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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) 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.NET over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4039
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads135153
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.078 %0.066 %
As % of the category below8.772 %9.381 %
Salaries quoted132148
Average minimum salary£31,453£29,769
Average salary£35,197£32,101
% change on same period last year+9.64 %
Average maximum salary£38,942£34,434
UK excluding London average salary£32,925£33,320
% change on same period last year-1.18 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads15391631
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.891 %0.702 %
Salaries quoted13831446
Average minimum salary£32,990£30,952
Average salary£36,898£33,874
% change on same period last year+8.92 %
Average maximum salary£40,806£36,797
UK excluding London average salary£35,506£35,791
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
VB.NET South EastVB.NET
South East

VB.NET
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire VB.NET Salary Trend

VB.NET
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB.NET across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Oxfordshire VB.NET Salary Histogram

VB.NET
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB.NET within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 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
OxfordDown-764£37,444+11.95 %
AbingdonUp+929£37,946+18.86 %
WallingfordUp+814£27,893-17.44 %
Henley-on-ThamesNo change04£40,000+16.07 %
WitneyDown-23£24,000+33.33 %
BanburyDown-72£35,000+22.80 %
WantageUp+11£35,000+21.73 %
VB.NET South EastVB.NET
South East

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

1395 (99.75 %).NET
2252 (63.64 %)ASP.NET
3242 (61.11 %)SQL Server
4203 (51.26 %)C#
5161 (40.66 %)SQL
6106 (26.77 %)Microsoft
7104 (26.26 %)VB
897 (24.49 %)SQL Server 2005
984 (21.21 %)JavaScript
1083 (20.96 %)SQL Server 2000
1174 (18.69 %)ASP
1271 (17.93 %)XML
1367 (16.92 %)WebServices
1459 (14.90 %)HTML
1548 (12.12 %)Web Development
1548 (12.12 %)OO
1646 (11.62 %)Microsoft Certification
1745 (11.36 %)Windows
1837 (9.343 %)Degree
1935 (8.838 %)Java
2034 (8.586 %)MS Excel
2133 (8.333 %)VB6
2232 (8.081 %)MCSD
2232 (8.081 %)CSS
2331 (7.828 %)Perl
2331 (7.828 %)MySQL
2331 (7.828 %)SharePoint
2331 (7.828 %)E-Commerce
2430 (7.576 %)Tcl
2430 (7.576 %)Python

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1395 (99.75 %).NET
2252 (63.64 %)ASP.NET
374 (18.69 %)ASP
471 (17.93 %)XML
567 (16.92 %)WebServices
659 (14.90 %)HTML
732 (8.081 %)CSS
828 (7.071 %)AJAX
925 (6.313 %)WCF
925 (6.313 %)WPF
925 (6.313 %)WF
1022 (5.556 %)LAMP
1022 (5.556 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1121 (5.303 %)WinForms
1214 (3.535 %).NET Framework
1312 (3.030 %)XSLT
1411 (2.778 %)ADO.NET
1510 (2.525 %)XHTML
166 (1.515 %)Spring
166 (1.515 %)Silverlight
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
131 (7.828 %)SharePoint
215 (3.788 %)IIS
312 (3.030 %)CMS
410 (2.525 %)SharePoint Server 2007
58 (2.020 %)BizTalk Server
63 (0.758 %)ArcGIS
72 (0.505 %)SharePoint Portal Server
81 (0.253 %)Commerce Server
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
134 (8.586 %)MS Excel
28 (2.020 %)Photoshop
36 (1.515 %)MS Visio
45 (1.263 %)MS Project
53 (0.758 %)Adobe Illustrator
61 (0.253 %)InfoPath
61 (0.253 %)CA Clarity
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (1.263 %)Microsoft CRM
15 (1.263 %)Dynamics CRM
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (6.566 %)Internet
25 (1.263 %)LAN
32 (0.505 %)Extranet
41 (0.253 %)Firewall
41 (0.253 %)VoIP
41 (0.253 %)Intranet
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1242 (61.11 %)SQL Server
297 (24.49 %)SQL Server 2005
383 (20.96 %)SQL Server 2000
431 (7.828 %)MySQL
521 (5.303 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
616 (4.040 %)DTS
714 (3.535 %)SQL Server Integration Services
811 (2.778 %)Crystal Reports
98 (2.020 %)Oracle Reports
98 (2.020 %)MS Access
106 (1.515 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
106 (1.515 %)ETL
106 (1.515 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
115 (1.263 %)GIS
122 (0.505 %)SQL Server 2008
122 (0.505 %)RDBMS
122 (0.505 %)Oracle 8/8i
131 (0.253 %)BusinessObjects
131 (0.253 %)SQL Server 7
131 (0.253 %)PerformancePoint
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (5.303 %)Visual Studio
212 (3.030 %)NUnit
33 (0.758 %)VSS/SourceSafe
42 (0.505 %)Eclipse
42 (0.505 %)Ant
51 (0.253 %)Dreamweaver
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (4.545 %)Finance
215 (3.788 %)Retail
314 (3.535 %)Publishing
413 (3.283 %)Pensions
510 (2.525 %)Marketing
69 (2.273 %)Education
77 (1.768 %)Music
86 (1.515 %)Government
86 (1.515 %)Auditing
95 (1.263 %)Construction
95 (1.263 %)Manufacturing
95 (1.263 %)Banking
104 (1.010 %)Back Office
113 (0.758 %)Billing
113 (0.758 %)Investment Banking
113 (0.758 %)Insurance
122 (0.505 %)Local Government
122 (0.505 %)Telecoms
122 (0.505 %)Police
131 (0.253 %)Legal
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1284 (71.72 %)Developer
2177 (44.70 %).NET Developer
3101 (25.51 %)Web Developer
488 (22.22 %)VB.NET Developer
559 (14.90 %)ASP.NET Developer
655 (13.89 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
750 (12.63 %).NET Web Developer
835 (8.838 %)Programmer
931 (7.828 %)Analyst
931 (7.828 %)Test Engineer
1030 (7.576 %)Software Developer
1126 (6.566 %)Analyst Programmer
1224 (6.061 %)Junior
1320 (5.051 %)ASP Developer
1320 (5.051 %)Junior Developer
1418 (4.545 %)C# Developer
1418 (4.545 %)Consultant
1515 (3.788 %)Senior Test Engineer
1613 (3.283 %)Junior .NET Developer
1712 (3.030 %)SQL Developer
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (3.283 %)Computer Science
211 (2.778 %)Tandem
38 (2.020 %)Mathematics
43 (0.758 %)Physics
43 (0.758 %)Chemistry
43 (0.758 %)Biology
52 (0.505 %)French Language
61 (0.253 %)German Language
61 (0.253 %)Spanish Language
61 (0.253 %)N-Tier
61 (0.253 %)NHS
61 (0.253 %)Management Information System
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
145 (11.36 %)Windows
217 (4.293 %)Linux
36 (1.515 %)Solaris
36 (1.515 %)FreeBSD
42 (0.505 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (0.253 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (0.253 %)Windows 2000
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
148 (12.12 %)OO
148 (12.12 %)Web Development
231 (7.828 %)E-Commerce
326 (6.566 %)Scrum
425 (6.313 %)Integration Testing
524 (6.061 %)Use Case
619 (4.798 %)Test Scripting
619 (4.798 %)UML
718 (4.545 %)Systems Analysis
816 (4.040 %)Project Management
913 (3.283 %)Extreme Programming
1012 (3.030 %)Business Intelligence
119 (2.273 %)Content Management
128 (2.020 %)RAD
128 (2.020 %)CRM
137 (1.768 %)Disaster Recovery
137 (1.768 %)TDD
137 (1.768 %)Time Management
145 (1.263 %)Workflow
154 (1.010 %)ERP
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1203 (51.26 %)C#
2161 (40.66 %)SQL
3104 (26.26 %)VB
484 (21.21 %)JavaScript
535 (8.838 %)Java
633 (8.333 %)VB6
731 (7.828 %)Perl
830 (7.576 %)Tcl
830 (7.576 %)Python
926 (6.566 %)C++
1021 (5.303 %)Transact-SQL
1113 (3.283 %)VBA
1212 (3.030 %)PHP
138 (2.020 %)DHTML
147 (1.768 %)Fortran
154 (1.010 %)Delphi
161 (0.253 %)C
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
146 (11.62 %)Microsoft Certification
237 (9.343 %)Degree
332 (8.081 %)MCSD
428 (7.071 %)MCAD
518 (4.545 %)MCP
614 (3.535 %)MCDBA
713 (3.283 %)MCTS
87 (1.768 %)MCITP
87 (1.768 %)MCPD
95 (1.263 %)PhD
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (1.768 %)Active Directory
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1106 (26.77 %)Microsoft
221 (5.303 %)Oracle
36 (1.515 %)ProClarity
45 (1.263 %)SAP
45 (1.263 %)Siebel
52 (0.505 %)Citrix
52 (0.505 %)Epicor
52 (0.505 %)Mapinfo
61 (0.253 %)VMware
61 (0.253 %)Business Objects
61 (0.253 %)Capita