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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Halifax 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank16-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below13.89 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£275-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£304£314
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
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£32.52£33.59
% change on same period last year-3.15 %
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Halifax
Matching contract IT job ads369
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.009 %
Daily rates quoted153
Average minimum daily rate£263£300
Average daily rate£275£325
% change on same period last year-15.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£286£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.79 %
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£33.25£32.93
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
VB.NET West YorkshireVB.NET
West Yorkshire

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

Halifax 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 Halifax region.

Halifax VB.NET Daily Rate Trend

VB.NET
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VB.NET across the Halifax region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Halifax VB.NET Daily Rate Histogram

VB.NET
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Halifax 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.

16 (100.00 %)SQL
16 (100.00 %).NET
25 (83.33 %)C#
25 (83.33 %)VB6
25 (83.33 %)VB
34 (66.67 %)Insurance
34 (66.67 %)Finance
34 (66.67 %)SOA
42 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
42 (33.33 %)Transact-SQL
42 (33.33 %)SQL Server
42 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (16.67 %).NET Framework
51 (16.67 %)Visual Studio
51 (16.67 %)ADO.NET
51 (16.67 %)C++
51 (16.67 %)OO
51 (16.67 %)Microsoft
51 (16.67 %)BizTalk Server

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Halifax 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.

Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (100.00 %).NET
22 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
31 (16.67 %).NET Framework
31 (16.67 %)ADO.NET
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)BizTalk Server
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (33.33 %)SQL Server
12 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (16.67 %)Visual Studio
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (66.67 %)Finance
14 (66.67 %)Insurance
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (83.33 %)Developer
15 (83.33 %).NET Developer
24 (66.67 %)C# Developer
31 (16.67 %)VB.NET Developer
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (66.67 %)SOA
21 (16.67 %)OO
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (100.00 %)SQL
25 (83.33 %)C#
25 (83.33 %)VB
25 (83.33 %)VB6
32 (33.33 %)Transact-SQL
41 (16.67 %)C++
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft