Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Visual Studio Tools for Office skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Visual Studio Tools for Office over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 715 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +131 |
| Contract jobs citing Visual Studio Tools for Office | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | - | 0.005% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | - | - | 0.033% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £501 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £503 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £547 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £564 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Development Application Skills
UK
Visual Studio Tools for Office 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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 4,103 | 5,181 | 9,016 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 14.02% | 11.89% | 15.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,744 | 3,477 | 6,339 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £356 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £460 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £717 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £483 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.40% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 67 | 197 | 246 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.92 | £32.48 | £45.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.53 | £46.25 | £53.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £61.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +5.69% | +21.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.15 | £81.60 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £61.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +5.69% | +12.84% |
Visual Studio Tools for Office
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Visual Studio Tools for Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Visual Studio Tools for Office
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Visual Studio Tools for Office.
Visual Studio Tools for Office
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Visual Studio Tools for Office.