Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for VB skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VB over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 468 | 375 | 611 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -93 | +236 | -98 |
| Contract jobs citing VB | 107 | 345 | 231 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.25% | 0.62% | 0.26% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.83% | 1.80% | 0.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 74 | 295 | 178 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | - | £336 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £600 | £440 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.17% | +36.36% | +3.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £738 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £863 | £600 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £605 | £446 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.65% | -0.89% | +12.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £28.56 | £29.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £35.50 | £32.02 | £30.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | £40.59 | £34.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.31% | +17.65% | -23.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £49.50 | £43.39 | £57.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £57.30 | - | £70.35 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £36.00 | £40.59 | £34.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.31% | +17.65% | -21.47% |
All Programming Languages
UK
VB is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,939 | 19,124 | 31,582 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.05% | 34.12% | 36.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,176 | 13,793 | 23,095 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £388 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £461 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £680 | £660 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +14.94% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 522 | 433 | 488 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £26.60 | £19.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.00 | £62.50 | £51.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.80% | +20.77% | +17.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £61.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £78.95 | £71.98 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +19.05% | +28.05% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing VB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VB.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VB over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VB.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing VB over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
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Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VB within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -116 | 89 | £413 | -34.00% | 85 |
| UK excluding London | +17 | 49 | £605 | +35.65% | 66 |
| Work from Home | -15 | 49 | £605 | +5.22% | 32 |
| London | -93 | 44 | £380 | -39.20% | 20 |
| South East | +37 | 37 | £605 | +96.75% | 24 |
| Scotland | +30 | 5 | £475 | +6.50% | 1 |
| North of England | -5 | 3 | £290 | -35.56% | 16 |
| Midlands | +20 | 2 | £580 | +36.47% | 12 |
| East of England | 0 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| North West | -2 | 2 | £400 | -11.11% | 11 |
| North East | +12 | 1 | £180 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 1 | £580 | +36.47% | 10 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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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:
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