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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Wolverhampton 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-5
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads06
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.000 %60.00 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£388
Average daily rate-£394
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£266£326
% change on same period last year-18.34 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.57£34.48
% change on same period last year-22.95 %
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Wolverhampton
Matching contract IT job ads1710
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.011 %
Daily rates quoted44
Average minimum daily rate£288£397
Average daily rate£295£402
% change on same period last year-26.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£303£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£330
% change on same period last year-4.10 %
Hourly rates quoted92
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£20.63
Average hourly rate£25.00£23.42
% change on same period last year+6.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£26.22
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.95£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
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 Wolverhampton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton region.

Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton region.

Wolverhampton VB6 Hourly Rate Trend

VB6
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wolverhampton 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.

113 (100.00 %)VB
210 (76.92 %)XML
39 (69.23 %).NET
48 (61.54 %)C#
57 (53.85 %)ASP
66 (46.15 %)ASP.NET
66 (46.15 %)SQL
66 (46.15 %)VB.NET
66 (46.15 %)Finance
75 (38.46 %)C++
84 (30.77 %)VBScript
84 (30.77 %)XSLT
84 (30.77 %)Windows
93 (23.08 %)SQL Server
102 (15.38 %)XSL
111 (7.692 %)Banking
111 (7.692 %)Telecoms
111 (7.692 %)International Banking
111 (7.692 %)ASP.NET 2.0
111 (7.692 %)DCOM
111 (7.692 %)UML
111 (7.692 %)OO
111 (7.692 %)RUP
111 (7.692 %)MTS
111 (7.692 %)Microsoft
111 (7.692 %)Visual Studio
111 (7.692 %)HTML

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wolverhampton 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.

Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (76.92 %)XML
29 (69.23 %).NET
37 (53.85 %)ASP
46 (46.15 %)ASP.NET
54 (30.77 %)XSLT
62 (15.38 %)XSL
71 (7.692 %)ASP.NET 2.0
71 (7.692 %)DCOM
71 (7.692 %)HTML
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)MTS
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (23.08 %)SQL Server
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.692 %)Visual Studio
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (46.15 %)Finance
21 (7.692 %)Banking
21 (7.692 %)International Banking
21 (7.692 %)Telecoms
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (100.00 %)Developer
26 (46.15 %).NET Developer
34 (30.77 %)VB Developer
43 (23.08 %)Analyst
43 (23.08 %)VB6 Developer
52 (15.38 %)Analyst Developer
61 (7.692 %)ASP.NET Developer
61 (7.692 %)Developer Analyst
61 (7.692 %)Senior Developer
61 (7.692 %)Analyst Programmer
61 (7.692 %)Programmer
61 (7.692 %)VB Analyst Programmer
61 (7.692 %)VB6 Analyst Programmer
61 (7.692 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
61 (7.692 %)C# Developer
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (30.77 %)Windows
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (7.692 %)UML
11 (7.692 %)OO
11 (7.692 %)RUP
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (100.00 %)VB
28 (61.54 %)C#
36 (46.15 %)SQL
36 (46.15 %)VB.NET
45 (38.46 %)C++
54 (30.77 %)VBScript
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (7.692 %)Microsoft