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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Cambridge 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.NET over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3542
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads716
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.016 %
As % of the category below3.196 %4.482 %
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£299£304
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
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£29.95£33.06
% change on same period last year-9.40 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads219357
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.307 %0.366 %
Daily rates quoted5273
Average minimum daily rate£274£302
Average daily rate£299£319
% change on same period last year-6.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£336
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-3.16 %
Hourly rates quoted3052
Average minimum hourly rate£37.07£33.42
Average hourly rate£39.57£36.00
% change on same period last year+9.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£42.07£38.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.27£32.75
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
VB.NET CambridgeshireVB.NET
Cambridgeshire

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.NET
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge VB.NET Demand Trend

VB.NET
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridge VB.NET Daily Rate Trend

VB.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridge VB.NET Hourly Rate Trend

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing VB.NET 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.NET.

122 (100.00 %).NET
211 (50.00 %)XML
310 (45.45 %)VBA
310 (45.45 %)SQL Server
310 (45.45 %)SQL Server 2005
48 (36.36 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
48 (36.36 %)OLAP
48 (36.36 %)Business Objects
48 (36.36 %)Cognos
48 (36.36 %)Datawarehouse
48 (36.36 %)SQL Server 2000
48 (36.36 %)Business Intelligence
48 (36.36 %)BusinessObjects
48 (36.36 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
57 (31.82 %)Microsoft
57 (31.82 %)SQL
65 (22.73 %)Risk Management
65 (22.73 %)Telecoms
65 (22.73 %)Banking
65 (22.73 %)VB6
65 (22.73 %)VB
65 (22.73 %)ASP.NET
74 (18.18 %)Oracle
74 (18.18 %)Windows
74 (18.18 %)Finance
83 (13.64 %)Retail
83 (13.64 %)WebServices
83 (13.64 %)C
83 (13.64 %)C#
83 (13.64 %)Sybase

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing VB.NET 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.NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (100.00 %).NET
211 (50.00 %)XML
35 (22.73 %)ASP.NET
43 (13.64 %)WebServices
52 (9.091 %)WinForms
52 (9.091 %).NET Framework
61 (4.545 %)WCF
61 (4.545 %)COM+
61 (4.545 %)SOAP
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.545 %)IIS
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (9.091 %)MS Office
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (9.091 %)GSM
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (45.45 %)SQL Server
110 (45.45 %)SQL Server 2005
28 (36.36 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
28 (36.36 %)BusinessObjects
28 (36.36 %)SQL Server 2000
28 (36.36 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
28 (36.36 %)OLAP
28 (36.36 %)Datawarehouse
32 (9.091 %)ETL
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
12 (9.091 %)PVCS
21 (4.545 %)Rational Functional Tester
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (22.73 %)Telecoms
15 (22.73 %)Banking
24 (18.18 %)Finance
33 (13.64 %)Retail
42 (9.091 %)Construction
42 (9.091 %)Health
42 (9.091 %)Manufacturing
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (95.45 %)Developer
28 (36.36 %)Datawarehouse Developer
37 (31.82 %).NET Developer
46 (27.27 %)VB.NET Developer
55 (22.73 %)Business Developer
55 (22.73 %)Business Intelligence Developer
63 (13.64 %)C# Developer
63 (13.64 %)VB Developer
63 (13.64 %)VB6 Developer
72 (9.091 %)VBA Developer
72 (9.091 %)ASP.NET Developer
72 (9.091 %)Lead Developer
72 (9.091 %)Web Developer
72 (9.091 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
72 (9.091 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
81 (4.545 %)WinForms Developer
81 (4.545 %)Senior Developer
81 (4.545 %)Software Tester
81 (4.545 %)Senior C# Developer
81 (4.545 %)Senior .NET Developer
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (9.091 %)Device Driver
12 (9.091 %)Arabic Language
21 (4.545 %)Market Risk
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (18.18 %)Windows
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (36.36 %)Business Intelligence
25 (22.73 %)Risk Management
32 (9.091 %)Configuration Management
41 (4.545 %)Data Management
41 (4.545 %)OO
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (45.45 %)VBA
27 (31.82 %)SQL
35 (22.73 %)VB
35 (22.73 %)VB6
43 (13.64 %)C
43 (13.64 %)C#
52 (9.091 %)C++
61 (4.545 %)Java
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.545 %)ISEB
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (36.36 %)Business Objects
18 (36.36 %)Cognos
27 (31.82 %)Microsoft
34 (18.18 %)Oracle
43 (13.64 %)Sybase
52 (9.091 %)MKS