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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Burton-upon-Trent 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£311£312
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
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£33.26£29.59
% change on same period last year+12.40 %
Burton-upon-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Burton-upon-Trent
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
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£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.79 %
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£33.25£32.93
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
VB StaffordshireVB
Staffordshire

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 Burton-upon-Trent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Burton-upon-Trent VB Demand 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 Burton-upon-Trent region.

Burton-upon-Trent VB Hourly Rate Trend

VB
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Burton-upon-Trent 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 %)Manufacturing
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)VBScript
11 (50.00 %)VBA
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
11 (50.00 %)PeopleSoft
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
11 (50.00 %)Windows XP
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
11 (50.00 %)JD Edwards
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Burton-upon-Trent 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.

Burton-upon-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Burton-upon-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
Burton-upon-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Support Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Applications Support
21 (50.00 %)2nd Line Support
21 (50.00 %)Desktop Support Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Applications Support Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Desktop Analyst
21 (50.00 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Desktop Support
Burton-upon-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (50.00 %)Windows XP
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Burton-upon-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE
Burton-upon-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)VBScript
11 (50.00 %)VBA
Burton-upon-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Burton-upon-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)PeopleSoft
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)JD Edwards