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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Warrington 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2533
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads3731
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.013 %
As % of the category below11.71 %8.659 %
Salaries quoted3629
Average minimum salary£28,056£25,865
Average salary£30,792£27,641
% change on same period last year+11.39 %
Average maximum salary£33,528£29,417
UK excluding London average salary£33,087£33,686
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
Warrington IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Warrington
Matching permanent IT job ads316358
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.184 %0.154 %
Salaries quoted297313
Average minimum salary£28,998£28,648
Average salary£31,459£31,362
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Average maximum salary£33,920£34,076
UK excluding London average salary£35,513£35,793
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
VB CheshireVB
Cheshire

VB
Demand Trend

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

Warrington 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 Warrington region.

Warrington VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the Warrington region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Warrington VB Salary Histogram

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Warrington 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.

164 (62.14 %)SQL
247 (45.63 %)Windows
346 (44.66 %).NET
440 (38.83 %)SQL Server
539 (37.86 %)VB.NET
637 (35.92 %)Citrix
736 (34.95 %)Perl
828 (27.18 %)ASP.NET
927 (26.21 %)VB6
1026 (25.24 %)Terminal Server
1125 (24.27 %)C#
1125 (24.27 %)Software Testing
1221 (20.39 %)Microsoft
1318 (17.48 %)SQL Server 2000
1318 (17.48 %)Degree
1417 (16.50 %)Crystal Reports
1515 (14.56 %)C++
1614 (13.59 %)Automated Testing
1713 (12.62 %)VBScript
1713 (12.62 %)XML
1713 (12.62 %)SQL Server 2005
1812 (11.65 %)Performance Testing
1812 (11.65 %)WebServices
1812 (11.65 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1911 (10.68 %)ASP
1911 (10.68 %)VBA
1911 (10.68 %)Pensions
2010 (9.709 %).NET Framework
2010 (9.709 %)JavaScript
218 (7.767 %)IIS

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Warrington 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.

Warrington IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
146 (44.66 %).NET
228 (27.18 %)ASP.NET
313 (12.62 %)XML
412 (11.65 %)WebServices
511 (10.68 %)ASP
610 (9.709 %).NET Framework
77 (6.796 %)ASP.NET 2.0
77 (6.796 %)AJAX
77 (6.796 %)HTML
77 (6.796 %)SOAP
85 (4.854 %)J2EE
85 (4.854 %)J2SE
93 (2.913 %)WinForms
93 (2.913 %)XSD
101 (0.971 %)XML Messaging
Warrington IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (7.767 %)IIS
27 (6.796 %)MTS
35 (4.854 %)CMS
43 (2.913 %)BizTalk Server
Warrington IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (6.796 %)MS Excel
23 (2.913 %)MS Visio
32 (1.942 %)MS Office
Warrington IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (2.913 %)Intranet
Warrington IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
140 (38.83 %)SQL Server
218 (17.48 %)SQL Server 2000
317 (16.50 %)Crystal Reports
413 (12.62 %)SQL Server 2005
512 (11.65 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
65 (4.854 %)OLAP
65 (4.854 %)Datawarehouse
65 (4.854 %)DTS
71 (0.971 %)RDBMS
71 (0.971 %)UniData
71 (0.971 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (0.971 %)MS Access
Warrington IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.971 %)Visual Studio
11 (0.971 %)TestDirector
11 (0.971 %)PowerBuilder
11 (0.971 %)ProC
Warrington IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (10.68 %)Pensions
27 (6.796 %)Health
35 (4.854 %)Finance
35 (4.854 %)Marketing
44 (3.883 %)Manufacturing
53 (2.913 %)Insurance
62 (1.942 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (0.971 %)Retail
71 (0.971 %)Education
71 (0.971 %)Government
Warrington IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
138 (36.89 %)Tester
233 (32.04 %)Software Tester
326 (25.24 %)Developer
414 (13.59 %).NET Developer
513 (12.62 %)Software Engineer
611 (10.68 %)VB Developer
79 (8.738 %)Analyst
88 (7.767 %)Programmer
88 (7.767 %)ASP.NET Developer
97 (6.796 %)VB.NET Developer
97 (6.796 %)VB6 Developer
106 (5.825 %)MI Analyst
106 (5.825 %)Team Leader
115 (4.854 %)C# Software Engineer
115 (4.854 %)Graduate
115 (4.854 %)Software Developer
115 (4.854 %)Technical Lead
115 (4.854 %).NET Software Engineer
115 (4.854 %)Software Team Leader
124 (3.883 %)VB.NET Programmer
Warrington IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (4.854 %)Management Information System
24 (3.883 %)SCADA
33 (2.913 %)PDA
41 (0.971 %)Client/Server
41 (0.971 %)Device Driver
41 (0.971 %)Mathematics
41 (0.971 %)Physics
41 (0.971 %)Computer Science
41 (0.971 %)Data Conversion
Warrington IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
147 (45.63 %)Windows
24 (3.883 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (3.883 %)Windows Mobile
24 (3.883 %)Windows 2000 Server
33 (2.913 %)Windows NT
33 (2.913 %)Windows CE
41 (0.971 %)UNIX
Warrington IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (24.27 %)Software Testing
214 (13.59 %)Automated Testing
312 (11.65 %)Performance Testing
47 (6.796 %)Business Intelligence
55 (4.854 %)Process Management
63 (2.913 %)Regression Testing
63 (2.913 %)B2B
63 (2.913 %)Manual Testing
63 (2.913 %)System Testing
72 (1.942 %)Test Scripting
72 (1.942 %)ERP
81 (0.971 %)Requirements Analysis
81 (0.971 %)Operations Research
81 (0.971 %)OO
81 (0.971 %)SSADM
81 (0.971 %)Logistics
81 (0.971 %)Change Management
Warrington IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
164 (62.14 %)SQL
239 (37.86 %)VB.NET
336 (34.95 %)Perl
427 (26.21 %)VB6
525 (24.27 %)C#
615 (14.56 %)C++
713 (12.62 %)VBScript
811 (10.68 %)VBA
910 (9.709 %)JavaScript
107 (6.796 %)C
107 (6.796 %)Java
115 (4.854 %)Fortran
124 (3.883 %)Delphi
133 (2.913 %)Transact-SQL
Warrington IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (17.48 %)Degree
28 (7.767 %)Microsoft Certification
37 (6.796 %)MCSD
45 (4.854 %)HND
51 (0.971 %)ISEB
Warrington IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.942 %)21 CFR Part 11
12 (1.942 %)QA
Warrington IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
126 (25.24 %)Terminal Server
23 (2.913 %)Terminal Services
31 (0.971 %)MetaFrame
Warrington IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
137 (35.92 %)Citrix
221 (20.39 %)Microsoft
37 (6.796 %)Dundas
41 (0.971 %)Oracle
41 (0.971 %)Sun
41 (0.971 %)HP
41 (0.971 %)BT
41 (0.971 %)VMware