Berkshire VBA Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VBA over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Location Aberdeen Basildon Basingstoke Bath Beckenham Bedfordshire Berkshire Birmingham Blackpool Bradford Brighton Bristol Bromley Buckinghamshire Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Canterbury Cardiff Cheshire City of London Clapham Docklands, London Ealing East Midlands East of England East Sussex Edinburgh England Epsom Essex Glasgow Gloucester Gloucestershire Hampshire Hertfordshire High Wycombe Kent Lancashire Leeds Leicestershire London Loughborough M4 Corridor Macclesfield Maidstone Manchester Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes North East North West North Yorkshire Northampton Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oxford Oxfordshire Peterborough Portsmouth Preston Reading Reigate Rickmansworth Scotland Sheffield Shropshire Slough Somerset South Coast South East South Wales South West South Yorkshire Southampton Staffordshire Staines Stroud Surrey Sussex Swindon Tamworth Taunton Telford Thames Valley Tonbridge UK Uxbridge Wales Welwyn Garden City West Midlands West Yorkshire Wiltshire Winchester York Yorkshire	3 months to 21 Nov 2008	Same period last year
Rank	92	117
Rank change on same period last year	+25
Matching contract IT job ads	25	25
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.039 %	0.027 %
As % of the category below	3.771 %	2.122 %
Daily rates quoted	1	11
Average minimum daily rate	£400	£295
Average daily rate	£400	£314
% change on same period last year	+27.53 %
Average maximum daily rate	£400	£332
UK excluding London average daily rate	£248	£312
% change on same period last year	-20.46 %
Hourly rates quoted	6	0
Average minimum hourly rate	£23.17	-
Average hourly rate	£27.33	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	£31.50	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£24.01	£26.64
% change on same period last year	-9.84 %
Programming Languages Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads	663	1178
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	1.044 %	1.262 %
Daily rates quoted	171	286
Average minimum daily rate	£308	£331
Average daily rate	£326	£351
% change on same period last year	-7.20 %
Average maximum daily rate	£344	£372
UK excluding London average daily rate	£317	£332
% change on same period last year	-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted	50	158
Average minimum hourly rate	£29.85	£36.05
Average hourly rate	£31.89	£37.89
% change on same period last year	-15.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£33.92	£39.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£31.21	£32.89
% change on same period last year	-5.10 %
VBA South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

VBA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing VBA across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

VBA
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VBA across the Berkshire region.

VBA
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing VBA across the Berkshire region.

VBA
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VBA across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

VBA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VBA within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Last	Matching Contract IT Job Ads	Average Daily Rate Last 3 Months	Average Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year
Reading	+21	15	£400	+33.33 %
Slough	+6	1	-	-

VBA South East

VBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing VBA also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited VBA.

1 36 (52.94 %) SQL 2 23 (33.82 %) Microsoft 3 21 (30.88 %) MS Excel 4 19 (27.94 %) MS Office 5 17 (25.00 %) HTML 6 16 (23.53 %) Windows 7 13 (19.12 %) MS Access 7 13 (19.12 %) SQL Server 8 12 (17.65 %) .NET 8 12 (17.65 %) Telecoms 8 12 (17.65 %) Statistical Analysis 9 11 (16.18 %) ASP.NET 9 11 (16.18 %) Windows XP 10 10 (14.71 %) Oracle 10 10 (14.71 %) RNC

11 9 (13.24 %) VB 12 8 (11.76 %) VBScript 12 8 (11.76 %) Security Cleared 13 7 (10.29 %) Finance 13 7 (10.29 %) SC Cleared 14 6 (8.824 %) Windows Server 2003 14 6 (8.824 %) BusinessObjects 14 6 (8.824 %) Microsoft Certification 14 6 (8.824 %) Business Objects 14 6 (8.824 %) SharePoint 15 5 (7.353 %) C# 15 5 (7.353 %) DNS 15 5 (7.353 %) SQL Server 2000 15 5 (7.353 %) Windows Vista 15 5 (7.353 %) Statistics

VBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing VBA also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited VBA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 17 (25.00 %) HTML 2 12 (17.65 %) .NET 3 11 (16.18 %) ASP.NET 4 3 (4.412 %) ODBC 4 3 (4.412 %) MDX 5 2 (2.941 %) WSH 5 2 (2.941 %) WMI 5 2 (2.941 %) XML 5 2 (2.941 %) ASP	Application Platforms 1 6 (8.824 %) SharePoint 2 3 (4.412 %) SharePoint Server 2007 3 2 (2.941 %) IIS 3 2 (2.941 %) Lotus Notes 4 1 (1.471 %) SAS 4 1 (1.471 %) BizTalk Server
Applications 1 21 (30.88 %) MS Excel 2 19 (27.94 %) MS Office 3 2 (2.941 %) MS Project 3 2 (2.941 %) MS Visio 3 2 (2.941 %) Acrobat 4 1 (1.471 %) Spreadsheet 4 1 (1.471 %) SPSS	Business Applications 1 3 (4.412 %) Applix TM1 2 2 (2.941 %) SoftGrid
Communications & Networking 1 10 (14.71 %) RNC 2 5 (7.353 %) DNS 3 4 (5.882 %) TCP/IP 4 2 (2.941 %) SMS 5 1 (1.471 %) HTTP	Database & Business Intelligence 1 13 (19.12 %) SQL Server 1 13 (19.12 %) MS Access 2 6 (8.824 %) BusinessObjects 3 5 (7.353 %) SQL Server 2000 4 2 (2.941 %) EDRMS 4 2 (2.941 %) Crystal Reports 4 2 (2.941 %) Data Cleansing 5 1 (1.471 %) Datawarehouse 5 1 (1.471 %) DTS 5 1 (1.471 %) MSDE 5 1 (1.471 %) Microsoft Analysis Services 5 1 (1.471 %) Clementine
Development Applications 1 3 (4.412 %) TestDirector 1 3 (4.412 %) StarTeam 2 2 (2.941 %) MSI	General 1 12 (17.65 %) Telecoms 2 7 (10.29 %) Finance 3 3 (4.412 %) Construction 3 3 (4.412 %) Pensions 4 2 (2.941 %) Government 5 1 (1.471 %) Billing 5 1 (1.471 %) Insurance
Job Titles 1 31 (45.59 %) Analyst 2 11 (16.18 %) Applications Support 3 10 (14.71 %) Report Analyst 4 9 (13.24 %) RNC Engineer 5 8 (11.76 %) Developer 6 7 (10.29 %) Consultant 6 7 (10.29 %) Analyst Programmer 6 7 (10.29 %) Programmer 6 7 (10.29 %) Data Analyst 6 7 (10.29 %) VBA Developer 7 4 (5.882 %) Access Developer 7 4 (5.882 %) Applications Support Analyst 7 4 (5.882 %) Support Analyst 7 4 (5.882 %) Support Specialist 7 4 (5.882 %) 3rd Line Support 8 3 (4.412 %) Support Consultant 8 3 (4.412 %) Applications Consultant 8 3 (4.412 %) Desktop Support 8 3 (4.412 %) Applications Support Consultant 8 3 (4.412 %) Information Analyst	Miscellaneous 1 5 (7.353 %) Statistics 2 2 (2.941 %) NHS 2 2 (2.941 %) Data Conversion 3 1 (1.471 %) French Language
Operating Systems 1 16 (23.53 %) Windows 2 11 (16.18 %) Windows XP 3 6 (8.824 %) Windows Server 2003 4 5 (7.353 %) Windows Vista 5 4 (5.882 %) Windows 2000 Server 5 4 (5.882 %) Windows 2000 6 1 (1.471 %) UNIX	Processes & Methodologies 1 12 (17.65 %) Statistical Analysis 2 8 (11.76 %) Security Cleared 3 7 (10.29 %) SC Cleared 4 5 (7.353 %) Network Load Balancing 5 3 (4.412 %) Data Modelling 5 3 (4.412 %) Migration 6 2 (2.941 %) Data Analysis 6 2 (2.941 %) Validation 7 1 (1.471 %) Release Management 7 1 (1.471 %) Compatibility Testing 7 1 (1.471 %) Systems Analysis 7 1 (1.471 %) Scrum 7 1 (1.471 %) Data Management 7 1 (1.471 %) Configuration Management 7 1 (1.471 %) Project Management 7 1 (1.471 %) PRINCE2 7 1 (1.471 %) RUP 7 1 (1.471 %) CRM
Programming Languages 1 36 (52.94 %) SQL 2 9 (13.24 %) VB 3 8 (11.76 %) VBScript 4 5 (7.353 %) C# 5 4 (5.882 %) VB6 6 3 (4.412 %) JavaScript 7 2 (2.941 %) C 7 2 (2.941 %) VB.NET 8 1 (1.471 %) Java	Qualifications 1 6 (8.824 %) Microsoft Certification 2 2 (2.941 %) MCSE 3 1 (1.471 %) MCSD 3 1 (1.471 %) MOS 3 1 (1.471 %) MCDST
System Software 1 4 (5.882 %) Active Directory	Systems Management 1 4 (5.882 %) SCCM
Vendors 1 23 (33.82 %) Microsoft 2 10 (14.71 %) Oracle 3 6 (8.824 %) Business Objects 4 3 (4.412 %) Ericsson 4 3 (4.412 %) Nokia 4 3 (4.412 %) Borland 4 3 (4.412 %) Applix 5 2 (2.941 %) Lotus 5 2 (2.941 %) Adobe 6 1 (1.471 %) HP 6 1 (1.471 %) Siebel