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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Glasgow 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank4551
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads312
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.013 %
As % of the category below1.538 %3.109 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£270£257
Average daily rate£290£282
% change on same period last year+2.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£310£307
UK excluding London average daily rate£261£328
% change on same period last year-20.41 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£32.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.61£35.44
% change on same period last year-24.90 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads195386
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.307 %0.414 %
Daily rates quoted61144
Average minimum daily rate£276£313
Average daily rate£293£329
% change on same period last year-10.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted729
Average minimum hourly rate£19.54£25.95
Average hourly rate£21.92£27.37
% change on same period last year-19.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.31£28.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.89
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
VB6 ScotlandVB6
Scotland

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

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow VB6 Hourly Rate Trend

VB6
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

112 (100.00 %)VB
210 (83.33 %)Java
210 (83.33 %)SQL
35 (41.67 %)Sybase
35 (41.67 %)VB.NET
35 (41.67 %).NET
44 (33.33 %)UNIX
44 (33.33 %)Banking
53 (25.00 %)Investment Banking
53 (25.00 %)Home Office
62 (16.67 %)ClearCase
62 (16.67 %)Cognos
62 (16.67 %)SQL Server
71 (8.333 %)WebSphere
71 (8.333 %)Investment Management
71 (8.333 %)DB2
71 (8.333 %)Crystal Reports
71 (8.333 %)RDBMS
71 (8.333 %)Informatica
71 (8.333 %)Shell Script
71 (8.333 %)Solaris

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (41.67 %).NET
21 (8.333 %)WebSphere
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (16.67 %)SQL Server
21 (8.333 %)DB2
21 (8.333 %)Crystal Reports
21 (8.333 %)RDBMS
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (16.67 %)ClearCase
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (33.33 %)Banking
23 (25.00 %)Investment Banking
23 (25.00 %)Home Office
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (100.00 %)Developer
27 (58.33 %)VB Developer
36 (50.00 %)VB6 Developer
44 (33.33 %).NET Developer
44 (33.33 %)VB.NET Developer
53 (25.00 %)Java Developer
62 (16.67 %)SQL Developer
71 (8.333 %)Sybase Developer
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (33.33 %)UNIX
21 (8.333 %)Solaris
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)Investment Management
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (100.00 %)VB
210 (83.33 %)Java
210 (83.33 %)SQL
35 (41.67 %)VB.NET
41 (8.333 %)Shell Script
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (41.67 %)Sybase
22 (16.67 %)Cognos
31 (8.333 %)Informatica