The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring VB skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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
252
482
464
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
32.77%
38.59%
44.36%
Number of salaries quoted
106
244
376
10th Percentile
£25,750
£37,500
£42,500
25th Percentile
£35,000
£46,741
£47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£51,000
£60,000
£64,500
Median % change year-on-year
-15.00%
-6.98%
+7.50%
75th Percentile
£78,171
£73,375
£75,000
90th Percentile
£92,500
£80,000
£85,000
Scotland median annual salary
£55,000
£55,000
£57,500
% change year-on-year
-
-4.35%
+0.88%
VB Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing VB relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
VB Salary Trend in Edinburgh
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing VB.
VB Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 21 October 2025, job vacancies citing VB also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for VB.
VB Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
