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The table below looks at the demand for the VB Developer role in IT jobs within the West Yorkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VB Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Visual Basic Developer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank133145
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads4046
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.021 %
As % of the category below0.967 %0.798 %
Salaries quoted3539
Average minimum salary£26,870£27,300
Average salary£29,141£29,382
% change on same period last year-0.81 %
Average maximum salary£31,413£31,464
UK excluding London average salary£31,339£32,136
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads41375763
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.767 %2.571 %
Salaries quoted35274889
Average minimum salary£30,952£30,688
Average salary£33,610£33,286
% change on same period last year+0.97 %
Average maximum salary£36,268£35,884
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
VB Developer YorkshireVB Developer
Yorkshire

VB Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing VB Developer across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Yorkshire VB Developer Demand Trend

VB Developer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VB Developer across the West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire VB Developer Salary Trend

VB Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB Developer across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire VB Developer Salary Histogram

VB Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB Developer within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
LeedsUp+3825£28,160-2.89 %
BradfordDown-147£29,000-1.82 %
HalifaxDown-295£32,000+14.46 %
WakefieldNew entry-4£29,750-
HuddersfieldUp+22£27,000-19.40 %
VB Developer YorkshireVB Developer
Yorkshire

VB Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited VB Developer in their job title 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 with VB Developer in their job title.

188 (100.00 %)VB
280 (90.91 %).NET
361 (69.32 %)VB6
454 (61.36 %)C#
550 (56.82 %)SQL
633 (37.50 %)VB.NET
729 (32.95 %)SQL Server
729 (32.95 %)Finance
827 (30.68 %)Microsoft
924 (27.27 %)Windows
1021 (23.86 %)OO
1119 (21.59 %)Oracle
1218 (20.45 %)ASP.NET
1317 (19.32 %)XML
1317 (19.32 %)Degree
1416 (18.18 %)ASP
1514 (15.91 %)Visual Studio
1612 (13.64 %)Windows 2000
1710 (11.36 %)HNC
1710 (11.36 %)HND
1710 (11.36 %)Technical Architecture
189 (10.23 %)MS Excel
198 (9.091 %)N-Tier
207 (7.955 %).NET Framework
216 (6.818 %)Windows XP
216 (6.818 %)PL/SQL
225 (5.682 %)ADO
225 (5.682 %)CSS
225 (5.682 %)BizTalk Server
225 (5.682 %)DAO

VB Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited VB Developer in their job title 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 with VB Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
180 (90.91 %).NET
218 (20.45 %)ASP.NET
317 (19.32 %)XML
416 (18.18 %)ASP
57 (7.955 %).NET Framework
65 (5.682 %)DAO
65 (5.682 %)ADO
65 (5.682 %)CSS
74 (4.545 %)HTML
74 (4.545 %)AJAX
83 (3.409 %)ASP.NET 2.0
92 (2.273 %)Middleware
101 (1.136 %)Spring
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (5.682 %)BizTalk Server
21 (1.136 %)IIS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (10.23 %)MS Excel
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (32.95 %)SQL Server
24 (4.545 %)Oracle 9i
33 (3.409 %)Oracle 10g
42 (2.273 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (1.136 %)MS Access
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (15.91 %)Visual Studio
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
129 (32.95 %)Finance
23 (3.409 %)Insurance
32 (2.273 %)Pensions
32 (2.273 %)Financial Institution
41 (1.136 %)Health
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (9.091 %)N-Tier
22 (2.273 %)Mathematics
31 (1.136 %)Computer Science
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (27.27 %)Windows
212 (13.64 %)Windows 2000
36 (6.818 %)Windows XP
43 (3.409 %)Windows Vista
43 (3.409 %)Windows NT
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (23.86 %)OO
210 (11.36 %)Technical Architecture
34 (4.545 %)Migration
34 (4.545 %)SOA
34 (4.545 %)Unit Testing
43 (3.409 %)Configuration Management
52 (2.273 %)E-Commerce
52 (2.273 %)Web Development
52 (2.273 %)Test Scripting
52 (2.273 %)System Testing
52 (2.273 %)UML
61 (1.136 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (1.136 %)Data Analysis
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
188 (100.00 %)VB
261 (69.32 %)VB6
354 (61.36 %)C#
450 (56.82 %)SQL
533 (37.50 %)VB.NET
66 (6.818 %)PL/SQL
72 (2.273 %)JavaScript
72 (2.273 %)Transact-SQL
81 (1.136 %)VBScript
81 (1.136 %)C
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (19.32 %)Degree
210 (11.36 %)HNC
210 (11.36 %)HND
33 (3.409 %)Postgraduate
42 (2.273 %)Microsoft Certification
42 (2.273 %)MCSD
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.136 %)QA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (30.68 %)Microsoft
219 (21.59 %)Oracle