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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Oxfordshire 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 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3027
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads199214
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.105 %0.088 %
As % of the category below11.57 %14.56 %
Salaries quoted186198
Average minimum salary£32,488£33,722
Average salary£36,177£36,172
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Average maximum salary£39,867£38,621
UK excluding London average salary£33,055£33,758
% change on same period last year-2.08 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17201470
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.908 %0.602 %
Salaries quoted15811263
Average minimum salary£32,258£30,846
Average salary£35,943£33,941
% change on same period last year+5.89 %
Average maximum salary£39,628£37,037
UK excluding London average salary£35,180£35,575
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
VB South EastVB
South East

VB
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire VB Demand Trend

VB
Salary Trend

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

Oxfordshire VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Oxfordshire VB Salary Histogram

VB
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
OxfordDown-1291£32,406-15.16 %
AbingdonUp+1753£46,020+34.69 %
WallingfordUp+1310£34,000+12.39 %
WitneyUp+35£29,500-1.66 %
ThameNew entry-2£31,750-
BanburyDown-72£24,750+10.82 %
KidlingtonNew entry-1£24,000-
VB South EastVB
South East

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing VB 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.

1300 (69.28 %).NET
2284 (65.59 %)SQL Server
3218 (50.35 %)C#
4193 (44.57 %)ASP.NET
5155 (35.80 %)SQL
6141 (32.56 %)VB.NET
7131 (30.25 %)ASP
8119 (27.48 %)HTML
9118 (27.25 %)Microsoft
10107 (24.71 %)VB6
1195 (21.94 %)XML
1280 (18.48 %)Java
1376 (17.55 %)C++
1472 (16.63 %)Oracle
1561 (14.09 %)Internet
1659 (13.63 %)MS Excel
1756 (12.93 %)Windows
1756 (12.93 %)SQL Server 2005
1855 (12.70 %)SQL Server 2000
1954 (12.47 %)SharePoint
2053 (12.24 %)CSS
2053 (12.24 %)JavaScript
2152 (12.01 %)Degree
2247 (10.85 %)VBScript
2345 (10.39 %)PHP
2441 (9.469 %)AJAX
2540 (9.238 %)XSLT
2639 (9.007 %)VBA
2639 (9.007 %)Intranet
2738 (8.776 %)OO

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing VB 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1300 (69.28 %).NET
2193 (44.57 %)ASP.NET
3131 (30.25 %)ASP
4119 (27.48 %)HTML
595 (21.94 %)XML
653 (12.24 %)CSS
741 (9.469 %)AJAX
840 (9.238 %)XSLT
929 (6.697 %)DCOM
1027 (6.236 %).NET Framework
1124 (5.543 %)COM
1217 (3.926 %)WebServices
1314 (3.233 %)WPF
1413 (3.002 %)WF
1413 (3.002 %)WCF
157 (1.617 %)ASP.NET 2.0
166 (1.386 %)WebSphere
166 (1.386 %)XHTML
166 (1.386 %)XML-RPC
175 (1.155 %)ADO.NET
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
154 (12.47 %)SharePoint
229 (6.697 %)MTS
37 (1.617 %)IIS
45 (1.155 %)Apache
45 (1.155 %)ArcGIS
45 (1.155 %)Smallworld
54 (0.924 %)SharePoint Server 2007
54 (0.924 %)BizTalk Server
63 (0.693 %)Tomcat
63 (0.693 %)WordPress
72 (0.462 %)CMS
81 (0.231 %)ArcSDE
81 (0.231 %)Exchange Server 2003
81 (0.231 %)ArcIMS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
159 (13.63 %)MS Excel
27 (1.617 %)MS Office
32 (0.462 %)ArcInfo
32 (0.462 %)InfoPath
41 (0.231 %)Photoshop
41 (0.231 %)Fireworks
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (0.924 %)Microsoft CRM
14 (0.924 %)Dynamics CRM
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
161 (14.09 %)Internet
239 (9.007 %)Intranet
36 (1.386 %)Extranet
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1284 (65.59 %)SQL Server
256 (12.93 %)SQL Server 2005
355 (12.70 %)SQL Server 2000
422 (5.081 %)GIS
519 (4.388 %)MySQL
614 (3.233 %)Crystal Reports
713 (3.002 %)SQL Server 7
713 (3.002 %)MS Access
86 (1.386 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
95 (1.155 %)DTS
103 (0.693 %)RDBMS
112 (0.462 %)Oracle Reports
112 (0.462 %)Oracle 8/8i
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
122 (5.081 %)Visual Studio
28 (1.848 %)Rational Robot
37 (1.617 %)Subversion
46 (1.386 %)QuickTest Pro
54 (0.924 %)VSS/SourceSafe
63 (0.693 %)MSI
72 (0.462 %)Oracle Forms
72 (0.462 %)Dreamweaver
72 (0.462 %)ProC
81 (0.231 %)LoadRunner
81 (0.231 %)Flash
81 (0.231 %)InstallShield
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
136 (8.314 %)Pensions
227 (6.236 %)Finance
316 (3.695 %)Health
316 (3.695 %)Retail
47 (1.617 %)Manufacturing
47 (1.617 %)Education
47 (1.617 %)Pharmaceutical
55 (1.155 %)Marketing
64 (0.924 %)Telecoms
64 (0.924 %)Billing
73 (0.693 %)Banking
73 (0.693 %)Back Office
82 (0.462 %)Financial Institution
82 (0.462 %)Automotive
82 (0.462 %)Insurance
82 (0.462 %)Graphic Design
91 (0.231 %)Music
91 (0.231 %)Music Industry
91 (0.231 %)Investment Banking
91 (0.231 %)Advertising
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1233 (53.81 %)Developer
2133 (30.72 %).NET Developer
372 (16.63 %)C# Developer
462 (14.32 %)Software Engineer
558 (13.39 %)ASP.NET Developer
645 (10.39 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
744 (10.16 %)Analyst
744 (10.16 %)Programmer
837 (8.545 %)Web Developer
935 (8.083 %)Software Developer
1028 (6.467 %)Analyst Programmer
1126 (6.005 %)VB.NET Developer
1126 (6.005 %)Senior Developer
1222 (5.081 %)Consultant
1222 (5.081 %).NET Web Developer
1320 (4.619 %)C# Web Developer
1320 (4.619 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
1419 (4.388 %)Junior
1517 (3.926 %)Applications Support
1517 (3.926 %)Senior Software Engineer
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (3.695 %)Computer Science
215 (3.464 %)Client/Server
312 (2.771 %)Tandem
49 (2.079 %)Credit Risk
58 (1.848 %)French Language
67 (1.617 %)Management Information System
75 (1.155 %)Mathematics
84 (0.924 %)Robotics
93 (0.693 %)NHS
102 (0.462 %)Clustering
111 (0.231 %)Physics
111 (0.231 %)PDA
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
156 (12.93 %)Windows
224 (5.543 %)Linux
35 (1.155 %)UNIX
42 (0.462 %)Windows XP
51 (0.231 %)Mac OS X
51 (0.231 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (0.231 %)Windows 2000
51 (0.231 %)FreeBSD
51 (0.231 %)Solaris
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
138 (8.776 %)OO
232 (7.390 %)E-Commerce
320 (4.619 %)Systems Analysis
415 (3.464 %)Web Development
415 (3.464 %)Test Scripting
513 (3.002 %)Scrum
612 (2.771 %)UML
710 (2.309 %)RUP
89 (2.079 %)Supplier Management
97 (1.617 %)Integration Testing
106 (1.386 %)CRM
106 (1.386 %)Project Management
115 (1.155 %)Business Intelligence
115 (1.155 %)OOA/OOD
115 (1.155 %)Content Management
115 (1.155 %)Manual Testing
124 (0.924 %)Migration
124 (0.924 %)Risk Management
124 (0.924 %)Business Analysis
124 (0.924 %)Automated Testing
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1218 (50.35 %)C#
2155 (35.80 %)SQL
3141 (32.56 %)VB.NET
4107 (24.71 %)VB6
580 (18.48 %)Java
676 (17.55 %)C++
753 (12.24 %)JavaScript
847 (10.85 %)VBScript
945 (10.39 %)PHP
1039 (9.007 %)VBA
1137 (8.545 %)Transact-SQL
1217 (3.926 %)C
1311 (2.540 %)Ruby
1410 (2.309 %)VC++
159 (2.079 %)Perl
168 (1.848 %)Fortran
176 (1.386 %)Delphi
184 (0.924 %)DHTML
184 (0.924 %)PHP5
192 (0.462 %)PL/SQL
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
152 (12.01 %)Degree
235 (8.083 %)Microsoft Certification
313 (3.002 %)MCSE
411 (2.540 %)RHCT
510 (2.309 %)MCAD
68 (1.848 %)MCSD
76 (1.386 %)MCP
83 (0.693 %)PhD
92 (0.462 %)ISEB
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.462 %)ISO9001
21 (0.231 %)TickIT
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (0.693 %)Active Directory
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.231 %)MOM
11 (0.231 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1118 (27.25 %)Microsoft
272 (16.63 %)Oracle
322 (5.081 %)Intel
414 (3.233 %)Sybase
414 (3.233 %)Autodesk
512 (2.771 %)IBM
611 (2.540 %)Red Hat
77 (1.617 %)ESRI
85 (1.155 %)Mapinfo
94 (0.924 %)salesforce.com
94 (0.924 %)Zend
94 (0.924 %)Perforce
94 (0.924 %)VMware
94 (0.924 %)Siebel
102 (0.462 %)Cognos
102 (0.462 %)Citrix
111 (0.231 %)Adobe
111 (0.231 %)Macromedia
111 (0.231 %)ION Trading
111 (0.231 %)Altiris
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