Visual Studio Jobs in England

Microsoft Visual Studio
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Visual Studio skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Visual Studio over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 327 427 372
Rank change year-on-year +100 -55 -91
Permanent jobs citing Visual Studio 717 622 1,348
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.84% 0.70% 1.00%
As % of the Development Applications category 9.03% 4.92% 4.52%
Number of salaries quoted 594 456 876
10th Percentile £31,250 £38,750 £35,625
25th Percentile £39,750 £47,262 £44,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,725 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.27% +1.32% +13.40%
75th Percentile £62,250 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £85,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,450 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.83% +0.82% +15.79%

All Development Application Skills
England

Visual Studio is in the Development Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for development application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 7,941 12,631 29,803
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 9.26% 14.14% 22.10%
Number of salaries quoted 6,019 7,813 14,067
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £77,500 £84,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%

Visual Studio
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Visual Studio as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Visual Studio in England

Visual Studio
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Visual Studio in England.

Salary trend for Visual Studio in England

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Visual Studio in England over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Visual Studio in England

Visual Studio
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Visual Studio within the England region over the 6 months to 14 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +50 180 £54,000 -10.00% 31
South West +73 158 £47,500 -5.00% 16
London +28 125 £60,000 -7.69% 32
Midlands +25 96 £45,000 -5.26% 27
North of England +34 86 £47,500 -5.00% 18
East of England +26 70 £35,500 -29.00% 4
North West +25 67 £45,625 -8.75% 13
West Midlands +6 58 £48,000 +1.05% 22
East Midlands +1 38 £40,000 -11.11% 5
Yorkshire +66 12 £50,000 - 2
North East -5 7 £55,000 +29.41% 3
Visual Studio
UK

Visual Studio
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 96 (13.39%) Confluence
2 41 (5.72%) IIS
2 41 (5.72%) SharePoint
3 38 (5.30%) CMS
4 12 (1.67%) Apache
5 10 (1.39%) EPiServer
6 8 (1.12%) Apache Spark
6 8 (1.12%) Jupyter
7 7 (0.98%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.28%) Liferay
8 2 (0.28%) Magnolia
8 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.28%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.14%) BizTalk Server
9 1 (0.14%) IBM Notes
9 1 (0.14%) Mendix
9 1 (0.14%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 34 (4.74%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (3.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (2.23%) Photoshop
4 4 (0.56%) Trello
5 2 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.28%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.14%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.14%) MicroStation
6 1 (0.14%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 29 (4.04%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (2.23%) Payment Gateway
3 14 (1.95%) SDL Web 8
4 9 (1.26%) Shopify
5 5 (0.70%) Elite 3E
5 5 (0.70%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.28%) Infor LN
6 2 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.14%) Scribe Insight
Cloud Services
1 266 (37.10%) Azure
2 143 (19.94%) Azure DevOps
3 90 (12.55%) Power Platform
4 51 (7.11%) AWS
5 42 (5.86%) GitHub
6 24 (3.35%) Dynamics 365
7 22 (3.07%) PowerApps
8 20 (2.79%) Microsoft 365
9 19 (2.65%) SaaS
10 17 (2.37%) Power Automate
11 14 (1.95%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 14 (1.95%) NuGet
12 13 (1.81%) Google Analytics
12 13 (1.81%) PaaS
13 8 (1.12%) Figma
13 8 (1.12%) Serverless
14 7 (0.98%) Pulumi
15 6 (0.84%) Azure Data Factory
15 6 (0.84%) Azure Functions
15 6 (0.84%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.67%) Network Security
2 10 (1.39%) Internet
3 9 (1.26%) CTI
4 8 (1.12%) Wireshark
5 7 (0.98%) Firewall
5 7 (0.98%) TCP/IP
6 6 (0.84%) RS-232
7 4 (0.56%) Bluetooth
7 4 (0.56%) RS-485
7 4 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.42%) NAS
8 3 (0.42%) SAN
9 2 (0.28%) Cisco ISE
9 2 (0.28%) DHCP
9 2 (0.28%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.28%) HTTP
9 2 (0.28%) Intranet
9 2 (0.28%) Multicast
9 2 (0.28%) VoIP
10 1 (0.14%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 261 (36.40%) SQL Server
2 67 (9.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 56 (7.81%) Power BI
4 50 (6.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 34 (4.74%) Relational Database
6 32 (4.46%) MS Access
7 26 (3.63%) Data Warehouse
8 20 (2.79%) MySQL
9 15 (2.09%) Azure SQL Database
9 15 (2.09%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 13 (1.81%) BusinessObjects
10 13 (1.81%) MongoDB
11 10 (1.39%) Oracle Database
12 8 (1.12%) NoSQL
12 8 (1.12%) Oracle Reports
13 7 (0.98%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
13 7 (0.98%) Crystal Reports
13 7 (0.98%) Data Lake
13 7 (0.98%) PostgreSQL
13 7 (0.98%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 250 (34.87%) Git
2 124 (17.29%) JIRA
3 91 (12.69%) Bitbucket
4 80 (11.16%) Team Foundation Server
5 74 (10.32%) Sourcetree
6 58 (8.09%) NUnit
7 49 (6.83%) Visual Studio Code
8 32 (4.46%) Selenium
9 26 (3.63%) TeamCity
10 24 (3.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 23 (3.21%) Octopus Deploy
11 23 (3.21%) Subversion
12 20 (2.79%) SpecFlow
13 19 (2.65%) Moq
14 18 (2.51%) Eclipse
15 15 (2.09%) Postman
16 14 (1.95%) git-flow
17 13 (1.81%) GitLab
18 11 (1.53%) Jasmine
18 11 (1.53%) WebDriver
General
1 138 (19.25%) Social Skills
2 103 (14.37%) Finance
3 86 (11.99%) Games
4 83 (11.58%) Presentation Skills
5 55 (7.67%) Marketing
6 38 (5.30%) Manufacturing
7 33 (4.60%) Retail
8 31 (4.32%) Law
8 31 (4.32%) Public Sector
9 28 (3.91%) Analytical Skills
10 27 (3.77%) Electronics
11 19 (2.65%) Legal
12 14 (1.95%) Automotive
12 14 (1.95%) Back Office
13 12 (1.67%) Police
13 12 (1.67%) Telecoms
14 11 (1.53%) Publishing
15 9 (1.26%) Aerospace
15 9 (1.26%) Organisational Skills
16 7 (0.98%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 464 (64.71%) Developer
2 168 (23.43%) .NET Developer
3 125 (17.43%) Senior
4 117 (16.32%) C# Developer
5 87 (12.13%) Software Developer
6 86 (11.99%) Senior Developer
7 83 (11.58%) 3D Developer
7 83 (11.58%) Games Developer
7 83 (11.58%) Software Engineer
7 83 (11.58%) Unity 3D Developer
8 70 (9.76%) C# .NET Developer
9 64 (8.93%) Full Stack Developer
10 59 (8.23%) Lead
11 46 (6.42%) Full-Stack C# Developer
12 41 (5.72%) Applications Developer
12 41 (5.72%) Architect
13 31 (4.32%) Analyst
13 31 (4.32%) Senior C# Developer
14 30 (4.18%) Senior Games Developer
15 28 (3.91%) Senior .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 448 (62.48%) .NET
2 195 (27.20%) HTML
3 186 (25.94%) ASP.NET
4 164 (22.87%) .NET Framework
5 142 (19.80%) CSS
6 132 (18.41%) Web Services
7 123 (17.15%) XML
8 103 (14.37%) JSON
9 89 (12.41%) AngularJS
10 83 (11.58%) Unity (Game Engine)
11 80 (11.16%) jQuery
12 76 (10.60%) .NET Core
13 73 (10.18%) SOAP
14 69 (9.62%) RESTful
15 68 (9.48%) React
15 68 (9.48%) REST
16 55 (7.67%) HTML5
17 54 (7.53%) ASP.NET Web API
18 50 (6.97%) Entity Framework
19 45 (6.28%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 84 (11.72%) Virtual Reality
2 36 (5.02%) Greenfield Project
3 25 (3.49%) Product Ownership
4 18 (2.51%) FMCG
5 16 (2.23%) Mobile App
5 16 (2.23%) Robotics
6 14 (1.95%) Legacy Code
7 13 (1.81%) Management Information System
8 12 (1.67%) Digital Media
8 12 (1.67%) Enterprise Software
8 12 (1.67%) IoT
9 11 (1.53%) Distributed Systems
9 11 (1.53%) GNSS
9 11 (1.53%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (1.39%) Data Structures
11 9 (1.26%) EPoS
12 8 (1.12%) BBC
12 8 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
13 7 (0.98%) Social Media
14 5 (0.70%) Distributed Applications
Operating Systems
1 98 (13.67%) Windows
2 59 (8.23%) Linux
3 22 (3.07%) Android
4 15 (2.09%) Windows 10
5 12 (1.67%) Ubuntu
6 7 (0.98%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.56%) Windows Server
8 3 (0.42%) FreeBSD
8 3 (0.42%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.28%) Windows 2000
9 2 (0.28%) Windows 8
9 2 (0.28%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.28%) Windows XP
10 1 (0.14%) FreeRTOS
10 1 (0.14%) ThreadX
10 1 (0.14%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 290 (40.45%) Agile
2 264 (36.82%) Software Engineering
3 262 (36.54%) DevOps
4 175 (24.41%) Scrum
5 134 (18.69%) MVC
6 132 (18.41%) Design Patterns
7 110 (15.34%) UML
8 103 (14.37%) Problem-Solving
9 90 (12.55%) Unit Testing
10 89 (12.41%) Use Case
11 87 (12.13%) Full Stack Development
12 78 (10.88%) Computer Science
13 75 (10.46%) Web Development
14 68 (9.48%) Test Automation
15 67 (9.34%) Continuous Integration
16 65 (9.07%) Business Intelligence
17 61 (8.51%) CI/CD
18 51 (7.11%) TDD
19 50 (6.97%) OO
20 48 (6.69%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 545 (76.01%) C#
2 342 (47.70%) SQL
3 219 (30.54%) JavaScript
4 122 (17.02%) T-SQL
5 92 (12.83%) C++
6 85 (11.85%) C
7 68 (9.48%) Python
8 55 (7.67%) Java
9 50 (6.97%) VB.NET
10 44 (6.14%) VB
11 39 (5.44%) XPath
12 38 (5.30%) PowerShell
12 38 (5.30%) TypeScript
13 19 (2.65%) Bash
14 17 (2.37%) Fortran
15 15 (2.09%) Assembly Language
15 15 (2.09%) Perl
16 13 (1.81%) MATLAB
17 11 (1.53%) VBA
17 11 (1.53%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 241 (33.61%) Degree
2 134 (18.69%) Security Cleared
3 106 (14.78%) SC Cleared
4 90 (12.55%) BPSS Clearance
5 29 (4.04%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (1.81%) HNC
7 3 (0.42%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.42%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.42%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.28%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.28%) HND
8 2 (0.28%) MCDST
8 2 (0.28%) MCITP
8 2 (0.28%) MCSA
8 2 (0.28%) MCSE
9 1 (0.14%) ISEB
9 1 (0.14%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.14%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (8.79%) QA
2 24 (3.35%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 23 (3.21%) Accessibility
4 11 (1.53%) PMO
5 8 (1.12%) Data Quality
6 7 (0.98%) ISO 9001
7 6 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.70%) TickIT
9 2 (0.28%) GDPR
9 2 (0.28%) HL7
10 1 (0.14%) MISRA
10 1 (0.14%) SLA
10 1 (0.14%) WCAG
System Software
1 26 (3.63%) Docker
2 14 (1.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (1.39%) Active Directory
4 5 (0.70%) Firmware
5 2 (0.28%) Embedded Firmware
5 2 (0.28%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.14%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 12 (1.67%) Kubernetes
2 8 (1.12%) Ansible
3 7 (0.98%) MIIS
3 7 (0.98%) Terraform
4 3 (0.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.28%) Functional Safety
5 2 (0.28%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 2 (0.28%) vRealize
6 1 (0.14%) Docker Swarm
6 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 364 (50.77%) Microsoft
2 25 (3.49%) Oracle
3 22 (3.07%) Google
4 18 (2.51%) SAP
4 18 (2.51%) Xamarin
5 17 (2.37%) Adobe
6 14 (1.95%) Cognizant
6 14 (1.95%) VMware
7 13 (1.81%) Atlassian
8 9 (1.26%) Facebook
9 8 (1.12%) DevExpress
10 7 (0.98%) SYSPRO
11 6 (0.84%) Sun
12 5 (0.70%) Aderant
12 5 (0.70%) Salesforce
12 5 (0.70%) ServiceNow
13 4 (0.56%) Databricks
14 3 (0.42%) Pardot
14 3 (0.42%) Twitter
14 3 (0.42%) Veeam