Visual Studio Jobs

Microsoft Visual Studio
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Visual Studio skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Visual Studio over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 491 351 436
Rank change year-on-year -140 +85 -47
Permanent jobs citing Visual Studio 235 802 642
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.42% 0.73% 0.69%
As % of the Development Applications category 3.94% 8.41% 4.99%
Number of salaries quoted 211 635 476
10th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -10.71% +1.82%
75th Percentile £82,500 £64,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £73,250 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%

All Development Application Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 5,961 9,534 12,866
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.65% 8.68% 13.91%
Number of salaries quoted 3,425 6,498 8,121
10th Percentile £37,574 £36,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £57,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.83% -11.54% +4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,772 £81,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £93,750 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% +4.55%

Visual Studio
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Visual Studio in the UK

Visual Studio
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Visual Studio in the UK

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Visual Studio over the 6 months to 13 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Visual Studio in the UK

Visual Studio
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Visual Studio within the UK over the 6 months to 13 June 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.

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
England -166 186 £55,000 +10.00% 197
UK excluding London -112 185 £52,500 +5.00% 172
Work from Home +5 139 £61,000 +16.19% 88
South East -21 69 £65,000 +18.18% 61
Scotland +104 32 £55,000 -10.57% 14
London +7 32 £70,000 +16.67% 44
South West +17 30 £46,500 -7.00% 17
Midlands -1 24 £55,000 +22.22% 30
East of England -8 16 £45,000 +26.76% 15
East Midlands +21 13 £52,500 +20.69% 16
North of England +9 13 £55,000 +15.79% 37
West Midlands +9 11 £59,000 +19.80% 14
Yorkshire +58 6 £85,253 +70.51% 6
North West -30 5 £46,250 +1.37% 25
North East +48 2 £55,000 - 6
Wales +29 1 - - 5

Visual Studio
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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (5.53%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.98%) Confluence
3 4 (1.70%) CMS
4 3 (1.28%) BizTalk Server
4 3 (1.28%) IIS
4 3 (1.28%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.43%) Luigi
Applications
1 7 (2.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.70%) Trello
3 3 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.43%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.43%) GNU Octave
4 1 (0.43%) InVision
4 1 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.43%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.43%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 12 (5.11%) Sage 200
1 12 (5.11%) Sage 50
2 9 (3.83%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.85%) Eikon
3 2 (0.85%) RMDS
Cloud Services
1 118 (50.21%) Azure
2 54 (22.98%) Azure DevOps
3 43 (18.30%) Power Platform
4 36 (15.32%) GitHub
5 35 (14.89%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 32 (13.62%) Azure Service Bus
7 28 (11.91%) SonarCloud
8 23 (9.79%) Dynamics 365
9 21 (8.94%) Azure Data Factory
10 18 (7.66%) Azure Logic Apps
11 13 (5.53%) AWS
12 12 (5.11%) Azure Monitor
13 11 (4.68%) SaaS
14 10 (4.26%) Azure Functions
14 10 (4.26%) Serverless
15 7 (2.98%) Microsoft 365
16 5 (2.13%) Entra ID
16 5 (2.13%) Figma
16 5 (2.13%) GitHub Actions
16 5 (2.13%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.40%) 5G
1 8 (3.40%) SD-WAN
1 8 (3.40%) WAN
2 4 (1.70%) HTTPS
2 4 (1.70%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.43%) RS-232
3 1 (0.43%) RS-422
3 1 (0.43%) RS-485
3 1 (0.43%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (37.87%) SQL Server
2 40 (17.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 32 (13.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 28 (11.91%) Elasticsearch
5 26 (11.06%) Power BI
6 17 (7.23%) Data Warehouse
7 15 (6.38%) Relational Database
8 10 (4.26%) MongoDB
9 9 (3.83%) DB2
9 9 (3.83%) NoSQL
9 9 (3.83%) PostgreSQL
10 8 (3.40%) Azure SQL Database
11 7 (2.98%) MySQL
12 5 (2.13%) Power Query
13 4 (1.70%) Biml
13 4 (1.70%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 3 (1.28%) Data Lake
15 2 (0.85%) Crystal Reports
15 2 (0.85%) Data Mining
16 1 (0.43%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 59 (25.11%) Git
2 41 (17.45%) JIRA
3 34 (14.47%) Team Foundation Server
4 31 (13.19%) Octopus Deploy
5 28 (11.91%) MSBuild
6 16 (6.81%) Jenkins
7 12 (5.11%) Visual Studio Code
8 11 (4.68%) Postman
9 7 (2.98%) Selenium
9 7 (2.98%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 5 (2.13%) GitLab
11 4 (1.70%) Fiddler
11 4 (1.70%) TeamCity
11 4 (1.70%) WiX
12 3 (1.28%) Bitbucket
12 3 (1.28%) SpecFlow
12 3 (1.28%) Vite
13 2 (0.85%) JetBrains Rider
13 2 (0.85%) NUnit
14 1 (0.43%) Subversion
General
1 49 (20.85%) Social Skills
2 43 (18.30%) Finance
2 43 (18.30%) Retail
3 19 (8.09%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (7.66%) Avionics
5 17 (7.23%) Manufacturing
6 13 (5.53%) Marketing
7 10 (4.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (2.98%) Banking
8 7 (2.98%) Law
9 5 (2.13%) Public Sector
10 4 (1.70%) Local Government
11 3 (1.28%) Advertising
11 3 (1.28%) Back Office
11 3 (1.28%) Billing
11 3 (1.28%) Electronics
11 3 (1.28%) Front Office
12 2 (0.85%) Legal
12 2 (0.85%) Police
12 2 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 105 (44.68%) Developer
2 65 (27.66%) Senior
3 40 (17.02%) Architect
4 36 (15.32%) .NET Developer
5 33 (14.04%) C# Developer
6 31 (13.19%) Software Engineer
7 28 (11.91%) Technical Architect
8 20 (8.51%) C# .NET Developer
9 17 (7.23%) Analyst
9 17 (7.23%) Senior Developer
10 16 (6.81%) .NET Software Developer
10 16 (6.81%) Portal Developer
11 15 (6.38%) Full-Stack Developer
12 11 (4.68%) C++ Software Engineer
12 11 (4.68%) Lead
12 11 (4.68%) Senior Software Engineer
13 10 (4.26%) Java Developer
13 10 (4.26%) Senior Java Developer
14 9 (3.83%) Applications Support
14 9 (3.83%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 147 (62.55%) .NET
2 82 (34.89%) .NET Framework
3 66 (28.09%) ASP.NET
4 65 (27.66%) CSS
5 64 (27.23%) HTML
6 61 (25.96%) JSON
7 52 (22.13%) .NET Core
8 51 (21.70%) XML
9 48 (20.43%) REST
10 37 (15.74%) Bootstrap
11 28 (11.91%) gRPC
12 26 (11.06%) React
13 18 (7.66%) ASP.NET Web API
13 18 (7.66%) HTML5
14 16 (6.81%) ASP.NET MVC
14 16 (6.81%) jQuery
15 15 (6.38%) AngularJS
15 15 (6.38%) React Native
16 14 (5.96%) Entity Framework
17 12 (5.11%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 20 (8.51%) Mobile App
2 14 (5.96%) Algorithms
2 14 (5.96%) Greenfield Project
3 8 (3.40%) GNSS
3 8 (3.40%) Self-Driving Car
3 8 (3.40%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (2.98%) Data Structures
4 7 (2.98%) Product Ownership
5 6 (2.55%) Cloud Native
5 6 (2.55%) Public Cloud
5 6 (2.55%) Replication
6 4 (1.70%) Client/Server
6 4 (1.70%) Social Media
6 4 (1.70%) Virtual Team
6 4 (1.70%) Wiki
7 2 (0.85%) Derivative
7 2 (0.85%) Distributed Architecture
8 1 (0.43%) Distributed Applications
8 1 (0.43%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.43%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 35 (14.89%) Windows
2 28 (11.91%) Linux
3 4 (1.70%) Mac OS
3 4 (1.70%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.43%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (35.32%) DevOps
2 70 (29.79%) Agile
3 55 (23.40%) Problem-Solving
4 52 (22.13%) MVC
5 49 (20.85%) Software Engineering
6 47 (20.00%) Microservices
7 38 (16.17%) CI/CD
8 37 (15.74%) Event-Driven
9 35 (14.89%) Computer Science
9 35 (14.89%) Event-Driven Architecture
10 34 (14.47%) Design Patterns
11 33 (14.04%) API Integration
12 31 (13.19%) Code Quality
13 30 (12.77%) Project Management
14 29 (12.34%) Business Intelligence
15 28 (11.91%) Data Encryption
15 28 (11.91%) Performance Optimisation
15 28 (11.91%) Performance Testing
15 28 (11.91%) User Experience
16 27 (11.49%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 143 (60.85%) C#
2 133 (56.60%) SQL
3 76 (32.34%) JavaScript
4 44 (18.72%) C
5 39 (16.60%) C++
6 26 (11.06%) T-SQL
7 20 (8.51%) Java
8 15 (6.38%) TypeScript
9 10 (4.26%) VB.NET
10 9 (3.83%) PL/SQL
11 8 (3.40%) Bash
11 8 (3.40%) Python
12 6 (2.55%) PowerShell
12 6 (2.55%) X++
13 4 (1.70%) Perl
14 1 (0.43%) Delphi
14 1 (0.43%) Embedded C
14 1 (0.43%) Fortran
14 1 (0.43%) MATLAB
14 1 (0.43%) PHP
Qualifications
1 54 (22.98%) Degree
2 9 (3.83%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (2.55%) Azure Certification
3 6 (2.55%) Numerate Degree
4 4 (1.70%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.43%) ACCA
6 1 (0.43%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.43%) ISTQB
6 1 (0.43%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.43%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.43%) PhD
6 1 (0.43%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (11.91%) GDPR
2 10 (4.26%) QA
3 8 (3.40%) PMO
4 3 (1.28%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.85%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.85%) SLA
System Software
1 37 (15.74%) Docker
2 5 (2.13%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.43%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (3.83%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.70%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.43%) Ansible
3 1 (0.43%) Terraform
Vendors
1 99 (42.13%) Microsoft
2 12 (5.11%) Sage
3 9 (3.83%) ServiceNow
4 7 (2.98%) SolarWinds
5 5 (2.13%) Oracle
6 4 (1.70%) Google
6 4 (1.70%) Intel
7 3 (1.28%) Aderant
7 3 (1.28%) Bloomberg
8 2 (0.85%) Freshdesk
8 2 (0.85%) Reuters
9 1 (0.43%) Adobe
9 1 (0.43%) Borland
9 1 (0.43%) Cognos
9 1 (0.43%) Genesys
9 1 (0.43%) Murex
9 1 (0.43%) PeopleSoft
9 1 (0.43%) Salesforce
9 1 (0.43%) Telerik
9 1 (0.43%) Workday