The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring MSBuild skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited MSBuild over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
MSBuild 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.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills
6,028
9,520
13,459
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK
10.79%
9.18%
14.05%
Number of salaries quoted
3,562
6,582
8,354
10th Percentile
£37,574
£36,250
£41,117
25th Percentile
£47,500
£45,000
£50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£62,000
£58,700
£65,000
Median % change year-on-year
+5.62%
-9.69%
+4.00%
75th Percentile
£75,000
£76,250
£82,500
90th Percentile
£96,250
£95,000
£97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary
£57,560
£55,000
£57,500
% change year-on-year
+4.65%
-4.35%
+4.55%
MSBuild Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing MSBuild as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
MSBuild Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MSBuild.
MSBuild Top 6 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MSBuild within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
MSBuild Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, job vacancies citing MSBuild 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 with a requirement for MSBuild.
MSBuild Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: