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

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4351
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.719 %0.435 %
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£283£319
% change on same period last year-11.31 %
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£33.85£32.00
% change on same period last year+5.78 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads139230
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.188 %0.227 %
Daily rates quoted6151
Average minimum daily rate£308£307
Average daily rate£327£320
% change on same period last year+2.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-1.86 %
Hourly rates quoted1040
Average minimum hourly rate£30.72£33.00
Average hourly rate£32.64£37.60
% change on same period last year-13.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.56£42.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.30£32.93
% change on same period last year+1.13 %
VB6 South EastVB6
South East

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent 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 Kent region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
TonbridgeNew entry-1--
VB6 South EastVB6
South East

VB6
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

14 (100.00 %)VB
14 (100.00 %).NET
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server
23 (75.00 %)VB.NET
32 (50.00 %)C#
32 (50.00 %)NHS
32 (50.00 %)Health
32 (50.00 %)Migration
41 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (25.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (25.00 %)WinForms
41 (25.00 %)Service Management
41 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (25.00 %)SQL
41 (25.00 %)Transact-SQL

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %).NET
21 (25.00 %)WinForms
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Health
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Developer
22 (50.00 %).NET Developer
22 (50.00 %)C# Developer
22 (50.00 %)SQL Developer
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server Developer
31 (25.00 %)VB6 Developer
31 (25.00 %)VB.NET Developer
31 (25.00 %)VB Developer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)NHS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Migration
21 (25.00 %)Service Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)VB
23 (75.00 %)VB.NET
32 (50.00 %)C#
41 (25.00 %)SQL
41 (25.00 %)Transact-SQL