The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Sheffield 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 1 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 Sheffield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
113
121
126
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield
35.42%
31.93%
27.75%
Number of daily rates quoted
80
78
90
10th Percentile
£359
£397
£413
25th Percentile
£409
£413
£501
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£450
£600
Median % change year-on-year
+11.11%
-25.00%
+20.00%
75th Percentile
£600
£569
£700
90th Percentile
£650
£629
-
South Yorkshire median daily rate
£519
£445
£594
% change year-on-year
+16.54%
-25.05%
+25.00%
VB Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing VB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
VB Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VB in Sheffield.
VB Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VB in Sheffield.
VB Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 1 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 Sheffield region with a requirement for VB.
VB Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield 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:
