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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Croydon region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited VB6 over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6130
Rank change on same period last yearDown-31
Matching permanent IT job ads826
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.011 %
As % of the category below3.306 %8.904 %
Salaries quoted824
Average minimum salary£27,000£31,042
Average salary£30,563£32,437
% change on same period last year-5.78 %
Average maximum salary£34,125£33,833
UK excluding London average salary£33,220£33,019
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Programming Languages CroydonProgramming Languages
Croydon
Matching permanent IT job ads242292
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.122 %
Salaries quoted237255
Average minimum salary£33,990£33,841
Average salary£36,916£36,049
% change on same period last year+2.40 %
Average maximum salary£39,841£38,257
UK excluding London average salary£35,210£35,524
% change on same period last year-0.88 %
VB6 LondonVB6
London

VB6
Demand Trend

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

Croydon 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 Croydon region.

Croydon VB6 Salary Trend

VB6
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB6 across the Croydon region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Croydon VB6 Salary Histogram

VB6
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT jobs across the Croydon 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.

135 (100.00 %)VB
234 (97.14 %).NET
331 (88.57 %)SQL Server
427 (77.14 %)VB.NET
524 (68.57 %)XML
618 (51.43 %)HTML
717 (48.57 %)JavaScript
816 (45.71 %)SQL
816 (45.71 %)ASP
915 (42.86 %)ASP.NET
915 (42.86 %)Web Development
1014 (40.00 %)Integration Testing
1113 (37.14 %)Finance
1212 (34.29 %)HTTP
1212 (34.29 %)TCP/IP
1311 (31.43 %).NET Framework
1410 (28.57 %)Degree
158 (22.86 %)MCPD
158 (22.86 %)MCAD
158 (22.86 %)Microsoft Certification
167 (20.00 %)Microsoft
176 (17.14 %)CSS
176 (17.14 %)SQL Server 2005
185 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
194 (11.43 %)MS Excel
194 (11.43 %)MCSD
194 (11.43 %)Transact-SQL
194 (11.43 %)WinForms
194 (11.43 %)Financial Institution
203 (8.571 %)Insurance

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT jobs across the Croydon 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.

Application Development
134 (97.14 %).NET
224 (68.57 %)XML
318 (51.43 %)HTML
416 (45.71 %)ASP
515 (42.86 %)ASP.NET
611 (31.43 %).NET Framework
76 (17.14 %)CSS
84 (11.43 %)WinForms
91 (2.857 %)WebServices
91 (2.857 %)XHTML
91 (2.857 %)MFC
Application Platforms
11 (2.857 %)BizTalk Server
Applications
14 (11.43 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
112 (34.29 %)HTTP
112 (34.29 %)TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
131 (88.57 %)SQL Server
26 (17.14 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (2.857 %)Crystal Reports
41 (2.857 %)Informix
41 (2.857 %)SQL Server 7
Development Applications
13 (8.571 %)Visual Studio
General
113 (37.14 %)Finance
24 (11.43 %)Financial Institution
33 (8.571 %)Insurance
41 (2.857 %)Pensions
41 (2.857 %)Publishing
Job Titles
131 (88.57 %)Developer
213 (37.14 %).NET Developer
312 (34.29 %)Software Developer
411 (31.43 %)VB.NET Developer
510 (28.57 %)VB Developer
66 (17.14 %)VB6 Developer
73 (8.571 %)Programmer
73 (8.571 %)Analyst
73 (8.571 %)Web Developer
82 (5.714 %)Analyst Programmer
91 (2.857 %)ASP.NET Developer
91 (2.857 %)Operations Analyst
91 (2.857 %)C++ Programmer
91 (2.857 %)Support Analyst
91 (2.857 %)C Programmer
Miscellaneous
13 (8.571 %)Client/Server
Operating Systems
11 (2.857 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
115 (42.86 %)Web Development
214 (40.00 %)Integration Testing
31 (2.857 %)OO
Programming Languages
135 (100.00 %)VB
227 (77.14 %)VB.NET
317 (48.57 %)JavaScript
416 (45.71 %)SQL
54 (11.43 %)Transact-SQL
61 (2.857 %)C
61 (2.857 %)C#
61 (2.857 %)C++
Qualifications
110 (28.57 %)Degree
28 (22.86 %)MCAD
28 (22.86 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (22.86 %)MCPD
34 (11.43 %)MCSD
Vendors
17 (20.00 %)Microsoft
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