The first table below looks at the demand for VB skills in IT jobs advertised for the Tyne and Wear region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VB over the 3 months to 20 June 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 Tyne and Wear region.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
Rank 42 57 42
Rank change year-on-year
+15 -15
Permanent jobs citing VB 18 5 17
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 3.409% 0.842% 3.288%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.545% 1.718% 6.320%
Number of salaries quoted 18 3 17
Average salary £33,000 £32,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.53% +8.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,750 £32,500 £22,100
10% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £32,500 £38,500
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
- +2.94%
All Programming Languages
Tyne and Wear
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
275 291 269
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 52.08% 48.99% 52.03%
Number of salaries quoted 245 236 215
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -4.10%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £23,550 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £43,250 £47,950
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
VB
North East

VB
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 20 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
South Shields - 10 £34,000 - 2
Sunderland -4 5 £32,500 -
Newcastle upon Tyne -3 3 £33,000 - 3
VB
North East

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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 33 (89.19%) .NET
2 30 (81.08%) C#
3 29 (78.38%) SQL Server
4 26 (70.27%) CSS
5 25 (67.57%) HTML
5 25 (67.57%) XHTML
6 24 (64.86%) N-Tier
6 24 (64.86%) Ajax
6 24 (64.86%) SQL Server 2008
7 21 (56.76%) ASP
8 16 (43.24%) Microsoft
9 15 (40.54%) Team Foundation Server
10 13 (35.14%) Web Development
10 13 (35.14%) VB.NET
11 10 (27.03%) CRM
12 9 (24.32%) ASP.NET
13 8 (21.62%) OO
14 5 (13.51%) Visual Studio
14 5 (13.51%) Fireworks
14 5 (13.51%) SQL
14 5 (13.51%) JavaScript
14 5 (13.51%) Photoshop
14 5 (13.51%) MVC
15 4 (10.81%) Automotive
15 4 (10.81%) Manufacturing
15 4 (10.81%) LabVIEW
15 4 (10.81%) CMS
15 4 (10.81%) Microsoft Certification
15 4 (10.81%) TDD
15 4 (10.81%) Agilent

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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 33 (89.19%) .NET
2 26 (70.27%) CSS
3 25 (67.57%) HTML
3 25 (67.57%) XHTML
4 24 (64.86%) Ajax
5 21 (56.76%) ASP
6 9 (24.32%) ASP.NET
7 4 (10.81%) ASP.NET MVC
7 4 (10.81%) WCF
7 4 (10.81%) Flash
7 4 (10.81%) Razor View Engine
7 4 (10.81%) ASP.NET MVC 4
8 2 (5.405%) jQuery
9 1 (2.703%) Web Services
9 1 (2.703%) XML
9 1 (2.703%) XSLT
9 1 (2.703%) CSS3
9 1 (2.703%) HTML5
9 1 (2.703%) Semantic HTML
Application Platforms
1 4 (10.81%) CMS
2 3 (8.108%) WebLogic
Applications
1 5 (13.51%) Fireworks
1 5 (13.51%) Photoshop
2 4 (10.81%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 4 (10.81%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (78.38%) SQL Server
2 24 (64.86%) SQL Server 2008
3 4 (10.81%) SQL Server 2012
Development Applications
1 15 (40.54%) Team Foundation Server
2 5 (13.51%) Visual Studio
3 4 (10.81%) LabVIEW
4 1 (2.703%) Subversion
General
1 4 (10.81%) Automotive
1 4 (10.81%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 30 (81.08%) Developer
2 23 (62.16%) Web Developer
3 20 (54.05%) .NET Developer
4 13 (35.14%) .NET Web Developer
5 11 (29.73%) Software Developer
5 11 (29.73%) .NET Software Developer
6 4 (10.81%) Test Engineer
6 4 (10.81%) ASP.NET Developer
7 2 (5.405%) Junior
7 2 (5.405%) Analyst
7 2 (5.405%) Junior Developer
7 2 (5.405%) Configuration Analyst
7 2 (5.405%) Release Analyst
7 2 (5.405%) Junior Web Developer
8 1 (2.703%) Environment Manager
8 1 (2.703%) VB.NET Developer
8 1 (2.703%) Configuration Manager
Miscellaneous
1 24 (64.86%) N-Tier
2 3 (8.108%) Mainframe
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (35.14%) Web Development
2 10 (27.03%) CRM
3 8 (21.62%) OO
4 5 (13.51%) MVC
5 4 (10.81%) TDD
5 4 (10.81%) Domain-Driven Design
5 4 (10.81%) BDD
5 4 (10.81%) CQRS
5 4 (10.81%) Web Application Development
6 2 (5.405%) Configuration Management
7 1 (2.703%) ITIL
7 1 (2.703%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (2.703%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 30 (81.08%) C#
2 13 (35.14%) VB.NET
3 5 (13.51%) SQL
3 5 (13.51%) JavaScript
4 4 (10.81%) C++
5 3 (8.108%) Java
5 3 (8.108%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (10.81%) Microsoft Certification
1 4 (10.81%) MCTS
1 4 (10.81%) MCP
1 4 (10.81%) MCAD
1 4 (10.81%) MCSD
1 4 (10.81%) HNC
1 4 (10.81%) HND
2 3 (8.108%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.81%) JTAG
Vendors
1 16 (43.24%) Microsoft
2 4 (10.81%) Agilent
3 3 (8.108%) Oracle
4 1 (2.703%) Adobe
4 1 (2.703%) Twitter
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
To be successful in the role the developer will need commercial experience in the following: * ASP/VB/C# .NET * SQL Server 2008 * AJAX * N-TIER * HTML / XHTML / CSS...
Ashdown IT
Salary: £29000 - £36000 per annum + benefits + parking
Posted: 18 June 2013
South Shields, Tyne and Wear
To be successful in the role the developer will need commercial experience in the following: * ASP/VB/C# .NET * SQL Server 2008 * AJAX * N-TIER * HTML / XHTML / CSS...
Ashdown IT
Salary: £29000 - £36000 per annum + benefits + parking
Posted: 13 June 2013
South Shields, North East
Our client can provide training into: .NET 4.5, WCF, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), SQL Server 2012, Agile, TDD, BDD, DDD, OSS, ALT.NET and CQRS... (.NET...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning, Development and Testing, Infor Syteline, ERP, SSRS Report Development, .Net Development, SQL Development, BIDS, BI/MIS, SharePoint - Amazing Environment Our client is a worldwide...
Duval Associates Ltd
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum Negotiable basic, great benefits & s
Posted: 18 June 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
You will have experience in any of the following technologies and platforms Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, Weblogic, Mainframe, VB/VB.NET and Java and a solid understanding of...
Search Consultancy
Salary: £37000 - £56000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Northern Recruitment Group
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 14 June 2013