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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Norfolk 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3513
Rank change on same period last yearDown-22
Matching contract IT job ads1328
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.028 %
As % of the category below11.82 %25.69 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£193-
Average daily rate£216-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£238-
UK excluding London average daily rate£299£304
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£12.00£32.50
Average hourly rate£12.00£33.00
% change on same period last year-63.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00£33.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.72£33.06
% change on same period last year-10.09 %
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Norfolk
Matching contract IT job ads110109
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.155 %0.110 %
Daily rates quoted3816
Average minimum daily rate£326£329
Average daily rate£344£362
% change on same period last year-5.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£395
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Hourly rates quoted66
Average minimum hourly rate£26.75£30.68
Average hourly rate£28.83£32.57
% change on same period last year-11.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.92£34.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.24£32.80
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
VB.NET East of EnglandVB.NET
East of England

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

Norfolk 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 Norfolk region.

Norfolk 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 Norfolk region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Norfolk 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 Norfolk region.

Norfolk VB.NET Hourly Rate Trend

VB.NET
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VB.NET within the Norfolk region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
NorwichDown-226--
Great YarmouthNew entry-1--
VB.NET East of EnglandVB.NET
East of England

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Norfolk 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.

122 (100.00 %).NET
210 (45.45 %)SQL
38 (36.36 %)SQL Server
47 (31.82 %)C#
47 (31.82 %)ASP.NET
56 (27.27 %)PHP
65 (22.73 %)VB
74 (18.18 %)Microsoft
74 (18.18 %)WinForms
83 (13.64 %)CMS
83 (13.64 %)VB6
83 (13.64 %)SalesLogix
83 (13.64 %)SQL Server 2005
83 (13.64 %)Marketing
83 (13.64 %)E-Commerce
83 (13.64 %)XML
83 (13.64 %)Windows
83 (13.64 %)CRM
83 (13.64 %)C++
83 (13.64 %)ASP
92 (9.091 %)OLAP
92 (9.091 %)HTML
92 (9.091 %)Datawarehouse
92 (9.091 %)WebServices
92 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
92 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2000
92 (9.091 %)Web Development
92 (9.091 %).NET Framework
92 (9.091 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
92 (9.091 %)AJAX

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Norfolk 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.

Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (100.00 %).NET
27 (31.82 %)ASP.NET
34 (18.18 %)WinForms
43 (13.64 %)ASP
43 (13.64 %)XML
52 (9.091 %)HTML
52 (9.091 %)WebServices
52 (9.091 %)AJAX
52 (9.091 %).NET Framework
52 (9.091 %)MDX
61 (4.545 %)XSL
61 (4.545 %)ATL
61 (4.545 %)SOAP
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (13.64 %)CMS
21 (4.545 %)IIS
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.545 %)AutoCAD
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (13.64 %)SalesLogix
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (36.36 %)SQL Server
23 (13.64 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (9.091 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
32 (9.091 %)OLAP
32 (9.091 %)Datawarehouse
32 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (9.091 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
41 (4.545 %)Crystal Reports
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (13.64 %)Marketing
22 (9.091 %)Government
31 (4.545 %)Construction
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (81.82 %)Developer
28 (36.36 %).NET Developer
37 (31.82 %)Software Developer
44 (18.18 %)C# Developer
44 (18.18 %)VB.NET Developer
53 (13.64 %)ASP.NET Developer
62 (9.091 %)SQL Developer
62 (9.091 %)SQL Server Developer
62 (9.091 %)WinForms Developer
62 (9.091 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
71 (4.545 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
71 (4.545 %)VBA Developer
71 (4.545 %)Senior Software Developer
71 (4.545 %)Tester
71 (4.545 %)Datawarehouse Developer
71 (4.545 %)Web Developer
71 (4.545 %)Senior Developer
71 (4.545 %)Software Tester
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (13.64 %)Windows
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (13.64 %)CRM
13 (13.64 %)E-Commerce
22 (9.091 %)Web Development
22 (9.091 %)Security Cleared
31 (4.545 %)OOP
31 (4.545 %)Unit Testing
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (45.45 %)SQL
27 (31.82 %)C#
36 (27.27 %)PHP
45 (22.73 %)VB
53 (13.64 %)C++
53 (13.64 %)VB6
61 (4.545 %)DHTML
61 (4.545 %)JavaScript
61 (4.545 %)VBA
61 (4.545 %)VC++
61 (4.545 %)Transact-SQL
61 (4.545 %)VBScript
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (4.545 %)Degree
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (18.18 %)Microsoft
21 (4.545 %)Oracle