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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Rochdale 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£311£313
% change on same period last year-0.37 %
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£32.89£29.82
% change on same period last year+10.26 %
Rochdale IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Rochdale
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
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£331£335
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£30.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.47£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
VB ManchesterVB
Manchester

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

Rochdale VB Demand Trend

VB
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Rochdale 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.

11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)MCSE
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)HP
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Tivoli
11 (100.00 %)MOM
11 (100.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)Government
11 (100.00 %)Health
11 (100.00 %)VMware
11 (100.00 %)Retail
11 (100.00 %)Local Government

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Rochdale 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.

Rochdale IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)Government
11 (100.00 %)Health
11 (100.00 %)Retail
11 (100.00 %)Local Government
Rochdale IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Systems Engineer
11 (100.00 %)Senior Systems Engineer
Rochdale IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Rochdale IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)MCSE
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Rochdale IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
Rochdale IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (100.00 %)Tivoli
11 (100.00 %)MOM
11 (100.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Rochdale IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)HP
11 (100.00 %)VMware