Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
Central London > City of London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring VB skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 117 | 152 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +35 | +42 |
| Contract jobs citing VB | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London | - | 0.43% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | - | 1.21% | 0.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £140 | £530 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £219 | £538 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £356 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -35.23% | +2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £500 | £607 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £583 | £625 |
| Central London median daily rate | - | £356 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -35.23% | +2.33% |
All Programming Languages
City of London
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 the City of London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 659 | 741 | 1,193 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London | 37.21% | 35.54% | 38.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 455 | 504 | 795 |
| 10th Percentile | £385 | £408 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £488 | £495 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £591 | £605 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.48% | -2.27% | +0.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £710 | £736 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £825 | £825 |
| Central London median daily rate | £580 | £578 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.43% | -3.75% | +0.84% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.05 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £26.00 | £36.75 | £12.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.00 | £38.50 | £12.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.69% | +208.00% | -76.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £40.25 | £12.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | - | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £42.72 | £40.00 | £12.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.80% | +220.00% | -76.19% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing VB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
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Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing VB.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing VB.
