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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Hertfordshire 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank9382
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads7888
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.039 %
As % of the category below4.432 %4.615 %
Salaries quoted7361
Average minimum salary£32,986£31,656
Average salary£36,123£33,230
% change on same period last year+8.70 %
Average maximum salary£39,260£34,803
UK excluding London average salary£33,111£32,851
% change on same period last year+0.79 %
Programming Languages HertfordshireProgramming Languages
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17601907
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.863 %0.844 %
Salaries quoted14931584
Average minimum salary£34,015£33,627
Average salary£37,449£37,223
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Average maximum salary£40,883£40,820
UK excluding London average salary£35,401£35,481
% change on same period last year-0.22 %
VB6 East of EnglandVB6
East of England

VB6
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire VB6 Demand Trend

VB6
Salary Trend

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

Hertfordshire VB6 Salary Trend

VB6
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB6 across the Hertfordshire region over the past 3 months.

Hertfordshire VB6 Salary Histogram

VB6
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB6 within the Hertfordshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1St AlbansUp+1540£33,000+4.76 %
2WatfordDown-246£33,000+10.00 %
3StevenageNew entry-5£31,250-
4HertfordNew entry-2£32,750-
5Welwyn Garden CityDown-171£33,500+12.00 %
VB6 East of EnglandVB6
East of England

VB6
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing VB6 also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing VB6.

1144 (100.00 %)VB
2134 (93.06 %).NET
3117 (81.25 %)VB.NET
484 (58.33 %)SQL Server
576 (52.78 %)SQL
664 (44.44 %)C#
757 (39.58 %)Microsoft
854 (37.50 %)ADO.NET
854 (37.50 %)ASP.NET
952 (36.11 %)XML
1050 (34.72 %)UML
1145 (31.25 %)Oracle
1244 (30.56 %)OOD
1342 (29.17 %)SQL Server 2000
1342 (29.17 %)Degree
1440 (27.78 %)Visual Studio
1537 (25.69 %)SQL Server 2005
1636 (25.00 %)WinForms
1734 (23.61 %)Project Management
1832 (22.22 %)Microsoft Certification
1931 (21.53 %)Retail
2029 (20.14 %)MCSD
2126 (18.06 %)Windows
2224 (16.67 %)HTML
2321 (14.58 %)MS Access
2420 (13.89 %)JavaScript
2519 (13.19 %)C++
2618 (12.50 %)ADO
2717 (11.81 %)COM
2814 (9.722 %)Pensions

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing VB6 also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing VB6. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1134 (93.06 %).NET
254 (37.50 %)ADO.NET
254 (37.50 %)ASP.NET
352 (36.11 %)XML
436 (25.00 %)WinForms
524 (16.67 %)HTML
618 (12.50 %)ADO
717 (11.81 %)COM
812 (8.333 %)ASP
97 (4.861 %)WebServices
97 (4.861 %)XSL
97 (4.861 %)ASP.NET 2.0
105 (3.472 %)ActiveX
113 (2.083 %)COM+
122 (1.389 %)XSLT
131 (0.694 %)ODBC
131 (0.694 %).NET Framework
131 (0.694 %)XSD
131 (0.694 %)CSS
Application Platforms
18 (5.556 %)SharePoint
26 (4.167 %)IIS
35 (3.472 %)BizTalk Server
Applications
110 (6.944 %)MS Excel
22 (1.389 %)MS Project
31 (0.694 %)MS Visio
Communications & Networking
14 (2.778 %)Internet
22 (1.389 %)Extranet
22 (1.389 %)Intranet
31 (0.694 %)SMTP
31 (0.694 %)FTP
31 (0.694 %)HTTP
31 (0.694 %)TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
184 (58.33 %)SQL Server
242 (29.17 %)SQL Server 2000
337 (25.69 %)SQL Server 2005
421 (14.58 %)MS Access
59 (6.250 %)SQL Server 7
68 (5.556 %)RDBMS
76 (4.167 %)Crystal Reports
84 (2.778 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
91 (0.694 %)DTS
Development Applications
140 (27.78 %)Visual Studio
214 (9.722 %)VSS/SourceSafe
33 (2.083 %)ProC
41 (0.694 %)Dreamweaver
General
131 (21.53 %)Retail
214 (9.722 %)Pensions
313 (9.028 %)Construction
49 (6.250 %)Insurance
56 (4.167 %)Health
56 (4.167 %)Education
64 (2.778 %)Back Office
71 (0.694 %)Finance
71 (0.694 %)Electric
71 (0.694 %)Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1129 (89.58 %)Developer
252 (36.11 %).NET Developer
330 (20.83 %)ASP.NET Developer
428 (19.44 %)Senior Developer
526 (18.06 %)VB.NET Developer
620 (13.89 %)Analyst
717 (11.81 %)Programmer
717 (11.81 %)VB Developer
717 (11.81 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
816 (11.11 %)C# Developer
914 (9.722 %)Developer Analyst
914 (9.722 %)Applications Developer
914 (9.722 %)Analyst Programmer
1013 (9.028 %)Software Developer
118 (5.556 %)VB6 Developer
127 (4.861 %)Senior C# Developer
136 (4.167 %)Senior .NET Developer
136 (4.167 %)Junior Developer
136 (4.167 %)Junior
136 (4.167 %)Analyst Developer
Miscellaneous
14 (2.778 %)Client/Server
23 (2.083 %)Computer Science
32 (1.389 %)Mathematics
41 (0.694 %)N-Tier
41 (0.694 %)EFT
Operating Systems
126 (18.06 %)Windows
23 (2.083 %)Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
150 (34.72 %)UML
244 (30.56 %)OOD
334 (23.61 %)Project Management
46 (4.167 %)OO
54 (2.778 %)ITIL
54 (2.778 %)Change Management
54 (2.778 %)Migration
54 (2.778 %)Matrix Management
63 (2.083 %)E-Commerce
72 (1.389 %)Service Management
72 (1.389 %)RAD
72 (1.389 %)Agile Software Development
81 (0.694 %)TDD
81 (0.694 %)Document Management
81 (0.694 %)Data Migration
81 (0.694 %)Scrum
81 (0.694 %)Extreme Programming
81 (0.694 %)Web Design
81 (0.694 %)CRM
Programming Languages
1144 (100.00 %)VB
2117 (81.25 %)VB.NET
376 (52.78 %)SQL
464 (44.44 %)C#
520 (13.89 %)JavaScript
619 (13.19 %)C++
79 (6.250 %)VBA
85 (3.472 %)VBScript
94 (2.778 %)Transact-SQL
101 (0.694 %)XPath
101 (0.694 %)C
Qualifications
142 (29.17 %)Degree
232 (22.22 %)Microsoft Certification
329 (20.14 %)MCSD
43 (2.083 %)MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.694 %)SLA
Vendors
157 (39.58 %)Microsoft
245 (31.25 %)Oracle
31 (0.694 %)Progress
31 (0.694 %)Macromedia
31 (0.694 %)Serena
31 (0.694 %)FRx
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