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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) skills within the City of London region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VBScript over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008		Same period last year
Rank148160
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads8039
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.106 %0.039 %
As % of the category below2.226 %1.192 %
Daily rates quoted3914
Average minimum daily rate£322£448
Average daily rate£349£472
% change on same period last year-26.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£497
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£311
% change on same period last year-3.67 %
Hourly rates quoted160
Average minimum hourly rate£25.88-
Average hourly rate£28.31-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.75-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.45£27.16
% change on same period last year+8.42 %
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
City of London
Matching contract IT job ads35943271
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.743 %3.258 %
Daily rates quoted20961484
Average minimum daily rate£419£464
Average daily rate£460£498
% change on same period last year-7.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£501£532
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£335
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted9246
Average minimum hourly rate£28.79£25.91
Average hourly rate£31.03£27.55
% change on same period last year+12.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.28£29.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.40£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
VBScript LondonVBScript
London

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.

VBScript
Demand Trend

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

City of London VBScript Demand Trend

VBScript
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VBScript across the City of London region.

City of London VBScript Daily Rate Trend

VBScript
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VBScript across the City of London region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

City of London VBScript Daily Rate Histogram

VBScript
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing VBScript across the City of London region.

City of London VBScript Hourly Rate Trend

VBScript
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VBScript across the City of London region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

City of London VBScript Hourly Rate Histogram

VBScript
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing VBScript 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 VBScript.

163 (42.28 %)VB
163 (42.28 %)Windows
259 (39.60 %)SQL
358 (38.93 %).NET
451 (34.23 %)SQL Server
546 (30.87 %)ASP
645 (30.20 %)Finance
739 (26.17 %)C#
739 (26.17 %)Microsoft
838 (25.50 %)Banking
933 (22.15 %)Active Directory
1032 (21.48 %)VB.NET
1131 (20.81 %)Investment Banking
1227 (18.12 %)SQL Server 2005
1227 (18.12 %)SQL Server 2000
1326 (17.45 %)Windows Server 2003
1424 (16.11 %)HTML
1424 (16.11 %)ASP.NET
1522 (14.77 %)JavaScript
1522 (14.77 %)Transact-SQL
1522 (14.77 %)XML
1620 (13.42 %)Front Office
1620 (13.42 %)Windows XP
1620 (13.42 %)Java
1717 (11.41 %)VMware
1816 (10.74 %)Internet
1816 (10.74 %)DNS
1816 (10.74 %)Windows Vista
1915 (10.07 %)HP
1915 (10.07 %)Sybase

VBScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing VBScript 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 VBScript. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
158 (38.93 %).NET
246 (30.87 %)ASP
324 (16.11 %)HTML
324 (16.11 %)ASP.NET
422 (14.77 %)XML
513 (8.725 %)XSLT
513 (8.725 %)WinForms
611 (7.383 %)CSS
710 (6.711 %)WebServices
710 (6.711 %)Middleware
87 (4.698 %)WebSphere
96 (4.027 %)CORBA
105 (3.356 %)COM+
105 (3.356 %)ADO
114 (2.685 %)J2EE
114 (2.685 %)Application Packaging
123 (2.013 %)ADSI
123 (2.013 %)XHTML
132 (1.342 %)DCOM
132 (1.342 %)WSH
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (7.383 %)IIS
29 (6.040 %)MS Exchange
29 (6.040 %)SharePoint
38 (5.369 %)Exchange Server 2003
46 (4.027 %)CMS
46 (4.027 %)Rendezvous
55 (3.356 %)Exchange Server 2000
64 (2.685 %)WebSphere Application Server
73 (2.013 %)Documentum
82 (1.342 %)Exchange Server 2007
91 (0.671 %)Office Project Server
91 (0.671 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
91 (0.671 %)WebLogic
91 (0.671 %)Lotus Notes
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (4.698 %)MS Excel
24 (2.685 %)MS Office
31 (0.671 %)MS Project
31 (0.671 %)Photoshop
31 (0.671 %)InfoPath
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (10.74 %)Internet
116 (10.74 %)DNS
29 (6.040 %)SMS
38 (5.369 %)Firewall
38 (5.369 %)Intranet
45 (3.356 %)TCP/IP
45 (3.356 %)SAN
45 (3.356 %)DHCP
53 (2.013 %)SSL
53 (2.013 %)BIG-IP
62 (1.342 %)LDAP
71 (0.671 %)FTP
71 (0.671 %)Kerberos
71 (0.671 %)VLAN
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
151 (34.23 %)SQL Server
227 (18.12 %)SQL Server 2005
227 (18.12 %)SQL Server 2000
312 (8.054 %)RDBMS
44 (2.685 %)Oracle 10g
53 (2.013 %)Datawarehouse
62 (1.342 %)SQL Server Integration Services
62 (1.342 %)ETL
62 (1.342 %)Oracle 9i
71 (0.671 %)Oracle Discoverer
71 (0.671 %)BusinessObjects
71 (0.671 %)DB2
71 (0.671 %)Crystal Reports
71 (0.671 %)Oracle 8/8i
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (3.356 %)QuickTest Pro
15 (3.356 %)MSI
23 (2.013 %)LoadRunner
23 (2.013 %)VSS/SourceSafe
32 (1.342 %)AdminStudio
32 (1.342 %)OpenDeploy
41 (0.671 %)Dreamweaver
41 (0.671 %)WinRunner
41 (0.671 %)Visual Studio
41 (0.671 %)Flash
41 (0.671 %)Eclipse
41 (0.671 %)InstallShield
41 (0.671 %)FrontPage
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
145 (30.20 %)Finance
238 (25.50 %)Banking
331 (20.81 %)Investment Banking
420 (13.42 %)Front Office
58 (5.369 %)Financial Institution
64 (2.685 %)Back Office
73 (2.013 %)Health
73 (2.013 %)Marketing
81 (0.671 %)Law
81 (0.671 %)Legal
81 (0.671 %)Education
81 (0.671 %)Government
81 (0.671 %)Billing
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
146 (30.87 %)Developer
233 (22.15 %)Analyst
322 (14.77 %).NET Developer
417 (11.41 %)Web Developer
516 (10.74 %)Support Analyst
613 (8.725 %).NET Web Developer
711 (7.383 %)Applications Support
711 (7.383 %)Consultant
810 (6.711 %)Java Developer
99 (6.040 %)Web Analyst
108 (5.369 %)Tester
117 (4.698 %)Technical Consultant
117 (4.698 %)Administrator
117 (4.698 %)Migration Consultant
125 (3.356 %)Applications Support Analyst
125 (3.356 %)Security Administrator
125 (3.356 %)QA Tester
125 (3.356 %)Analyst Developer
134 (2.685 %)C# Developer
134 (2.685 %)IT Administrator
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (8.054 %)N-Tier
210 (6.711 %)Equities
38 (5.369 %)Client/Server
46 (4.027 %)Fixed Income
46 (4.027 %)Multithreading
54 (2.685 %)SecurID
54 (2.685 %)Clustering
62 (1.342 %)Replication
62 (1.342 %)DTV
71 (0.671 %)Equity Risk
71 (0.671 %)Firmware
71 (0.671 %)CLARiiON
71 (0.671 %)Management Information System
71 (0.671 %)Derivative
71 (0.671 %)Credit Derivative
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
163 (42.28 %)Windows
226 (17.45 %)Windows Server 2003
320 (13.42 %)Windows XP
416 (10.74 %)Windows Vista
514 (9.396 %)UNIX
611 (7.383 %)Linux
78 (5.369 %)AIX
78 (5.369 %)Windows 2000
78 (5.369 %)Windows 2000 Server
87 (4.698 %)Solaris
94 (2.685 %)Red Hat Linux
101 (0.671 %)Windows CE
101 (0.671 %)NetWare
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (8.725 %)Migration
211 (7.383 %)Electronic Trading
36 (4.027 %)Automated Testing
36 (4.027 %)Content Management
36 (4.027 %)Business Intelligence
44 (2.685 %)Asset Management
44 (2.685 %)ITIL
44 (2.685 %)Investment Management
53 (2.013 %)Business Desktop Deployment
53 (2.013 %)Load Balancing
53 (2.013 %)Load Testing
53 (2.013 %)E-Commerce
53 (2.013 %)Validation
62 (1.342 %)Service Management
62 (1.342 %)Service Delivery
62 (1.342 %)Change Management
62 (1.342 %)Project Management
62 (1.342 %)Configuration Management
62 (1.342 %)User Acceptance Testing
71 (0.671 %)Release Management
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
163 (42.28 %)VB
259 (39.60 %)SQL
339 (26.17 %)C#
432 (21.48 %)VB.NET
522 (14.77 %)JavaScript
522 (14.77 %)Transact-SQL
620 (13.42 %)Java
712 (8.054 %)VB6
712 (8.054 %)C++
811 (7.383 %)Perl
97 (4.698 %)PHP
106 (4.027 %)C
114 (2.685 %)Python
114 (2.685 %)VBA
122 (1.342 %)Shell Script
131 (0.671 %)PowerShell
131 (0.671 %)Tcl
131 (0.671 %)PL/SQL
131 (0.671 %)VC++
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (4.027 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (3.356 %)MCSE
33 (2.013 %)Degree
42 (1.342 %)ISEB
51 (0.671 %)CISSP
51 (0.671 %)CCA
51 (0.671 %)Citrix Certification
51 (0.671 %)CCEA
51 (0.671 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (4.698 %)QA
22 (1.342 %)WAI
31 (0.671 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
133 (22.15 %)Active Directory
29 (6.040 %)ISA Server
29 (6.040 %)VMware ESX
37 (4.698 %)VMware Infrastructure
43 (2.013 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
43 (2.013 %)Oracle RMAN
52 (1.342 %)Xen
52 (1.342 %)NetBackup
52 (1.342 %)MetaFrame
61 (0.671 %)Citrix Presentation Server
61 (0.671 %)Terminal Server
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
111 (7.383 %)SCCM
210 (6.711 %)MOM
36 (4.027 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
43 (2.013 %)Legato
43 (2.013 %)CA SiteMinder
52 (1.342 %)Norton AntiVirus
52 (1.342 %)Tivoli
52 (1.342 %)SCOM
52 (1.342 %)EMC NetWorker
61 (0.671 %)WSUS
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
139 (26.17 %)Microsoft
217 (11.41 %)VMware
315 (10.07 %)HP
315 (10.07 %)Sybase
49 (6.040 %)Red Hat
49 (6.040 %)Citrix
58 (5.369 %)Oracle
66 (4.027 %)Reuters
66 (4.027 %)Bloomberg
75 (3.356 %)TIBCO
75 (3.356 %)CheckPoint
84 (2.685 %)Dell
84 (2.685 %)Cisco
84 (2.685 %)IBM
93 (2.013 %)EMC
93 (2.013 %)Symantec
93 (2.013 %)Sophis
102 (1.342 %)Altiris
102 (1.342 %)RedDot
102 (1.342 %)NetApp
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