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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Milton Keynes region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited VB over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5354
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads1616
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.017 %
As % of the category below6.867 %6.107 %
Daily rates quoted62
Average minimum daily rate£217£350
Average daily rate£249£400
% change on same period last year-37.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£282£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£314
% change on same period last year-2.58 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£17.50
Average hourly rate£17.50£17.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£17.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.76£30.45
% change on same period last year+7.56 %
Programming Languages Milton KeynesProgramming Languages
Milton Keynes
Matching contract IT job ads233262
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.307 %0.274 %
Daily rates quoted7950
Average minimum daily rate£303£287
Average daily rate£318£297
% change on same period last year+6.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£308
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£333
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted2323
Average minimum hourly rate£33.89£25.19
Average hourly rate£35.54£26.07
% change on same period last year+36.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.20£26.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.21£33.14
% change on same period last year+0.18 %
VB BuckinghamshireVB
Buckinghamshire

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 Milton Keynes region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes VB Hourly Rate Trend

VB
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VB across the Milton Keynes region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Milton Keynes VB Hourly Rate Histogram

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

124 (48.00 %)Windows
223 (46.00 %)SQL
223 (46.00 %).NET
223 (46.00 %)SQL Server
322 (44.00 %)XML
421 (42.00 %)Windows NT
421 (42.00 %)ASP
421 (42.00 %)SC Cleared
421 (42.00 %)Security Cleared
519 (38.00 %)MS Office
519 (38.00 %)VB.NET
519 (38.00 %)VB6
618 (36.00 %)Government
618 (36.00 %)HTML
716 (32.00 %)Internet
813 (26.00 %)SQL Server 7
813 (26.00 %)SSADM
912 (24.00 %)Requirements Analysis
1010 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
119 (18.00 %)RAD
119 (18.00 %)DSDM
119 (18.00 %)PRINCE2
119 (18.00 %)C++
128 (16.00 %)Project Management
128 (16.00 %)Agile Software Development
137 (14.00 %)Middleware
137 (14.00 %)Finance
137 (14.00 %)Tuxedo
137 (14.00 %)MQSeries
146 (12.00 %)VBScript

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

Application Development
123 (46.00 %).NET
222 (44.00 %)XML
321 (42.00 %)ASP
418 (36.00 %)HTML
57 (14.00 %)Middleware
65 (10.00 %).NET Framework
73 (6.000 %)XSL
82 (4.000 %)WebServices
91 (2.000 %)WinForms
91 (2.000 %)XSD
Application Platforms
17 (14.00 %)Tuxedo
17 (14.00 %)MQSeries
21 (2.000 %)BizTalk Server
21 (2.000 %)IIS
Applications
119 (38.00 %)MS Office
23 (6.000 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
116 (32.00 %)Internet
23 (6.000 %)Intranet
31 (2.000 %)Cisco PIX
31 (2.000 %)DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
123 (46.00 %)SQL Server
213 (26.00 %)SQL Server 7
310 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (8.000 %)Cognos Powerplay
44 (8.000 %)Cognos Impromptu
44 (8.000 %)Datawarehouse
44 (8.000 %)DTS
44 (8.000 %)DecisionStream
51 (2.000 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (2.000 %)RDBMS
51 (2.000 %)MySQL
General
118 (36.00 %)Government
27 (14.00 %)Finance
33 (6.000 %)Financial Institution
42 (4.000 %)Electric
51 (2.000 %)Banking
51 (2.000 %)Retail
Job Titles
137 (74.00 %)Developer
220 (40.00 %)Applications Developer
312 (24.00 %)Team Leader
47 (14.00 %)Analyst
54 (8.000 %)Support Analyst
63 (6.000 %)Lead Developer
72 (4.000 %).NET Developer
72 (4.000 %)C++ Developer
72 (4.000 %)Applications Support Analyst
72 (4.000 %)Applications Support
72 (4.000 %)Access Developer
72 (4.000 %)Developer Analyst
81 (2.000 %)Network Support
81 (2.000 %)SQL Developer
81 (2.000 %)Network Analyst
81 (2.000 %)Business Intelligence Specialist
81 (2.000 %)BizTalk Developer
81 (2.000 %)Microsoft Developer
81 (2.000 %)Software Engineer
81 (2.000 %)Administrator
Miscellaneous
11 (2.000 %)PDA
11 (2.000 %)Management Information System
Operating Systems
124 (48.00 %)Windows
221 (42.00 %)Windows NT
31 (2.000 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
121 (42.00 %)SC Cleared
121 (42.00 %)Security Cleared
213 (26.00 %)SSADM
312 (24.00 %)Requirements Analysis
49 (18.00 %)RAD
49 (18.00 %)DSDM
49 (18.00 %)PRINCE2
58 (16.00 %)Project Management
58 (16.00 %)Agile Software Development
64 (8.000 %)Business Analysis
64 (8.000 %)Business Intelligence
72 (4.000 %)Data Analysis
81 (2.000 %)DV Cleared
81 (2.000 %)Data Modelling
Programming Languages
123 (46.00 %)SQL
219 (38.00 %)VB.NET
219 (38.00 %)VB6
39 (18.00 %)C++
46 (12.00 %)VBScript
54 (8.000 %)VBA
54 (8.000 %)Transact-SQL
62 (4.000 %)C#
62 (4.000 %)VC++
71 (2.000 %)PHP
Qualifications
12 (4.000 %)Degree
System Software
12 (4.000 %)Active Directory
Vendors
14 (8.000 %)Cognos
23 (6.000 %)Microsoft
31 (2.000 %)Cisco
31 (2.000 %)Citrix
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