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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the North West 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank8558
Rank change on same period last yearDown-27
Matching permanent IT job ads269449
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.142 %0.184 %
As % of the category below5.034 %7.527 %
Salaries quoted230426
Average minimum salary£28,353£28,194
Average salary£30,449£30,462
% change on same period last year-0.04 %
Average maximum salary£32,544£32,729
UK excluding London average salary£33,053£33,098
% change on same period last year-0.13 %
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads53445965
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.821 %2.443 %
Salaries quoted45095134
Average minimum salary£29,476£30,142
Average salary£32,258£32,890
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Average maximum salary£35,041£35,638
UK excluding London average salary£35,180£35,575
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
VB6 EnglandVB6
England

VB6
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West VB6 Salary Trend

VB6
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB6 across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
ManchesterDown-55103£30,459-0.50 %
CheshireUp+1569£30,467-2.94 %
LancashireUp+161£30,865+8.04 %
MerseysideUp+629£28,898-5.61 %
CumbriaNew entry-2--
VB6 EnglandVB6
England

VB6
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

1619 (100.00 %)VB
2499 (80.61 %).NET
3471 (76.09 %)SQL Server
4337 (54.44 %)VB.NET
5305 (49.27 %)SQL
6235 (37.96 %)ASP.NET
7193 (31.18 %)C#
8172 (27.79 %)XML
9161 (26.01 %)ASP
10144 (23.26 %)HTML
11130 (21.00 %)JavaScript
12119 (19.22 %)SQL Server 2000
13103 (16.64 %)Crystal Reports
1486 (13.89 %)Transact-SQL
1582 (13.25 %)SQL Server 2005
1674 (11.95 %)Microsoft
1770 (11.31 %)VBA
1868 (10.99 %)Oracle
1955 (8.885 %)Windows
2053 (8.562 %)MS Excel
2152 (8.401 %)OO
2248 (7.754 %)Finance
2248 (7.754 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
2346 (7.431 %)Java
2445 (7.270 %)Integration Testing
2544 (7.108 %).NET Framework
2643 (6.947 %)VBScript
2741 (6.624 %)WinForms
2741 (6.624 %)Degree
2840 (6.462 %)Pensions

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1499 (80.61 %).NET
2235 (37.96 %)ASP.NET
3172 (27.79 %)XML
4161 (26.01 %)ASP
5144 (23.26 %)HTML
644 (7.108 %).NET Framework
741 (6.624 %)WinForms
840 (6.462 %)CSS
939 (6.300 %)COM+
1033 (5.331 %)WebServices
1129 (4.685 %)AJAX
1228 (4.523 %)ActiveX
1317 (2.746 %)WPF
1416 (2.585 %)ADO
1512 (1.939 %)ODBC
1610 (1.616 %)DirectX
1610 (1.616 %)OLE
179 (1.454 %)XSLT
187 (1.131 %).NET Remoting
196 (0.969 %)WCF
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
127 (4.362 %)IIS
216 (2.585 %)BizTalk Server
35 (0.808 %)SharePoint
44 (0.646 %)MS Exchange
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
153 (8.562 %)MS Excel
224 (3.877 %)MS Office
32 (0.323 %)MS Visio
32 (0.323 %)Paint Shop Pro
41 (0.162 %)MS PowerPoint
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.323 %)Oracle Applications
12 (0.323 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
21 (0.162 %)Microsoft CRM
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
129 (4.685 %)Internet
211 (1.777 %)Intranet
32 (0.323 %)FTP
41 (0.162 %)Ethernet
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1471 (76.09 %)SQL Server
2119 (19.22 %)SQL Server 2000
3103 (16.64 %)Crystal Reports
482 (13.25 %)SQL Server 2005
548 (7.754 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
621 (3.393 %)MS Access
720 (3.231 %)SQL Server 7
815 (2.423 %)Oracle Reports
913 (2.100 %)Datawarehouse
1012 (1.939 %)DTS
116 (0.969 %)RDBMS
116 (0.969 %)MySQL
125 (0.808 %)Oracle 9i
125 (0.808 %)OLAP
134 (0.646 %)Cognos Impromptu
134 (0.646 %)Oracle 10g
134 (0.646 %)ETL
134 (0.646 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
143 (0.485 %)BusinessObjects
152 (0.323 %)InterSystems Cache
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
138 (6.139 %)Visual Studio
237 (5.977 %)VSS/SourceSafe
318 (2.908 %)Flash
47 (1.131 %)TestDirector
55 (0.808 %)PVCS
64 (0.646 %)Dreamweaver
72 (0.323 %)InstallShield
72 (0.323 %)NUnit
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
148 (7.754 %)Finance
240 (6.462 %)Pensions
328 (4.523 %)Health
422 (3.554 %)Pharmaceutical
517 (2.746 %)Legal
614 (2.262 %)Marketing
713 (2.100 %)Insurance
812 (1.939 %)Retail
911 (1.777 %)Manufacturing
109 (1.454 %)Banking
115 (0.808 %)Games
124 (0.646 %)Law
124 (0.646 %)Education
132 (0.323 %)Government
132 (0.323 %)Automotive
141 (0.162 %)Telecoms
141 (0.162 %)Local Government
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1498 (80.45 %)Developer
2164 (26.49 %)VB Developer
3142 (22.94 %).NET Developer
4141 (22.78 %)Software Developer
5107 (17.29 %)VB6 Developer
693 (15.02 %)VB.NET Developer
765 (10.50 %)C# Developer
864 (10.34 %)Analyst
952 (8.401 %)Programmer
1051 (8.239 %)Senior Developer
1145 (7.270 %)SQL Developer
1241 (6.624 %)Analyst Programmer
1334 (5.493 %)Web Developer
1334 (5.493 %)ASP.NET Developer
1426 (4.200 %)SQL Server Developer
1525 (4.039 %)Systems Developer
1623 (3.716 %)Applications Developer
1722 (3.554 %)Analyst Developer
1819 (3.069 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
1918 (2.908 %)C# Application Developer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
130 (4.847 %)Client/Server
228 (4.523 %)N-Tier
38 (1.292 %)Management Information System
44 (0.646 %)APACS
44 (0.646 %)EMV
44 (0.646 %)PDA
53 (0.485 %)SCADA
62 (0.323 %)Computer Science
62 (0.323 %)Pocket PC
71 (0.162 %)Data Extraction
71 (0.162 %)W3C
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
155 (8.885 %)Windows
210 (1.616 %)UNIX
36 (0.969 %)Windows XP
45 (0.808 %)Windows 2000
54 (0.646 %)Windows Mobile
62 (0.323 %)Windows CE
62 (0.323 %)Windows NT
62 (0.323 %)Linux
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
152 (8.401 %)OO
245 (7.270 %)Integration Testing
335 (5.654 %)UML
430 (4.847 %)OOP
525 (4.039 %)Data Modelling
621 (3.393 %)Systems Analysis
717 (2.746 %)Unit Testing
816 (2.585 %)Migration
915 (2.423 %)Automated Testing
1014 (2.262 %)CRM
1112 (1.939 %)Project Management
1211 (1.777 %)Time Management
1310 (1.616 %)ERP
1310 (1.616 %)Web Development
149 (1.454 %)User Acceptance Testing
158 (1.292 %)OOD
167 (1.131 %)Test Scripting
176 (0.969 %)Direct Marketing
176 (0.969 %)Business Intelligence
185 (0.808 %)PRINCE2
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1619 (100.00 %)VB
2337 (54.44 %)VB.NET
3305 (49.27 %)SQL
4193 (31.18 %)C#
5130 (21.00 %)JavaScript
686 (13.89 %)Transact-SQL
770 (11.31 %)VBA
846 (7.431 %)Java
943 (6.947 %)VBScript
1038 (6.139 %)C++
1122 (3.554 %)DHTML
1210 (1.616 %)PL/SQL
1210 (1.616 %)XAML
139 (1.454 %)C
146 (0.969 %)PHP
152 (0.323 %)Perl
152 (0.323 %)Ruby
152 (0.323 %)VC++
152 (0.323 %)Python
161 (0.162 %)Shell Script
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
141 (6.624 %)Degree
219 (3.069 %)Microsoft Certification
37 (1.131 %)ISEB
37 (1.131 %)MCP
45 (0.808 %)MCSD
52 (0.323 %)HNC
52 (0.323 %)MCAD
61 (0.162 %)MCSA
61 (0.162 %)PRINCE2 Certification
61 (0.162 %)ISTQB
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (1.616 %)QA
24 (0.646 %)ISO9001
33 (0.485 %)SLA
42 (0.323 %)21 CFR Part 11
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (0.808 %)MSMQ
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
174 (11.95 %)Microsoft
268 (10.99 %)Oracle
318 (2.908 %)Sybase
410 (1.616 %)Cognos
54 (0.646 %)Teradata
54 (0.646 %)Alterian
54 (0.646 %)NetSuite
54 (0.646 %)Unica
63 (0.485 %)Business Objects
63 (0.485 %)Macromedia
72 (0.323 %)InterSystems
72 (0.323 %)Laserform
81 (0.162 %)Northgate
81 (0.162 %)HP
81 (0.162 %)Dell
81 (0.162 %)Novell
81 (0.162 %)Trillium
81 (0.162 %)IBM
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