The first table below looks at the demand for VB skills in IT jobs advertised for the South Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
Rank 51 63 45
Rank change year-on-year
+12 -18
Permanent jobs citing VB 20 22 28
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Yorkshire 2.797% 2.358% 3.349%
As % of the Programming Languages category 5.195% 5.011% 5.691%
Number of salaries quoted 19 15 25
Average salary £23,000 £33,500 £28,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
-31.34% +16.52%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,200 £24,000 £24,900
10% offered a salary of more than £38,600 £50,000 £41,500
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
- +2.94%
All Programming Languages
South Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
385 439 492
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Yorkshire 53.85% 47.05% 58.85%
Number of salaries quoted 333 386 429
Average salary £32,500 £32,500 £31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +4.83%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £24,000 £24,300
10% offered a salary of more than £45,250 £38,500 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
VB
Yorkshire

VB
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

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

South Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire 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
Rotherham - 14 £22,500 -
Sheffield -7 5 £32,000 -1.53%
Doncaster -2 1 £38,000 -
VB
Yorkshire

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Yorkshire 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 22 (56.41%) .NET
2 20 (51.28%) C#
3 17 (43.59%) SQL Server
4 15 (38.46%) XML
5 14 (35.90%) SQL
6 13 (33.33%) Windows
6 13 (33.33%) Microsoft
7 12 (30.77%) CSS
7 12 (30.77%) VBScript
7 12 (30.77%) HTML
8 11 (28.21%) JavaScript
8 11 (28.21%) ASP.NET
8 11 (28.21%) Windows Server 2003
9 10 (25.64%) Windows Server 2008
10 9 (23.08%) VB6
10 9 (23.08%) Crystal Reports
11 7 (17.95%) SQL Server 2008
12 6 (15.38%) Windows 7
12 6 (15.38%) Web Development
12 6 (15.38%) jQuery
12 6 (15.38%) IIS
12 6 (15.38%) ASP
12 6 (15.38%) VB.NET
12 6 (15.38%) Validation
12 6 (15.38%) MSI
12 6 (15.38%) Active Directory
13 5 (12.82%) HP
13 5 (12.82%) InstallShield
13 5 (12.82%) VMware
13 5 (12.82%) Advertising

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Yorkshire 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 22 (56.41%) .NET
2 15 (38.46%) XML
3 12 (30.77%) CSS
3 12 (30.77%) HTML
4 11 (28.21%) ASP.NET
5 6 (15.38%) jQuery
5 6 (15.38%) ASP
6 5 (12.82%) Ajax
6 5 (12.82%) Silverlight
6 5 (12.82%) WinForms
7 3 (7.692%) COM
8 1 (2.564%) LINQ
8 1 (2.564%) Web Services
8 1 (2.564%) XSLT
8 1 (2.564%) BAPI
Application Platforms
1 6 (15.38%) IIS
2 5 (12.82%) MS Exchange
2 5 (12.82%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (2.564%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 2 (5.128%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (2.564%) Google Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (43.59%) SQL Server
2 9 (23.08%) Crystal Reports
3 7 (17.95%) SQL Server 2008
4 2 (5.128%) Oracle 8/8i
4 2 (5.128%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (5.128%) SQL Server 2005
5 1 (2.564%) Xcelsius
5 1 (2.564%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (2.564%) SAP BW
5 1 (2.564%) SAP BI
Development Applications
1 6 (15.38%) MSI
2 5 (12.82%) InstallShield
2 5 (12.82%) Wise Package Studio
3 2 (5.128%) Visual Studio
4 1 (2.564%) Git (software)
General
1 5 (12.82%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 22 (56.41%) Developer
2 11 (28.21%) Junior
3 10 (25.64%) Junior Developer
4 9 (23.08%) Graduate Developer
4 9 (23.08%) Graduate
5 7 (17.95%) Junior C# Developer
5 7 (17.95%) .NET Developer
5 7 (17.95%) C# Developer
5 7 (17.95%) Graduate C# Developer
6 6 (15.38%) Applications Packager
6 6 (15.38%) Software Developer
7 5 (12.82%) Server Technician
8 3 (7.692%) Business Consultant
8 3 (7.692%) Trainer
8 3 (7.692%) Consultant
9 2 (5.128%) Technical Trainer
9 2 (5.128%) Analyst
9 2 (5.128%) Analyst Programmer
9 2 (5.128%) Programmer
9 2 (5.128%) Technical Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.128%) LIMS
2 1 (2.564%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 13 (33.33%) Windows
2 11 (28.21%) Windows Server 2003
3 10 (25.64%) Windows Server 2008
4 6 (15.38%) Windows 7
5 5 (12.82%) Windows XP
5 5 (12.82%) NetWare
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (15.38%) Web Development
1 6 (15.38%) Validation
2 5 (12.82%) ITIL
2 5 (12.82%) Resource Management
3 2 (5.128%) Project Management
3 2 (5.128%) Information Management
3 2 (5.128%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (2.564%) Analytics
4 1 (2.564%) QMS
4 1 (2.564%) Business Analysis
4 1 (2.564%) Asset Management
4 1 (2.564%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (2.564%) Quality Management
4 1 (2.564%) Service Delivery
4 1 (2.564%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 20 (51.28%) C#
2 14 (35.90%) SQL
3 12 (30.77%) VBScript
4 11 (28.21%) JavaScript
5 9 (23.08%) VB6
6 6 (15.38%) VB.NET
7 3 (7.692%) VBA
8 2 (5.128%) PL/SQL
9 1 (2.564%) PHP
Qualifications
1 4 (10.26%) Degree
System Software
1 6 (15.38%) Active Directory
2 5 (12.82%) VMware ESXi
3 4 (10.26%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 2 (5.128%) SCCM
Vendors
1 13 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 5 (12.82%) HP
2 5 (12.82%) VMware
3 3 (7.692%) Capita
4 2 (5.128%) Citrix
4 2 (5.128%) Oracle
4 2 (5.128%) SAP
5 1 (2.564%) Google