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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Wales 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank1126
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads199125
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.129 %0.056 %
As % of the category below23.38 %14.71 %
Salaries quoted193112
Average minimum salary£30,266£25,746
Average salary£33,953£28,587
% change on same period last year+18.76 %
Average maximum salary£37,640£31,429
UK excluding London average salary£33,288£33,857
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads851850
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.551 %0.379 %
Salaries quoted785794
Average minimum salary£29,742£27,673
Average salary£33,334£30,938
% change on same period last year+7.74 %
Average maximum salary£36,926£34,203
UK excluding London average salary£35,693£35,932
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
VB UKVB
UK

VB
Demand Trend

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

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Wales 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 Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
South WalesUp+10155£34,453+21.10 %
North WalesUp+2022£30,455-5.12 %
West WalesUp+812£34,650+15.50 %
Mid WalesNew entry-1£35,000-
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UK

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

1275 (86.48 %).NET
2222 (69.81 %)SQL Server
3184 (57.86 %)VB.NET
4183 (57.55 %)C#
5176 (55.35 %)VB6
6152 (47.80 %)ASP
7150 (47.17 %)ASP.NET
8131 (41.19 %)SQL
9109 (34.28 %)Windows
1088 (27.67 %)Microsoft
1178 (24.53 %)Transact-SQL
1178 (24.53 %)XML
1270 (22.01 %)Visual Studio
1363 (19.81 %)WebServices
1454 (16.98 %)SQL Server 2005
1551 (16.04 %)SQL Server 2000
1647 (14.78 %)Java
1744 (13.84 %)IIS
1840 (12.58 %)Silverlight
1939 (12.26 %)Internet
2038 (11.95 %)MS Excel
2136 (11.32 %)Migration
2136 (11.32 %)VBA
2234 (10.69 %)LINQ
2331 (9.748 %)Project Management
2331 (9.748 %)JavaScript
2331 (9.748 %)Agile Software Development
2430 (9.434 %)OO
2529 (9.119 %)C++
2529 (9.119 %).NET Framework

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1275 (86.48 %).NET
2152 (47.80 %)ASP
3150 (47.17 %)ASP.NET
478 (24.53 %)XML
563 (19.81 %)WebServices
640 (12.58 %)Silverlight
734 (10.69 %)LINQ
829 (9.119 %).NET Framework
923 (7.233 %)HTML
1014 (4.403 %)AJAX
1111 (3.459 %)SOAP
1210 (3.145 %)CSS
138 (2.516 %)MVC
138 (2.516 %)WCF
138 (2.516 %)WF
147 (2.201 %)XHTML
154 (1.258 %)ADO.NET
162 (0.629 %)Application Packaging
162 (0.629 %)LAMP
162 (0.629 %)XSL
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
144 (13.84 %)IIS
215 (4.717 %)SharePoint
35 (1.572 %)CMS
44 (1.258 %)OpenROAD
44 (1.258 %)SAS
52 (0.629 %)Apache
61 (0.314 %)Lotus Notes
61 (0.314 %)MS Exchange
61 (0.314 %)ColdFusion
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
138 (11.95 %)MS Excel
212 (3.774 %)MS Office
34 (1.258 %)MS Visio
42 (0.629 %)Photoshop
51 (0.314 %)Spreadsheet
Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.629 %)SoftGrid
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
139 (12.26 %)Internet
28 (2.516 %)SAN
33 (0.943 %)WAN
33 (0.943 %)Intranet
33 (0.943 %)VPN
42 (0.629 %)DHCP
42 (0.629 %)TCP/IP
42 (0.629 %)LAN
51 (0.314 %)Network Security
51 (0.314 %)Firewall
51 (0.314 %)Wireless
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1222 (69.81 %)SQL Server
254 (16.98 %)SQL Server 2005
351 (16.04 %)SQL Server 2000
416 (5.031 %)Crystal Reports
515 (4.717 %)SQL Server 7
67 (2.201 %)BusinessObjects
67 (2.201 %)GIS
76 (1.887 %)MySQL
84 (1.258 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
84 (1.258 %)Ingres
84 (1.258 %)MS Access
84 (1.258 %)SQL Server 2008
93 (0.943 %)DB2
101 (0.314 %)RDBMS
101 (0.314 %)InterBase
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
170 (22.01 %)Visual Studio
224 (7.547 %)Visual Studio Team System
35 (1.572 %)VSS/SourceSafe
43 (0.943 %)Flash
43 (0.943 %)Oracle Forms
52 (0.629 %)Dreamweaver
52 (0.629 %)InstallShield
52 (0.629 %)MSI
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (5.975 %)Finance
218 (5.660 %)Pensions
317 (5.346 %)Insurance
47 (2.201 %)Pharmaceutical
47 (2.201 %)Government
47 (2.201 %)Banking
47 (2.201 %)Retail
47 (2.201 %)Investment Banking
56 (1.887 %)Law
56 (1.887 %)Education
65 (1.572 %)Health
65 (1.572 %)Multimedia
74 (1.258 %)Legal
82 (0.629 %)Graphic Design
82 (0.629 %)Aerospace
82 (0.629 %)Automotive
82 (0.629 %)Manufacturing
82 (0.629 %)Back Office
91 (0.314 %)Billing
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1169 (53.14 %)Developer
295 (29.87 %).NET Developer
375 (23.58 %)Analyst
468 (21.38 %)VB.NET Developer
546 (14.47 %)Software Developer
645 (14.15 %)Programmer
738 (11.95 %)C# Developer
834 (10.69 %)Analyst Programmer
932 (10.06 %)Senior Developer
1026 (8.176 %)Solutions Analyst
1026 (8.176 %)Architect
1122 (6.918 %)Web Developer
1220 (6.289 %)Solutions Architect
1220 (6.289 %)VB Developer
1318 (5.660 %).NET Programmer
1416 (5.031 %)Technical Architect
1515 (4.717 %)VB.NET Programmer
1614 (4.403 %)CSharp Software Developer
1614 (4.403 %)Technical Solutions Architect
1614 (4.403 %)Systems Developer
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (5.975 %)RIA
211 (3.459 %)Computer Science
35 (1.572 %)iSeries
35 (1.572 %)N-Tier
35 (1.572 %)AS400
35 (1.572 %)Management Information System
43 (0.943 %)NHS
52 (0.629 %)Web 2.0
52 (0.629 %)Mathematics
52 (0.629 %)Physics
52 (0.629 %)Speech Recognition
52 (0.629 %)Clustering
52 (0.629 %)Replication
52 (0.629 %)Client/Server
61 (0.314 %)Blackberry
61 (0.314 %)Firmware
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1109 (34.28 %)Windows
221 (6.604 %)Windows Server 2003
314 (4.403 %)Windows Server 2008
44 (1.258 %)Windows XP
53 (0.943 %)Windows Mobile
62 (0.629 %)Windows Vista
62 (0.629 %)UNIX
62 (0.629 %)Linux
62 (0.629 %)Windows 2000
71 (0.314 %)VMS
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
136 (11.32 %)Migration
231 (9.748 %)Project Management
231 (9.748 %)Agile Software Development
330 (9.434 %)OO
415 (4.717 %)SOA
415 (4.717 %)Web Development
512 (3.774 %)B2B
512 (3.774 %)UML
512 (3.774 %)Unit Testing
611 (3.459 %)B2C
710 (3.145 %)ERP
710 (3.145 %)Security Cleared
87 (2.201 %)OOP
87 (2.201 %)Scrum
95 (1.572 %)Data Migration
95 (1.572 %)System Testing
95 (1.572 %)CRM
95 (1.572 %)Content Management
95 (1.572 %)Information Management
103 (0.943 %)RAD
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1184 (57.86 %)VB.NET
2183 (57.55 %)C#
3176 (55.35 %)VB6
4131 (41.19 %)SQL
578 (24.53 %)Transact-SQL
647 (14.78 %)Java
736 (11.32 %)VBA
831 (9.748 %)JavaScript
929 (9.119 %)C++
1011 (3.459 %)VBScript
118 (2.516 %)C
125 (1.572 %)PHP
132 (0.629 %)Perl
132 (0.629 %)PowerShell
141 (0.314 %)Delphi
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
127 (8.491 %)Degree
25 (1.572 %)ISEB
34 (1.258 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (0.314 %)MCSE
41 (0.314 %)HND
41 (0.314 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.629 %)QA
21 (0.314 %)SLA
Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.314 %)Active Directory
Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.314 %)MIIS
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
188 (27.67 %)Microsoft
29 (2.830 %)Oracle
37 (2.201 %)ESRI
37 (2.201 %)Business Objects
37 (2.201 %)Meridio
45 (1.572 %)Sybase
45 (1.572 %)Metastorm
54 (1.258 %)Citrix
63 (0.943 %)IBM
72 (0.629 %)Visualfiles
81 (0.314 %)Unisys
81 (0.314 %)Progress
81 (0.314 %)Lotus
81 (0.314 %)BEA
81 (0.314 %)Cisco