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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) 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 VBA over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank142169
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching permanent IT job ads3443
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.019 %
As % of the category below1.576 %1.495 %
Salaries quoted2738
Average minimum salary£26,407£27,461
Average salary£27,963£29,336
% change on same period last year-4.67 %
Average maximum salary£29,519£31,211
UK excluding London average salary£33,151£32,600
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads21582876
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.249 %1.238 %
Salaries quoted18542456
Average minimum salary£28,917£31,570
Average salary£31,851£35,287
% change on same period last year-9.73 %
Average maximum salary£34,785£39,005
UK excluding London average salary£35,506£35,791
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
VBA North WestVBA
North West

VBA
Demand Trend

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

Manchester VBA Demand Trend

VBA
Salary Trend

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

Manchester VBA Salary Trend

VBA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VBA across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Manchester VBA Salary Histogram

VBA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VBA within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
RochdaleNew entry-3£30,000-
WiganNew entry-2£25,000-
StockportDown-41£35,000+27.27 %
SaleNew entry-1£25,000-
VBA North WestVBA
North West

VBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing VBA 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 VBA.

156 (71.79 %)SQL Server
253 (67.95 %)SQL
348 (61.54 %).NET
436 (46.15 %)XML
535 (44.87 %)C#
632 (41.03 %)VB
727 (34.62 %)WebServices
822 (28.21 %)MS Access
921 (26.92 %)ODBC
1020 (25.64 %)Finance
1020 (25.64 %)Education
1118 (23.08 %)Visual Studio
1118 (23.08 %)ADO
1118 (23.08 %)ASP
1118 (23.08 %)CRM
1118 (23.08 %)IIS
1215 (19.23 %)NetSuite
1215 (19.23 %)Transact-SQL
1215 (19.23 %)MS Excel
1314 (17.95 %)Microsoft
1314 (17.95 %)SQL Server 2000
1314 (17.95 %)ASP.NET
1413 (16.67 %)VB6
1511 (14.10 %)SQL Server 2005
1511 (14.10 %)Insurance
1511 (14.10 %)Health
1511 (14.10 %)EDI
1610 (12.82 %)Pensions
179 (11.54 %).NET Framework
179 (11.54 %)Degree

VBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing VBA 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 VBA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
148 (61.54 %).NET
236 (46.15 %)XML
327 (34.62 %)WebServices
421 (26.92 %)ODBC
518 (23.08 %)ADO
518 (23.08 %)ASP
614 (17.95 %)ASP.NET
711 (14.10 %)EDI
89 (11.54 %).NET Framework
96 (7.692 %)AJAX
102 (2.564 %)DAO
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (23.08 %)IIS
23 (3.846 %)Oracle Application Server
31 (1.282 %)SharePoint Portal Server
31 (1.282 %)SharePoint
31 (1.282 %)ColdFusion
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (19.23 %)MS Excel
22 (2.564 %)MS Office
31 (1.282 %)MS Project
31 (1.282 %)MS Visio
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.282 %)Navision
11 (1.282 %)Dynamics GP
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.282 %)Ethernet
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
156 (71.79 %)SQL Server
222 (28.21 %)MS Access
314 (17.95 %)SQL Server 2000
411 (14.10 %)SQL Server 2005
55 (6.410 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
64 (5.128 %)Data Cleansing
73 (3.846 %)DTS
73 (3.846 %)Oracle Discoverer
73 (3.846 %)Oracle 10g
73 (3.846 %)Oracle Reports
73 (3.846 %)Oracle 9i
82 (2.564 %)Crystal Reports
82 (2.564 %)UniData
82 (2.564 %)SQL Server Integration Services
91 (1.282 %)BODI
91 (1.282 %)BusinessObjects
91 (1.282 %)MySQL
91 (1.282 %)DB2
91 (1.282 %)Datawarehouse
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (23.08 %)Visual Studio
26 (7.692 %)NUnit
26 (7.692 %)Subversion
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (25.64 %)Finance
120 (25.64 %)Education
211 (14.10 %)Health
211 (14.10 %)Insurance
310 (12.82 %)Pensions
41 (1.282 %)Marketing
41 (1.282 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (1.282 %)Law
41 (1.282 %)Retail
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (37.18 %)Developer
227 (34.62 %)Analyst
325 (32.05 %)Programmer
417 (21.79 %)Analyst Programmer
417 (21.79 %).NET Programmer
512 (15.38 %)Server Analyst
512 (15.38 %)SQL Server Analyst
512 (15.38 %)VB Developer
512 (15.38 %)Access Developer
512 (15.38 %)Team Leader
512 (15.38 %)SQL Developer
512 (15.38 %)VBA Developer
611 (14.10 %).NET Analyst Programmer
611 (14.10 %)C# Analyst Programmer
710 (12.82 %)SQL Server Developer
84 (5.128 %)Data Analyst
84 (5.128 %)Software Engineer
84 (5.128 %)Systems Engineer
84 (5.128 %)Web Developer
84 (5.128 %)Consultant
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (5.128 %)Management Information System
14 (5.128 %)SCADA
23 (3.846 %)Data Integration
31 (1.282 %)Data Extraction
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (6.410 %)Windows
21 (1.282 %)Windows 2000
21 (1.282 %)Windows XP
21 (1.282 %)Windows Server 2003
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (23.08 %)CRM
29 (11.54 %)SOA
29 (11.54 %)OO
36 (7.692 %)TDD
43 (3.846 %)Information Management
43 (3.846 %)Time Management
52 (2.564 %)Unit Testing
61 (1.282 %)Data Migration
61 (1.282 %)Direct Marketing
61 (1.282 %)Problem Management
61 (1.282 %)Business Intelligence
61 (1.282 %)Project Management
61 (1.282 %)Service Delivery
61 (1.282 %)Practice Management
61 (1.282 %)Migration
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
153 (67.95 %)SQL
235 (44.87 %)C#
332 (41.03 %)VB
415 (19.23 %)Transact-SQL
513 (16.67 %)VB6
63 (3.846 %)VB.NET
63 (3.846 %)Java
72 (2.564 %)UniBasic
81 (1.282 %)C
81 (1.282 %)C++
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (11.54 %)Degree
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (19.23 %)NetSuite
214 (17.95 %)Microsoft
35 (6.410 %)Oracle
42 (2.564 %)IBM
51 (1.282 %)Business Objects