The first table below looks at the demand for VB.NET skills in IT jobs advertised for the Stevenage region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VB.NET over the 3 months to 17 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 Stevenage region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET)
Rank 34 35 19
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -16
Permanent jobs citing VB.NET 1 12 17
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Stevenage 0.671% 5.882% 9.189%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.408% 7.595% 14.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1 12 15
Average salary £60,000 £40,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+50.00% +23.07%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Programming Languages
Stevenage
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
71 158 120
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Stevenage 47.65% 77.45% 64.86%
Number of salaries quoted 27 153 117
Average salary £42,500 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25% -
90% offered a salary of more than £33,400 £29,000 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £59,000 £50,000 £56,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
VB.NET
Hertfordshire

VB.NET
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Stevenage VB.NET Jobs Demand Trend

VB.NET
Salary Trend

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

Stevenage VB.NET Salary Trend

VB.NET
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Stevenage 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.

1 7 (100.00%) C#
1 7 (100.00%) .NET
1 7 (100.00%) Degree
2 5 (71.43%) VB
3 4 (57.14%) SQL
4 3 (42.86%) C++
5 2 (28.57%) ASP.NET
5 2 (28.57%) Web Development
6 1 (14.29%) Visual Studio
6 1 (14.29%) Asset Management
6 1 (14.29%) VB6
6 1 (14.29%) Software Engineering
6 1 (14.29%) Project Planning
6 1 (14.29%) Electronics
6 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
6 1 (14.29%) Programme Management

VB.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Stevenage 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.

Application Development
1 7 (100.00%) .NET
2 2 (28.57%) ASP.NET
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Visual Studio
General
1 1 (14.29%) Electronics
1 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 6 (85.71%) Developer
2 4 (57.14%) .NET Developer
3 3 (42.86%) Graduate Developer
3 3 (42.86%) Graduate .NET Developer
3 3 (42.86%) Graduate
4 2 (28.57%) Software Developer
5 1 (14.29%) Junior
5 1 (14.29%) Test Manager
5 1 (14.29%) Engineering Manager
5 1 (14.29%) Junior Developer
5 1 (14.29%) Junior .NET Developer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Web Development
2 1 (14.29%) Programme Management
2 1 (14.29%) Asset Management
2 1 (14.29%) Software Engineering
2 1 (14.29%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) C#
2 5 (71.43%) VB
3 4 (57.14%) SQL
4 3 (42.86%) C++
5 1 (14.29%) VB6
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Degree