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This section looks at the demand for the VB6 Developer role in IT contracts within the Yorkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VB6 Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 VB6 Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank116129
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads1016
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.336 %0.451 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£250-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£279£289
% change on same period last year-3.66 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£20.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.33£28.62
% change on same period last year+19.98 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads29793546
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.931 %3.532 %
Daily rates quoted637679
Average minimum daily rate£320£329
Average daily rate£339£348
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted303319
Average minimum hourly rate£21.47£23.82
Average hourly rate£23.16£25.26
% change on same period last year-8.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.84£26.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
VB6 Developer EnglandVB6 Developer
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 Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing VB6 Developer across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Yorkshire VB6 Developer Demand Trend

VB6 Developer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VB6 Developer across the Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire VB6 Developer Daily Rate Trend

VB6 Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing VB6 Developer across the Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire VB6 Developer Hourly Rate Trend

VB6 Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VB6 Developer within the Yorkshire 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
West YorkshireUp+58£250-
South YorkshireDown-22--
North YorkshireNew entry-1£250-
VB6 Developer EnglandVB6 Developer
England

VB6 Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited VB6 Developer in their job title 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 with VB6 Developer in their job title.

141 (100.00 %)VB
141 (100.00 %)VB6
220 (48.78 %)SQL Server
318 (43.90 %).NET
413 (31.71 %)C#
510 (24.39 %)ASP
68 (19.51 %)OO
77 (17.07 %)SQL Server 2000
77 (17.07 %)Finance
86 (14.63 %)COM+
86 (14.63 %)Windows
95 (12.20 %)ASP.NET
95 (12.20 %)VB.NET
104 (9.756 %)VBA
104 (9.756 %)SQL Server 2005
113 (7.317 %).NET Framework
113 (7.317 %)Windows Vista
113 (7.317 %)System Testing
113 (7.317 %)SQL
113 (7.317 %)VBScript
113 (7.317 %)Windows 2000
113 (7.317 %)XML
113 (7.317 %)OOD
113 (7.317 %)Windows XP
122 (4.878 %)Configuration Management
122 (4.878 %)Manufacturing
122 (4.878 %)Migration
122 (4.878 %)WinForms
122 (4.878 %)XHTML
122 (4.878 %)HTML

VB6 Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited VB6 Developer in their job title 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 with VB6 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (43.90 %).NET
210 (24.39 %)ASP
36 (14.63 %)COM+
45 (12.20 %)ASP.NET
53 (7.317 %).NET Framework
53 (7.317 %)XML
62 (4.878 %)WinForms
62 (4.878 %)XHTML
62 (4.878 %)HTML
62 (4.878 %)CSS
71 (2.439 %)XSLT
71 (2.439 %)AJAX
71 (2.439 %)ActiveX
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.439 %)IIS
11 (2.439 %)BizTalk Server
11 (2.439 %)Lotus Notes
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.439 %)MS Excel
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.439 %)Ethernet
11 (2.439 %)TCP/IP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (48.78 %)SQL Server
27 (17.07 %)SQL Server 2000
34 (9.756 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (2.439 %)Crystal Reports
41 (2.439 %)MS Access
41 (2.439 %)BusinessObjects
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.439 %)Visual Studio
11 (2.439 %)NUnit
11 (2.439 %)InstallShield
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (17.07 %)Finance
22 (4.878 %)Manufacturing
31 (2.439 %)Banking
31 (2.439 %)Back Office
31 (2.439 %)Electronics
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.439 %)SCADA
11 (2.439 %)Fat Client
11 (2.439 %)Thin Client
11 (2.439 %)N-Tier
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (14.63 %)Windows
23 (7.317 %)Windows Vista
23 (7.317 %)Windows 2000
23 (7.317 %)Windows XP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (19.51 %)OO
23 (7.317 %)System Testing
23 (7.317 %)OOD
32 (4.878 %)Configuration Management
32 (4.878 %)Migration
41 (2.439 %)Unit Testing
41 (2.439 %)ERP
41 (2.439 %)Business Analysis
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
141 (100.00 %)VB
141 (100.00 %)VB6
213 (31.71 %)C#
35 (12.20 %)VB.NET
44 (9.756 %)VBA
53 (7.317 %)SQL
53 (7.317 %)VBScript
62 (4.878 %)JavaScript
71 (2.439 %)Java
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (2.439 %)Business Objects
11 (2.439 %)Oracle
11 (2.439 %)Microsoft
11 (2.439 %)Lotus