The first table below looks at the demand for VBScript skills in IT contracts advertised for the Essex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited VBScript over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Essex region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)
Rank 35 36 -
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -
Contract jobs citing VBScript 12 11 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Essex 2.906% 2.663% -
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.977% 8.088% -
Number of daily rates quoted 7 7 0
Average daily rate £390 £265 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+47.16% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £325 £288
% change year-on-year
+7.69% +13.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Average hourly rate £25.00 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £23.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year
+52.17% +9.52%
All Programming Languages
Essex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
172 136 126
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Essex 41.65% 32.93% 31.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 62 56
Average daily rate £265 £265 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -11.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £190 £173 £213
10% offered a daily rate of more than £413 £425 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 16 21
Average hourly rate £27.50 £27.50 £30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -8.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.66 £26.00 £25.55
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £40.00 £33.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+2.94% -2.85%
VBScript
East of England

VBScript
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing VBScript across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Essex VBScript Jobs Demand Trend

VBScript
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VBScript across the Essex region.

Essex VBScript Daily Rate Trend

VBScript
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VBScript across the Essex region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Essex VBScript Daily Rate Histogram

VBScript
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing VBScript across the Essex region.

Essex VBScript Hourly Rate Trend

VBScript
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VBScript within the Essex region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Colchester - 6 £400 -
Basildon -4 1 - -
VBScript
East of England

VBScript
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing VBScript 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 VBScript.

1 13 (86.67%) Windows
1 13 (86.67%) Windows Server 2008
2 9 (60.00%) Windows Server 2003
2 9 (60.00%) PowerShell
3 8 (53.33%) Microsoft
3 8 (53.33%) SQL Server
4 7 (46.67%) Active Directory
4 7 (46.67%) SQL Server 2008
4 7 (46.67%) SQL Server 2005
5 6 (40.00%) AppSense
5 6 (40.00%) Wyse
5 6 (40.00%) Citrix
5 6 (40.00%) CCA
5 6 (40.00%) Citrix Certification
5 6 (40.00%) VB
5 6 (40.00%) XenApp
5 6 (40.00%) XenServer
5 6 (40.00%) XenDesktop
6 5 (33.33%) SQL
7 4 (26.67%) Oracle
7 4 (26.67%) MS Exchange
7 4 (26.67%) TCP/IP
7 4 (26.67%) MCSE
7 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (26.67%) SAN
7 4 (26.67%) ADIC
7 4 (26.67%) CommVault
7 4 (26.67%) HP
7 4 (26.67%) Compaq
7 4 (26.67%) Dell

VBScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing VBScript 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 VBScript. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (6.667%) LINQ
1 1 (6.667%) .NET
1 1 (6.667%) ASP.NET
1 1 (6.667%) Web Services
1 1 (6.667%) XML
1 1 (6.667%) XSLT
Application Platforms
1 4 (26.67%) MS Exchange
1 4 (26.67%) Exchange Server 2003
1 4 (26.67%) Exchange Server 2007
1 4 (26.67%) Exchange Server 2010
2 1 (6.667%) MS Project Server
2 1 (6.667%) SharePoint Server
2 1 (6.667%) CMS
2 1 (6.667%) SharePoint
2 1 (6.667%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 1 (6.667%) MS Excel
1 1 (6.667%) PowerPivot
Communications & Networking
1 4 (26.67%) TCP/IP
1 4 (26.67%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (53.33%) SQL Server
2 7 (46.67%) SQL Server 2008
2 7 (46.67%) SQL Server 2005
3 4 (26.67%) SQL Server 2000
4 1 (6.667%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (6.667%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 3 (20.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (26.67%) Consultant
2 2 (13.33%) Technical Consultant
2 2 (13.33%) Administrator
2 2 (13.33%) Infrastructure Specialist
2 2 (13.33%) Citrix Administrator
3 1 (6.667%) Project Engineer
3 1 (6.667%) Test Specialist
3 1 (6.667%) Test Automation Specialist
3 1 (6.667%) Rollout Engineer
3 1 (6.667%) Citrix Engineer
3 1 (6.667%) Citrix Specialist
3 1 (6.667%) Architect
3 1 (6.667%) Automation Specialist
3 1 (6.667%) SharePoint Architect
Miscellaneous
1 4 (26.67%) Clustering
1 4 (26.67%) PACS
2 2 (13.33%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 13 (86.67%) Windows
1 13 (86.67%) Windows Server 2008
2 9 (60.00%) Windows Server 2003
3 3 (20.00%) Windows 8
3 3 (20.00%) Windows Server 2012
3 3 (20.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (26.67%) Disaster Recovery
1 4 (26.67%) Migration
1 4 (26.67%) Performance Management
2 3 (20.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (6.667%) Wealth Management
3 1 (6.667%) Test Scripting
3 1 (6.667%) Test Automation
3 1 (6.667%) Content Management
3 1 (6.667%) Document Management
3 1 (6.667%) Project Management
3 1 (6.667%) RUP
3 1 (6.667%) DSDM
3 1 (6.667%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 9 (60.00%) PowerShell
2 6 (40.00%) VB
3 5 (33.33%) SQL
4 1 (6.667%) VB.NET
4 1 (6.667%) C#
4 1 (6.667%) JavaScript
4 1 (6.667%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (40.00%) CCA
1 6 (40.00%) Citrix Certification
2 4 (26.67%) MCSE
2 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 7 (46.67%) Active Directory
2 6 (40.00%) XenApp
2 6 (40.00%) XenServer
2 6 (40.00%) XenDesktop
3 4 (26.67%) ISA Server
3 4 (26.67%) Forefront TMG
Systems Management
1 4 (26.67%) Backup Exec
2 3 (20.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 8 (53.33%) Microsoft
2 6 (40.00%) AppSense
2 6 (40.00%) Wyse
2 6 (40.00%) Citrix
3 4 (26.67%) Oracle
3 4 (26.67%) ADIC
3 4 (26.67%) CommVault
3 4 (26.67%) HP
3 4 (26.67%) Compaq
3 4 (26.67%) Dell
3 4 (26.67%) Veritas
Basildon, Essex
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