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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Hampshire 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 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3226
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads321397
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.189 %0.171 %
As % of the category below12.00 %12.65 %
Salaries quoted265354
Average minimum salary£31,810£31,278
Average salary£34,837£34,598
% change on same period last year+0.69 %
Average maximum salary£37,865£37,918
UK excluding London average salary£32,940£33,402
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hampshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Hampshire
Matching permanent IT job ads26753139
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.578 %1.355 %
Salaries quoted23292623
Average minimum salary£33,203£33,142
Average salary£36,528£36,283
% change on same period last year+0.67 %
Average maximum salary£39,853£39,423
UK excluding London average salary£35,526£35,807
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
VB.NET South EastVB.NET
South East

VB.NET
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire VB.NET Salary Trend

VB.NET
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB.NET across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

Hampshire VB.NET Salary Histogram

VB.NET
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB.NET within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
WinchesterUp+1062£32,741+5.05 %
SouthamptonUp+551£35,781+2.21 %
PortsmouthDown-1435£36,810+12.55 %
BasingstokeDown-2029£43,452+13.84 %
FarehamDown-421£29,952-14.29 %
FarnboroughDown-218£32,500+13.40 %
AldershotUp+913£25,409+20.99 %
GosportUp+111£31,563+0.19 %
HavantUp+39£34,563+9.89 %
AndoverNew entry-6£40,833-
WaterloovilleUp+105£38,200+0.52 %
RingwoodNew entry-3£22,500-
EastleighDown-11£60,000+53.84 %
New MiltonNo change01£27,500-21.42 %
VB.NET South EastVB.NET
South East

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hampshire 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.

1651 (99.85 %).NET
2397 (60.89 %)ASP.NET
3396 (60.74 %)SQL Server
4313 (48.01 %)VB
5303 (46.47 %)XML
6277 (42.48 %)VB6
7264 (40.49 %)SQL
8256 (39.26 %)C#
9179 (27.45 %)HTML
10172 (26.38 %)Microsoft
11159 (24.39 %)UML
12126 (19.33 %)Degree
13125 (19.17 %)Windows
14112 (17.18 %)JavaScript
1597 (14.88 %)Visual Studio
1696 (14.72 %)ASP
1794 (14.42 %)MS Excel
1889 (13.65 %)SQL Server 2005
1981 (12.42 %)SQL Server 2000
2076 (11.66 %)Microsoft Certification
2174 (11.35 %)Pensions
2272 (11.04 %)OO
2371 (10.89 %)MCSD
2468 (10.43 %)MCAD
2567 (10.28 %)Health
2665 (9.969 %)XSLT
2665 (9.969 %)Oracle
2764 (9.816 %)Finance
2863 (9.663 %)WebServices
2960 (9.202 %)Java

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Hampshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1651 (99.85 %).NET
2397 (60.89 %)ASP.NET
3303 (46.47 %)XML
4179 (27.45 %)HTML
596 (14.72 %)ASP
665 (9.969 %)XSLT
763 (9.663 %)WebServices
852 (7.975 %)WinForms
947 (7.209 %)AJAX
1039 (5.982 %).NET Framework
1137 (5.675 %)CSS
1223 (3.528 %)JSP
1322 (3.374 %)ADO.NET
1416 (2.454 %)XHTML
1514 (2.147 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1612 (1.840 %)WCF
1612 (1.840 %)WPF
1612 (1.840 %)WF
1711 (1.687 %)J2EE
1810 (1.534 %)XSL
Hampshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
159 (9.049 %)SharePoint
227 (4.141 %)SharePoint Portal Server
227 (4.141 %)SharePoint Server 2007
319 (2.914 %)IIS
414 (2.147 %)ColdFusion
512 (1.840 %)BizTalk Server
69 (1.380 %)CMS
76 (0.920 %)MTS
83 (0.460 %)MS Exchange
92 (0.307 %)SAS
101 (0.153 %)Documentum
101 (0.153 %)OnBase
Hampshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
194 (14.42 %)MS Excel
219 (2.914 %)MS Office
219 (2.914 %)InfoPath
313 (1.994 %)MS PowerPoint
49 (1.380 %)MS Project
57 (1.074 %)Fireworks
64 (0.613 %)ArcInfo
64 (0.613 %)MS Visio
73 (0.460 %)Photoshop
81 (0.153 %)S-PLUS
81 (0.153 %)AutoCAD
Hampshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (1.074 %)Dynamics CRM
24 (0.613 %)Oracle Applications
32 (0.307 %)Summit
32 (0.307 %)Microsoft CRM
41 (0.153 %)Dynamics NAV
41 (0.153 %)Teamcenter
Hampshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
128 (4.294 %)Internet
214 (2.147 %)TCP/IP
313 (1.994 %)Intranet
411 (1.687 %)Extranet
59 (1.380 %)SSL
66 (0.920 %)HTTP
72 (0.307 %)LDAP
81 (0.153 %)GPRS
81 (0.153 %)GSM
81 (0.153 %)ISDN
81 (0.153 %)PSTN
81 (0.153 %)VoIP
81 (0.153 %)Firewall
Hampshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1396 (60.74 %)SQL Server
289 (13.65 %)SQL Server 2005
381 (12.42 %)SQL Server 2000
416 (2.454 %)Crystal Reports
416 (2.454 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
515 (2.301 %)MySQL
611 (1.687 %)DB2
710 (1.534 %)MS Access
89 (1.380 %)EDRMS
89 (1.380 %)BusinessObjects
89 (1.380 %)GIS
95 (0.767 %)Oracle Reports
104 (0.613 %)Oracle 8/8i
104 (0.613 %)Oracle Discoverer
113 (0.460 %)SQL Server 2008
122 (0.307 %)RDBMS
122 (0.307 %)ETL
122 (0.307 %)SQL Server 7
131 (0.153 %)EDMS
131 (0.153 %)Oracle 9i
Hampshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
197 (14.88 %)Visual Studio
216 (2.454 %)Flash
311 (1.687 %)Dreamweaver
46 (0.920 %)VSS/SourceSafe
54 (0.613 %)Oracle Forms
54 (0.613 %)NUnit
63 (0.460 %)Subversion
Hampshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
174 (11.35 %)Pensions
267 (10.28 %)Health
364 (9.816 %)Finance
442 (6.442 %)Insurance
517 (2.607 %)Legal
615 (2.301 %)Education
713 (1.994 %)Games
811 (1.687 %)Marketing
910 (1.534 %)Telecoms
107 (1.074 %)Retail
116 (0.920 %)Law
125 (0.767 %)Multimedia
134 (0.613 %)Automotive
134 (0.613 %)Pharmaceutical
143 (0.460 %)Advertising
143 (0.460 %)Banking
152 (0.307 %)Military
152 (0.307 %)Electronics
152 (0.307 %)Government
161 (0.153 %)Aerospace
Hampshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1533 (81.75 %)Developer
2312 (47.85 %).NET Developer
3212 (32.52 %)VB.NET Developer
492 (14.11 %)Software Developer
554 (8.282 %)Web Developer
653 (8.129 %)C# Developer
743 (6.595 %)Senior Developer
841 (6.288 %)Programmer
937 (5.675 %)SQL Developer
1034 (5.215 %)Graduate
1132 (4.908 %)WinForms Developer
1228 (4.294 %)Analyst
1326 (3.988 %)Junior
1326 (3.988 %)VB Developer
1424 (3.681 %)Junior Developer
1523 (3.528 %)ASP.NET Developer
1622 (3.374 %)Senior .NET Developer
1622 (3.374 %)Consultant
1721 (3.221 %)Graduate Developer
1820 (3.067 %)Software Engineer
Hampshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
146 (7.055 %)Computer Science
214 (2.147 %)Client/Server
312 (1.840 %)Tandem
410 (1.534 %)Cryptography
58 (1.227 %)Multithreading
66 (0.920 %)Data Integration
66 (0.920 %)NHS
75 (0.767 %)N-Tier
82 (0.307 %)Mathematics
82 (0.307 %)Physics
91 (0.153 %)Biotechnology
91 (0.153 %)Mainframe
91 (0.153 %)IBM Mainframe
Hampshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1125 (19.17 %)Windows
29 (1.380 %)UNIX
36 (0.920 %)Windows Server 2003
45 (0.767 %)Linux
53 (0.460 %)Windows 2000
53 (0.460 %)Windows XP
62 (0.307 %)Windows Vista
71 (0.153 %)Windows Mobile
71 (0.153 %)Windows CE
Hampshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1159 (24.39 %)UML
272 (11.04 %)OO
346 (7.055 %)Web Development
437 (5.675 %)Scrum
527 (4.141 %)Workflow
625 (3.834 %)TDD
625 (3.834 %)Extreme Programming
724 (3.681 %)OOD
819 (2.914 %)RUP
916 (2.454 %)CRM
916 (2.454 %)Migration
1015 (2.301 %)Agile Software Development
1112 (1.840 %)Security Cleared
128 (1.227 %)SEO
128 (1.227 %)Content Management
137 (1.074 %)Unified Process
137 (1.074 %)Data Modelling
137 (1.074 %)Project Management
137 (1.074 %)QMS
137 (1.074 %)Wealth Management
Hampshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1313 (48.01 %)VB
2277 (42.48 %)VB6
3264 (40.49 %)SQL
4256 (39.26 %)C#
5112 (17.18 %)JavaScript
660 (9.202 %)Java
750 (7.669 %)C++
835 (5.368 %)PL/SQL
933 (5.061 %)VBScript
1027 (4.141 %)Transact-SQL
1125 (3.834 %)C
1224 (3.681 %)VBA
138 (1.227 %)ActionScript
138 (1.227 %)PHP
138 (1.227 %)Delphi
147 (1.074 %)DHTML
154 (0.613 %)Fortran
Hampshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1126 (19.33 %)Degree
276 (11.66 %)Microsoft Certification
371 (10.89 %)MCSD
468 (10.43 %)MCAD
534 (5.215 %)MCP
633 (5.061 %)HND
730 (4.601 %)MCTS
82 (0.307 %)MCPD
91 (0.153 %)PMP
91 (0.153 %)PMI Certification
91 (0.153 %)PhD
Hampshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (1.534 %)ISO9001
25 (0.767 %)HL7
31 (0.153 %)SLA
Hampshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (1.840 %)Active Directory
23 (0.460 %)AquaLogic
Hampshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1172 (26.38 %)Microsoft
265 (9.969 %)Oracle
312 (1.840 %)SAP
411 (1.687 %)IBM
59 (1.380 %)Siebel
59 (1.380 %)Business Objects
59 (1.380 %)Sage
59 (1.380 %)salesforce.com
68 (1.227 %)Pegasus
75 (0.767 %)Cisco
84 (0.613 %)Citrix
84 (0.613 %)ESRI
93 (0.460 %)BEA
93 (0.460 %)Plumtree
93 (0.460 %)Macromedia
101 (0.153 %)FileNet
101 (0.153 %)Kofax
101 (0.153 %)Hummingbird
101 (0.153 %)Stellent
101 (0.153 %)VMware