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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the North East 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 over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3315
Rank change on same period last yearDown-18
Matching contract IT job ads1559
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.063 %
As % of the category below8.982 %21.22 %
Daily rates quoted612
Average minimum daily rate£228£284
Average daily rate£240£294
% change on same period last year-18.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£252£303
UK excluding London average daily rate£279£324
% change on same period last year-14.09 %
Hourly rates quoted115
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£21.00£31.26
% change on same period last year-32.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.00£32.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.78£30.96
% change on same period last year-10.28 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North East
Matching contract IT job ads167278
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.268 %0.299 %
Daily rates quoted3179
Average minimum daily rate£274£311
Average daily rate£297£322
% change on same period last year-7.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£319£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted1235
Average minimum hourly rate£22.30£29.98
Average hourly rate£23.80£31.22
% change on same period last year-23.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.30£32.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
VB EnglandVB
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
Demand Trend

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

North East 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 North East region.

North East 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 North East region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North East 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 North East region.

North East VB Hourly Rate Trend

VB
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VB within the North East region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
Tyne and WearDown-612£240-18.29 %
DurhamDown-121--
VB EnglandVB
England

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

125 (65.79 %)SQL
216 (42.11 %)SQL Server
314 (36.84 %).NET
314 (36.84 %)VB6
413 (34.21 %)Microsoft
510 (26.32 %)Oracle
68 (21.05 %)C#
77 (18.42 %)UNIX
77 (18.42 %)Client/Server
77 (18.42 %)SQL Server 2000
86 (15.79 %)Release Management
86 (15.79 %)BusinessObjects
86 (15.79 %)RDBMS
86 (15.79 %)MQSeries
86 (15.79 %)Business Objects
95 (13.16 %)Transact-SQL
95 (13.16 %)MS Excel
95 (13.16 %)Windows
95 (13.16 %)CRM
95 (13.16 %)Risk Management
95 (13.16 %)Staffware
104 (10.53 %)Data Analysis
104 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2005
104 (10.53 %)Health
104 (10.53 %)Data Mining
104 (10.53 %)Datawarehouse
104 (10.53 %)MS Office
104 (10.53 %)ASP
113 (7.895 %)ASP.NET
113 (7.895 %)MS Access

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (36.84 %).NET
24 (10.53 %)ASP
33 (7.895 %)ASP.NET
33 (7.895 %)WebServices
42 (5.263 %)XML
51 (2.632 %)XSL
51 (2.632 %)ActiveX
51 (2.632 %)AJAX
51 (2.632 %).NET Framework
51 (2.632 %)ASP.NET 2.0
51 (2.632 %)COM+
51 (2.632 %)HTML
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (15.79 %)MQSeries
22 (5.263 %)SAS
31 (2.632 %)SharePoint
31 (2.632 %)IIS
31 (2.632 %)MTS
North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (13.16 %)MS Excel
24 (10.53 %)MS Office
32 (5.263 %)MS Visio
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (13.16 %)Staffware
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.632 %)DHCP
11 (2.632 %)DNS
11 (2.632 %)Intranet
11 (2.632 %)Internet
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (42.11 %)SQL Server
27 (18.42 %)SQL Server 2000
36 (15.79 %)RDBMS
36 (15.79 %)BusinessObjects
44 (10.53 %)Datawarehouse
44 (10.53 %)Data Mining
44 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2005
53 (7.895 %)MS Access
61 (2.632 %)Oracle Reports
61 (2.632 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.632 %)Visual Studio
11 (2.632 %)InterDev
11 (2.632 %)NUnit
11 (2.632 %)Visual Studio Team System
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (10.53 %)Health
23 (7.895 %)Banking
31 (2.632 %)Finance
31 (2.632 %)Government
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (42.11 %)Developer
27 (18.42 %)Analyst
27 (18.42 %)VB Developer
35 (13.16 %)Senior Analyst
35 (13.16 %)Build Manager
35 (13.16 %)VB6 Developer
44 (10.53 %)SQL Developer
44 (10.53 %)Applications Support
44 (10.53 %)Applications Developer
53 (7.895 %)DBA
53 (7.895 %)SQL DBA
62 (5.263 %)Datawarehouse Developer
62 (5.263 %)Senior Developer
62 (5.263 %).NET Developer
62 (5.263 %)C# Developer
71 (2.632 %)SQL Server DBA
71 (2.632 %)Data Analyst
71 (2.632 %)Analyst Developer
71 (2.632 %)Systems Developer
71 (2.632 %)ASP.NET Developer
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (18.42 %)Client/Server
22 (5.263 %)NHS
31 (2.632 %)N-Tier
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (18.42 %)UNIX
25 (13.16 %)Windows
32 (5.263 %)Linux
41 (2.632 %)Windows 2000
41 (2.632 %)Windows NT
41 (2.632 %)Windows XP
41 (2.632 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (2.632 %)Windows 2000 Server
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (15.79 %)Release Management
25 (13.16 %)Risk Management
25 (13.16 %)CRM
34 (10.53 %)Data Analysis
43 (7.895 %)Data Modelling
52 (5.263 %)OO
52 (5.263 %)ERD
61 (2.632 %)Systems Analysis
61 (2.632 %)Business Analysis
61 (2.632 %)Migration
61 (2.632 %)Document Management
61 (2.632 %)RAD
61 (2.632 %)UML
61 (2.632 %)OOP
61 (2.632 %)Configuration Management
61 (2.632 %)Project Management
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (65.79 %)SQL
214 (36.84 %)VB6
38 (21.05 %)C#
45 (13.16 %)Transact-SQL
53 (7.895 %)VBScript
62 (5.263 %)VB.NET
62 (5.263 %)C++
62 (5.263 %)COBOL
62 (5.263 %)Java
62 (5.263 %)PHP
62 (5.263 %)PL/SQL
71 (2.632 %)JavaScript
71 (2.632 %)VC++
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.632 %)Degree
North East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.632 %)Active Directory
11 (2.632 %)Backup Exec
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.632 %)ARCserve
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (34.21 %)Microsoft
210 (26.32 %)Oracle
36 (15.79 %)Business Objects
41 (2.632 %)Compaq
41 (2.632 %)Peregrine
41 (2.632 %)VERITAS
41 (2.632 %)Remedy