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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Manchester 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.NET over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2519
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads338487
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.204 %
As % of the category below14.69 %16.78 %
Salaries quoted297417
Average minimum salary£27,477£30,428
Average salary£29,960£33,301
% change on same period last year-10.03 %
Average maximum salary£32,444£36,174
UK excluding London average salary£32,993£33,027
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads23012902
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.256 %1.218 %
Salaries quoted19202530
Average minimum salary£28,955£30,517
Average salary£31,863£33,850
% change on same period last year-5.86 %
Average maximum salary£34,772£37,183
UK excluding London average salary£35,257£35,638
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
VB.NET North WestVB.NET
North West

VB.NET
Demand Trend

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

Manchester VB.NET Demand Trend

VB.NET
Salary Trend

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

Manchester VB.NET Salary Trend

VB.NET
Salary Histogram

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

Manchester VB.NET Salary Histogram

VB.NET
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB.NET within the Manchester 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
StockportDown-425£29,717+5.28 %
BoltonDown-915£26,533-0.70 %
OldhamDown-210£20,500-
AltrinchamDown-89£32,063+45.73 %
RochdaleNew entry-3£41,000-
BuryDown-132£30,000-14.28 %
SaleNew entry-2£30,250-
SalfordDown-62£26,250+0.57 %
WiganNew entry-1£30,000-
VB.NET North WestVB.NET
North West

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1758 (100.00 %).NET
2602 (79.42 %)ASP.NET
3525 (69.26 %)SQL Server
4427 (56.33 %)C#
5265 (34.96 %)VB
6227 (29.95 %)SQL
7186 (24.54 %)XML
8176 (23.22 %)ASP
8176 (23.22 %)HTML
9160 (21.11 %)Microsoft
10149 (19.66 %)JavaScript
11137 (18.07 %)SQL Server 2000
12128 (16.89 %)VB6
13112 (14.78 %)WebServices
14107 (14.12 %)Visual Studio
14107 (14.12 %)Finance
15106 (13.98 %)SQL Server 2005
1695 (12.53 %)CSS
1786 (11.35 %)Web Development
1884 (11.08 %)MS Excel
1982 (10.82 %)Degree
2081 (10.69 %)Java
2175 (9.894 %)Windows
2273 (9.631 %)OO
2371 (9.367 %)AJAX
2455 (7.256 %)Transact-SQL
2550 (6.596 %)Integration Testing
2649 (6.464 %)XSLT
2747 (6.201 %)XHTML
2846 (6.069 %)C++

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1758 (100.00 %).NET
2602 (79.42 %)ASP.NET
3186 (24.54 %)XML
4176 (23.22 %)ASP
4176 (23.22 %)HTML
5112 (14.78 %)WebServices
695 (12.53 %)CSS
771 (9.367 %)AJAX
849 (6.464 %)XSLT
947 (6.201 %)XHTML
1045 (5.937 %)WinForms
1132 (4.222 %).NET Framework
1222 (2.902 %)ADO.NET
1315 (1.979 %)WCF
1412 (1.583 %)WF
1510 (1.319 %)WPF
168 (1.055 %)Silverlight
176 (0.792 %)XSL
185 (0.660 %)ASP.NET 2.0
185 (0.660 %)J2EE
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
145 (5.937 %)IIS
227 (3.562 %)SharePoint
325 (3.298 %)ColdFusion
416 (2.111 %)BizTalk Server
510 (1.319 %)SharePoint Server 2007
66 (0.792 %)CMS
71 (0.132 %)Apache
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
184 (11.08 %)MS Excel
214 (1.847 %)Photoshop
312 (1.583 %)Fireworks
49 (1.187 %)MS Office
57 (0.923 %)Adobe Illustrator
66 (0.792 %)InfoPath
75 (0.660 %)MS Visio
82 (0.264 %)MS Project
91 (0.132 %)PrintSoft PReS
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (0.923 %)Navision
23 (0.396 %)WebTrends
31 (0.132 %)Microsoft CRM
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
132 (4.222 %)Internet
221 (2.770 %)Intranet
37 (0.923 %)HTTPS
37 (0.923 %)SSL
45 (0.660 %)GPRS
52 (0.264 %)LAN
52 (0.264 %)WAN
52 (0.264 %)TCP/IP
52 (0.264 %)DNS
52 (0.264 %)Firewall
61 (0.132 %)SMS
61 (0.132 %)Extranet
61 (0.132 %)RFID
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1525 (69.26 %)SQL Server
2137 (18.07 %)SQL Server 2000
3106 (13.98 %)SQL Server 2005
436 (4.749 %)Crystal Reports
524 (3.166 %)RDBMS
621 (2.770 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
715 (1.979 %)MySQL
810 (1.319 %)Oracle 8/8i
99 (1.187 %)SQL Server Integration Services
108 (1.055 %)SQL Server 2008
108 (1.055 %)BusinessObjects
117 (0.923 %)DTS
117 (0.923 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
126 (0.792 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
126 (0.792 %)Datawarehouse
132 (0.264 %)PostgreSQL
132 (0.264 %)Oracle 10g
132 (0.264 %)MS Access
132 (0.264 %)Informix
132 (0.264 %)OLAP
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1107 (14.12 %)Visual Studio
225 (3.298 %)Flash
315 (1.979 %)Dreamweaver
45 (0.660 %)VSS/SourceSafe
54 (0.528 %)PowerBuilder
62 (0.264 %)FrontPage
62 (0.264 %)Eclipse
71 (0.132 %)Subversion
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1107 (14.12 %)Finance
236 (4.749 %)Pensions
330 (3.958 %)Health
428 (3.694 %)Insurance
524 (3.166 %)Legal
619 (2.507 %)Retail
717 (2.243 %)Banking
814 (1.847 %)Law
814 (1.847 %)Automotive
814 (1.847 %)Back Office
913 (1.715 %)Education
1012 (1.583 %)Marketing
118 (1.055 %)Telecoms
126 (0.792 %)Financial Institution
135 (0.660 %)Advertising
143 (0.396 %)Government
143 (0.396 %)Graphic Design
151 (0.132 %)Aerospace
151 (0.132 %)Electronics
151 (0.132 %)Multimedia
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1597 (78.76 %)Developer
2352 (46.44 %).NET Developer
3213 (28.10 %)VB.NET Developer
4139 (18.34 %)ASP.NET Developer
5137 (18.07 %)Web Developer
699 (13.06 %)Software Developer
794 (12.40 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
892 (12.14 %)Analyst
987 (11.48 %)C# Developer
1063 (8.311 %)Programmer
1158 (7.652 %).NET Web Developer
1252 (6.860 %)VB Developer
1347 (6.201 %)Junior
1347 (6.201 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1444 (5.805 %)Junior Developer
1541 (5.409 %)Senior Developer
1637 (4.881 %)Lead Developer
1734 (4.485 %)ASP Developer
1833 (4.354 %)VB6 Developer
1930 (3.958 %)SQL Developer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
138 (5.013 %)N-Tier
216 (2.111 %)Computer Science
314 (1.847 %)W3C
49 (1.187 %)Tandem
56 (0.792 %)Client/Server
65 (0.660 %)Pocket PC
65 (0.660 %)PDA
65 (0.660 %)Management Information System
74 (0.528 %)EMV
74 (0.528 %)APACS
74 (0.528 %)Mathematics
83 (0.396 %)Spanish Language
83 (0.396 %)NHS
83 (0.396 %)Streaming Video
83 (0.396 %)Replication
91 (0.132 %)E-Learning
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
175 (9.894 %)Windows
213 (1.715 %)Linux
37 (0.923 %)UNIX
46 (0.792 %)Windows Mobile
53 (0.396 %)Windows 2000 Server
53 (0.396 %)Windows Server 2003
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
186 (11.35 %)Web Development
273 (9.631 %)OO
350 (6.596 %)Integration Testing
440 (5.277 %)UML
530 (3.958 %)E-Commerce
623 (3.034 %)Project Management
721 (2.770 %)CRM
721 (2.770 %)SEO
820 (2.639 %)SOA
919 (2.507 %)Agile Software Development
1012 (1.583 %)RAD
1012 (1.583 %)Zachman Framework
1012 (1.583 %)TOGAF
1111 (1.451 %)Content Management
1111 (1.451 %)Migration
1111 (1.451 %)Systems Analysis
1210 (1.319 %)Data Modelling
139 (1.187 %)OOP
139 (1.187 %)Scrum
147 (0.923 %)Workflow
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1427 (56.33 %)C#
2265 (34.96 %)VB
3227 (29.95 %)SQL
4149 (19.66 %)JavaScript
5128 (16.89 %)VB6
681 (10.69 %)Java
755 (7.256 %)Transact-SQL
846 (6.069 %)C++
945 (5.937 %)PHP
1032 (4.222 %)VBScript
1130 (3.958 %)DHTML
1225 (3.298 %)C
1310 (1.319 %)Perl
145 (0.660 %)VBA
153 (0.396 %)FoxPro (VFP)
162 (0.264 %)VC++
171 (0.132 %)XPath
171 (0.132 %)PHP5
171 (0.132 %)ActionScript
171 (0.132 %)PL/SQL
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
182 (10.82 %)Degree
221 (2.770 %)Microsoft Certification
38 (1.055 %)MCP
46 (0.792 %)HNC
46 (0.792 %)HND
55 (0.660 %)MCSD
64 (0.528 %)ITIL Certification
72 (0.264 %)MCAD
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (0.660 %)QA
23 (0.396 %)SLA
32 (0.264 %)ISO9001
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (0.792 %)MSMQ
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1160 (21.11 %)Microsoft
242 (5.541 %)Oracle
310 (1.319 %)Visualfiles
48 (1.055 %)Business Objects
54 (0.528 %)Macromedia
63 (0.396 %)Sage
63 (0.396 %)Sybase
72 (0.264 %)Adobe
81 (0.132 %)Cognos
81 (0.132 %)Progress
81 (0.132 %)Cisco
81 (0.132 %)Citrix