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The table below looks at the demand for the VB.NET 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.NET Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 VB.NET Developer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6991
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads24
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.217 %0.250 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£255
Average daily rate-£255
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£255
UK excluding London average daily rate£287£309
% change on same period last year-7.07 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£27.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.91£33.50
% change on same period last year-13.71 %
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.NET Developer East of EnglandVB.NET 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.NET Developer
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire VB.NET Developer Demand Trend

VB.NET Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire VB.NET Developer Daily Rate Trend

VB.NET Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire VB.NET Developer Hourly Rate Trend

VB.NET 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.NET 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
WatfordUp+191--
VB.NET Developer East of EnglandVB.NET Developer
East of England

VB.NET Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited VB.NET 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.NET Developer in their job title.

18 (100.00 %)VB.NET
18 (100.00 %).NET
26 (75.00 %)SQL Server
35 (62.50 %)SQL
35 (62.50 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (50.00 %)Automated Testing
44 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
44 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
44 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
44 (50.00 %)C++
44 (50.00 %)Java
44 (50.00 %)Windows
53 (37.50 %)HTML
62 (25.00 %)VB
62 (25.00 %)Oracle
62 (25.00 %)C#
71 (12.50 %)VB6
71 (12.50 %)Blackberry
71 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
71 (12.50 %)Web Development
71 (12.50 %)NHS
71 (12.50 %)Intranet
71 (12.50 %)CSS
71 (12.50 %)JavaScript
71 (12.50 %)PL/SQL
71 (12.50 %)RAD
71 (12.50 %)Flash
71 (12.50 %)Adobe
71 (12.50 %)Macromedia
71 (12.50 %)Oracle 10g

VB.NET 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.NET 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.NET Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (100.00 %).NET
24 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
33 (37.50 %)HTML
41 (12.50 %)CSS
41 (12.50 %)ASP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (12.50 %)IIS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (12.50 %)Intranet
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (75.00 %)SQL Server
25 (62.50 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (12.50 %)Crystal Reports
31 (12.50 %)Oracle 10g
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (12.50 %)Visual Studio
21 (12.50 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (12.50 %)Flash
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)NHS
11 (12.50 %)Blackberry
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (50.00 %)Windows
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (50.00 %)Automated Testing
21 (12.50 %)Web Development
21 (12.50 %)RAD
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (100.00 %)VB.NET
25 (62.50 %)SQL
34 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
34 (50.00 %)C++
34 (50.00 %)Java
42 (25.00 %)VB
42 (25.00 %)C#
51 (12.50 %)VB6
51 (12.50 %)JavaScript
51 (12.50 %)PL/SQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (25.00 %)Oracle
21 (12.50 %)Adobe
21 (12.50 %)Macromedia