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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Colchester 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads90
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.000 %
As % of the category below60.00 %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£299£305
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£27.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.11£32.67
% change on same period last year-10.91 %
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Colchester
Matching contract IT job ads1510
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.010 %
Daily rates quoted15
Average minimum daily rate£120£336
Average daily rate£135£346
% change on same period last year-60.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£150£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
Hourly rates quoted43
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£25.36£20.00
% change on same period last year+26.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.71£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.17£32.72
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
VB.NET EssexVB.NET
Essex

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

Colchester 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 Colchester region.

Colchester 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 Colchester region.

Colchester VB.NET Hourly Rate Trend

VB.NET
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Colchester 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.

112 (100.00 %).NET
112 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
210 (83.33 %)CSS
210 (83.33 %)HTML
39 (75.00 %)C#
39 (75.00 %)JavaScript
48 (66.67 %)Web Development
54 (33.33 %)SQL Server
62 (16.67 %)AJAX
62 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
71 (8.333 %).NET Framework
71 (8.333 %)Telecoms
71 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2000
71 (8.333 %)Project Management
71 (8.333 %)ASP.NET 2.0

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Colchester 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.

Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (100.00 %).NET
112 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
210 (83.33 %)CSS
210 (83.33 %)HTML
32 (16.67 %)AJAX
41 (8.333 %).NET Framework
41 (8.333 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (33.33 %)SQL Server
22 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2000
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (8.333 %)Telecoms
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (100.00 %)Developer
211 (91.67 %).NET Developer
310 (83.33 %)VB.NET Developer
310 (83.33 %)ASP.NET Developer
310 (83.33 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
48 (66.67 %)Web Developer
48 (66.67 %).NET Web Developer
51 (8.333 %)Software Developer
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (66.67 %)Web Development
21 (8.333 %)Project Management
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (75.00 %)C#
19 (75.00 %)JavaScript