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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Croydon 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1922
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads26
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.006 %
As % of the category below5.405 %9.375 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£600-
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£314
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.69£33.60
% change on same period last year-2.70 %
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Croydon
Matching contract IT job ads3764
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.064 %
Daily rates quoted1311
Average minimum daily rate£348£307
Average daily rate£363£325
% change on same period last year+11.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£335
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted210
Average minimum hourly rate£18.50£31.65
Average hourly rate£20.50£34.10
% change on same period last year-39.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.50£36.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.40£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
VB.NET LondonVB.NET
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.

VB.NET
Demand Trend

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

Croydon 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 Croydon region.

Croydon 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 Croydon region.

Croydon VB.NET Hourly Rate Trend

VB.NET
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Croydon 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.

14 (100.00 %).NET
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server
22 (50.00 %)C#
22 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
22 (50.00 %)Finance
22 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (25.00 %)Web Development
31 (25.00 %).NET Framework
31 (25.00 %)Degree
31 (25.00 %)Health
31 (25.00 %)VB6
31 (25.00 %)Software Engineering
31 (25.00 %)Insurance
31 (25.00 %)WebServices
31 (25.00 %)XML
31 (25.00 %)HTTP
31 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (25.00 %)Business Intelligence
31 (25.00 %)HTTPS
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft
31 (25.00 %)Intranet
31 (25.00 %)Internet
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (25.00 %)HTML
31 (25.00 %)JavaScript
31 (25.00 %)VB
31 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
31 (25.00 %)ASP

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Croydon 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.

Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %).NET
22 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (25.00 %).NET Framework
31 (25.00 %)WebServices
31 (25.00 %)XML
31 (25.00 %)HTML
31 (25.00 %)ASP
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)HTTP
11 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (25.00 %)HTTPS
11 (25.00 %)Intranet
11 (25.00 %)Internet
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server
22 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)Health
21 (25.00 %)Insurance
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %).NET Developer
12 (50.00 %)Developer
21 (25.00 %)Web Developer
21 (25.00 %)VB.NET Developer
21 (25.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
21 (25.00 %)Applications Architect
21 (25.00 %).NET Web Developer
21 (25.00 %)Architect
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Web Development
11 (25.00 %)Software Engineering
11 (25.00 %)Business Intelligence
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)C#
21 (25.00 %)VB6
21 (25.00 %)JavaScript
21 (25.00 %)VB
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)Degree
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft