The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Blackburn requiring VB skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited VB over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 30 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
50
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Permanent jobs citing VB
3
0
0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn
VB falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Blackburn.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
106
22
7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn
37.46%
22.00%
28.00%
Number of salaries quoted
81
22
4
10th Percentile
£42,500
£21,000
£37,250
25th Percentile
£47,683
£29,313
£40,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,055
£43,750
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
+14.41%
-12.50%
+33.33%
75th Percentile
£51,240
£65,000
£65,000
90th Percentile
£58,943
£76,250
£78,500
Lancashire median annual salary
£50,055
£50,000
£47,500
% change year-on-year
+0.11%
+5.26%
+5.56%
VB Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn
Job postings citing VB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Blackburn.
VB Salary Trend in Blackburn
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VB in Blackburn.
VB Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, job vacancies citing VB also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Blackburn region with a requirement for VB.
VB Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn 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:
