Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the Worcestershire 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
Rank3735
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads2016
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.007 %
As % of the category below6.601 %6.695 %
Salaries quoted2014
Average minimum salary£29,650£25,267
Average salary£32,825£30,400
% change on same period last year+7.97 %
Average maximum salary£36,000£35,533
UK excluding London average salary£32,839£33,612
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Worcestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads303239
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.163 %0.100 %
Salaries quoted277212
Average minimum salary£31,118£28,691
Average salary£33,689£30,738
% change on same period last year+9.60 %
Average maximum salary£36,259£32,784
UK excluding London average salary£35,268£35,641
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
VB West MidlandsVB
West Midlands

VB
Demand Trend

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

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

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

Worcestershire VB Salary Histogram

VB
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
WorcesterDown-411£33,955+18.67 %
RedditchUp+54£30,500+32.60 %
VB West MidlandsVB
West Midlands

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

162 (72.09 %).NET
253 (61.63 %)SQL
352 (60.47 %)VB.NET
449 (56.98 %)VB6
544 (51.16 %)Oracle
637 (43.02 %)HTML
730 (34.88 %)Java
730 (34.88 %)JavaScript
730 (34.88 %)PL/SQL
829 (33.72 %)OLAP
829 (33.72 %)Oracle OLAP
928 (32.56 %)Oracle 9i
928 (32.56 %)Oracle 10g
1022 (25.58 %)SQL Server
1121 (24.42 %)ASP.NET
1216 (18.60 %)ASP
1216 (18.60 %)Microsoft
1314 (16.28 %)Windows
1314 (16.28 %)Delphi
1413 (15.12 %)C#
1413 (15.12 %)XML
1413 (15.12 %)MS Excel
1511 (12.79 %)PHP
1610 (11.63 %)MySQL
178 (9.302 %)XSL
178 (9.302 %)RDBMS
178 (9.302 %)Project Management
187 (8.140 %)OO
187 (8.140 %)Billing
196 (6.977 %)AJAX

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Worcestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
162 (72.09 %).NET
237 (43.02 %)HTML
321 (24.42 %)ASP.NET
416 (18.60 %)ASP
513 (15.12 %)XML
68 (9.302 %)XSL
76 (6.977 %)AJAX
85 (5.814 %)J2ME
94 (4.651 %)CGI
102 (2.326 %)WinForms
102 (2.326 %)CSS
102 (2.326 %)WebServices
102 (2.326 %)WCF
102 (2.326 %)WPF
102 (2.326 %)WF
111 (1.163 %)Drupal
111 (1.163 %)ODBC
111 (1.163 %)ADO.NET
111 (1.163 %)DAO
111 (1.163 %).NET Framework
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.163 %)IIS
11 (1.163 %)Apache
Worcestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (15.12 %)MS Excel
22 (2.326 %)MS Visio
31 (1.163 %)MS Project
31 (1.163 %)MS Office
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.163 %)Oracle Applications
11 (1.163 %)GoldMine
11 (1.163 %)Line 500
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.163 %)VPN
11 (1.163 %)Internet
11 (1.163 %)Wireless
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (33.72 %)OLAP
129 (33.72 %)Oracle OLAP
228 (32.56 %)Oracle 9i
228 (32.56 %)Oracle 10g
322 (25.58 %)SQL Server
410 (11.63 %)MySQL
58 (9.302 %)RDBMS
66 (6.977 %)Crystal Reports
74 (4.651 %)SQL Server 2005
81 (1.163 %)SQLPlus
81 (1.163 %)FileMaker
81 (1.163 %)GIS
81 (1.163 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (3.488 %)Omnis Studio
22 (2.326 %)Visual Studio
Worcestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (8.140 %)Billing
26 (6.977 %)Banking
26 (6.977 %)Pharmaceutical
34 (4.651 %)Automotive
43 (3.488 %)Education
43 (3.488 %)Retail
52 (2.326 %)Finance
52 (2.326 %)Manufacturing
61 (1.163 %)Health
61 (1.163 %)Pensions
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
169 (80.23 %)Developer
229 (33.72 %)Oracle Developer
319 (22.09 %).NET Developer
413 (15.12 %)VB.NET Developer
59 (10.47 %)Applications Support
66 (6.977 %)VB Developer
75 (5.814 %)Software Developer
75 (5.814 %)VB6 Developer
84 (4.651 %)ASP Developer
84 (4.651 %)PHP Developer
84 (4.651 %)Web Developer
93 (3.488 %)Analyst
93 (3.488 %)Software Engineer
93 (3.488 %)Analyst Programmer
93 (3.488 %)Programmer
93 (3.488 %)C# Developer
102 (2.326 %)Embedded Software Engineer
102 (2.326 %)Senior Developer
102 (2.326 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
102 (2.326 %)ASP.NET Developer
Worcestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (3.488 %)EPoS
22 (2.326 %)Tandem
22 (2.326 %)Computer Science
31 (1.163 %)SCADA
31 (1.163 %)Mathematics
31 (1.163 %)Physics
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (16.28 %)Windows
21 (1.163 %)AIX
21 (1.163 %)Linux
21 (1.163 %)Windows XP
21 (1.163 %)Mac OS X
21 (1.163 %)Windows CE
21 (1.163 %)Palm OS
21 (1.163 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (1.163 %)Mac OS X Server
21 (1.163 %)UNIX
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (9.302 %)Project Management
27 (8.140 %)OO
35 (5.814 %)Software Engineering
43 (3.488 %)E-Commerce
52 (2.326 %)Scrum
61 (1.163 %)Web Design
61 (1.163 %)UML
61 (1.163 %)OOD
61 (1.163 %)Migration
61 (1.163 %)Technical Architecture
61 (1.163 %)Business Development
61 (1.163 %)Security Cleared
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
153 (61.63 %)SQL
252 (60.47 %)VB.NET
349 (56.98 %)VB6
430 (34.88 %)PL/SQL
430 (34.88 %)Java
430 (34.88 %)JavaScript
514 (16.28 %)Delphi
613 (15.12 %)C#
711 (12.79 %)PHP
84 (4.651 %)C
84 (4.651 %)Embedded C
93 (3.488 %)C++
101 (1.163 %)VBA
101 (1.163 %)Embedded C++
Worcestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.326 %)Degree
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.488 %)QA
Worcestershire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.163 %)Terminal Server
11 (1.163 %)Terminal Services
Worcestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
144 (51.16 %)Oracle
216 (18.60 %)Microsoft
36 (6.977 %)Sage
42 (2.326 %)Sun
51 (1.163 %)Hitachi