Hybrid/Remote VB Contract Job Trends

Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring VB skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 306 290 322
Rank change year-on-year -16 +32 +171
Contract jobs citing VB 12 26 69
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.12% 0.21% 0.39%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.34% 0.61% 1.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 22 57
10th Percentile £435 £301 £400
25th Percentile £456 £340 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £350 £610
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% -42.62% +27.08%
75th Percentile £525 £608 £638
90th Percentile £720 - £695
UK median daily rate £408 £390 £500
% change year-on-year +4.49% -22.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £70.00
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £52.50 £70.00
% change year-on-year +4.76% -25.00% +32.15%

All Programming Languages
Work from Home

VB falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 3,567 4,295 5,715
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 35.03% 35.40% 32.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,369 2,852 4,196
10th Percentile £350 £330 £350
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.44% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £787 £750
UK median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -3.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 104 60 147
10th Percentile £35.48 £21.25 £34.70
25th Percentile £52.94 £26.50 £51.75
Median hourly rate £65.00 £59.70 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +8.88% -4.48% -3.85%
75th Percentile £67.06 £66.63 £77.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £86.00 £90.00
UK median hourly rate £64.50 £62.50 £60.50
% change year-on-year +3.20% +3.31% -3.20%

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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VB and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

VB job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing VB.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing VB

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Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing VB over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

VB daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing VB.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing VB

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (16.67%) Skype for Business
2 1 (8.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (8.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (8.33%) Loan IQ
Cloud Services
1 3 (25.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (16.67%) Azure
2 2 (16.67%) Entra ID
3 1 (8.33%) AWS
3 1 (8.33%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (25.00%) DHCP
1 3 (25.00%) DNS
2 2 (16.67%) LAN
2 2 (16.67%) Skype
2 2 (16.67%) VLAN
2 2 (16.67%) VPN
2 2 (16.67%) WAN
2 2 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (25.00%) Power BI
2 2 (16.67%) SQL Server
3 1 (8.33%) DB2
3 1 (8.33%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 2 (16.67%) InstallShield
1 2 (16.67%) MSI
General
1 2 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (16.67%) Finance
1 2 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Advertising
2 1 (8.33%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Front Office
2 1 (8.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (25.00%) Developer
2 2 (16.67%) PMO Manager
3 1 (8.33%) .NET Developer
3 1 (8.33%) Architect
3 1 (8.33%) Consultant
3 1 (8.33%) Engineering Manager
3 1 (8.33%) Field Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Field Service Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Full-Stack Developer
3 1 (8.33%) SC Cleared SharePoint Developer
3 1 (8.33%) SharePoint Developer
3 1 (8.33%) Technical Architect
3 1 (8.33%) Technical Consultant
3 1 (8.33%) VB Developer
3 1 (8.33%) VB.NET Developer
3 1 (8.33%) VB6 Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (8.33%) .NET
1 1 (8.33%) HTML
1 1 (8.33%) JSON
1 1 (8.33%) React
1 1 (8.33%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Legacy Applications
2 1 (8.33%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 4 (33.33%) Windows
1 4 (33.33%) Windows 10
2 2 (16.67%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (16.67%) Application Packaging
2 2 (16.67%) Business Case
2 2 (16.67%) Compatibility Testing
2 2 (16.67%) Dashboard Development
2 2 (16.67%) Data Analysis
2 2 (16.67%) Disk Encryption
2 2 (16.67%) ITSM
2 2 (16.67%) Performance Metrics
2 2 (16.67%) Project Management
2 2 (16.67%) Service Management
2 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (8.33%) API Integration
3 1 (8.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (8.33%) Data Pipeline
3 1 (8.33%) Full-Stack Development
3 1 (8.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (8.33%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 5 (41.67%) PowerShell
2 4 (33.33%) SQL
2 4 (33.33%) VBScript
3 2 (16.67%) Python
3 2 (16.67%) VBA
4 1 (8.33%) C#
4 1 (8.33%) Java
4 1 (8.33%) JavaScript
4 1 (8.33%) PHP
4 1 (8.33%) PL/SQL
4 1 (8.33%) VB.NET
4 1 (8.33%) VB6
Qualifications
1 4 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 2 (16.67%) DV Cleared
2 2 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 1 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (8.33%) Degree
3 1 (8.33%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (16.67%) PMO
2 1 (8.33%) GDPR
2 1 (8.33%) PCI DSS
2 1 (8.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 3 (25.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (16.67%) BitLocker
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (8.33%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (33.33%) SCCM
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (8.33%) Ansible
3 1 (8.33%) Avamar
3 1 (8.33%) EMC NetWorker
3 1 (8.33%) Terraform
3 1 (8.33%) vCenter Server
3 1 (8.33%) VxRail
Vendors
1 7 (58.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (16.67%) Citrix
2 2 (16.67%) ServiceNow
3 1 (8.33%) Cognos
3 1 (8.33%) Dell
3 1 (8.33%) HP
3 1 (8.33%) Oracle
3 1 (8.33%) Veeam
3 1 (8.33%) VMware