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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Crawley 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank922
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads76
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.006 %
As % of the category below23.33 %24.00 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£300£325
Average daily rate£350£330
% change on same period last year+6.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£295£332
% change on same period last year-10.96 %
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£26.34£31.37
% change on same period last year-16.05 %
Crawley IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Crawley
Matching contract IT job ads3025
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.027 %
Daily rates quoted85
Average minimum daily rate£262£257
Average daily rate£275£266
% change on same period last year+3.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£289£276
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£38.00£25.11
Average hourly rate£39.00£27.61
% change on same period last year+41.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£30.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.03£32.70
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
VB.NET West SussexVB.NET
West Sussex

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

Crawley 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 Crawley region.

Crawley 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 Crawley region.

Crawley VB.NET Hourly Rate Trend

VB.NET
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Crawley 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 %)WinForms
24 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (33.33 %)SQL Server
24 (33.33 %)MCSD
33 (25.00 %)MS Excel
33 (25.00 %)Microsoft
41 (8.333 %)Banking
41 (8.333 %)Investment Banking

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Crawley 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.

Crawley IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (100.00 %).NET
112 (100.00 %)WinForms
Crawley IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Crawley IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (33.33 %)SQL Server
Crawley IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (8.333 %)Banking
11 (8.333 %)Investment Banking
Crawley IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (91.67 %)Developer
27 (58.33 %).NET Developer
27 (58.33 %)VB.NET Developer
36 (50.00 %)Lead Developer
41 (8.333 %)Team Leader
41 (8.333 %).NET Team Leader
Crawley IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (33.33 %)MCSD
14 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
Crawley IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (25.00 %)Microsoft