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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the North East 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
Rank3830
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching contract IT job ads1033
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.035 %
As % of the category below5.988 %11.87 %
Daily rates quoted57
Average minimum daily rate£226£297
Average daily rate£239£301
% change on same period last year-20.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£252£306
UK excluding London average daily rate£266£326
% change on same period last year-18.34 %
Hourly rates quoted110
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£30.33
Average hourly rate£21.00£31.79
% change on same period last year-33.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.00£33.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.57£34.48
% change on same period last year-22.95 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North East
Matching contract IT job ads167278
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.268 %0.299 %
Daily rates quoted3179
Average minimum daily rate£274£311
Average daily rate£297£322
% change on same period last year-7.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£319£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted1235
Average minimum hourly rate£22.30£29.98
Average hourly rate£23.80£31.22
% change on same period last year-23.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.30£32.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
VB6 EnglandVB6
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 North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

North East 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 North East region.

North East 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 North East region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North East 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 North East region.

North East 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 North East 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
Tyne and WearDown-29£239-20.71 %
VB6 EnglandVB6
England

VB6
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

114 (100.00 %)VB
211 (78.57 %)SQL
37 (50.00 %)SQL Server
45 (35.71 %).NET
54 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2005
54 (28.57 %)Health
63 (21.43 %)ASP.NET
63 (21.43 %)SQL Server 2000
72 (14.29 %)WebServices
72 (14.29 %)Oracle
72 (14.29 %)C#
72 (14.29 %)Windows
81 (7.143 %)Migration
81 (7.143 %)NUnit
81 (7.143 %)Document Management
81 (7.143 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
81 (7.143 %)UML
81 (7.143 %)OO
81 (7.143 %)SharePoint
81 (7.143 %)N-Tier
81 (7.143 %)Microsoft
81 (7.143 %)NHS
81 (7.143 %)Finance
81 (7.143 %)Government
81 (7.143 %)COBOL
81 (7.143 %)PHP
81 (7.143 %)Transact-SQL
81 (7.143 %)VB.NET
81 (7.143 %)XML
81 (7.143 %)XSL

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (35.71 %).NET
23 (21.43 %)ASP.NET
32 (14.29 %)WebServices
41 (7.143 %)XML
41 (7.143 %)XSL
41 (7.143 %)AJAX
41 (7.143 %).NET Framework
41 (7.143 %)ASP.NET 2.0
41 (7.143 %)ASP
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.143 %)SharePoint
North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.143 %)MS Office
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (50.00 %)SQL Server
24 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (21.43 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (7.143 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.143 %)Visual Studio
11 (7.143 %)NUnit
11 (7.143 %)Visual Studio Team System
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (28.57 %)Health
21 (7.143 %)Finance
21 (7.143 %)Government
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (64.29 %)Developer
26 (42.86 %)VB Developer
35 (35.71 %)VB6 Developer
44 (28.57 %)Applications Developer
44 (28.57 %)Applications Support
52 (14.29 %).NET Developer
52 (14.29 %)C# Developer
61 (7.143 %)Server Support
61 (7.143 %)ASP.NET Developer
61 (7.143 %)SQL Developer
61 (7.143 %)SQL Server Developer
61 (7.143 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)N-Tier
11 (7.143 %)NHS
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (14.29 %)Windows
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (7.143 %)UML
11 (7.143 %)OO
11 (7.143 %)Migration
11 (7.143 %)Document Management
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (100.00 %)VB
211 (78.57 %)SQL
32 (14.29 %)C#
41 (7.143 %)COBOL
41 (7.143 %)PHP
41 (7.143 %)Transact-SQL
41 (7.143 %)VB.NET
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.143 %)Degree
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (14.29 %)Oracle
21 (7.143 %)Microsoft