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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Coventry 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 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank1329
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads164
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.004 %
As % of the category below30.77 %4.819 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£210-
Average daily rate£227-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£243-
UK excluding London average daily rate£259£329
% change on same period last year-21.16 %
Hourly rates quoted90
Average minimum hourly rate£15.33-
Average hourly rate£16.61-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£17.89-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.61£35.26
% change on same period last year-24.52 %
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Coventry
Matching contract IT job ads5283
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.090 %
Daily rates quoted1118
Average minimum daily rate£218£235
Average daily rate£244£250
% change on same period last year-2.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£270£266
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Hourly rates quoted175
Average minimum hourly rate£14.96£31.89
Average hourly rate£16.27£33.89
% change on same period last year-51.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.58£35.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.20£32.90
% change on same period last year-5.15 %
VB6 West MidlandsVB6
West Midlands

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

Coventry 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 Coventry region.

Coventry VB6 Daily Rate Trend

VB6
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VB6 across the Coventry region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008.

Coventry VB6 Daily Rate Histogram

VB6
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Coventry VB6 Hourly Rate Trend

VB6
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VB6 across the Coventry region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008.

Coventry VB6 Hourly Rate Histogram

VB6
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry 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.

116 (100.00 %)VB
215 (93.75 %).NET
314 (87.50 %)VB.NET
314 (87.50 %)VBScript
413 (81.25 %)SQL
56 (37.50 %)VSS/SourceSafe
65 (31.25 %)Degree
72 (12.50 %)SQL Server
81 (6.250 %)Oracle
81 (6.250 %)ASP
81 (6.250 %)ASP.NET
81 (6.250 %)UML
81 (6.250 %)SSADM
81 (6.250 %)Data Modelling
81 (6.250 %)Business Analysis

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry 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.

Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (93.75 %).NET
21 (6.250 %)ASP
21 (6.250 %)ASP.NET
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (12.50 %)SQL Server
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (37.50 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (93.75 %)Developer
213 (81.25 %)Software Developer
31 (6.250 %)Business Analyst
31 (6.250 %)Analyst
31 (6.250 %)Senior Business Analyst
31 (6.250 %)Senior Analyst
31 (6.250 %).NET Developer
31 (6.250 %)VB.NET Developer
31 (6.250 %)VB Developer
31 (6.250 %)VB6 Developer
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (6.250 %)UML
11 (6.250 %)SSADM
11 (6.250 %)Data Modelling
11 (6.250 %)Business Analysis
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (100.00 %)VB
214 (87.50 %)VB.NET
214 (87.50 %)VBScript
313 (81.25 %)SQL
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (31.25 %)Degree
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (6.250 %)Oracle