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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Bedford region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VB.NET over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3828
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads710
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.703 %8.850 %
Salaries quoted710
Average minimum salary£38,000£33,500
Average salary£39,000£36,500
% change on same period last year+6.84 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£39,500
UK excluding London average salary£32,932£33,044
% change on same period last year-0.33 %
Bedford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Bedford
Matching permanent IT job ads259113
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.143 %0.047 %
Salaries quoted252110
Average minimum salary£33,214£29,110
Average salary£35,767£32,407
% change on same period last year+10.36 %
Average maximum salary£38,319£35,705
UK excluding London average salary£35,272£35,655
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
VB.NET BedfordshireVB.NET
Bedfordshire

VB.NET
Demand Trend

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

Bedford VB.NET Demand Trend

VB.NET
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VB.NET across the Bedford region.

Bedford VB.NET Salary Trend

VB.NET
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB.NET across the Bedford region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Bedford VB.NET Salary Histogram

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford 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 IT job ads sampled that cited VB.NET.

115 (100.00 %).NET
211 (73.33 %)SQL
38 (53.33 %)SQL Server
47 (46.67 %)C#
56 (40.00 %)Microsoft
56 (40.00 %)IIS
56 (40.00 %)Oracle
65 (33.33 %)XML
74 (26.67 %)MS Office
74 (26.67 %)Transact-SQL
74 (26.67 %)RDBMS
74 (26.67 %)Degree
83 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
83 (20.00 %)BizTalk Server
83 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
83 (20.00 %)Kofax
83 (20.00 %)Finance
83 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
92 (13.33 %)VB
92 (13.33 %)HTML
92 (13.33 %)Java
92 (13.33 %)JavaScript
92 (13.33 %)PL/SQL
92 (13.33 %)SOAP
92 (13.33 %)WebServices
92 (13.33 %)UNIX
92 (13.33 %)SharePoint
92 (13.33 %)VMware
92 (13.33 %)ASP
92 (13.33 %)Content Management

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford 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 IT job ads sampled that cited VB.NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (100.00 %).NET
25 (33.33 %)XML
33 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
42 (13.33 %)SOAP
42 (13.33 %)WebServices
42 (13.33 %)HTML
42 (13.33 %)ASP
51 (6.667 %)ADO.NET
51 (6.667 %)CSS
51 (6.667 %)XML Schema
51 (6.667 %)AJAX
51 (6.667 %).NET Framework
Bedford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (40.00 %)IIS
23 (20.00 %)BizTalk Server
32 (13.33 %)SharePoint
41 (6.667 %)MS Exchange
41 (6.667 %)Exchange Server 2003
Bedford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (26.67 %)MS Office
21 (6.667 %)MS Excel
Bedford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (6.667 %)LAN
11 (6.667 %)WAN
11 (6.667 %)DHCP
11 (6.667 %)TCP/IP
11 (6.667 %)DNS
11 (6.667 %)Internet
11 (6.667 %)Wireless
Bedford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (53.33 %)SQL Server
24 (26.67 %)RDBMS
33 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (6.667 %)DTS
Bedford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.667 %)Visual Studio
Bedford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (20.00 %)Finance
21 (6.667 %)Government
21 (6.667 %)Health
21 (6.667 %)Retail
21 (6.667 %)FMCG
21 (6.667 %)Pharmaceutical
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (46.67 %)Developer
24 (26.67 %)Analyst
24 (26.67 %).NET Developer
33 (20.00 %)Applications Support
33 (20.00 %)Software Developer
42 (13.33 %)Analyst Programmer
42 (13.33 %)Programmer
42 (13.33 %)Software Engineer
42 (13.33 %)VB.NET Developer
42 (13.33 %)C# Developer
42 (13.33 %)ASP.NET Developer
51 (6.667 %)Oracle Analyst Programmer
51 (6.667 %)Technical Manager
51 (6.667 %)Java Analyst Programmer
51 (6.667 %)Java Programmer
51 (6.667 %)Senior C# Developer
51 (6.667 %)Senior .NET Developer
51 (6.667 %).NET Analyst Programmer
51 (6.667 %)Oracle Analyst
51 (6.667 %).NET Programmer
Bedford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)Management Information System
11 (6.667 %)Computer Science
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (13.33 %)UNIX
21 (6.667 %)Windows
21 (6.667 %)Windows XP
21 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2003
Bedford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (13.33 %)Content Management
21 (6.667 %)Automated Testing
21 (6.667 %)Web Development
21 (6.667 %)UML
21 (6.667 %)OOA/OOD
21 (6.667 %)OO
21 (6.667 %)E-Commerce
21 (6.667 %)Project Management
Bedford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (73.33 %)SQL
27 (46.67 %)C#
34 (26.67 %)Transact-SQL
42 (13.33 %)VB
42 (13.33 %)Java
42 (13.33 %)JavaScript
42 (13.33 %)PL/SQL
51 (6.667 %)DHTML
51 (6.667 %)VB6
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (26.67 %)Degree
21 (6.667 %)HND
Bedford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (6.667 %)21 CFR Part 11
11 (6.667 %)QA
Bedford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (6.667 %)Active Directory
Bedford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (40.00 %)Oracle
16 (40.00 %)Microsoft
23 (20.00 %)Kofax
32 (13.33 %)VMware