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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Guildford 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank3016
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching permanent IT job ads54101
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.045 %
As % of the category below11.76 %23.71 %
Salaries quoted52100
Average minimum salary£29,942£28,335
Average salary£32,865£31,535
% change on same period last year+4.21 %
Average maximum salary£35,788£34,735
UK excluding London average salary£33,133£33,055
% change on same period last year+0.23 %
Programming Languages GuildfordProgramming Languages
Guildford
Matching permanent IT job ads459426
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.225 %0.189 %
Salaries quoted437405
Average minimum salary£32,100£31,252
Average salary£35,205£34,705
% change on same period last year+1.44 %
Average maximum salary£38,310£38,158
UK excluding London average salary£35,401£35,481
% change on same period last year-0.22 %
VB SurreyVB
Surrey

VB
Demand Trend

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

Guildford VB Demand Trend

VB
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing VB across the Guildford region.

Guildford VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the Guildford region over the past 3 months.

Guildford VB Salary Histogram

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Guildford region citing VB also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing VB.

170 (81.40 %).NET
250 (58.14 %)SQL Server
348 (55.81 %)C#
433 (38.37 %)ASP
531 (36.05 %)XML
531 (36.05 %)VB.NET
630 (34.88 %)SQL
630 (34.88 %)C++
630 (34.88 %)Java
728 (32.56 %)Degree
823 (26.74 %)Microsoft
922 (25.58 %)JavaScript
922 (25.58 %)Transact-SQL
922 (25.58 %)VBScript
1020 (23.26 %)VB6
1119 (22.09 %)C
1217 (19.77 %)Finance
1316 (18.60 %)Oracle
1316 (18.60 %)ASP.NET
1316 (18.60 %)Windows
1415 (17.44 %)XSL
1415 (17.44 %)Pensions
1514 (16.28 %)IIS
1514 (16.28 %)HTML
1514 (16.28 %)Health
1613 (15.12 %)MS Excel
1712 (13.95 %)Active Directory
1811 (12.79 %)SQL Server 2000
1811 (12.79 %)Visual Studio
1910 (11.63 %)Documentum

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Guildford region citing VB also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing VB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
170 (81.40 %).NET
233 (38.37 %)ASP
331 (36.05 %)XML
416 (18.60 %)ASP.NET
515 (17.44 %)XSL
614 (16.28 %)HTML
710 (11.63 %)Documentum Webtop
89 (10.47 %)ADO.NET
95 (5.814 %)WebServices
95 (5.814 %)J2ME
95 (5.814 %)Middleware
104 (4.651 %)WebSphere
113 (3.488 %)XHTML
113 (3.488 %)WAP
122 (2.326 %)J2SE
122 (2.326 %)XSLT
122 (2.326 %)ADO
122 (2.326 %)COM
122 (2.326 %).NET Remoting
122 (2.326 %)OLE
Application Platforms
114 (16.28 %)IIS
210 (11.63 %)Documentum
34 (4.651 %)SharePoint
42 (2.326 %)ColdFusion
42 (2.326 %)MTS
42 (2.326 %)Tomcat
42 (2.326 %)WebSphere Application Server
51 (1.163 %)WebLogic
51 (1.163 %)JBoss
51 (1.163 %)Apache
Applications
113 (15.12 %)MS Excel
21 (1.163 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
14 (4.651 %)Internet
23 (3.488 %)3G
23 (3.488 %)Wireless
23 (3.488 %)GPRS
23 (3.488 %)HTTP
23 (3.488 %)TCP/IP
23 (3.488 %)WINS
23 (3.488 %)DNS
32 (2.326 %)NFC
32 (2.326 %)RFID
32 (2.326 %)Bluetooth
Database & Business Intelligence
150 (58.14 %)SQL Server
211 (12.79 %)SQL Server 2000
37 (8.140 %)Crystal Reports
46 (6.977 %)MySQL
46 (6.977 %)SQL Server 2005
55 (5.814 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
64 (4.651 %)DTS
73 (3.488 %)RDBMS
73 (3.488 %)MS Access
81 (1.163 %)Datawarehouse
Development Applications
111 (12.79 %)Visual Studio
25 (5.814 %)Flash
34 (4.651 %)InstallShield
43 (3.488 %)MSI
51 (1.163 %)Eclipse
General
117 (19.77 %)Finance
215 (17.44 %)Pensions
314 (16.28 %)Health
46 (6.977 %)Government
55 (5.814 %)Telecoms
64 (4.651 %)Insurance
73 (3.488 %)Electronics
81 (1.163 %)Banking
Job Titles
160 (69.77 %)Developer
214 (16.28 %)Analyst
214 (16.28 %)Consultant
312 (13.95 %).NET Developer
49 (10.47 %)Analyst Developer
49 (10.47 %)Software Developer
58 (9.302 %)Documentum Consultant
67 (8.140 %)Systems Developer
75 (5.814 %)Database Developer
75 (5.814 %)VB Developer
75 (5.814 %)Trainee Developer
75 (5.814 %)Trainee
84 (4.651 %)Software Engineer
93 (3.488 %)Junior
93 (3.488 %)Applications Developer
93 (3.488 %)Support Engineer
93 (3.488 %)Support Consultant
93 (3.488 %)VB.NET Developer
93 (3.488 %)Desktop Analyst
93 (3.488 %)Junior Developer
Miscellaneous
15 (5.814 %)Computer Science
23 (3.488 %)Clustering
23 (3.488 %)Streaming Video
32 (2.326 %)Replication
32 (2.326 %)Client/Server
32 (2.326 %)Biometrics
32 (2.326 %)Smartcard
32 (2.326 %)JavaCard
32 (2.326 %)Informatics
41 (1.163 %)Asset Management
Operating Systems
116 (18.60 %)Windows
24 (4.651 %)Windows XP
33 (3.488 %)Windows NT
42 (2.326 %)Windows 2000
51 (1.163 %)Unix
51 (1.163 %)AIX
51 (1.163 %)Solaris
51 (1.163 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
19 (10.47 %)Configuration Management
19 (10.47 %)Service Delivery
28 (9.302 %)OO
37 (8.140 %)Web Development
43 (3.488 %)OOD
43 (3.488 %)ITIL
43 (3.488 %)Agile Software Development
52 (2.326 %)Project Planning
52 (2.326 %)User Acceptance Testing
52 (2.326 %)CRM
52 (2.326 %)E-Commerce
52 (2.326 %)ERP
52 (2.326 %)E-Procurement
61 (1.163 %)Web Design
61 (1.163 %)OOP
Programming Languages
148 (55.81 %)C#
231 (36.05 %)VB.NET
330 (34.88 %)C++
330 (34.88 %)SQL
330 (34.88 %)Java
422 (25.58 %)JavaScript
422 (25.58 %)Transact-SQL
422 (25.58 %)VBScript
520 (23.26 %)VB6
619 (22.09 %)C
77 (8.140 %)Perl
85 (5.814 %)Ruby
85 (5.814 %)Python
93 (3.488 %)VBA
93 (3.488 %)PHP
102 (2.326 %)DHTML
111 (1.163 %)FoxPro (VFP)
111 (1.163 %)XPath
Qualifications
128 (32.56 %)Degree
27 (8.140 %)Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.488 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
112 (13.95 %)Active Directory
22 (2.326 %)Terminal Services
Systems Management
13 (3.488 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
123 (26.74 %)Microsoft
216 (18.60 %)Oracle
35 (5.814 %)Macromedia
43 (3.488 %)Altiris
52 (2.326 %)SAP
52 (2.326 %)Baan
52 (2.326 %)JD Edwards
52 (2.326 %)FileNet
61 (1.163 %)Ab Initio
61 (1.163 %)Hyperion
61 (1.163 %)Sybase
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