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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the North Yorkshire 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
Rank36-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.814 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£250-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£283£319
% change on same period last year-11.31 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.85£32.00
% change on same period last year+5.78 %
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads86135
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.116 %0.133 %
Daily rates quoted1045
Average minimum daily rate£271£285
Average daily rate£309£296
% change on same period last year+4.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£308
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-1.86 %
Hourly rates quoted184
Average minimum hourly rate£26.68£22.88
Average hourly rate£28.32£30.06
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.95£37.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.30£32.93
% change on same period last year+1.13 %
VB6 YorkshireVB6
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 North Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

North Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

North Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

North Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

North Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire 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
YorkNew entry-4£250-
VB6 YorkshireVB6
Yorkshire

VB6
Top 25 Related IT Skills

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

15 (100.00 %)VB
23 (60.00 %)VB.NET
23 (60.00 %).NET
32 (40.00 %)SQL Server
32 (40.00 %)ASP
32 (40.00 %)ASP.NET
32 (40.00 %)Microsoft
32 (40.00 %)Migration
41 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (20.00 %)Pensions
41 (20.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
41 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (20.00 %)Finance
41 (20.00 %)CSS
41 (20.00 %)SOAP
41 (20.00 %)XML
41 (20.00 %)XSLT
41 (20.00 %)UML
41 (20.00 %)OO
41 (20.00 %)ADO.NET
41 (20.00 %)VBA
41 (20.00 %)C++
41 (20.00 %)HTML
41 (20.00 %)JavaScript
41 (20.00 %)SQL

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (60.00 %).NET
22 (40.00 %)ASP
22 (40.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (20.00 %)CSS
31 (20.00 %)SOAP
31 (20.00 %)XML
31 (20.00 %)XSLT
31 (20.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
31 (20.00 %)ADO.NET
31 (20.00 %)HTML
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)SQL Server
21 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Finance
11 (20.00 %)Pensions
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Developer
22 (40.00 %).NET Developer
22 (40.00 %)VB.NET Developer
22 (40.00 %)VB Developer
22 (40.00 %)ASP Developer
31 (20.00 %)VB6 Developer
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Migration
21 (20.00 %)UML
21 (20.00 %)OO
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)VB
23 (60.00 %)VB.NET
31 (20.00 %)VBA
31 (20.00 %)C++
31 (20.00 %)JavaScript
31 (20.00 %)SQL
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft