Visual Studio Job Trends in Cardiff

Microsoft Visual Studio
South Wales > Cardiff

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring Visual Studio skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 49 -
Rank change year-on-year +11 - -
Permanent jobs citing Visual Studio 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 0.26% 0.25% -
As % of the Development Applications category 8.33% 1.32% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £67,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -55.56% - -
South Wales median annual salary £30,000 £67,500 -
% change year-on-year -55.56% - -

All Development Application Skills
Cardiff

Visual Studio falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring development application skills in Cardiff.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 12 76 48
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 3.17% 19.19% 14.77%
Number of salaries quoted 9 59 34
10th Percentile £29,650 - £42,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £23,750 £55,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £32,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +84.62% -50.00% +18.18%
75th Percentile £72,500 £46,250 £72,433
90th Percentile £74,753 £62,000 £80,425
South Wales median annual salary £55,000 £32,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +69.23% -45.83% +13.74%

Visual Studio
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Visual Studio relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Visual Studio job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Visual Studio
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Visual Studio.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Visual Studio

Visual Studio
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Crystal Reports
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) ICT Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft