The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leeds requiring VB skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited VB over the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period 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 Leeds.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
180
258
371
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds
34.03%
32.74%
31.23%
Number of daily rates quoted
115
189
267
10th Percentile
£335
£300
£413
25th Percentile
£411
£400
£456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£475
£525
Median % change year-on-year
+5.26%
-9.52%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£538
£575
£628
90th Percentile
£575
£625
£700
West Yorkshire median daily rate
£500
£485
£525
% change year-on-year
+3.09%
-7.62%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
1
3
10th Percentile
£31.53
-
-
25th Percentile
£31.62
£48.75
-
Median hourly rate
£33.11
£52.50
£21.31
Median % change year-on-year
-36.93%
+146.36%
-18.04%
75th Percentile
£66.51
£56.25
£38.66
90th Percentile
£85.74
-
£49.06
West Yorkshire median hourly rate
£33.11
£42.50
£21.31
% change year-on-year
-22.09%
+99.44%
-9.65%
VB Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Job postings citing VB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
VB Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leeds
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VB in Leeds.
VB Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VB in Leeds.
VB Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds
For the 6 months to 16 July 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 Leeds region with a requirement for VB.
VB Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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:
