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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Swindon 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 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3842
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads95
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.005 %
As % of the category below8.491 %3.846 %
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£282£319
% change on same period last year-11.56 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£34.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£38.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.91£31.83
% change on same period last year+6.53 %
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Swindon
Matching contract IT job ads106130
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.144 %0.129 %
Daily rates quoted2920
Average minimum daily rate£300£343
Average daily rate£316£360
% change on same period last year-12.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-2.13 %
Hourly rates quoted2016
Average minimum hourly rate£30.23£38.74
Average hourly rate£32.95£41.13
% change on same period last year-19.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.67£43.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.18£32.81
% change on same period last year+1.13 %
VB6 WiltshireVB6
Wiltshire

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

Swindon 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 Swindon region.

Swindon 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 Swindon region.

Swindon VB6 Hourly Rate Trend

VB6
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Swindon 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.

116 (100.00 %)VB
116 (100.00 %).NET
214 (87.50 %)SQL Server
310 (62.50 %)VSS/SourceSafe
48 (50.00 %)Crystal Reports
48 (50.00 %)XML
48 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
57 (43.75 %)Client/Server
57 (43.75 %)Windows
57 (43.75 %)UML
66 (37.50 %)VB.NET
75 (31.25 %)ASP.NET
84 (25.00 %)Oracle
93 (18.75 %)DB2
93 (18.75 %)C#
93 (18.75 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
93 (18.75 %)SQL Server 2005
102 (12.50 %)Windows SharePoint Services
102 (12.50 %)CICS
102 (12.50 %)COBOL
102 (12.50 %)JavaScript
102 (12.50 %)VBA
102 (12.50 %)SQL
102 (12.50 %)VBScript
102 (12.50 %)Visual Studio
102 (12.50 %)ASP
102 (12.50 %)OO
102 (12.50 %)SharePoint
102 (12.50 %)Mainframe
111 (6.250 %)Stakeholder Management

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Swindon 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.

Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (100.00 %).NET
28 (50.00 %)XML
35 (31.25 %)ASP.NET
42 (12.50 %)ASP
42 (12.50 %)Windows SharePoint Services
51 (6.250 %)WCF
51 (6.250 %)WebServices
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (12.50 %)SharePoint
12 (12.50 %)CICS
21 (6.250 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (87.50 %)SQL Server
28 (50.00 %)Crystal Reports
28 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (18.75 %)DB2
33 (18.75 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
33 (18.75 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (6.250 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (6.250 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
41 (6.250 %)DTS
41 (6.250 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (62.50 %)VSS/SourceSafe
22 (12.50 %)Visual Studio
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (6.250 %)Banking
11 (6.250 %)Investment Banking
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (93.75 %)Developer
27 (43.75 %)VB Developer
27 (43.75 %)SQL Developer
27 (43.75 %)SQL Server Developer
33 (18.75 %)Analyst
42 (12.50 %)Analyst Programmer
42 (12.50 %)Programmer
42 (12.50 %)Mainframe Developer
51 (6.250 %)Microsoft Developer
51 (6.250 %)C# Analyst Programmer
51 (6.250 %)Oracle Developer
51 (6.250 %)C# Developer
51 (6.250 %)Developer Analyst
51 (6.250 %)Analyst Developer
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (43.75 %)Client/Server
22 (12.50 %)Mainframe
31 (6.250 %)N-Tier
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (43.75 %)Windows
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (43.75 %)UML
22 (12.50 %)OO
31 (6.250 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (6.250 %)Data Analysis
31 (6.250 %)OOP
31 (6.250 %)OOA/OOD
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (100.00 %)VB
26 (37.50 %)VB.NET
33 (18.75 %)C#
42 (12.50 %)COBOL
42 (12.50 %)JavaScript
42 (12.50 %)VBA
42 (12.50 %)SQL
42 (12.50 %)VBScript
51 (6.250 %)PL/SQL
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (6.250 %)Active Directory
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (25.00 %)Oracle
21 (6.250 %)Microsoft