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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Wirral 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1113
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads38
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below12.00 %21.05 %
Salaries quoted38
Average minimum salary£31,667£25,750
Average salary£31,667£29,813
% change on same period last year+6.21 %
Average maximum salary£31,667£33,875
UK excluding London average salary£32,839£33,612
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
Wirral IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Wirral
Matching permanent IT job ads2538
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.016 %
Salaries quoted2136
Average minimum salary£30,094£27,068
Average salary£30,854£29,381
% change on same period last year+5.01 %
Average maximum salary£31,615£31,693
UK excluding London average salary£35,268£35,641
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
VB MerseysideVB
Merseyside

VB
Demand Trend

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

Wirral 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 Wirral region.

Wirral VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the Wirral region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Wirral VB Salary Histogram

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Wirral 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.

15 (100.00 %)SQL
15 (100.00 %)VB6
23 (60.00 %)SQL Server
32 (40.00 %)ASP
32 (40.00 %)Python
32 (40.00 %)VBScript
32 (40.00 %)C#
32 (40.00 %)C++
32 (40.00 %)Java
32 (40.00 %)JavaScript
32 (40.00 %)Perl
32 (40.00 %)PHP
32 (40.00 %).NET
32 (40.00 %)MySQL
32 (40.00 %)Health
32 (40.00 %)Ruby
32 (40.00 %)Ruby on Rails
41 (20.00 %)Unica
41 (20.00 %)Time Management
41 (20.00 %)AJAX
41 (20.00 %)Teradata
41 (20.00 %)Oracle
41 (20.00 %)Alterian
41 (20.00 %)Data Analysis
41 (20.00 %)VB.NET
41 (20.00 %)VBA
41 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
41 (20.00 %)Client/Server
41 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
41 (20.00 %)ASP.NET

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Wirral 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.

Wirral IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %).NET
12 (40.00 %)ASP
12 (40.00 %)Ruby on Rails
21 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (20.00 %)DCOM
21 (20.00 %)WebServices
21 (20.00 %)AJAX
Wirral IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (60.00 %)SQL Server
22 (40.00 %)MySQL
Wirral IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Health
Wirral IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Developer
21 (20.00 %)Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Data Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Oracle Developer
21 (20.00 %).NET Developer
21 (20.00 %)C# Developer
21 (20.00 %)VB.NET Developer
21 (20.00 %)VB Developer
21 (20.00 %)SQL Developer
21 (20.00 %)SQL Server Developer
21 (20.00 %)VB6 Developer
21 (20.00 %)Software Developer
Wirral IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Client/Server
Wirral IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)OOA/OOD
11 (20.00 %)OO
11 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
11 (20.00 %)Data Analysis
11 (20.00 %)Time Management
Wirral IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)SQL
15 (100.00 %)VB6
22 (40.00 %)Ruby
22 (40.00 %)Python
22 (40.00 %)VBScript
22 (40.00 %)C#
22 (40.00 %)C++
22 (40.00 %)Java
22 (40.00 %)JavaScript
22 (40.00 %)Perl
22 (40.00 %)PHP
31 (20.00 %)VB.NET
31 (20.00 %)VBA
31 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
Wirral IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Oracle
11 (20.00 %)Teradata
11 (20.00 %)Alterian
11 (20.00 %)Unica