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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Cheltenham 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2935
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads2814
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.006 %
As % of the category below11.11 %6.863 %
Salaries quoted2814
Average minimum salary£24,250£33,357
Average salary£26,804£36,250
% change on same period last year-26.05 %
Average maximum salary£29,357£39,143
UK excluding London average salary£32,840£33,613
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
Cheltenham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Cheltenham
Matching permanent IT job ads252204
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.136 %0.085 %
Salaries quoted229196
Average minimum salary£27,590£28,298
Average salary£31,142£31,470
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
Average maximum salary£34,695£34,642
UK excluding London average salary£35,245£35,645
% change on same period last year-1.11 %
VB GloucestershireVB
Gloucestershire

VB
Demand Trend

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

Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham region.

Cheltenham VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the Cheltenham region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Cheltenham VB Salary Histogram

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Cheltenham 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.

162 (93.94 %).NET
247 (71.21 %)C#
341 (62.12 %)XML
439 (59.09 %)SQL Server
532 (48.48 %)VB.NET
631 (46.97 %)HTML
727 (40.91 %)ASP.NET
826 (39.39 %)SQL
924 (36.36 %)JavaScript
1023 (34.85 %)ASP
1122 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
1220 (30.30 %)VB6
1317 (25.76 %)SQL Server 2005
1414 (21.21 %)Microsoft
1414 (21.21 %)XSL
1414 (21.21 %)C++
1513 (19.70 %)Java
1513 (19.70 %)UML
1612 (18.18 %)WebServices
1711 (16.67 %)Windows
1711 (16.67 %)VBA
1711 (16.67 %)Requirements Analysis
1810 (15.15 %)AJAX
1810 (15.15 %)WCF
1810 (15.15 %)WPF
1810 (15.15 %)WF
1810 (15.15 %)Tandem
1810 (15.15 %)Finance
1810 (15.15 %)Scrum
199 (13.64 %)OO

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Cheltenham 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.

Cheltenham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
162 (93.94 %).NET
241 (62.12 %)XML
331 (46.97 %)HTML
427 (40.91 %)ASP.NET
523 (34.85 %)ASP
614 (21.21 %)XSL
712 (18.18 %)WebServices
810 (15.15 %)AJAX
810 (15.15 %)WCF
810 (15.15 %)WPF
810 (15.15 %)WF
95 (7.576 %)CSS
102 (3.030 %)XSD
111 (1.515 %)XHTML
111 (1.515 %)COM
111 (1.515 %)MFC
Cheltenham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.515 %)SharePoint
Cheltenham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.515 %)MS Office
11 (1.515 %)MS Excel
Cheltenham IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (7.576 %)GoldMine
Cheltenham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.030 %)TCP/IP
21 (1.515 %)Intranet
21 (1.515 %)Internet
21 (1.515 %)Extranet
Cheltenham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
139 (59.09 %)SQL Server
222 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
317 (25.76 %)SQL Server 2005
46 (9.091 %)Crystal Reports
54 (6.061 %)MySQL
62 (3.030 %)DTS
Cheltenham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (3.030 %)MSI
Cheltenham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (15.15 %)Finance
24 (6.061 %)Education
33 (4.545 %)Pensions
41 (1.515 %)Insurance
Cheltenham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (51.52 %)Developer
218 (27.27 %).NET Developer
317 (25.76 %)Analyst
416 (24.24 %)Analyst Programmer
416 (24.24 %)Programmer
515 (22.73 %)Software Engineer
67 (10.61 %)VB Developer
76 (9.091 %)VB6 Developer
84 (6.061 %)Web Developer
93 (4.545 %)Applications Developer
93 (4.545 %)Graduate
93 (4.545 %)Senior Programmer
93 (4.545 %)SQL Server Developer
93 (4.545 %)Web Applications Developer
93 (4.545 %)Analyst Developer
93 (4.545 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
93 (4.545 %)ASP Developer
93 (4.545 %)ASP.NET Developer
93 (4.545 %)Senior Analyst
93 (4.545 %)VB.NET Developer
Cheltenham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (15.15 %)Tandem
23 (4.545 %)N-Tier
32 (3.030 %)Client/Server
41 (1.515 %)VLE
41 (1.515 %)Mathematics
Cheltenham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (16.67 %)Windows
24 (6.061 %)UNIX
31 (1.515 %)Windows XP
Cheltenham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (19.70 %)UML
211 (16.67 %)Requirements Analysis
310 (15.15 %)Scrum
49 (13.64 %)OO
55 (7.576 %)Service Delivery
61 (1.515 %)Migration
61 (1.515 %)Project Management
61 (1.515 %)OOA/OOD
61 (1.515 %)Web Development
61 (1.515 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (1.515 %)System Testing
Cheltenham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (71.21 %)C#
232 (48.48 %)VB.NET
326 (39.39 %)SQL
424 (36.36 %)JavaScript
520 (30.30 %)VB6
614 (21.21 %)C++
713 (19.70 %)Java
811 (16.67 %)VBA
95 (7.576 %)Transact-SQL
104 (6.061 %)Perl
113 (4.545 %)C
113 (4.545 %)VC++
122 (3.030 %)Ada
122 (3.030 %)DHTML
131 (1.515 %)RPG
131 (1.515 %)VBScript
Cheltenham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.515 %)ISEB
Cheltenham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.030 %)QA
Cheltenham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (21.21 %)Microsoft
24 (6.061 %)Oracle
32 (3.030 %)jBASE