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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Oxford 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 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank3118
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching permanent IT job ads94116
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.051 %
As % of the category below11.34 %18.53 %
Salaries quoted9199
Average minimum salary£30,703£29,545
Average salary£33,648£32,081
% change on same period last year+4.88 %
Average maximum salary£36,593£34,616
UK excluding London average salary£33,133£33,055
% change on same period last year+0.23 %
Programming Languages OxfordProgramming Languages
Oxford
Matching permanent IT job ads829626
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.406 %0.277 %
Salaries quoted760552
Average minimum salary£31,606£31,452
Average salary£35,709£34,314
% change on same period last year+4.06 %
Average maximum salary£39,811£37,176
UK excluding London average salary£35,401£35,481
% change on same period last year-0.22 %
VB OxfordshireVB
Oxfordshire

VB
Demand Trend

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

Oxford 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 Oxford region.

Oxford VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

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

Oxford VB Salary Histogram

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Oxford 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.

198 (61.64 %)SQL Server
295 (59.75 %).NET
381 (50.94 %)C#
450 (31.45 %)SQL
543 (27.04 %)Degree
642 (26.42 %)ASP.NET
739 (24.53 %)VB.NET
837 (23.27 %)ASP
936 (22.64 %)C++
1033 (20.75 %)XML
1132 (20.13 %)Microsoft
1231 (19.50 %)HTML
1330 (18.87 %)Internet
1429 (18.24 %)Windows
1429 (18.24 %)VB6
1524 (15.09 %)Oracle
1623 (14.47 %)SQL Server 2005
1717 (10.69 %)MS Excel
1814 (8.805 %)SQL Server 2000
1814 (8.805 %)Microsoft Certification
1814 (8.805 %)Finance
1913 (8.176 %)JavaScript
2012 (7.547 %)Java
2012 (7.547 %)AJAX
2012 (7.547 %)Computer Science
2111 (6.918 %)Test Scripting
2111 (6.918 %)CSS
2210 (6.289 %)VBScript
2210 (6.289 %)Linux
239 (5.660 %)XSLT

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Oxford 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
195 (59.75 %).NET
242 (26.42 %)ASP.NET
337 (23.27 %)ASP
433 (20.75 %)XML
531 (19.50 %)HTML
612 (7.547 %)AJAX
711 (6.918 %)CSS
89 (5.660 %)XSLT
98 (5.031 %)WebServices
105 (3.145 %)COM
105 (3.145 %)J2EE
114 (2.516 %)DCOM
114 (2.516 %)WCF
123 (1.887 %)WPF
123 (1.887 %)WF
132 (1.258 %)XHTML
141 (0.629 %)WSDL
141 (0.629 %)XML-RPC
141 (0.629 %)WebSphere
141 (0.629 %).NET Framework
Application Platforms
15 (3.145 %)SharePoint
24 (2.516 %)IIS
24 (2.516 %)MTS
32 (1.258 %)CMS
32 (1.258 %)Oracle Workflow
41 (0.629 %)WordPress
41 (0.629 %)WebLogic
41 (0.629 %)Tomcat
41 (0.629 %)Content Management Server
Applications
117 (10.69 %)MS Excel
25 (3.145 %)MS Office
31 (0.629 %)Photoshop
Communications & Networking
130 (18.87 %)Internet
28 (5.031 %)Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
198 (61.64 %)SQL Server
223 (14.47 %)SQL Server 2005
314 (8.805 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (3.774 %)MySQL
46 (3.774 %)Crystal Reports
55 (3.145 %)SQL Server 7
63 (1.887 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
72 (1.258 %)MS Access
72 (1.258 %)SQL Navigator
Development Applications
15 (3.145 %)Visual Studio
15 (3.145 %)Rational Robot
22 (1.258 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (0.629 %)Flash
31 (0.629 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (0.629 %)InstallShield
31 (0.629 %)Subversion
31 (0.629 %)FrontPage
General
114 (8.805 %)Finance
28 (5.031 %)Retail
35 (3.145 %)Manufacturing
44 (2.516 %)Pharmaceutical
53 (1.887 %)Health
62 (1.258 %)Insurance
62 (1.258 %)Pensions
62 (1.258 %)Marketing
71 (0.629 %)Graphic Design
71 (0.629 %)Back Office
71 (0.629 %)Telecoms
Job Titles
177 (48.43 %)Developer
237 (23.27 %).NET Developer
336 (22.64 %)C# Developer
422 (13.84 %)Senior Developer
520 (12.58 %)Senior C# Developer
619 (11.95 %)Software Developer
715 (9.434 %)Software Engineer
814 (8.805 %)Programmer
913 (8.176 %)ASP.NET Developer
1012 (7.547 %)Analyst
1111 (6.918 %)DBA
1111 (6.918 %)SQL DBA
1111 (6.918 %)SQL Server DBA
1111 (6.918 %)Test Engineer
1210 (6.289 %)Graduate
1210 (6.289 %)Junior
1210 (6.289 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
138 (5.031 %)Analyst Programmer
147 (4.403 %)VB.NET Developer
156 (3.774 %)VB Developer
Miscellaneous
112 (7.547 %)Computer Science
26 (3.774 %)Credit Risk
35 (3.145 %)Mathematics
44 (2.516 %)Robotics
52 (1.258 %)Tandem
61 (0.629 %)Physics
Operating Systems
129 (18.24 %)Windows
210 (6.289 %)Linux
31 (0.629 %)Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
111 (6.918 %)Test Scripting
29 (5.660 %)Data Modelling
38 (5.031 %)Integration Testing
46 (3.774 %)OO
46 (3.774 %)Systems Analysis
55 (3.145 %)E-Commerce
64 (2.516 %)Automated Testing
64 (2.516 %)Risk Management
64 (2.516 %)Manual Testing
64 (2.516 %)Data Mapping
73 (1.887 %)Scrum
73 (1.887 %)Software Engineering
73 (1.887 %)Change Management
82 (1.258 %)E-business
82 (1.258 %)ERP
82 (1.258 %)UML
82 (1.258 %)Content Management
82 (1.258 %)Workflow
82 (1.258 %)Migration
82 (1.258 %)Service Delivery
Programming Languages
181 (50.94 %)C#
250 (31.45 %)SQL
339 (24.53 %)VB.NET
436 (22.64 %)C++
529 (18.24 %)VB6
613 (8.176 %)JavaScript
712 (7.547 %)Java
810 (6.289 %)VBScript
98 (5.031 %)C
107 (4.403 %)VBA
107 (4.403 %)VC++
107 (4.403 %)PHP
116 (3.774 %)Fortran
116 (3.774 %)Delphi
124 (2.516 %)Perl
133 (1.887 %)Transact-SQL
142 (1.258 %)PL/SQL
151 (0.629 %)Embedded C
151 (0.629 %)DHTML
Qualifications
143 (27.04 %)Degree
214 (8.805 %)Microsoft Certification
38 (5.031 %)RHCT
38 (5.031 %)MCSE
44 (2.516 %)PhD
52 (1.258 %)MCSD
61 (0.629 %)ISEB
61 (0.629 %)MCP
61 (0.629 %)MCAD
System Software
12 (1.258 %)Active Directory
Vendors
132 (20.13 %)Microsoft
224 (15.09 %)Oracle
38 (5.031 %)Red Hat
46 (3.774 %)Sybase
55 (3.145 %)IBM
64 (2.516 %)Perforce
64 (2.516 %)VMware
64 (2.516 %)Intel
72 (1.258 %)Cognos
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