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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Chester 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank1817
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads5072
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.030 %
As % of the category below19.84 %18.37 %
Salaries quoted4372
Average minimum salary£30,302£25,765
Average salary£34,791£27,247
% change on same period last year+27.68 %
Average maximum salary£39,279£28,728
UK excluding London average salary£32,754£33,524
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
Chester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Chester
Matching permanent IT job ads252392
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.139 %0.164 %
Salaries quoted231372
Average minimum salary£27,649£29,095
Average salary£30,159£31,241
% change on same period last year-3.46 %
Average maximum salary£32,669£33,388
UK excluding London average salary£35,272£35,655
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
VB CheshireVB
Cheshire

VB
Demand Trend

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

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the Chester region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Chester VB Salary Histogram

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Chester 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.

161 (79.22 %)SQL Server
248 (62.34 %)SQL
345 (58.44 %).NET
437 (48.05 %)C#
529 (37.66 %)VB6
529 (37.66 %)ASP
529 (37.66 %)XML
624 (31.17 %)SQL Server 2000
723 (29.87 %)ASP.NET
821 (27.27 %)VB.NET
821 (27.27 %)Finance
918 (23.38 %)JavaScript
918 (23.38 %)SQL Server 2005
1015 (19.48 %)AJAX
1015 (19.48 %)HTML
1015 (19.48 %)Windows
1114 (18.18 %)WebServices
1114 (18.18 %)VBScript
1213 (16.88 %)DHTML
1213 (16.88 %)Education
1213 (16.88 %)Marketing
1312 (15.58 %)Degree
1312 (15.58 %)Retail
1312 (15.58 %)C++
1312 (15.58 %)Oracle
1312 (15.58 %)MS Excel
1312 (15.58 %)Internet
1411 (14.29 %)Crystal Reports
1510 (12.99 %)IIS
1510 (12.99 %)CSS

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Chester 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.

Chester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
145 (58.44 %).NET
229 (37.66 %)ASP
229 (37.66 %)XML
323 (29.87 %)ASP.NET
415 (19.48 %)HTML
415 (19.48 %)AJAX
514 (18.18 %)WebServices
610 (12.99 %)CSS
75 (6.494 %)ADO
84 (5.195 %)ODBC
92 (2.597 %)ActiveX
92 (2.597 %).NET Framework
101 (1.299 %)XHTML
101 (1.299 %)Java RMI
Chester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (12.99 %)IIS
25 (6.494 %)SharePoint Portal Server
32 (2.597 %)SAS
Chester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (15.58 %)MS Excel
25 (6.494 %)MS Office
Chester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.299 %)SAP Business One
Chester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (15.58 %)Internet
24 (5.195 %)Intranet
31 (1.299 %)SSL
Chester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
161 (79.22 %)SQL Server
224 (31.17 %)SQL Server 2000
318 (23.38 %)SQL Server 2005
411 (14.29 %)Crystal Reports
59 (11.69 %)ETL
67 (9.091 %)Oracle 10g
67 (9.091 %)BusinessObjects
67 (9.091 %)Oracle 9i
67 (9.091 %)MySQL
76 (7.792 %)Cognos Impromptu
84 (5.195 %)Datawarehouse
84 (5.195 %)DTS
92 (2.597 %)SQL Server 7
92 (2.597 %)OLAP
92 (2.597 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
92 (2.597 %)Base SAS
Chester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (11.69 %)ClearCase
19 (11.69 %)ClearQuest
25 (6.494 %)Eclipse
32 (2.597 %)InstallShield
41 (1.299 %)NUnit
41 (1.299 %)Visual Studio
41 (1.299 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Chester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (27.27 %)Finance
213 (16.88 %)Education
213 (16.88 %)Marketing
312 (15.58 %)Retail
45 (6.494 %)Legal
54 (5.195 %)Banking
54 (5.195 %)Pensions
62 (2.597 %)Insurance
62 (2.597 %)Government
62 (2.597 %)Health
Chester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
136 (46.75 %)Developer
213 (16.88 %)Programmer
213 (16.88 %).NET Programmer
311 (14.29 %)Analyst
410 (12.99 %)Analyst Programmer
410 (12.99 %).NET Developer
410 (12.99 %)C# Analyst Programmer
410 (12.99 %).NET Analyst Programmer
59 (11.69 %)Server Analyst
59 (11.69 %)SQL Server Analyst
68 (10.39 %)Senior Developer
77 (9.091 %)Software Developer
77 (9.091 %)Support Technician
86 (7.792 %)Administrator
86 (7.792 %)Server Support
86 (7.792 %)Web Programmer
86 (7.792 %)SAP Support
86 (7.792 %)Server Support Technician
95 (6.494 %)Junior Developer
95 (6.494 %)Tester
Chester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.597 %)Management Information System
Chester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (19.48 %)Windows
28 (10.39 %)UNIX
37 (9.091 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (9.091 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (2.597 %)Linux
42 (2.597 %)MVS
Chester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (11.69 %)Configuration Management
26 (7.792 %)ERP
34 (5.195 %)OOP
34 (5.195 %)Direct Marketing
43 (3.896 %)Web Development
43 (3.896 %)OO
43 (3.896 %)Regression Testing
52 (2.597 %)CRM
52 (2.597 %)Business Intelligence
52 (2.597 %)Scalability Testing
52 (2.597 %)Unit Testing
61 (1.299 %)SAP Implementation
61 (1.299 %)Workflow
61 (1.299 %)Data Analysis
61 (1.299 %)Project Management
Chester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
148 (62.34 %)SQL
237 (48.05 %)C#
329 (37.66 %)VB6
421 (27.27 %)VB.NET
518 (23.38 %)JavaScript
614 (18.18 %)VBScript
713 (16.88 %)DHTML
812 (15.58 %)C++
97 (9.091 %)C
97 (9.091 %)PL/SQL
106 (7.792 %)VBA
106 (7.792 %)Transact-SQL
114 (5.195 %)Java
123 (3.896 %)Perl
131 (1.299 %)PHP
Chester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (15.58 %)Degree
22 (2.597 %)HND
Chester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (3.896 %)Terminal Services
22 (2.597 %)Terminal Server
Chester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (15.58 %)Oracle
29 (11.69 %)Cognos
38 (10.39 %)Microsoft
38 (10.39 %)SAP
47 (9.091 %)Business Objects
47 (9.091 %)Hyperion
56 (7.792 %)Lawson
56 (7.792 %)Infor
65 (6.494 %)Citrix
65 (6.494 %)Sybase
71 (1.299 %)OutlookSoft