The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wales requiring VB skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods 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 Wales.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
107
114
118
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales
22.38%
25.11%
25.76%
Number of daily rates quoted
82
73
90
10th Percentile
£262
£175
£193
25th Percentile
£400
£375
£263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£425
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
+17.65%
-19.05%
75th Percentile
£538
£550
£538
90th Percentile
£638
£575
£648
UK median daily rate
£507
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-3.43%
-4.55%
-2.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted
5
14
8
10th Percentile
£25.70
£16.68
£24.13
25th Percentile
£30.00
£20.12
£25.84
Median hourly rate
£30.50
£20.24
£51.25
Median % change year-on-year
+50.73%
-60.52%
+170.38%
75th Percentile
£33.75
£23.31
£55.25
90th Percentile
£64.50
£26.13
-
UK median hourly rate
£65.00
£62.75
£60.14
% change year-on-year
+3.59%
+4.34%
-0.18%
VB Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VB relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales.
VB Daily Rate Trend in Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing VB.
VB Hourly Rate Trend in Wales
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing VB.
VB Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 30 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing VB also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wales region with a requirement for VB.
VB Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
