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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) 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 VBA over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7575
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads618
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.018 %
As % of the category below1.361 %2.880 %
Daily rates quoted34
Average minimum daily rate£233£275
Average daily rate£267£300
% change on same period last year-11.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£279£352
% change on same period last year-20.62 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£37.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.08£29.10
% change on same period last year-17.27 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads441625
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.582 %0.622 %
Daily rates quoted170252
Average minimum daily rate£339£311
Average daily rate£364£330
% change on same period last year+10.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£335
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Hourly rates quoted4452
Average minimum hourly rate£33.32£29.42
Average hourly rate£34.22£31.58
% change on same period last year+8.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.13£33.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.47£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
VBA East of EnglandVBA
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.

VBA
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire VBA Demand Trend

VBA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire VBA Daily Rate Trend

VBA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VBA across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Hertfordshire VBA Daily Rate Histogram

VBA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire VBA Hourly Rate Trend

VBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing VBA 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 VBA.

17 (63.64 %)SQL
25 (45.45 %)MS Excel
33 (27.27 %)Finance
33 (27.27 %)MS Access
33 (27.27 %)Datawarehouse
33 (27.27 %)Retail
42 (18.18 %)Statistical Analysis
42 (18.18 %)Statistics
42 (18.18 %)RNC
42 (18.18 %)HTML
42 (18.18 %)Pharmaceutical
42 (18.18 %)Telecoms
51 (9.091 %)Anite
51 (9.091 %)Northgate
51 (9.091 %)Civica
51 (9.091 %)Capita
51 (9.091 %)Academy Housing
51 (9.091 %)Orchard
51 (9.091 %)arcHouse
51 (9.091 %)VB
51 (9.091 %)SQL Server
51 (9.091 %)OLAP
51 (9.091 %)MS Office
51 (9.091 %)Lotus Notes
51 (9.091 %)Data Mining
51 (9.091 %)Microsoft
51 (9.091 %)Ericsson
51 (9.091 %)Nokia
51 (9.091 %)Lotus
51 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2000

VBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing VBA 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 VBA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (18.18 %)HTML
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (9.091 %)Lotus Notes
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (45.45 %)MS Excel
21 (9.091 %)MS Office
21 (9.091 %)Spreadsheet
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (9.091 %)Academy Housing
11 (9.091 %)arcHouse
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (18.18 %)RNC
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (27.27 %)MS Access
13 (27.27 %)Datawarehouse
21 (9.091 %)SQL Server
21 (9.091 %)OLAP
21 (9.091 %)Data Mining
21 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (9.091 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
21 (9.091 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (27.27 %)Finance
13 (27.27 %)Retail
22 (18.18 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (18.18 %)Telecoms
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (36.36 %)Developer
14 (36.36 %)VBA Developer
23 (27.27 %)Administrator
23 (27.27 %)Excel Developer
23 (27.27 %)Excel Specialist
32 (18.18 %)RNC Engineer
32 (18.18 %)Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Business Project Manager
41 (9.091 %)Data Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Access Developer
41 (9.091 %)Project Manager
41 (9.091 %)Business Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Business Manager
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (18.18 %)Statistics
21 (9.091 %)Mathematics
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (18.18 %)Statistical Analysis
21 (9.091 %)Project Management
21 (9.091 %)Asset Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (63.64 %)SQL
21 (9.091 %)VB
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)Degree
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (9.091 %)Anite
11 (9.091 %)Northgate
11 (9.091 %)Civica
11 (9.091 %)Capita
11 (9.091 %)Orchard
11 (9.091 %)Microsoft
11 (9.091 %)Ericsson
11 (9.091 %)Nokia
11 (9.091 %)Lotus