The first table below looks at the demand for VB.NET skills in IT jobs advertised for the Merseyside region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VB.NET over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Merseyside region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Rank 29 47 32
Rank change year-on-year
+18 -15
Permanent jobs citing VB.NET 39 37 36
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 8.041% 5.506% 7.469%
As % of the Programming Languages category 12.54% 8.585% 15.72%
Number of salaries quoted 34 34 31
Average salary £30,000 £32,750 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-8.39% -18.12%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Programming Languages
Merseyside
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
311 431 229
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 64.12% 64.14% 47.51%
Number of salaries quoted 279 393 187
Average salary £33,750 £36,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% -4.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,600
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £42,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
VB.NET
North West

VB.NET
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside VB.NET Salary Trend

VB.NET
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB.NET across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Merseyside VB.NET Salary Histogram

VB.NET
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB.NET within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Liverpool +3 27 £30,000 -7.69% 2
St Helens +8 6 £40,000 +45.45% 1
Prescot - 4 £37,500 -
VB.NET
North West

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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 81 (100.00%) .NET
2 54 (66.67%) SQL Server
3 50 (61.73%) C#
3 50 (61.73%) ASP.NET
4 44 (54.32%) SQL
5 36 (44.44%) VB
6 28 (34.57%) CSS
7 27 (33.33%) JavaScript
8 25 (30.86%) HTML
8 25 (30.86%) OO
9 23 (28.40%) VB6
10 22 (27.16%) WCF
11 21 (25.93%) Windows
12 19 (23.46%) Web Services
13 18 (22.22%) MVC
14 17 (20.99%) ASP.NET MVC
15 16 (19.75%) Web Application Development
15 16 (19.75%) T-SQL
16 15 (18.52%) Internet
16 15 (18.52%) jQuery
17 14 (17.28%) LINQ
18 13 (16.05%) MCTS
18 13 (16.05%) Microsoft
19 12 (14.81%) Microsoft Certification
19 12 (14.81%) ASP
19 12 (14.81%) MCP
19 12 (14.81%) MCAD
19 12 (14.81%) MCSD
19 12 (14.81%) TDD
19 12 (14.81%) SQL Server 2012

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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 81 (100.00%) .NET
2 50 (61.73%) ASP.NET
3 28 (34.57%) CSS
4 25 (30.86%) HTML
5 22 (27.16%) WCF
6 19 (23.46%) Web Services
7 17 (20.99%) ASP.NET MVC
8 15 (18.52%) jQuery
9 14 (17.28%) LINQ
10 12 (14.81%) ASP
10 12 (14.81%) ASP.NET MVC 4
10 12 (14.81%) Razor View Engine
11 11 (13.58%) .NET Framework
12 9 (11.11%) XML
12 9 (11.11%) HTML5
13 8 (9.877%) ADO.NET
13 8 (9.877%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
13 8 (9.877%) WinForms
14 7 (8.642%) SOAP
15 4 (4.938%) RESTful
Application Platforms
1 2 (2.469%) SharePoint
1 2 (2.469%) SharePoint Server
2 1 (1.235%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 5 (6.173%) MS Office
2 4 (4.938%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.235%) Visualfiles
Communications & Networking
1 15 (18.52%) Internet
2 1 (1.235%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (66.67%) SQL Server
2 12 (14.81%) SQL Server 2012
3 10 (12.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 8 (9.877%) SQL Server 2008
4 8 (9.877%) SQL Server 2005
5 3 (3.704%) CorVu
5 3 (3.704%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (3.704%) DTS
6 1 (1.235%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (1.235%) SQL Server 2000
6 1 (1.235%) GIS
Development Applications
1 5 (6.173%) Visual Studio
2 1 (1.235%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 11 (13.58%) Finance
2 4 (4.938%) Retail
3 2 (2.469%) Law
3 2 (2.469%) Legal
3 2 (2.469%) Marketing
4 1 (1.235%) Banking
4 1 (1.235%) Games
4 1 (1.235%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 77 (95.06%) Developer
2 42 (51.85%) .NET Developer
3 26 (32.10%) VB.NET Developer
4 18 (22.22%) Software Developer
5 8 (9.877%) ASP.NET Developer
6 7 (8.642%) VB Developer
6 7 (8.642%) C# Developer
6 7 (8.642%) Systems Developer
6 7 (8.642%) VB6 Developer
6 7 (8.642%) Programmer
6 7 (8.642%) C# .NET Developer
7 6 (7.407%) Senior Developer
7 6 (7.407%) VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
8 5 (6.173%) C# ASP.NET Developer
8 5 (6.173%) Senior VB.NET Developer
8 5 (6.173%) Senior .NET Developer
8 5 (6.173%) Senior Analyst
8 5 (6.173%) Analyst
9 4 (4.938%) Senior C# Developer
9 4 (4.938%) Senior ASP.NET Developer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (9.877%) Management Information System
2 3 (3.704%) Client/Server
3 2 (2.469%) N-Tier
4 1 (1.235%) Social Network
4 1 (1.235%) Statistics
4 1 (1.235%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 21 (25.93%) Windows
2 5 (6.173%) Windows XP
2 5 (6.173%) Windows 7
3 3 (3.704%) Windows Mobile
3 3 (3.704%) UNIX
3 3 (3.704%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (30.86%) OO
2 18 (22.22%) MVC
3 16 (19.75%) Web Application Development
4 12 (14.81%) TDD
4 12 (14.81%) CQRS
4 12 (14.81%) BDD
4 12 (14.81%) Domain-Driven Design
5 10 (12.35%) OOD
5 10 (12.35%) Web Development
6 8 (9.877%) Multithreading
7 7 (8.642%) Problem Management
8 3 (3.704%) Integration Testing
8 3 (3.704%) Requirements Analysis
8 3 (3.704%) Project Management
8 3 (3.704%) Regression Testing
8 3 (3.704%) Continuous Improvement
9 2 (2.469%) OOP
9 2 (2.469%) Scrum
9 2 (2.469%) Agile Software Development
10 1 (1.235%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 50 (61.73%) C#
2 44 (54.32%) SQL
3 36 (44.44%) VB
4 27 (33.33%) JavaScript
5 23 (28.40%) VB6
6 16 (19.75%) T-SQL
7 4 (4.938%) VBA
8 3 (3.704%) C
8 3 (3.704%) Java
8 3 (3.704%) C++
Qualifications
1 13 (16.05%) MCTS
2 12 (14.81%) Microsoft Certification
2 12 (14.81%) MCP
2 12 (14.81%) MCAD
2 12 (14.81%) MCSD
3 1 (1.235%) MCPD
3 1 (1.235%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.469%) QA
Vendors
1 13 (16.05%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.235%) Adobe
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