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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Leeds 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 over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5449
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads2424
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.024 %
As % of the category below5.010 %5.674 %
Daily rates quoted83
Average minimum daily rate£228£247
Average daily rate£250£247
% change on same period last year+1.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£272£247
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£313
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£29.00
Average hourly rate-£31.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£34.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.89£29.82
% change on same period last year+10.26 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads479423
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.632 %0.421 %
Daily rates quoted11355
Average minimum daily rate£281£317
Average daily rate£301£333
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£335
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted2448
Average minimum hourly rate£28.97£30.02
Average hourly rate£32.25£31.36
% change on same period last year+2.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.53£32.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.40£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
VB West YorkshireVB
West Yorkshire

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
Demand Trend

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

Leeds VB Demand Trend

VB
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leeds VB Daily Rate Trend

VB
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VB across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Leeds VB Daily Rate Histogram

VB
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leeds VB Hourly Rate Trend

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region citing VB 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.

132 (51.61 %)VB6
230 (48.39 %)SQL Server
328 (45.16 %).NET
421 (33.87 %)SQL
520 (32.26 %)C#
618 (29.03 %)Finance
712 (19.35 %)ASP.NET
712 (19.35 %)Windows
811 (17.74 %)Oracle
811 (17.74 %)MS Excel
910 (16.13 %)MS Access
109 (14.52 %)ASP
109 (14.52 %)Unit Testing
118 (12.90 %)COM+
118 (12.90 %)Business Objects
118 (12.90 %)IIS
118 (12.90 %)SQL Server 2000
118 (12.90 %)Microsoft
118 (12.90 %)BusinessObjects
127 (11.29 %)PL/SQL
127 (11.29 %)OO
136 (9.677 %)Oracle Forms
136 (9.677 %)Windows 2000
136 (9.677 %)VB.NET
136 (9.677 %)Windows XP
136 (9.677 %)UNIX
136 (9.677 %)Windows Vista
145 (8.065 %).NET Framework
145 (8.065 %)SQL Server 2005
145 (8.065 %)ASP.NET 2.0

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region citing VB 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (45.16 %).NET
212 (19.35 %)ASP.NET
39 (14.52 %)ASP
48 (12.90 %)COM+
55 (8.065 %).NET Framework
55 (8.065 %)ASP.NET 2.0
55 (8.065 %)HTML
55 (8.065 %)XML
64 (6.452 %)WinForms
73 (4.839 %)WCF
73 (4.839 %)WF
73 (4.839 %)ADO
73 (4.839 %)ADO.NET
73 (4.839 %)WebServices
81 (1.613 %)J2EE
81 (1.613 %)ActiveX
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (12.90 %)IIS
24 (6.452 %)BizTalk Server
31 (1.613 %)Lotus Notes
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (17.74 %)MS Excel
22 (3.226 %)Spreadsheet
31 (1.613 %)MS Project
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.226 %)CTI
12 (3.226 %)SSH
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
130 (48.39 %)SQL Server
210 (16.13 %)MS Access
38 (12.90 %)SQL Server 2000
38 (12.90 %)BusinessObjects
45 (8.065 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (8.065 %)Oracle 8/8i
45 (8.065 %)Oracle 9i
54 (6.452 %)Oracle Reports
54 (6.452 %)TOAD
54 (6.452 %)Datawarehouse
61 (1.613 %)Oracle 10g
61 (1.613 %)Crystal Reports
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (9.677 %)Oracle Forms
25 (8.065 %)Visual Studio
33 (4.839 %)NUnit
41 (1.613 %)TestDirector
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (29.03 %)Finance
25 (8.065 %)Telecoms
34 (6.452 %)Retail
34 (6.452 %)Health
42 (3.226 %)Banking
51 (1.613 %)Graphic Design
51 (1.613 %)International Banking
51 (1.613 %)Insurance
51 (1.613 %)Back Office
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
147 (75.81 %)Developer
222 (35.48 %)VB Developer
316 (25.81 %)VB6 Developer
410 (16.13 %)Analyst
58 (12.90 %).NET Developer
66 (9.677 %)Oracle Developer
75 (8.065 %)SQL Developer
84 (6.452 %)PL/SQL Developer
84 (6.452 %)Information Analyst
84 (6.452 %)C# Developer
93 (4.839 %)Excel Developer
93 (4.839 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
93 (4.839 %)Data Analyst
93 (4.839 %)ASP.NET Developer
102 (3.226 %)3rd Line Support
102 (3.226 %)Applications Developer
102 (3.226 %)ASP Developer
111 (1.613 %)Junior Analyst
111 (1.613 %)Java/J2EE Developer
111 (1.613 %)Junior Data Analyst
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (6.452 %)NHS
22 (3.226 %)N-Tier
31 (1.613 %)IVR
31 (1.613 %)AS400
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (19.35 %)Windows
26 (9.677 %)Windows 2000
26 (9.677 %)Windows XP
26 (9.677 %)UNIX
26 (9.677 %)Windows Vista
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (14.52 %)Unit Testing
27 (11.29 %)OO
35 (8.065 %)Configuration Management
44 (6.452 %)System Testing
53 (4.839 %)Migration
53 (4.839 %)Agile Software Development
53 (4.839 %)Workflow
62 (3.226 %)E-Commerce
71 (1.613 %)Data Migration
71 (1.613 %)Integration Testing
71 (1.613 %)Test Scripting
71 (1.613 %)Web Design
71 (1.613 %)Data Analysis
71 (1.613 %)Automated Testing
71 (1.613 %)Content Management
71 (1.613 %)ERP
71 (1.613 %)CRM
71 (1.613 %)Project Management
71 (1.613 %)UML
71 (1.613 %)OOP
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (51.61 %)VB6
221 (33.87 %)SQL
320 (32.26 %)C#
47 (11.29 %)PL/SQL
56 (9.677 %)VB.NET
62 (3.226 %)Java
62 (3.226 %)Shell Script
71 (1.613 %)JavaScript
71 (1.613 %)VBA
71 (1.613 %)VBScript
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.226 %)Degree
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.613 %)QA
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (8.065 %)Active Directory
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (17.74 %)Oracle
28 (12.90 %)Business Objects
28 (12.90 %)Microsoft
34 (6.452 %)HP
41 (1.613 %)Lotus