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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Slough 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
Rank3128
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads38
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.008 %
As % of the category below3.125 %6.452 %
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£283£319
% change on same period last year-11.31 %
Hourly rates quoted18
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£41.13
Average hourly rate£37.00£41.88
% change on same period last year-11.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.00£42.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.85£32.00
% change on same period last year+5.78 %
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Slough
Matching contract IT job ads96124
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.130 %0.122 %
Daily rates quoted1939
Average minimum daily rate£244£335
Average daily rate£263£361
% change on same period last year-27.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£282£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-1.86 %
Hourly rates quoted2744
Average minimum hourly rate£39.33£39.48
Average hourly rate£39.98£40.11
% change on same period last year-0.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.64£40.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.30£32.93
% change on same period last year+1.13 %
VB6 BerkshireVB6
Berkshire

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

Slough 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 Slough region.

Slough VB6 Daily Rate 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 Slough region.

Slough VB6 Hourly Rate Trend

VB6
Top 10 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)VB
14 (100.00 %)VB.NET
14 (100.00 %).NET
14 (100.00 %)ASP
14 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
14 (100.00 %)SQL
22 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
22 (50.00 %)HTML
22 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (50.00 %)Manufacturing

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %).NET
14 (100.00 %)ASP
14 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
22 (50.00 %)HTML
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Developer
12 (50.00 %)Analyst
12 (50.00 %)Applications Developer
12 (50.00 %)Analyst Programmer
12 (50.00 %)Programmer
12 (50.00 %).NET Analyst Programmer
12 (50.00 %).NET Programmer
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)SQL
14 (100.00 %)VB
14 (100.00 %)VB.NET
22 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft