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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Gloucestershire 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank52-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.500 %0.000 %
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£272£329
% change on same period last year-17.22 %
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£29.81£31.19
% change on same period last year-4.41 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads200169
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.284 %0.171 %
Daily rates quoted4526
Average minimum daily rate£358£311
Average daily rate£382£328
% change on same period last year+16.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-3.07 %
Hourly rates quoted1628
Average minimum hourly rate£28.83£31.31
Average hourly rate£31.35£32.64
% change on same period last year-3.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.87£33.98
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.32£32.74
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
VB6 South WestVB6
South 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 Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 7 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
GloucesterNew entry-3--
CheltenhamNew entry-2--
VB6 South WestVB6
South West

VB6
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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
29 (75.00 %)SQL Server
38 (66.67 %).NET
46 (50.00 %)ASP
46 (50.00 %)SQL
55 (41.67 %)C#
55 (41.67 %)SQL Server 2000
55 (41.67 %)ASP.NET
63 (25.00 %)Workflow
63 (25.00 %)Finance
72 (16.67 %)Service Delivery
72 (16.67 %)Transact-SQL
72 (16.67 %)Crystal Reports
72 (16.67 %)VB.NET
81 (8.333 %)HTML
81 (8.333 %)JavaScript
81 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
81 (8.333 %).NET Framework
81 (8.333 %)XML

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (66.67 %).NET
26 (50.00 %)ASP
35 (41.67 %)ASP.NET
41 (8.333 %)XML
41 (8.333 %).NET Framework
41 (8.333 %)HTML
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (75.00 %)SQL Server
25 (41.67 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (16.67 %)Crystal Reports
41 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (25.00 %)Finance
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (83.33 %)Developer
26 (50.00 %)VB Developer
34 (33.33 %)VB6 Developer
43 (25.00 %)ASP Developer
52 (16.67 %)SQL Developer
52 (16.67 %)SQL Server Developer
52 (16.67 %)Analyst
61 (8.333 %)Analyst Programmer
61 (8.333 %)Programmer
61 (8.333 %).NET Developer
61 (8.333 %)C# Developer
61 (8.333 %)VB.NET Developer
61 (8.333 %)Developer Analyst
61 (8.333 %)C# Analyst Programmer
61 (8.333 %)Software Developer
61 (8.333 %)Business Analyst
61 (8.333 %)Tester
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (25.00 %)Workflow
22 (16.67 %)Service Delivery
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (100.00 %)VB
26 (50.00 %)SQL
35 (41.67 %)C#
42 (16.67 %)Transact-SQL
42 (16.67 %)VB.NET
51 (8.333 %)JavaScript