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

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank13-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below16.67 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£279£324
% change on same period last year-14.01 %
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£27.90£31.05
% change on same period last year-10.15 %
York IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
York
Matching contract IT job ads2458
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.063 %
Daily rates quoted211
Average minimum daily rate£388£359
Average daily rate£388£364
% change on same period last year+6.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£330
% change on same period last year-4.10 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£22.00£31.50
Average hourly rate£23.50£32.25
% change on same period last year-27.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£33.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.95£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
VB North YorkshireVB
North Yorkshire

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

York 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 York region.

York VB Daily Rate Trend

VB
Hourly Rate Trend

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

York VB Hourly Rate Trend

VB
Top 24 Related IT Skills

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

15 (55.56 %)VB6
15 (55.56 %)Finance
15 (55.56 %)SQL Server
24 (44.44 %)SQL
24 (44.44 %)Pensions
33 (33.33 %).NET
33 (33.33 %)VB.NET
33 (33.33 %)Windows
33 (33.33 %)SAS
42 (22.22 %)Microsoft
42 (22.22 %)UML
42 (22.22 %)OO
42 (22.22 %)VBA
42 (22.22 %)HTML
42 (22.22 %)JavaScript
42 (22.22 %)ADO.NET
42 (22.22 %)ASP
42 (22.22 %)ASP.NET
42 (22.22 %)CSS
42 (22.22 %)SOAP
42 (22.22 %)XML
42 (22.22 %)XSLT
42 (22.22 %)ASP.NET 2.0
42 (22.22 %)Migration

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

York IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (33.33 %).NET
22 (22.22 %)ADO.NET
22 (22.22 %)ASP
22 (22.22 %)ASP.NET
22 (22.22 %)CSS
22 (22.22 %)SOAP
22 (22.22 %)XML
22 (22.22 %)XSLT
22 (22.22 %)ASP.NET 2.0
22 (22.22 %)HTML
York IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (33.33 %)SAS
York IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (55.56 %)SQL Server
York IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (55.56 %)Finance
24 (44.44 %)Pensions
York IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (88.89 %)Developer
22 (22.22 %).NET Developer
22 (22.22 %)VB.NET Developer
22 (22.22 %)VB Developer
22 (22.22 %)ASP Developer
31 (11.11 %)VB6 Developer
31 (11.11 %)Programmer
York IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (33.33 %)Windows
York IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)UML
12 (22.22 %)OO
12 (22.22 %)Migration
York IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (55.56 %)VB6
24 (44.44 %)SQL
33 (33.33 %)VB.NET
42 (22.22 %)VBA
42 (22.22 %)JavaScript
York IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (22.22 %)Microsoft