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

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 348 433 368
Rank change year-on-year +85 -65 -80
Permanent jobs citing Visual Studio 811 730 1,567
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.82% 0.72% 1.00%
As % of the Development Applications category 8.50% 5.07% 4.39%
Number of salaries quoted 667 535 1,013
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £35,050
25th Percentile £38,750 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,198 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.42% +0.36% +15.79%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £75,000
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 9,537 14,392 35,728
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.61% 14.25% 22.71%
Number of salaries quoted 6,714 8,847 15,794
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% +9.65%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £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 10 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 10 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 +105 721 £50,000 -9.42% 128
UK excluding London +90 661 £50,000 - 99
Work from Home +36 320 £52,500 -7.89% 48
South East +50 180 £54,000 -10.00% 27
South West +79 161 £47,500 -5.00% 18
London +24 124 £60,000 -7.69% 29
Midlands +3 98 £45,000 -5.26% 29
North of England +49 86 £47,500 -5.00% 18
East of England +39 70 £35,500 -29.00% 5
North West +25 67 £45,625 -8.75% 14
West Midlands -1 59 £47,500 - 24
Scotland -48 46 £61,500 +40.57% 6
East Midlands +3 39 £41,250 -2.94% 5
Wales +11 14 £58,750 +30.56% 1
Yorkshire +66 12 £50,000 - 2
North East -5 7 £55,000 +29.41% 2
Northern Ireland +26 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
1 106 (13.07%) Confluence
2 44 (5.43%) IIS
3 42 (5.18%) SharePoint
4 39 (4.81%) CMS
5 12 (1.48%) Apache
6 10 (1.23%) EPiServer
7 8 (0.99%) Apache Spark
7 8 (0.99%) Jupyter
8 7 (0.86%) Umbraco
9 5 (0.62%) IBM Notes
10 3 (0.37%) Sitecore CMS
11 2 (0.25%) BizTalk Server
11 2 (0.25%) Liferay
11 2 (0.25%) Magnolia
11 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Exchange
12 1 (0.12%) Apache Solr
12 1 (0.12%) Mendix
12 1 (0.12%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 34 (4.19%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (3.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.97%) Photoshop
4 4 (0.49%) Trello
5 2 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.25%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.12%) MicroStation
6 1 (0.12%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 29 (3.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (1.97%) Payment Gateway
3 14 (1.73%) SDL Web 8
4 9 (1.11%) Shopify
5 5 (0.62%) Elite 3E
5 5 (0.62%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.25%) Infor LN
6 2 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.12%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.12%) Sage 50
7 1 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.12%) Scribe Insight
Cloud Services
1 297 (36.62%) Azure
2 159 (19.61%) Azure DevOps
3 94 (11.59%) Power Platform
4 52 (6.41%) AWS
5 45 (5.55%) GitHub
6 30 (3.70%) Dynamics 365
7 22 (2.71%) PowerApps
8 20 (2.47%) Microsoft 365
8 20 (2.47%) SaaS
9 16 (1.97%) Power Automate
10 14 (1.73%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 14 (1.73%) NuGet
11 13 (1.60%) Google Analytics
11 13 (1.60%) PaaS
12 10 (1.23%) Serverless
13 8 (0.99%) Figma
14 7 (0.86%) Azure Data Factory
14 7 (0.86%) Pulumi
15 6 (0.74%) Azure Functions
15 6 (0.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 21 (2.59%) TCP/IP
2 14 (1.73%) Modbus
3 12 (1.48%) Network Security
4 10 (1.23%) Internet
5 9 (1.11%) CTI
6 8 (0.99%) Wireshark
7 7 (0.86%) Firewall
8 6 (0.74%) RS-232
9 5 (0.62%) Ethernet
10 4 (0.49%) Bluetooth
10 4 (0.49%) RS-485
10 4 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (0.37%) NAS
11 3 (0.37%) SAN
12 2 (0.25%) 5G
12 2 (0.25%) DHCP
12 2 (0.25%) HTTP
12 2 (0.25%) Intranet
12 2 (0.25%) VoIP
12 2 (0.25%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 281 (34.65%) SQL Server
2 72 (8.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 60 (7.40%) Power BI
4 50 (6.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 36 (4.44%) Relational Database
6 32 (3.95%) Data Warehouse
6 32 (3.95%) MS Access
7 20 (2.47%) MySQL
8 18 (2.22%) MongoDB
9 15 (1.85%) Azure SQL Database
9 15 (1.85%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 13 (1.60%) BusinessObjects
11 10 (1.23%) Oracle Database
12 8 (0.99%) Data Lake
12 8 (0.99%) NoSQL
12 8 (0.99%) Oracle Reports
13 7 (0.86%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
13 7 (0.86%) Crystal Reports
13 7 (0.86%) PostgreSQL
13 7 (0.86%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 276 (34.03%) Git
2 147 (18.13%) JIRA
3 101 (12.45%) Bitbucket
4 84 (10.36%) Team Foundation Server
5 74 (9.12%) Sourcetree
6 62 (7.64%) NUnit
7 49 (6.04%) Visual Studio Code
8 41 (5.06%) Selenium
9 26 (3.21%) GitLab
9 26 (3.21%) TeamCity
10 24 (2.96%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 23 (2.84%) Octopus Deploy
11 23 (2.84%) Postman
11 23 (2.84%) SpecFlow
11 23 (2.84%) Subversion
12 21 (2.59%) Moq
13 18 (2.22%) Eclipse
14 17 (2.10%) SoapUI
14 17 (2.10%) WebDriver
15 14 (1.73%) git-flow
General
1 159 (19.61%) Social Skills
2 121 (14.92%) Finance
3 90 (11.10%) Games
4 87 (10.73%) Presentation Skills
5 63 (7.77%) Marketing
6 46 (5.67%) Analytical Skills
7 45 (5.55%) Manufacturing
8 39 (4.81%) Public Sector
9 37 (4.56%) Electronics
10 35 (4.32%) Retail
11 30 (3.70%) Law
12 21 (2.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 19 (2.34%) Legal
14 18 (2.22%) Telecoms
15 16 (1.97%) Organisational Skills
16 15 (1.85%) Automotive
17 14 (1.73%) Back Office
17 14 (1.73%) Police
18 13 (1.60%) Aerospace
19 11 (1.36%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 492 (60.67%) Developer
2 179 (22.07%) .NET Developer
3 147 (18.13%) Senior
4 128 (15.78%) C# Developer
5 109 (13.44%) Software Engineer
6 96 (11.84%) Software Developer
7 87 (10.73%) 3D Developer
7 87 (10.73%) Games Developer
7 87 (10.73%) Unity 3D Developer
8 86 (10.60%) Senior Developer
9 79 (9.74%) C# .NET Developer
10 71 (8.75%) Lead
11 64 (7.89%) Full Stack Developer
12 53 (6.54%) Architect
13 50 (6.17%) Applications Developer
14 46 (5.67%) Full-Stack C# Developer
15 42 (5.18%) Senior Software Engineer
16 35 (4.32%) Analyst
17 34 (4.19%) .NET Software Developer
18 32 (3.95%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 512 (63.13%) .NET
2 228 (28.11%) HTML
3 206 (25.40%) .NET Framework
4 201 (24.78%) ASP.NET
5 176 (21.70%) CSS
6 139 (17.14%) Web Services
7 124 (15.29%) XML
8 108 (13.32%) JSON
9 100 (12.33%) AngularJS
10 88 (10.85%) jQuery
11 87 (10.73%) Unity (Game Engine)
12 86 (10.60%) .NET Core
13 75 (9.25%) SOAP
14 72 (8.88%) REST
14 72 (8.88%) RESTful
15 69 (8.51%) React
16 65 (8.01%) HTML5
17 63 (7.77%) Entity Framework
18 59 (7.27%) ASP.NET Web API
19 58 (7.15%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 88 (10.85%) Virtual Reality
2 42 (5.18%) Greenfield Project
3 25 (3.08%) Product Ownership
4 18 (2.22%) FMCG
4 18 (2.22%) IoT
5 16 (1.97%) Mobile App
5 16 (1.97%) Robotics
6 14 (1.73%) Legacy Code
7 13 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
7 13 (1.60%) GNSS
7 13 (1.60%) Management Information System
8 12 (1.48%) Digital Media
9 11 (1.36%) Distributed Systems
9 11 (1.36%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (1.23%) Data Structures
11 9 (1.11%) EPoS
12 8 (0.99%) BBC
12 8 (0.99%) Low-Code
12 8 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
13 7 (0.86%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 119 (14.67%) Windows
2 66 (8.14%) Linux
3 22 (2.71%) Android
4 15 (1.85%) Windows 10
5 12 (1.48%) Ubuntu
6 7 (0.86%) 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
10 1 (0.12%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 324 (39.95%) Agile
2 306 (37.73%) Software Engineering
3 296 (36.50%) DevOps
4 188 (23.18%) Scrum
5 145 (17.88%) MVC
6 141 (17.39%) Design Patterns
7 119 (14.67%) Problem-Solving
8 114 (14.06%) UML
9 98 (12.08%) Unit Testing
10 96 (11.84%) Test Automation
11 93 (11.47%) Use Case
12 89 (10.97%) Full Stack Development
13 84 (10.36%) Computer Science
14 81 (9.99%) Business Intelligence
14 81 (9.99%) Continuous Integration
15 76 (9.37%) CI/CD
15 76 (9.37%) Web Development
16 70 (8.63%) OO
17 63 (7.77%) Software Testing
18 58 (7.15%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 614 (75.71%) C#
2 381 (46.98%) SQL
3 237 (29.22%) JavaScript
4 128 (15.78%) T-SQL
5 124 (15.29%) C++
6 94 (11.59%) C
7 74 (9.12%) Java
8 70 (8.63%) Python
9 54 (6.66%) VB.NET
10 45 (5.55%) PowerShell
11 44 (5.43%) VB
12 40 (4.93%) TypeScript
13 39 (4.81%) XPath
14 21 (2.59%) Bash
15 17 (2.10%) Fortran
15 17 (2.10%) Perl
16 15 (1.85%) Assembly Language
17 13 (1.60%) MATLAB
18 11 (1.36%) VBA
18 11 (1.36%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 265 (32.68%) Degree
2 141 (17.39%) Security Cleared
3 113 (13.93%) SC Cleared
4 95 (11.71%) BPSS Clearance
5 32 (3.95%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (1.60%) 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 87 (10.73%) QA
2 28 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 26 (3.21%) Accessibility
4 13 (1.60%) PMO
5 8 (0.99%) Data Quality
6 7 (0.86%) 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%) GDPR
10 2 (0.25%) HL7
11 1 (0.12%) SLA
System Software
1 27 (3.33%) Docker
2 14 (1.73%) 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
7 1 (0.12%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 12 (1.48%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.23%) Ansible
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
1 397 (48.95%) Microsoft
2 25 (3.08%) Oracle
3 24 (2.96%) SAP
4 22 (2.71%) Google
5 18 (2.22%) Xamarin
6 17 (2.10%) Adobe
7 14 (1.73%) Cognizant
7 14 (1.73%) VMware
8 13 (1.60%) Atlassian
9 12 (1.48%) DevExpress
10 9 (1.11%) Facebook
11 8 (0.99%) MuleSoft
12 7 (0.86%) 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%) Salesforce
14 5 (0.62%) ServiceNow