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

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-24
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads03
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %5.000 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£323
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£282£324
% change on same period last year-12.90 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.53£30.79
% change on same period last year-10.58 %
Bournemouth IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Bournemouth
Matching contract IT job ads2860
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.064 %
Daily rates quoted1241
Average minimum daily rate£260£357
Average daily rate£293£382
% change on same period last year-23.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted52
Average minimum hourly rate£26.67£35.50
Average hourly rate£31.33£38.00
% change on same period last year-17.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.00£40.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.89
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
VB DorsetVB
Dorset

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.

VB
Demand Trend

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

Bournemouth VB Demand Trend

VB
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bournemouth VB Daily Rate Trend

VB
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bournemouth VB Hourly Rate Trend

VB
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bournemouth region citing VB 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 VB.

11 (50.00 %)C#
11 (50.00 %)C++
11 (50.00 %).NET
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
11 (50.00 %)ASP
11 (50.00 %)COM+
11 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (50.00 %)VB6
11 (50.00 %)Insurance
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (50.00 %)User Acceptance Testing

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bournemouth region citing VB 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 VB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bournemouth IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %).NET
11 (50.00 %)ASP
11 (50.00 %)COM+
Bournemouth IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Bournemouth IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Insurance
Bournemouth IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Web Developer
11 (50.00 %).NET Developer
11 (50.00 %)C# Developer
11 (50.00 %).NET Web Developer
11 (50.00 %)C# Web Developer
Bournemouth IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (50.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
Bournemouth IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C#
11 (50.00 %)C++
11 (50.00 %)VB6