Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for VB skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VB over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank7033
Rank change on the same period last yearDown-37
Matching permanent IT job ads20509567
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK3.011 %4.796 %
As % of the Programming Languages category6.231 %10.46 %
Salaries quoted17468117
Average salary£33,500£35,000
Average salary % change on the same period last year-4.280 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£24,769£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£55,000£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£31,000£32,500
% change on same period last year-4.610 %
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesAll Programming Languages
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
3289891422
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK48.32 %45.83 %
Salaries quoted2814877127
Average salary£37,500£37,500
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,500£26,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£62,500£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£34,000£34,000

VB
Demand Trend

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

VB Demand Trend

VB
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VB within the UK.

VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 within the UK.

VB Salary Histogram

VB
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-401905£34,000-2.85 %
LondonDown-60550£47,500+5.55 %
South EastDown-26418£33,000-5.71 %
City of LondonDown-32228£47,500-5.00 %
West MidlandsDown-1201£31,500+5.00 %
South WestDown-12190£31,250+4.16 %
North WestDown-13185£30,000-
East of EnglandDown-38158£31,500-1.56 %
BerkshireUp+2130£32,750-14.93 %
YorkshireDown-26122£30,000-
SurreyDown-2498£38,000+8.57 %
BristolDown-597£35,000+7.69 %
ManchesterDown-890£30,000-
HertfordshireDown-966£34,000-2.85 %
ScotlandDown-363£30,000-
StaffordshireDown-360£37,500+36.36 %
West YorkshireDown-2758£30,000-6.25 %
WalesUp+1057£29,500+7.27 %
East MidlandsDown-1857£30,000-4.00 %
ReadingUp+755£35,000-3.44 %
HampshireDown-3152£30,000-14.28 %
LancashireUp+446£30,000-
LeedsDown-245£29,000-3.33 %
BirminghamUp+942£35,000+2.94 %
South WalesUp+542£30,000+9.09 %
Stoke-on-TrentDown-342£37,500+31.57 %
West SussexDown-140£30,000+15.38 %
CheshireDown-1638£34,500+9.52 %
South YorkshireDown-536£31,000+3.33 %
OxfordshireDown-2635£31,500-3.07 %

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK 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.

13534 (64.04 %).NET
22834 (51.36 %)SQL Server
32677 (48.51 %)SQL
42363 (42.82 %)C#
51973 (35.76 %)VB6
61822 (33.02 %)ASP.NET
71813 (32.86 %)VB.NET
81287 (23.32 %)XML
91227 (22.24 %)Windows
101210 (21.93 %)Microsoft
111146 (20.77 %)ASP
121099 (19.92 %)Finance
13902 (16.35 %)HTML
14876 (15.88 %)Degree
15797 (14.44 %)C++
16770 (13.95 %)SQL Server 2005
17754 (13.66 %)Java
18753 (13.65 %)JavaScript
19694 (12.58 %)Oracle
20675 (12.23 %)MS Excel
21561 (10.17 %)T-SQL
22559 (10.13 %)VBScript
23558 (10.11 %)SQL Server 2000
24491 (8.898 %)Visual Studio
25471 (8.536 %)CSS
26449 (8.137 %)AJAX
27438 (7.938 %)OO
28420 (7.611 %)VBA
29408 (7.394 %)WebServices
30386 (6.995 %)UNIX

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13534 (64.04 %).NET
21822 (33.02 %)ASP.NET
31287 (23.32 %)XML
41146 (20.77 %)ASP
5902 (16.35 %)HTML
6471 (8.536 %)CSS
7449 (8.137 %)AJAX
8408 (7.394 %)WebServices
9319 (5.781 %).NET Framework
10303 (5.491 %)XSLT
11276 (5.002 %)WinForms
12199 (3.606 %)XHTML
13127 (2.302 %)COM+
14126 (2.283 %)J2EE
15106 (1.921 %)XSL
16101 (1.830 %)WCF
1791 (1.649 %)ADO
1888 (1.595 %)WPF
1982 (1.486 %)Flash
2066 (1.196 %)SOAP
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1336 (6.089 %)IIS
2301 (5.455 %)SharePoint
3115 (2.084 %)MS Exchange
495 (1.722 %)BizTalk Server
588 (1.595 %)SharePoint Server 2007
663 (1.142 %)Exchange Server 2003
759 (1.069 %)Apache
849 (0.888 %)CMS
945 (0.816 %)SAS
1037 (0.671 %)Exchange Server 2007
1135 (0.634 %)ArcGIS
1233 (0.598 %)MTS
1330 (0.544 %)ColdFusion
1429 (0.526 %)ArcSDE
1528 (0.507 %)Commerce Server
1625 (0.453 %)Commerce Server 2007
1722 (0.399 %)Lotus Notes
1817 (0.308 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
1916 (0.290 %)Exchange Server 2000
2015 (0.272 %)MQSeries
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1675 (12.23 %)MS Excel
2262 (4.748 %)MS Office
378 (1.414 %)MS Visio
426 (0.471 %)Photoshop
523 (0.417 %)Spreadsheet
617 (0.308 %)MS Project
713 (0.236 %)PrintSoft PReS
812 (0.217 %)CA Clarity
910 (0.181 %)MS PowerPoint
109 (0.163 %)MATLAB
117 (0.127 %)InfoPath
117 (0.127 %)SPSS
124 (0.072 %)AutoCAD
133 (0.054 %)DOC1
133 (0.054 %)Fireworks
133 (0.054 %)Simulink
142 (0.036 %)Adobe Illustrator
151 (0.018 %)Stateflow
151 (0.018 %)S-PLUS
151 (0.018 %)Paint Shop Pro
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
126 (0.471 %)Dynamics AX
225 (0.453 %)SoftGrid
317 (0.308 %)SalesLogix
317 (0.308 %)Endur
415 (0.272 %)Summit
512 (0.217 %)Oracle Applications
512 (0.217 %)Dynamics CRM
512 (0.217 %)Hyperion Enterprise
611 (0.199 %)Tesseract
611 (0.199 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
611 (0.199 %)FINCAD Analytics
710 (0.181 %)Oracle 11i
710 (0.181 %)Microsoft CRM
710 (0.181 %)Oracle EBS
89 (0.163 %)Axapta
89 (0.163 %)Navision
89 (0.163 %)SAP Business One
98 (0.145 %)Oracle Financials
107 (0.127 %)assyst
107 (0.127 %)Pivotal CRM
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1156 (2.827 %)Internet
2122 (2.211 %)TCP/IP
3110 (1.993 %)Intranet
468 (1.232 %)DNS
542 (0.761 %)SAN
636 (0.652 %)LAN
636 (0.652 %)WAN
732 (0.580 %)Firewall
828 (0.507 %)VPN
927 (0.489 %)FTP
1022 (0.399 %)LDAP
1022 (0.399 %)HTTP
1121 (0.381 %)DHCP
1218 (0.326 %)3G
1317 (0.308 %)Extranet
1415 (0.272 %)UMTS
1415 (0.272 %)GSM
1514 (0.254 %)Wireless
1613 (0.236 %)NAS
1712 (0.217 %)SSL
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12834 (51.36 %)SQL Server
2770 (13.95 %)SQL Server 2005
3558 (10.11 %)SQL Server 2000
4258 (4.676 %)Crystal Reports
5230 (4.168 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
6205 (3.715 %)MySQL
7165 (2.990 %)BusinessObjects
8153 (2.773 %)MS Access
9131 (2.374 %)Datawarehouse
10119 (2.157 %)RDBMS
11112 (2.030 %)SQL Server Integration Services
12110 (1.993 %)SQL Server 2008
1389 (1.613 %)ETL
1481 (1.468 %)DTS
1576 (1.377 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1675 (1.359 %)Oracle 8/8i
1761 (1.105 %)Oracle 10g
1860 (1.087 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
1957 (1.033 %)GIS
2050 (0.906 %)Oracle 9i
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1491 (8.898 %)Visual Studio
2131 (2.374 %)VSS/SourceSafe
378 (1.414 %)QuickTest Pro
475 (1.359 %)NUnit
556 (1.015 %)Team Foundation Server
655 (0.997 %)Eclipse
754 (0.979 %)MSI
840 (0.725 %)InstallShield
939 (0.707 %)Oracle Forms
1036 (0.652 %)Dreamweaver
1133 (0.598 %)PowerBuilder
1232 (0.580 %)Subversion
1331 (0.562 %)WinRunner
1428 (0.507 %)TestDirector
1525 (0.453 %)Rational Robot
1620 (0.362 %)StarTeam
1715 (0.272 %)ClearCase
1811 (0.199 %)JCAPS
199 (0.163 %)PROIV
208 (0.145 %)LoadRunner
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11099 (19.92 %)Finance
2287 (5.201 %)Banking
3272 (4.929 %)Pensions
4268 (4.857 %)Health
5237 (4.295 %)Insurance
6188 (3.407 %)Telecoms
7174 (3.153 %)Education
8169 (3.063 %)Front Office
9157 (2.845 %)Back Office
10133 (2.410 %)Investment Banking
11128 (2.320 %)Marketing
12113 (2.048 %)Retail
1381 (1.468 %)Government
1458 (1.051 %)Financial Institution
1545 (0.816 %)Manufacturing
1640 (0.725 %)Electronics
1734 (0.616 %)Games
1828 (0.507 %)Pharmaceutical
1927 (0.489 %)Law
2026 (0.471 %)Legal
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13214 (58.25 %)Developer
21190 (21.57 %).NET Developer
3915 (16.58 %)Analyst
4508 (9.206 %)C# Developer
5505 (9.152 %)VB Developer
6503 (9.116 %)VB.NET Developer
7474 (8.590 %)Software Developer
8343 (6.216 %)Programmer
9328 (5.944 %)Senior Developer
10296 (5.364 %)Support Analyst
11282 (5.111 %)ASP.NET Developer
12275 (4.984 %)Web Developer
13269 (4.875 %)Applications Support
14252 (4.567 %)VB6 Developer
15224 (4.059 %)Software Engineer
16203 (3.679 %)Analyst Programmer
16203 (3.679 %)Applications Developer
17199 (3.606 %)SQL Developer
18160 (2.900 %)Consultant
19136 (2.465 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1258 (4.676 %)Computer Science
2159 (2.881 %)Derivative
3150 (2.718 %)Client/Server
4139 (2.519 %)Mathematics
5124 (2.247 %)N-Tier
674 (1.341 %)Equities
772 (1.305 %)IVR
869 (1.250 %)Credit Risk
965 (1.178 %)Management Information System
1055 (0.997 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
1152 (0.942 %)NHS
1249 (0.888 %)Fixed Income
1345 (0.816 %)AS400
1444 (0.797 %)Equity Derivative
1537 (0.671 %)Blackberry
1636 (0.652 %)Credit Derivative
1728 (0.507 %)Market Risk
1824 (0.435 %)Physics
1923 (0.417 %)Replication
1923 (0.417 %)Statistics
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11227 (22.24 %)Windows
2386 (6.995 %)UNIX
3229 (4.150 %)Windows Server 2003
4198 (3.588 %)Linux
5159 (2.881 %)Windows XP
6127 (2.302 %)Windows 2000
766 (1.196 %)Solaris
858 (1.051 %)Windows 2000 Server
948 (0.870 %)Windows Vista
1033 (0.598 %)Windows Server 2008
1132 (0.580 %)AIX
1219 (0.344 %)Windows NT
1317 (0.308 %)Red Hat Linux
1415 (0.272 %)Windows Mobile
1513 (0.236 %)OS/400
169 (0.163 %)VMS
178 (0.145 %)OpenVMS
187 (0.127 %)HPUX
195 (0.091 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
203 (0.054 %)Embedded Linux
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1438 (7.938 %)OO
2286 (5.183 %)Web Development
3210 (3.806 %)Project Management
4185 (3.353 %)Agile Software Development
5172 (3.117 %)UML
6157 (2.845 %)Migration
7146 (2.646 %)CRM
8137 (2.483 %)Software Engineering
9131 (2.374 %)E-Commerce
10128 (2.320 %)ITIL
11114 (2.066 %)Business Intelligence
12112 (2.030 %)Unit Testing
1398 (1.776 %)Test Scripting
1493 (1.685 %)Scrum
1590 (1.631 %)Workflow
1590 (1.631 %)Automated Testing
1681 (1.468 %)Data Modelling
1776 (1.377 %)Requirements Analysis
1872 (1.305 %)Configuration Management
1971 (1.287 %)Risk Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12677 (48.51 %)SQL
22363 (42.82 %)C#
31973 (35.76 %)VB6
41813 (32.86 %)VB.NET
5797 (14.44 %)C++
6754 (13.66 %)Java
7753 (13.65 %)JavaScript
8561 (10.17 %)T-SQL
9559 (10.13 %)VBScript
10420 (7.611 %)VBA
11310 (5.618 %)C
12293 (5.310 %)PHP
13204 (3.697 %)Perl
14186 (3.371 %)PL/SQL
15123 (2.229 %)Delphi
16114 (2.066 %)VC++
1771 (1.287 %)XPath
1861 (1.105 %)Shell Script
1945 (0.816 %)Python
2043 (0.779 %)PowerShell
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1876 (15.88 %)Degree
2334 (6.053 %)Microsoft Certification
3151 (2.736 %)Security Cleared
4149 (2.700 %)MCP
5138 (2.501 %)MCSD
6131 (2.374 %)MCAD
7105 (1.903 %)ISEB
849 (0.888 %)SC Cleared
947 (0.852 %)MCSE
1022 (0.399 %)ISTQB
1119 (0.344 %)MCTS
1218 (0.326 %)DV Cleared
1312 (0.217 %)HND
1411 (0.199 %)MCDBA
158 (0.145 %)ITIL Certification
158 (0.145 %)Cisco Certification
167 (0.127 %)MCDST
167 (0.127 %)CCNA
176 (0.109 %)MCSA
176 (0.109 %)PhD
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1170 (3.081 %)QA
266 (1.196 %)SLA
324 (0.435 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
421 (0.381 %)WAI
519 (0.344 %)ISO9001
612 (0.217 %)HL7
75 (0.091 %)TickIT
75 (0.091 %)ISO27001
84 (0.072 %)PCI DSS
93 (0.054 %)GAMP
101 (0.018 %)GCP
101 (0.018 %)21 CFR Part 11
101 (0.018 %)ISO/IEC 20000
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1163 (2.954 %)Active Directory
244 (0.797 %)MSMQ
341 (0.743 %)VMware Infrastructure
417 (0.308 %)NetBackup
515 (0.272 %)VMware ESX
613 (0.236 %)RACF
711 (0.199 %)Backup Exec
711 (0.199 %)Terminal Services
88 (0.145 %)MetaFrame
97 (0.127 %)NFS
106 (0.109 %)Xen
106 (0.109 %)Oracle RAC
115 (0.091 %)Novell eDirectory
124 (0.072 %)Citrix Presentation Server
124 (0.072 %)Oracle RMAN
124 (0.072 %)Nmap
133 (0.054 %)ISA Server
142 (0.036 %)VMware GSX
151 (0.018 %)VMware Workstation
151 (0.018 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
136 (0.652 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
225 (0.453 %)OpenView Configuration Management
324 (0.435 %)Tivoli
420 (0.362 %)OpenView
512 (0.217 %)SCOM
610 (0.181 %)MOM
610 (0.181 %)AutoSys
78 (0.145 %)SCCM
86 (0.109 %)Legato
95 (0.091 %)ZENworks
104 (0.072 %)BMC Performance Manager
104 (0.072 %)EMC NetWorker
104 (0.072 %)Norton AntiVirus
104 (0.072 %)Nessus
113 (0.054 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
113 (0.054 %)Unicenter
122 (0.036 %)CONTROL-M
122 (0.036 %)OVSD
131 (0.018 %)BMC Marimba
131 (0.018 %)WSUS
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11210 (21.93 %)Microsoft
2694 (12.58 %)Oracle
3165 (2.990 %)Business Objects
4108 (1.957 %)Citrix
4108 (1.957 %)Sybase
599 (1.794 %)HP
693 (1.685 %)VMware
777 (1.395 %)Cognos
855 (0.997 %)IBM
941 (0.743 %)Borland
1038 (0.689 %)Cisco
1136 (0.652 %)Informatica
1232 (0.580 %)Infragistics
1328 (0.507 %)OpenLink
1328 (0.507 %)Lotus
1427 (0.489 %)ESRI
1526 (0.471 %)Sun
1625 (0.453 %)Hyperion
1723 (0.417 %)Adobe
1723 (0.417 %)SAP