The first table below looks at the demand for VB skills in IT jobs advertised for the Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VB over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Yorkshire region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
Rank 117 92 59
Rank change year-on-year
-25 -33
Permanent jobs citing VB 107 141 180
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Yorkshire 1.924% 2.669% 3.642%
As % of the Programming Languages category 3.610% 4.961% 6.667%
Number of salaries quoted 84 114 153
Average salary £32,500 £33,500 £31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.98% +8.06%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £25,650 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
- +2.94%
All Programming Languages
Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
2964 2842 2700
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Yorkshire 53.29% 53.81% 54.62%
Number of salaries quoted 2401 2495 2358
Average salary £34,000 £33,000 £32,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.03% +3.12%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £25,000 £24,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £42,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
VB
England

VB
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire VB Jobs Demand Trend

VB
Salary Trend

This 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

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

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 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
West Yorkshire -2 71 £32,500 -7.14%
North Yorkshire -9 23 £32,500 -
South Yorkshire +2 21 £23,000 -30.30%
VB
England

VB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, 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.

1 237 (71.82%) .NET
2 198 (60.00%) SQL Server
3 171 (51.82%) SQL
4 145 (43.94%) C#
5 130 (39.39%) ASP.NET
6 125 (37.88%) Microsoft
7 111 (33.64%) VB.NET
8 92 (27.88%) VB6
9 72 (21.82%) Finance
10 62 (18.79%) HTML
11 60 (18.18%) MS Excel
12 53 (16.06%) Oracle
13 51 (15.45%) ASP
14 46 (13.94%) Windows
14 46 (13.94%) JavaScript
15 43 (13.03%) CSS
16 42 (12.73%) VBScript
17 39 (11.82%) MVC
17 39 (11.82%) WinForms
18 38 (11.52%) Visual Studio
19 35 (10.61%) Web Services
20 34 (10.30%) XML
21 33 (10.00%) Cognos
22 28 (8.485%) Cognos Impromptu
22 28 (8.485%) OO
22 28 (8.485%) C++
22 28 (8.485%) Degree
22 28 (8.485%) NorthgateArinso
23 27 (8.182%) Web Development
24 26 (7.879%) SQL Server 2008

VB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 237 (71.82%) .NET
2 130 (39.39%) ASP.NET
3 62 (18.79%) HTML
4 51 (15.45%) ASP
5 43 (13.03%) CSS
6 39 (11.82%) WinForms
7 35 (10.61%) Web Services
8 34 (10.30%) XML
9 25 (7.576%) jQuery
10 21 (6.364%) ASP.NET MVC
11 18 (5.455%) ASP.NET MVC 4
11 18 (5.455%) WCF
12 17 (5.152%) Ninject
13 14 (4.242%) Silverlight
13 14 (4.242%) SOAP
14 10 (3.030%) Node.js
14 10 (3.030%) KnockoutJS
15 9 (2.727%) Ajax
16 8 (2.424%) .NET Framework
16 8 (2.424%) JSON
Application Platforms
1 22 (6.667%) IIS
2 17 (5.152%) SharePoint
3 11 (3.333%) SAP Portal
3 11 (3.333%) SharePoint 2010
4 10 (3.030%) BizTalk Server
5 8 (2.424%) MS Exchange
5 8 (2.424%) Exchange Server 2010
6 5 (1.515%) WordPress
7 3 (0.909%) Exchange Server 2003
7 3 (0.909%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 3 (0.909%) Apache
8 2 (0.606%) CMS
8 2 (0.606%) DotNetNuke
9 1 (0.303%) Windows Azure
9 1 (0.303%) SAS
Applications
1 60 (18.18%) MS Excel
2 21 (6.364%) MS Office
3 6 (1.818%) Photoshop
4 5 (1.515%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (1.212%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (3.030%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.818%) BASE24
3 1 (0.303%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.636%) TCP/IP
2 10 (3.030%) Intranet
3 8 (2.424%) ATM
4 5 (1.515%) VPN
5 4 (1.212%) FTP
5 4 (1.212%) Internet
6 3 (0.909%) SAN
7 1 (0.303%) DNS
7 1 (0.303%) HTTP
7 1 (0.303%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 198 (60.00%) SQL Server
2 28 (8.485%) Cognos Impromptu
3 26 (7.879%) SQL Server 2008
4 25 (7.576%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 24 (7.273%) MS Access
6 22 (6.667%) SQL Server 2005
7 19 (5.758%) Crystal Reports
8 16 (4.848%) MySQL
9 8 (2.424%) NonStop SQL
9 8 (2.424%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 7 (2.121%) OLTP
10 7 (2.121%) Data Warehouse
11 6 (1.818%) DTS
12 5 (1.515%) SQL Server 2000
13 4 (1.212%) Oracle Reports
13 4 (1.212%) Oracle 8/8i
14 2 (0.606%) RDBMS
14 2 (0.606%) SQL Server 2012
15 1 (0.303%) Xcelsius
15 1 (0.303%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 38 (11.52%) Visual Studio
2 9 (2.727%) JIRA
3 8 (2.424%) Oracle Forms
4 7 (2.121%) Rhino Mocks
4 7 (2.121%) Moq
4 7 (2.121%) MSTest
4 7 (2.121%) MSI
4 7 (2.121%) Subversion
4 7 (2.121%) NUnit
5 6 (1.818%) InstallShield
5 6 (1.818%) Git (software)
5 6 (1.818%) Wise Package Studio
6 5 (1.515%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (0.909%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.303%) WebSpeed
8 1 (0.303%) QuickTest Pro
8 1 (0.303%) PVCS
General
1 72 (21.82%) Finance
2 10 (3.030%) Music
3 8 (2.424%) Back Office
4 5 (1.515%) Advertising
5 4 (1.212%) Banking
5 4 (1.212%) Retail
5 4 (1.212%) Financial Institution
6 3 (0.909%) Manufacturing
7 2 (0.606%) Legal
8 1 (0.303%) Corporate Banking
8 1 (0.303%) Marketing
8 1 (0.303%) Law
Job Titles
1 230 (69.70%) Developer
2 100 (30.30%) .NET Developer
3 59 (17.88%) Analyst
4 33 (10.00%) Software Developer
5 32 (9.697%) Systems Developer
6 25 (7.576%) Systems Analyst
6 25 (7.576%) VB Developer
6 25 (7.576%) Analyst Developer
7 24 (7.273%) ASP.NET Developer
8 22 (6.667%) C# Developer
9 20 (6.061%) Junior
10 19 (5.758%) Junior Developer
11 18 (5.455%) VB.NET Developer
12 16 (4.848%) SQL Developer
13 11 (3.333%) Web Developer
13 11 (3.333%) Senior Developer
14 9 (2.727%) Graduate
14 9 (2.727%) Support Engineer
14 9 (2.727%) Graduate Developer
15 8 (2.424%) VB6 Developer
Miscellaneous
1 17 (5.152%) Enterprise Software
2 10 (3.030%) Streaming Music
3 8 (2.424%) N-Tier
3 8 (2.424%) Mainframe
4 7 (2.121%) Inversion of Control
5 6 (1.818%) Management Information System
6 5 (1.515%) Computer Science
7 4 (1.212%) Thin Client
7 4 (1.212%) Fat Client
8 3 (0.909%) Mobile App
8 3 (0.909%) Blackberry
8 3 (0.909%) EMV
8 3 (0.909%) Chip and PIN
9 2 (0.606%) Client/Server
9 2 (0.606%) W3C
9 2 (0.606%) LIMS
10 1 (0.303%) Digital Media
10 1 (0.303%) Social Media
10 1 (0.303%) iPad
10 1 (0.303%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 46 (13.94%) Windows
2 16 (4.848%) Windows Server 2003
3 15 (4.545%) Windows Server 2008
4 9 (2.727%) Windows XP
5 7 (2.121%) Windows 7
5 7 (2.121%) UNIX
6 5 (1.515%) NetWare
6 5 (1.515%) Linux
7 3 (0.909%) Windows 8
8 1 (0.303%) CentOS
8 1 (0.303%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.303%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (11.82%) MVC
2 28 (8.485%) OO
3 27 (8.182%) Web Development
4 24 (7.273%) TDD
5 20 (6.061%) ITIL
6 19 (5.758%) Agile Software Development
7 17 (5.152%) Dependency Injection
7 17 (5.152%) Web Application Development
8 16 (4.848%) Scrum
9 13 (3.939%) CRM
10 11 (3.333%) Business Intelligence
10 11 (3.333%) Project Management
10 11 (3.333%) Migration
11 10 (3.030%) Domain-Driven Design
11 10 (3.030%) Test Automation
11 10 (3.030%) Kanban
12 9 (2.727%) Test Scripting
12 9 (2.727%) Continuous Integration
12 9 (2.727%) User Acceptance Testing
13 8 (2.424%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 171 (51.82%) SQL
2 145 (43.94%) C#
3 111 (33.64%) VB.NET
4 92 (27.88%) VB6
5 46 (13.94%) JavaScript
6 42 (12.73%) VBScript
7 28 (8.485%) C++
8 24 (7.273%) VBA
9 20 (6.061%) T-SQL
10 19 (5.758%) PL/SQL
11 17 (5.152%) Java
12 8 (2.424%) COBOL
12 8 (2.424%) PHP
13 5 (1.515%) Perl
14 4 (1.212%) C
14 4 (1.212%) PowerShell
15 1 (0.303%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 28 (8.485%) Degree
2 17 (5.152%) MCTS
2 17 (5.152%) MCP
2 17 (5.152%) MCAD
2 17 (5.152%) MCSD
2 17 (5.152%) Microsoft Certification
3 8 (2.424%) ISTQB
4 4 (1.212%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (0.303%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 1 (0.303%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.636%) QA
2 5 (1.515%) SLA
3 4 (1.212%) ISO 8583
4 2 (0.606%) HL7
System Software
1 22 (6.667%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.818%) VMware ESXi
3 4 (1.212%) Microsoft App-V
3 4 (1.212%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.909%) XenApp
4 3 (0.909%) XenServer
4 3 (0.909%) XenDesktop
4 3 (0.909%) Citrix Presentation Server
5 1 (0.303%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 8 (2.424%) HP Quality Center
2 4 (1.212%) SCCM
3 3 (0.909%) NetBackup
4 1 (0.303%) SCOM
Vendors
1 125 (37.88%) Microsoft
2 53 (16.06%) Oracle
3 33 (10.00%) Cognos
4 28 (8.485%) NorthgateArinso
5 20 (6.061%) Twitter
6 14 (4.242%) SAP
7 13 (3.939%) HP
8 10 (3.030%) Citrix
9 9 (2.727%) VMware
10 8 (2.424%) Infragistics
11 4 (1.212%) Capita
12 3 (0.909%) Infor
12 3 (0.909%) LANDesk
12 3 (0.909%) CheckPoint
12 3 (0.909%) IBM
12 3 (0.909%) Business Objects
12 3 (0.909%) Northgate
13 1 (0.303%) Sculptor
13 1 (0.303%) Google
13 1 (0.303%) Siemens
Leeds, West Yorkshire
They are seeking a Developer skilled in VB6 or VB.NET Development to join a support development team responsible for fault resolution and developing new functionality to existing...
Fruition IT Resources Limited
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Applicants to this role must have 3 years' experience with: *C# *ASP.NET / VB.NET *SQL Server C# Developer with strong SQL Server experience wanted by my client,...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
West Yorkshire
Essential skills required are Microsoft SQL programming and Visual Basic 6 coding.The ideal candidate would be very strong in these 2 areas with several years relevant and...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: £excellent + bonus + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Middlesbrough, Cleveland
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER / SOFTWARE ENGINEER / SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER / SENIOR DEVELOPER / .NET DEVELOPER / VB.NET DEVELOPER / MIDDLESBROUGH / STOCKTON / TEESIDE / REDCAR / DURHAM / THIRSK / NORTH EAST / NEWCASTLE / NORTHUMBERLAND / YORK / TYNESIDE / GATEHSHEAD / A1... -VB...
RMI International
Salary: From £20,000 to £30,000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Halifax, West Yorkshire
VB / VB.NET Developer - Halifax, West Yorkshire - up to £30,000 - plus bonus and benefits... To be suitable you must have previous commercial programming experience of VBA, VB/...
Ashdown IT
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
The SQL side of the role will involve data migration between databases, reporting and writing stored procedures... This is written in VB6 and VB.Net and is constantly...
Energize Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £38000 per annum + Bonus
Posted: 9 May 2013
Skipton, North Yorkshire
Key skills and experience required: - C# ASP.NET / VB ASP.NET - Must have OO Programming Experience - Proven experience with SQL server - Hard working and eager to develop career...
AMsource Technology
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum Plus excellent benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Wakefield, Yorkshire
The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of Windows Servers,Networks, Exchange, SQL Server and VPN's... Any exposure to development technologies such as Visual basic/C++/ASP/...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £25000.00 - £30000.00 per annum + Negotiable+Company Benefits
Posted: 10 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
SQL... (DBA) / SQL... You will need excellent SQL Database knowledge and ideally have exposure to a .Net environment. In addition you will be executing SQL Database tests, so...
D Tech Recruitment
Posted: 15 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Our client is a highly regarded supplier of software and consultancy services to the legal and government sectors. The company has been long established and its products are...
Cogence Search
Salary: £25000 - £38000 per annum + bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bradford, Yorkshire
Skills needed: VB.NET (C# considered) ASP.NET JavaScript with JQuery MVC (advantageous) Web Services Object Oriented Programming (OO) SQL Server 2005/2008 RIA If you are looking...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Yorkshire
The successful candidate will have experience of developing applications in Visual Basic, experience of following structured design processes, documenting the different stages of the software development life cycle,...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: £excellent plus benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
North Yorkshire
c) Undertake business analytics and enhance E-commerce platforms... b) Strong knowledge of web development using VB.NET, Microsoft .NET Framework, ASP.NET, and Visual Studio 2008 / 2010.....
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: Up to £20,000
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bradford, West Yorkshire
Developing tools through coding using various vbscript based software... Exposure to QTP and NICE Interaction is a distinct advantage, in addition to Access, SQL and an in-depth...
Santander
Salary: £25000 - £29999 per annum
Posted: 9 May 2013
Halifax, Yorkshire
Our client provides a high quality design and application development service delivering the analysis, build and support of applications and services in conjunction with their offshore partners.As...
Hudson
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 25 April 2013
West Yorkshire
To maintain awareness and understanding of appropriate development tools and techniques - Lead and motivate development, testing and support teams - Definition, promotion and adherence to quality standards - Definition, promotion...
Axica Recruitment
Salary: £45,000 per year + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013