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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Portsmouth 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2838
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads2716
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.007 %
As % of the category below11.59 %6.084 %
Salaries quoted2013
Average minimum salary£31,850£24,231
Average salary£35,850£26,500
% change on same period last year+35.28 %
Average maximum salary£39,850£28,769
UK excluding London average salary£33,085£33,622
% change on same period last year-1.59 %
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Portsmouth
Matching permanent IT job ads233263
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.136 %0.113 %
Salaries quoted205186
Average minimum salary£32,523£29,094
Average salary£36,608£32,129
% change on same period last year+13.93 %
Average maximum salary£40,692£35,165
UK excluding London average salary£35,495£35,768
% change on same period last year-0.76 %
VB HampshireVB
Hampshire

VB
Demand Trend

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

Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth region.

Portsmouth VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the Portsmouth region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Portsmouth VB Salary Histogram

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Portsmouth 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.

133 (91.67 %).NET
228 (77.78 %)SQL Server
327 (75.00 %)VB.NET
327 (75.00 %)VB6
416 (44.44 %)SQL Server 2000
416 (44.44 %)SQL Server 2005
59 (25.00 %)SQL
59 (25.00 %)ASP
59 (25.00 %)MS Excel
68 (22.22 %)Microsoft
77 (19.44 %)Oracle
86 (16.67 %)ASP.NET
86 (16.67 %)C#
86 (16.67 %)C++
95 (13.89 %)HTML
95 (13.89 %)Transact-SQL
95 (13.89 %)XML
95 (13.89 %)Migration
95 (13.89 %).NET Framework
104 (11.11 %)Computer Science
104 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
113 (8.333 %)VBScript
113 (8.333 %)JavaScript
122 (5.556 %)Health
122 (5.556 %)Unified Process
122 (5.556 %)Microsoft Certification
122 (5.556 %)RUP
122 (5.556 %)Oracle 8/8i
122 (5.556 %)TCP/IP
122 (5.556 %)PL/SQL

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Portsmouth 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.

Portsmouth IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
133 (91.67 %).NET
29 (25.00 %)ASP
36 (16.67 %)ASP.NET
45 (13.89 %)XML
45 (13.89 %).NET Framework
45 (13.89 %)HTML
51 (2.778 %)ASP.NET 2.0
51 (2.778 %)XSLT
51 (2.778 %)XML Schema
51 (2.778 %)CSS
51 (2.778 %)ADO
51 (2.778 %)ADO.NET
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.778 %)MS Exchange
11 (2.778 %)Exchange Server 2003
Portsmouth IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (25.00 %)MS Excel
21 (2.778 %)MS Office
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (5.556 %)TCP/IP
21 (2.778 %)DNS
21 (2.778 %)LAN
21 (2.778 %)WAN
21 (2.778 %)DHCP
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (77.78 %)SQL Server
216 (44.44 %)SQL Server 2000
216 (44.44 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (5.556 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (2.778 %)SQL Server 2008
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
Portsmouth IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (5.556 %)Health
12 (5.556 %)Pensions
21 (2.778 %)Telecoms
21 (2.778 %)Manufacturing
21 (2.778 %)Games
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (83.33 %)Developer
221 (58.33 %).NET Developer
319 (52.78 %)VB.NET Developer
49 (25.00 %)Senior Developer
49 (25.00 %)Senior .NET Developer
49 (25.00 %)Senior VB.NET Developer
49 (25.00 %)Junior VB.NET Developer
55 (13.89 %).NET Team Leader
55 (13.89 %)Team Leader
64 (11.11 %)Software Developer
73 (8.333 %)SQL Developer
73 (8.333 %)SQL Server Developer
82 (5.556 %)VB6 Developer
82 (5.556 %)C# Application Developer
82 (5.556 %)Applications Developer
82 (5.556 %)Analyst
82 (5.556 %)Analyst Programmer
82 (5.556 %)Programmer
82 (5.556 %)VB Developer
82 (5.556 %)C# Developer
Portsmouth IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (11.11 %)Computer Science
21 (2.778 %)VAX
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (5.556 %)Windows
21 (2.778 %)Windows XP
21 (2.778 %)VMS
21 (2.778 %)Windows Server 2003
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (13.89 %)Migration
22 (5.556 %)Unified Process
22 (5.556 %)UML
22 (5.556 %)OO
22 (5.556 %)RUP
22 (5.556 %)CRM
31 (2.778 %)SSADM
31 (2.778 %)Data Migration
31 (2.778 %)SC Cleared
31 (2.778 %)Security Cleared
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (75.00 %)VB.NET
127 (75.00 %)VB6
29 (25.00 %)SQL
36 (16.67 %)C#
36 (16.67 %)C++
45 (13.89 %)Transact-SQL
53 (8.333 %)VBScript
53 (8.333 %)JavaScript
62 (5.556 %)PL/SQL
71 (2.778 %)Pascal
71 (2.778 %)DCL
71 (2.778 %)C
Portsmouth IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.556 %)MCAD
12 (5.556 %)MCSD
12 (5.556 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (2.778 %)Degree
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.778 %)ISO12207
Portsmouth IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (22.22 %)Microsoft
27 (19.44 %)Oracle