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The table below looks at the demand for the VB Developer role in IT contracts within the Glasgow region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VB Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Visual Basic Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank4657
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads26
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.372 %0.630 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£270£250
Average daily rate£290£288
% change on same period last year+0.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£310£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£274£317
% change on same period last year-13.55 %
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£25.75£33.13
% change on same period last year-22.26 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads538952
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.847 %1.020 %
Daily rates quoted140274
Average minimum daily rate£284£315
Average daily rate£305£332
% change on same period last year-7.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£327£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted4181
Average minimum hourly rate£17.77£18.93
Average hourly rate£18.72£20.03
% change on same period last year-6.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.68£21.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
VB Developer ScotlandVB Developer
Scotland

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 Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing VB Developer across the Glasgow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Glasgow VB Developer Demand Trend

VB Developer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VB Developer across the Glasgow region.

Glasgow VB Developer Daily Rate Trend

VB Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing VB Developer across the Glasgow region.

Glasgow VB Developer Hourly Rate Trend

VB Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow region that cited VB Developer in their job title 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 with VB Developer in their job title.

112 (100.00 %)VB
210 (83.33 %)Java
38 (66.67 %)SQL
47 (58.33 %)VB6
54 (33.33 %)UNIX
54 (33.33 %)Sybase
63 (25.00 %)VB.NET
63 (25.00 %).NET
63 (25.00 %)WebSphere
63 (25.00 %)Spring
72 (16.67 %)Banking
72 (16.67 %)ClearCase
72 (16.67 %)RDBMS
72 (16.67 %)Oracle
72 (16.67 %)SQL Server
81 (8.333 %)Apache
81 (8.333 %)DB2
81 (8.333 %)Ant
81 (8.333 %)Crystal Reports
81 (8.333 %)WebSphere Application Server
81 (8.333 %)Struts
81 (8.333 %)WebServices
81 (8.333 %)XML
81 (8.333 %)Informatica
81 (8.333 %)Finance
81 (8.333 %)Home Office
81 (8.333 %)Asset Management
81 (8.333 %)Investment Banking
81 (8.333 %)Apache Axis
81 (8.333 %)Investment Management

VB Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow region that cited VB Developer in their job title 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 with VB Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (25.00 %).NET
13 (25.00 %)Spring
13 (25.00 %)WebSphere
21 (8.333 %)Apache Axis
21 (8.333 %)Struts
21 (8.333 %)WebServices
21 (8.333 %)XML
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)WebSphere Application Server
11 (8.333 %)Apache
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (16.67 %)SQL Server
12 (16.67 %)RDBMS
21 (8.333 %)DB2
21 (8.333 %)Crystal Reports
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (16.67 %)ClearCase
21 (8.333 %)Ant
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (16.67 %)Banking
21 (8.333 %)Investment Banking
21 (8.333 %)Finance
21 (8.333 %)Home Office
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (33.33 %)UNIX
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)Asset Management
11 (8.333 %)Investment Management
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (100.00 %)VB
210 (83.33 %)Java
38 (66.67 %)SQL
47 (58.33 %)VB6
53 (25.00 %)VB.NET
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (33.33 %)Sybase
22 (16.67 %)Oracle
31 (8.333 %)Informatica