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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Derbyshire 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 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2523
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads420
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.022 %
As % of the category below5.405 %15.04 %
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£289£332
% change on same period last year-13.13 %
Hourly rates quoted26
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£27.00£32.92
% change on same period last year-17.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.00£35.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.15£31.01
% change on same period last year-15.64 %
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Derbyshire
Matching contract IT job ads74133
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.121 %0.146 %
Daily rates quoted822
Average minimum daily rate£326£346
Average daily rate£354£355
% change on same period last year-0.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£330
% change on same period last year-4.23 %
Hourly rates quoted1719
Average minimum hourly rate£26.92£26.76
Average hourly rate£29.09£29.04
% change on same period last year+0.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.26£31.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.08£32.56
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
VB.NET East MidlandsVB.NET
East Midlands

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

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire VB.NET Hourly Rate Trend

VB.NET
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VB.NET within the Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
DerbyNo change02--
VB.NET East MidlandsVB.NET
East Midlands

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

110 (100.00 %).NET
27 (70.00 %)SQL Server
36 (60.00 %)SQL
45 (50.00 %)C#
45 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
45 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
53 (30.00 %)VB
62 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
62 (20.00 %)CSS
62 (20.00 %)DTS
62 (20.00 %)ETL
62 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
62 (20.00 %)VB6
62 (20.00 %)Degree
71 (10.00 %)Windows Vista
71 (10.00 %)Mathematics
71 (10.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
71 (10.00 %)Web Development
71 (10.00 %).NET Framework
71 (10.00 %)C
71 (10.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (10.00 %)AJAX
71 (10.00 %)ADO.NET
71 (10.00 %)Project Management
71 (10.00 %)Microsoft
71 (10.00 %)NHS
71 (10.00 %)BizTalk Server
71 (10.00 %)MS Office
71 (10.00 %)Oracle

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (100.00 %).NET
25 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
32 (20.00 %)CSS
41 (10.00 %)XHTML
41 (10.00 %)AJAX
41 (10.00 %).NET Framework
41 (10.00 %)ADO.NET
41 (10.00 %)HTML
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (10.00 %)SharePoint
11 (10.00 %)BizTalk Server
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (10.00 %)MS Office
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (70.00 %)SQL Server
25 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (20.00 %)DTS
32 (20.00 %)ETL
32 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (10.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (80.00 %)Developer
24 (40.00 %).NET Developer
33 (30.00 %)SQL Developer
42 (20.00 %)VB.NET Developer
51 (10.00 %)VB Developer
51 (10.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
51 (10.00 %)Senior Software Developer
51 (10.00 %)SQL Server Developer
51 (10.00 %).NET Web Developer
51 (10.00 %).NET Analyst Programmer
51 (10.00 %).NET Programmer
51 (10.00 %)VB Analyst Programmer
51 (10.00 %)VB.NET Analyst Programmer
51 (10.00 %)VB6 Analyst Programmer
51 (10.00 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
51 (10.00 %)VB.NET Programmer
51 (10.00 %)Senior Software Engineer
51 (10.00 %)Software Developer
51 (10.00 %)Software Engineer
51 (10.00 %)Analyst
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)NHS
11 (10.00 %)Mathematics
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (10.00 %)Windows
11 (10.00 %)Windows Vista
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (10.00 %)UML
11 (10.00 %)OO
11 (10.00 %)CRM
11 (10.00 %)Project Management
11 (10.00 %)Web Development
11 (10.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (60.00 %)SQL
25 (50.00 %)C#
33 (30.00 %)VB
42 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
42 (20.00 %)VB6
51 (10.00 %)C
51 (10.00 %)VBA
51 (10.00 %)C++
51 (10.00 %)JavaScript
51 (10.00 %)PL/SQL
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)Degree
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (10.00 %)Oracle
11 (10.00 %)Microsoft