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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Sevenoaks 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank515
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads15
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.005 %
As % of the category below33.33 %83.33 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£200-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£200-
UK excluding London average daily rate£298£318
% change on same period last year-6.37 %
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£29.68£28.99
% change on same period last year+2.37 %
Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Sevenoaks
Matching contract IT job ads36
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.006 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£197-
Average daily rate£198-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£200-
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
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£32.24£32.80
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
VB KentVB
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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 Sevenoaks region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Sevenoaks VB Demand Trend

VB
Daily Rate Trend

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

Sevenoaks VB Daily Rate Trend

VB
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sevenoaks 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 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)STL
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)RAD
11 (100.00 %)Windows NT
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (100.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (100.00 %)Security Cleared

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sevenoaks 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.

Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)STL
Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Software Engineer
11 (100.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Windows NT
Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)RAD
11 (100.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C++