The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring VB skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 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 Edinburgh.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
215
195
348
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
33.97%
23.90%
32.61%
Number of daily rates quoted
121
115
245
10th Percentile
£413
£377
£388
25th Percentile
£456
£413
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£475
£485
Median % change year-on-year
+5.26%
-2.06%
-
75th Percentile
£550
£538
£538
90th Percentile
£625
£604
£575
Scotland median daily rate
£500
£453
£485
% change year-on-year
+10.38%
-6.60%
+1.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
1
5
10th Percentile
£55.63
-
£39.90
25th Percentile
£58.44
-
£41.25
Median hourly rate
£62.50
£75.00
£52.50
Median % change year-on-year
-16.67%
+42.86%
+16.67%
75th Percentile
£66.88
-
£53.75
90th Percentile
£70.25
-
£59.00
Scotland median hourly rate
£60.00
£53.50
£59.03
% change year-on-year
+12.15%
-9.37%
+19.71%
VB Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing VB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
VB Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing VB.
VB Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing VB.
VB Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing VB 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 Edinburgh region with a requirement for VB.
VB Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
