Visual Studio Contract Job Trends in the City of London
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 citing Visual Studio skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 132 | - | 113 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +25 |
| Contract jobs citing Visual Studio | 12 | 0 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 0.59% | - | 0.47% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | 4.32% | - | 3.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | - | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | - | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | - | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -26.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £544 | - | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £578 | - | £640 |
| Central London median daily rate | £438 | £323 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.66% | -30.27% | -28.85% |
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 citing development application skills in the City of London.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing development application skills | 278 | 285 | 296 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London | 13.61% | 16.21% | 14.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 192 | 211 | 176 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £355 |
| 25th Percentile | £448 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £571 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -3.72% | -4.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £639 | £650 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £800 |
| Central London median daily rate | £541 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.60% | -2.32% | -8.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £63.75 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £18.75 | £67.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £19.50 | £75.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -74.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £20.25 | £82.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £86.25 | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £41.00 | £75.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -45.33% | - | - |
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.
Visual Studio Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Visual Studio.
Visual Studio Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Visual Studio in the City of London over the 6 months to 13 November 2026.
Visual Studio Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Visual Studio.
Visual Studio Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Development Applications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Git | 58.3% | 7 |
| 2 | SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) | 25.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Visual Studio Code | 25.0% | 3 |
| 4 | Cucumber | 16.7% | 2 |
| 4 | Fiddler | 16.7% | 2 |
| 4 | GitLab | 16.7% | 2 |
| 4 | HP UFT | 16.7% | 2 |
| 4 | Maven | 16.7% | 2 |
| 4 | MSI | 16.7% | 2 |
| 4 | Octopus Deploy | 16.7% | 2 |
| 4 | PyUnit | 16.7% | 2 |
| 4 | Selenium | 16.7% | 2 |
| 4 | TeamCity | 16.7% | 2 |
| 14 | Artifactory | 8.3% | 1 |
| 14 | MSBuild | 8.3% | 1 |
| 14 | NUnit | 8.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Visual Studio Team System | 8.3% | 1 |