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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for VB skills in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VB over the 3 months to 22 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 England region.
| Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) |
| 3 months to
22 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 70 | 49 | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -21 | -15 |
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| Matching permanent IT job ads | 2404 | 3200 | 8727 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England | 2.938 % | 3.976 % | 4.550 % |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 5.915 % | 8.356 % | 9.814 % |
| Salaries quoted | 2142 | 2752 | 7628 |
| Average salary | £35,000 | £33,500 | £35,000 |
| Average salary % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of jobs offered a salary of more than | £25,000 | £24,000 | £25,000 |
| 10% of jobs offered a salary of more than | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £32,500 | £32,000 | £32,000 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category | 40645 | 38294 | 88925 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England | 49.68 % | 47.58 % | 46.36 % |
| Salaries quoted | 35119 | 32500 | 74949 |
| Average salary | £40,000 | £37,000 | £37,500 |
| Average salary % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of jobs offered a salary of more than | £26,500 | £25,000 | £26,000 |
| 10% of jobs offered a salary of more than | £72,500 | £60,000 | £62,500 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £35,000 | £35,000 | £34,500 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Demand TrendThe chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing VB across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.
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Salary TrendThe chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VB across the England region.
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Salary HistogramThe chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the England region over the 3 months to 22 March 2010.
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Job LocationsThe table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB within the England region over the 3 months to 22 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.
| Location | Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year | Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads | Average Salary
Last 3 Months | Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year |
| London | -25 | 707 | £45,000 | +5.88 % |
| South East | -28 | 461 | £34,000 | -2.85 % |
| South West |  +13 | 355 | £32,500 | -4.41 % |
| North West | -16 | 241 | £30,000 | +5.26 % |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 199 | £32,500 | +8.33 % |
| East of England | -8 | 180 | £35,000 | +7.69 % |
| West Midlands | -23 | 127 | £32,500 | +8.33 % |
| East Midlands | +2 | 98 | £29,000 | -1.69 % |
| North East | +14 | 39 | £27,500 | -8.33 % |
| Midlands | -8 | 4 | £37,500 | -7.97 % |
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Top 30 Related IT SkillsFor the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs across the England 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.
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Top Related IT Skills by CategoryFor the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs across the England 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.
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