The first table below looks at the demand for VB skills in IT jobs advertised for the Hampshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VB over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Hampshire region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
Rank 86 107 56
Rank change year-on-year
+21 -51
Permanent jobs citing VB 100 79 135
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hampshire 2.899% 2.042% 3.788%
As % of the Programming Languages category 5.770% 3.934% 7.483%
Number of salaries quoted 89 72 119
Average salary £37,500 £37,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.35% +13.84%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,800 £18,450 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £43,000 £50,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
- +2.94%
All Programming Languages
Hampshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
1733 2008 1804
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hampshire 50.23% 51.91% 50.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1560 1840 1582
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +2.73%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £27,000 £25,750
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
VB
South East

VB
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing VB across the Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Hampshire VB Jobs Demand Trend

VB
Salary Trend

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

Hampshire VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Hampshire VB Salary Histogram

VB
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. 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
(Click each for more statistics)
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
Southampton +5 17 £35,000 +20.68%
Farnborough +7 15 £37,500 -6.25%
Winchester +5 13 £38,500 +10.00%
Fareham +14 9 £43,000 +48.27%
Aldershot +5 9 £43,000 -
Portsmouth +2 9 £34,000 +13.33%
Gosport - 7 £35,000 -
Havant +3 2 £32,000 -13.51%
Basingstoke - 2 £40,000 -
VB
South East

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hampshire 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.

1 141 (84.43%) .NET
2 114 (68.26%) SQL Server
3 106 (63.47%) C#
4 88 (52.69%) SQL
5 72 (43.11%) HTML
6 71 (42.51%) VB.NET
7 64 (38.32%) ASP.NET
8 60 (35.93%) VB6
9 50 (29.94%) JavaScript
10 45 (26.95%) Windows
11 43 (25.75%) Oracle
11 43 (25.75%) CSS
12 42 (25.15%) T-SQL
13 39 (23.35%) Visual Studio
14 38 (22.75%) OO
15 37 (22.16%) ASP
16 36 (21.56%) N-Tier
17 34 (20.36%) XML
17 34 (20.36%) Computer Science
18 33 (19.76%) Java
19 31 (18.56%) Microsoft
19 31 (18.56%) Degree
20 28 (16.77%) Ajax
21 27 (16.17%) jQuery
22 25 (14.97%) Web Development
22 25 (14.97%) VBA
23 22 (13.17%) SQL Server 2005
24 21 (12.57%) WinForms
24 21 (12.57%) Finance
25 20 (11.98%) PL/SQL

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Application Development
1 141 (84.43%) .NET
2 72 (43.11%) HTML
3 64 (38.32%) ASP.NET
4 43 (25.75%) CSS
5 37 (22.16%) ASP
6 34 (20.36%) XML
7 28 (16.77%) Ajax
8 27 (16.17%) jQuery
9 21 (12.57%) WinForms
10 15 (8.982%) DCOM
11 12 (7.186%) Web Services
11 12 (7.186%) WPF
12 11 (6.587%) J2EE
13 10 (5.988%) HTML5
14 9 (5.389%) COM
15 8 (4.790%) CSS3
16 7 (4.192%) .NET Framework
16 7 (4.192%) Java EE
16 7 (4.192%) Spring
17 5 (2.994%) WCF
Application Platforms
1 20 (11.98%) IIS
2 8 (4.790%) SharePoint
3 7 (4.192%) LiveLink
4 2 (1.198%) BizTalk Server
5 1 (0.599%) Apache
5 1 (0.599%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.599%) DotNetNuke
5 1 (0.599%) Force.com
5 1 (0.599%) WebLogic
Applications
1 20 (11.98%) MS Excel
2 17 (10.18%) MS Office
3 3 (1.796%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (2.395%) HFM
1 4 (2.395%) Hyperion Planning
2 3 (1.796%) MFGPRO
3 1 (0.599%) Hyperion Enterprise
3 1 (0.599%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.599%) Dynamics GP
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.593%) Internet
2 3 (1.796%) SSL
2 3 (1.796%) CTI
2 3 (1.796%) HTTP
3 1 (0.599%) SNMP
3 1 (0.599%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.599%) HTTPS
3 1 (0.599%) Intranet
3 1 (0.599%) Extranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 114 (68.26%) SQL Server
2 22 (13.17%) SQL Server 2005
3 13 (7.784%) TOAD
4 4 (2.395%) Oracle 8/8i
4 4 (2.395%) SQL Server 2008
4 4 (2.395%) Essbase
5 3 (1.796%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (1.796%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
5 3 (1.796%) MS Access
5 3 (1.796%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (1.198%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.599%) MySQL
7 1 (0.599%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.599%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 39 (23.35%) Visual Studio
2 10 (5.988%) Oracle Forms
3 9 (5.389%) Team Foundation Server
4 6 (3.593%) NUnit
5 5 (2.994%) VSS/SourceSafe
6 4 (2.395%) Subversion
7 3 (1.796%) Rhino Mocks
7 3 (1.796%) Moq
8 2 (1.198%) Mockito
8 2 (1.198%) Spring Roo
8 2 (1.198%) jMock
9 1 (0.599%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.599%) PowerBuilder
General
1 21 (12.57%) Finance
2 5 (2.994%) Aerospace
2 5 (2.994%) Manufacturing
2 5 (2.994%) Telecoms
3 3 (1.796%) Advertising
4 2 (1.198%) Pharmaceutical
4 2 (1.198%) Electronics
5 1 (0.599%) Law
Job Titles
1 120 (71.86%) Developer
2 55 (32.93%) .NET Developer
3 32 (19.16%) Analyst
4 26 (15.57%) C# Developer
4 26 (15.57%) VB.NET Developer
5 20 (11.98%) Programmer
6 19 (11.38%) C# .NET Developer
7 16 (9.581%) Analyst Programmer
7 16 (9.581%) Junior
7 16 (9.581%) Web Developer
8 14 (8.383%) Graduate
8 14 (8.383%) ASP.NET Developer
8 14 (8.383%) SQL Developer
9 13 (7.784%) Software Developer
9 13 (7.784%) Software Engineer
10 12 (7.186%) DBA
10 12 (7.186%) SQL DBA
11 10 (5.988%) Graduate Developer
12 8 (4.790%) Junior Developer
12 8 (4.790%) Junior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 36 (21.56%) N-Tier
2 34 (20.36%) Computer Science
3 19 (11.38%) Client/Server
4 7 (4.192%) Management Information System
5 6 (3.593%) Kindle
6 2 (1.198%) PDA
6 2 (1.198%) SCADA
7 1 (0.599%) Visualisation
Operating Systems
1 45 (26.95%) Windows
2 4 (2.395%) Linux
3 3 (1.796%) Windows Server 2012
3 3 (1.796%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (22.75%) OO
2 25 (14.97%) Web Development
3 16 (9.581%) Scrum
4 12 (7.186%) TDD
4 12 (7.186%) Software Engineering
5 11 (6.587%) OOD
6 10 (5.988%) Data Analysis
6 10 (5.988%) Software Testing
7 9 (5.389%) MVVM
7 9 (5.389%) Unit Testing
7 9 (5.389%) OOP
8 8 (4.790%) MVC
9 7 (4.192%) Business Intelligence
9 7 (4.192%) UML
9 7 (4.192%) Data Security
9 7 (4.192%) Kanban
10 6 (3.593%) Waterfall
10 6 (3.593%) Analytics
10 6 (3.593%) Test Scripting
10 6 (3.593%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 106 (63.47%) C#
2 88 (52.69%) SQL
3 71 (42.51%) VB.NET
4 60 (35.93%) VB6
5 50 (29.94%) JavaScript
6 42 (25.15%) T-SQL
7 33 (19.76%) Java
8 25 (14.97%) VBA
9 20 (11.98%) PL/SQL
10 7 (4.192%) C++
11 6 (3.593%) C
12 3 (1.796%) Delphi
12 3 (1.796%) VBScript
12 3 (1.796%) XPath
13 2 (1.198%) Groovy
13 2 (1.198%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.599%) Apex Code
14 1 (0.599%) PHP
Qualifications
1 31 (18.56%) Degree
2 8 (4.790%) Security Cleared
3 7 (4.192%) SC Cleared
4 3 (1.796%) ISEB
5 1 (0.599%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.599%) ACCA
5 1 (0.599%) CIMA
5 1 (0.599%) MCTS
5 1 (0.599%) MCP
5 1 (0.599%) MCAD
5 1 (0.599%) MCSD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (7.784%) ISO 9001
2 2 (1.198%) QA
3 1 (0.599%) SLA
3 1 (0.599%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 5 (2.994%) BMC PATROL
Vendors
1 43 (25.75%) Oracle
2 31 (18.56%) Microsoft
3 5 (2.994%) Telerik
4 4 (2.395%) Hyperion
5 3 (1.796%) Avaya
5 3 (1.796%) QAD
6 1 (0.599%) Wonderware
6 1 (0.599%) Epicor
6 1 (0.599%) Sage
6 1 (0.599%) Salesforce.com
6 1 (0.599%) Sun
6 1 (0.599%) JBoss
6 1 (0.599%) Progress
Gosport, Hampshire
FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY for a Junior .NET Developer (C# OR VB.NET) or strong Graduate to join a FTSE100 software house with a team of 35 developers. This is...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, Healthcare
Posted: 18 May 2013
Southampton, South East
You will be responsible for testing and implementing changes, monitoring and managing the business critical SQL Server databases and support for SQL applications when necessary. In addition, the...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
Southampton, South East
In addition, the role will involve day to day working with DBA's, Project Managers, Analyst/programmers (SQL and Web), providing technical support, assistance and advice. Key skills*...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 11 May 2013
Winchester, Hampshire
Experience developing commercial solutions using Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005/2008... Working knowledge of: - HTML & CSS. - Visual Basic 6. - ASP.NET. - JavaScript. - JQuery. - XML/XSLT. - Windows Server operating...
Project IT Resource Ltd
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum with benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Gosport, Hampshire
This is an excellent challenging role offering plenty of variation developing a successful suite of software products using the very latest Microsoft technologies including .NET 4.0 / 4...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, Healthcare
Posted: 18 May 2013
Portsmouth, Hampshire
Net, C#, VB.Net, SQL Server, HTML, JavaScript Software Developer (C#, .Net) - an exciting new opportunity with a global brand name in technology and electronics... Key Skills: Software...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Winchester, Hampshire, South East
Job Title: Software DeveloperLocation: Winchester, HampshireSalary: £30,000 - £40,000 per yearSoftware Developers are engaged in the design, creation, testing, installation and maintenance of software systems that play...
Jagger Talent Commercial Recruiters
Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 per year
Posted: 17 May 2013
Hampshire
You will need excellent SQL Database knowledge and ideally have exposure to a .Net environment. In addition you will be executing SQL Database tests, so exposure to test...
ARC IT Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000 Per Annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Hampshire, South East
They require a Junior Level .NET C# or VB software developer to join their team... Depending on your Junior Level .NET Developer (with C# or Visual Basic)experience...
DP Connect Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + STANDARD
Posted: 4 May 2013
Fareham, Hampshire
For the Office for National Statistics, people count... The Programming Software Development and Support Officer will provide applications systems maintenance and support services across either: Tridion CMS, C#, ...
Office for National Statistics
Salary: From £25,460 to £31,180 per annum (plus benefits and pension)
Posted: 24 April 2013
Basingstoke, Hampshire
We would like to meet with enthusiastic graduates who have studied Computer Engineering or Computer Science... Visual Basic, C# or Java Scripting, HTML and SQL and be able...
Resource Management
Salary: £18000 - £22000 per annum + Structured Training + Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Hampshire, South East
Hyperion HFM FDM Smartview My client, a global business and market leader continue to invest significantly in Oracle EPM solutions including HFM, Hyperion Planning and Essbase- As part...
Verticality
Salary: GBP45000 to GBP65000 per annum
Posted: 10 May 2013