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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Herefordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank11-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below17.24 %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£266£326
% change on same period last year-18.34 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£31.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£33.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.57£34.48
% change on same period last year-22.95 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads2928
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.030 %
Daily rates quoted413
Average minimum daily rate£224£259
Average daily rate£234£280
% change on same period last year-16.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£244£301
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted62
Average minimum hourly rate£30.41£27.01
Average hourly rate£31.73£28.46
% change on same period last year+11.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.05£29.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
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 Herefordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Herefordshire VB6 Hourly Rate Histogram

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 Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 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
HerefordNew entry-2--
Ross-on-WyeNew entry-2--
VB6 West MidlandsVB6
West Midlands

VB6
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

15 (100.00 %)VB
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
23 (60.00 %)Crystal Reports
23 (60.00 %)C#
32 (40.00 %)Marketing
32 (40.00 %)Direct Marketing
32 (40.00 %)SQL
32 (40.00 %)Transact-SQL
32 (40.00 %).NET
32 (40.00 %)XML
32 (40.00 %)MS Access
41 (20.00 %)Sage

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %).NET
12 (40.00 %)XML
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
23 (60.00 %)Crystal Reports
32 (40.00 %)MS Access
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Marketing
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Analyst
13 (60.00 %)Analyst Programmer
13 (60.00 %)Programmer
22 (40.00 %)Data Manager
22 (40.00 %)VB Analyst Programmer
22 (40.00 %)VB6 Analyst Programmer
22 (40.00 %)C# Analyst Programmer
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Direct Marketing
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)VB
23 (60.00 %)C#
32 (40.00 %)SQL
32 (40.00 %)Transact-SQL
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Sage