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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VBScript over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7759
Rank change on same period last yearDown-18
Matching permanent IT job ads1323
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.010 %
As % of the category below2.152 %4.236 %
Salaries quoted712
Average minimum salary£21,929£32,583
Average salary£25,143£33,167
% change on same period last year-24.19 %
Average maximum salary£28,357£33,750
UK excluding London average salary£33,557£33,472
% change on same period last year+0.25 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads604543
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.330 %0.228 %
Salaries quoted485450
Average minimum salary£28,012£29,297
Average salary£30,805£31,560
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
Average maximum salary£33,597£33,822
UK excluding London average salary£35,257£35,638
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
VBScript North WestVBScript
North West

VBScript
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire VBScript Demand Trend

VBScript
Salary Trend

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

Lancashire VBScript Salary Trend

VBScript
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VBScript across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Lancashire VBScript Salary Histogram

VBScript
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VBScript within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
BurnleyDown-53£22,500-35.71 %
PrestonDown-153£29,833-14.41 %
BlackburnDown-41--
VBScript North WestVBScript
North West

VBScript
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing VBScript 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 VBScript.

122 (62.86 %)SQL Server
221 (60.00 %)ASP.NET
221 (60.00 %)JavaScript
221 (60.00 %).NET
320 (57.14 %)HTML
320 (57.14 %)ASP
417 (48.57 %)SQL
512 (34.29 %)VB.NET
611 (31.43 %)VB
79 (25.71 %)Windows
88 (22.86 %)C#
88 (22.86 %)Intranet
97 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
97 (20.00 %)SharePoint
97 (20.00 %)Microsoft
97 (20.00 %)MCSE
106 (17.14 %)TCP/IP
106 (17.14 %)Windows 2000
106 (17.14 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
106 (17.14 %)Finance
106 (17.14 %)Government
115 (14.29 %)VB6
115 (14.29 %)Service Management
115 (14.29 %)Service Delivery
115 (14.29 %)Dell
115 (14.29 %)XML
115 (14.29 %)ITIL
115 (14.29 %)WSH
115 (14.29 %)SLA
115 (14.29 %)DHTML

VBScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing VBScript 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 VBScript. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (60.00 %).NET
121 (60.00 %)ASP.NET
220 (57.14 %)ASP
220 (57.14 %)HTML
35 (14.29 %)XML
35 (14.29 %)WSH
42 (5.714 %)COM+
51 (2.857 %)CSS
Lancashire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (20.00 %)SharePoint
25 (14.29 %)IIS
31 (2.857 %)MS Exchange
31 (2.857 %)CMS
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.857 %)MS Project
11 (2.857 %)MS Office
11 (2.857 %)MS Excel
Lancashire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (22.86 %)Intranet
26 (17.14 %)TCP/IP
31 (2.857 %)SAN
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (62.86 %)SQL Server
21 (2.857 %)MS Access
21 (2.857 %)BusinessObjects
21 (2.857 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Lancashire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.857 %)QuickTest Pro
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (17.14 %)Finance
16 (17.14 %)Government
21 (2.857 %)Health
21 (2.857 %)Insurance
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (57.14 %)Developer
26 (17.14 %)Software Developer
26 (17.14 %)Desktop Support
26 (17.14 %)Web Developer
35 (14.29 %)VB Developer
44 (11.43 %)VB6 Developer
44 (11.43 %)Tester
53 (8.571 %)Analyst
53 (8.571 %)Infrastructure Tester
53 (8.571 %)ASP Developer
62 (5.714 %)Software Tester
71 (2.857 %)Test Analyst
71 (2.857 %)Project Manager
71 (2.857 %)Technical Project Manager
71 (2.857 %)DBA
71 (2.857 %)Development Manager
71 (2.857 %)Support Technician
71 (2.857 %)Support Analyst
71 (2.857 %)Support Specialist
71 (2.857 %)3rd Line Support
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.714 %)Management Information System
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (25.71 %)Windows
26 (17.14 %)Windows 2000
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (14.29 %)Service Management
15 (14.29 %)Service Delivery
15 (14.29 %)ITIL
23 (8.571 %)Regression Testing
32 (5.714 %)Disaster Recovery
32 (5.714 %)Security Management
32 (5.714 %)E-Commerce
41 (2.857 %)PRINCE
41 (2.857 %)Project Management
41 (2.857 %)Data Analysis
41 (2.857 %)Automated Testing
41 (2.857 %)Web Development
41 (2.857 %)Performance Testing
41 (2.857 %)Test Management
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (60.00 %)JavaScript
217 (48.57 %)SQL
312 (34.29 %)VB.NET
411 (31.43 %)VB
58 (22.86 %)C#
65 (14.29 %)DHTML
65 (14.29 %)VB6
73 (8.571 %)Perl
82 (5.714 %)Transact-SQL
91 (2.857 %)VBA
91 (2.857 %)Java
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (20.00 %)MCSE
17 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (2.857 %)MCP
21 (2.857 %)MCSA
21 (2.857 %)Cisco Certification
Lancashire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (14.29 %)SLA
Lancashire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (8.571 %)Terminal Services
21 (2.857 %)Active Directory
Lancashire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (17.14 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (20.00 %)Microsoft
25 (14.29 %)Dell
33 (8.571 %)Citrix
41 (2.857 %)Business Objects
41 (2.857 %)SAP
41 (2.857 %)Cognos
41 (2.857 %)Cisco