Microsoft Visual Studio
Central London > City of London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Visual Studio skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 121 | 127 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +6 | +36 |
| Contract jobs citing Visual Studio | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | - | 0.055% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | - | 0.35% | 1.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £586 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £668 | £603 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £685 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +9.60% | +18.60% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £703 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Central London median daily rate | £323 | £685 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | -52.92% | +9.60% | +25.00% |
All Development Application Skills
City of London
Visual Studio falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in the City of London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 250 | 287 | 236 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London | 13.08% | 15.82% | 9.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 171 | 163 | 170 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £401 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £463 | £488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | -10.00% | -2.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £634 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £765 | £738 | £775 |
| Central London median daily rate | £525 | £540 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | -10.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £49.20 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.75 | - | £52.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.50 | - | £60.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.25 | - | £67.88 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £71.40 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £19.50 | - | £60.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.22% |
Visual Studio
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Visual Studio relative to all contract 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 Visual Studio.
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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 Visual Studio.
