Microsoft Visual Studio
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Visual Studio skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 89 | 201 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +112 | -29 |
| Permanent jobs citing Visual Studio | 0 | 41 | 39 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | - | 1.94% | 0.80% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | - | 17.01% | 5.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 37 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £31,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £32,500 | £61,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -47.15% | +36.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £85,000 | - |
| UK median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | -9.09% |
All Development Application Skills
Scotland
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 Scotland.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 225 | 241 | 730 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 7.40% | 11.42% | 14.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66 | 157 | 314 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £31,250 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,250 | £42,500 | £44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £60,000 | £62,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.17% | -3.23% | +7.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,900 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,625 | £93,778 | £91,934 |
| UK median annual salary | £58,375 | £61,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.08% | +2.50% | -7.69% |
Visual Studio
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Visual Studio relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Visual Studio
Salary Trend in Scotland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Visual Studio.
