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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Hertfordshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank7169
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads1825
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.025 %
As % of the category below3.082 %4.167 %
Daily rates quoted109
Average minimum daily rate£287£353
Average daily rate£297£369
% change on same period last year-19.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£307£386
UK excluding London average daily rate£305£313
% change on same period last year-2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£36.67
Average hourly rate-£37.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£38.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.21£34.57
% change on same period last year-3.94 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads584600
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.778 %0.607 %
Daily rates quoted236247
Average minimum daily rate£340£307
Average daily rate£366£331
% change on same period last year+10.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted4447
Average minimum hourly rate£31.05£28.13
Average hourly rate£32.54£30.42
% change on same period last year+6.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.03£32.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
VB.NET East of EnglandVB.NET
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
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Hertfordshire VB.NET Daily Rate Histogram

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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire VB.NET Hourly Rate Trend

VB.NET
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VB.NET within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Potters BarNew entry-1--
HitchinNew entry-1--
VB.NET East of EnglandVB.NET
East of England

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

138 (100.00 %).NET
227 (71.05 %)SQL Server
320 (52.63 %)SQL Server 2000
418 (47.37 %)C#
517 (44.74 %)SQL Server 2005
517 (44.74 %)VB
614 (36.84 %)SQL
614 (36.84 %)ASP.NET
713 (34.21 %)VB6
811 (28.95 %)XML
910 (26.32 %)Windows
910 (26.32 %)HTML
910 (26.32 %)JavaScript
109 (23.68 %)ASP
109 (23.68 %)QuickTest Pro
109 (23.68 %)Microsoft
118 (21.05 %)WebServices
118 (21.05 %)Microsoft Certification
127 (18.42 %)Transact-SQL
136 (15.79 %)VBScript
136 (15.79 %)Remedy
145 (13.16 %)Windows XP
145 (13.16 %)DHTML
145 (13.16 %)MCAD
145 (13.16 %)MCSD
154 (10.53 %)XSLT
154 (10.53 %)MCP
154 (10.53 %)C++
154 (10.53 %)Java
154 (10.53 %)VSS/SourceSafe

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
138 (100.00 %).NET
214 (36.84 %)ASP.NET
311 (28.95 %)XML
410 (26.32 %)HTML
59 (23.68 %)ASP
68 (21.05 %)WebServices
74 (10.53 %)XSLT
83 (7.895 %)CSS
92 (5.263 %)XSL
92 (5.263 %)WinForms
92 (5.263 %).NET Framework
101 (2.632 %)WPF
101 (2.632 %)Silverlight
101 (2.632 %)AJAX
101 (2.632 %)XHTML
101 (2.632 %)ADO.NET
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (10.53 %)BizTalk Server
23 (7.895 %)IIS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (10.53 %)MS Excel
21 (2.632 %)MS Office
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.632 %)Oracle CRM
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.632 %)VPN
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
127 (71.05 %)SQL Server
220 (52.63 %)SQL Server 2000
317 (44.74 %)SQL Server 2005
44 (10.53 %)SQL Server Integration Services
44 (10.53 %)DTS
52 (5.263 %)SQL Server 7
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (23.68 %)QuickTest Pro
24 (10.53 %)VSS/SourceSafe
32 (5.263 %)Visual Studio
41 (2.632 %)Oracle Forms
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (10.53 %)Retail
23 (7.895 %)Telecoms
32 (5.263 %)Finance
41 (2.632 %)Education
41 (2.632 %)Insurance
41 (2.632 %)Marketing
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (78.95 %)Developer
218 (47.37 %).NET Developer
314 (36.84 %)VB.NET Developer
47 (18.42 %)Web Developer
54 (10.53 %)Software Engineer
54 (10.53 %)VB Developer
54 (10.53 %).NET Software Engineer
54 (10.53 %)BizTalk Developer
63 (7.895 %)SQL Developer
63 (7.895 %)SQL Server Developer
63 (7.895 %)Software Developer
72 (5.263 %)Analyst
72 (5.263 %)Analyst Programmer
72 (5.263 %)Programmer
72 (5.263 %)VB6 Developer
72 (5.263 %)VB Software Engineer
81 (2.632 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
81 (2.632 %)SQL DBA
81 (2.632 %)Senior Web Developer
81 (2.632 %)ASP Developer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.632 %)Smartphone
11 (2.632 %)PDA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (26.32 %)Windows
25 (13.16 %)Windows XP
31 (2.632 %)Mac OS X
31 (2.632 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (2.632 %)Windows 2000
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (10.53 %)Automated Testing
23 (7.895 %)OO
32 (5.263 %)RAD
32 (5.263 %)Service Management
32 (5.263 %)UML
32 (5.263 %)ERD
41 (2.632 %)Service Delivery
41 (2.632 %)Migration
41 (2.632 %)CRM
41 (2.632 %)CAD
41 (2.632 %)Project Management
41 (2.632 %)Web Development
41 (2.632 %)Use Case
41 (2.632 %)Internet Marketing
41 (2.632 %)Integration Testing
41 (2.632 %)Performance Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (47.37 %)C#
217 (44.74 %)VB
314 (36.84 %)SQL
413 (34.21 %)VB6
510 (26.32 %)JavaScript
67 (18.42 %)Transact-SQL
76 (15.79 %)VBScript
85 (13.16 %)DHTML
94 (10.53 %)Java
94 (10.53 %)C++
94 (10.53 %)XPath
101 (2.632 %)C
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (21.05 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (13.16 %)MCAD
25 (13.16 %)MCSD
34 (10.53 %)MCP
42 (5.263 %)Degree
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (5.263 %)ServiceCenter
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (23.68 %)Microsoft
26 (15.79 %)Remedy
32 (5.263 %)Oracle
32 (5.263 %)HP
41 (2.632 %)Epicor
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