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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Bedfordshire 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 over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank4727
Rank change on same period last yearDown-20
Matching permanent IT job ads2938
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.017 %
As % of the category below6.651 %10.27 %
Salaries quoted2934
Average minimum salary£29,379£31,353
Average salary£31,716£32,912
% change on same period last year-3.63 %
Average maximum salary£34,052£34,471
UK excluding London average salary£33,133£33,055
% change on same period last year+0.23 %
Programming Languages BedfordshireProgramming Languages
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads436370
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.214 %0.164 %
Salaries quoted367326
Average minimum salary£33,963£33,048
Average salary£36,190£35,914
% change on same period last year+0.76 %
Average maximum salary£38,418£38,780
UK excluding London average salary£35,401£35,481
% change on same period last year-0.22 %
VB East of EnglandVB
East of England

VB
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire VB Demand Trend

VB
Salary Trend

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

Bedfordshire VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the Bedfordshire region over the past 3 months.

Bedfordshire VB Salary Histogram

VB
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB within the Bedfordshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1BedfordDown-112£29,104-4.22 %
VB East of EnglandVB
East of England

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing VB also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing VB.

167 (63.21 %)SQL Server
265 (61.32 %).NET
357 (53.77 %)SQL
447 (44.34 %)ASP.NET
543 (40.57 %)C#
642 (39.62 %)HTML
642 (39.62 %)JavaScript
739 (36.79 %)ASP
835 (33.02 %)XML
929 (27.36 %)MS Office
1028 (26.42 %)VB.NET
1124 (22.64 %)IIS
1222 (20.75 %)Project Management
1321 (19.81 %)AJAX
1420 (18.87 %)VB6
1420 (18.87 %)Construction
1519 (17.92 %)Windows
1618 (16.98 %)ITIL
1618 (16.98 %)Windows Server 2003
1618 (16.98 %)ERP
1618 (16.98 %)Documentum
1618 (16.98 %)CMS
1618 (16.98 %)Open Text
1618 (16.98 %)LiveLink
1618 (16.98 %)Content Management
1717 (16.04 %)Visual Studio
1814 (13.21 %)VBA
1814 (13.21 %)Intranet
1913 (12.26 %)Finance
2012 (11.32 %)SQL Server 7

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing VB also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing VB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
165 (61.32 %).NET
247 (44.34 %)ASP.NET
342 (39.62 %)HTML
439 (36.79 %)ASP
535 (33.02 %)XML
621 (19.81 %)AJAX
78 (7.547 %)WinForms
78 (7.547 %)ADO.NET
85 (4.717 %)CSS
85 (4.717 %)JSP
85 (4.717 %).NET Framework
94 (3.774 %)WebSphere
94 (3.774 %)WebServices
103 (2.830 %)XHTML
103 (2.830 %)SOAP
112 (1.887 %)XSLT
Application Platforms
124 (22.64 %)IIS
218 (16.98 %)Documentum
218 (16.98 %)CMS
218 (16.98 %)LiveLink
33 (2.830 %)SharePoint
42 (1.887 %)SharePoint Server 2007
42 (1.887 %)BizTalk Server
51 (0.943 %)ColdFusion
Applications
129 (27.36 %)MS Office
21 (0.943 %)MS Excel
Business Applications
12 (1.887 %)Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
114 (13.21 %)Intranet
21 (0.943 %)Extranet
Database & Business Intelligence
167 (63.21 %)SQL Server
212 (11.32 %)SQL Server 7
38 (7.547 %)RDBMS
46 (5.660 %)Crystal Reports
46 (5.660 %)SQL Server 2005
54 (3.774 %)SQL Server Integration Services
54 (3.774 %)DTS
54 (3.774 %)ETL
54 (3.774 %)OLAP
62 (1.887 %)MySQL
71 (0.943 %)SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
117 (16.04 %)Visual Studio
23 (2.830 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (0.943 %)PowerBuilder
General
120 (18.87 %)Construction
213 (12.26 %)Finance
34 (3.774 %)Automotive
Job Titles
170 (66.04 %)Developer
227 (25.47 %)Software Developer
321 (19.81 %).NET Developer
420 (18.87 %)C# Developer
518 (16.98 %)Team Leader
611 (10.38 %)VB.NET Developer
611 (10.38 %)ASP.NET Developer
611 (10.38 %)Analyst
611 (10.38 %)CSharp Software Developer
710 (9.434 %)Support Analyst
89 (8.491 %)Applications Support Analyst
89 (8.491 %)Applications Support
89 (8.491 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
98 (7.547 %)Support Specialist
98 (7.547 %)Applications Specialist
105 (4.717 %)Web Developer
114 (3.774 %)DBA
114 (3.774 %)Project Manager
114 (3.774 %)Java Developer
114 (3.774 %)SQL Developer
Miscellaneous
14 (3.774 %)Mainframe
22 (1.887 %)W3C
31 (0.943 %)Client/Server
31 (0.943 %)N-Tier
31 (0.943 %)Streaming Video
31 (0.943 %)Data Protection Act
31 (0.943 %)Mathematics
31 (0.943 %)Physics
31 (0.943 %)Chemistry
Operating Systems
119 (17.92 %)Windows
218 (16.98 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (2.830 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
122 (20.75 %)Project Management
218 (16.98 %)ITIL
218 (16.98 %)Content Management
218 (16.98 %)ERP
311 (10.38 %)Web Development
48 (7.547 %)Business Analysis
57 (6.604 %)CRM
65 (4.717 %)Software Testing
65 (4.717 %)Information Management
74 (3.774 %)E-Commerce
74 (3.774 %)PRINCE2
74 (3.774 %)Service Delivery
74 (3.774 %)Change Management
82 (1.887 %)E-business
82 (1.887 %)SEO
82 (1.887 %)Migration
82 (1.887 %)Scrum
82 (1.887 %)Extreme Programming
82 (1.887 %)Web Design
82 (1.887 %)TDD
Programming Languages
157 (53.77 %)SQL
243 (40.57 %)C#
342 (39.62 %)JavaScript
428 (26.42 %)VB.NET
520 (18.87 %)VB6
614 (13.21 %)VBA
711 (10.38 %)Java
88 (7.547 %)Transact-SQL
95 (4.717 %)C++
103 (2.830 %)PHP
111 (0.943 %)PL/SQL
111 (0.943 %)DHTML
111 (0.943 %)C
Qualifications
14 (3.774 %)PMP
14 (3.774 %)PMI Certification
22 (1.887 %)Degree
31 (0.943 %)PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
16 (5.660 %)SLA
22 (1.887 %)WAI
Vendors
118 (16.98 %)Open Text
210 (9.434 %)Microsoft
35 (4.717 %)Actuate
35 (4.717 %)Amdocs
41 (0.943 %)Kofax
41 (0.943 %)Oracle
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