The first table below looks at the demand for VBScript skills in IT jobs advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VBScript over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Scotland region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)
Rank 111 109 135
Rank change year-on-year
-2 +26
Permanent jobs citing VBScript 44 42 24
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 1.389% 1.204% 0.705%
As % of the Programming Languages category 2.385% 2.589% 1.520%
Number of salaries quoted 17 34 17
Average salary £40,000 £36,000 £33,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.11% +7.46%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £30,000 £32,000
10% offered a salary of more than £53,000 £37,625 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
All Programming Languages
Scotland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
1845 1622 1579
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 58.24% 46.49% 46.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1115 1260 1155
Average salary £39,000 £36,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.33% +2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £47,500 £46,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
VBScript
UK

VBScript
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing VBScript across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Scotland VBScript Jobs Demand Trend

VBScript
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VBScript across the Scotland region.

Scotland VBScript Salary Trend

VBScript
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VBScript across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Scotland 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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Glasgow -32 16 £37,500 +4.16%
West Lothian - 14 - -
Edinburgh +14 8 £42,500 +41.66%
Dundee - 2 £33,000 -
VBScript
UK

VBScript
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

1 34 (59.65%) Java
2 32 (56.14%) Perl
3 31 (54.39%) SQL
3 31 (54.39%) Finance
4 26 (45.61%) Windows
5 22 (38.60%) MS Excel
6 19 (33.33%) UNIX
7 17 (29.82%) C#
7 17 (29.82%) Degree
8 15 (26.32%) Microsoft
8 15 (26.32%) Broadband
9 13 (22.81%) Linux
10 12 (21.05%) Automated Testing
11 11 (19.30%) HP
12 10 (17.54%) XML
12 10 (17.54%) MS Access
12 10 (17.54%) SQL Server
12 10 (17.54%) Test Strategy
13 9 (15.79%) sed
13 9 (15.79%) T-SQL
13 9 (15.79%) Windows Server 2003
13 9 (15.79%) Data Modelling
13 9 (15.79%) SNMP
13 9 (15.79%) Shell Script
13 9 (15.79%) WMI
13 9 (15.79%) Web Development
13 9 (15.79%) AWK
13 9 (15.79%) Altiris
13 9 (15.79%) SSH
14 8 (14.04%) Security Cleared

VBScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

Application Development
1 10 (17.54%) XML
2 6 (10.53%) SOAP
2 6 (10.53%) soapUI
3 3 (5.263%) .NET
3 3 (5.263%) .NET Framework
3 3 (5.263%) Java EE
4 1 (1.754%) HTML
4 1 (1.754%) ASP
4 1 (1.754%) XML Schema
4 1 (1.754%) jQuery
Application Platforms
1 4 (7.018%) MS Exchange
2 2 (3.509%) Exchange Server 2007
2 2 (3.509%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
2 2 (3.509%) IIS
2 2 (3.509%) Lync
Applications
1 22 (38.60%) MS Excel
2 1 (1.754%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 15 (26.32%) Broadband
2 9 (15.79%) SNMP
2 9 (15.79%) SSH
3 3 (5.263%) DNS
4 2 (3.509%) SAN
4 2 (3.509%) TCP/IP
4 2 (3.509%) LAN
4 2 (3.509%) WAN
4 2 (3.509%) DHCP
4 2 (3.509%) NAS
5 1 (1.754%) LDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (17.54%) MS Access
1 10 (17.54%) SQL Server
2 4 (7.018%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 4 (7.018%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 4 (7.018%) SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
1 3 (5.263%) QuickTest Pro
2 2 (3.509%) TestComplete
3 1 (1.754%) Visual Studio
General
1 31 (54.39%) Finance
2 3 (5.263%) Telecoms
2 3 (5.263%) Retail
Job Titles
1 16 (28.07%) Analyst
2 8 (14.04%) Test Engineer
2 8 (14.04%) Developer
3 7 (12.28%) Automation Tester
3 7 (12.28%) Tester
4 6 (10.53%) Administrator
4 6 (10.53%) Credit Analyst
4 6 (10.53%) Risk Analyst
4 6 (10.53%) Credit Risk Analyst
4 6 (10.53%) Automation Engineer
5 5 (8.772%) Test Analyst
5 5 (8.772%) Technical Test Analyst
5 5 (8.772%) Technical Analyst
6 4 (7.018%) SQL Developer
6 4 (7.018%) SQL Server Developer
7 3 (5.263%) Credit Risk Developer
7 3 (5.263%) Software Analyst
7 3 (5.263%) Systems Engineer
7 3 (5.263%) Analyst Developer
8 2 (3.509%) Server Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (10.53%) Credit Risk
2 3 (5.263%) Open Source
3 2 (3.509%) Blackberry
4 1 (1.754%) Cryptography
Operating Systems
1 26 (45.61%) Windows
2 19 (33.33%) UNIX
3 13 (22.81%) Linux
4 9 (15.79%) Windows Server 2003
5 6 (10.53%) Windows Server 2008
6 5 (8.772%) Windows XP
7 4 (7.018%) AIX
7 4 (7.018%) Solaris
8 2 (3.509%) Debian
8 2 (3.509%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (3.509%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (1.754%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (21.05%) Automated Testing
2 10 (17.54%) Test Strategy
3 9 (15.79%) Data Modelling
3 9 (15.79%) Web Development
4 8 (14.04%) Test Automation
5 6 (10.53%) SOA
6 5 (8.772%) Asset Management
7 4 (7.018%) Service Management
7 4 (7.018%) Release Management
7 4 (7.018%) Enterprise Architecture
7 4 (7.018%) Requirements Analysis
7 4 (7.018%) Software Distribution
8 3 (5.263%) Build Automation
8 3 (5.263%) Performance Testing
8 3 (5.263%) Unit Testing
8 3 (5.263%) Agile Software Development
9 2 (3.509%) Scrum
9 2 (3.509%) Change Management
9 2 (3.509%) Test Management
9 2 (3.509%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (59.65%) Java
2 32 (56.14%) Perl
3 31 (54.39%) SQL
4 17 (29.82%) C#
5 9 (15.79%) sed
5 9 (15.79%) T-SQL
5 9 (15.79%) Shell Script
5 9 (15.79%) AWK
6 6 (10.53%) PowerShell
6 6 (10.53%) VBA
7 5 (8.772%) C
8 4 (7.018%) Korn
8 4 (7.018%) C++
8 4 (7.018%) Bourne shell
9 2 (3.509%) JavaScript
9 2 (3.509%) VB
9 2 (3.509%) Python
9 2 (3.509%) Bash shell
10 1 (1.754%) XAML
Qualifications
1 17 (29.82%) Degree
2 8 (14.04%) Security Cleared
3 5 (8.772%) SC Cleared
4 2 (3.509%) Server+ Certification
4 2 (3.509%) Postgraduate
System Software
1 8 (14.04%) Active Directory
2 5 (8.772%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (15.79%) WMI
2 6 (10.53%) SCCM
3 4 (7.018%) SCOM
3 4 (7.018%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (5.263%) Tivoli
5 2 (3.509%) HP SIM
6 1 (1.754%) HP SiteScope
6 1 (1.754%) MOM
6 1 (1.754%) HP NNM
Vendors
1 15 (26.32%) Microsoft
2 11 (19.30%) HP
3 9 (15.79%) Altiris
4 7 (12.28%) VMware
5 4 (7.018%) Lumension
6 3 (5.263%) Fujitsu
7 2 (3.509%) Red Hat
7 2 (3.509%) EMC
7 2 (3.509%) Citrix
7 2 (3.509%) McAfee