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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Herefordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1421
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below6.897 %3.571 %
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£292£331
% change on same period last year-12.04 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£32.00
Average hourly rate-£33.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.13£31.33
% change on same period last year-16.61 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads2928
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.030 %
Daily rates quoted413
Average minimum daily rate£224£259
Average daily rate£234£280
% change on same period last year-16.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£244£301
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted62
Average minimum hourly rate£30.41£27.01
Average hourly rate£31.73£28.46
% change on same period last year+11.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.05£29.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
VB.NET West MidlandsVB.NET
West 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 Herefordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Herefordshire VB.NET Demand 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire VB.NET Hourly Rate Trend

VB.NET
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Insurance
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
12 (100.00 %)Silverlight

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (100.00 %)Silverlight
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Insurance
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
11 (50.00 %).NET Consultant
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server Consultant
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C#