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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Harrow 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 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank86
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads2421
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.009 %
As % of the category below47.06 %39.62 %
Salaries quoted2121
Average minimum salary£34,619£38,095
Average salary£37,214£40,262
% change on same period last year-7.56 %
Average maximum salary£39,810£42,429
UK excluding London average salary£33,077£33,686
% change on same period last year-1.80 %
Harrow IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Harrow
Matching permanent IT job ads5153
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.023 %
Salaries quoted4752
Average minimum salary£34,877£35,517
Average salary£37,771£38,014
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Average maximum salary£40,664£40,510
UK excluding London average salary£35,506£35,791
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
VB LondonVB
London

VB
Demand Trend

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

Harrow VB Demand Trend

VB
Salary Trend

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

Harrow VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the Harrow region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Harrow VB Salary Histogram

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Harrow 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.

139 (73.58 %).NET
236 (67.92 %)C++
333 (62.26 %)ASP
429 (54.72 %)Finance
429 (54.72 %)SQL Server
429 (54.72 %)C#
524 (45.28 %)SQL
622 (41.51 %)VB.NET
720 (37.74 %)ASP.NET
819 (35.85 %)OO
914 (26.42 %)HTML
1013 (24.53 %)MS Office
1013 (24.53 %)Microsoft
1112 (22.64 %)JavaScript
1112 (22.64 %)PHP
1210 (18.87 %)Pensions
1210 (18.87 %)VC++
1210 (18.87 %)MS Excel
1210 (18.87 %)ITIL
1210 (18.87 %)ITSM
139 (16.98 %)Symantec
139 (16.98 %)InstallShield
139 (16.98 %)Windows
139 (16.98 %)Windows 2000
139 (16.98 %)VSS/SourceSafe
148 (15.09 %)Insurance
148 (15.09 %)Service Management
148 (15.09 %)Java
148 (15.09 %)EPoS
157 (13.21 %)WinForms

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Harrow 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.

Harrow IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
139 (73.58 %).NET
233 (62.26 %)ASP
320 (37.74 %)ASP.NET
414 (26.42 %)HTML
57 (13.21 %)WinForms
65 (9.434 %)XML
74 (7.547 %)WebServices
83 (5.660 %)DOM
83 (5.660 %)AJAX
92 (3.774 %).NET Framework
92 (3.774 %)XSL
92 (3.774 %)JSP
Harrow IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (24.53 %)MS Office
210 (18.87 %)MS Excel
Harrow IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (54.72 %)SQL Server
26 (11.32 %)MySQL
35 (9.434 %)MS Access
41 (1.887 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (1.887 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.887 %)Oracle 8/8i
Harrow IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (16.98 %)VSS/SourceSafe
19 (16.98 %)InstallShield
25 (9.434 %)Flash
25 (9.434 %)Dreamweaver
33 (5.660 %)Oracle Forms
41 (1.887 %)Visual Studio
Harrow IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
129 (54.72 %)Finance
210 (18.87 %)Pensions
38 (15.09 %)Insurance
47 (13.21 %)Health
55 (9.434 %)Law
55 (9.434 %)Legal
55 (9.434 %)Banking
55 (9.434 %)Marketing
62 (3.774 %)Retail
Harrow IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (56.60 %)Developer
218 (33.96 %)Analyst
311 (20.75 %).NET Developer
49 (16.98 %)VB.NET Developer
49 (16.98 %)ASP.NET Developer
49 (16.98 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
58 (15.09 %)Web Developer
67 (13.21 %)VB Developer
67 (13.21 %)GUI Developer
76 (11.32 %)Analyst Developer
85 (9.434 %)Applications Developer
85 (9.434 %)Support Analyst
85 (9.434 %)Applications Support
85 (9.434 %)Web Analyst
94 (7.547 %)Technical Support
103 (5.660 %)Consultant
103 (5.660 %)Technical Analyst
103 (5.660 %)Technical Support Analyst
112 (3.774 %)PHP Web Developer
112 (3.774 %)PHP Developer
Harrow IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (15.09 %)EPoS
26 (11.32 %)Client/Server
34 (7.547 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
34 (7.547 %)Spread Betting
43 (5.660 %)Web 2.0
52 (3.774 %)Replication
Harrow IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (16.98 %)Windows
19 (16.98 %)Windows 2000
Harrow IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (35.85 %)OO
210 (18.87 %)ITIL
210 (18.87 %)ITSM
38 (15.09 %)Service Management
45 (9.434 %)UML
45 (9.434 %)Pay per click
45 (9.434 %)SEO
53 (5.660 %)PRINCE2
62 (3.774 %)Migration
62 (3.774 %)Business Analysis
62 (3.774 %)Software Testing
71 (1.887 %)Project Management
Harrow IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
136 (67.92 %)C++
229 (54.72 %)C#
324 (45.28 %)SQL
422 (41.51 %)VB.NET
512 (22.64 %)JavaScript
512 (22.64 %)PHP
610 (18.87 %)VC++
78 (15.09 %)Java
83 (5.660 %)DHTML
92 (3.774 %)Delphi
92 (3.774 %)VB6
Harrow IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (7.547 %)ITIL Certification
21 (1.887 %)MCTS
21 (1.887 %)MCITP
21 (1.887 %)Degree
21 (1.887 %)MCDBA
21 (1.887 %)Microsoft Certification
Harrow IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (24.53 %)Microsoft
29 (16.98 %)Symantec
36 (11.32 %)Oracle