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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Colchester 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.NET over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2016
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads5247
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.019 %
As % of the category below15.43 %19.34 %
Salaries quoted1238
Average minimum salary£30,083£24,026
Average salary£34,292£24,763
% change on same period last year+38.47 %
Average maximum salary£38,500£25,500
UK excluding London average salary£33,155£32,856
% change on same period last year+0.91 %
Colchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Colchester
Matching permanent IT job ads337243
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.178 %0.100 %
Salaries quoted279221
Average minimum salary£32,466£27,587
Average salary£33,802£27,961
% change on same period last year+20.88 %
Average maximum salary£35,137£28,336
UK excluding London average salary£35,180£35,575
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
VB.NET EssexVB.NET
Essex

VB.NET
Demand Trend

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

Colchester 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 Colchester region.

Colchester VB.NET Salary Trend

VB.NET
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB.NET across the Colchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Colchester VB.NET Salary Histogram

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Colchester 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.

193 (100.00 %).NET
273 (78.49 %)C#
369 (74.19 %)SQL Server
458 (62.37 %)Microsoft
543 (46.24 %)SQL Server 2005
641 (44.09 %)ASP.NET
734 (36.56 %)Internet
829 (31.18 %)Finance
829 (31.18 %)Web Development
829 (31.18 %)Mathematics
925 (26.88 %)HTML
925 (26.88 %)SQL
1022 (23.66 %)Transact-SQL
1119 (20.43 %)XML
1119 (20.43 %)OO
1218 (19.35 %)DHTML
1314 (15.05 %)CSS
1412 (12.90 %)JavaScript
1412 (12.90 %)XHTML
1511 (11.83 %)XSLT
1610 (10.75 %)DOM
1610 (10.75 %)ASP.NET 2.0
179 (9.677 %)Visual Studio
188 (8.602 %)ECMAScript
197 (7.527 %)Retail
197 (7.527 %)WebServices
197 (7.527 %)VB
197 (7.527 %)Windows
206 (6.452 %)N-Tier
214 (4.301 %)SQL Server 7

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Colchester 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.

Colchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
193 (100.00 %).NET
241 (44.09 %)ASP.NET
325 (26.88 %)HTML
419 (20.43 %)XML
514 (15.05 %)CSS
612 (12.90 %)XHTML
711 (11.83 %)XSLT
810 (10.75 %)ASP.NET 2.0
810 (10.75 %)DOM
97 (7.527 %)WebServices
102 (2.151 %)WSE
102 (2.151 %)WinForms
111 (1.075 %).NET Framework
111 (1.075 %)WCF
111 (1.075 %)COM+
111 (1.075 %)ADO.NET
Colchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (4.301 %)SharePoint
Colchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (4.301 %)MS Visio
21 (1.075 %)MS Excel
Colchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
134 (36.56 %)Internet
21 (1.075 %)Intranet
Colchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
169 (74.19 %)SQL Server
243 (46.24 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (4.301 %)SQL Server 7
43 (3.226 %)SQL Server 2000
52 (2.151 %)Datawarehouse
61 (1.075 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61 (1.075 %)OLAP
Colchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (9.677 %)Visual Studio
Colchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
129 (31.18 %)Finance
27 (7.527 %)Retail
34 (4.301 %)Health
34 (4.301 %)Legal
34 (4.301 %)Electronics
42 (2.151 %)Insurance
42 (2.151 %)Pensions
Colchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
187 (93.55 %)Developer
271 (76.34 %).NET Developer
329 (31.18 %)Trainee Developer
329 (31.18 %)Trainee
416 (17.20 %)VB.NET Developer
514 (15.05 %).NET Web Developer
514 (15.05 %)Web Developer
610 (10.75 %)Applications Developer
610 (10.75 %).NET Applications Developer
76 (6.452 %)C# Developer
85 (5.376 %)Software Developer
85 (5.376 %)Junior
85 (5.376 %)Junior Developer
94 (4.301 %)Programmer
103 (3.226 %)ASP.NET Developer
112 (2.151 %)Junior .NET Developer
112 (2.151 %)Junior Software Developer
112 (2.151 %)Applications Support
112 (2.151 %)Analyst
112 (2.151 %)VB.NET Programmer
Colchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
129 (31.18 %)Mathematics
26 (6.452 %)N-Tier
Colchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (7.527 %)Windows
Colchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
129 (31.18 %)Web Development
219 (20.43 %)OO
34 (4.301 %)UML
43 (3.226 %)OOD
52 (2.151 %)Software Engineering
61 (1.075 %)Enterprise Architecture
Colchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
173 (78.49 %)C#
225 (26.88 %)SQL
322 (23.66 %)Transact-SQL
418 (19.35 %)DHTML
512 (12.90 %)JavaScript
68 (8.602 %)ECMAScript
77 (7.527 %)VB
84 (4.301 %)Java
84 (4.301 %)C++
93 (3.226 %)VB6
Colchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.151 %)Degree
Colchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
158 (62.37 %)Microsoft
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