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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Dorset 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7490
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads75
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.458 %0.687 %
Salaries quoted74
Average minimum salary£25,000£27,600
Average salary£26,929£30,100
% change on same period last year-10.53 %
Average maximum salary£28,857£32,600
UK excluding London average salary£33,026£33,780
% change on same period last year-2.23 %
Dorset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads480728
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.280 %0.312 %
Salaries quoted426620
Average minimum salary£28,765£40,159
Average salary£31,780£41,972
% change on same period last year-24.28 %
Average maximum salary£34,795£43,785
UK excluding London average salary£35,495£35,768
% change on same period last year-0.76 %
VB6 South WestVB6
South West

VB6
Demand Trend

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

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset VB6 Salary Trend

VB6
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB6 across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Dorset VB6 Salary Histogram

VB6
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB6 within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
PooleUp+212£32,250+5.16 %
BournemouthUp+211£32,500+11.11 %
VB6 South WestVB6
South West

VB6
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

127 (100.00 %)VB
127 (100.00 %).NET
226 (96.30 %)VB.NET
321 (77.78 %)SQL
417 (62.96 %)Transact-SQL
417 (62.96 %)C#
515 (55.56 %)ASP.NET
69 (33.33 %)Pensions
78 (29.63 %)SQL Server
85 (18.52 %)Degree
85 (18.52 %)MS Excel
85 (18.52 %)Microsoft
94 (14.81 %)WebServices
103 (11.11 %)Crystal Reports
103 (11.11 %)C++
103 (11.11 %)COM
103 (11.11 %)VC++
103 (11.11 %)Computer Science
103 (11.11 %).NET Framework
112 (7.407 %)Finance
112 (7.407 %)Education
112 (7.407 %)Retail
112 (7.407 %)Unit Testing
112 (7.407 %)Integration Testing
112 (7.407 %)Joomla!
112 (7.407 %)MCPD
112 (7.407 %)Apache
112 (7.407 %)SOAP
112 (7.407 %)Microsoft Certification
112 (7.407 %)E-Commerce

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
127 (100.00 %).NET
215 (55.56 %)ASP.NET
34 (14.81 %)WebServices
43 (11.11 %).NET Framework
43 (11.11 %)COM
52 (7.407 %)SOAP
52 (7.407 %)ASP
52 (7.407 %)XML
Dorset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (7.407 %)IIS
12 (7.407 %)Apache
12 (7.407 %)Joomla!
Dorset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (18.52 %)MS Excel
Dorset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (7.407 %)SSL
Dorset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (29.63 %)SQL Server
23 (11.11 %)Crystal Reports
32 (7.407 %)MySQL
Dorset IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (7.407 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Dorset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (33.33 %)Pensions
22 (7.407 %)Finance
22 (7.407 %)Education
22 (7.407 %)Retail
Dorset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (85.19 %)Developer
210 (37.04 %).NET Developer
38 (29.63 %)Applications Developer
47 (25.93 %)VB6 Developer
47 (25.93 %)VB.NET Developer
47 (25.93 %)VB Developer
54 (14.81 %)Junior
63 (11.11 %)Software Engineer
63 (11.11 %)Junior Software Engineer
63 (11.11 %)SQL Developer
72 (7.407 %)Software Developer
72 (7.407 %)Business Developer
72 (7.407 %)Systems Developer
81 (3.704 %)Junior Developer
Dorset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (11.11 %)Computer Science
Dorset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (7.407 %)Linux
Dorset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (7.407 %)E-Commerce
12 (7.407 %)Unit Testing
12 (7.407 %)Integration Testing
Dorset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (100.00 %)VB
226 (96.30 %)VB.NET
321 (77.78 %)SQL
417 (62.96 %)Transact-SQL
417 (62.96 %)C#
53 (11.11 %)C++
53 (11.11 %)VC++
62 (7.407 %)PHP
Dorset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (18.52 %)Degree
22 (7.407 %)MCAD
22 (7.407 %)MCSD
22 (7.407 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (7.407 %)MCPD
Dorset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (18.52 %)Microsoft
21 (3.704 %)Sage