Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) West Midlands> Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring VB skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 13 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
64
63
72
Rank change year-on-year
-1
+9
+10
Contract jobs citing VB
2
2
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
VB falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Birmingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
147
183
204
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
24.62%
25.38%
23.45%
Number of daily rates quoted
97
122
142
10th Percentile
£293
£313
£275
25th Percentile
£400
£376
£376
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
+11.11%
-10.00%
75th Percentile
£511
£617
£650
90th Percentile
£633
£675
£700
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£500
£500
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
2
6
10th Percentile
-
£55.50
£18.75
25th Percentile
-
£56.25
£20.44
Median hourly rate
£36.00
£57.50
£24.63
Median % change year-on-year
-37.39%
+133.50%
-
75th Percentile
-
£58.75
£32.78
90th Percentile
-
£59.50
£44.41
West Midlands median hourly rate
£50.00
£56.25
£23.22
% change year-on-year
-11.11%
+142.25%
-48.40%
VB Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing VB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
VB Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing VB.
VB Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing VB.
VB Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 13 September 2025, contractor 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 contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for VB.
VB Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
