The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicester 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 18 May 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 Leicester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
13
40
54
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester
16.67%
36.70%
50.47%
Number of daily rates quoted
11
31
52
10th Percentile
£368
£288
£292
25th Percentile
£419
£344
£333
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£418
£415
Median % change year-on-year
+10.65%
+0.72%
+6.41%
75th Percentile
£488
£600
£438
90th Percentile
-
£625
£475
Leicestershire median daily rate
£463
£418
£413
% change year-on-year
+10.65%
+1.33%
+3.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
3
0
Median hourly rate
-
£25.00
-
Leicestershire median hourly rate
£19.00
£25.00
-
% change year-on-year
-24.00%
-
-
VB Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Job postings citing VB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
VB Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VB in Leicester.
VB Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VB in Leicester.
VB Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 18 May 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 Leicester region with a requirement for VB.
VB Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester 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:
