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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Stevenage 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 over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank1416
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads1920
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.008 %
As % of the category below26.76 %20.62 %
Salaries quoted1820
Average minimum salary£29,389£29,250
Average salary£31,583£31,250
% change on same period last year+1.06 %
Average maximum salary£33,778£33,250
UK excluding London average salary£32,754£33,524
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
Stevenage IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Stevenage
Matching permanent IT job ads7197
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.041 %
Salaries quoted6578
Average minimum salary£31,080£35,099
Average salary£33,787£37,699
% change on same period last year-10.37 %
Average maximum salary£36,493£40,300
UK excluding London average salary£35,272£35,655
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
VB HertfordshireVB
Hertfordshire

VB
Demand Trend

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

Stevenage VB Demand Trend

VB
Salary Trend

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

Stevenage VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the Stevenage region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Stevenage VB Salary Histogram

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Stevenage 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.

131 (81.58 %).NET
228 (73.68 %)SQL Server
318 (47.37 %)VB.NET
416 (42.11 %)C#
416 (42.11 %)SQL
416 (42.11 %)ASP.NET
514 (36.84 %)VB6
612 (31.58 %)XML
711 (28.95 %)JavaScript
711 (28.95 %)SQL Server 2005
89 (23.68 %)ASP
89 (23.68 %)Windows
97 (18.42 %)CSS
97 (18.42 %)HTML
97 (18.42 %)Internet
106 (15.79 %)Health
106 (15.79 %)C++
106 (15.79 %)WebServices
106 (15.79 %)Pensions
115 (13.16 %)WAI
115 (13.16 %)jQuery
115 (13.16 %)Web Design
115 (13.16 %)XHTML
115 (13.16 %)VBScript
115 (13.16 %)W3C
115 (13.16 %)Windows Server 2003
124 (10.53 %)OOD
124 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2000
124 (10.53 %)UML
124 (10.53 %)OOA/OOD

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Stevenage 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.

Stevenage IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
131 (81.58 %).NET
216 (42.11 %)ASP.NET
312 (31.58 %)XML
49 (23.68 %)ASP
57 (18.42 %)CSS
57 (18.42 %)HTML
66 (15.79 %)WebServices
75 (13.16 %)XHTML
75 (13.16 %)jQuery
84 (10.53 %)WPF
93 (7.895 %).NET Framework
102 (5.263 %)WCF
102 (5.263 %)Silverlight
102 (5.263 %)ASP.NET 2.0
102 (5.263 %)WinForms
111 (2.632 %)AJAX
111 (2.632 %)LINQ
Stevenage IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (5.263 %)MS Excel
21 (2.632 %)MS Office
Stevenage IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (5.263 %)Oracle CRM
Stevenage IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (18.42 %)Internet
23 (7.895 %)Extranet
23 (7.895 %)LLU
23 (7.895 %)IPstream
23 (7.895 %)ADSL
23 (7.895 %)Intranet
Stevenage IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (73.68 %)SQL Server
211 (28.95 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (7.895 %)Crystal Reports
43 (7.895 %)Data Mining
52 (5.263 %)MS Access
61 (2.632 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Stevenage IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.263 %)Oracle Forms
21 (2.632 %)Visual Studio
Stevenage IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (15.79 %)Health
16 (15.79 %)Pensions
23 (7.895 %)Telecoms
Stevenage IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (89.47 %)Developer
218 (47.37 %).NET Developer
312 (31.58 %)VB Developer
47 (18.42 %)Analyst
55 (13.16 %)Graduate
55 (13.16 %)Lead Developer
55 (13.16 %)VB.NET Developer
55 (13.16 %)Team Leader
55 (13.16 %)Website Developer
64 (10.53 %)Graduate .NET Developer
64 (10.53 %)Graduate Developer
64 (10.53 %)C++ Team Leader
64 (10.53 %)Software Developer
64 (10.53 %)C++ Developer
73 (7.895 %)C# Developer
73 (7.895 %)Senior Developer
73 (7.895 %)Analyst Programmer
73 (7.895 %)Programmer
73 (7.895 %).NET Programmer
73 (7.895 %)VB Analyst Programmer
Stevenage IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (13.16 %)W3C
22 (5.263 %)Smartphone
22 (5.263 %)PDA
31 (2.632 %)Mathematics
31 (2.632 %)Physics
31 (2.632 %)Chemistry
Stevenage IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (23.68 %)Windows
25 (13.16 %)Windows Server 2003
Stevenage IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (13.16 %)Web Design
24 (10.53 %)UML
24 (10.53 %)OOA/OOD
24 (10.53 %)OOD
33 (7.895 %)E-Commerce
33 (7.895 %)OO
33 (7.895 %)Workflow
33 (7.895 %)Data Analysis
42 (5.263 %)Migration
42 (5.263 %)Business Intelligence
42 (5.263 %)OOP
42 (5.263 %)CRM
51 (2.632 %)SOA
51 (2.632 %)RAD
51 (2.632 %)Project Management
51 (2.632 %)Systems Analysis
51 (2.632 %)Web Development
51 (2.632 %)Unit Testing
51 (2.632 %)System Testing
51 (2.632 %)Agile Software Development
Stevenage IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (47.37 %)VB.NET
216 (42.11 %)SQL
216 (42.11 %)C#
314 (36.84 %)VB6
411 (28.95 %)JavaScript
56 (15.79 %)C++
65 (13.16 %)VBScript
73 (7.895 %)VBA
73 (7.895 %)C
81 (2.632 %)Python
81 (2.632 %)DHTML
81 (2.632 %)Perl
Stevenage IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.263 %)Degree
21 (2.632 %)MCP
21 (2.632 %)MCAD
21 (2.632 %)MCSD
21 (2.632 %)PhD
21 (2.632 %)Microsoft Certification
Stevenage IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (13.16 %)WAI
21 (2.632 %)QA
21 (2.632 %)SLA
Stevenage IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.632 %)Terminal Server
Stevenage IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (10.53 %)PeopleSoft
23 (7.895 %)Microsoft
23 (7.895 %)Oracle
31 (2.632 %)Citrix