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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) 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.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
Rank12-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below20.83 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
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£292£333
% change on same period last year-12.19 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£22.00-
Average hourly rate£23.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.25£31.34
% change on same period last year-16.24 %
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.NET North YorkshireVB.NET
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.NET
Demand Trend

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

York 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 York region.

York 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 York region.

York VB.NET Hourly Rate Trend

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the York 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
26 (54.55 %)ASP.NET
26 (54.55 %)C#
35 (45.45 %)SQL
35 (45.45 %)SQL Server
35 (45.45 %)XML
44 (36.36 %)HTML
44 (36.36 %)Microsoft
53 (27.27 %)CSS
53 (27.27 %)Finance
53 (27.27 %)JavaScript
53 (27.27 %)VB
53 (27.27 %)VB6
53 (27.27 %)Pensions
62 (18.18 %).NET Framework
62 (18.18 %)ASP.NET 2.0
62 (18.18 %)ADO.NET
62 (18.18 %)VBA
62 (18.18 %)XSLT
62 (18.18 %)UML
62 (18.18 %)OO
62 (18.18 %)Migration
62 (18.18 %)SOAP
71 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (9.091 %)BizTalk Server
71 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2000
71 (9.091 %)WinForms
71 (9.091 %)Health
71 (9.091 %)Law
71 (9.091 %)XHTML

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

York IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (100.00 %).NET
26 (54.55 %)ASP.NET
35 (45.45 %)XML
44 (36.36 %)HTML
53 (27.27 %)CSS
62 (18.18 %)SOAP
62 (18.18 %).NET Framework
62 (18.18 %)ASP.NET 2.0
62 (18.18 %)ADO.NET
62 (18.18 %)XSLT
71 (9.091 %)XHTML
71 (9.091 %)WinForms
71 (9.091 %)MFC
York IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (9.091 %)SharePoint
11 (9.091 %)BizTalk Server
11 (9.091 %)SharePoint Server 2007
York IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (9.091 %)MS Office
York IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (45.45 %)SQL Server
21 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
York IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
York IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (27.27 %)Finance
13 (27.27 %)Pensions
21 (9.091 %)Health
21 (9.091 %)Law
York IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (100.00 %)Developer
26 (54.55 %).NET Developer
33 (27.27 %)VB.NET Developer
42 (18.18 %)C# Developer
51 (9.091 %)Analyst
51 (9.091 %)Developer Analyst
51 (9.091 %)Microsoft Developer
51 (9.091 %)WinForms Developer
51 (9.091 %)SharePoint Developer
51 (9.091 %)CSharp Software Developer
51 (9.091 %)Software Developer
York IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (18.18 %)UML
12 (18.18 %)OO
12 (18.18 %)Migration
21 (9.091 %)Document Management
21 (9.091 %)Unit Testing
21 (9.091 %)System Testing
York IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (54.55 %)C#
25 (45.45 %)SQL
33 (27.27 %)VB
33 (27.27 %)JavaScript
33 (27.27 %)VB6
42 (18.18 %)VBA
51 (9.091 %)Transact-SQL
51 (9.091 %)C++
York IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (9.091 %)Degree
York IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (36.36 %)Microsoft