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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Derby 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
Rank2919
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads57
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.007 %
As % of the category below5.882 %12.96 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£250£200
Average daily rate£275£213
% change on same period last year+29.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£225
UK excluding London average daily rate£299£305
% 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£29.11£32.67
% change on same period last year-10.91 %
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Derby
Matching contract IT job ads8554
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.055 %
Daily rates quoted148
Average minimum daily rate£308£248
Average daily rate£326£260
% change on same period last year+25.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£272
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
Hourly rates quoted149
Average minimum hourly rate£32.74£27.15
Average hourly rate£36.18£30.15
% change on same period last year+19.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.61£33.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.17£32.72
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
VB.NET DerbyshireVB.NET
Derbyshire

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

Derby 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 Derby region.

Derby 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 Derby region.

Derby VB.NET Hourly Rate Trend

VB.NET
Top 26 Related IT Skills

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

17 (100.00 %).NET
26 (85.71 %)SQL Server
35 (71.43 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (71.43 %)C#
44 (57.14 %)SQL
44 (57.14 %)ASP.NET
53 (42.86 %)HTML
53 (42.86 %)JavaScript
62 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (28.57 %)VB6
62 (28.57 %)Visual Studio
62 (28.57 %)Transact-SQL
62 (28.57 %)VB
62 (28.57 %)CSS
62 (28.57 %)XML
62 (28.57 %)DTS
62 (28.57 %)ETL
71 (14.29 %)Microsoft
71 (14.29 %)BizTalk Server
71 (14.29 %)CRM
71 (14.29 %)SharePoint
71 (14.29 %)VBA
71 (14.29 %)IIS
71 (14.29 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (14.29 %)Web Development
71 (14.29 %)Project Management

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (100.00 %).NET
24 (57.14 %)ASP.NET
33 (42.86 %)HTML
42 (28.57 %)CSS
42 (28.57 %)XML
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)IIS
11 (14.29 %)SharePoint
11 (14.29 %)BizTalk Server
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (85.71 %)SQL Server
25 (71.43 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (28.57 %)DTS
32 (28.57 %)ETL
32 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (14.29 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (28.57 %)Visual Studio
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (85.71 %)Developer
23 (42.86 %).NET Developer
23 (42.86 %)SQL Developer
32 (28.57 %)Applications Developer
41 (14.29 %)VB.NET Developer
41 (14.29 %)ASP.NET Developer
41 (14.29 %)SQL Server Developer
41 (14.29 %).NET Applications Developer
41 (14.29 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)CRM
11 (14.29 %)Project Management
11 (14.29 %)Web Development
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (71.43 %)C#
24 (57.14 %)SQL
33 (42.86 %)JavaScript
42 (28.57 %)VB6
42 (28.57 %)Transact-SQL
42 (28.57 %)VB
51 (14.29 %)VBA
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)Microsoft