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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) 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.NET over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4438
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads3841
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.041 %
As % of the category below8.051 %9.404 %
Daily rates quoted81
Average minimum daily rate£280£350
Average daily rate£312£350
% change on same period last year-10.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£304£314
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Hourly rates quoted25
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£26.00
Average hourly rate£17.50£26.00
% change on same period last year-32.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£26.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.52£33.59
% change on same period last year-3.15 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads472436
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.629 %0.435 %
Daily rates quoted10854
Average minimum daily rate£277£315
Average daily rate£299£331
% change on same period last year-9.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£320£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.79 %
Hourly rates quoted2548
Average minimum hourly rate£28.70£30.57
Average hourly rate£32.03£32.10
% change on same period last year-0.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.36£33.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.25£32.93
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
VB.NET West YorkshireVB.NET
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.NET
Demand Trend

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds 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 Leeds region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds VB.NET Hourly Rate Trend

VB.NET
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VB.NET across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Leeds VB.NET Hourly Rate Histogram

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

170 (100.00 %).NET
235 (50.00 %)C#
331 (44.29 %)SQL
422 (31.43 %)SQL Server
521 (30.00 %)ASP.NET
619 (27.14 %)Oracle
714 (20.00 %)XML
813 (18.57 %)Finance
813 (18.57 %)Microsoft
912 (17.14 %)WebServices
1010 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
118 (11.43 %)VB
118 (11.43 %)SharePoint
127 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
127 (10.00 %).NET Framework
136 (8.571 %)C++
136 (8.571 %)HTML
136 (8.571 %)Windows
136 (8.571 %)Visual Studio
136 (8.571 %)OO
145 (7.143 %)Oracle Forms
145 (7.143 %)MFC
145 (7.143 %)Health
145 (7.143 %)Client/Server
145 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
145 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2000
145 (7.143 %)Pensions
145 (7.143 %)VB6
154 (5.714 %)Performance Testing
154 (5.714 %)TOAD

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
170 (100.00 %).NET
221 (30.00 %)ASP.NET
314 (20.00 %)XML
412 (17.14 %)WebServices
57 (10.00 %).NET Framework
66 (8.571 %)HTML
75 (7.143 %)MFC
84 (5.714 %)WinForms
84 (5.714 %)CSS
84 (5.714 %)ASP
93 (4.286 %)ADO.NET
102 (2.857 %)SOAP
111 (1.429 %)XHTML
111 (1.429 %)AJAX
111 (1.429 %)WCF
111 (1.429 %)Silverlight
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (11.43 %)SharePoint
23 (4.286 %)SharePoint Server 2007
32 (2.857 %)BizTalk Server
32 (2.857 %)IIS
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (4.286 %)MS Excel
13 (4.286 %)MS Visio
22 (2.857 %)Spreadsheet
22 (2.857 %)MS Office
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.429 %)Microsoft CRM
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.429 %)Internet
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (31.43 %)SQL Server
27 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (5.714 %)TOAD
44 (5.714 %)Oracle 9i
52 (2.857 %)MS Access
61 (1.429 %)Oracle Reports
61 (1.429 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (1.429 %)Oracle 10g
61 (1.429 %)BusinessObjects
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (8.571 %)Visual Studio
25 (7.143 %)Oracle Forms
31 (1.429 %)ProC
31 (1.429 %)TestDirector
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (18.57 %)Finance
25 (7.143 %)Health
25 (7.143 %)Pensions
33 (4.286 %)Insurance
42 (2.857 %)Advertising
42 (2.857 %)Games
51 (1.429 %)Legal
51 (1.429 %)Back Office
51 (1.429 %)Telecoms
51 (1.429 %)Graphic Design
51 (1.429 %)Multimedia
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
152 (74.29 %)Developer
234 (48.57 %).NET Developer
318 (25.71 %)C# Developer
417 (24.29 %)VB.NET Developer
513 (18.57 %)Analyst
67 (10.00 %)Analyst Programmer
67 (10.00 %)Programmer
76 (8.571 %)CSharp Software Developer
76 (8.571 %)Software Developer
76 (8.571 %)Business Analyst
85 (7.143 %)Web Developer
85 (7.143 %)ASP.NET Developer
85 (7.143 %)SQL Developer
94 (5.714 %).NET Analyst Programmer
94 (5.714 %).NET Programmer
94 (5.714 %)VB.NET Analyst Programmer
94 (5.714 %)SharePoint Developer
94 (5.714 %)VB.NET Programmer
103 (4.286 %)Junior
103 (4.286 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (7.143 %)Client/Server
22 (2.857 %)N-Tier
31 (1.429 %)W3C
31 (1.429 %)Computer Science
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (8.571 %)Windows
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (8.571 %)OO
24 (5.714 %)Performance Testing
32 (2.857 %)SOA
32 (2.857 %)B2B
32 (2.857 %)Migration
32 (2.857 %)OOP
41 (1.429 %)CRM
41 (1.429 %)GAP Analysis
41 (1.429 %)Project Management
41 (1.429 %)Document Management
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (50.00 %)C#
231 (44.29 %)SQL
310 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
48 (11.43 %)VB
56 (8.571 %)C++
65 (7.143 %)VB6
74 (5.714 %)JavaScript
74 (5.714 %)Transact-SQL
81 (1.429 %)VBScript
81 (1.429 %)C
81 (1.429 %)DHTML
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (1.429 %)Degree
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.429 %)QA
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (27.14 %)Oracle
213 (18.57 %)Microsoft
31 (1.429 %)Business Objects