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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Wolverhampton 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank148
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below5.882 %30.00 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£250£417
Average daily rate£250£425
% change on same period last year-41.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£250£433
UK excluding London average daily rate£292£333
% change on same period last year-12.19 %
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£26.25£31.34
% change on same period last year-16.24 %
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Wolverhampton
Matching contract IT job ads1710
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.011 %
Daily rates quoted44
Average minimum daily rate£288£397
Average daily rate£295£402
% change on same period last year-26.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£303£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£330
% change on same period last year-4.10 %
Hourly rates quoted92
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£20.63
Average hourly rate£25.00£23.42
% change on same period last year+6.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£26.22
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.95£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
VB.NET West MidlandsVB.NET
West Midlands

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

Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton region.

Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton region.

Wolverhampton VB.NET Hourly Rate Trend

VB.NET
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wolverhampton 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.

111 (100.00 %).NET
28 (72.73 %)XML
37 (63.64 %)C#
46 (54.55 %)VB6
46 (54.55 %)VB
55 (45.45 %)ASP.NET
55 (45.45 %)C++
55 (45.45 %)SQL Server
64 (36.36 %)VBScript
64 (36.36 %)Manufacturing
73 (27.27 %)WinForms
73 (27.27 %)WebServices
73 (27.27 %)SQL
73 (27.27 %)Oracle
73 (27.27 %)XSLT
73 (27.27 %)Windows
73 (27.27 %)ERP
82 (18.18 %)HTML
91 (9.091 %)ASP
91 (9.091 %)Microsoft
91 (9.091 %)Telecoms
91 (9.091 %)Finance
91 (9.091 %)Banking
91 (9.091 %)International Banking
91 (9.091 %)ASP.NET 2.0

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wolverhampton 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.

Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (100.00 %).NET
28 (72.73 %)XML
35 (45.45 %)ASP.NET
43 (27.27 %)WebServices
43 (27.27 %)XSLT
43 (27.27 %)WinForms
52 (18.18 %)HTML
61 (9.091 %)ASP.NET 2.0
61 (9.091 %)ASP
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (45.45 %)SQL Server
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (36.36 %)Manufacturing
21 (9.091 %)Banking
21 (9.091 %)International Banking
21 (9.091 %)Telecoms
21 (9.091 %)Finance
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (100.00 %)Developer
210 (90.91 %).NET Developer
34 (36.36 %)VB.NET Developer
41 (9.091 %)VB Developer
41 (9.091 %)Developer Analyst
41 (9.091 %)VB6 Developer
41 (9.091 %)VB Analyst Programmer
41 (9.091 %)VB6 Analyst Programmer
41 (9.091 %)Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Analyst Programmer
41 (9.091 %)Programmer
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (27.27 %)Windows
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (27.27 %)ERP
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (63.64 %)C#
26 (54.55 %)VB
26 (54.55 %)VB6
35 (45.45 %)C++
44 (36.36 %)VBScript
53 (27.27 %)SQL
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (27.27 %)Oracle
21 (9.091 %)Microsoft