Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for VB.NET skills in IT jobs advertised for the South Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VB.NET over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the South Wales region.

 Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank301044
Rank change year-on-year
Down-20Up+34
Matching permanent IT job ads467744
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales6.443 %10.42 %3.478 %
As % of the Programming Languages category12.81 %25.41 %7.679 %
Salaries quoted456942
Average salary£32,500£30,000£26,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.330 %+13.20 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£27,500£21,600
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£35,000£32,500£30,400
UK excluding London average salary£32,500£32,500£32,500
South Wales IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryAll Programming Languages
South Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
359303573
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales50.28 %41.00 %45.30 %
Salaries quoted334273548
Average salary£32,500£30,000£31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.330 %-3.220 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,500£25,000£22,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£36,850£40,000£37,500
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000£34,500
% change year-on-year
-+1.440 %
VB.NET WalesVB.NET
Wales

VB.NET
Demand Trend

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

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales VB.NET Salary Trend

VB.NET
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB.NET across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

South Wales VB.NET Salary Histogram

VB.NET
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB.NET within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
TorfaenDown-413£32,500+11.11 %
CardiffDown-2511£32,500+8.33 %
NewportDown-49£31,000+3.33 %
GwentUp+11£31,500+12.50 %
VB.NET WalesVB.NET
Wales

VB.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the South Wales 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.

1103 (100.00 %).NET
290 (87.38 %)ASP.NET
383 (80.58 %)SQL Server
464 (62.14 %)C#
548 (46.60 %)SQL
646 (44.66 %)XML
744 (42.72 %).NET Framework
843 (41.75 %)VB
938 (36.89 %)OO
938 (36.89 %)VB6
1037 (35.92 %)T-SQL
1136 (34.95 %)ASP
1231 (30.10 %)Visual Studio
1329 (28.16 %)Microsoft
1329 (28.16 %)SQL Server 2005
1427 (26.21 %)Windows
1427 (26.21 %)SQL Server 2000
1525 (24.27 %)Degree
1622 (21.36 %)IIS
1720 (19.42 %)ADO.NET
1720 (19.42 %)AJAX
1819 (18.45 %)Web Services
1819 (18.45 %)MS Excel
1917 (16.50 %)CMS
1917 (16.50 %)CSS
1917 (16.50 %)Unit Testing
2016 (15.53 %)Subversion
2016 (15.53 %)JavaScript
2115 (14.56 %)XHTML
2214 (13.59 %)ASP.NET 2.0

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the South Wales 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.

South Wales IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1103 (100.00 %).NET
290 (87.38 %)ASP.NET
346 (44.66 %)XML
444 (42.72 %).NET Framework
536 (34.95 %)ASP
620 (19.42 %)ADO.NET
620 (19.42 %)AJAX
719 (18.45 %)Web Services
817 (16.50 %)CSS
915 (14.56 %)XHTML
1014 (13.59 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1112 (11.65 %)HTML
1210 (9.709 %)COM
138 (7.767 %)XSLT
145 (4.854 %)jQuery
154 (3.883 %)WinForms
154 (3.883 %)DHTML
162 (1.942 %)SOAP
South Wales IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
122 (21.36 %)IIS
217 (16.50 %)CMS
36 (5.825 %)Umbraco
South Wales IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
119 (18.45 %)MS Excel
27 (6.796 %)Fireworks
27 (6.796 %)Photoshop
South Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
183 (80.58 %)SQL Server
229 (28.16 %)SQL Server 2005
327 (26.21 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (0.971 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (0.971 %)Crystal Reports
South Wales IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
131 (30.10 %)Visual Studio
216 (15.53 %)Subversion
35 (4.854 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (0.971 %)Team Foundation Server
South Wales IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
110 (9.709 %)Pensions
29 (8.738 %)Finance
34 (3.883 %)Health
34 (3.883 %)Insurance
41 (0.971 %)Back Office
41 (0.971 %)Manufacturing
41 (0.971 %)Music
South Wales IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1100 (97.09 %)Developer
268 (66.02 %).NET Developer
335 (33.98 %)VB.NET Developer
422 (21.36 %)C# Developer
519 (18.45 %)ASP.NET Developer
614 (13.59 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
713 (12.62 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
88 (7.767 %)Senior Developer
96 (5.825 %)Senior .NET Developer
96 (5.825 %)VB Developer
96 (5.825 %)Applications Developer
96 (5.825 %)VB6 Developer
105 (4.854 %)Analyst
114 (3.883 %)Web Developer
114 (3.883 %)Senior VB.NET Developer
114 (3.883 %)Junior VB.NET Developer
123 (2.913 %)VB.NET Analyst Programmer
123 (2.913 %).NET Programmer
123 (2.913 %).NET Applications Developer
123 (2.913 %)VB.NET Programmer
South Wales IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
16 (5.825 %)W3C
23 (2.913 %)Computer Science
32 (1.942 %)iSeries
32 (1.942 %)AS400
41 (0.971 %)N-Tier
South Wales IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
127 (26.21 %)Windows
South Wales IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
138 (36.89 %)OO
217 (16.50 %)Unit Testing
311 (10.68 %)E-Commerce
47 (6.796 %)Web Development
55 (4.854 %)OOD
64 (3.883 %)CRM
73 (2.913 %)E-business
82 (1.942 %)User Acceptance Testing
82 (1.942 %)Test Scripting
91 (0.971 %)Risk Management
South Wales IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
164 (62.14 %)C#
248 (46.60 %)SQL
343 (41.75 %)VB
438 (36.89 %)VB6
537 (35.92 %)T-SQL
616 (15.53 %)JavaScript
79 (8.738 %)C
85 (4.854 %)VBA
91 (0.971 %)PL/SQL
South Wales IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
125 (24.27 %)Degree
22 (1.942 %)ISEB
31 (0.971 %)Microsoft Certification
South Wales IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
129 (28.16 %)Microsoft
25 (4.854 %)Adobe
32 (1.942 %)IBM
41 (0.971 %)Oracle