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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) 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 VBScript over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5257
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.000 %1.042 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£344
Average daily rate-£344
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£344
UK excluding London average daily rate£284£301
% change on same period last year-5.81 %
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£28.04£28.14
% change on same period last year-0.34 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North East
Matching contract IT job ads200288
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.282 %0.291 %
Daily rates quoted3060
Average minimum daily rate£312£340
Average daily rate£329£349
% change on same period last year-5.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Hourly rates quoted1425
Average minimum hourly rate£26.06£32.06
Average hourly rate£27.21£33.15
% change on same period last year-17.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.37£34.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.24£32.80
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
VBScript EnglandVBScript
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.

VBScript
Demand Trend

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

North East VBScript Demand Trend

VBScript
Daily Rate Trend

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

North East VBScript Daily Rate Trend

VBScript
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North East VBScript Hourly Rate Trend

VBScript
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VBScript within the North East 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
Tyne and WearUp+151--
VBScript EnglandVBScript
England

VBScript
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region citing VBScript 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 VBScript.

14 (66.67 %)VB
14 (66.67 %)SQL Server
23 (50.00 %)Windows
23 (50.00 %)ASP
32 (33.33 %)Internet
32 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
32 (33.33 %)ODBC
32 (33.33 %)UNIX
32 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (33.33 %)ETL
32 (33.33 %).NET
32 (33.33 %)Oracle
32 (33.33 %)Java
41 (16.67 %)JavaScript
41 (16.67 %)C#
41 (16.67 %)C++
41 (16.67 %)HTML
41 (16.67 %)IIS
41 (16.67 %)MS Office
41 (16.67 %)Solaris
41 (16.67 %)Linux
41 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
41 (16.67 %)VC++
41 (16.67 %)ActiveX
41 (16.67 %)MTS
41 (16.67 %)Windows NT
41 (16.67 %)Client/Server
41 (16.67 %)Windows XP
41 (16.67 %)ADSL
41 (16.67 %)Broadband

VBScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region citing VBScript 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 VBScript. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (50.00 %)ASP
22 (33.33 %).NET
22 (33.33 %)ODBC
31 (16.67 %)ActiveX
31 (16.67 %)HTML
31 (16.67 %)COM+
31 (16.67 %)WebServices
31 (16.67 %)XML
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)IIS
11 (16.67 %)MTS
North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Office
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)Internet
21 (16.67 %)Firewall
21 (16.67 %)ADSL
21 (16.67 %)Broadband
21 (16.67 %)DHCP
21 (16.67 %)DNS
21 (16.67 %)Intranet
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (66.67 %)SQL Server
22 (33.33 %)ETL
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
21 (16.67 %)InterDev
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Telecoms
11 (16.67 %)Government
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Developer
22 (33.33 %)Analyst
22 (33.33 %)Tester
22 (33.33 %)Developer Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Systems Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Senior Systems Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Systems Developer
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Client/Server
11 (16.67 %)NHS
11 (16.67 %)Blackberry
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (50.00 %)Windows
22 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (33.33 %)UNIX
31 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (16.67 %)Solaris
31 (16.67 %)Linux
31 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
31 (16.67 %)Windows NT
31 (16.67 %)Windows XP
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Systems Analysis
11 (16.67 %)Business Analysis
11 (16.67 %)Incident Management
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (66.67 %)VB
22 (33.33 %)Java
31 (16.67 %)JavaScript
31 (16.67 %)C#
31 (16.67 %)C++
31 (16.67 %)VC++
North East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (16.67 %)Active Directory
11 (16.67 %)Backup Exec
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (16.67 %)ARCserve
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (33.33 %)Oracle
21 (16.67 %)Compaq
21 (16.67 %)Peregrine
21 (16.67 %)VERITAS
21 (16.67 %)Remedy
21 (16.67 %)Finjan