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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) skills within the Oxford 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2922
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads34
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.004 %
As % of the category below3.093 %5.714 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£248£312
% change on same period last year-20.46 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£45.00-
Average hourly rate£45.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.01£26.64
% change on same period last year-9.84 %
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Oxford
Matching contract IT job ads9770
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.153 %0.075 %
Daily rates quoted3013
Average minimum daily rate£283£269
Average daily rate£305£296
% change on same period last year+3.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£327£322
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted78
Average minimum hourly rate£24.23£28.82
Average hourly rate£25.85£30.59
% change on same period last year-15.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.46£32.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.89
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
VBA OxfordshireVBA
Oxfordshire

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

Oxford 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 Oxford region.

Oxford 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 Oxford region.

Oxford VBA Hourly Rate Trend

VBA
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford 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.

12 (66.67 %)SQL
12 (66.67 %)SQL Server
21 (33.33 %)ActiveX
21 (33.33 %)MATLAB

VBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford 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.

Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)ActiveX
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (33.33 %)MATLAB
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (66.67 %)SQL Server
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Developer
22 (66.67 %)SQL Developer
31 (33.33 %)SQL Server Developer
31 (33.33 %)VBA Developer
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)SQL