Visual Studio Job Trends in Dorset

Microsoft Visual Studio
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Visual Studio skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 - 92
Rank change year-on-year - - -20
Permanent jobs citing Visual Studio 1 0 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.15% - 0.67%
As % of the Development Applications category 3.45% - 5.56%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median annual salary £43,953 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -20.09% +15.79% -5.00%

All Development Application Skills
Dorset

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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 29 47 144
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 4.22% 20.61% 12.11%
Number of salaries quoted 16 30 87
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £34,625 £41,375 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £55,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -31.82% +2.80% +1.90%
75th Percentile £50,625 £58,750 £60,875
90th Percentile £85,000 £61,650 £68,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% -

Visual Studio
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Visual Studio job vacancy trend in Dorset

Visual Studio
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Visual Studio.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Visual Studio

Visual Studio
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) .NET Framework
1 1 (100.00%) WinForms
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree