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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Chester 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-24
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.041 %
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£287£321
% change on same period last year-10.55 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.48£32.31
% change on same period last year+6.70 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads4049
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.053 %0.049 %
Daily rates quoted112
Average minimum daily rate£336£275
Average daily rate£346£300
% change on same period last year+15.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£356£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.79 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£23.43£25.00
Average hourly rate£28.79£32.50
% change on same period last year-11.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.14£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.25£32.93
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
VB6 CheshireVB6
Cheshire

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 Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Chester VB6 Demand 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 Chester region.

Chester VB6 Hourly Rate Trend

VB6
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

16 (100.00 %).NET
16 (100.00 %)VB
25 (83.33 %)C#
32 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (33.33 %)VB.NET
32 (33.33 %)SQL Server
32 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
41 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (16.67 %)Migration
41 (16.67 %)Web Design

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (100.00 %).NET
22 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
12 (33.33 %)SQL Server
21 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (100.00 %)Developer
24 (66.67 %)VB Developer
33 (50.00 %)VB6 Developer
41 (16.67 %)Web Developer
41 (16.67 %).NET Developer
41 (16.67 %)VB.NET Developer
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Migration
11 (16.67 %)Web Design
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (100.00 %)VB
25 (83.33 %)C#
32 (33.33 %)VB.NET