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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) skills within the Northern Ireland region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VBScript over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3130
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads51
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.435 %1.449 %
Salaries quoted11
Average minimum salary£25,000£35,000
Average salary£26,500£35,000
% change on same period last year-24.28 %
Average maximum salary£28,000£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,533£33,384
% change on same period last year+0.44 %
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Northern Ireland
Matching permanent IT job ads9269
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.030 %
Salaries quoted4834
Average minimum salary£33,828£29,733
Average salary£36,280£32,822
% change on same period last year+10.53 %
Average maximum salary£38,731£35,911
UK excluding London average salary£35,495£35,768
% change on same period last year-0.76 %
VBScript UKVBScript
UK

VBScript
Demand Trend

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

Northern Ireland VBScript Demand Trend

VBScript
Salary Trend

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

Northern Ireland VBScript Salary Trend

VBScript
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VBScript within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 7 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
County AntrimUp+43--
County LondonderryNew entry-1--
VBScript UKVBScript
UK

VBScript
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing VBScript 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 VBScript.

112 (100.00 %)Windows
211 (91.67 %)Active Directory
211 (91.67 %)SAN
310 (83.33 %)SQL Server
310 (83.33 %)MS Excel
49 (75.00 %)DHCP
49 (75.00 %)TCP/IP
49 (75.00 %)DNS
49 (75.00 %)Windows Server 2003
49 (75.00 %)VERITAS
49 (75.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
58 (66.67 %)Clustering
58 (66.67 %)NetBackup
67 (58.33 %)Disaster Recovery
67 (58.33 %)Security Cleared
75 (41.67 %)Project Management
84 (33.33 %)Change Management
93 (25.00 %)Microsoft
93 (25.00 %)Citrix
93 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
93 (25.00 %)MCSE
102 (16.67 %)VB
102 (16.67 %)IIS
102 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
102 (16.67 %)HP
102 (16.67 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
102 (16.67 %)Terminal Server
102 (16.67 %)Banking
102 (16.67 %)Investment Banking
111 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005

VBScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing VBScript 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 VBScript. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (16.67 %)IIS
21 (8.333 %)MS Exchange
21 (8.333 %)BizTalk Server
21 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2000
21 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2003
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (83.33 %)MS Excel
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (91.67 %)SAN
29 (75.00 %)DHCP
29 (75.00 %)TCP/IP
29 (75.00 %)DNS
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (83.33 %)SQL Server
21 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (16.67 %)Banking
12 (16.67 %)Investment Banking
21 (8.333 %)Finance
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (33.33 %)Server Support
23 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
23 (25.00 %)Analyst
23 (25.00 %)Senior Analyst
23 (25.00 %)Senior Support Analyst
32 (16.67 %)Server Engineer
32 (16.67 %)Windows Server Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Desktop Support Specialist
41 (8.333 %)IT Support Specialist
41 (8.333 %)Desktop Support
41 (8.333 %)Technical Specialist
41 (8.333 %)Systems Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Senior Systems Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Support Specialist
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (66.67 %)Clustering
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (100.00 %)Windows
29 (75.00 %)Windows Server 2003
29 (75.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
32 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
41 (8.333 %)Windows NT
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (58.33 %)Disaster Recovery
17 (58.33 %)Security Cleared
25 (41.67 %)Project Management
34 (33.33 %)Change Management
41 (8.333 %)ITIL
41 (8.333 %)Service Delivery
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (16.67 %)VB
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (25.00 %)MCSE
13 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (91.67 %)Active Directory
28 (66.67 %)NetBackup
32 (16.67 %)Terminal Server
41 (8.333 %)Terminal Services
41 (8.333 %)Backup Exec
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (16.67 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (8.333 %)ARCserve
21 (8.333 %)MOM
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (75.00 %)VERITAS
23 (25.00 %)Microsoft
23 (25.00 %)Citrix
32 (16.67 %)HP
41 (8.333 %)Compaq
41 (8.333 %)CA