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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) skills within the M4 Corridor 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-21
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.128 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£450
Average daily rate-£450
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£251£304
% change on same period last year-17.34 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.87£26.33
% change on same period last year-9.32 %
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
M4 Corridor
Matching contract IT job ads1247
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.050 %
Daily rates quoted19
Average minimum daily rate£275£335
Average daily rate£288£341
% change on same period last year-15.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
Hourly rates quoted07
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£39.17
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£43.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.03£32.70
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
VBA South EastVBA
South East

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 M4 Corridor region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

M4 Corridor 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 M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor VBA Daily Rate Trend

VBA
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing VBA across the M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor VBA Hourly Rate Trend

VBA
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

11 (100.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Oracle 9i
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)MS Access
11 (100.00 %)GPRS
11 (100.00 %)GSM
11 (100.00 %)WAP
11 (100.00 %)TOAD
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Retail
11 (100.00 %)Billing
11 (100.00 %)Data Analysis

VBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)WAP
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)GPRS
11 (100.00 %)GSM
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)Oracle 9i
11 (100.00 %)MS Access
11 (100.00 %)TOAD
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Retail
11 (100.00 %)Billing
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Data Analysis
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (100.00 %)SQL
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft