The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring VB skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
77
86
-
Rank change year-on-year
+9
-
-
Permanent jobs citing VB
1
3
0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
VB falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Edinburgh.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
226
486
497
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
29.82%
38.54%
43.33%
Number of salaries quoted
106
292
400
10th Percentile
£28,250
£40,000
£40,000
25th Percentile
£45,000
£47,500
£46,454
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£51,914
£60,000
£61,750
Median % change year-on-year
-13.48%
-2.83%
+2.92%
75th Percentile
£71,250
£73,886
£76,284
90th Percentile
£91,250
£88,750
£88,860
Scotland median annual salary
£55,000
£55,000
£57,500
% change year-on-year
-
-4.35%
+1.77%
VB Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing VB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
VB Salary Trend in Edinburgh
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing VB.
VB Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, job vacancies citing VB also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for VB.
VB Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
