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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Middlesex 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4842
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.083 %1.220 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£275-
Average daily rate£305-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£335-
UK excluding London average daily rate£299£305
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
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£29.11£32.67
% change on same period last year-10.91 %
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Middlesex
Matching contract IT job ads144164
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.204 %0.166 %
Daily rates quoted2248
Average minimum daily rate£298£309
Average daily rate£323£328
% change on same period last year-1.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
Hourly rates quoted911
Average minimum hourly rate£28.97£24.58
Average hourly rate£30.22£26.19
% change on same period last year+15.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.47£27.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.17£32.72
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
VB.NET South EastVB.NET
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.

VB.NET
Demand Trend

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

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex VB.NET Daily Rate Trend

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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex VB.NET Hourly Rate Trend

VB.NET
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

111 (100.00 %).NET
210 (90.91 %)ASP.NET
39 (81.82 %)Oracle
48 (72.73 %)C#
57 (63.64 %)WinForms
63 (27.27 %)PL/SQL
63 (27.27 %)SQL
72 (18.18 %)VB
72 (18.18 %)Visual Studio
72 (18.18 %)VSS/SourceSafe
72 (18.18 %)MS Access
81 (9.091 %)Agile Software Development
81 (9.091 %)VB6
81 (9.091 %)Construction
81 (9.091 %)E-Commerce
81 (9.091 %)TOAD
81 (9.091 %)Microsoft
81 (9.091 %)Macromedia
81 (9.091 %)Windows
81 (9.091 %)Flash
81 (9.091 %)PHP
81 (9.091 %)Crystal Reports
81 (9.091 %)IIS

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (100.00 %).NET
210 (90.91 %)ASP.NET
37 (63.64 %)WinForms
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (9.091 %)IIS
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (18.18 %)MS Access
21 (9.091 %)TOAD
21 (9.091 %)Crystal Reports
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (18.18 %)Visual Studio
12 (18.18 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (9.091 %)Flash
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (9.091 %)Construction
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (90.91 %)Developer
29 (81.82 %).NET Developer
32 (18.18 %)VB.NET Developer
41 (9.091 %)ASP.NET Developer
41 (9.091 %)Oracle Consultant
41 (9.091 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
41 (9.091 %)Consultant
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (9.091 %)Windows
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (9.091 %)E-Commerce
11 (9.091 %)Agile Software Development
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (72.73 %)C#
23 (27.27 %)PL/SQL
23 (27.27 %)SQL
32 (18.18 %)VB
41 (9.091 %)VB6
41 (9.091 %)PHP
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (81.82 %)Oracle
21 (9.091 %)Microsoft
21 (9.091 %)Macromedia