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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills across the UK 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 last 3 months to 9 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.
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| 3 months to 9 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 33 | 31 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -2 |
| Matching permanent IT job ads | 9565 | 11802 |
| As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled | 4.662 % | 5.274 % |
| As % of the category below | 10.19 % | 11.29 % |
| Salaries quoted | 8165 | 9790 |
| Average minimum salary | £34,494 | £34,814 |
| Average salary | £37,514 | £37,952 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.15 % |
| Average maximum salary | £40,535 | £41,091 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £33,023 | £32,876 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.44 % |
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| Matching permanent IT job ads | 93876 | 104526 |
| As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled | 45.76 % | 46.71 % |
| Salaries quoted | 78798 | 83765 |
| Average minimum salary | £37,769 | £38,861 |
| Average salary | £41,488 | £42,674 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.77 % |
| Average maximum salary | £45,208 | £46,486 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £35,429 | £35,445 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.04 % |
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Demand TrendThe chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing VB across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.
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Salary TrendThe chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing VB across the UK.
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Salary HistogramThe chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the UK over the past 3 months.
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Top 30 Job LocationsThis section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB within the UK over the past 3 months.
| Rank | Location | Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Last | Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads | Average Salary
Last 3 Months | Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year |
| 1 | England | -2 | 9222 | £37,625 | -1.76 % |
| 2 | London | -13 | 3186 | £47,230 | +0.98 % |
| 3 | South East | -6 | 2175 | £36,008 | +0.39 % |
| 4 | City of London | -1 | 916 | £50,034 | -1.51 % |
| 5 | North West | -6 | 827 | £30,280 | +3.44 % |
| 6 | East of England | -3 | 716 | £32,737 | -7.33 % |
| 7 | Yorkshire | -3 | 673 | £30,174 | +3.93 % |
| 8 | South West |  +3 | 668 | £31,603 | +0.95 % |
| 9 | Surrey | -2 | 613 | £36,094 | -4.86 % |
| 10 | West Midlands | -6 | 582 | £31,949 | +4.95 % |
| 11 | Berkshire | -7 | 476 | £37,878 | +6.56 % |
| 12 | West Yorkshire |  0 | 408 | £30,707 | +3.35 % |
| 13 | Manchester | -8 | 380 | £30,082 | +4.40 % |
| 14 | Hampshire | -18 | 358 | £35,364 | +1.60 % |
| 15 | East Midlands | -2 | 350 | £31,736 | +5.55 % |
| 16 | Oxfordshire | +3 | 245 | £33,299 | +5.27 % |
| 17 | Cambridgeshire | +8 | 237 | £30,566 | -8.09 % |
| 18 | Bristol | +4 | 235 | £32,450 | +2.17 % |
| 19 | Cheshire | +3 | 233 | £30,691 | -1.24 % |
| 20 | Buckinghamshire | -2 | 221 | £35,512 | -3.84 % |
| 21 | Leeds | -3 | 212 | £29,718 | +0.49 % |
| 22 | Essex | -9 | 185 | £31,987 | -19.39 % |
| 23 | Hertfordshire | -17 | 159 | £36,528 | +8.95 % |
| 24 | Reading | +3 | 153 | £39,488 | +4.00 % |
| 25 | Birmingham | -8 | 149 | £33,734 | +9.70 % |
| 26 | Scotland | -31 | 146 | £31,755 | -4.91 % |
| 27 | Cambridge | +13 | 136 | £28,867 | -14.83 % |
| 27 | Nottinghamshire | +24 | 136 | £32,408 | +7.16 % |
| 28 | Lancashire | +1 | 132 | £29,456 | +5.79 % |
| 29 | South Yorkshire | -10 | 121 | £29,583 | +7.88 % |
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Top 30 Related IT SkillsOver the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the UK citing VB also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing VB.
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Top Related IT Skills by CategoryOver the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the UK citing VB also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing VB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.
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