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

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4654
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads28
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.009 %
As % of the category below1.198 %2.878 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£252£299
% change on same period last year-15.72 %
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£23.42£25.96
% change on same period last year-9.80 %
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 %
VBA EnglandVBA
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.

VBA
Demand Trend

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

North East VBA Demand Trend

VBA
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VBA across the North East region.

North East VBA Daily Rate Trend

VBA
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing VBA across the North East region.

North East VBA Hourly Rate Trend

VBA
Top 9 Related IT Skills

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

13 (75.00 %)SQL
22 (50.00 %)Agresso
22 (50.00 %)NHS
22 (50.00 %)C#
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (25.00 %)Statistics
31 (25.00 %)Oracle
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server
31 (25.00 %)MS Excel

VBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region citing VBA 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 VBA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Excel
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Developer
22 (50.00 %)Analyst
22 (50.00 %)Information Analyst
22 (50.00 %)VBA Developer
31 (25.00 %)Performance Analyst
31 (25.00 %)NHS Information Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Data Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Analyst Developer
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)NHS
21 (25.00 %)Statistics
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)SQL
22 (50.00 %)C#
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Agresso
21 (25.00 %)Oracle