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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited VB6 over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank8686
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads127
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.007 %
As % of the category below1.896 %1.326 %
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£303£318
% change on same period last year-4.70 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£32.00
Average hourly rate-£34.67
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£37.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.78£34.15
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
Programming Languages HertfordshireProgramming Languages
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads633528
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.835 %0.552 %
Daily rates quoted272236
Average minimum daily rate£341£301
Average daily rate£369£326
% change on same period last year+13.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£396£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£333
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted4345
Average minimum hourly rate£30.41£26.55
Average hourly rate£31.84£28.58
% change on same period last year+11.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.26£30.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.21£33.14
% change on same period last year+0.18 %
VB6 East of EnglandVB6
East of England

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire VB6 Hourly Rate Trend

VB6
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing VB6 within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 8 July 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
St AlbansNew entry-3--
Potters BarNew entry-1--
VB6 East of EnglandVB6
East of England

VB6
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

121 (100.00 %)VB
220 (95.24 %).NET
314 (66.67 %)C#
314 (66.67 %)SQL Server
413 (61.90 %)VB.NET
512 (57.14 %)SQL Server 2005
68 (38.10 %)ASP
68 (38.10 %)XML
77 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
86 (28.57 %)SQL
86 (28.57 %)XSL
86 (28.57 %)Microsoft
86 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2000
95 (23.81 %)HTML
104 (19.05 %)Retail
104 (19.05 %)JavaScript
104 (19.05 %)VBScript
104 (19.05 %)IIS
104 (19.05 %)Visual Studio
104 (19.05 %)OO
104 (19.05 %)WebServices
113 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
113 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
113 (14.29 %)Remedy
113 (14.29 %)DSL
113 (14.29 %)XSD
113 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
113 (14.29 %)NUnit
113 (14.29 %)Scrum
122 (9.524 %)WinForms

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Application Development
120 (95.24 %).NET
28 (38.10 %)ASP
28 (38.10 %)XML
37 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
46 (28.57 %)XSL
55 (23.81 %)HTML
64 (19.05 %)WebServices
73 (14.29 %)XSD
82 (9.524 %)WinForms
82 (9.524 %).NET Framework
82 (9.524 %)CSS
91 (4.762 %)ADO.NET
91 (4.762 %)WPF
91 (4.762 %)Silverlight
Application Platforms
14 (19.05 %)IIS
Applications
12 (9.524 %)MS Excel
Business Applications
11 (4.762 %)Oracle CRM
Communications & Networking
13 (14.29 %)DSL
Database & Business Intelligence
114 (66.67 %)SQL Server
212 (57.14 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (9.524 %)SQL Server 7
42 (9.524 %)MS Access
Development Applications
14 (19.05 %)Visual Studio
23 (14.29 %)NUnit
31 (4.762 %)Oracle Forms
General
14 (19.05 %)Retail
21 (4.762 %)Insurance
21 (4.762 %)Finance
Job Titles
117 (80.95 %)Developer
27 (33.33 %).NET Developer
35 (23.81 %)Software Developer
35 (23.81 %)VB Developer
44 (19.05 %)C# Developer
44 (19.05 %)Software Engineer
53 (14.29 %)VB6 Developer
53 (14.29 %)VB Software Engineer
53 (14.29 %)VB.NET Developer
53 (14.29 %)Senior Developer
62 (9.524 %)Analyst Programmer
62 (9.524 %)Programmer
62 (9.524 %)Analyst
62 (9.524 %)SQL Developer
62 (9.524 %)SQL Server Developer
62 (9.524 %)Senior .NET Developer
62 (9.524 %).NET Software Engineer
71 (4.762 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
71 (4.762 %)Senior Web Developer
71 (4.762 %)ASP Developer
Miscellaneous
11 (4.762 %)Smartphone
11 (4.762 %)PDA
Operating Systems
12 (9.524 %)Windows
21 (4.762 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
14 (19.05 %)OO
23 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
23 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
23 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
23 (14.29 %)Scrum
32 (9.524 %)UML
41 (4.762 %)CRM
41 (4.762 %)Use Case
41 (4.762 %)Web Development
41 (4.762 %)Service Delivery
41 (4.762 %)Integration Testing
41 (4.762 %)Performance Management
Programming Languages
121 (100.00 %)VB
214 (66.67 %)C#
313 (61.90 %)VB.NET
46 (28.57 %)SQL
54 (19.05 %)JavaScript
54 (19.05 %)VBScript
Qualifications
12 (9.524 %)Degree
12 (9.524 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (9.524 %)MCSD
Vendors
16 (28.57 %)Microsoft
23 (14.29 %)Remedy
32 (9.524 %)Oracle
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