The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 Reading.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills
87
146
148
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
14.57%
12.25%
14.22%
Number of daily rates quoted
41
96
103
10th Percentile
£409
£419
£400
25th Percentile
£477
£501
£467
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£613
£530
Median % change year-on-year
-6.12%
+15.57%
+17.78%
75th Percentile
£638
£675
£623
90th Percentile
-
£688
£700
Berkshire median daily rate
£500
£588
£525
% change year-on-year
-14.97%
+12.00%
+13.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
1
Median hourly rate
-
-
£70.00
Berkshire median hourly rate
£61.50
-
£70.00
% change year-on-year
-
-
+6.87%
Visual Studio Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing Visual Studio as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Visual Studio Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Visual Studio in Reading.
Visual Studio Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Visual Studio in Reading.
Visual Studio Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
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 Reading region with a requirement for Visual Studio.
Visual Studio Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:
