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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VB6 over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank9991
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching permanent IT job ads4139
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.016 %
As % of the category below3.578 %3.884 %
Salaries quoted3337
Average minimum salary£28,606£25,135
Average salary£31,424£28,068
% change on same period last year+11.95 %
Average maximum salary£34,242£31,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,823£33,092
% change on same period last year-0.81 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads11461004
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.617 %0.418 %
Salaries quoted1032898
Average minimum salary£30,268£30,368
Average salary£33,338£33,460
% change on same period last year-0.36 %
Average maximum salary£36,408£36,552
UK excluding London average salary£35,245£35,645
% change on same period last year-1.11 %
VB6 West MidlandsVB6
West Midlands

VB6
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing VB6 across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Birmingham VB6 Demand Trend

VB6
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VB6 across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham VB6 Salary Trend

VB6
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB6 across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Birmingham VB6 Salary Histogram

VB6
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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 IT job ads sampled that cited VB6.

187 (100.00 %)VB
268 (78.16 %).NET
354 (62.07 %)SQL Server
449 (56.32 %)VB.NET
532 (36.78 %)ASP.NET
629 (33.33 %)ASP
629 (33.33 %)SQL
728 (32.18 %)C#
820 (22.99 %)Finance
916 (18.39 %)XML
916 (18.39 %)Microsoft
1014 (16.09 %)Crystal Reports
1014 (16.09 %)Oracle
1113 (14.94 %)Banking
1113 (14.94 %).NET Framework
1113 (14.94 %)Unit Testing
1212 (13.79 %)SQL Server 2005
1212 (13.79 %)COM
1311 (12.64 %)SQL Server 2000
1311 (12.64 %)Windows
149 (10.34 %)ADO
149 (10.34 %)JavaScript
158 (9.195 %)HTML
158 (9.195 %)DTS
158 (9.195 %)Insurance
167 (8.046 %)MS Excel
167 (8.046 %)Pharmaceutical
167 (8.046 %)CSS
167 (8.046 %)WebServices
176 (6.897 %)IIS

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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 IT job ads sampled that cited VB6. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
168 (78.16 %).NET
232 (36.78 %)ASP.NET
329 (33.33 %)ASP
416 (18.39 %)XML
513 (14.94 %).NET Framework
612 (13.79 %)COM
79 (10.34 %)ADO
88 (9.195 %)HTML
97 (8.046 %)CSS
97 (8.046 %)WebServices
106 (6.897 %)AJAX
115 (5.747 %)ActiveX
124 (4.598 %)Silverlight
132 (2.299 %)WPF
132 (2.299 %)COM+
141 (1.149 %)ADO.NET
141 (1.149 %)WF
141 (1.149 %)WCF
141 (1.149 %)XSL
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (6.897 %)IIS
16 (6.897 %)MTS
21 (1.149 %)SharePoint
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (8.046 %)MS Excel
Birmingham IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (6.897 %)Microsoft CRM
16 (6.897 %)Pivotal CRM
23 (3.448 %)Misys Equation
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (6.897 %)HTTP
21 (1.149 %)Internet
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
154 (62.07 %)SQL Server
214 (16.09 %)Crystal Reports
312 (13.79 %)SQL Server 2005
411 (12.64 %)SQL Server 2000
58 (9.195 %)DTS
65 (5.747 %)SQL Server 7
65 (5.747 %)MySQL
71 (1.149 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (1.149 %)MS Access
Birmingham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (2.299 %)Visual Studio
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (22.99 %)Finance
213 (14.94 %)Banking
38 (9.195 %)Insurance
47 (8.046 %)Pharmaceutical
54 (4.598 %)Retail
63 (3.448 %)Financial Institution
72 (2.299 %)Health
81 (1.149 %)Automotive
81 (1.149 %)Education
81 (1.149 %)Pensions
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
162 (71.26 %)Developer
224 (27.59 %)VB Developer
316 (18.39 %).NET Developer
415 (17.24 %)Programmer
415 (17.24 %)Software Developer
510 (11.49 %)VB.NET Developer
69 (10.34 %)Analyst
69 (10.34 %)VB6 Developer
76 (6.897 %)CRM Consultant
76 (6.897 %)Consultant
85 (5.747 %)Business Analyst
85 (5.747 %)Web Developer
94 (4.598 %)Senior Developer
94 (4.598 %)Junior
94 (4.598 %)Junior Developer
103 (3.448 %)Access Developer
103 (3.448 %)Team Leader
103 (3.448 %)Analyst Programmer
103 (3.448 %)Senior VB Developer
103 (3.448 %).NET Team Leader
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (6.897 %)Client/Server
21 (1.149 %)N-Tier
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (12.64 %)Windows
21 (1.149 %)Windows Vista
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (14.94 %)Unit Testing
26 (6.897 %)OO
26 (6.897 %)RAD
26 (6.897 %)CRM
35 (5.747 %)Six Sigma
35 (5.747 %)E-business
35 (5.747 %)Business Analysis
44 (4.598 %)Project Management
53 (3.448 %)SOA
62 (2.299 %)PRINCE2
62 (2.299 %)E-Commerce
62 (2.299 %)Business Development
62 (2.299 %)Wealth Management
71 (1.149 %)Data Migration
71 (1.149 %)UML
71 (1.149 %)OOP
71 (1.149 %)Business Intelligence
71 (1.149 %)Migration
71 (1.149 %)Enterprise Architecture
71 (1.149 %)Project Planning
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
187 (100.00 %)VB
249 (56.32 %)VB.NET
329 (33.33 %)SQL
428 (32.18 %)C#
59 (10.34 %)JavaScript
66 (6.897 %)Java
75 (5.747 %)VBScript
75 (5.747 %)PHP
75 (5.747 %)Delphi
82 (2.299 %)C++
91 (1.149 %)DHTML
91 (1.149 %)Transact-SQL
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (6.897 %)Degree
25 (5.747 %)ISEB
32 (2.299 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (2.299 %)PMP
32 (2.299 %)PMI Certification
32 (2.299 %)MAPM
41 (1.149 %)MCP
41 (1.149 %)MCSD
41 (1.149 %)MCTS
Birmingham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.299 %)QA
Birmingham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (6.897 %)Intellisync
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (18.39 %)Microsoft
214 (16.09 %)Oracle
36 (6.897 %)Remedy
43 (3.448 %)Misys
51 (1.149 %)HP
51 (1.149 %)IBM
51 (1.149 %)Infragistics