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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Maidstone 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-15
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads019
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.000 %15.83 %
Salaries quoted016
Average minimum salary-£33,688
Average salary-£35,344
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£37,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,784£33,561
% change on same period last year-2.31 %
Maidstone IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Maidstone
Matching permanent IT job ads61120
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.050 %
Salaries quoted55100
Average minimum salary£25,762£28,793
Average salary£28,693£30,903
% change on same period last year-7.15 %
Average maximum salary£31,624£33,013
UK excluding London average salary£35,257£35,638
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
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VB
Demand Trend

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

Maidstone 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 Maidstone region.

Maidstone VB Salary Trend

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Maidstone 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.

17 (87.50 %).NET
17 (87.50 %)SQL Server
17 (87.50 %)XML
17 (87.50 %)SQL Server 2005
25 (62.50 %)ASP.NET
25 (62.50 %)SQL Server 2000
25 (62.50 %)VB.NET
34 (50.00 %)VB6
43 (37.50 %)TDD
43 (37.50 %)SQL
43 (37.50 %)Scrum
43 (37.50 %)Extreme Programming
43 (37.50 %)MCP
43 (37.50 %)MCAD
43 (37.50 %)MCSD
43 (37.50 %)Microsoft
43 (37.50 %)Microsoft Certification
52 (25.00 %)Insurance
52 (25.00 %)HTML
52 (25.00 %)JavaScript
52 (25.00 %)Crystal Reports
52 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
52 (25.00 %)CSS
52 (25.00 %)Degree
61 (12.50 %)Logistics
61 (12.50 %)VBA
61 (12.50 %)Terminal Services
61 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (12.50 %)Windows
61 (12.50 %)Windows 2000

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Maidstone 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.

Maidstone IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (87.50 %).NET
17 (87.50 %)XML
25 (62.50 %)ASP.NET
32 (25.00 %)CSS
32 (25.00 %)HTML
Maidstone IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (87.50 %)SQL Server
17 (87.50 %)SQL Server 2005
25 (62.50 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (25.00 %)Crystal Reports
41 (12.50 %)MS Access
Maidstone IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
Maidstone IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (25.00 %)Insurance
Maidstone IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (87.50 %)Developer
23 (37.50 %)ASP.NET Developer
23 (37.50 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
23 (37.50 %).NET Developer
23 (37.50 %)VB.NET Developer
32 (25.00 %)VB Developer
32 (25.00 %)Analyst Developer
32 (25.00 %)Analyst
41 (12.50 %)2nd Line Support
Maidstone IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (12.50 %)Windows
11 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
11 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
Maidstone IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (37.50 %)Scrum
13 (37.50 %)Extreme Programming
13 (37.50 %)TDD
21 (12.50 %)Logistics
Maidstone IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (62.50 %)VB.NET
24 (50.00 %)VB6
33 (37.50 %)SQL
42 (25.00 %)JavaScript
51 (12.50 %)VBA
Maidstone IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (37.50 %)MCP
13 (37.50 %)MCAD
13 (37.50 %)MCSD
13 (37.50 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (25.00 %)Degree
Maidstone IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (12.50 %)Terminal Services
Maidstone IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (37.50 %)Microsoft