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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Bradford 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 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank1015
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below18.18 %5.882 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£279£327
% change on same period last year-14.54 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£25.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.00£31.56
% change on same period last year-14.42 %
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Bradford
Matching contract IT job ads1117
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.021 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£300£329
Average daily rate£300£354
% change on same period last year-15.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£335
% change on same period last year-5.36 %
Hourly rates quoted44
Average minimum hourly rate£23.86£26.75
Average hourly rate£24.57£30.25
% change on same period last year-18.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.29£33.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£32.45
% change on same period last year-4.69 %
VB West YorkshireVB
West Yorkshire

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 Bradford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Bradford 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 Bradford region.

Bradford 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 Bradford region.

Bradford VB Hourly Rate Trend

VB
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bradford 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 (33.33 %)VB6
11 (33.33 %)Data Analysis
11 (33.33 %)Insurance
11 (33.33 %)Web Development
11 (33.33 %)SQL
11 (33.33 %)VBScript
11 (33.33 %)VBA
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server
11 (33.33 %)MS Access
11 (33.33 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (33.33 %)PowerHouse

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bradford 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.

Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server
11 (33.33 %)MS Access
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (33.33 %)QuickTest Pro
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Insurance
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Developer
21 (33.33 %)Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Programmer
21 (33.33 %)VB Developer
21 (33.33 %)Database Developer
21 (33.33 %)VB6 Developer
21 (33.33 %)PowerHouse Programmer
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Data Analysis
11 (33.33 %)Web Development
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)SQL
11 (33.33 %)VBScript
11 (33.33 %)VBA
11 (33.33 %)PowerHouse
11 (33.33 %)VB6