Microsoft Visual Studio
East of England > Essex
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Essex requiring Visual Studio skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 19 | 36 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +17 | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing Visual Studio | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Essex | - | 1.59% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | - | 16.67% | 5.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £725 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +132.56% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £775 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £481 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.06% | +20.13% | -7.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £17.99 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | - |
All Development Application Skills
Essex
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 Essex.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 10 | 12 | 17 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex | 8.85% | 9.52% | 7.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £225 | £213 | £328 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £433 | £225 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +92.22% | -54.08% | -2.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £298 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £434 | £607 |
| East of England median daily rate | £475 | £425 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.76% | -10.53% | -9.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £66.00 | £16.38 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £67.50 | £16.99 | £56.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £72.50 | £17.99 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +303.00% | -68.71% | -24.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £19.00 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £19.60 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £66.50 | £65.00 | £75.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.31% | -13.33% | +25.00% |
Visual Studio
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Visual Studio relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Visual Studio
Daily Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Visual Studio.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Visual Studio.
