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

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 350 435 386
Rank change year-on-year +85 -49 -100
Permanent jobs citing Visual Studio 816 689 1,624
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.80% 0.71% 0.97%
As % of the Development Applications category 8.58% 4.97% 4.19%
Number of salaries quoted 661 503 1,017
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £35,475
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,625 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +1.82% +13.40%
75th Percentile £64,750 £70,000 £68,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £82,250 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +16.67%

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 9,512 13,867 38,783
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.27% 14.24% 23.23%
Number of salaries quoted 6,598 8,468 16,021
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,210 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,526 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.42% +4.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £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 28 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 28 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 +107 731 £50,000 -12.28% 131
UK excluding London +113 661 £50,000 - 99
Work from Home +49 316 £52,500 -4.55% 53
South East +66 194 £55,000 -8.33% 27
South West +71 150 £48,750 -2.50% 22
London +62 131 £60,000 -7.69% 36
Midlands +21 103 £45,000 -5.26% 18
North of England +49 83 £47,500 -5.00% 18
East of England +16 68 £35,500 -29.00% 6
North West +30 64 £46,250 -7.50% 12
West Midlands +13 62 £48,000 +1.05% 13
Scotland -47 43 £61,500 +40.57% 8
East Midlands +10 41 £43,750 -14.63% 5
Wales +8 14 £58,750 +18.09% 2
Yorkshire +55 12 £50,000 - 2
North East -5 7 £55,000 - 4
Northern Ireland - 6 £42,500 -

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 94 (11.52%) Confluence
2 46 (5.64%) IIS
3 44 (5.39%) CMS
4 42 (5.15%) SharePoint
5 12 (1.47%) Apache
6 10 (1.23%) EPiServer
7 8 (0.98%) Apache Spark
7 8 (0.98%) Jupyter
8 7 (0.86%) Umbraco
9 5 (0.61%) IBM Notes
10 4 (0.49%) 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 33 (4.04%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (3.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (2.33%) Photoshop
4 4 (0.49%) MS Visio
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%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 30 (3.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (2.08%) SDL Web 8
3 15 (1.84%) Payment Gateway
4 9 (1.10%) Shopify
5 5 (0.61%) Elite 3E
6 4 (0.49%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.25%) 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
1 299 (36.64%) Azure
2 165 (20.22%) Azure DevOps
3 99 (12.13%) Power Platform
4 52 (6.37%) AWS
5 42 (5.15%) GitHub
6 31 (3.80%) Dynamics 365
7 24 (2.94%) PowerApps
8 23 (2.82%) SaaS
9 20 (2.45%) Microsoft 365
10 19 (2.33%) Power Automate
11 17 (2.08%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 17 (2.08%) NuGet
12 13 (1.59%) Google Analytics
12 13 (1.59%) PaaS
13 10 (1.23%) Serverless
14 8 (0.98%) Figma
15 7 (0.86%) Azure Data Factory
15 7 (0.86%) Pulumi
16 6 (0.74%) Azure Functions
16 6 (0.74%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.70%) TCP/IP
2 14 (1.72%) Network Security
3 13 (1.59%) Modbus
4 10 (1.23%) Internet
5 9 (1.10%) CTI
6 8 (0.98%) Wireshark
7 7 (0.86%) Ethernet
7 7 (0.86%) Firewall
8 6 (0.74%) RS-232
9 4 (0.49%) Bluetooth
9 4 (0.49%) RS-485
9 4 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.37%) NAS
10 3 (0.37%) SAN
11 2 (0.25%) Cisco ISE
11 2 (0.25%) DHCP
11 2 (0.25%) HTTP
11 2 (0.25%) Intranet
11 2 (0.25%) Multicast
11 2 (0.25%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 292 (35.78%) SQL Server
2 72 (8.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 64 (7.84%) Power BI
4 50 (6.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 37 (4.53%) Relational Database
6 32 (3.92%) MS Access
7 29 (3.55%) Data Warehouse
8 21 (2.57%) MySQL
9 18 (2.21%) MongoDB
10 17 (2.08%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 15 (1.84%) Azure SQL Database
11 15 (1.84%) BusinessObjects
12 10 (1.23%) Oracle Database
13 8 (0.98%) Oracle Reports
14 7 (0.86%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
14 7 (0.86%) NoSQL
14 7 (0.86%) PostgreSQL
14 7 (0.86%) Semantic Layer
14 7 (0.86%) SQLite
15 6 (0.74%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 279 (34.19%) Git
2 139 (17.03%) JIRA
3 88 (10.78%) Bitbucket
3 88 (10.78%) Team Foundation Server
4 77 (9.44%) Sourcetree
5 67 (8.21%) NUnit
6 49 (6.00%) Visual Studio Code
7 46 (5.64%) Selenium
8 30 (3.68%) TeamCity
9 29 (3.55%) GitLab
10 27 (3.31%) Octopus Deploy
11 26 (3.19%) SpecFlow
12 25 (3.06%) Moq
13 24 (2.94%) Postman
13 24 (2.94%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
14 22 (2.70%) Subversion
15 18 (2.21%) SoapUI
16 17 (2.08%) Eclipse
16 17 (2.08%) git-flow
16 17 (2.08%) WebDriver
General
1 155 (19.00%) Social Skills
2 120 (14.71%) Finance
3 78 (9.56%) Games
4 74 (9.07%) Presentation Skills
5 66 (8.09%) Marketing
6 45 (5.51%) Analytical Skills
6 45 (5.51%) Manufacturing
7 37 (4.53%) Electronics
8 36 (4.41%) Public Sector
9 35 (4.29%) Law
10 33 (4.04%) Retail
11 20 (2.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 19 (2.33%) Legal
13 17 (2.08%) Telecoms
14 16 (1.96%) Aerospace
14 16 (1.96%) Automotive
15 14 (1.72%) Back Office
15 14 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
15 14 (1.72%) Police
16 11 (1.35%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 493 (60.42%) Developer
2 186 (22.79%) .NET Developer
3 154 (18.87%) Senior
4 138 (16.91%) C# Developer
5 109 (13.36%) Software Engineer
6 100 (12.25%) Software Developer
7 93 (11.40%) Senior Developer
8 87 (10.66%) C# .NET Developer
9 74 (9.07%) 3D Developer
9 74 (9.07%) Games Developer
9 74 (9.07%) Unity 3D Developer
10 72 (8.82%) Lead
11 66 (8.09%) Full Stack Developer
12 56 (6.86%) Architect
13 50 (6.13%) Applications Developer
14 48 (5.88%) Full-Stack C# Developer
15 42 (5.15%) Senior Software Engineer
16 39 (4.78%) .NET Software Developer
17 38 (4.66%) Senior C# Developer
18 35 (4.29%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 526 (64.46%) .NET
2 223 (27.33%) HTML
3 212 (25.98%) .NET Framework
3 212 (25.98%) ASP.NET
4 178 (21.81%) CSS
5 145 (17.77%) Web Services
6 128 (15.69%) XML
7 109 (13.36%) JSON
8 104 (12.75%) AngularJS
9 94 (11.52%) .NET Core
10 89 (10.91%) jQuery
11 81 (9.93%) RESTful
12 77 (9.44%) SOAP
13 75 (9.19%) Unity (Game Engine)
14 74 (9.07%) REST
15 71 (8.70%) Entity Framework
15 71 (8.70%) React
16 63 (7.72%) ASP.NET Web API
17 62 (7.60%) HTML5
18 57 (6.99%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 76 (9.31%) Virtual Reality
2 44 (5.39%) Greenfield Project
3 25 (3.06%) Product Ownership
4 18 (2.21%) FMCG
4 18 (2.21%) IoT
5 17 (2.08%) Legacy Code
6 16 (1.96%) Robotics
7 14 (1.72%) Mobile App
8 13 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
8 13 (1.59%) Management Information System
9 12 (1.47%) Data Structures
9 12 (1.47%) Digital Media
9 12 (1.47%) GNSS
10 11 (1.35%) Distributed Systems
10 11 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
11 9 (1.10%) EPoS
12 8 (0.98%) BBC
12 8 (0.98%) Low-Code
13 7 (0.86%) Social Media
14 6 (0.74%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 119 (14.58%) Windows
2 66 (8.09%) Linux
3 21 (2.57%) Android
4 15 (1.84%) Windows 10
5 12 (1.47%) Ubuntu
6 6 (0.74%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.61%) Windows Server
8 3 (0.37%) FreeBSD
8 3 (0.37%) Mac OS X
8 3 (0.37%) VxWorks
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
1 342 (41.91%) Agile
2 308 (37.75%) DevOps
3 299 (36.64%) Software Engineering
4 185 (22.67%) Scrum
5 147 (18.01%) MVC
6 133 (16.30%) Design Patterns
7 126 (15.44%) Problem-Solving
8 104 (12.75%) Unit Testing
9 103 (12.62%) UML
10 99 (12.13%) Test Automation
11 93 (11.40%) Full Stack Development
12 90 (11.03%) Computer Science
13 85 (10.42%) Business Intelligence
13 85 (10.42%) Continuous Integration
14 81 (9.93%) Use Case
15 80 (9.80%) CI/CD
16 74 (9.07%) Web Development
17 70 (8.58%) OO
18 66 (8.09%) Software Testing
19 59 (7.23%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 622 (76.23%) C#
2 381 (46.69%) SQL
3 238 (29.17%) JavaScript
4 132 (16.18%) T-SQL
5 127 (15.56%) C++
6 93 (11.40%) C
7 72 (8.82%) Python
8 69 (8.46%) Java
9 56 (6.86%) VB.NET
10 49 (6.00%) PowerShell
11 44 (5.39%) VB
12 42 (5.15%) XPath
13 41 (5.02%) TypeScript
14 21 (2.57%) Fortran
15 19 (2.33%) Bash
16 16 (1.96%) Assembly Language
17 15 (1.84%) Perl
18 13 (1.59%) MATLAB
19 11 (1.35%) VBA
20 10 (1.23%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 259 (31.74%) Degree
2 135 (16.54%) Security Cleared
3 102 (12.50%) SC Cleared
4 82 (10.05%) BPSS Clearance
5 32 (3.92%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (1.59%) HNC
7 6 (0.74%) ISTQB
8 5 (0.61%) ISEB
9 4 (0.49%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.37%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.37%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.25%) HND
11 2 (0.25%) MCDST
11 2 (0.25%) MCITP
11 2 (0.25%) MCSA
11 2 (0.25%) MCSE
12 1 (0.12%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (10.17%) QA
2 26 (3.19%) Accessibility
3 15 (1.84%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 12 (1.47%) PMO
5 8 (0.98%) Data Quality
6 5 (0.61%) ISO 9001
6 5 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (0.61%) TickIT
7 4 (0.49%) MISRA
7 4 (0.49%) WCAG
8 2 (0.25%) GDPR
9 1 (0.12%) HL7
9 1 (0.12%) SLA
System Software
1 27 (3.31%) Docker
2 16 (1.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.47%) Active Directory
4 6 (0.74%) Firmware
5 3 (0.37%) Embedded Firmware
5 3 (0.37%) VirtualBox
6 2 (0.25%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 15 (1.84%) Ansible
2 12 (1.47%) Kubernetes
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
1 389 (47.67%) Microsoft
2 28 (3.43%) Oracle
3 23 (2.82%) SAP
4 22 (2.70%) Google
5 20 (2.45%) Adobe
6 17 (2.08%) Cognizant
6 17 (2.08%) Xamarin
7 16 (1.96%) VMware
8 13 (1.59%) Atlassian
9 12 (1.47%) DevExpress
10 9 (1.10%) Facebook
11 8 (0.98%) MuleSoft
12 6 (0.74%) OutSystems
12 6 (0.74%) Sun
12 6 (0.74%) SYSPRO
13 5 (0.61%) Aderant
13 5 (0.61%) Lotus
13 5 (0.61%) Renesas
13 5 (0.61%) Salesforce
13 5 (0.61%) ServiceNow