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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET) skills within the Preston 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
Rank2526
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads3016
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.007 %
As % of the category below11.95 %11.68 %
Salaries quoted2912
Average minimum salary£29,897£25,500
Average salary£32,397£28,542
% change on same period last year+13.50 %
Average maximum salary£34,897£31,583
UK excluding London average salary£32,925£33,320
% change on same period last year-1.18 %
Preston IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Preston
Matching permanent IT job ads251137
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.145 %0.059 %
Salaries quoted236113
Average minimum salary£29,037£29,747
Average salary£31,599£31,933
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
Average maximum salary£34,162£34,119
UK excluding London average salary£35,506£35,791
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
VB.NET LancashireVB.NET
Lancashire

VB.NET
Demand Trend

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

Preston 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 Preston region.

Preston VB.NET Salary Trend

VB.NET
Salary Histogram

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

Preston VB.NET Salary Histogram

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

157 (100.00 %).NET
249 (85.96 %)SQL Server
339 (68.42 %)ASP.NET
436 (63.16 %)SQL
531 (54.39 %)C#
628 (49.12 %)VB
725 (43.86 %)VB6
822 (38.60 %)Transact-SQL
921 (36.84 %)XML
1018 (31.58 %)SQL Server 2000
1116 (28.07 %)JavaScript
1215 (26.32 %)IIS
1215 (26.32 %)VSS/SourceSafe
1215 (26.32 %)WebServices
1314 (24.56 %)Microsoft
1413 (22.81 %)MS Excel
1413 (22.81 %)Visual Studio
1512 (21.05 %)Oracle
1512 (21.05 %)Client/Server
1611 (19.30 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1611 (19.30 %)SQL Server 2005
1710 (17.54 %)AJAX
1710 (17.54 %)ASP
189 (15.79 %)HTML
189 (15.79 %)SharePoint
198 (14.04 %)WinForms
198 (14.04 %)CRM
207 (12.28 %)MSMQ
207 (12.28 %)Windows
216 (10.53 %)Crystal Reports

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Preston IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
157 (100.00 %).NET
239 (68.42 %)ASP.NET
321 (36.84 %)XML
415 (26.32 %)WebServices
510 (17.54 %)AJAX
510 (17.54 %)ASP
69 (15.79 %)HTML
78 (14.04 %)WinForms
86 (10.53 %).NET Framework
94 (7.018 %)ASP.NET 2.0
94 (7.018 %)CSS
103 (5.263 %)COM
103 (5.263 %)COM+
103 (5.263 %)WF
103 (5.263 %)XHTML
111 (1.754 %).NET Remoting
111 (1.754 %)XSLT
Preston IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (26.32 %)IIS
29 (15.79 %)SharePoint
35 (8.772 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Preston IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (22.81 %)MS Excel
Preston IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (7.018 %)Internet
22 (3.509 %)Intranet
Preston IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
149 (85.96 %)SQL Server
218 (31.58 %)SQL Server 2000
311 (19.30 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
311 (19.30 %)SQL Server 2005
46 (10.53 %)Crystal Reports
52 (3.509 %)MySQL
61 (1.754 %)DTS
61 (1.754 %)RDBMS
Preston IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (26.32 %)VSS/SourceSafe
213 (22.81 %)Visual Studio
Preston IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (8.772 %)Health
24 (7.018 %)Manufacturing
24 (7.018 %)Retail
32 (3.509 %)Finance
41 (1.754 %)Education
41 (1.754 %)Pensions
Preston IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
150 (87.72 %)Developer
230 (52.63 %).NET Developer
310 (17.54 %)VB Developer
49 (15.79 %)Systems Developer
56 (10.53 %)VB.NET Developer
56 (10.53 %)Analyst
56 (10.53 %)ASP.NET Developer
56 (10.53 %)VB6 Developer
56 (10.53 %)Microsoft Developer
64 (7.018 %)Web Programmer
64 (7.018 %)VB Analyst Programmer
64 (7.018 %)Web Analyst
64 (7.018 %)Analyst Programmer
64 (7.018 %)Programmer
73 (5.263 %)C# Developer
73 (5.263 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
73 (5.263 %)SharePoint Developer
73 (5.263 %)VB6 Analyst Programmer
82 (3.509 %).NET Software Engineer
82 (3.509 %)C# Web Developer
Preston IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (21.05 %)Client/Server
26 (10.53 %)N-Tier
32 (3.509 %)Robotics
41 (1.754 %)Computer Science
Preston IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (12.28 %)Windows
21 (1.754 %)Windows XP
Preston IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (14.04 %)CRM
25 (8.772 %)Project Management
25 (8.772 %)Data Analysis
34 (7.018 %)UML
34 (7.018 %)Unit Testing
43 (5.263 %)Workflow
43 (5.263 %)E-Commerce
51 (1.754 %)SEO
51 (1.754 %)Logistics
51 (1.754 %)Systems Analysis
51 (1.754 %)Web Development
51 (1.754 %)Migration
Preston IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
136 (63.16 %)SQL
231 (54.39 %)C#
328 (49.12 %)VB
425 (43.86 %)VB6
522 (38.60 %)Transact-SQL
616 (28.07 %)JavaScript
73 (5.263 %)PHP
81 (1.754 %)VBScript
81 (1.754 %)PHP5
81 (1.754 %)VBA
Preston IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (10.53 %)Degree
Preston IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (12.28 %)MSMQ
Preston IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (24.56 %)Microsoft
212 (21.05 %)Oracle