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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Leicester 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank15-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below9.756 %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-18.17 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£33.75-
Average hourly rate£34.13-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£34.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.27£34.48
% change on same period last year-23.82 %
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Leicester
Matching contract IT job ads4163
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.069 %
Daily rates quoted715
Average minimum daily rate£331£273
Average daily rate£341£287
% change on same period last year+18.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£302
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£330
% change on same period last year-4.21 %
Hourly rates quoted1017
Average minimum hourly rate£32.19£28.14
Average hourly rate£32.98£29.65
% change on same period last year+11.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.78£31.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.06£32.67
% change on same period last year-4.94 %
VB6 LeicestershireVB6
Leicestershire

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

Leicester 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 Leicester region.

Leicester 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 Leicester region.

Leicester 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 Leicester region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Leicester VB6 Hourly Rate Histogram

VB6
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicester 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
23 (75.00 %)SQL Server
23 (75.00 %)Visual Studio
23 (75.00 %)C++
23 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2000
23 (75.00 %)VC++
32 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (50.00 %)C#
32 (50.00 %)WebServices
41 (25.00 %)Windows
41 (25.00 %)SQL
41 (25.00 %)VB.NET
41 (25.00 %)Windows CE

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicester 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.

Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %).NET
22 (50.00 %)WebServices
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (75.00 %)SQL Server
13 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (75.00 %)Visual Studio
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %).NET Developer
13 (75.00 %)Developer
22 (50.00 %)C# Developer
31 (25.00 %).NET Analyst Programmer
31 (25.00 %).NET Programmer
31 (25.00 %)VB Analyst Programmer
31 (25.00 %)VB.NET Analyst Programmer
31 (25.00 %)VB6 Analyst Programmer
31 (25.00 %)VB.NET Programmer
31 (25.00 %)Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Analyst Programmer
31 (25.00 %)Programmer
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows
11 (25.00 %)Windows CE
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)VB
23 (75.00 %)C++
23 (75.00 %)VC++
32 (50.00 %)C#
41 (25.00 %)SQL
41 (25.00 %)VB.NET