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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Stoke-on-Trent 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.NET over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank167
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below7.143 %11.11 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£293£326
% change on same period last year-10.12 %
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£26.50£31.33
% change on same period last year-15.40 %
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Stoke-on-Trent
Matching contract IT job ads429
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.066 %0.010 %
Daily rates quoted110
Average minimum daily rate£311-
Average daily rate£317-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£322-
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£34.00-
Average hourly rate£36.14-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£38.29-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.89
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
VB.NET StaffordshireVB.NET
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.NET
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing VB.NET across the Stoke-on-Trent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Stoke-on-Trent VB.NET Demand Trend

VB.NET
Daily Rate Trend

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

Stoke-on-Trent VB.NET Daily Rate Trend

VB.NET
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VB.NET across the Stoke-on-Trent region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Stoke-on-Trent VB.NET Daily Rate Histogram

VB.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing VB.NET across the Stoke-on-Trent region.

Stoke-on-Trent VB.NET Hourly Rate Trend

VB.NET
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent region citing VB.NET 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.NET.

115 (100.00 %).NET
214 (93.33 %)SQL Server
39 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2000
39 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (33.33 %)Migration
45 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
53 (20.00 %)Web Development
53 (20.00 %)XSL
62 (13.33 %)C#
62 (13.33 %)ASP.NET
71 (6.667 %)Information Security
71 (6.667 %)SQL
71 (6.667 %)Transact-SQL
71 (6.667 %)VB
71 (6.667 %)N-Tier
71 (6.667 %)HTTP
71 (6.667 %)OLTP
71 (6.667 %)Internet
71 (6.667 %)Auditing
71 (6.667 %)Paros
71 (6.667 %).NET Framework
71 (6.667 %)Fiddler

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent region citing VB.NET 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.NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (100.00 %).NET
23 (20.00 %)XSL
32 (13.33 %)ASP.NET
41 (6.667 %).NET Framework
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (6.667 %)HTTP
11 (6.667 %)Internet
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (93.33 %)SQL Server
29 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2000
29 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (6.667 %)OLTP
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.667 %)Paros
11 (6.667 %)Fiddler
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (6.667 %)Auditing
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (86.67 %)Developer
210 (66.67 %)Web Developer
36 (40.00 %).NET Developer
36 (40.00 %)VB.NET Developer
42 (13.33 %)C# Developer
42 (13.33 %)Architect
42 (13.33 %)Web Architect
51 (6.667 %)Software Architect
51 (6.667 %)Web Designer
51 (6.667 %)Security Architect
51 (6.667 %).NET Web Developer
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)N-Tier
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
15 (33.33 %)Migration
23 (20.00 %)Web Development
31 (6.667 %)Information Security
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (13.33 %)C#
21 (6.667 %)SQL
21 (6.667 %)Transact-SQL
21 (6.667 %)VB