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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Middlesex 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 last 3 months to 20 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to 20 May 2008Same period last year
Rank2836
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads8896
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.043 %0.042 %
As % of the category below14.50 %13.69 %
Salaries quoted8473
Average minimum salary£40,512£33,726
Average salary£43,792£35,527
% change on same period last year+23.26 %
Average maximum salary£47,071£37,329
UK excluding London average salary£33,160£33,120
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Programming Languages MiddlesexProgramming Languages
Middlesex
Matching permanent IT job ads607701
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.295 %0.310 %
Salaries quoted500527
Average minimum salary£37,215£36,754
Average salary£40,737£38,978
% change on same period last year+4.51 %
Average maximum salary£44,259£41,202
UK excluding London average salary£35,419£35,494
% change on same period last year-0.21 %
VB South EastVB
South East

VB
Demand Trend

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

Middlesex VB Demand Trend

VB
Salary Trend

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

Middlesex VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the Middlesex region over the past 3 months.

Middlesex VB Salary Histogram

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Middlesex region citing VB also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing VB.

190 (61.22 %).NET
271 (48.30 %)SQL
367 (45.58 %)C#
454 (36.73 %)VB6
546 (31.29 %)XML
644 (29.93 %)SQL Server
743 (29.25 %)Oracle
842 (28.57 %)VB.NET
933 (22.45 %)ASP.NET
1030 (20.41 %)Windows
1129 (19.73 %)Java
1129 (19.73 %)JavaScript
1129 (19.73 %)Health
1228 (19.05 %)Microsoft
1326 (17.69 %)Project Management
1326 (17.69 %)C++
1424 (16.33 %)HTML
1424 (16.33 %)ASP
1523 (15.65 %)J2EE
1621 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
1719 (12.93 %)MS Excel
1818 (12.24 %)VBScript
1915 (10.20 %)Unix
2014 (9.524 %)Crystal Reports
2014 (9.524 %)Finance
2113 (8.844 %)PL/SQL
2113 (8.844 %)C
2113 (8.844 %)Windows 2000
2113 (8.844 %)N-Tier
2113 (8.844 %).NET Framework

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Middlesex region citing VB also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing VB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
190 (61.22 %).NET
246 (31.29 %)XML
333 (22.45 %)ASP.NET
424 (16.33 %)HTML
424 (16.33 %)ASP
523 (15.65 %)J2EE
613 (8.844 %).NET Framework
711 (7.483 %)XSLT
87 (4.762 %)XHTML
87 (4.762 %)COM+
87 (4.762 %)WebServices
87 (4.762 %)XSL
95 (3.401 %)WebSphere
95 (3.401 %)JDBC
95 (3.401 %)JSP
95 (3.401 %)Servlets
103 (2.041 %)XSD
103 (2.041 %)Hibernate
103 (2.041 %)COM
103 (2.041 %)NHibernate
Application Platforms
17 (4.762 %)SharePoint
25 (3.401 %)Oracle Workflow
25 (3.401 %)IIS
34 (2.721 %)Exchange Server 2000
34 (2.721 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (2.721 %)MS Exchange
43 (2.041 %)Documentum
52 (1.361 %)ColdFusion
Applications
119 (12.93 %)MS Excel
26 (4.082 %)MS Office
34 (2.721 %)MS Visio
34 (2.721 %)AutoCAD
Business Applications
13 (2.041 %)SunGard Vivista
21 (0.680 %)Navision
21 (0.680 %)ResourceLink
Communications & Networking
14 (2.721 %)VPN
14 (2.721 %)ADSL
14 (2.721 %)Intranet
14 (2.721 %)Firewall
14 (2.721 %)IP Telephony
23 (2.041 %)WINS
23 (2.041 %)DNS
23 (2.041 %)SAN
31 (0.680 %)HTTP
31 (0.680 %)TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
144 (29.93 %)SQL Server
221 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
314 (9.524 %)Crystal Reports
411 (7.483 %)SQL Server 2000
58 (5.442 %)Oracle Reports
58 (5.442 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
67 (4.762 %)Oracle 8/8i
67 (4.762 %)Oracle 9i
67 (4.762 %)Oracle 10g
76 (4.082 %)DB2
76 (4.082 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
76 (4.082 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
85 (3.401 %)Datawarehouse
85 (3.401 %)RDBMS
85 (3.401 %)SQL Server 7
94 (2.721 %)DTS
103 (2.041 %)BusinessObjects
103 (2.041 %)Hyperion Essbase
112 (1.361 %)UniData
112 (1.361 %)ReportNet
Development Applications
110 (6.803 %)VSS/SourceSafe
24 (2.721 %)InstallShield
33 (2.041 %)Visual Studio
33 (2.041 %)MSI
42 (1.361 %)Flash
General
129 (19.73 %)Health
214 (9.524 %)Finance
39 (6.122 %)Retail
46 (4.082 %)Pensions
55 (3.401 %)Back Office
64 (2.721 %)Publishing
73 (2.041 %)Games
82 (1.361 %)Construction
91 (0.680 %)Chemicals
91 (0.680 %)Insurance
Job Titles
159 (40.14 %)Developer
232 (21.77 %)Analyst
316 (10.88 %)Senior Developer
415 (10.20 %).NET Developer
512 (8.163 %)Programmer
512 (8.163 %)Business Analyst
610 (6.803 %)Software Engineer
610 (6.803 %)Analyst Programmer
610 (6.803 %)Delivery Manager
79 (6.122 %)ASP Developer
88 (5.442 %)Lead Technical Architect
88 (5.442 %)Lead Architect
88 (5.442 %)Architect
88 (5.442 %)Technical Architect
88 (5.442 %)Consultant
97 (4.762 %)Administrator
97 (4.762 %)VB.NET Developer
97 (4.762 %)Analyst Developer
97 (4.762 %)Systems Analyst
106 (4.082 %)Web Developer
Miscellaneous
113 (8.844 %)N-Tier
211 (7.483 %)Client/Server
39 (6.122 %)AS400
44 (2.721 %)Computer Science
53 (2.041 %)Clustering
53 (2.041 %)Asset Management
53 (2.041 %)PDA
62 (1.361 %)Replication
71 (0.680 %)French Language
71 (0.680 %)German Language
71 (0.680 %)Data Integration
Operating Systems
130 (20.41 %)Windows
215 (10.20 %)Unix
313 (8.844 %)Windows 2000
46 (4.082 %)HPUX
55 (3.401 %)Windows NT
63 (2.041 %)Linux
72 (1.361 %)AIX
72 (1.361 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
126 (17.69 %)Project Management
212 (8.163 %)Business Analysis
310 (6.803 %)OO
48 (5.442 %)Supplier Management
57 (4.762 %)UML
57 (4.762 %)Systems Analysis
65 (3.401 %)ERP
65 (3.401 %)Business Intelligence
65 (3.401 %)Workflow
65 (3.401 %)Migration
74 (2.721 %)ITSM
74 (2.721 %)Data Analysis
74 (2.721 %)System Testing
83 (2.041 %)Load Balancing
83 (2.041 %)User Acceptance Testing
92 (1.361 %)Web Development
92 (1.361 %)Document Management
92 (1.361 %)ITIL
92 (1.361 %)CRM
101 (0.680 %)Service Management
Programming Languages
171 (48.30 %)SQL
267 (45.58 %)C#
354 (36.73 %)VB6
442 (28.57 %)VB.NET
529 (19.73 %)Java
529 (19.73 %)JavaScript
626 (17.69 %)C++
718 (12.24 %)VBScript
813 (8.844 %)C
813 (8.844 %)PL/SQL
912 (8.163 %)Transact-SQL
105 (3.401 %)PHP
113 (2.041 %)DHTML
113 (2.041 %)VBA
113 (2.041 %)VC++
113 (2.041 %)UniBasic
121 (0.680 %)ActionScript
Qualifications
113 (8.844 %)Degree
27 (4.762 %)Microsoft Certification
35 (3.401 %)NVQ Level 3
44 (2.721 %)MCSD
52 (1.361 %)MCSE
52 (1.361 %)MCDBA
61 (0.680 %)HND
System Software
19 (6.122 %)Active Directory
26 (4.082 %)Terminal Services
Systems Management
13 (2.041 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.680 %)ServiceCenter
21 (0.680 %)AssetCenter
Vendors
143 (29.25 %)Oracle
228 (19.05 %)Microsoft
39 (6.122 %)JD Edwards
46 (4.082 %)HP
46 (4.082 %)IBM
55 (3.401 %)VERITAS
64 (2.721 %)Symantec
64 (2.721 %)Cognos
64 (2.721 %)WatchGuard
73 (2.041 %)Business Objects
73 (2.041 %)Intel
73 (2.041 %)Hyperion
73 (2.041 %)Altiris
82 (1.361 %)Kofax
91 (0.680 %)Teradata
91 (0.680 %)StreamServe
91 (0.680 %)CODA
91 (0.680 %)Peregrine
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