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The table below looks at the demand for the Excel VBA Developer role in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Excel VBA Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Excel VBA Developer
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank448315
Rank change on same period last yearDown-133
Matching contract IT job ads123454
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.172 %0.456 %
As % of the category below0.194 %0.499 %
Daily rates quoted63224
Average minimum daily rate£471£498
Average daily rate£502£537
% change on same period last year-6.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£534£575
UK excluding London average daily rate£245£406
% change on same period last year-39.69 %
Hourly rates quoted07
Average minimum hourly rate-£42.29
Average hourly rate-£49.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£56.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£185.00
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6350091029
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled88.71 %91.46 %
Daily rates quoted2058627389
Average minimum daily rate£373£388
Average daily rate£398£413
% change on same period last year-3.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£424£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted56647945
Average minimum hourly rate£22.67£23.82
Average hourly rate£24.20£25.38
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.74£26.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %

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.

Excel VBA Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Excel VBA Developer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Excel VBA Developer Demand Trend

Excel VBA Developer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Excel VBA Developer within the UK.

Excel VBA Developer Daily Rate Trend

Excel VBA Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Excel VBA Developer within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Excel VBA Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Excel VBA Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Excel VBA Developer within the UK.

Excel VBA Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Excel VBA Developer
Top 20 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Excel VBA Developer within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-132122£502-6.41 %
LondonDown-115114£511-5.30 %
City of LondonDown-3348£440-16.16 %
Docklands, LondonUp+25--
Canary WharfDown-63£538+0.62 %
YorkshireNew entry-3--
West MidlandsNew entry-2--
West YorkshireNew entry-2--
ManchesterNew entry-1--
West SussexNew entry-1£165-
BirminghamNew entry-1--
WorthingNew entry-1£165-
LeedsNew entry-1--
North YorkshireNew entry-1--
GlasgowNew entry-1--
ScotlandUp+101--
EssexNew entry-1£325-
East of EnglandNew entry-1£325-
North WestUp+91--
South EastUp+361£165-56.00 %

Excel VBA Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Excel VBA Developer in their job title 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 with Excel VBA Developer in their job title.

1232 (100.00 %)VBA
2109 (46.98 %)Front Office
385 (36.64 %)Finance
385 (36.64 %)C#
480 (34.48 %)Derivative
576 (32.76 %)Banking
667 (28.88 %)SQL
753 (22.84 %)Spreadsheet
850 (21.55 %)Investment Banking
941 (17.67 %)Risk Management
1032 (13.79 %)Equity Derivative
1032 (13.79 %)C++
1126 (11.21 %).NET
1126 (11.21 %)SQL Server
1223 (9.914 %)RAD
1322 (9.483 %)Credit Derivative
1421 (9.052 %)Fixed Income
1520 (8.621 %)Java
1520 (8.621 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
1618 (7.759 %)Bloomberg
1717 (7.328 %)MS Excel
1815 (6.466 %)Degree
1913 (5.603 %)Market Risk
1913 (5.603 %)VB
1913 (5.603 %)Reuters
2012 (5.172 %)Microsoft
2012 (5.172 %)XML
2111 (4.741 %)Sybase
2111 (4.741 %)Equities
2210 (4.310 %)Back Office

Excel VBA Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Excel VBA Developer in their job title 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 with Excel VBA Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
126 (11.21 %).NET
212 (5.172 %)XML
34 (1.724 %)ASP.NET
43 (1.293 %).NET Framework
52 (0.862 %)WinForms
61 (0.431 %)Adobe Flex
61 (0.431 %)ODBC
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (0.431 %)Lotus Notes
11 (0.431 %)SharePoint
11 (0.431 %)SAS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
153 (22.84 %)Spreadsheet
217 (7.328 %)MS Excel
33 (1.293 %)MS Office
41 (0.431 %)InfoPath
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.862 %)Kondor+
21 (0.431 %)InvestOne
21 (0.431 %)Summit
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
126 (11.21 %)SQL Server
27 (3.017 %)MS Access
35 (2.155 %)SQL Server Integration Services
44 (1.724 %)DTS
52 (0.862 %)Data Mining
52 (0.862 %)Oracle 9i
61 (0.431 %)OLAP
61 (0.431 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.431 %)Crystal Enterprise
61 (0.431 %)OLTP
61 (0.431 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (0.431 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.431 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (0.431 %)LoadRunner
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1109 (46.98 %)Front Office
285 (36.64 %)Finance
376 (32.76 %)Banking
450 (21.55 %)Investment Banking
510 (4.310 %)Back Office
68 (3.448 %)Insurance
72 (0.862 %)Marketing
72 (0.862 %)Pharmaceutical
72 (0.862 %)Electric
81 (0.431 %)Government
81 (0.431 %)Education
81 (0.431 %)Financial Institution
81 (0.431 %)Telecoms
81 (0.431 %)FMCG
81 (0.431 %)Pensions
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
180 (34.48 %)Derivative
232 (13.79 %)Equity Derivative
322 (9.483 %)Credit Derivative
421 (9.052 %)Fixed Income
520 (8.621 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
613 (5.603 %)Market Risk
711 (4.741 %)Equities
85 (2.155 %)Exotic Derivative
93 (1.293 %)Interest Rate Derivative
101 (0.431 %)NHS
101 (0.431 %)Mathematics
101 (0.431 %)Computer Science
101 (0.431 %)German Language
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (2.155 %)Windows
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
141 (17.67 %)Risk Management
223 (9.914 %)RAD
37 (3.017 %)OO
46 (2.586 %)Asset Management
54 (1.724 %)Risk Analysis
63 (1.293 %)User Acceptance Testing
63 (1.293 %)Project Management
63 (1.293 %)Fund Management
72 (0.862 %)Workflow
72 (0.862 %)Migration
81 (0.431 %)Business Analysis
81 (0.431 %)E-Commerce
81 (0.431 %)Unit Testing
81 (0.431 %)Investment Management
81 (0.431 %)Time Management
81 (0.431 %)Financial Modelling
81 (0.431 %)Monte Carlo Method
81 (0.431 %)ETRM
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1232 (100.00 %)VBA
285 (36.64 %)C#
367 (28.88 %)SQL
432 (13.79 %)C++
520 (8.621 %)Java
613 (5.603 %)VB
76 (2.586 %)VB.NET
76 (2.586 %)C
83 (1.293 %)Perl
83 (1.293 %)PL/SQL
91 (0.431 %)Transact-SQL
91 (0.431 %)VBScript
91 (0.431 %)JavaScript
91 (0.431 %)VC++
91 (0.431 %)Python
91 (0.431 %)VB6
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (6.466 %)Degree
21 (0.431 %)Postgraduate
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.431 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (7.759 %)Bloomberg
213 (5.603 %)Reuters
312 (5.172 %)Microsoft
411 (4.741 %)Sybase
56 (2.586 %)Oracle
62 (0.862 %)Murex
62 (0.862 %)Algorithmics
71 (0.431 %)Sophis
71 (0.431 %)Calypso
71 (0.431 %)SunGard
71 (0.431 %)SmartStream
71 (0.431 %)Lotus
71 (0.431 %)SAP