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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Brighton 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2717
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads3460
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.025 %
As % of the category below10.76 %17.39 %
Salaries quoted3246
Average minimum salary£28,500£30,821
Average salary£31,094£32,481
% change on same period last year-4.27 %
Average maximum salary£33,688£34,141
UK excluding London average salary£32,754£33,524
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
Brighton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Brighton
Matching permanent IT job ads316345
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.175 %0.145 %
Salaries quoted269294
Average minimum salary£33,668£31,510
Average salary£36,349£34,315
% change on same period last year+5.92 %
Average maximum salary£39,030£37,121
UK excluding London average salary£35,272£35,655
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
VB East SussexVB
East Sussex

VB
Demand Trend

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

Brighton 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 Brighton region.

Brighton VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

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

Brighton VB Salary Histogram

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Brighton 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.

159 (79.73 %)SQL Server
255 (74.32 %).NET
341 (55.41 %)VB.NET
439 (52.70 %)SQL
525 (33.78 %)Finance
622 (29.73 %)ASP.NET
718 (24.32 %)VB6
815 (20.27 %)JavaScript
913 (17.57 %)Degree
913 (17.57 %)Microsoft
1012 (16.22 %)HTML
1012 (16.22 %)Windows
1111 (14.86 %)C#
1111 (14.86 %)SQL Server 2005
1210 (13.51 %)VBA
1210 (13.51 %)ASP
1210 (13.51 %)SMTP
139 (12.16 %)Embedded C
139 (12.16 %)Cisco
139 (12.16 %)Microsoft Certification
139 (12.16 %)Red Hat
139 (12.16 %)Windows Server 2003
139 (12.16 %)C
139 (12.16 %)Linux
139 (12.16 %)MCSE
139 (12.16 %)Electronics
139 (12.16 %)Red Hat Linux
148 (10.81 %)VMware
148 (10.81 %)MOM
148 (10.81 %)CiscoWorks

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Brighton 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.

Brighton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
155 (74.32 %).NET
222 (29.73 %)ASP.NET
312 (16.22 %)HTML
410 (13.51 %)ASP
56 (8.108 %)WebServices
56 (8.108 %)XML
56 (8.108 %).NET Framework
63 (4.054 %)ADO
72 (2.703 %)ASP.NET 2.0
81 (1.351 %)CSS
81 (1.351 %)XSLT
81 (1.351 %)AJAX
Brighton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (9.459 %)IIS
26 (8.108 %)Lotus Domino
35 (6.757 %)SharePoint
44 (5.405 %)Apache
52 (2.703 %)MS Exchange
52 (2.703 %)Exchange Server 2003
Brighton IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (5.405 %)MS Excel
21 (1.351 %)MS Office
Brighton IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (13.51 %)SMTP
26 (8.108 %)IPsec
26 (8.108 %)IMAP
26 (8.108 %)MPLS
26 (8.108 %)OSPF
26 (8.108 %)BGP
26 (8.108 %)L2TP
26 (8.108 %)ADSL
26 (8.108 %)LAN
26 (8.108 %)WAN
26 (8.108 %)SNMP
26 (8.108 %)VPN
26 (8.108 %)DNS
34 (5.405 %)HTTPS
34 (5.405 %)LDAP
34 (5.405 %)VoIP
34 (5.405 %)NNTP
34 (5.405 %)HTTP
43 (4.054 %)SSL
Brighton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
159 (79.73 %)SQL Server
211 (14.86 %)SQL Server 2005
37 (9.459 %)MySQL
46 (8.108 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (8.108 %)Crystal Reports
54 (5.405 %)MS Access
54 (5.405 %)Data Mining
63 (4.054 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
63 (4.054 %)SQL Server Integration Services
71 (1.351 %)SQL Server 2008
Brighton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (4.054 %)Visual Studio
Brighton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
125 (33.78 %)Finance
29 (12.16 %)Electronics
37 (9.459 %)Health
44 (5.405 %)Telecoms
53 (4.054 %)Insurance
53 (4.054 %)Pensions
61 (1.351 %)Banking
Brighton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
138 (51.35 %)Developer
225 (33.78 %).NET Developer
314 (18.92 %)Programmer
314 (18.92 %)Analyst
411 (14.86 %)Junior
411 (14.86 %)Junior Developer
411 (14.86 %)Junior .NET Developer
510 (13.51 %)VB Developer
69 (12.16 %)Embedded Software Engineer
69 (12.16 %)SQL Developer
69 (12.16 %)Software Engineer
78 (10.81 %)Analyst Programmer
78 (10.81 %)SQL Server Developer
78 (10.81 %)VB.NET Developer
78 (10.81 %).NET Programmer
87 (9.459 %)VB.NET Programmer
87 (9.459 %)Infrastructure Engineer
96 (8.108 %)ASP.NET Developer
96 (8.108 %)VB6 Developer
105 (6.757 %)DBA
Brighton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (8.108 %)Computer Science
21 (1.351 %)Data Integration
Brighton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (16.22 %)Windows
29 (12.16 %)Linux
29 (12.16 %)Windows Server 2003
29 (12.16 %)Red Hat Linux
33 (4.054 %)UNIX
Brighton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (9.459 %)Systems Analysis
23 (4.054 %)ITIL
32 (2.703 %)UML
32 (2.703 %)Load Balancing
41 (1.351 %)Use Case
41 (1.351 %)Requirements Analysis
41 (1.351 %)Web Development
41 (1.351 %)RDF
41 (1.351 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (1.351 %)Migration
41 (1.351 %)Software Engineering
Brighton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
141 (55.41 %)VB.NET
239 (52.70 %)SQL
318 (24.32 %)VB6
415 (20.27 %)JavaScript
511 (14.86 %)C#
610 (13.51 %)VBA
79 (12.16 %)Embedded C
79 (12.16 %)C
86 (8.108 %)Transact-SQL
92 (2.703 %)VBScript
101 (1.351 %)Shell Script
101 (1.351 %)C++
101 (1.351 %)Java
101 (1.351 %)Perl
Brighton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (17.57 %)Degree
29 (12.16 %)Microsoft Certification
29 (12.16 %)MCSE
37 (9.459 %)CCNP
37 (9.459 %)Cisco Certification
37 (9.459 %)RHCE
42 (2.703 %)MCSA
Brighton IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (8.108 %)VMware GSX
25 (6.757 %)VMware Infrastructure
34 (5.405 %)Active Directory
42 (2.703 %)VMware ESX
Brighton IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (10.81 %)CiscoWorks
18 (10.81 %)MOM
Brighton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (17.57 %)Microsoft
29 (12.16 %)Red Hat
29 (12.16 %)Cisco
38 (10.81 %)VMware
46 (8.108 %)Redback
46 (8.108 %)Sybase
46 (8.108 %)VERITAS
46 (8.108 %)Lotus
52 (2.703 %)HP
61 (1.351 %)Nortel
61 (1.351 %)Nokia
61 (1.351 %)Oracle