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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) skills within the 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic (VB)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1722
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads733797
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.424 %0.343 %
As % of the category below16.49 %13.77 %
Salaries quoted656709
Average minimum salary£28,999£27,764
Average salary£31,211£29,988
% change on same period last year+4.07 %
Average maximum salary£33,423£32,213
UK excluding London average salary£33,077£33,686
% change on same period last year-1.80 %
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads44465786
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.574 %2.490 %
Salaries quoted37724843
Average minimum salary£30,274£29,566
Average salary£32,643£31,866
% change on same period last year+2.43 %
Average maximum salary£35,013£34,167
UK excluding London average salary£35,506£35,791
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
VB EnglandVB
England

VB
Demand Trend

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

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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire VB Salary Trend

VB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
West YorkshireUp+8460£31,428+3.36 %
South YorkshireDown-1207£30,094+4.80 %
North YorkshireDown-571£32,165-1.12 %
East YorkshireDown-256£30,167+6.18 %
VB EnglandVB
England

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the 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.

11114 (79.18 %).NET
2752 (53.45 %)SQL
3714 (50.75 %)SQL Server
4696 (49.47 %)C#
5684 (48.61 %)VB6
6553 (39.30 %)VB.NET
7479 (34.04 %)ASP.NET
8400 (28.43 %)XML
9343 (24.38 %)ASP
10324 (23.03 %)Oracle
11320 (22.74 %)Microsoft
12246 (17.48 %)Degree
13232 (16.49 %)JavaScript
14229 (16.28 %)Windows
15225 (15.99 %)C++
16203 (14.43 %)OO
17184 (13.08 %)Finance
18180 (12.79 %)CSS
19165 (11.73 %)MS Excel
20159 (11.30 %).NET Framework
21158 (11.23 %)Visual Studio
22153 (10.87 %)HTML
23148 (10.52 %)XHTML
23148 (10.52 %)AJAX
24125 (8.884 %)Java
25119 (8.458 %)PL/SQL
26116 (8.244 %)WebServices
27114 (8.102 %)N-Tier
28110 (7.818 %)MS Access
29108 (7.676 %)VBA

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the 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.

Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11114 (79.18 %).NET
2479 (34.04 %)ASP.NET
3400 (28.43 %)XML
4343 (24.38 %)ASP
5180 (12.79 %)CSS
6159 (11.30 %).NET Framework
7153 (10.87 %)HTML
8148 (10.52 %)XHTML
8148 (10.52 %)AJAX
9116 (8.244 %)WebServices
10103 (7.321 %)XSLT
1198 (6.965 %)COM+
1283 (5.899 %)SOAP
1367 (4.762 %)ADO.NET
1449 (3.483 %)ADO
1530 (2.132 %)J2EE
1622 (1.564 %)ActiveX
1715 (1.066 %)JSP
1814 (0.995 %)WinForms
1913 (0.924 %)XSL
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
167 (4.762 %)SharePoint
237 (2.630 %)IIS
324 (1.706 %)BizTalk Server
414 (0.995 %)SharePoint Server 2007
58 (0.569 %)MQSeries
67 (0.498 %)CMS
75 (0.355 %)MS Exchange
83 (0.213 %)Lotus Domino
92 (0.142 %)Apache
92 (0.142 %)Tuxedo
92 (0.142 %)JBoss
92 (0.142 %)Documentum
92 (0.142 %)LiveLink
101 (0.071 %)WorkSite
Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1165 (11.73 %)MS Excel
228 (1.990 %)Photoshop
325 (1.777 %)MS Office
412 (0.853 %)Adobe Illustrator
59 (0.640 %)MS Visio
65 (0.355 %)AutoCAD
65 (0.355 %)InfoPath
73 (0.213 %)Spreadsheet
82 (0.142 %)InDesign
82 (0.142 %)QuarkXPress
91 (0.071 %)Fireworks
91 (0.071 %)MATLAB
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (0.426 %)Dynamics CRM
24 (0.284 %)GoldMine
24 (0.284 %)Pivotal CRM
24 (0.284 %)SalesLogix
32 (0.142 %)Microsoft CRM
32 (0.142 %)Staffware
32 (0.142 %)Oracle Applications
41 (0.071 %)Navision
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
150 (3.554 %)Intranet
234 (2.416 %)TCP/IP
331 (2.203 %)Internet
47 (0.498 %)FTP
54 (0.284 %)Ethernet
63 (0.213 %)Extranet
63 (0.213 %)Firewall
63 (0.213 %)CTI
72 (0.142 %)Wireless
72 (0.142 %)SAN
72 (0.142 %)DNS
81 (0.071 %)HTTPS
81 (0.071 %)SSL
81 (0.071 %)HTTP
81 (0.071 %)SNMP
81 (0.071 %)VPN
81 (0.071 %)Network Security
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1714 (50.75 %)SQL Server
2110 (7.818 %)MS Access
3102 (7.249 %)Crystal Reports
499 (7.036 %)RDBMS
588 (6.254 %)SQL Server 2005
677 (5.473 %)SQL Server 2000
755 (3.909 %)Oracle 9i
838 (2.701 %)Oracle 10g
935 (2.488 %)OLAP
1027 (1.919 %)MySQL
1122 (1.564 %)DTS
1219 (1.350 %)BusinessObjects
1219 (1.350 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1318 (1.279 %)Datawarehouse
1417 (1.208 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1514 (0.995 %)Cognos Powerplay
1613 (0.924 %)Oracle Reports
179 (0.640 %)Database Marketing
188 (0.569 %)Oracle OLAP
188 (0.569 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1158 (11.23 %)Visual Studio
220 (1.421 %)Flash
318 (1.279 %)VSS/SourceSafe
413 (0.924 %)Dreamweaver
511 (0.782 %)LabVIEW
67 (0.498 %)NUnit
76 (0.426 %)Rational Robot
83 (0.213 %)ClearQuest
83 (0.213 %)QuickTest Pro
83 (0.213 %)LoadRunner
83 (0.213 %)RequisitePro
92 (0.142 %)PowerBuilder
92 (0.142 %)JUnit
92 (0.142 %)TestDirector
101 (0.071 %)Eclipse
Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1184 (13.08 %)Finance
2103 (7.321 %)Marketing
386 (6.112 %)Health
471 (5.046 %)Pensions
559 (4.193 %)Insurance
651 (3.625 %)Retail
741 (2.914 %)Manufacturing
818 (1.279 %)Construction
914 (0.995 %)Financial Institution
109 (0.640 %)Back Office
109 (0.640 %)Electronics
118 (0.569 %)Legal
127 (0.498 %)Banking
127 (0.498 %)Law
136 (0.426 %)Multimedia
145 (0.355 %)Billing
154 (0.284 %)Investment Banking
154 (0.284 %)Electric
154 (0.284 %)Government
154 (0.284 %)Publishing
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1839 (59.63 %)Developer
2270 (19.19 %).NET Developer
3226 (16.06 %)Analyst
4166 (11.80 %)Programmer
5152 (10.80 %)Software Developer
6144 (10.23 %)VB Developer
7142 (10.09 %)C# Developer
8122 (8.671 %)Senior Developer
9114 (8.102 %)VB.NET Developer
1098 (6.965 %)Analyst Programmer
1193 (6.610 %)Web Developer
1290 (6.397 %)Software Engineer
1371 (5.046 %)Support Analyst
1454 (3.838 %)ASP.NET Developer
1551 (3.625 %)Team Leader
1650 (3.554 %)VB6 Developer
1746 (3.269 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1845 (3.198 %)Applications Support
1942 (2.985 %)SQL Developer
2040 (2.843 %).NET Programmer
Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1114 (8.102 %)N-Tier
230 (2.132 %)Computer Science
326 (1.848 %)EPoS
419 (1.350 %)Streaming Media
518 (1.279 %)Client/Server
616 (1.137 %)AS400
616 (1.137 %)Data Protection Act
714 (0.995 %)Data Extraction
714 (0.995 %)Mathematics
714 (0.995 %)W3C
812 (0.853 %)Management Information System
911 (0.782 %)NHS
1010 (0.711 %)Mainframe
1010 (0.711 %)IPTV
114 (0.284 %)Derivative
114 (0.284 %)Clustering
114 (0.284 %)Equities
114 (0.284 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
123 (0.213 %)IVR
132 (0.142 %)VSAM
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1229 (16.28 %)Windows
269 (4.904 %)Windows 2000
368 (4.833 %)Windows XP
461 (4.335 %)UNIX
559 (4.193 %)Windows NT
640 (2.843 %)Windows Server 2003
722 (1.564 %)Windows Vista
814 (0.995 %)Windows 2000 Server
97 (0.498 %)Linux
102 (0.142 %)AIX
102 (0.142 %)HPUX
102 (0.142 %)Solaris
102 (0.142 %)MVS
102 (0.142 %)Windows Mobile
111 (0.071 %)Windows CE
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1203 (14.43 %)OO
288 (6.254 %)SOA
371 (5.046 %)Software Engineering
470 (4.975 %)Project Management
566 (4.691 %)CRM
658 (4.122 %)UML
752 (3.696 %)PRINCE2
851 (3.625 %)Test Scripting
939 (2.772 %)Unit Testing
939 (2.772 %)Business Intelligence
1037 (2.630 %)Requirements Analysis
1133 (2.345 %)Migration
1231 (2.203 %)Web Design
1231 (2.203 %)Asset Management
1327 (1.919 %)Content Management
1426 (1.848 %)Web Development
1524 (1.706 %)RAD
1621 (1.493 %)Data Analysis
1719 (1.350 %)E-Commerce
1719 (1.350 %)DRM
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1752 (53.45 %)SQL
2696 (49.47 %)C#
3684 (48.61 %)VB6
4553 (39.30 %)VB.NET
5232 (16.49 %)JavaScript
6225 (15.99 %)C++
7125 (8.884 %)Java
8119 (8.458 %)PL/SQL
9108 (7.676 %)VBA
10102 (7.249 %)Transact-SQL
1180 (5.686 %)C
1237 (2.630 %)VBScript
1336 (2.559 %)PHP
1423 (1.635 %)Perl
1516 (1.137 %)RPG
1614 (0.995 %)DHTML
1614 (0.995 %)ActionScript
1712 (0.853 %)VC++
1811 (0.782 %)Python
199 (0.640 %)Delphi
Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1246 (17.48 %)Degree
250 (3.554 %)Microsoft Certification
333 (2.345 %)MCSD
416 (1.137 %)PRINCE2 Certification
512 (0.853 %)HND
67 (0.498 %)HNC
67 (0.498 %)ISEB
75 (0.355 %)MCAD
83 (0.213 %)MCSE
92 (0.142 %)MCDBA
92 (0.142 %)Postgraduate
101 (0.071 %)Sun Certification
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
179 (5.615 %)WAI
239 (2.772 %)QA
321 (1.493 %)TickIT
411 (0.782 %)SLA
51 (0.071 %)ISO9001
Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
125 (1.777 %)Active Directory
25 (0.355 %)MSMQ
32 (0.142 %)AquaLogic
32 (0.142 %)VMware Infrastructure
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.142 %)OpenView
21 (0.071 %)NNM
21 (0.071 %)OVPI
Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1324 (23.03 %)Oracle
2320 (22.74 %)Microsoft
319 (1.350 %)Business Objects
319 (1.350 %)Citrix
418 (1.279 %)Cognos
512 (0.853 %)TIBCO
611 (0.782 %)Sybase
77 (0.498 %)JD Edwards
77 (0.498 %)BT
85 (0.355 %)Metastorm
85 (0.355 %)VMware
85 (0.355 %)Visualfiles
85 (0.355 %)Epicor
85 (0.355 %)SAP
85 (0.355 %)Adobe
94 (0.284 %)Siebel
94 (0.284 %)Apple
94 (0.284 %)Marshal
94 (0.284 %)Acxiom
103 (0.213 %)Lotus