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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Newbury 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2035
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below7.407 %2.899 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£150£170
Average daily rate£163£195
% change on same period last year-16.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£175£220
UK excluding London average daily rate£298£304
% change on same period last year-2.04 %
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£30.24£33.19
% change on same period last year-8.88 %
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Newbury
Matching contract IT job ads2769
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.069 %
Daily rates quoted922
Average minimum daily rate£303£329
Average daily rate£318£337
% change on same period last year-5.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£335
% change on same period last year-3.10 %
Hourly rates quoted010
Average minimum hourly rate-£31.97
Average hourly rate-£33.83
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.48£32.81
% change on same period last year-0.99 %
VB.NET BerkshireVB.NET
Berkshire

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

Newbury 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 Newbury region.

Newbury 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 Newbury region.

Newbury VB.NET Hourly Rate Trend

VB.NET
Top 13 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)SQL
12 (100.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)ArcSDE
21 (50.00 %)Pensions
21 (50.00 %)ArcObjects
21 (50.00 %)GIS
21 (50.00 %)ESRI
21 (50.00 %)ArcGIS
21 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (50.00 %)AutoCAD
21 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
21 (50.00 %)PL/SQL

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (50.00 %)ArcObjects
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)ArcGIS
11 (50.00 %)ArcSDE
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)AutoCAD
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)GIS
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Pensions
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %).NET Developer
12 (100.00 %)VB.NET Developer
12 (100.00 %)Developer
21 (50.00 %)Applications Developer
21 (50.00 %)Technical Support
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
21 (50.00 %)GIS Developer
21 (50.00 %).NET Applications Developer
21 (50.00 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)ESRI