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 Cheshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VB.NET over the 3 months to 15 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 Cheshire region.

 Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
15 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank392333
Rank change year-on-year
Down-16Up+10
Matching permanent IT job ads61136171
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheshire4.269 %9.296 %5.296 %
As % of the Programming Languages category10.76 %19.26 %10.98 %
Salaries quoted41132158
Average salary£28,000£27,000£31,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.700 %-14.28 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£21,000£22,400
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£38,000£40,000£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,000£32,500£32,500
% change year-on-year
-1.530 %-
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryAll Programming Languages
Cheshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
5677061558
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheshire39.68 %48.26 %48.25 %
Salaries quoted5286501428
Average salary£32,000£30,000£32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.660 %-7.690 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,500£22,000£24,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£40,000£42,500£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000£34,500
% change year-on-year
-+1.440 %
VB.NET North WestVB.NET
North West

VB.NET
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire VB.NET Salary Trend

VB.NET
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB.NET across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 15 March 2010.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 15 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
KnutsfordUp+412£27,500+10.00 %
WilmslowUp+37£27,500+11.11 %
WarringtonUp+115£27,000-22.85 %
NorthwichNew entry-5£27,500-
ChesterDown-92£35,000-6.66 %
MacclesfieldDown-192£36,250+72.61 %
CreweDown-21£35,000-12.50 %
VB.NET North WestVB.NET
North West

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 March 2010, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

1116 (100.00 %).NET
291 (78.45 %)SQL Server
367 (57.76 %)ASP.NET
459 (50.86 %)SQL
459 (50.86 %)C#
539 (33.62 %)JavaScript
636 (31.03 %)SQL Server 2005
735 (30.17 %)CSS
831 (26.72 %)T-SQL
930 (25.86 %)HTML
1026 (22.41 %)VB
1125 (21.55 %)XML
1224 (20.69 %)ASP
1224 (20.69 %)SQL Server 2000
1323 (19.83 %)Microsoft
1323 (19.83 %)Visual Studio
1419 (16.38 %)Web Services
1419 (16.38 %)Windows
1419 (16.38 %)VBScript
1518 (15.52 %)QA
1617 (14.66 %)Web Development
1617 (14.66 %)Unit Testing
1617 (14.66 %)Health
1715 (12.93 %)XHTML
1715 (12.93 %)N-Tier
1715 (12.93 %)SQL Server 2008
1715 (12.93 %)Degree
1715 (12.93 %)Content Management
1814 (12.07 %)OO
1814 (12.07 %)CMS

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 March 2010, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1116 (100.00 %).NET
267 (57.76 %)ASP.NET
335 (30.17 %)CSS
430 (25.86 %)HTML
525 (21.55 %)XML
624 (20.69 %)ASP
719 (16.38 %)Web Services
815 (12.93 %)XHTML
912 (10.34 %)AJAX
1011 (9.483 %).NET Framework
117 (6.034 %)WCF
117 (6.034 %)XSLT
126 (5.172 %)WPF
135 (4.310 %)Flash
135 (4.310 %)J2EE
144 (3.448 %)Spring
152 (1.724 %)Middleware
152 (1.724 %)ADO.NET
152 (1.724 %)DHTML
161 (0.862 %)WinForms
Cheshire IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
114 (12.07 %)CMS
26 (5.172 %)SharePoint
26 (5.172 %)SharePoint Server 2007
34 (3.448 %)IIS
41 (0.862 %)BizTalk Server
41 (0.862 %)Oracle Workflow
Cheshire IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
110 (8.621 %)MS Excel
22 (1.724 %)MS Visio
Cheshire IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (0.862 %)Microsoft CRM
11 (0.862 %)Dynamics CRM
Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
15 (4.310 %)Internet
23 (2.586 %)Intranet
31 (0.862 %)LAN
31 (0.862 %)WAN
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
191 (78.45 %)SQL Server
236 (31.03 %)SQL Server 2005
324 (20.69 %)SQL Server 2000
415 (12.93 %)SQL Server 2008
512 (10.34 %)OLTP
64 (3.448 %)RDBMS
64 (3.448 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
64 (3.448 %)SQL Server Integration Services
73 (2.586 %)MySQL
73 (2.586 %)JasperReports
73 (2.586 %)Oracle Reports
73 (2.586 %)Datawarehouse
81 (0.862 %)DTS
81 (0.862 %)Crystal Reports
81 (0.862 %)BusinessObjects
81 (0.862 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
123 (19.83 %)Visual Studio
25 (4.310 %)Dreamweaver
32 (1.724 %)WinRunner
32 (1.724 %)TestDirector
32 (1.724 %)QuickTest Pro
32 (1.724 %)LoadRunner
32 (1.724 %)Team Foundation Server
Cheshire IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
117 (14.66 %)Health
213 (11.21 %)Finance
39 (7.759 %)Pensions
47 (6.034 %)Legal
56 (5.172 %)Education
65 (4.310 %)Back Office
74 (3.448 %)Insurance
82 (1.724 %)Marketing
82 (1.724 %)Social Media
82 (1.724 %)Telecoms
82 (1.724 %)Retail
91 (0.862 %)Manufacturing
91 (0.862 %)Electronics
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
193 (80.17 %)Developer
250 (43.10 %).NET Developer
339 (33.62 %)Web Developer
424 (20.69 %)VB.NET Developer
523 (19.83 %)ASP.NET Developer
622 (18.97 %).NET Web Developer
720 (17.24 %)C# Developer
816 (13.79 %)Software Developer
915 (12.93 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
1014 (12.07 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
1113 (11.21 %)Senior Developer
1212 (10.34 %)SQL Developer
1310 (8.621 %)Senior Web Developer
1310 (8.621 %)Senior .NET Developer
149 (7.759 %)C# Web Developer
149 (7.759 %)Senior .NET Web Developer
149 (7.759 %)ASP Developer
157 (6.034 %)Delphi Developer
157 (6.034 %)Consultant
157 (6.034 %)Applications Developer
Cheshire IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
115 (12.93 %)N-Tier
212 (10.34 %)Client/Server
36 (5.172 %)iPhone
43 (2.586 %)Computer Science
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
119 (16.38 %)Windows
24 (3.448 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (0.862 %)Windows Mobile
31 (0.862 %)Android
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
117 (14.66 %)Web Development
117 (14.66 %)Unit Testing
215 (12.93 %)Content Management
314 (12.07 %)OO
412 (10.34 %)E-Commerce
412 (10.34 %)OOD
510 (8.621 %)CRM
67 (6.034 %)OOP
74 (3.448 %)Agile Software Development
83 (2.586 %)SEO
92 (1.724 %)Data Analysis
92 (1.724 %)Business Analysis
92 (1.724 %)RAD
92 (1.724 %)PRINCE2
92 (1.724 %)Test Management
92 (1.724 %)Scrum
92 (1.724 %)Product Management
101 (0.862 %)Data Migration
101 (0.862 %)Data Architecture
101 (0.862 %)TDD
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
159 (50.86 %)C#
159 (50.86 %)SQL
239 (33.62 %)JavaScript
331 (26.72 %)T-SQL
426 (22.41 %)VB
519 (16.38 %)VBScript
610 (8.621 %)C++
610 (8.621 %)Delphi
78 (6.897 %)Java
85 (4.310 %)C
94 (3.448 %)VB6
103 (2.586 %)PHP
103 (2.586 %)PL/SQL
111 (0.862 %)VBA
Cheshire IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
115 (12.93 %)Degree
25 (4.310 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (4.310 %)MCSD
32 (1.724 %)ISEB
Cheshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (15.52 %)QA
27 (6.034 %)ISO9001
Cheshire IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
13 (2.586 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cheshire IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
123 (19.83 %)Microsoft
213 (11.21 %)Oracle
33 (2.586 %)VMware
41 (0.862 %)Business Objects
41 (0.862 %)Metastorm