The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring Visual Studio skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Visual Studio over the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 3 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
114
111
156
Rank change year-on-year
-3
+45
+15
Contract jobs citing Visual Studio
1
14
13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the 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
258
308
502
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
14.36%
14.43%
14.51%
Number of daily rates quoted
154
209
329
10th Percentile
£386
£400
£400
25th Percentile
£430
£463
£475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£548
£563
£600
Median % change year-on-year
-2.67%
-6.25%
-
75th Percentile
£638
£675
£738
90th Percentile
£734
£775
£800
Central London median daily rate
£540
£550
£600
% change year-on-year
-1.86%
-8.29%
+1.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
1
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
£86.25
£46.75
£51.25
Median hourly rate
£87.50
£48.50
£52.50
Median % change year-on-year
+80.41%
-7.62%
-
75th Percentile
£88.75
£50.25
£53.75
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Central London median hourly rate
£87.50
£40.75
£52.50
% change year-on-year
+114.72%
-22.38%
-
Visual Studio Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Visual Studio as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Visual Studio Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Visual Studio in the City of London.
Visual Studio Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Visual Studio in the City of London.
Visual Studio Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 3 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Visual Studio 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 City of London region with a requirement for Visual Studio.
Visual Studio Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:
