The first table below looks at the demand for VB.NET skills in IT jobs advertised for the Kingston Upon Thames region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VB.NET over the 3 months to 21 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 Kingston Upon Thames region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Rank 14 28 35
Rank change year-on-year
+14 +7
Permanent jobs citing VB.NET 24 12 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kingston Upon Thames 14.37% 6.383% 4.651%
As % of the Programming Languages category 22.86% 8.571% 6.154%
Number of salaries quoted 24 12 8
Average salary £38,750 £51,000 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-24.01% -2.85%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Programming Languages
Kingston Upon Thames
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
105 140 130
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kingston Upon Thames 62.87% 74.47% 75.58%
Number of salaries quoted 97 139 130
Average salary £40,000 £38,500 £42,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.89% -9.94%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
VB.NET
London

VB.NET
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Kingston Upon Thames VB.NET Jobs Demand Trend

VB.NET
Salary Trend

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

Kingston Upon Thames VB.NET Salary Trend

VB.NET
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB.NET across the Kingston Upon Thames region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Kingston Upon Thames VB.NET Salary Histogram

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Kingston Upon Thames 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.

1 33 (100.00%) .NET
2 27 (81.82%) ASP.NET
3 25 (75.76%) C#
4 19 (57.58%) SQL Server
5 16 (48.48%) SQL
5 16 (48.48%) XML
6 15 (45.45%) Windows
7 14 (42.42%) Degree
8 13 (39.39%) Microsoft
8 13 (39.39%) Oracle
8 13 (39.39%) Computer Science
8 13 (39.39%) Multithreading
9 11 (33.33%) SaaS
9 11 (33.33%) UML
10 6 (18.18%) Web Services
10 6 (18.18%) JavaScript
11 4 (12.12%) Visual Studio
11 4 (12.12%) ActiveX
12 3 (9.091%) XSLT
12 3 (9.091%) SOAP
12 3 (9.091%) IIS
12 3 (9.091%) MS Office
12 3 (9.091%) C++
12 3 (9.091%) HTML
12 3 (9.091%) JSON
13 2 (6.061%) GIS
13 2 (6.061%) MVC
13 2 (6.061%) WinForms
13 2 (6.061%) Mathematics
13 2 (6.061%) VB6

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Kingston Upon Thames 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.

Application Development
1 33 (100.00%) .NET
2 27 (81.82%) ASP.NET
3 16 (48.48%) XML
4 6 (18.18%) Web Services
5 4 (12.12%) ActiveX
6 3 (9.091%) XSLT
6 3 (9.091%) SOAP
6 3 (9.091%) HTML
6 3 (9.091%) JSON
7 2 (6.061%) WinForms
7 2 (6.061%) CSS
7 2 (6.061%) OpenGL
7 2 (6.061%) DirectX
8 1 (3.030%) ASP.NET MVC
8 1 (3.030%) jQuery
8 1 (3.030%) ASP.NET MVC 3
8 1 (3.030%) ADO.NET
8 1 (3.030%) COM
8 1 (3.030%) DCOM
8 1 (3.030%) Ajax
Application Platforms
1 3 (9.091%) IIS
2 1 (3.030%) Mathematica
Applications
1 3 (9.091%) MS Office
2 1 (3.030%) Simulink
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (57.58%) SQL Server
2 2 (6.061%) GIS
Development Applications
1 4 (12.12%) Visual Studio
2 2 (6.061%) VSS/SourceSafe
2 2 (6.061%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 1 (3.030%) Marketing
1 1 (3.030%) Telecoms
1 1 (3.030%) Finance
1 1 (3.030%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 31 (93.94%) Developer
2 28 (84.85%) .NET Developer
3 16 (48.48%) VB.NET Developer
4 13 (39.39%) C# Developer
4 13 (39.39%) C# .NET Developer
5 11 (33.33%) Junior
5 11 (33.33%) Junior .NET Developer
5 11 (33.33%) Junior Developer
6 9 (27.27%) Junior C# Developer
6 9 (27.27%) Junior C# .NET Developer
7 6 (18.18%) VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
7 6 (18.18%) C# ASP.NET Developer
7 6 (18.18%) ASP.NET Developer
8 5 (15.15%) Junior VB.NET Developer
9 3 (9.091%) Junior ASP.NET Developer
9 3 (9.091%) Developer Analyst
9 3 (9.091%) Applications Support Analyst
9 3 (9.091%) Analyst
9 3 (9.091%) Support Analyst
9 3 (9.091%) Applications Support
Miscellaneous
1 13 (39.39%) Computer Science
2 11 (33.33%) SaaS
3 2 (6.061%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 15 (45.45%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (39.39%) Multithreading
2 11 (33.33%) UML
3 2 (6.061%) MVC
3 2 (6.061%) CAD
4 1 (3.030%) Monte Carlo Method
4 1 (3.030%) OO
4 1 (3.030%) E-Commerce
4 1 (3.030%) OOD
4 1 (3.030%) SEO
Programming Languages
1 25 (75.76%) C#
2 16 (48.48%) SQL
3 6 (18.18%) JavaScript
4 3 (9.091%) C++
5 2 (6.061%) VB6
5 2 (6.061%) T-SQL
5 2 (6.061%) VB
6 1 (3.030%) MATLAB
6 1 (3.030%) Fortran
6 1 (3.030%) C
6 1 (3.030%) Java
Qualifications
1 14 (42.42%) Degree
2 1 (3.030%) PhD
Vendors
1 13 (39.39%) Microsoft
1 13 (39.39%) Oracle
2 1 (3.030%) Google
2 1 (3.030%) Minitab
Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey
Software Engineer (ASP.Net, VB.Net, C#) - Kingston, Surrey... You will ideally have worked across building applications within the Microsoft .Net framework with a history of utilising the...
Ashdown IT
Salary: £60000 - £68000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey
A leading software house based in Kingston, South West London are looking for an ambitious and dynamic Software Engineer/.Net Developer to work across building a range of...
Ashdown IT
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey
A leading software house based in Kingston, South West London are looking for an ambitious and dynamic Software Engineer to work across building a range of applications and...
Ashdown IT
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013