The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Preston 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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Preston.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
114
57
47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston
29.84%
26.15%
16.49%
Number of salaries quoted
100
37
39
10th Percentile
£47,515
£30,250
£37,250
25th Percentile
-
£35,000
£41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£47,683
£47,500
£47,000
Median % change year-on-year
+0.39%
+1.06%
+4.44%
75th Percentile
£51,240
£57,500
£48,750
90th Percentile
£58,943
£58,000
£52,750
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 Preston
Job postings citing VB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
VB Salary Trend in Preston
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VB in Preston.
VB Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 16 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 Preston region with a requirement for VB.
VB Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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:
