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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Thames Valley region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited VB.NET over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3639
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads527
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.029 %
As % of the category below3.030 %6.733 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£280
Average daily rate-£310
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£317
% change on same period last year-3.04 %
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£32.79£34.79
% change on same period last year-5.73 %
Programming Languages Thames ValleyProgramming Languages
Thames Valley
Matching contract IT job ads165401
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.218 %0.425 %
Daily rates quoted632
Average minimum daily rate£387£321
Average daily rate£402£340
% change on same period last year+18.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£417£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£332
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Hourly rates quoted2132
Average minimum hourly rate£37.50£37.42
Average hourly rate£38.92£37.88
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.34£38.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.13£33.16
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
VB.NET South EastVB.NET
South East

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

Thames Valley 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 Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley VB.NET Daily Rate Trend

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 Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley VB.NET Hourly Rate Trend

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley 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.

117 (100.00 %).NET
29 (52.94 %)ASP.NET
38 (47.06 %)SQL Server
38 (47.06 %)C#
45 (29.41 %)XML
45 (29.41 %)CRM
45 (29.41 %)Microsoft
45 (29.41 %)Microsoft CRM
45 (29.41 %)SQL Server 2005
54 (23.53 %)WebServices
54 (23.53 %)VB
63 (17.65 %)JavaScript
63 (17.65 %)ArcGIS
63 (17.65 %)MS Excel
72 (11.76 %)BizTalk Server
72 (11.76 %)SharePoint
72 (11.76 %)C
72 (11.76 %)DHTML
72 (11.76 %)HTML
72 (11.76 %)XHTML
72 (11.76 %)XSLT
72 (11.76 %)ASP
72 (11.76 %)CSS
72 (11.76 %)Web Development
72 (11.76 %)WinForms
81 (5.882 %)Mathematics
81 (5.882 %)Windows
81 (5.882 %)C++
81 (5.882 %)COBOL
81 (5.882 %)SQL

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley 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.

Application Development
117 (100.00 %).NET
29 (52.94 %)ASP.NET
35 (29.41 %)XML
44 (23.53 %)WebServices
52 (11.76 %)HTML
52 (11.76 %)XSLT
52 (11.76 %)XHTML
52 (11.76 %)WinForms
52 (11.76 %)CSS
52 (11.76 %)ASP
Application Platforms
13 (17.65 %)ArcGIS
22 (11.76 %)BizTalk Server
22 (11.76 %)SharePoint
31 (5.882 %)CICS
Applications
13 (17.65 %)MS Excel
21 (5.882 %)InfoPath
Business Applications
15 (29.41 %)Microsoft CRM
Database & Business Intelligence
18 (47.06 %)SQL Server
25 (29.41 %)SQL Server 2005
General
11 (5.882 %)Finance
Job Titles
113 (76.47 %)Developer
24 (23.53 %).NET Developer
24 (23.53 %)VB.NET Developer
33 (17.65 %)Consultant
33 (17.65 %)Software Developer
42 (11.76 %)ASP.NET Developer
42 (11.76 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
51 (5.882 %)Microsoft Developer
51 (5.882 %)Tester
51 (5.882 %)Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
11 (5.882 %)Mathematics
Operating Systems
11 (5.882 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
15 (29.41 %)CRM
22 (11.76 %)Web Development
Programming Languages
18 (47.06 %)C#
24 (23.53 %)VB
33 (17.65 %)JavaScript
42 (11.76 %)C
42 (11.76 %)DHTML
51 (5.882 %)C++
51 (5.882 %)COBOL
51 (5.882 %)SQL
51 (5.882 %)VB6
Vendors
15 (29.41 %)Microsoft
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