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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) skills within the Preston 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank11-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads70
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.000 %
As % of the category below23.33 %0.000 %
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£294£300
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
Hourly rates quoted70
Average minimum hourly rate£19.43-
Average hourly rate£22.36-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.29-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.58£28.24
% change on same period last year+1.18 %
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Preston
Matching contract IT job ads3045
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.043 %0.045 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£188£310
Average daily rate£203£310
% change on same period last year-34.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£218£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-3.07 %
Hourly rates quoted167
Average minimum hourly rate£25.37£27.55
Average hourly rate£27.01£29.36
% change on same period last year-8.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.64£31.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.32£32.74
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
VBScript LancashireVBScript
Lancashire

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

Preston 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 Preston region.

Preston 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 Preston region.

Preston VBScript Hourly Rate Trend

VBScript
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VBScript across the Preston region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Preston VBScript Hourly Rate Histogram

VBScript
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Preston 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.

115 (100.00 %)JavaScript
115 (100.00 %)ASP
115 (100.00 %)CSS
214 (93.33 %)Oracle
313 (86.67 %).NET
412 (80.00 %)PL/SQL
412 (80.00 %)SQL
412 (80.00 %)Crystal Reports
412 (80.00 %)Oracle Reports
59 (60.00 %)InterDev
59 (60.00 %)Visual Studio
67 (46.67 %)Microsoft
67 (46.67 %)e-GIF
76 (40.00 %)Government
76 (40.00 %)Local Government
83 (20.00 %)Summit
92 (13.33 %)ASP.NET
92 (13.33 %)VB.NET
101 (6.667 %)DHTML
101 (6.667 %)SQL Server
101 (6.667 %)VB
101 (6.667 %)SOAP
101 (6.667 %)XML
101 (6.667 %)VSS/SourceSafe
101 (6.667 %)IIS
101 (6.667 %)VB6
101 (6.667 %)DTS

VBScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Preston 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.

Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (100.00 %)ASP
115 (100.00 %)CSS
213 (86.67 %).NET
32 (13.33 %)ASP.NET
41 (6.667 %)SOAP
41 (6.667 %)XML
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (6.667 %)IIS
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (20.00 %)Summit
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (80.00 %)Crystal Reports
112 (80.00 %)Oracle Reports
21 (6.667 %)SQL Server
21 (6.667 %)DTS
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (60.00 %)InterDev
19 (60.00 %)Visual Studio
21 (6.667 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (40.00 %)Government
16 (40.00 %)Local Government
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (100.00 %)Developer
214 (93.33 %)Web Developer
33 (20.00 %).NET Developer
42 (13.33 %)VB.NET Developer
42 (13.33 %)ASP Developer
42 (13.33 %)ASP.NET Developer
42 (13.33 %).NET Web Developer
51 (6.667 %)JavaScript Developer
51 (6.667 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
51 (6.667 %)Oracle Developer
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (46.67 %)e-GIF
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (100.00 %)JavaScript
212 (80.00 %)PL/SQL
212 (80.00 %)SQL
32 (13.33 %)VB.NET
41 (6.667 %)DHTML
41 (6.667 %)VB
41 (6.667 %)VB6
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (93.33 %)Oracle
27 (46.67 %)Microsoft