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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Berkshire 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 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6034
Rank change on same period last yearDown-26
Matching permanent IT job ads320673
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.169 %0.276 %
As % of the category below7.872 %11.70 %
Salaries quoted277594
Average minimum salary£35,990£33,931
Average salary£39,336£36,613
% change on same period last year+7.43 %
Average maximum salary£42,683£39,294
UK excluding London average salary£33,055£33,758
% change on same period last year-2.08 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads40655754
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.146 %2.356 %
Salaries quoted34704883
Average minimum salary£36,890£36,671
Average salary£40,925£39,972
% change on same period last year+2.38 %
Average maximum salary£44,959£43,273
UK excluding London average salary£35,180£35,575
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
VB South EastVB
South East

VB
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire VB Demand Trend

VB
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingDown-2888£37,554+2.40 %
SloughDown-2139£38,734+3.44 %
BracknellDown-229£40,724+12.14 %
WokinghamDown-120£42,529+34.00 %
MaidenheadUp+616£42,679+15.07 %
AscotNew entry-10£38,438-
NewburyDown-66£36,900+24.93 %
WindsorDown-154£37,500+14.97 %
HungerfordNew entry-2£26,000-
VB South EastVB
South East

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited VB.

1549 (65.20 %).NET
2408 (48.46 %)SQL Server
3386 (45.84 %)SQL
4344 (40.86 %)C#
5274 (32.54 %)VB.NET
6268 (31.83 %)HTML
7267 (31.71 %)XML
8244 (28.98 %)ASP.NET
9238 (28.27 %)ASP
10237 (28.15 %)Microsoft
11230 (27.32 %)Oracle
12214 (25.42 %)VB6
13212 (25.18 %)Windows
14184 (21.85 %)C++
15163 (19.36 %)JavaScript
16162 (19.24 %)Java
17115 (13.66 %)VBScript
18109 (12.95 %)Finance
1998 (11.64 %)Degree
1998 (11.64 %)C
2094 (11.16 %)OO
2186 (10.21 %)Transact-SQL
2186 (10.21 %)SQL Server 2005
2274 (8.789 %)UNIX
2373 (8.670 %).NET Framework
2472 (8.551 %)SQL Server 2000
2571 (8.432 %)CRM
2571 (8.432 %)Pensions
2669 (8.195 %)MS Excel
2669 (8.195 %)IIS

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited VB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1549 (65.20 %).NET
2268 (31.83 %)HTML
3267 (31.71 %)XML
4244 (28.98 %)ASP.NET
5238 (28.27 %)ASP
673 (8.670 %).NET Framework
767 (7.957 %)WebServices
859 (7.007 %)J2EE
957 (6.770 %)CSS
1049 (5.819 %)AJAX
1135 (4.157 %)XSL
1232 (3.800 %)WinForms
1328 (3.325 %)Swing
1328 (3.325 %)ADO
1425 (2.969 %)ActiveX
1524 (2.850 %)ADO.NET
1623 (2.732 %)XHTML
1722 (2.613 %)AWT
1722 (2.613 %)JSP
1818 (2.138 %)COM+
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
169 (8.195 %)IIS
240 (4.751 %)SharePoint
337 (4.394 %)Apache
421 (2.494 %)BizTalk Server
520 (2.375 %)SharePoint Server 2007
613 (1.544 %)CMS
710 (1.188 %)MS Exchange
89 (1.069 %)ColdFusion
95 (0.594 %)Lotus Notes
103 (0.356 %)WebLogic
103 (0.356 %)Exchange Server 2003
112 (0.238 %)JBoss
121 (0.119 %)SAS
121 (0.119 %)Tomcat
121 (0.119 %)SharePoint Portal Server
121 (0.119 %)Exchange Server 2007
121 (0.119 %)Exchange Server 5.5
121 (0.119 %)Exchange Server 2000
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
169 (8.195 %)MS Excel
247 (5.582 %)MS Office
321 (2.494 %)Spreadsheet
48 (0.950 %)MS PowerPoint
53 (0.356 %)InfoPath
53 (0.356 %)Photoshop
53 (0.356 %)Acrobat
53 (0.356 %)QuarkXPress
53 (0.356 %)Adobe Illustrator
53 (0.356 %)InDesign
62 (0.238 %)MS Project
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (1.306 %)SoftGrid
210 (1.188 %)BPCS
210 (1.188 %)SAP CRM
39 (1.069 %)Oracle Applications
48 (0.950 %)Summit
57 (0.831 %)Microsoft CRM
65 (0.594 %)SAP R/3
73 (0.356 %)Oracle EBS
73 (0.356 %)Great Plains
82 (0.238 %)Oracle Financials
82 (0.238 %)HFM
82 (0.238 %)Hyperion Enterprise
91 (0.119 %)Applix TM1
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
152 (6.176 %)Internet
233 (3.919 %)TCP/IP
332 (3.800 %)Wireless
422 (2.613 %)Intranet
520 (2.375 %)DNS
614 (1.663 %)WAN
614 (1.663 %)LAN
711 (1.306 %)SMS
810 (1.188 %)Firewall
99 (1.069 %)VoIP
108 (0.950 %)3G
117 (0.831 %)DHCP
117 (0.831 %)HTTP
126 (0.713 %)Extranet
135 (0.594 %)SMTP
135 (0.594 %)PBX
135 (0.594 %)IP Telephony
144 (0.475 %)RFID
144 (0.475 %)GSM
153 (0.356 %)UMTS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1408 (48.46 %)SQL Server
286 (10.21 %)SQL Server 2005
372 (8.551 %)SQL Server 2000
434 (4.038 %)SQL Server 7
533 (3.919 %)Datawarehouse
533 (3.919 %)MS Access
632 (3.800 %)DTS
726 (3.088 %)BusinessObjects
821 (2.494 %)Crystal Reports
917 (2.019 %)MySQL
917 (2.019 %)InterSystems Cache
1016 (1.900 %)Oracle Reports
1115 (1.781 %)Oracle 8/8i
1115 (1.781 %)Informix
129 (1.069 %)TOAD
138 (0.950 %)SQL Server Integration Services
146 (0.713 %)RDBMS
146 (0.713 %)Data Mining
146 (0.713 %)Oracle 9i
155 (0.594 %)Oracle 10g
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
157 (6.770 %)Visual Studio
217 (2.019 %)Flash
36 (0.713 %)InterDev
36 (0.713 %)Subversion
36 (0.713 %)TestPartner
36 (0.713 %)StarTeam
45 (0.594 %)QARun
45 (0.594 %)QADirector
45 (0.594 %)Oracle Forms
45 (0.594 %)NUnit
45 (0.594 %)Dreamweaver
45 (0.594 %)WinRunner
45 (0.594 %)TestDirector
54 (0.475 %)VSS/SourceSafe
62 (0.238 %)Oracle APEX
71 (0.119 %)SilkPerformer
71 (0.119 %)QuickTest Pro
71 (0.119 %)MSI
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1109 (12.95 %)Finance
271 (8.432 %)Pensions
359 (7.007 %)Health
442 (4.988 %)Marketing
526 (3.088 %)Telecoms
625 (2.969 %)Retail
724 (2.850 %)Government
822 (2.613 %)Banking
917 (2.019 %)Insurance
1013 (1.544 %)Billing
1013 (1.544 %)Automotive
117 (0.831 %)Education
126 (0.713 %)Back Office
134 (0.475 %)Manufacturing
143 (0.356 %)Legal
143 (0.356 %)Front Office
152 (0.238 %)Publishing
152 (0.238 %)Games
161 (0.119 %)Multimedia
161 (0.119 %)Electronics
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1387 (45.96 %)Developer
2184 (21.85 %)Analyst
3150 (17.81 %).NET Developer
481 (9.620 %)Programmer
577 (9.145 %)C# Developer
672 (8.551 %)Support Analyst
767 (7.957 %)Applications Support
864 (7.601 %)Analyst Programmer
864 (7.601 %)Consultant
864 (7.601 %)Software Developer
961 (7.245 %)ASP.NET Developer
1055 (6.532 %)VB.NET Developer
1148 (5.701 %)Technical Consultant
1241 (4.869 %)Senior Developer
1336 (4.276 %)Support Engineer
1433 (3.919 %)Applications Support Analyst
1530 (3.563 %)VB Developer
1629 (3.444 %)Team Leader
1728 (3.325 %)Java Developer
1728 (3.325 %)Web Developer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (2.375 %)German Language
218 (2.138 %)Computer Science
314 (1.663 %)Client/Server
413 (1.544 %)French Language
512 (1.425 %)N-Tier
611 (1.306 %)Mainframe
79 (1.069 %)Mathematics
86 (0.713 %)Clustering
95 (0.594 %)Dutch Language
95 (0.594 %)Thin Client
95 (0.594 %)Italian Language
95 (0.594 %)Fat Client
104 (0.475 %)Biometrics
104 (0.475 %)Smartcard
104 (0.475 %)IVR
104 (0.475 %)Speech Recognition
113 (0.356 %)Derivative
113 (0.356 %)Firmware
122 (0.238 %)Replication
122 (0.238 %)Fixed Income
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1212 (25.18 %)Windows
274 (8.789 %)UNIX
351 (6.057 %)Windows XP
447 (5.582 %)Linux
519 (2.257 %)Windows Server 2003
610 (1.188 %)Windows NT
75 (0.594 %)Solaris
83 (0.356 %)Windows 2000
83 (0.356 %)Mac OS X
91 (0.119 %)HPUX
91 (0.119 %)Windows XP Embedded
91 (0.119 %)Windows Vista
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
194 (11.16 %)OO
271 (8.432 %)CRM
357 (6.770 %)Web Development
443 (5.107 %)ERP
533 (3.919 %)Security Cleared
628 (3.325 %)Business Intelligence
725 (2.969 %)Project Management
820 (2.375 %)UML
918 (2.138 %)TDD
1017 (2.019 %)RUP
1115 (1.781 %)EAI
1115 (1.781 %)Scrum
1213 (1.544 %)Extreme Programming
1213 (1.544 %)User Acceptance Testing
1312 (1.425 %)Data Management
1312 (1.425 %)E-business
1312 (1.425 %)Workflow
1411 (1.306 %)Migration
1411 (1.306 %)Configuration Management
1411 (1.306 %)Automated Testing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1386 (45.84 %)SQL
2344 (40.86 %)C#
3274 (32.54 %)VB.NET
4214 (25.42 %)VB6
5184 (21.85 %)C++
6163 (19.36 %)JavaScript
7162 (19.24 %)Java
8115 (13.66 %)VBScript
998 (11.64 %)C
1086 (10.21 %)Transact-SQL
1162 (7.363 %)PL/SQL
1252 (6.176 %)PHP
1338 (4.513 %)VC++
1428 (3.325 %)VBA
1517 (2.019 %)Perl
1517 (2.019 %)MUMPS
1616 (1.900 %)DHTML
1711 (1.306 %)PowerShell
189 (1.069 %)Delphi
197 (0.831 %)PHP5
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
198 (11.64 %)Degree
237 (4.394 %)Microsoft Certification
326 (3.088 %)MCSD
413 (1.544 %)MCP
413 (1.544 %)MCSE
511 (1.306 %)MCAD
65 (0.594 %)HND
65 (0.594 %)Cisco Certification
74 (0.475 %)ISEB
82 (0.238 %)CIMA
91 (0.119 %)Siebel Certification
91 (0.119 %)ITIL Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
119 (2.257 %)QA
211 (1.306 %)SLA
32 (0.238 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
118 (2.138 %)Active Directory
28 (0.950 %)VMware ESX
32 (0.238 %)MSMQ
41 (0.119 %)VMware Infrastructure
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (1.188 %)OpenView Configuration Management
26 (0.713 %)MOM
26 (0.713 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
35 (0.594 %)EMC NetWorker
35 (0.594 %)Legato
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1237 (28.15 %)Microsoft
2230 (27.32 %)Oracle
326 (3.088 %)Business Objects
421 (2.494 %)Citrix
421 (2.494 %)BT
517 (2.019 %)InterSystems
615 (1.781 %)Sybase
711 (1.306 %)SAP
88 (0.950 %)Altiris
97 (0.831 %)VMware
106 (0.713 %)Hyperion
106 (0.713 %)Siebel
106 (0.713 %)Cisco
106 (0.713 %)Zend
115 (0.594 %)IBM
115 (0.594 %)Lotus
115 (0.594 %)Borland
115 (0.594 %)CODA
124 (0.475 %)salesforce.com
124 (0.475 %)Onyx
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