Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for VB skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VB over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 500 | 401 | 603 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -99 | +202 | -121 |
| Contract jobs citing VB | 87 | 330 | 230 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.20% | 0.57% | 0.26% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.69% | 1.65% | 0.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 63 | 275 | 175 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | - | £314 |
| 25th Percentile | £385 | £400 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £600 | £440 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.17% | +36.36% | +3.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £738 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £863 | £565 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £605 | £425 | £423 |
| % change year-on-year | +42.35% | +0.59% | +5.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £28.56 | £29.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £35.50 | £32.02 | £30.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | £40.59 | £34.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.31% | +17.65% | -19.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.50 | £43.39 | £57.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £70.35 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £36.00 | £40.59 | £34.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.31% | +17.65% | -19.18% |
All Programming Languages
UK
VB is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,679 | 20,015 | 31,951 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.71% | 34.72% | 36.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,008 | 14,436 | 23,302 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £394 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £455 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.64% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £653 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £783 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +2.04% | +15.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 489 | 461 | 514 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.25 | £19.64 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | +16.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.83 | £78.00 | £73.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | +21.95% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing VB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VB.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VB over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VB.
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Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VB within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -94 | 71 | £425 | -31.24% | 87 |
| UK excluding London | +34 | 42 | £605 | +42.35% | 71 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 40 | £605 | +5.22% | 33 |
| London | -99 | 33 | £390 | -37.60% | 18 |
| South East | +42 | 32 | £605 | +96.75% | 19 |
| Scotland | +31 | 5 | £475 | +6.50% | 3 |
| Midlands | +17 | 2 | £580 | +54.67% | 19 |
| East of England | +8 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 1 | £580 | +54.67% | 14 |
| North of England | -2 | 1 | £180 | -60.00% | 11 |
| North East | - | 1 | £180 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
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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:
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