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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Derbyshire 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 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2829
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads113
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.014 %
As % of the category below1.351 %9.774 %
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£269£327
% change on same period last year-17.55 %
Hourly rates quoted14
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£33.75
Average hourly rate£31.50£36.88
% change on same period last year-14.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.23£34.54
% change on same period last year-24.04 %
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Derbyshire
Matching contract IT job ads74133
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.121 %0.146 %
Daily rates quoted822
Average minimum daily rate£326£346
Average daily rate£354£355
% change on same period last year-0.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£330
% change on same period last year-4.23 %
Hourly rates quoted1719
Average minimum hourly rate£26.92£26.76
Average hourly rate£29.09£29.04
% change on same period last year+0.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.26£31.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.08£32.56
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
VB6 East MidlandsVB6
East 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 Derbyshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 5 December 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
DerbyDown-11--
VB6 East MidlandsVB6
East Midlands

VB6
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

12 (100.00 %)SQL
12 (100.00 %)VB
12 (100.00 %)VB.NET
12 (100.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)MS Office
21 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
21 (50.00 %)C
21 (50.00 %)C#
21 (50.00 %)C++

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %).NET
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Analyst Programmer
11 (50.00 %)Programmer
11 (50.00 %)VB Developer
11 (50.00 %).NET Analyst Programmer
11 (50.00 %).NET Programmer
11 (50.00 %)VB Analyst Programmer
11 (50.00 %)VB.NET Analyst Programmer
11 (50.00 %)VB6 Analyst Programmer
11 (50.00 %)VB.NET Programmer
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)SQL
12 (100.00 %)VB
12 (100.00 %)VB.NET
21 (50.00 %)C
21 (50.00 %)C#
21 (50.00 %)C++
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft