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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Hertford 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank21-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads10
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.041 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£30,000-
Average salary£35,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£40,000-
UK excluding London average salary£32,839£33,612
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
Hertford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Hertford
Matching permanent IT job ads4928
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.012 %
Salaries quoted4414
Average minimum salary£26,169£35,774
Average salary£27,937£38,194
% change on same period last year-26.85 %
Average maximum salary£29,704£40,613
UK excluding London average salary£35,268£35,641
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
VB HertfordshireVB
Hertfordshire

VB
Demand Trend

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

Hertford 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 Hertford region.

Hertford VB Salary Trend

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertford 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.

14 (80.00 %)SQL Server
23 (60.00 %).NET
23 (60.00 %)OO
32 (40.00 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (40.00 %)MS Access
32 (40.00 %)VB.NET
32 (40.00 %)C#
32 (40.00 %)JavaScript
32 (40.00 %)XML
32 (40.00 %)XSL
32 (40.00 %)Windows
32 (40.00 %)VB6
41 (20.00 %)Data Integration
41 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
41 (20.00 %)Business Objects
41 (20.00 %)IIS
41 (20.00 %)ASP
41 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
41 (20.00 %)Perl
41 (20.00 %)VBScript
41 (20.00 %)HTML
41 (20.00 %)C
41 (20.00 %)Oracle
41 (20.00 %)Retail
41 (20.00 %)Windows XP
41 (20.00 %)Business Intelligence
41 (20.00 %)BusinessObjects
41 (20.00 %)EFT
41 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertford 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.

Hertford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (60.00 %).NET
22 (40.00 %)XML
22 (40.00 %)XSL
31 (20.00 %)ASP
31 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (20.00 %)HTML
Hertford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)IIS
Hertford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Excel
Hertford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (80.00 %)SQL Server
22 (40.00 %)MS Access
22 (40.00 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (20.00 %)BusinessObjects
Hertford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Retail
Hertford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Analyst
12 (40.00 %)Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Developer
21 (20.00 %)Test Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Analyst Programmer
21 (20.00 %)Programmer
21 (20.00 %)Senior Analyst
21 (20.00 %).NET Developer
21 (20.00 %)Senior Test Analyst
21 (20.00 %).NET Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)VB Software Engineer
Hertford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)EFT
11 (20.00 %)Data Integration
Hertford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)Windows
21 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (20.00 %)Windows XP
21 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Hertford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)OO
21 (20.00 %)Business Intelligence
Hertford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)C#
12 (40.00 %)JavaScript
12 (40.00 %)VB.NET
12 (40.00 %)VB6
21 (20.00 %)C
21 (20.00 %)Perl
21 (20.00 %)VBScript
Hertford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Oracle
11 (20.00 %)Business Objects