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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Leeds 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6261
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads1610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.010 %
As % of the category below3.493 %2.571 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£220-
Average daily rate£258-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£295-
UK excluding London average daily rate£287£315
% change on same period last year-8.91 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.00
Average hourly rate-£27.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.78£33.01
% change on same period last year+2.32 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads458389
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.610 %0.394 %
Daily rates quoted10854
Average minimum daily rate£280£315
Average daily rate£298£334
% change on same period last year-10.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted1731
Average minimum hourly rate£28.67£24.59
Average hourly rate£31.71£26.36
% change on same period last year+20.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.76£28.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
VB6 West YorkshireVB6
West Yorkshire

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds 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 Leeds region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds VB6 Hourly Rate Trend

VB6
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

130 (100.00 %)VB
216 (53.33 %).NET
216 (53.33 %)SQL Server
313 (43.33 %)Finance
313 (43.33 %)C#
410 (33.33 %)Windows
56 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
56 (20.00 %)OO
65 (16.67 %)ASP
65 (16.67 %)COM+
65 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
65 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
74 (13.33 %)BizTalk Server
74 (13.33 %).NET Framework
74 (13.33 %)VB.NET
83 (10.00 %)IIS
83 (10.00 %)Microsoft
83 (10.00 %)WinForms
83 (10.00 %)Unit Testing
83 (10.00 %)System Testing
92 (6.667 %)Workflow
92 (6.667 %)WCF
92 (6.667 %)WF
92 (6.667 %)Agile Software Development
92 (6.667 %)NUnit
92 (6.667 %)CTI
92 (6.667 %)Migration
92 (6.667 %)BusinessObjects
92 (6.667 %)Business Objects
92 (6.667 %)WebServices

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (53.33 %).NET
25 (16.67 %)ASP
25 (16.67 %)COM+
34 (13.33 %).NET Framework
43 (10.00 %)WinForms
52 (6.667 %)WebServices
52 (6.667 %)ASP.NET
52 (6.667 %)WCF
52 (6.667 %)WF
61 (3.333 %)J2EE
61 (3.333 %)ActiveX
61 (3.333 %)HTML
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (13.33 %)BizTalk Server
23 (10.00 %)IIS
31 (3.333 %)Lotus Notes
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.333 %)MS Excel
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (6.667 %)CTI
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (53.33 %)SQL Server
25 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (6.667 %)BusinessObjects
41 (3.333 %)SQL Server 7
41 (3.333 %)Crystal Reports
41 (3.333 %)Oracle 9i
41 (3.333 %)MS Access
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (6.667 %)NUnit
21 (3.333 %)TestDirector
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (43.33 %)Finance
21 (3.333 %)Banking
21 (3.333 %)Insurance
21 (3.333 %)Graphic Design
21 (3.333 %)Back Office
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (86.67 %)Developer
221 (70.00 %)VB Developer
315 (50.00 %)VB6 Developer
42 (6.667 %)ASP Developer
42 (6.667 %)Applications Developer
42 (6.667 %).NET Developer
42 (6.667 %)3rd Line Support
51 (3.333 %)Java Developer
51 (3.333 %)Tester
51 (3.333 %)C# Developer
51 (3.333 %)Systems Tester
51 (3.333 %)J2EE Developer
51 (3.333 %)Technical Analyst
51 (3.333 %)Programmer
51 (3.333 %)Analyst
51 (3.333 %)SQL Developer
51 (3.333 %)SQL Server Developer
51 (3.333 %)Excel Developer
51 (3.333 %)Excel Specialist
51 (3.333 %)Java/J2EE Developer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.333 %)N-Tier
11 (3.333 %)IVR
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (33.33 %)Windows
26 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (20.00 %)OO
25 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
33 (10.00 %)Unit Testing
33 (10.00 %)System Testing
42 (6.667 %)Workflow
42 (6.667 %)Migration
42 (6.667 %)Agile Software Development
51 (3.333 %)ERP
51 (3.333 %)UML
51 (3.333 %)OOP
51 (3.333 %)Integration Testing
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (100.00 %)VB
213 (43.33 %)C#
34 (13.33 %)VB.NET
41 (3.333 %)Java
41 (3.333 %)JavaScript
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.333 %)Degree
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.333 %)QA
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (10.00 %)Microsoft
22 (6.667 %)Business Objects
31 (3.333 %)Oracle
31 (3.333 %)Lotus
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