Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
UK > UK excluding London
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for VB skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VB over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 356 | 380 | 403 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | +23 | -58 |
| Contract jobs citing VB | 37 | 71 | 108 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 0.18% | 0.30% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.77% | 1.03% | 1.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 45 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £398 | £185 | £233 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £350 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £605 | £425 | £420 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.35% | +1.19% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £586 | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £630 | £500 |
| UK median daily rate | £413 | £600 | £420 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.25% | +42.86% | -1.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £35.50 | £37.80 | £32.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | £40.59 | £34.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.31% | +17.65% | -19.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.50 | £43.39 | £36.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £36.00 | £40.59 | £34.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.31% | +17.65% | -19.52% |
All Programming Languages
UK excluding London
VB is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 4,829 | 6,925 | 8,922 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 23.49% | 28.99% | 28.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,250 | 4,932 | 6,227 |
| 10th Percentile | £317 | £350 | £335 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £408 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £500 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +2.04% | +15.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £585 | £594 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £678 | £644 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 401 | 338 | 335 |
| 10th Percentile | £37.63 | £22.50 | £17.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.25 | £48.98 | £27.49 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £60.63 | £49.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.09% | +21.86% | +19.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.50 | £65.47 |
| UK median hourly rate | £61.60 | £60.00 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.67% | +20.00% | +14.94% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing VB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VB in the UK excluding London.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VB in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VB in the UK excluding London.
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Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VB within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| South East | +45 | 32 | £605 | +96.75% | 14 |
| East of England | +11 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| Scotland | +30 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Midlands | +19 | 1 | - | - | 29 |
| North of England | +6 | 1 | £180 | -62.11% | 9 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| North East | - | 1 | £180 | - | 1 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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: