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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) 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.NET over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2633
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads8488
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.040 %
As % of the category below11.05 %9.639 %
Salaries quoted8486
Average minimum salary£32,869£31,802
Average salary£36,333£34,058
% change on same period last year+6.68 %
Average maximum salary£39,798£36,314
UK excluding London average salary£32,998£33,626
% change on same period last year-1.86 %
Oxford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Oxford
Matching permanent IT job ads760913
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.511 %0.414 %
Salaries quoted701833
Average minimum salary£32,573£31,150
Average salary£36,818£34,718
% change on same period last year+6.04 %
Average maximum salary£41,063£38,286
UK excluding London average salary£35,736£35,967
% change on same period last year-0.64 %
VB.NET OxfordshireVB.NET
Oxfordshire

VB.NET
Demand Trend

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

Oxford VB.NET Demand Trend

VB.NET
Salary Trend

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

Oxford VB.NET Salary Trend

VB.NET
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB.NET across the Oxford region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Oxford VB.NET Salary Histogram

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford 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.

1188 (99.47 %).NET
2110 (58.20 %)SQL Server
3103 (54.50 %)C#
490 (47.62 %)ASP.NET
569 (36.51 %)SQL
667 (35.45 %)SQL Server 2005
765 (34.39 %)VB
845 (23.81 %)ASP
936 (19.05 %)HTML
1034 (17.99 %)JavaScript
1133 (17.46 %)XML
1229 (15.34 %)Perl
1229 (15.34 %)Microsoft
1328 (14.81 %)SQL Server 2000
1427 (14.29 %)Tcl
1427 (14.29 %)Python
1427 (14.29 %)Integration Testing
1524 (12.70 %)VB6
1621 (11.11 %)Test Scripting
1621 (11.11 %)Use Case
1719 (10.05 %)Web Development
1719 (10.05 %)Finance
1818 (9.524 %)OO
1818 (9.524 %)CSS
1917 (8.995 %)Oracle
2016 (8.466 %)Windows
2016 (8.466 %)E-Commerce
2115 (7.937 %)SharePoint
2115 (7.937 %)Java
2115 (7.937 %)Scrum

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford 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.

Oxford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1188 (99.47 %).NET
290 (47.62 %)ASP.NET
345 (23.81 %)ASP
436 (19.05 %)HTML
533 (17.46 %)XML
618 (9.524 %)CSS
715 (7.937 %)WCF
715 (7.937 %)WPF
715 (7.937 %)WF
812 (6.349 %)WebServices
812 (6.349 %).NET Framework
910 (5.291 %)AJAX
106 (3.175 %)Spring
115 (2.646 %)XSLT
124 (2.116 %)ADO.NET
132 (1.058 %)XHTML
141 (0.529 %)Middleware
141 (0.529 %)ASP.NET 2.0
141 (0.529 %)Swing
141 (0.529 %)SOAP
Oxford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (7.937 %)SharePoint
210 (5.291 %)CMS
37 (3.704 %)SharePoint Server 2007
37 (3.704 %)IIS
43 (1.587 %)BizTalk Server
Oxford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (4.762 %)MS Excel
25 (2.646 %)MS Visio
32 (1.058 %)Adobe Illustrator
32 (1.058 %)Photoshop
41 (0.529 %)CA Clarity
Oxford IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.058 %)Microsoft CRM
12 (1.058 %)Dynamics CRM
Oxford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (5.291 %)Internet
22 (1.058 %)LAN
31 (0.529 %)VoIP
31 (0.529 %)Intranet
31 (0.529 %)Extranet
31 (0.529 %)Firewall
Oxford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1110 (58.20 %)SQL Server
267 (35.45 %)SQL Server 2005
328 (14.81 %)SQL Server 2000
410 (5.291 %)Crystal Reports
410 (5.291 %)Oracle Reports
58 (4.233 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
67 (3.704 %)SQL Server 2008
75 (2.646 %)SQL Server Integration Services
75 (2.646 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
75 (2.646 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
75 (2.646 %)DTS
75 (2.646 %)ETL
84 (2.116 %)MySQL
92 (1.058 %)MS Access
101 (0.529 %)BusinessObjects
101 (0.529 %)GIS
Oxford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (1.587 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (0.529 %)Eclipse
21 (0.529 %)Ant
21 (0.529 %)Visual Studio
Oxford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (10.05 %)Finance
28 (4.233 %)Retail
37 (3.704 %)Music
44 (2.116 %)Back Office
53 (1.587 %)Banking
53 (1.587 %)Marketing
53 (1.587 %)Investment Banking
53 (1.587 %)Pensions
62 (1.058 %)Education
71 (0.529 %)Legal
71 (0.529 %)Insurance
Oxford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1129 (68.25 %)Developer
282 (43.39 %).NET Developer
346 (24.34 %)VB.NET Developer
431 (16.40 %)Web Developer
527 (14.29 %)Test Engineer
615 (7.937 %)ASP Developer
615 (7.937 %)ASP.NET Developer
711 (5.820 %)Junior Developer
711 (5.820 %)Junior
810 (5.291 %)Senior Test Engineer
810 (5.291 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
98 (4.233 %)Software Developer
98 (4.233 %)Consultant
98 (4.233 %)Team Leader
107 (3.704 %)Junior .NET Developer
116 (3.175 %)Analyst
116 (3.175 %)C# Developer
116 (3.175 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
125 (2.646 %)Analyst Programmer
125 (2.646 %)Programmer
Oxford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (2.116 %)Tandem
22 (1.058 %)Mathematics
22 (1.058 %)Computer Science
31 (0.529 %)Multithreading
31 (0.529 %)Cryptography
31 (0.529 %)N-Tier
31 (0.529 %)W3C
Oxford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (8.466 %)Windows
210 (5.291 %)Linux
36 (3.175 %)FreeBSD
36 (3.175 %)Solaris
Oxford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (14.29 %)Integration Testing
221 (11.11 %)Test Scripting
221 (11.11 %)Use Case
319 (10.05 %)Web Development
418 (9.524 %)OO
516 (8.466 %)E-Commerce
615 (7.937 %)Scrum
711 (5.820 %)Extreme Programming
711 (5.820 %)TDD
810 (5.291 %)CRM
98 (4.233 %)RAD
98 (4.233 %)Agile Software Development
107 (3.704 %)Business Intelligence
107 (3.704 %)OOP
114 (2.116 %)ERP
114 (2.116 %)ITIL
114 (2.116 %)PRINCE2
114 (2.116 %)Project Management
114 (2.116 %)Systems Analysis
122 (1.058 %)Internet Marketing
Oxford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1103 (54.50 %)C#
269 (36.51 %)SQL
365 (34.39 %)VB
434 (17.99 %)JavaScript
529 (15.34 %)Perl
627 (14.29 %)Python
627 (14.29 %)Tcl
724 (12.70 %)VB6
815 (7.937 %)Java
98 (4.233 %)PHP
107 (3.704 %)VBScript
115 (2.646 %)C++
124 (2.116 %)DHTML
133 (1.587 %)Transact-SQL
142 (1.058 %)VBA
Oxford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (5.820 %)Microsoft Certification
29 (4.762 %)MCAD
29 (4.762 %)MCSD
38 (4.233 %)MCP
46 (3.175 %)MCTS
55 (2.646 %)MCDBA
64 (2.116 %)Degree
Oxford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (3.175 %)Active Directory
Oxford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (15.34 %)Microsoft
217 (8.995 %)Oracle
35 (2.646 %)ProClarity
43 (1.587 %)Epicor
52 (1.058 %)SAP
52 (1.058 %)Siebel
61 (0.529 %)Business Objects
61 (0.529 %)Mapinfo
61 (0.529 %)VMware