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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) 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 VBScript over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank10089
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads2754
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.024 %
As % of the category below2.033 %3.175 %
Salaries quoted2750
Average minimum salary£31,926£30,220
Average salary£34,019£31,860
% change on same period last year+6.77 %
Average maximum salary£36,111£33,500
UK excluding London average salary£33,028£32,652
% change on same period last year+1.15 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads13281701
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.888 %0.759 %
Salaries quoted12181546
Average minimum salary£32,292£31,007
Average salary£36,353£34,272
% change on same period last year+6.07 %
Average maximum salary£40,414£37,536
UK excluding London average salary£35,731£35,965
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
VBScript South EastVBScript
South East

VBScript
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire VBScript Salary Trend

VBScript
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VBScript across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Oxfordshire VBScript Salary Histogram

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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
OxfordUp+817£35,441+10.85 %
VBScript South EastVBScript
South East

VBScript
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

140 (45.45 %)SQL
236 (40.91 %)SQL Server
325 (28.41 %).NET
325 (28.41 %)C#
423 (26.14 %)HTML
522 (25.00 %)Perl
522 (25.00 %)Automated Testing
621 (23.86 %)UNIX
621 (23.86 %)QA
720 (22.73 %)Lua
720 (22.73 %)JavaScript
720 (22.73 %)Python
819 (21.59 %)Transact-SQL
819 (21.59 %)Windows
819 (21.59 %)XML
819 (21.59 %)XSLT
819 (21.59 %)Software Testing
918 (20.45 %)Test Scripting
918 (20.45 %)VB
1017 (19.32 %)ASP
1017 (19.32 %)SQL Server 2000
1017 (19.32 %)SQL Server 2005
1116 (18.18 %)Microsoft
1214 (15.91 %)Oracle
1312 (13.64 %)VB6
1312 (13.64 %)Java
1312 (13.64 %)VBA
1312 (13.64 %)Music
1312 (13.64 %)Music Industry
1312 (13.64 %).NET Framework

VBScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (28.41 %).NET
223 (26.14 %)HTML
319 (21.59 %)XML
319 (21.59 %)XSLT
417 (19.32 %)ASP
512 (13.64 %).NET Framework
69 (10.23 %)XHTML
69 (10.23 %)ASP.NET
69 (10.23 %)CSS
77 (7.955 %)COM
77 (7.955 %)DCOM
83 (3.409 %)WSH
91 (1.136 %)XSL
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (7.955 %)MTS
24 (4.545 %)MS Exchange
32 (2.273 %)IIS
41 (1.136 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (1.136 %)SharePoint
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (10.23 %)Photoshop
19 (10.23 %)Fireworks
27 (7.955 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (5.682 %)Tesseract
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (9.091 %)Intranet
18 (9.091 %)Internet
27 (7.955 %)FTP
32 (2.273 %)DNS
41 (1.136 %)SAN
41 (1.136 %)TCP/IP
41 (1.136 %)SMS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
136 (40.91 %)SQL Server
217 (19.32 %)SQL Server 2000
217 (19.32 %)SQL Server 2005
37 (7.955 %)Crystal Reports
37 (7.955 %)BusinessObjects
46 (6.818 %)SQL Server 7
46 (6.818 %)SQL Server 2008
55 (5.682 %)DTS
55 (5.682 %)MySQL
55 (5.682 %)PostgreSQL
62 (2.273 %)GIS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
18 (9.091 %)Dreamweaver
25 (5.682 %)Oracle Forms
34 (4.545 %)QuickTest Pro
43 (3.409 %)LoadRunner
52 (2.273 %)WinRunner
52 (2.273 %)TestDirector
61 (1.136 %)VSS/SourceSafe
61 (1.136 %)InstallShield
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (13.64 %)Music
112 (13.64 %)Music Industry
29 (10.23 %)Finance
35 (5.682 %)Retail
44 (4.545 %)Pensions
51 (1.136 %)Education
51 (1.136 %)Publishing
51 (1.136 %)Telecoms
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (25.00 %)Tester
122 (25.00 %)Developer
220 (22.73 %)Test Engineer
220 (22.73 %)QA Engineer
314 (15.91 %)Analyst
411 (12.50 %)Support Analyst
59 (10.23 %)Applications Support
68 (9.091 %)Server Support
68 (9.091 %)Software Engineer
68 (9.091 %)Project Manager
77 (7.955 %)Software Developer
77 (7.955 %)Junior
77 (7.955 %)Support Engineer
77 (7.955 %)DBA
77 (7.955 %)Administrator
77 (7.955 %)Junior Project Manager
77 (7.955 %)Web Project Manager
77 (7.955 %)Web Manager
85 (5.682 %)SQL Server Analyst
85 (5.682 %)Server Analyst
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (6.818 %)Clustering
25 (5.682 %)Replication
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (23.86 %)UNIX
219 (21.59 %)Windows
38 (9.091 %)Linux
46 (6.818 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (3.409 %)Windows 2000
53 (3.409 %)Windows XP
62 (2.273 %)Windows Vista
71 (1.136 %)NetWare
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (25.00 %)Automated Testing
219 (21.59 %)Software Testing
318 (20.45 %)Test Scripting
49 (10.23 %)Web Design
58 (9.091 %)RAD
67 (7.955 %)RUP
67 (7.955 %)E-Commerce
67 (7.955 %)UML
67 (7.955 %)OO
75 (5.682 %)Web Development
83 (3.409 %)Performance Testing
83 (3.409 %)PRINCE2
92 (2.273 %)Manual Testing
92 (2.273 %)Project Management
101 (1.136 %)Information Security
101 (1.136 %)Software Engineering
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
140 (45.45 %)SQL
225 (28.41 %)C#
322 (25.00 %)Perl
420 (22.73 %)JavaScript
420 (22.73 %)Python
420 (22.73 %)Lua
519 (21.59 %)Transact-SQL
618 (20.45 %)VB
712 (13.64 %)Java
712 (13.64 %)VB6
712 (13.64 %)VBA
88 (9.091 %)VB.NET
95 (5.682 %)PL/SQL
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (3.409 %)MCSE
13 (3.409 %)ISEB
13 (3.409 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (3.409 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (1.136 %)Degree
21 (1.136 %)HP ASE
21 (1.136 %)CCA
21 (1.136 %)Citrix Certification
21 (1.136 %)CCEA
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
121 (23.86 %)QA
21 (1.136 %)WCAG
21 (1.136 %)WAI
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (11.36 %)Active Directory
23 (3.409 %)Terminal Server
31 (1.136 %)ISA Server
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.273 %)MOM
12 (2.273 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (18.18 %)Microsoft
214 (15.91 %)Oracle
37 (7.955 %)Business Objects
37 (7.955 %)Intel
44 (4.545 %)Altiris
53 (3.409 %)Citrix
61 (1.136 %)VMware
61 (1.136 %)IBM
61 (1.136 %)HP
61 (1.136 %)Compaq
61 (1.136 %)Dell