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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the South 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank107103
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads4567
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.059 %0.067 %
As % of the category below3.462 %3.394 %
Daily rates quoted1321
Average minimum daily rate£258£346
Average daily rate£303£396
% change on same period last year-23.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£446
UK excluding London average daily rate£289£321
% change on same period last year-9.92 %
Hourly rates quoted513
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£34.00
Average hourly rate£32.60£41.50
% change on same period last year-21.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.20£49.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.85£32.11
% change on same period last year+5.44 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
South West
Matching contract IT job ads13001974
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.716 %1.966 %
Daily rates quoted292327
Average minimum daily rate£298£324
Average daily rate£326£353
% change on same period last year-7.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£354£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£335
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted256312
Average minimum hourly rate£31.13£30.85
Average hourly rate£33.35£33.55
% change on same period last year-0.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.56£36.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.40£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
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 South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

South 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 South West region.

South 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 South West region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

South 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 South West region.

South 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 South West region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

South West VB6 Hourly Rate Histogram

VB6
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VB6 within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
WiltshireUp+513--
GloucestershireUp+610£300-
BristolDown-148£332-25.09 %
DorsetNew entry-4£250-
SomersetUp+61£300-
VB6 EnglandVB6
England

VB6
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South 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.

183 (100.00 %)VB
263 (75.90 %)SQL Server
360 (72.29 %).NET
434 (40.96 %)VB.NET
527 (32.53 %)ASP.NET
624 (28.92 %)C#
624 (28.92 %)SQL
723 (27.71 %)ASP
723 (27.71 %)Crystal Reports
821 (25.30 %)SQL Server 2000
919 (22.89 %)XML
1016 (19.28 %)Finance
1016 (19.28 %)VSS/SourceSafe
1114 (16.87 %)Windows
1213 (15.66 %)UML
1310 (12.05 %)Client/Server
149 (10.84 %)Oracle
157 (8.434 %)WinForms
157 (8.434 %)SQL Server 2005
157 (8.434 %)Transact-SQL
166 (7.229 %)VBA
166 (7.229 %)COM+
175 (6.024 %)JavaScript
175 (6.024 %)Intranet
175 (6.024 %)WebServices
184 (4.819 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
184 (4.819 %)Games
184 (4.819 %)Workflow
184 (4.819 %)Insurance
184 (4.819 %)Internet

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South 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.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
160 (72.29 %).NET
227 (32.53 %)ASP.NET
323 (27.71 %)ASP
419 (22.89 %)XML
57 (8.434 %)WinForms
66 (7.229 %)COM+
75 (6.024 %)WebServices
84 (4.819 %)HTML
93 (3.614 %)ADO.NET
102 (2.410 %).NET Framework
102 (2.410 %)ASP.NET 2.0
102 (2.410 %)Windows SharePoint Services
102 (2.410 %)XSLT
111 (1.205 %)ODBC
111 (1.205 %)CSS
111 (1.205 %)ADO
111 (1.205 %).NET Remoting
111 (1.205 %)AJAX
111 (1.205 %)WCF
111 (1.205 %)Silverlight
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (3.614 %)CICS
22 (2.410 %)SharePoint
31 (1.205 %)CMS
31 (1.205 %)SharePoint Server 2007
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (4.819 %)MS Office
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (3.614 %)GoldMine
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (6.024 %)Intranet
24 (4.819 %)Internet
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
163 (75.90 %)SQL Server
223 (27.71 %)Crystal Reports
321 (25.30 %)SQL Server 2000
47 (8.434 %)SQL Server 2005
54 (4.819 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
63 (3.614 %)DB2
71 (1.205 %)Oracle 9i
71 (1.205 %)DTS
71 (1.205 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
71 (1.205 %)SQL Server 2008
71 (1.205 %)SQL Server Integration Services
71 (1.205 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (19.28 %)VSS/SourceSafe
23 (3.614 %)Visual Studio
31 (1.205 %)NUnit
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (19.28 %)Finance
24 (4.819 %)Games
24 (4.819 %)Insurance
32 (2.410 %)Banking
32 (2.410 %)Front Office
41 (1.205 %)Investment Banking
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
169 (83.13 %)Developer
228 (33.73 %)VB Developer
318 (21.69 %)Analyst
414 (16.87 %)SQL Developer
414 (16.87 %)VB6 Developer
513 (15.66 %)SQL Server Developer
513 (15.66 %)Analyst Programmer
513 (15.66 %)Programmer
612 (14.46 %).NET Developer
78 (9.639 %)C# Developer
78 (9.639 %)Analyst Developer
78 (9.639 %)VB.NET Developer
85 (6.024 %)Senior Developer
85 (6.024 %)ASP Developer
85 (6.024 %)VB Analyst Programmer
94 (4.819 %)Oracle Developer
94 (4.819 %)Software Engineer
103 (3.614 %)Software Developer
112 (2.410 %)Server Analyst
112 (2.410 %)C# Analyst Programmer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (12.05 %)Client/Server
22 (2.410 %)Mainframe
31 (1.205 %)N-Tier
31 (1.205 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (16.87 %)Windows
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (15.66 %)UML
24 (4.819 %)Workflow
33 (3.614 %)OO
33 (3.614 %)Service Delivery
33 (3.614 %)Migration
42 (2.410 %)Risk Management
51 (1.205 %)OOP
51 (1.205 %)OOA/OOD
51 (1.205 %)E-Commerce
51 (1.205 %)OOD
51 (1.205 %)Stakeholder Management
51 (1.205 %)Content Management
51 (1.205 %)Data Analysis
51 (1.205 %)Agile Software Development
51 (1.205 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (1.205 %)Web Development
51 (1.205 %)Unit Testing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
183 (100.00 %)VB
234 (40.96 %)VB.NET
324 (28.92 %)C#
324 (28.92 %)SQL
47 (8.434 %)Transact-SQL
56 (7.229 %)VBA
65 (6.024 %)JavaScript
73 (3.614 %)C++
73 (3.614 %)COBOL
73 (3.614 %)VBScript
81 (1.205 %)ActionScript
81 (1.205 %)PHP
81 (1.205 %)PL/SQL
81 (1.205 %)C
81 (1.205 %)XAML
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (3.614 %)MSMQ
21 (1.205 %)Active Directory
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (10.84 %)Oracle
24 (4.819 %)Microsoft
33 (3.614 %)Sage
41 (1.205 %)SAP
41 (1.205 %)Sybase
41 (1.205 %)Macromedia
41 (1.205 %)ComponentOne
41 (1.205 %)Infragistics
41 (1.205 %)Syncfusion