The first table below looks at the demand for VB skills in IT jobs advertised for the Buckinghamshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VB over the 3 months to 23 May 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 Buckinghamshire region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
Rank 77 40 73
Rank change year-on-year
-37 +33
Permanent jobs citing VB 61 104 66
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 3.014% 5.425% 3.094%
As % of the Programming Languages category 5.413% 11.69% 5.805%
Number of salaries quoted 58 99 64
Average salary £31,000 £35,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.42% -
90% offered a salary of more than £21,000 £22,500 £32,000
10% offered a salary of more than £46,650 £45,000 £39,400
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
- +2.94%
All Programming Languages
Buckinghamshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
1127 890 1137
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 55.68% 46.43% 53.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1024 808 1053
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,500 £25,550 £28,900
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
VB
South East

VB
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire VB Jobs Demand Trend

VB
Salary Trend

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

Buckinghamshire VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Buckinghamshire VB Salary Histogram

VB
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton Keynes -44 40 £31,000 -8.82%
Aylesbury +7 5 £30,000 -14.28%
Chesham - 4 £37,500 -
High Wycombe +3 3 £45,000 +36.36%
Marlow - 2 - -
Bletchley - 2 £21,500 -
VB
South East

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

1 61 (64.21%) .NET
2 51 (53.68%) SQL Server
3 48 (50.53%) SQL
4 39 (41.05%) Windows
5 36 (37.89%) C#
6 30 (31.58%) ASP.NET
7 25 (26.32%) VB.NET
8 23 (24.21%) MS Excel
9 21 (22.11%) VB6
10 20 (21.05%) WinForms
11 19 (20.00%) Crystal Reports
12 18 (18.95%) VBA
12 18 (18.95%) Microsoft
13 17 (17.89%) Web Services
13 17 (17.89%) .NET Framework
14 15 (15.79%) Web Development
14 15 (15.79%) WCF
15 14 (14.74%) Oracle
15 14 (14.74%) MS Office
15 14 (14.74%) MS Access
15 14 (14.74%) Oracle Reports
16 12 (12.63%) Finance
16 12 (12.63%) Data Analysis
16 12 (12.63%) Continuous Improvement
17 11 (11.58%) SQL Server 2008
17 11 (11.58%) XML
18 10 (10.53%) C++
18 10 (10.53%) WPF
18 10 (10.53%) Retail
19 9 (9.474%) T-SQL

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

Application Development
1 61 (64.21%) .NET
2 30 (31.58%) ASP.NET
3 20 (21.05%) WinForms
4 17 (17.89%) Web Services
4 17 (17.89%) .NET Framework
5 15 (15.79%) WCF
6 11 (11.58%) XML
7 10 (10.53%) WPF
8 9 (9.474%) ASP
9 5 (5.263%) CSS
10 4 (4.211%) HTML
10 4 (4.211%) NHibernate
10 4 (4.211%) jQuery
10 4 (4.211%) WF
10 4 (4.211%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
11 3 (3.158%) COM
12 2 (2.105%) Flash
12 2 (2.105%) ASP.NET MVC
12 2 (2.105%) HTML5
12 2 (2.105%) Apache Flex
Application Platforms
1 8 (8.421%) IIS
2 6 (6.316%) SAS
3 5 (5.263%) Exchange Server 2010
3 5 (5.263%) MS Exchange
4 2 (2.105%) CMS
4 2 (2.105%) WordPress
5 1 (1.053%) Windows Azure
Applications
1 23 (24.21%) MS Excel
2 14 (14.74%) MS Office
3 2 (2.105%) MS Project
4 1 (1.053%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (1.053%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (7.368%) Dynamics NAV
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.211%) HTTPS
1 4 (4.211%) SSL
1 4 (4.211%) SMTP
1 4 (4.211%) FTP
1 4 (4.211%) HTTP
1 4 (4.211%) SNMP
1 4 (4.211%) TCP/IP
1 4 (4.211%) VPN
1 4 (4.211%) DNS
1 4 (4.211%) Wireless
1 4 (4.211%) Firewall
1 4 (4.211%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (53.68%) SQL Server
2 19 (20.00%) Crystal Reports
3 14 (14.74%) MS Access
3 14 (14.74%) Oracle Reports
4 11 (11.58%) SQL Server 2008
5 8 (8.421%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (6.316%) SQL Server 2005
6 6 (6.316%) SQL Server 2012
7 3 (3.158%) Oracle 8/8i
8 2 (2.105%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 6 (6.316%) QuickTest Pro
2 5 (5.263%) NUnit
3 4 (4.211%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (2.105%) Selenium
5 1 (1.053%) JIRA
5 1 (1.053%) Subversion
5 1 (1.053%) MSI
5 1 (1.053%) Visual Studio
General
1 12 (12.63%) Finance
2 10 (10.53%) Retail
3 5 (5.263%) Telecoms
4 3 (3.158%) Banking
5 1 (1.053%) Marketing
5 1 (1.053%) Financial Institution
5 1 (1.053%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 48 (50.53%) Developer
2 21 (22.11%) Analyst
3 18 (18.95%) Software Developer
4 12 (12.63%) Senior Developer
4 12 (12.63%) C# Developer
4 12 (12.63%) C# .NET Developer
5 8 (8.421%) VB Developer
5 8 (8.421%) C# ASP.NET Developer
6 7 (7.368%) Senior C# Developer
7 6 (6.316%) Development Manager
7 6 (6.316%) Support Engineer
7 6 (6.316%) Tester
7 6 (6.316%) Automation Tester
8 5 (5.263%) Software Support Engineer
8 5 (5.263%) Software Engineer
8 5 (5.263%) Analyst Developer
8 5 (5.263%) Systems Manager
8 5 (5.263%) Systems Development Manager
9 4 (4.211%) Infrastructure Manager
9 4 (4.211%) Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (8.421%) iPad
2 5 (5.263%) Management Information System
3 4 (4.211%) EPoS
3 4 (4.211%) Cryptography
4 3 (3.158%) SaaS
5 1 (1.053%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 39 (41.05%) Windows
2 8 (8.421%) Windows Mobile
3 6 (6.316%) Android
4 4 (4.211%) UNIX
4 4 (4.211%) Linux
5 1 (1.053%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (15.79%) Web Development
2 12 (12.63%) Data Analysis
2 12 (12.63%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (8.421%) Scrum
3 8 (8.421%) MVC
3 8 (8.421%) Project Management
4 6 (6.316%) Use Case
4 6 (6.316%) Capacity Planning
4 6 (6.316%) Performance Improvement
4 6 (6.316%) Web Application Development
4 6 (6.316%) Automation Testing
5 5 (5.263%) Analytics
5 5 (5.263%) TDD
5 5 (5.263%) Business Intelligence
6 4 (4.211%) ITIL
6 4 (4.211%) Disaster Recovery
6 4 (4.211%) Data Security
6 4 (4.211%) Process Management
6 4 (4.211%) Capacity Management
7 3 (3.158%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 48 (50.53%) SQL
2 36 (37.89%) C#
3 25 (26.32%) VB.NET
4 21 (22.11%) VB6
5 18 (18.95%) VBA
6 10 (10.53%) C++
7 9 (9.474%) T-SQL
7 9 (9.474%) VBScript
8 7 (7.368%) Java
9 5 (5.263%) VC++
9 5 (5.263%) JavaScript
10 4 (4.211%) Perl
10 4 (4.211%) C
10 4 (4.211%) Bash shell
11 2 (2.105%) Delphi
11 2 (2.105%) PHP
11 2 (2.105%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (7.368%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (5.263%) MCSE
3 4 (4.211%) CCNP
3 4 (4.211%) CCNA
3 4 (4.211%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (4.211%) MCITP
4 3 (3.158%) SAS Certification
5 2 (2.105%) MCP
5 2 (2.105%) MCAD
5 2 (2.105%) MCSD
5 2 (2.105%) MCTS
6 1 (1.053%) PMP
6 1 (1.053%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.053%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.211%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (4.211%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 8 (8.421%) Active Directory
2 4 (4.211%) NFS
2 4 (4.211%) Postfix
2 4 (4.211%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.053%) XenApp
3 1 (1.053%) XenDesktop
3 1 (1.053%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 4 (4.211%) Nagios
2 2 (2.105%) SCOM
3 1 (1.053%) SCCM
Vendors
1 18 (18.95%) Microsoft
2 14 (14.74%) Oracle
3 4 (4.211%) Cisco
3 4 (4.211%) VMware
3 4 (4.211%) NetApp
3 4 (4.211%) CheckPoint
3 4 (4.211%) Juniper
3 4 (4.211%) CommVault
4 3 (3.158%) HP
4 3 (3.158%) Salesforce.com
5 1 (1.053%) Citrix
5 1 (1.053%) AppSense
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
About you: You will be a bright, focussed, team player and problem-solver with skills and experience in VB6 / VB.Net and SQL / MySQL, willing to share ideas...
Dragon Careers
Salary: From £18,000 to £25,000 per annum plus bonus
Posted: 10 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
A leading solutions provider that are expanding rapidly at present are looking for a Senior C# Developer to the software team that has a deep knowledge of ASP...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, Healthcare
Posted: 18 May 2013
Chesham, Thames Valley
VB.NET/VB Developer required by an expanding financial Services provider. Looking for an additional vibrant and creative member to our team who has the expertise in the...
Salary: £25000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Programming experience in required languages - likely to include VB, ASP, 'C' and .NET *Implementation and Enhancement of Navision Web Services *Management reports from systems inc documentation and handover/...
Timothy James Consulting Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Visual Basic, VB6 Developer sought for role within a dedicated & focused commercial Mortgage Software systems development firm based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire... Any interest in learning, coming to grips...
Go Partnership.
Salary: From £30,000 to £45,000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Chesham, Buckinghamshire
.NET Developer, ASP.NET, VB.NET, VB, Web Application Development, .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4, Razor, HTML5, WCF, SQL Server 2012, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, TDD, BDD,...
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Chesham, Thames Valley
.NET Developer, ASP.NET, VB.NET, VB, Web Application Development, .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4, Razor, HTML5, WCF, SQL Server 2012, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, TDD, BDD,...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Amersham, Thames Valley
Senior Business Systems Analyst required to join a leading UK telecoms company. The Senior Business Systems Analyst will be very experienced at working with data and reports, with...
Fulcrum Telecom
Salary: £35000.00 - £42000.00 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013