The first table below looks at the demand for VBScript skills in IT jobs advertised for the Bristol region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VBScript over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Bristol region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)
Rank 108 96 96
Rank change year-on-year
-12 0
Permanent jobs citing VBScript 11 19 23
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 0.652% 1.119% 1.232%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.005% 1.874% 2.039%
Number of salaries quoted 11 14 21
Average salary £40,000 £37,061 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.93% +5.88%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
All Programming Languages
Bristol
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
1095 1014 1128
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 64.91% 59.72% 60.42%
Number of salaries quoted 991 940 976
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +2.94%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £26,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
VBScript
South West

VBScript
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing VBScript across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Bristol VBScript Jobs Demand Trend

VBScript
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VBScript across the Bristol region.

Bristol VBScript Salary Trend

VBScript
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VBScript across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Bristol VBScript Salary Histogram

VBScript
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol region citing VBScript 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 VBScript.

1 22 (66.67%) Automated Testing
2 20 (60.61%) C#
3 19 (57.58%) Test Automation
4 18 (54.55%) Software Testing
4 18 (54.55%) XML
5 17 (51.52%) SQL
5 17 (51.52%) .NET
6 16 (48.48%) VBA
6 16 (48.48%) Finance
6 16 (48.48%) Scrum
6 16 (48.48%) Agile Software Development
7 14 (42.42%) E-Commerce
8 13 (39.39%) HP
8 13 (39.39%) ISEB
8 13 (39.39%) QuickTest Pro
8 13 (39.39%) MS Excel
8 13 (39.39%) Internet
8 13 (39.39%) ISTQB
8 13 (39.39%) Selenium
9 11 (33.33%) SQL Server
10 9 (27.27%) JavaScript
10 9 (27.27%) Windows
10 9 (27.27%) PowerShell
10 9 (27.27%) Test Scripting
11 8 (24.24%) Manual Testing
11 8 (24.24%) VB
12 6 (18.18%) OO
12 6 (18.18%) Web Design
12 6 (18.18%) WMI
13 5 (15.15%) Analytics

VBScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol region citing VBScript 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 VBScript. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 18 (54.55%) XML
2 17 (51.52%) .NET
3 5 (15.15%) HTML
3 5 (15.15%) ASP.NET
3 5 (15.15%) CSS
4 3 (9.091%) jQuery
4 3 (9.091%) XSLT
5 2 (6.061%) ASP
5 2 (6.061%) .NET Framework
6 1 (3.030%) ASP.NET MVC
6 1 (3.030%) XHTML
Application Platforms
1 1 (3.030%) IIS
1 1 (3.030%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (39.39%) MS Excel
2 1 (3.030%) MS Project
2 1 (3.030%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (3.030%) Google Analytics
1 1 (3.030%) WebTrends
Communications & Networking
1 13 (39.39%) Internet
2 1 (3.030%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (33.33%) SQL Server
2 3 (9.091%) MS Access
3 1 (3.030%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (3.030%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (3.030%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
3 1 (3.030%) DTS
Development Applications
1 13 (39.39%) QuickTest Pro
1 13 (39.39%) Selenium
2 4 (12.12%) Visual Studio
3 3 (9.091%) NUnit
3 3 (9.091%) VSS/SourceSafe
4 1 (3.030%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 16 (48.48%) Finance
2 3 (9.091%) Financial Institution
2 3 (9.091%) Advertising
3 1 (3.030%) Marketing
3 1 (3.030%) Banking
3 1 (3.030%) Retail
Job Titles
1 13 (39.39%) Analyst
1 13 (39.39%) Test Analyst
1 13 (39.39%) Automation Analyst
2 11 (33.33%) Test Automation Analyst
2 11 (33.33%) Developer
3 7 (21.21%) Software Developer
4 6 (18.18%) Software Engineer
5 5 (15.15%) C# Developer
6 4 (12.12%) Test Engineer
6 4 (12.12%) Software Test Engineer
6 4 (12.12%) Senior Developer
6 4 (12.12%) Tester
6 4 (12.12%) C# Software Developer
7 3 (9.091%) C# .NET Developer
7 3 (9.091%) .NET Developer
7 3 (9.091%) Junior
7 3 (9.091%) Senior Software Developer
8 2 (6.061%) Software Tester
8 2 (6.061%) Junior Developer
8 2 (6.061%) Systems Tester
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.15%) N-Tier
2 3 (9.091%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 9 (27.27%) Windows
2 3 (9.091%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (66.67%) Automated Testing
2 19 (57.58%) Test Automation
3 18 (54.55%) Software Testing
4 16 (48.48%) Scrum
4 16 (48.48%) Agile Software Development
5 14 (42.42%) E-Commerce
6 9 (27.27%) Test Scripting
7 8 (24.24%) Manual Testing
8 6 (18.18%) OO
8 6 (18.18%) Web Design
9 5 (15.15%) Analytics
10 4 (12.12%) Project Management
11 3 (9.091%) Integration Testing
11 3 (9.091%) Agile Testing
12 1 (3.030%) Web Development
12 1 (3.030%) Document Management
12 1 (3.030%) System Testing
12 1 (3.030%) Marketing Analytics
12 1 (3.030%) MVC
12 1 (3.030%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (60.61%) C#
2 17 (51.52%) SQL
3 16 (48.48%) VBA
4 9 (27.27%) JavaScript
4 9 (27.27%) PowerShell
5 8 (24.24%) VB
6 4 (12.12%) VB.NET
7 3 (9.091%) VB6
7 3 (9.091%) Java
7 3 (9.091%) C++
Qualifications
1 13 (39.39%) ISEB
1 13 (39.39%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.091%) QA
Systems Management
1 6 (18.18%) WMI
Vendors
1 13 (39.39%) HP
2 4 (12.12%) Oracle
2 4 (12.12%) Microsoft
3 3 (9.091%) Apple
4 1 (3.030%) Google
4 1 (3.030%) Facebook
4 1 (3.030%) Twitter
4 1 (3.030%) LogiXML
4 1 (3.030%) Business Objects
Bristol, Avon
Knowledge of other test automation tools (such as Selenium) would be advantageous * A knowledge of VBScript, SQL and MS Excel (including formulae and VBA macros), XML, DOS/Shell *...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £42000 per annum + Good Benefits Package
Posted: 17 June 2013