%) Scrum
5 148 (18.29%) MVC
6 143 (17.68%) Design Patterns
7 115 (14.22%) Problem-Solving
7 115 (14.22%) UML
8 98 (12.11%) Unit Testing
9 96 (11.87%) Test Automation
10 94 (11.62%) Use Case
11 90 (11.12%) Full Stack Development
12 82 (10.14%) Computer Science
13 79 (9.77%) Business Intelligence
13 79 (9.77%) Continuous Integration
13 79 (9.77%) Web Development
14 74 (9.15%) CI/CD
15 71 (8.78%) OO
16 61 (7.54%) Software Testing
17 59 (7.29%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 611 (75.53%) C#
2 380 (46.97%) SQL
3 243 (30.04%) JavaScript
4 130 (16.07%) T-SQL
5 121 (14.96%) C++
6 93 (11.50%) C
7 74 (9.15%) Java
8 68 (8.41%) Python
9 53 (6.55%) VB.NET
10 44 (5.44%) VB
11 42 (5.19%) PowerShell
11 42 (5.19%) TypeScript
12 39 (4.82%) XPath
13 22 (2.72%) Bash
14 18 (2.22%) Perl
15 15 (1.85%) Assembly Language
16 14 (1.73%) Fortran
17 13 (1.61%) MATLAB
18 11 (1.36%) PHP
18 11 (1.36%) VBA
Qualifications
1 265 (32.76%) Degree
2 137 (16.93%) Security Cleared
3 112 (13.84%) SC Cleared
4 96 (11.87%) BPSS Clearance
5 32 (3.96%) Computer Science Degree
6 14 (1.73%) HNC
7 5 (0.62%) ISEB
7 5 (0.62%) ISTQB
8 3 (0.37%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.37%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.25%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.25%) HND
9 2 (0.25%) MCDST
9 2 (0.25%) MCITP
9 2 (0.25%) MCSA
9 2 (0.25%) MCSE
9 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.12%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (11.00%) QA
2 29 (3.58%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 26 (3.21%) Accessibility
4 14 (1.73%) PMO
5 8 (0.99%) Data Quality
6 7 (0.87%) ISO 9001
7 6 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.62%) MISRA
8 5 (0.62%) TickIT
9 4 (0.49%) WCAG
10 2 (0.25%) HL7
11 1 (0.12%) GDPR
11 1 (0.12%) SLA
System Software
1 27 (3.34%) Docker
2 13 (1.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.48%) Active Directory
4 6 (0.74%) Firmware
5 3 (0.37%) Embedded Firmware
6 2 (0.25%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 12 (1.48%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.87%) Ansible
2 7 (0.87%) MIIS
2 7 (0.87%) Terraform
3 4 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.25%) Functional Safety
4 2 (0.25%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 2 (0.25%) vRealize
5 1 (0.12%) Docker Swarm
5 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 397 (49.07%) Microsoft
2 25 (3.09%) Oracle
3 24 (2.97%) SAP
4 22 (2.72%) Google
5 18 (2.22%) Xamarin
6 17 (2.10%) Adobe
7 14 (1.73%) Cognizant
8 13 (1.61%) Atlassian
8 13 (1.61%) VMware
9 12 (1.48%) DevExpress
10 10 (1.24%) Facebook
11 8 (0.99%) MuleSoft
12 7 (0.87%) SYSPRO
13 6 (0.74%) OutSystems
13 6 (0.74%) Sun
14 5 (0.62%) Aderant
14 5 (0.62%) Lotus
14 5 (0.62%) Renesas
14 5 (0.62%) ServiceNow
15 4 (0.49%) Databricks