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The table below looks at the demand for the VB Developer role in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Visual Basic Developer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6588
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads67
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.651 %0.438 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£300£300
Average daily rate£300£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£276£318
% change on same period last year-13.19 %
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£26.04£32.61
% change on same period last year-20.14 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads9211599
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.480 %1.717 %
Daily rates quoted284619
Average minimum daily rate£337£324
Average daily rate£357£344
% change on same period last year+3.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted112194
Average minimum hourly rate£26.57£23.77
Average hourly rate£27.67£24.98
% change on same period last year+10.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.76£26.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
VB Developer East of EnglandVB Developer
East of England

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 Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire VB Developer Daily Rate Trend

VB Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VB Developer across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Hertfordshire VB Developer Daily Rate Histogram

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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire VB Developer Hourly Rate Trend

VB Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VB Developer within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 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
HitchinUp+12--
VB Developer East of EnglandVB Developer
East of England

VB Developer
Top 22 Related IT Skills

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

16 (100.00 %)VB
24 (66.67 %)Oracle
24 (66.67 %)COBOL
24 (66.67 %)PL/SQL
24 (66.67 %)Microsoft
24 (66.67 %)Business Analysis
33 (50.00 %)Micro Focus
33 (50.00 %)SQL
33 (50.00 %)HPUX
41 (16.67 %)MS Excel
41 (16.67 %)MS Access
41 (16.67 %)SAS
41 (16.67 %)SQL Server
41 (16.67 %)Business Objects
41 (16.67 %)ODBC
41 (16.67 %)Windows
41 (16.67 %)Telecoms
41 (16.67 %)Migration
41 (16.67 %)VB6
41 (16.67 %)Insurance
41 (16.67 %)BusinessObjects
41 (16.67 %)Data Migration

VB Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (16.67 %)ODBC
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)SAS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Excel
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server
11 (16.67 %)MS Access
11 (16.67 %)BusinessObjects
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Telecoms
11 (16.67 %)Insurance
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (50.00 %)HPUX
21 (16.67 %)Windows
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (66.67 %)Business Analysis
21 (16.67 %)Data Migration
21 (16.67 %)Migration
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (100.00 %)VB
24 (66.67 %)COBOL
24 (66.67 %)PL/SQL
33 (50.00 %)SQL
41 (16.67 %)VB6
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Oracle
14 (66.67 %)Microsoft
23 (50.00 %)Micro Focus
31 (16.67 %)Business Objects