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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Stafford 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank33
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below50.00 %33.33 %
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£311£313
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
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 %
Stafford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Stafford
Matching contract IT job ads26
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.006 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£208-
Average daily rate£212-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£215-
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£335
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£17.00
Average hourly rate-£19.17
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£21.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.40£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
VB StaffordshireVB
Staffordshire

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

Stafford 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 Stafford region.

Stafford VB Daily Rate Trend

VB
Top 2 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stafford 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 %)SQL Server

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stafford 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.

Stafford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
Stafford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)VB Developer
11 (100.00 %)Systems Developer
Stafford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C