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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VB6 over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4667
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads134
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.004 %
As % of the category below4.924 %1.208 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£273£331
% change on same period last year-17.50 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£40.00
Average hourly rate£32.50£40.00
% change on same period last year-18.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.10£31.11
% change on same period last year-9.67 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads264331
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.373 %0.335 %
Daily rates quoted4866
Average minimum daily rate£307£355
Average daily rate£316£365
% change on same period last year-13.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
Hourly rates quoted2322
Average minimum hourly rate£27.66£29.30
Average hourly rate£30.05£31.22
% change on same period last year-3.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.43£33.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.17£32.72
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
VB6 North WestVB6
North West

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

VB6
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing VB6 across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Cheshire VB6 Demand Trend

VB6
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VB6 across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire VB6 Daily Rate Trend

VB6
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing VB6 across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire VB6 Hourly Rate Trend

VB6
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VB6 within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 13 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ChesterNew entry-1--
CreweNew entry-1--
NorthwichNew entry-1--
WarringtonNew entry-1--
VB6 North WestVB6
North West

VB6
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing VB6 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited VB6.

119 (100.00 %)VB
218 (94.74 %).NET
313 (68.42 %)VB.NET
410 (52.63 %)SQL Server
57 (36.84 %)SQL
65 (26.32 %)Informix
74 (21.05 %)ASP.NET
74 (21.05 %)Migration
83 (15.79 %)SQL Server 2005
83 (15.79 %)Finance
83 (15.79 %)C#
83 (15.79 %)HTML
92 (10.53 %)ASP
92 (10.53 %)Insurance
92 (10.53 %)Web Design
92 (10.53 %)SLA
92 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2000
92 (10.53 %)LINQ
101 (5.263 %)Microsoft
101 (5.263 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
101 (5.263 %)ActiveX
101 (5.263 %)CSS
101 (5.263 %)XML
101 (5.263 %)XSLT
101 (5.263 %)JavaScript
101 (5.263 %)MS Office
101 (5.263 %)Visual Studio
101 (5.263 %)VSS/SourceSafe

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing VB6 also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited VB6. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (94.74 %).NET
24 (21.05 %)ASP.NET
33 (15.79 %)HTML
42 (10.53 %)LINQ
42 (10.53 %)ASP
51 (5.263 %)CSS
51 (5.263 %)XML
51 (5.263 %)XSLT
51 (5.263 %)ActiveX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.263 %)MS Office
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (52.63 %)SQL Server
25 (26.32 %)Informix
33 (15.79 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (5.263 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.263 %)Visual Studio
11 (5.263 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (15.79 %)Finance
22 (10.53 %)Insurance
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (68.42 %)Developer
29 (47.37 %).NET Developer
36 (31.58 %)VB.NET Developer
45 (26.32 %)VB Developer
54 (21.05 %)VB6 Developer
61 (5.263 %)Web Architect
61 (5.263 %).NET Applications Developer
61 (5.263 %)Software Developer
61 (5.263 %)Architect
61 (5.263 %)ASP.NET Developer
61 (5.263 %)Analyst
61 (5.263 %)Systems Analyst
61 (5.263 %)Applications Developer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (21.05 %)Migration
22 (10.53 %)Web Design
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (100.00 %)VB
213 (68.42 %)VB.NET
37 (36.84 %)SQL
43 (15.79 %)C#
51 (5.263 %)JavaScript
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (10.53 %)SLA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (5.263 %)Microsoft