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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Portsmouth 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£272£337
% change on same period last year-19.28 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.48£31.19
% change on same period last year+0.92 %
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Portsmouth
Matching contract IT job ads8141
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.113 %0.041 %
Daily rates quoted96
Average minimum daily rate£286£258
Average daily rate£305£288
% change on same period last year+5.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£318
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£335
% change on same period last year-3.10 %
Hourly rates quoted3728
Average minimum hourly rate£33.50£34.46
Average hourly rate£35.40£36.61
% change on same period last year-3.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.30£38.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.48£32.81
% change on same period last year-0.99 %
VB6 HampshireVB6
Hampshire

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

Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth region.

Portsmouth VB6 Daily Rate Trend

VB6
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Portsmouth 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.

11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)VB
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)SSADM
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Portsmouth 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.

Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)XML
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Software Engineer
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)SSADM
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)VB
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft