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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the North West 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank80121
Rank change on same period last yearUp+41
Matching contract IT job ads4726
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.066 %0.026 %
As % of the category below3.849 %1.891 %
Daily rates quoted103
Average minimum daily rate£244£300
Average daily rate£262£308
% change on same period last year-15.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£280£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£273£331
% change on same period last year-17.40 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£28.33£40.00
Average hourly rate£30.00£40.00
% change on same period last year-25.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.67£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.62£31.25
% change on same period last year-8.40 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North West
Matching contract IT job ads12211375
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.719 %1.390 %
Daily rates quoted236226
Average minimum daily rate£287£314
Average daily rate£303£331
% change on same period last year-8.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£319£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Hourly rates quoted160157
Average minimum hourly rate£26.79£26.09
Average hourly rate£28.87£27.59
% change on same period last year+4.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.95£29.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.24£32.80
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
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 West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

North West 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 West region.

North West 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 West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West 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 West region.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West VB6 Hourly Rate Histogram

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 West region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
MerseysideUp+1317£262-
CheshireUp+1713--
ManchesterUp+211--
LancashireUp+52--
VB6 EnglandVB6
England

VB6
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

188 (100.00 %)VB
276 (86.36 %).NET
355 (62.50 %)VB.NET
452 (59.09 %)SQL Server
532 (36.36 %)SQL
629 (32.95 %)C#
727 (30.68 %)ASP.NET
820 (22.73 %)SQL Server 2005
918 (20.45 %)SQL Server 2000
1014 (15.91 %)JavaScript
1112 (13.64 %)HTML
1112 (13.64 %)IIS
1211 (12.50 %)ASP
1211 (12.50 %)WebServices
1211 (12.50 %)OO
139 (10.23 %)XML
139 (10.23 %)SOAP
139 (10.23 %)VBScript
148 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
148 (9.091 %)VSS/SourceSafe
148 (9.091 %)Finance
148 (9.091 %)Migration
157 (7.955 %)Windows
157 (7.955 %)DHTML
166 (6.818 %)LINQ
166 (6.818 %)Informix
166 (6.818 %)WinForms
166 (6.818 %)ERP
175 (5.682 %)CSS
175 (5.682 %)Oracle

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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 West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
176 (86.36 %).NET
227 (30.68 %)ASP.NET
312 (13.64 %)HTML
411 (12.50 %)ASP
411 (12.50 %)WebServices
59 (10.23 %)XML
59 (10.23 %)SOAP
66 (6.818 %)LINQ
66 (6.818 %)WinForms
75 (5.682 %)CSS
84 (4.545 %)EDI
84 (4.545 %)ADO
93 (3.409 %)NHibernate
93 (3.409 %).NET Framework
101 (1.136 %)OCX
101 (1.136 %)ADO.NET
101 (1.136 %)XSLT
101 (1.136 %)ActiveX
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (13.64 %)IIS
22 (2.273 %)ColdFusion
31 (1.136 %)Oracle BPEL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.136 %)MS Office
11 (1.136 %)MS Excel
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
152 (59.09 %)SQL Server
220 (22.73 %)SQL Server 2005
318 (20.45 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (6.818 %)Informix
54 (4.545 %)Crystal Reports
63 (3.409 %)DTS
72 (2.273 %)TOAD
72 (2.273 %)Oracle 9i
72 (2.273 %)MS Access
72 (2.273 %)MySQL
81 (1.136 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
81 (1.136 %)SQL Server Integration Services
81 (1.136 %)Datawarehouse
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
18 (9.091 %)VSS/SourceSafe
23 (3.409 %)NUnit
31 (1.136 %)Visual Studio Team System
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (9.091 %)Finance
23 (3.409 %)Insurance
32 (2.273 %)Retail
41 (1.136 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (1.136 %)Law
41 (1.136 %)Legal
41 (1.136 %)Manufacturing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
170 (79.55 %)Developer
232 (36.36 %).NET Developer
328 (31.82 %)VB Developer
427 (30.68 %)VB.NET Developer
519 (21.59 %)VB6 Developer
610 (11.36 %)C# Developer
77 (7.955 %)Programmer
77 (7.955 %)Analyst
86 (6.818 %)ASP.NET Developer
95 (5.682 %).NET Programmer
95 (5.682 %)Systems Analyst
95 (5.682 %)Graduate
95 (5.682 %)VB.NET Programmer
95 (5.682 %)Graduate Programmer
104 (4.545 %)Analyst Developer
104 (4.545 %)Systems Developer
104 (4.545 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
104 (4.545 %)SQL Developer
113 (3.409 %)SQL Server Developer
122 (2.273 %)PHP Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (5.682 %)Computer Science
24 (4.545 %)Pocket PC
32 (2.273 %)Client/Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (7.955 %)Windows
24 (4.545 %)Windows CE
32 (2.273 %)Linux
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (12.50 %)OO
28 (9.091 %)Migration
36 (6.818 %)ERP
45 (5.682 %)Agile Software Development
45 (5.682 %)Systems Analysis
53 (3.409 %)Web Design
53 (3.409 %)E-Commerce
61 (1.136 %)Web Development
61 (1.136 %)Unit Testing
61 (1.136 %)Security Cleared
61 (1.136 %)BPEL
61 (1.136 %)Logistics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
188 (100.00 %)VB
255 (62.50 %)VB.NET
332 (36.36 %)SQL
429 (32.95 %)C#
514 (15.91 %)JavaScript
69 (10.23 %)VBScript
77 (7.955 %)DHTML
84 (4.545 %)C++
93 (3.409 %)Transact-SQL
102 (2.273 %)PHP
111 (1.136 %)PL/SQL
111 (1.136 %)VBA
111 (1.136 %)PHP5
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (5.682 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.273 %)SLA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (3.409 %)MSMQ
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (5.682 %)Oracle
21 (1.136 %)IBM
21 (1.136 %)Microsoft
21 (1.136 %)Zend