The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Edinburgh.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills
110
134
325
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
17.60%
16.44%
24.94%
Number of daily rates quoted
66
101
264
10th Percentile
£344
£363
£403
25th Percentile
£413
£415
£420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£471
£483
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-2.59%
+1.68%
-
75th Percentile
£538
£575
£523
90th Percentile
£588
£634
£557
Scotland median daily rate
£463
£500
£475
% change year-on-year
-7.50%
+5.26%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
3
1
10th Percentile
-
£27.80
-
25th Percentile
-
£30.50
£51.25
Median hourly rate
£60.00
£35.00
£52.50
Median % change year-on-year
+71.43%
-33.33%
-1.87%
75th Percentile
-
-
£53.75
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Scotland median hourly rate
£39.92
£40.94
£60.55
% change year-on-year
-2.50%
-32.39%
+15.33%
Visual Studio Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Visual Studio as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Visual Studio Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Visual Studio in Edinburgh.
Visual Studio Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Visual Studio in Edinburgh.
Visual Studio Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Edinburgh region with a requirement for Visual Studio.
Visual Studio 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:
