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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Staffordshire 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-23
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %3.636 %
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£273£331
% change on same period last year-17.50 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.10£31.11
% change on same period last year-9.67 %
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads11655
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.164 %0.056 %
Daily rates quoted3314
Average minimum daily rate£303£326
Average daily rate£314£338
% change on same period last year-7.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
Hourly rates quoted1112
Average minimum hourly rate£17.34£24.00
Average hourly rate£19.16£26.57
% change on same period last year-27.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.98£29.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.17£32.72
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
VB6 West MidlandsVB6
West Midlands

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

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire VB6 Hourly Rate Trend

VB6
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

125 (100.00 %)VB
125 (100.00 %).NET
214 (56.00 %)SQL Server
313 (52.00 %)SQL Server 2000
313 (52.00 %)SQL Server 2005
49 (36.00 %)VB.NET
55 (20.00 %)OLTP
55 (20.00 %)Internet
55 (20.00 %).NET Framework
64 (16.00 %)UML
73 (12.00 %)Migration
81 (4.000 %)Compaq
81 (4.000 %)WebServices

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (100.00 %).NET
25 (20.00 %).NET Framework
31 (4.000 %)WebServices
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (20.00 %)Internet
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (56.00 %)SQL Server
213 (52.00 %)SQL Server 2000
213 (52.00 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (20.00 %)OLTP
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (60.00 %)Architect
214 (56.00 %)Developer
38 (32.00 %)Software Developer
47 (28.00 %).NET Developer
47 (28.00 %)Web Developer
56 (24.00 %)Software Architect
56 (24.00 %)Web Architect
64 (16.00 %)VB.NET Developer
64 (16.00 %).NET Architect
72 (8.000 %)VB6 Developer
72 (8.000 %)VB Developer
81 (4.000 %)Web Project Manager
81 (4.000 %)Web Manager
81 (4.000 %)Project Manager
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (16.00 %)UML
23 (12.00 %)Migration
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (100.00 %)VB
29 (36.00 %)VB.NET
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (4.000 %)Compaq