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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Plymouth 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank710
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads347
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.003 %
As % of the category below38.64 %33.33 %
Salaries quoted346
Average minimum salary£27,529£32,000
Average salary£29,706£32,417
% change on same period last year-8.36 %
Average maximum salary£31,882£32,833
UK excluding London average salary£32,996£33,012
% change on same period last year-0.04 %
Plymouth IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Plymouth
Matching permanent IT job ads8821
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.009 %
Salaries quoted8716
Average minimum salary£24,655£33,815
Average salary£27,105£34,537
% change on same period last year-21.52 %
Average maximum salary£29,554£35,259
UK excluding London average salary£35,245£35,645
% change on same period last year-1.11 %
VB.NET DevonVB.NET
Devon

VB.NET
Demand Trend

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

Plymouth 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 Plymouth region.

Plymouth VB.NET Salary Trend

VB.NET
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB.NET across the Plymouth region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Plymouth VB.NET Salary Histogram

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Plymouth 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.

150 (100.00 %).NET
241 (82.00 %)SQL Server
339 (78.00 %)ASP.NET
429 (58.00 %)C#
429 (58.00 %)HTML
429 (58.00 %)XML
522 (44.00 %)JavaScript
621 (42.00 %)AJAX
720 (40.00 %)SQL
818 (36.00 %)CSS
818 (36.00 %)Visual Studio
818 (36.00 %)SQL Server 2005
916 (32.00 %)Windows
1015 (30.00 %)Flash
1015 (30.00 %)XSLT
1015 (30.00 %)WebServices
1114 (28.00 %)Summit
1114 (28.00 %)SharePoint
1213 (26.00 %)IIS
1213 (26.00 %)Multimedia
1213 (26.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1213 (26.00 %)Silverlight
1311 (22.00 %)Oracle
1410 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
1410 (20.00 %)MCP
159 (18.00 %)Business Analysis
159 (18.00 %)VB
168 (16.00 %)Intranet
168 (16.00 %)Internet
168 (16.00 %)Extranet

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Plymouth 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.

Plymouth IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
150 (100.00 %).NET
239 (78.00 %)ASP.NET
329 (58.00 %)XML
329 (58.00 %)HTML
421 (42.00 %)AJAX
518 (36.00 %)CSS
615 (30.00 %)WebServices
615 (30.00 %)XSLT
713 (26.00 %)Silverlight
84 (8.000 %)ASP
Plymouth IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (28.00 %)SharePoint
213 (26.00 %)IIS
33 (6.000 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Plymouth IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
114 (28.00 %)Summit
Plymouth IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (16.00 %)Intranet
18 (16.00 %)Internet
18 (16.00 %)Extranet
Plymouth IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
141 (82.00 %)SQL Server
218 (36.00 %)SQL Server 2005
313 (26.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
45 (10.00 %)Crystal Reports
54 (8.000 %)MySQL
54 (8.000 %)FileMaker
61 (2.000 %)MS Access
61 (2.000 %)SQL Server 2000
Plymouth IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (36.00 %)Visual Studio
215 (30.00 %)Flash
Plymouth IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (26.00 %)Multimedia
Plymouth IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
135 (70.00 %)Developer
218 (36.00 %)Web Developer
315 (30.00 %).NET Developer
413 (26.00 %)C# Developer
413 (26.00 %)VB.NET Developer
413 (26.00 %)Team Leader
512 (24.00 %).NET Web Developer
611 (22.00 %)C# Web Developer
710 (20.00 %)Development Team Leader
87 (14.00 %)Software Developer
94 (8.000 %)Analyst
94 (8.000 %)Analyst Programmer
94 (8.000 %)Programmer
102 (4.000 %).NET Team Leader
111 (2.000 %)PHP Web Developer
111 (2.000 %)Junior .NET Developer
111 (2.000 %).NET Applications Developer
111 (2.000 %)Software Team Leader
111 (2.000 %)Applications Developer
111 (2.000 %)Junior
Plymouth IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (16.00 %)RIA
25 (10.00 %)Social Network
25 (10.00 %)BBC
31 (2.000 %)Computer Science
Plymouth IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (32.00 %)Windows
Plymouth IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (18.00 %)Business Analysis
22 (4.000 %)Migration
31 (2.000 %)Web Development
Plymouth IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
129 (58.00 %)C#
222 (44.00 %)JavaScript
320 (40.00 %)SQL
49 (18.00 %)VB
54 (8.000 %)PHP
Plymouth IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (20.00 %)MCP
110 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (2.000 %)A+ Certification
Plymouth IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (22.00 %)Oracle
26 (12.00 %)Microsoft
35 (10.00 %)Sun
44 (8.000 %)Sybase