Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for VB skills in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited VB over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the South East region.

 Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank866062
Rank change year-on-year
Down-26Up+2
Matching contract IT job ads122153310
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East1.636 %2.045 %2.064 %
As % of the Programming Languages category5.377 %8.143 %6.452 %
Daily rates quoted425982
Average daily rate£300£324£335
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.400 %-3.280 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£191£230£250
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£410£382£418
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£300£300
% change year-on-year
-3.330 %-
Hourly rates quoted25833
Average hourly rate£27.85£23.50£35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+18.51 %-32.85 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£19.50£14.40£16.20
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£33.40£37.30£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.50£24.75£30.00
% change year-on-year
+7.070 %-17.50 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryAll Programming Languages
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
226918794805
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East30.42 %25.12 %31.99 %
Daily rates quoted8055431038
Average daily rate£315£313£327
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.800 %-4.430 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£210£225£235
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£425£430£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£300£325
% change year-on-year
--7.690 %
Hourly rates quoted228209561
Average hourly rate£34.00£33.00£37.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+3.030 %-10.81 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£17.59£15.00£20.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£42.50£42.50£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.50£30.25£35.00
% change year-on-year
-5.780 %-13.57 %
VB EnglandVB
England

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly 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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

South East 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 South East region.

South East VB Daily Rate Trend

VB
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VB across the South East region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

South East VB Daily Rate Histogram

VB
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East VB Hourly Rate Trend

VB
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VB across the South East region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

South East VB Hourly Rate Histogram

VB
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VB within the South East region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BerkshireDown-936£375+2.73 %
SurreyDown-1132£250-5.66 %
HampshireDown-119£300-4.76 %
KentUp+311£255-29.65 %
BuckinghamshireDown-137£290-10.49 %
MiddlesexDown-53£350-0.70 %
East SussexDown-143--
West SussexDown-143£145-36.95 %
OxfordshireDown-62£275-
Thames ValleyUp+31--
VB EnglandVB
England

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

192 (38.82 %)SQL
288 (37.13 %).NET
373 (30.80 %)Windows
470 (29.54 %)SQL Server
555 (23.21 %)VB6
653 (22.36 %)ASP.NET
750 (21.10 %)Microsoft
849 (20.68 %)C#
946 (19.41 %)VBScript
946 (19.41 %)Security Cleared
1044 (18.57 %)Oracle
1141 (17.30 %)HTML
1238 (16.03 %)XML
1336 (15.19 %)JavaScript
1435 (14.77 %)Java
1435 (14.77 %)ASP
1533 (13.92 %)Finance
1533 (13.92 %)SC Cleared
1631 (13.08 %)Visual Studio
1726 (10.97 %)C++
1825 (10.55 %)T-SQL
1924 (10.13 %)VB.NET
1924 (10.13 %)AJAX
2022 (9.283 %)MS Excel
2022 (9.283 %)Windows Server 2003
2121 (8.861 %)Web Services
2121 (8.861 %)SQL Server 2005
2220 (8.439 %)C
2319 (8.017 %)CSS
2418 (7.595 %)OpenView Configuration Management

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
188 (37.13 %).NET
253 (22.36 %)ASP.NET
341 (17.30 %)HTML
438 (16.03 %)XML
535 (14.77 %)ASP
624 (10.13 %)AJAX
721 (8.861 %)Web Services
819 (8.017 %)CSS
99 (3.797 %)JSP
108 (3.376 %).NET Framework
117 (2.954 %)XHTML
117 (2.954 %)Application Packaging
117 (2.954 %)WPF
126 (2.532 %)WCF
126 (2.532 %)NHibernate
126 (2.532 %)XSL
126 (2.532 %)XSLT
135 (2.110 %)DHTML
135 (2.110 %)SOAP
135 (2.110 %)jQuery
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
19 (3.797 %)ColdFusion
28 (3.376 %)Tomcat
36 (2.532 %)ColdFusion MX
36 (2.532 %)IIS
36 (2.532 %)Apache
45 (2.110 %)MS Exchange
54 (1.688 %)SharePoint Server 2007
63 (1.266 %)SharePoint
63 (1.266 %)SAS
72 (0.844 %)Exchange Server 2003
72 (0.844 %)WebLogic
72 (0.844 %)Lotus Notes
81 (0.422 %)BizTalk Server
81 (0.422 %)Oracle Workflow
81 (0.422 %)MTS
81 (0.422 %)Documentum
81 (0.422 %)DotNetNuke
81 (0.422 %)Exchange Server 2007
81 (0.422 %)Office Communications Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
122 (9.283 %)MS Excel
26 (2.532 %)MS Office
34 (1.688 %)MS Project
43 (1.266 %)SPSS
51 (0.422 %)MATLAB
51 (0.422 %)Simulink
51 (0.422 %)MS Visio
51 (0.422 %)Photoshop
51 (0.422 %)Adobe Illustrator
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
13 (1.266 %)SoftGrid
22 (0.844 %)Retail-J
31 (0.422 %)PeopleSoft Financials
31 (0.422 %)Misys Midas
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
19 (3.797 %)3G
19 (3.797 %)Internet
19 (3.797 %)TCP/IP
28 (3.376 %)HTTP
37 (2.954 %)HTTPS
45 (2.110 %)SAN
45 (2.110 %)Firewall
45 (2.110 %)ATM
45 (2.110 %)SDH
45 (2.110 %)RNC
45 (2.110 %)iSCSI
54 (1.688 %)DHCP
54 (1.688 %)Ethernet
54 (1.688 %)DNS
54 (1.688 %)LDAP
63 (1.266 %)WAN
72 (0.844 %)Nokia NetAct
72 (0.844 %)SSH
72 (0.844 %)Intranet
81 (0.422 %)2G
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
170 (29.54 %)SQL Server
221 (8.861 %)SQL Server 2005
317 (7.173 %)SQL Server 2000
413 (5.485 %)MS Access
510 (4.219 %)SQL Server 2008
67 (2.954 %)BusinessObjects
76 (2.532 %)SQL Server Integration Services
76 (2.532 %)MySQL
85 (2.110 %)DTS
94 (1.688 %)QlikView
94 (1.688 %)Crystal Reports
94 (1.688 %)Datawarehouse
103 (1.266 %)DB2
112 (0.844 %)Oracle 11g
112 (0.844 %)BusinessObjects XI
112 (0.844 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
112 (0.844 %)Data Mining
112 (0.844 %)Oracle 8/8i
112 (0.844 %)GIS
121 (0.422 %)Oracle 9i
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
131 (13.08 %)Visual Studio
211 (4.641 %)QuickTest Pro
310 (4.219 %)InstallShield
47 (2.954 %)WinRunner
56 (2.532 %)JIRA
56 (2.532 %)LoadRunner
65 (2.110 %)Team Foundation Server
73 (1.266 %)VSS/SourceSafe
73 (1.266 %)NUnit
82 (0.844 %)PVCS
82 (0.844 %)ClearCase
82 (0.844 %)TestDirector
82 (0.844 %)AdminStudio
91 (0.422 %)PeopleTools
91 (0.422 %)Bugzilla
91 (0.422 %)Eclipse
91 (0.422 %)FrontPage
91 (0.422 %)QARun
91 (0.422 %)StarTeam
91 (0.422 %)Subversion
South East IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
133 (13.92 %)Finance
216 (6.751 %)Telecoms
216 (6.751 %)Banking
315 (6.329 %)Insurance
315 (6.329 %)Government
411 (4.641 %)Retail
57 (2.954 %)Education
66 (2.532 %)Manufacturing
66 (2.532 %)Back Office
75 (2.110 %)Health
75 (2.110 %)Retail Banking
84 (1.688 %)Investment Banking
84 (1.688 %)Electronics
93 (1.266 %)Automotive
93 (1.266 %)Marketing
93 (1.266 %)Pensions
102 (0.844 %)Aerospace
102 (0.844 %)Financial Institution
111 (0.422 %)Publishing
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
193 (39.24 %)Developer
238 (16.03 %)Analyst
321 (8.861 %).NET Developer
416 (6.751 %)VB Developer
514 (5.907 %)Consultant
612 (5.063 %)ASP.NET Developer
612 (5.063 %)Software Developer
711 (4.641 %)Programmer
711 (4.641 %)C# Developer
810 (4.219 %)Architect
99 (3.797 %)Applications Developer
99 (3.797 %)Applications Packager
108 (3.376 %)VB6 Developer
108 (3.376 %)Applications Support
108 (3.376 %)Web Developer
117 (2.954 %)Systems Engineer
117 (2.954 %)Analyst Programmer
126 (2.532 %)Designer
126 (2.532 %)VB.NET Developer
126 (2.532 %)Technical Leader
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
15 (2.110 %)EPoS
15 (2.110 %)PKI
23 (1.266 %)LIMS
23 (1.266 %)NHS
23 (1.266 %)Thin Client
23 (1.266 %)Client/Server
23 (1.266 %)Statistics
23 (1.266 %)Fat Client
23 (1.266 %)Open Source
32 (0.844 %)Cryptography
32 (0.844 %)Mathematics
32 (0.844 %)Spanish Language
32 (0.844 %)N-Tier
32 (0.844 %)Mainframe
32 (0.844 %)Management Information System
32 (0.844 %)Chip and PIN
41 (0.422 %)EFT
41 (0.422 %)W3C
41 (0.422 %)EMC Centera
41 (0.422 %)Clustering
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
173 (30.80 %)Windows
222 (9.283 %)Windows Server 2003
312 (5.063 %)UNIX
410 (4.219 %)Windows Server 2008
410 (4.219 %)Windows XP
56 (2.532 %)Linux
65 (2.110 %)Windows 2000 Server
74 (1.688 %)Windows Vista
83 (1.266 %)Solaris
92 (0.844 %)Embedded Linux
92 (0.844 %)Windows 2000
92 (0.844 %)Windows CE
101 (0.422 %)MVS
101 (0.422 %)Windows NT
101 (0.422 %)AIX
101 (0.422 %)Windows 7
101 (0.422 %)Red Hat Linux
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
115 (6.329 %)Configuration Management
214 (5.907 %)OO
313 (5.485 %)Web Development
410 (4.219 %)Automated Testing
410 (4.219 %)CRM
59 (3.797 %)SOA
59 (3.797 %)Unit Testing
68 (3.376 %)Test Scripting
68 (3.376 %)Business Analysis
68 (3.376 %)Project Management
76 (2.532 %)Integration Testing
76 (2.532 %)Test Automation
76 (2.532 %)Software Testing
76 (2.532 %)Migration
85 (2.110 %)SSADM
85 (2.110 %)E-Commerce
85 (2.110 %)UML
85 (2.110 %)Data Analysis
85 (2.110 %)Agile Software Development
85 (2.110 %)Document Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
192 (38.82 %)SQL
255 (23.21 %)VB6
349 (20.68 %)C#
446 (19.41 %)VBScript
536 (15.19 %)JavaScript
635 (14.77 %)Java
726 (10.97 %)C++
825 (10.55 %)T-SQL
924 (10.13 %)VB.NET
1020 (8.439 %)C
1112 (5.063 %)PL/SQL
1211 (4.641 %)Perl
1310 (4.219 %)Delphi
148 (3.376 %)VBA
148 (3.376 %)REXX
148 (3.376 %)Tcl
155 (2.110 %)Python
163 (1.266 %)Shell Script
163 (1.266 %)MUMPS
172 (0.844 %)PowerShell
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
146 (19.41 %)Security Cleared
233 (13.92 %)SC Cleared
315 (6.329 %)Degree
410 (4.219 %)DV Cleared
56 (2.532 %)Microsoft Certification
65 (2.110 %)BC Cleared
73 (1.266 %)ISEB
73 (1.266 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
82 (0.844 %)ISTQB
82 (0.844 %)MCITP
91 (0.422 %)MCSE
91 (0.422 %)MCP
91 (0.422 %)MCAD
91 (0.422 %)MCSD
91 (0.422 %)HNC
91 (0.422 %)HND
91 (0.422 %)MCTS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.266 %)ISO12207
22 (0.844 %)HL7
22 (0.844 %)PCI DSS
22 (0.844 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
117 (7.173 %)Active Directory
25 (2.110 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (1.266 %)VMware ESX
42 (0.844 %)Hyper-V
51 (0.422 %)VMware Workstation
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
118 (7.595 %)OpenView Configuration Management
118 (7.595 %)MSI
24 (1.688 %)SCCM
24 (1.688 %)SCOM
24 (1.688 %)NetBackup
33 (1.266 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
42 (0.844 %)OpenView
42 (0.844 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
42 (0.844 %)Nagios
51 (0.422 %)Tivoli
51 (0.422 %)Legato
51 (0.422 %)ARCserve
51 (0.422 %)MIIS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
150 (21.10 %)Microsoft
244 (18.57 %)Oracle
317 (7.173 %)HP
48 (3.376 %)VMware
57 (2.954 %)Citrix
57 (2.954 %)Business Objects
57 (2.954 %)SAP
66 (2.532 %)Altiris
66 (2.532 %)JBoss
66 (2.532 %)Adobe
66 (2.532 %)Informatica
66 (2.532 %)Nokia
74 (1.688 %)Mapinfo
83 (1.266 %)Cognos
92 (0.844 %)Teradata
92 (0.844 %)Netezza
92 (0.844 %)Lotus
92 (0.844 %)Sun
101 (0.422 %)Reuters
101 (0.422 %)Bloomberg