The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Coventry requiring VB skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Coventry.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
43
32
46
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Coventry
30.71%
34.04%
22.89%
Number of daily rates quoted
18
26
38
10th Percentile
£250
£275
£285
25th Percentile
£297
£375
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£406
£463
£425
Median % change year-on-year
-12.16%
+8.82%
-10.53%
75th Percentile
£481
£509
£500
90th Percentile
£511
£626
£550
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£488
£461
% change year-on-year
+2.41%
+5.85%
-9.56%
VB Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VB relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Coventry.
VB Daily Rate Trend in Coventry
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Coventry citing VB.
VB Hourly Rate Trend in Coventry
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Coventry citing VB.
VB Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Coventry
For the 6 months to 19 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing VB also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Coventry region with a requirement for VB.
VB Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Coventry by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
