Microsoft Silverlight
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Silverlight skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 553 | 629 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +76 | +183 |
| Contract jobs citing Silverlight | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | - | 0.005% | 0.004% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | - | 0.024% | 0.019% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £775 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £825 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK
Silverlight falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 7,611 | 8,297 | 10,693 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 22.94% | 22.14% | 22.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5,018 | 5,259 | 7,695 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £543 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.00% | -1.27% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £672 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £788 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 187 | 168 | 204 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.15 | £25.54 | £38.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.00 | £43.00 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £51.44 | £65.00 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.86% | +13.04% | -11.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.20 | £74.00 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.00 | £65.00 | £55.56 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +16.99% | -14.52% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Silverlight relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Silverlight.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Silverlight.
