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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the West Yorkshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1619
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads390477
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.261 %0.213 %
As % of the category below17.42 %15.40 %
Salaries quoted359433
Average minimum salary£30,487£28,527
Average salary£32,656£30,684
% change on same period last year+6.42 %
Average maximum salary£34,826£32,841
UK excluding London average salary£33,320£34,037
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads22393097
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.497 %1.382 %
Salaries quoted19932709
Average minimum salary£30,212£29,294
Average salary£32,725£31,689
% change on same period last year+3.26 %
Average maximum salary£35,238£34,085
UK excluding London average salary£35,731£35,965
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
VB YorkshireVB
Yorkshire

VB
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

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

West Yorkshire 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 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
LeedsDown-7161£31,901+1.40 %
BradfordUp+292£30,355+7.30 %
HalifaxDown-391£35,831+20.35 %
KeighleyNew entry-9£28,500-
WakefieldUp+105£31,600+8.65 %
OtleyNew entry-4£24,500-
WetherbyUp+73£22,167-26.11 %
HuddersfieldDown-143£27,000-21.96 %
BatleyDown-52£27,000-5.81 %
VB YorkshireVB
Yorkshire

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

1598 (73.92 %).NET
2454 (56.12 %)SQL
3411 (50.80 %)C#
4388 (47.96 %)VB6
5356 (44.00 %)SQL Server
6300 (37.08 %)VB.NET
7240 (29.67 %)Oracle
8228 (28.18 %)XML
9206 (25.46 %)ASP.NET
10198 (24.47 %)Microsoft
11182 (22.50 %)Finance
12174 (21.51 %)OO
13162 (20.02 %)ASP
14138 (17.06 %)Visual Studio
15127 (15.70 %)Windows
16113 (13.97 %)Degree
17111 (13.72 %)PL/SQL
18110 (13.60 %).NET Framework
19107 (13.23 %)N-Tier
2097 (11.99 %)MS Excel
2192 (11.37 %)SOA
2291 (11.25 %)JavaScript
2389 (11.00 %)VBA
2486 (10.63 %)HTML
2486 (10.63 %)Marketing
2576 (9.394 %)Oracle 9i
2673 (9.023 %)Windows 2000
2772 (8.900 %)Insurance
2869 (8.529 %)Windows XP
2964 (7.911 %)CSS

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1598 (73.92 %).NET
2228 (28.18 %)XML
3206 (25.46 %)ASP.NET
4162 (20.02 %)ASP
5110 (13.60 %).NET Framework
686 (10.63 %)HTML
764 (7.911 %)CSS
845 (5.562 %)XHTML
942 (5.192 %)AJAX
1035 (4.326 %)WebServices
1133 (4.079 %)ADO
1227 (3.337 %)ADO.NET
1322 (2.719 %)COM+
1419 (2.349 %)J2EE
1516 (1.978 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1613 (1.607 %)XSLT
1711 (1.360 %)XSL
189 (1.112 %)DAO
194 (0.494 %)Spring
194 (0.494 %)Middleware
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
149 (6.057 %)SharePoint
235 (4.326 %)IIS
319 (2.349 %)BizTalk Server
410 (1.236 %)CMS
59 (1.112 %)SharePoint Server 2007
64 (0.494 %)Lotus Domino
72 (0.247 %)Tuxedo
72 (0.247 %)MQSeries
72 (0.247 %)CICS
81 (0.124 %)SAS
81 (0.124 %)WorkSite
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
197 (11.99 %)MS Excel
213 (1.607 %)MS Office
312 (1.483 %)Photoshop
312 (1.483 %)Adobe Illustrator
410 (1.236 %)AutoCAD
52 (0.247 %)QuarkXPress
52 (0.247 %)MS Project
52 (0.247 %)InDesign
52 (0.247 %)MS PowerPoint
52 (0.247 %)Spreadsheet
61 (0.124 %)CA Clarity
61 (0.124 %)MS Visio
61 (0.124 %)Fireworks
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (0.494 %)Oracle Applications
14 (0.494 %)Pivotal CRM
22 (0.247 %)Staffware
31 (0.124 %)Microsoft CRM
31 (0.124 %)Dynamics CRM
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
134 (4.203 %)Intranet
229 (3.585 %)TCP/IP
311 (1.360 %)Internet
43 (0.371 %)CTI
43 (0.371 %)Firewall
43 (0.371 %)Ethernet
52 (0.247 %)SAN
61 (0.124 %)3G
61 (0.124 %)Wi-Fi
61 (0.124 %)Wireless
61 (0.124 %)HSDPA
61 (0.124 %)WiMAX
61 (0.124 %)SNMP
61 (0.124 %)ADSL
61 (0.124 %)GPRS
61 (0.124 %)VPN
61 (0.124 %)DNS
61 (0.124 %)SSL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1356 (44.00 %)SQL Server
276 (9.394 %)Oracle 9i
361 (7.540 %)SQL Server 2005
456 (6.922 %)Crystal Reports
554 (6.675 %)Oracle 10g
652 (6.428 %)SQL Server 2000
739 (4.821 %)OLAP
824 (2.967 %)MS Access
923 (2.843 %)BusinessObjects
1018 (2.225 %)RDBMS
1114 (1.731 %)Cognos Powerplay
1114 (1.731 %)Oracle OLAP
1213 (1.607 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
139 (1.112 %)DTS
148 (0.989 %)Datawarehouse
156 (0.742 %)Database Marketing
165 (0.618 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
165 (0.618 %)SQL Server Integration Services
165 (0.618 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
165 (0.618 %)MySQL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1138 (17.06 %)Visual Studio
216 (1.978 %)Flash
313 (1.607 %)Dreamweaver
49 (1.112 %)LoadRunner
58 (0.989 %)TestDirector
66 (0.742 %)QuickTest Pro
72 (0.247 %)PowerBuilder
72 (0.247 %)JUnit
81 (0.124 %)NUnit
81 (0.124 %)VSS/SourceSafe
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1182 (22.50 %)Finance
286 (10.63 %)Marketing
372 (8.900 %)Insurance
445 (5.562 %)Pensions
537 (4.574 %)Health
631 (3.832 %)Retail
714 (1.731 %)Manufacturing
89 (1.112 %)Legal
89 (1.112 %)Financial Institution
98 (0.989 %)Construction
107 (0.865 %)Law
115 (0.618 %)Electric
124 (0.494 %)Telecoms
124 (0.494 %)Banking
124 (0.494 %)Billing
133 (0.371 %)Government
142 (0.247 %)Education
142 (0.247 %)Advertising
142 (0.247 %)Publishing
142 (0.247 %)Graphic Design
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1532 (65.76 %)Developer
2184 (22.74 %)Analyst
3159 (19.65 %).NET Developer
488 (10.88 %)VB Developer
584 (10.38 %)Senior Developer
678 (9.642 %)Programmer
774 (9.147 %)C# Developer
870 (8.653 %)Software Developer
962 (7.664 %)Web Developer
1058 (7.169 %)Analyst Programmer
1144 (5.439 %)VB.NET Developer
1241 (5.068 %)Analyst Developer
1241 (5.068 %)Graduate
1337 (4.574 %)Junior
1436 (4.450 %)Support Analyst
1535 (4.326 %)Junior Developer
1631 (3.832 %)Applications Developer
1730 (3.708 %)ASP.NET Developer
1829 (3.585 %)Team Leader
1829 (3.585 %).NET Programmer
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1107 (13.23 %)N-Tier
219 (2.349 %)Data Extraction
314 (1.731 %)Client/Server
413 (1.607 %)EPoS
413 (1.607 %)Computer Science
58 (0.989 %)AS400
66 (0.742 %)Management Information System
66 (0.742 %)Data Protection Act
75 (0.618 %)Mathematics
84 (0.494 %)SCADA
84 (0.494 %)Mainframe
84 (0.494 %)Clustering
93 (0.371 %)IVR
102 (0.247 %)DataPower
111 (0.124 %)PDA
111 (0.124 %)Exotic Derivative
111 (0.124 %)Derivative
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1127 (15.70 %)Windows
273 (9.023 %)Windows 2000
369 (8.529 %)Windows XP
463 (7.787 %)Windows NT
529 (3.585 %)UNIX
623 (2.843 %)Windows Server 2003
75 (0.618 %)Windows Vista
83 (0.371 %)Windows 2000 Server
92 (0.247 %)Windows Mobile
92 (0.247 %)AIX
92 (0.247 %)HPUX
101 (0.124 %)Linux
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1174 (21.51 %)OO
292 (11.37 %)SOA
358 (7.169 %)Test Scripting
452 (6.428 %)CRM
541 (5.068 %)Business Intelligence
640 (4.944 %)UML
733 (4.079 %)Project Management
831 (3.832 %)Web Design
831 (3.832 %)Unit Testing
831 (3.832 %)Web Development
925 (3.090 %)Software Engineering
925 (3.090 %)Asset Management
1024 (2.967 %)Data Analysis
1123 (2.843 %)PRINCE2
1222 (2.719 %)Migration
1315 (1.854 %)E-Commerce
1413 (1.607 %)OOD
1512 (1.483 %)Process Management
1512 (1.483 %)Workflow
1512 (1.483 %)Technical Architecture
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1454 (56.12 %)SQL
2411 (50.80 %)C#
3388 (47.96 %)VB6
4300 (37.08 %)VB.NET
5111 (13.72 %)PL/SQL
691 (11.25 %)JavaScript
789 (11.00 %)VBA
861 (7.540 %)Java
955 (6.799 %)C++
1031 (3.832 %)C
1031 (3.832 %)Transact-SQL
1115 (1.854 %)VBScript
1115 (1.854 %)PHP
1213 (1.607 %)ActionScript
138 (0.989 %)RPG
147 (0.865 %)Embedded C
155 (0.618 %)Assembly Language
164 (0.494 %)COBOL
173 (0.371 %)Delphi
182 (0.247 %)Perl
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1113 (13.97 %)Degree
236 (4.450 %)Microsoft Certification
325 (3.090 %)MCSD
414 (1.731 %)HND
414 (1.731 %)PRINCE2 Certification
512 (1.483 %)HNC
67 (0.865 %)ISEB
74 (0.494 %)MCAD
83 (0.371 %)Postgraduate
83 (0.371 %)MCSE
92 (0.247 %)MCDBA
101 (0.124 %)ITIL Certification
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (1.731 %)QA
23 (0.371 %)SLA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (0.742 %)Active Directory
22 (0.247 %)AquaLogic
31 (0.124 %)VMware Infrastructure
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.247 %)OpenView
21 (0.124 %)NNM
21 (0.124 %)OVPI
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1240 (29.67 %)Oracle
2198 (24.47 %)Microsoft
323 (2.843 %)Business Objects
417 (2.101 %)Cognos
55 (0.618 %)SAP
64 (0.494 %)Lotus
64 (0.494 %)Apple
64 (0.494 %)TIBCO
64 (0.494 %)VMware
64 (0.494 %)Sybase
73 (0.371 %)Avaya
82 (0.247 %)BEA
82 (0.247 %)Sun
82 (0.247 %)Compuware
82 (0.247 %)HP
82 (0.247 %)EMC
82 (0.247 %)Citrix
82 (0.247 %)Vignette
82 (0.247 %)IBM
82 (0.247 %)Adobe