The first table below looks at the demand for VB skills in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VB over the 3 months to 24 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 South East region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
Rank 102 105 66
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -39
Permanent jobs citing VB 581 586 860
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 2.625% 2.464% 3.748%
As % of the Programming Languages category 5.291% 4.823% 7.324%
Number of salaries quoted 530 538 755
Average salary £36,500 £37,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.35% +5.71%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
- +2.94%
All Programming Languages
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
10980 12150 11743
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 49.61% 51.09% 51.18%
Number of salaries quoted 9671 10829 10496
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
VB
England

VB
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East VB Jobs Demand Trend

VB
Salary Trend

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

South East VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the South East region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South East VB Salary Histogram

VB
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB within the South East region over the 3 months to 24 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
Surrey +5 153 £40,000 +6.66%
Hampshire +26 108 £35,000 -5.40%
Oxfordshire +21 94 £34,250 -4.86%
Berkshire -6 72 £35,000 -1.40%
Buckinghamshire -40 60 £31,000 -11.42%
East Sussex +28 40 £42,500 +30.76%
Kent -17 32 £37,500 +7.14%
West Sussex -40 17 £40,000 -15.78%
Middlesex +9 15 £46,250 +21.71%
Sussex -1 2 £37,500 +10.29%
M4 Corridor - 2 £57,500 -
Home Counties - 1 £70,000 -
VB
England

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East 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.

1 815 (76.67%) .NET
2 717 (67.45%) SQL Server
3 626 (58.89%) C#
4 520 (48.92%) SQL
5 516 (48.54%) ASP.NET
6 361 (33.96%) Microsoft
7 329 (30.95%) VB.NET
8 323 (30.39%) Windows
9 308 (28.97%) VB6
10 289 (27.19%) HTML
11 280 (26.34%) JavaScript
12 220 (20.70%) CSS
13 216 (20.32%) WCF
14 204 (19.19%) TDD
15 195 (18.34%) Scrum
16 188 (17.69%) ASP
17 181 (17.03%) SQL Server 2008
18 180 (16.93%) XML
19 171 (16.09%) Agile Software Development
20 168 (15.80%) MS Excel
21 164 (15.43%) Web Services
21 164 (15.43%) Microsoft Certification
22 152 (14.30%) Oracle
23 147 (13.83%) SQL Server 2005
24 145 (13.64%) T-SQL
25 144 (13.55%) Degree
26 139 (13.08%) WinForms
27 125 (11.76%) Java
28 123 (11.57%) Visual Studio
29 117 (11.01%) OO

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East 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.

Application Development
1 815 (76.67%) .NET
2 516 (48.54%) ASP.NET
3 289 (27.19%) HTML
4 220 (20.70%) CSS
5 216 (20.32%) WCF
6 188 (17.69%) ASP
7 180 (16.93%) XML
8 164 (15.43%) Web Services
9 139 (13.08%) WinForms
10 111 (10.44%) WPF
11 110 (10.35%) Ajax
12 105 (9.878%) jQuery
13 97 (9.125%) ASP.NET MVC
14 88 (8.278%) ASP.NET MVC 4
15 84 (7.902%) .NET Framework
16 73 (6.867%) Razor View Engine
17 52 (4.892%) Ninject
18 46 (4.327%) NHibernate
18 46 (4.327%) Castle Windsor
19 38 (3.575%) COM
Application Platforms
1 75 (7.056%) IIS
2 38 (3.575%) SharePoint
3 28 (2.634%) MS Exchange
4 24 (2.258%) Exchange Server 2010
5 18 (1.693%) Apache
6 13 (1.223%) WebSphere MQ
7 12 (1.129%) Exchange Server 2003
8 10 (0.941%) Tomcat
9 9 (0.847%) DotNetNuke
9 9 (0.847%) SharePoint 2010
9 9 (0.847%) SAS
9 9 (0.847%) CMS
10 7 (0.659%) SharePoint Server
10 7 (0.659%) MSMQ
11 6 (0.564%) LiveLink
11 6 (0.564%) WordPress
12 5 (0.470%) Lync
12 5 (0.470%) Lotus Notes
13 4 (0.376%) WebSphere Application Server
13 4 (0.376%) Magento
Applications
1 168 (15.80%) MS Excel
2 95 (8.937%) MS Office
3 49 (4.610%) MS Project
4 5 (0.470%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.376%) MS PowerPoint
5 4 (0.376%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.188%) SPSS
7 1 (0.094%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.094%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 10 (0.941%) Dynamics NAV
2 8 (0.753%) HFM
3 4 (0.376%) Hyperion Planning
3 4 (0.376%) Google Analytics
4 3 (0.282%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.282%) SAP R/3
4 3 (0.282%) MFGPRO
4 3 (0.282%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.188%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.094%) Cognos Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.094%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.094%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.094%) Academy Housing
6 1 (0.094%) arcHouse
6 1 (0.094%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.094%) Hyperion Enterprise
Communications & Networking
1 57 (5.362%) Internet
2 28 (2.634%) TCP/IP
3 24 (2.258%) SAN
4 17 (1.599%) SSL
5 14 (1.317%) Intranet
6 13 (1.223%) DNS
6 13 (1.223%) HTTP
7 9 (0.847%) S/MIME
7 9 (0.847%) DHCP
7 9 (0.847%) Firewall
8 8 (0.753%) Extranet
9 7 (0.659%) VPN
10 6 (0.564%) Wireless
10 6 (0.564%) CTI
10 6 (0.564%) Asterisk PBX
10 6 (0.564%) Network Security
11 5 (0.470%) SNMP
11 5 (0.470%) HTTPS
11 5 (0.470%) PBX
12 4 (0.376%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 717 (67.45%) SQL Server
2 181 (17.03%) SQL Server 2008
3 147 (13.83%) SQL Server 2005
4 44 (4.139%) SQL Server 2012
5 38 (3.575%) Crystal Reports
6 35 (3.293%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 34 (3.198%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 28 (2.634%) MS Access
8 28 (2.634%) TOAD
9 27 (2.540%) Data Warehouse
10 20 (1.881%) MySQL
10 20 (1.881%) Oracle Reports
10 20 (1.881%) SQL Server 2000
11 14 (1.317%) Star Schema
12 13 (1.223%) Oracle 8/8i
13 10 (0.941%) DTS
14 9 (0.847%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 9 (0.847%) SQLBase
15 8 (0.753%) OLAP
16 7 (0.659%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 123 (11.57%) Visual Studio
2 96 (9.031%) NUnit
3 77 (7.244%) Rhino Mocks
4 67 (6.303%) Moq
5 45 (4.233%) QuickTest Pro
6 40 (3.763%) Team Foundation Server
7 36 (3.387%) MSTest
8 35 (3.293%) Selenium
9 22 (2.070%) Subversion
10 17 (1.599%) VSS/SourceSafe
11 11 (1.035%) Oracle Forms
12 10 (0.941%) MSI
13 7 (0.659%) TestComplete
13 7 (0.659%) Rational Robot
13 7 (0.659%) CruiseControl
14 4 (0.376%) ClearCase
14 4 (0.376%) Ant
14 4 (0.376%) RequisitePro
14 4 (0.376%) InstallShield
14 4 (0.376%) Cucumber
General
1 81 (7.620%) Finance
2 42 (3.951%) Retail
3 31 (2.916%) Telecoms
4 28 (2.634%) Games
5 26 (2.446%) Electronics
6 15 (1.411%) Automotive
6 15 (1.411%) Legal
7 14 (1.317%) Aerospace
8 13 (1.223%) Banking
9 12 (1.129%) Music
10 9 (0.847%) Manufacturing
11 7 (0.659%) Marketing
12 5 (0.470%) Law
12 5 (0.470%) Advertising
12 5 (0.470%) Financial Institution
13 4 (0.376%) Back Office
13 4 (0.376%) Publishing
14 3 (0.282%) Military
15 2 (0.188%) General Ledger
15 2 (0.188%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 724 (68.11%) Developer
2 310 (29.16%) .NET Developer
3 162 (15.24%) Software Developer
4 160 (15.05%) Analyst
5 137 (12.89%) C# Developer
6 97 (9.125%) C# .NET Developer
7 82 (7.714%) ASP.NET Developer
8 76 (7.150%) Web Developer
9 55 (5.174%) VB.NET Developer
10 51 (4.798%) C# ASP.NET Developer
11 47 (4.421%) Software Engineer
12 46 (4.327%) SQL Developer
13 45 (4.233%) Senior Developer
14 42 (3.951%) VB Developer
15 40 (3.763%) Programmer
16 35 (3.293%) Graduate
16 35 (3.293%) Junior
17 32 (3.010%) .NET Web Developer
18 31 (2.916%) Applications Support
18 31 (2.916%) Analyst Developer
Miscellaneous
1 74 (6.961%) Computer Science
2 55 (5.174%) N-Tier
3 37 (3.481%) Inversion of Control
4 34 (3.198%) Enterprise Software
5 32 (3.010%) Management Information System
6 31 (2.916%) EPoS
7 29 (2.728%) Client/Server
8 20 (1.881%) Open Source
8 20 (1.881%) Mathematics
9 19 (1.787%) Mobile App
10 18 (1.693%) Online Games
11 15 (1.411%) iPad
11 15 (1.411%) Embedded Systems
12 12 (1.129%) SaaS
13 11 (1.035%) iPhone
14 10 (0.941%) Streaming Music
15 9 (0.847%) Kindle
16 8 (0.753%) Statistics
17 7 (0.659%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
18 6 (0.564%) Pocket PC
Operating Systems
1 323 (30.39%) Windows
2 56 (5.268%) Windows Server 2008
3 51 (4.798%) Linux
4 41 (3.857%) UNIX
5 39 (3.669%) Windows Server 2003
6 29 (2.728%) Windows 7
6 29 (2.728%) Android
7 22 (2.070%) Windows XP
8 19 (1.787%) Windows Vista
9 11 (1.035%) Windows Mobile
10 6 (0.564%) Windows 8
10 6 (0.564%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 6 (0.564%) Apple iOS
11 4 (0.376%) Debian
11 4 (0.376%) CentOS
12 3 (0.282%) Windows Server 2012
13 2 (0.188%) Mac OS X Server
13 2 (0.188%) Windows 2000 Server
14 1 (0.094%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.094%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (19.19%) TDD
2 195 (18.34%) Scrum
3 171 (16.09%) Agile Software Development
4 117 (11.01%) OO
5 115 (10.82%) MVC
6 113 (10.63%) Web Application Development
7 87 (8.184%) Web Development
8 81 (7.620%) Kanban
9 69 (6.491%) MVVM
10 66 (6.209%) BDD
11 62 (5.833%) OOP
12 61 (5.738%) E-Commerce
13 52 (4.892%) Dependency Injection
14 50 (4.704%) Waterfall
15 48 (4.516%) Continuous Integration
16 46 (4.327%) ITIL
16 46 (4.327%) Test Scripting
17 45 (4.233%) Business Intelligence
17 45 (4.233%) Project Management
18 39 (3.669%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 626 (58.89%) C#
2 520 (48.92%) SQL
3 329 (30.95%) VB.NET
4 308 (28.97%) VB6
5 280 (26.34%) JavaScript
6 145 (13.64%) T-SQL
7 125 (11.76%) Java
8 87 (8.184%) PHP
9 81 (7.620%) VBA
10 73 (6.867%) VBScript
11 71 (6.679%) C++
12 44 (4.139%) PL/SQL
13 37 (3.481%) C
14 27 (2.540%) Perl
15 18 (1.693%) PowerShell
16 13 (1.223%) Delphi
17 8 (0.753%) VC++
18 6 (0.564%) Bash shell
19 5 (0.470%) Shell Script
20 4 (0.376%) XAML
Qualifications
1 164 (15.43%) Microsoft Certification
2 144 (13.55%) Degree
3 99 (9.313%) MCTS
4 98 (9.219%) MCP
4 98 (9.219%) MCAD
5 97 (9.125%) MCSD
6 54 (5.080%) Security Cleared
7 48 (4.516%) SC Cleared
8 37 (3.481%) ISEB
9 13 (1.223%) CISSP
9 13 (1.223%) CEH
9 13 (1.223%) CISM
10 10 (0.941%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 9 (0.847%) MCSE
12 8 (0.753%) CCNA
12 8 (0.753%) Cisco Certification
12 8 (0.753%) ITIL Certification
13 6 (0.564%) EMC Certification
13 6 (0.564%) ISTQB
14 4 (0.376%) SCJP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (7.620%) QA
2 21 (1.976%) ISO 9001
3 5 (0.470%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (0.376%) SLA
4 4 (0.376%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 4 (0.376%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 42 (3.951%) Active Directory
2 22 (2.070%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (0.753%) VMware ESXi
3 8 (0.753%) vSphere
4 7 (0.659%) NFS
5 6 (0.564%) VMware Workstation
6 5 (0.470%) Xen
6 5 (0.470%) Microsoft App-V
7 4 (0.376%) Postfix
8 2 (0.188%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.094%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.094%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.094%) XenApp
9 1 (0.094%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 34 (3.198%) HP Quality Center
2 15 (1.411%) SCCM
3 13 (1.223%) NetBackup
4 12 (1.129%) SCOM
5 5 (0.470%) BMC PATROL
6 4 (0.376%) OpenView Configuration Management
6 4 (0.376%) Nagios
6 4 (0.376%) MIMEsweeper
6 4 (0.376%) Opalis
7 3 (0.282%) Backup Exec
8 2 (0.188%) Norton AntiVirus
9 1 (0.094%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 361 (33.96%) Microsoft
2 152 (14.30%) Oracle
3 41 (3.857%) HP
4 30 (2.822%) VMware
5 22 (2.070%) Business Objects
6 15 (1.411%) Citrix
7 13 (1.223%) Cisco
7 13 (1.223%) Cognos
7 13 (1.223%) Salesforce.com
8 9 (0.847%) Hyperion
8 9 (0.847%) NetApp
8 9 (0.847%) IBM
9 8 (0.753%) Telerik
9 8 (0.753%) Apple
9 8 (0.753%) LANDesk
9 8 (0.753%) Fujitsu
10 7 (0.659%) Symantec
10 7 (0.659%) EMC
10 7 (0.659%) SAP
11 6 (0.564%) Google
Oxford, South East
My client are currently seeking a candidate for an energy company in Oxford who are looking for an IT development manager with VB.Net experience.You will need: -...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Kent
VB6/T-SQL Developer, Kent, Permanent, 45k. Tags: VB6, SQL Server, ASP.Net, VBA, T-SQL, XML, XSLT Roc Search are recruiting for a VB6 developer to work...
Roc Search
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Kent, South East
Excellent communication skills and customer focus Strong analytical and development skills To be able to work with the business in establishing requirements and specifications To be able to...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £35000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Brighton, East Sussex
Primary skills are; C#, WinForms and or WPF, SQL Server, C#.NET, C# Desirables; C# ASP.NET, HTML, CSS, C++ As C# Developer you will be working on...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
About you: You will be a bright, focussed, team player and problem-solver with skills and experience in VB6 / VB.Net and SQL / MySQL, willing to share ideas...
Dragon Careers
Salary: From £18,000 to £25,000 per annum plus bonus
Posted: 10 May 2013
Southampton, South East
You will be responsible for testing and implementing changes, monitoring and managing the business critical SQL Server databases and support for SQL applications when necessary. In addition, the...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 25 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
Knowledge of and experience developing and supporting SQL applications Highly Desirable: *Database modelling experience *Resilient system architecture design *Other programming experience (eg .Net, VB, Access)... ISO9001:2008 certified.
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Chesham, Thames Valley
VB.NET/VB Developer required by an expanding financial Services provider. Looking for an additional vibrant and creative member to our team who has the expertise in the...
Salary: £25000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Winchester, Hampshire
The successful Software Developer will have the following skills/experience: Essential -At least 3 years experience developing software in a commercial environment using C# and/or VB.net -...
Sanderson
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Southampton, South East
In addition, the role will involve day to day working with DBA's, Project Managers, Analyst/programmers (SQL and Web), providing technical support, assistance and advice. Key skills*...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 11 May 2013
Winchester, Hampshire, South East
Job Title: Software DeveloperLocation: Winchester, HampshireSalary: £30,000 - £40,000 per yearSoftware Developers are engaged in the design, creation, testing, installation and maintenance of software systems that play...
Jagger Talent Commercial Recruiters
Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 per year
Posted: 17 May 2013
Rochester, Kent , South East
The primary purpose of this role is to provide customer support for a range of mainly web based complex bespoke solutions built on a range of Microsoft technologies...
1st Choice Jobs
Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 per year
Posted: 18 May 2013
Horsham, West Sussex
They are currently migrating some older products across to VB.Net from VB6 whilst implementing a whole range of brand new green field products... Your role will be...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Winchester, Hampshire
Experience developing commercial solutions using Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005/2008. Knowledge of HTML, CSS, Visual Basic 6, ASP.NET, JavaScript, JQuery, XML/XSLT... Microsoft certification such as...
AATOM Recruitment
Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cobham
Excellent career development on offer VB.Net, Development, Software Developer, Development Team Leader. My client is a leading supplier of IT Solutions and as a result of expansion...
OCC Computing
Salary: £0 - 45k per year
Posted: 24 May 2013
Kent
Excellent career development on offer VB.Net, Development, Software Developer, Development Team Leader. My client is a leading supplier of IT Solutions and as a result of expansion...
OCC
Salary: £0 - 45k per year
Posted: 23 May 2013
Oxford, South East
You will have experience of 1 or 2 of the following development technologies; VB/VBA, ASP/ASP.Net, PHP, C/C#, Visual Studio 2010/12, SharePoint Designer, SQL...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £48000.00 - £50000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Portsmouth, Hampshire
Net, C#, VB.Net, SQL Server, HTML, JavaScript. Software Developer (C#, .Net) - an exciting new opportunity with a global brand name in technology and electronics... Experience of development...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
Godalming, South East
Greywood Associates are now recruiting for an ASP.Net Software Developer for our Digital Marketing & Internet Specialist client to work out of their Godalming offices... Key Skills: Approx...
greywood
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Egham, Surrey
Key responsibilities: -Key responsibility for architecture and design o f cost effective and flexible applications and services -Work with 3rd party suppliers to assess and validate proposed solutions -...
ReThink Recruitment
Salary: £42000.00 - £46000.00 per annum + 20% bonus + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Programming experience in required languages - likely to include VB, ASP, 'C' and .NET *Implementation and Enhancement of Navision Web Services *Management reports from systems inc documentation and handover/...
Timothy James Consulting Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Oxfordshire, South East
My large house hold name Client is urgently recruiting for a .NET Team Lead with strong technical and leadership skills, ideally proven through experience of leading a small...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £41565.00 - £51345.00 per annum + 8 Month Fixed Term Contract
Posted: 23 May 2013
Bracknell, Berkshire
Roc Search, Visual Basic Developer, VB6, VB8, MS SQL, SQL Server 2005, Stored Proceedures, Trouble Shooting, T-SQL, .Net, Berkshire, £45k) Roc Search is working with their client,...
Roc Search
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Winchester, Hampshire
Detailed knowledge of both Manual and Automated Testing. Experience of testing Windows Software Applications / Database applications produced using VB, C#, SQL Server... A good understanding of Client/Server...
AATOM Recruitment
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Newbury, South East
SQL DEVELOPER - BERKSHIRE - £25,000-£30,000SQL / Developer / T-SQL / Stored Procedures / VB / Visual Basics / Excel / ASP-NET / Reporting / Business Objects / Xcelsius / Data Warehouse / RADMy client is looking...
OPUS
Salary: GBP25000 to GBP30000 per annum
Posted: 11 May 2013