Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for VB.NET 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.NET over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Buckinghamshire region.

 Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank282423
Rank change year-on-year
Down-4Down-1
Matching permanent IT job ads9091267
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire6.378 %6.140 %7.309 %
As % of the Programming Languages category16.16 %14.15 %15.02 %
Salaries quoted8683243
Average salary£32,750£35,000£32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.420 %+7.690 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,500£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£37,500£45,000£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,500£32,500£32,500
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryAll Programming Languages
Buckinghamshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
5576431778
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire39.48 %43.39 %48.67 %
Salaries quoted5285851586
Average salary£35,000£35,000£36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
--2.770 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,000£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£45,000£47,500£50,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000£34,500
% change year-on-year
-+1.440 %
VB.NET South EastVB.NET
South East

VB.NET
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire VB.NET Demand Trend

VB.NET
Salary Trend

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

Buckinghamshire VB.NET Salary Trend

VB.NET
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB.NET across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Buckinghamshire VB.NET Salary Histogram

VB.NET
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB.NET within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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 KeynesUp+557£32,500-7.14 %
AylesburyDown-44£36,000+20.00 %
High WycombeUp+113£32,500-13.33 %
Gerrards CrossNew entry-1£30,000-
VB.NET South EastVB.NET
South East

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing VB.NET 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.NET.

1196 (100.00 %).NET
2152 (77.55 %)SQL Server
3149 (76.02 %)ASP.NET
4112 (57.14 %)SQL
593 (47.45 %)C#
688 (44.90 %)VB
750 (25.51 %)Windows
849 (25.00 %)VB6
947 (23.98 %)SQL Server 2005
1043 (21.94 %)WinForms
1138 (19.39 %)Pensions
1237 (18.88 %)ASP
1335 (17.86 %)XML
1433 (16.84 %).NET Framework
1528 (14.29 %)Retail
1622 (11.22 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1622 (11.22 %)DotNetNuke
1622 (11.22 %)CSLA.NET
1721 (10.71 %)SQL Server 2008
1721 (10.71 %)MVC
1820 (10.20 %)CSLA
1918 (9.184 %)Insurance
1918 (9.184 %)JavaScript
2017 (8.673 %)Visual Studio
2017 (8.673 %)SQL Server Integration Services
2116 (8.163 %)Electronics
2215 (7.653 %)Electric
2215 (7.653 %)Firewall
2215 (7.653 %)Firmware
2215 (7.653 %)Computer Security

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing VB.NET 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.NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1196 (100.00 %).NET
2149 (76.02 %)ASP.NET
343 (21.94 %)WinForms
437 (18.88 %)ASP
535 (17.86 %)XML
633 (16.84 %).NET Framework
722 (11.22 %)CSLA.NET
820 (10.20 %)CSLA
913 (6.633 %)Web Services
913 (6.633 %)CSS
1010 (5.102 %)XHTML
118 (4.082 %)AJAX
126 (3.061 %)ASP.NET 2.0
135 (2.551 %)JSP
135 (2.551 %)HTML
143 (1.531 %)WML
143 (1.531 %)XSD
143 (1.531 %)XSLT
152 (1.020 %)DHTML
152 (1.020 %)SOAP
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
122 (11.22 %)DotNetNuke
23 (1.531 %)IIS
23 (1.531 %)SharePoint
32 (1.020 %)Documentum
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
112 (6.122 %)MS Excel
28 (4.082 %)AutoCAD
35 (2.551 %)MS Office
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
15 (2.551 %)Oracle Financials
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
115 (7.653 %)Firewall
21 (0.510 %)WAN
21 (0.510 %)Internet
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1152 (77.55 %)SQL Server
247 (23.98 %)SQL Server 2005
322 (11.22 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
421 (10.71 %)SQL Server 2008
517 (8.673 %)SQL Server Integration Services
65 (2.551 %)MySQL
74 (2.041 %)Data Mining
82 (1.020 %)SQL Server 2000
82 (1.020 %)DB2
91 (0.510 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
117 (8.673 %)Visual Studio
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
138 (19.39 %)Pensions
228 (14.29 %)Retail
318 (9.184 %)Insurance
416 (8.163 %)Electronics
515 (7.653 %)Electric
612 (6.122 %)Finance
79 (4.592 %)Health
79 (4.592 %)Multimedia
83 (1.531 %)Government
83 (1.531 %)Telecoms
92 (1.020 %)Aerospace
101 (0.510 %)3D Graphics
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1183 (93.37 %)Developer
2137 (69.90 %).NET Developer
382 (41.84 %)VB.NET Developer
451 (26.02 %)Senior Developer
545 (22.96 %)Senior .NET Developer
635 (17.86 %)ASP.NET Developer
729 (14.80 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
825 (12.76 %)Web Developer
924 (12.24 %)Software Developer
1022 (11.22 %)SQL Developer
1022 (11.22 %).NET Web Developer
1120 (10.20 %)Junior VB.NET Developer
1120 (10.20 %)Senior VB.NET Developer
1218 (9.184 %)VB Developer
1317 (8.673 %)SQL Server Developer
1415 (7.653 %)Senior SQL Server Developer
1415 (7.653 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
1513 (6.633 %)VB6 Developer
1612 (6.122 %)C# Developer
1710 (5.102 %)Design Engineer
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
115 (7.653 %)Firmware
25 (2.551 %)iPhone
33 (1.531 %)N-Tier
33 (1.531 %)Mathematics
41 (0.510 %)Physics
41 (0.510 %)Computer Science
41 (0.510 %)Clustering
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
150 (25.51 %)Windows
23 (1.531 %)Windows Server 2003
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
121 (10.71 %)MVC
215 (7.653 %)Computer Security
314 (7.143 %)Web Development
49 (4.592 %)Agile Software Development
57 (3.571 %)Migration
57 (3.571 %)Content Management
57 (3.571 %)OO
66 (3.061 %)Business Intelligence
75 (2.551 %)Data Management
84 (2.041 %)Project Management
93 (1.531 %)OOP
102 (1.020 %)CAD
102 (1.020 %)Information Management
102 (1.020 %)Business Analysis
111 (0.510 %)Business Development
111 (0.510 %)Financial Modelling
111 (0.510 %)Document Management
111 (0.510 %)Software Engineering
111 (0.510 %)CRM
111 (0.510 %)E-Commerce
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1112 (57.14 %)SQL
293 (47.45 %)C#
388 (44.90 %)VB
449 (25.00 %)VB6
518 (9.184 %)JavaScript
66 (3.061 %)PHP
66 (3.061 %)C++
74 (2.041 %)C
74 (2.041 %)Java
74 (2.041 %)T-SQL
82 (1.020 %)VBScript
82 (1.020 %)Delphi
82 (1.020 %)Uniface
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
114 (7.143 %)Degree
22 (1.020 %)MCSD
22 (1.020 %)Microsoft Certification
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
114 (7.143 %)Microsoft
29 (4.592 %)Oracle
35 (2.551 %)SAP
42 (1.020 %)Infragistics