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

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2032
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads7044
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.019 %
As % of the category below20.90 %10.60 %
Salaries quoted6141
Average minimum salary£27,773£30,220
Average salary£29,977£31,707
% change on same period last year-5.45 %
Average maximum salary£32,182£33,195
UK excluding London average salary£33,117£33,690
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Herefordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads335415
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.198 %0.179 %
Salaries quoted303372
Average minimum salary£31,925£34,564
Average salary£34,960£36,873
% change on same period last year-5.18 %
Average maximum salary£37,994£39,182
UK excluding London average salary£35,526£35,807
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
VB West MidlandsVB
West Midlands

VB
Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

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

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire 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
Hemel HempsteadUp+1026£29,962-25.46 %
HarpendenUp+424£30,917+17.77 %
HerefordUp+1411£27,056+8.22 %
BorehamwoodNew entry-7£34,214-
Ross-on-WyeUp+35£25,000-3.38 %
LedburyNew entry-2£35,000-
VB West MidlandsVB
West Midlands

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

197 (69.78 %)SQL
290 (64.75 %)SQL Server
386 (61.87 %).NET
468 (48.92 %)HTML
567 (48.20 %)ASP
663 (45.32 %)XML
760 (43.17 %)ASP.NET
858 (41.73 %)C#
953 (38.13 %)JavaScript
953 (38.13 %)Microsoft
1047 (33.81 %)VB.NET
1136 (25.90 %)Pensions
1230 (21.58 %)Degree
1230 (21.58 %)MySQL
1230 (21.58 %)C++
1230 (21.58 %)Delphi
1329 (20.86 %)XSL
1428 (20.14 %)VB6
1527 (19.42 %)Health
1626 (18.71 %)SQL Server 2000
1725 (17.99 %)SQL Server 2005
1816 (11.51 %)MS Access
1912 (8.633 %)Transact-SQL
2010 (7.194 %)Oracle
2010 (7.194 %)Visual Studio
219 (6.475 %)MS Excel
219 (6.475 %)Migration
219 (6.475 %)GIS
219 (6.475 %)ArcObjects
219 (6.475 %)Data Migration

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Herefordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
186 (61.87 %).NET
268 (48.92 %)HTML
367 (48.20 %)ASP
463 (45.32 %)XML
560 (43.17 %)ASP.NET
629 (20.86 %)XSL
79 (6.475 %)ArcObjects
85 (3.597 %)XHTML
85 (3.597 %)WinForms
94 (2.878 %)COM+
103 (2.158 %)ODBC
103 (2.158 %)AJAX
112 (1.439 %)ADO
121 (0.719 %)CSS
121 (0.719 %).NET Framework
121 (0.719 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (5.036 %)ArcSDE
22 (1.439 %)ArcGIS
31 (0.719 %)MTS
Herefordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (6.475 %)MS Excel
21 (0.719 %)MS Office
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.719 %)GoldMine
11 (0.719 %)Line 500
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (1.439 %)Internet
21 (0.719 %)Wi-Fi
21 (0.719 %)Wireless
21 (0.719 %)VoIP
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
190 (64.75 %)SQL Server
230 (21.58 %)MySQL
326 (18.71 %)SQL Server 2000
425 (17.99 %)SQL Server 2005
516 (11.51 %)MS Access
69 (6.475 %)GIS
69 (6.475 %)Data Cleansing
77 (5.036 %)Oracle 8/8i
84 (2.878 %)Crystal Reports
84 (2.878 %)DTS
91 (0.719 %)RDBMS
91 (0.719 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
91 (0.719 %)SQL Server 2008
91 (0.719 %)SQL Server Integration Services
91 (0.719 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (7.194 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.719 %)QuickTest Pro
Herefordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
136 (25.90 %)Pensions
227 (19.42 %)Health
35 (3.597 %)Marketing
43 (2.158 %)Retail
52 (1.439 %)Back Office
52 (1.439 %)Finance
61 (0.719 %)Government
61 (0.719 %)Manufacturing
61 (0.719 %)Banking
61 (0.719 %)Billing
61 (0.719 %)Investment Banking
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1104 (74.82 %)Developer
235 (25.18 %)Software Developer
331 (22.30 %).NET Developer
428 (20.14 %)Applications Developer
520 (14.39 %)ASP.NET Developer
612 (8.633 %)C# Developer
79 (6.475 %)Access Developer
79 (6.475 %)ASP Developer
79 (6.475 %)GIS Developer
79 (6.475 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
79 (6.475 %)CSharp Software Developer
88 (5.755 %)Junior
97 (5.036 %)VB Developer
97 (5.036 %)Programmer
97 (5.036 %)Team Leader
97 (5.036 %)Junior Developer
106 (4.317 %)Technical Team Leader
106 (4.317 %)Software Team Leader
115 (3.597 %)Software Programmer
115 (3.597 %)Data Manager
Herefordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (2.158 %)N-Tier
22 (1.439 %)BBC
22 (1.439 %)Fixed Income
22 (1.439 %)Derivative
31 (0.719 %)IVR
31 (0.719 %)EPoS
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (2.158 %)Windows
21 (0.719 %)Linux
21 (0.719 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (0.719 %)UNIX
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (6.475 %)Migration
19 (6.475 %)Data Migration
25 (3.597 %)Web Development
25 (3.597 %)Direct Marketing
33 (2.158 %)Performance Management
42 (1.439 %)Project Management
42 (1.439 %)Security Cleared
42 (1.439 %)Unit Testing
42 (1.439 %)UML
42 (1.439 %)OO
51 (0.719 %)CRM
51 (0.719 %)ERP
51 (0.719 %)Business Intelligence
51 (0.719 %)Data Analysis
51 (0.719 %)Automated Testing
51 (0.719 %)Business Analysis
51 (0.719 %)Manual Testing
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
197 (69.78 %)SQL
258 (41.73 %)C#
353 (38.13 %)JavaScript
447 (33.81 %)VB.NET
530 (21.58 %)C++
530 (21.58 %)Delphi
628 (20.14 %)VB6
712 (8.633 %)Transact-SQL
86 (4.317 %)VBA
93 (2.158 %)C
93 (2.158 %)VBScript
93 (2.158 %)DHTML
102 (1.439 %)COBOL
111 (0.719 %)Java
111 (0.719 %)PHP
Herefordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
130 (21.58 %)Degree
Herefordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.719 %)Active Directory
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.719 %)OpenView
11 (0.719 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Herefordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
153 (38.13 %)Microsoft
210 (7.194 %)Oracle
38 (5.755 %)ESRI
42 (1.439 %)IBM
42 (1.439 %)Micro Focus
51 (0.719 %)Cisco
51 (0.719 %)HP
51 (0.719 %)Sage