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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Ross-on-Wye 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank1-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below100.00 %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£269£322
% change on same period last year-16.44 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£31.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£33.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.93£33.07
% change on same period last year-24.60 %
Ross-on-Wye IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Ross-on-Wye
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %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£317£335
% change on same period last year-5.23 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£31.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£33.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.87£32.48
% change on same period last year-4.96 %
VB6 HerefordshireVB6
Herefordshire

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 Ross-on-Wye region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Ross-on-Wye VB6 Demand 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 Ross-on-Wye region.

Ross-on-Wye VB6 Hourly Rate Trend

VB6
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Ross-on-Wye 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.

12 (100.00 %)SQL
12 (100.00 %)Transact-SQL
12 (100.00 %)VB
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)XML
12 (100.00 %)MS Access
12 (100.00 %)Marketing
12 (100.00 %)Direct Marketing

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Ross-on-Wye 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.

Ross-on-Wye IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)XML
Ross-on-Wye IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)MS Access
Ross-on-Wye IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Marketing
Ross-on-Wye IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Data Manager
Ross-on-Wye IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Direct Marketing
Ross-on-Wye IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)SQL
12 (100.00 %)Transact-SQL
12 (100.00 %)VB