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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Northamptonshire 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank7265
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads716
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.007 %
As % of the category below1.549 %3.245 %
Salaries quoted616
Average minimum salary£32,143£28,875
Average salary£34,857£30,469
% change on same period last year+14.40 %
Average maximum salary£37,571£32,063
UK excluding London average salary£32,801£33,140
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Northamptonshire
Matching permanent IT job ads452493
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.250 %0.207 %
Salaries quoted413389
Average minimum salary£32,095£32,099
Average salary£34,714£34,428
% change on same period last year+0.82 %
Average maximum salary£37,332£36,758
UK excluding London average salary£35,272£35,655
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
VB6 East MidlandsVB6
East Midlands

VB6
Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire VB6 Salary Trend

VB6
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB6 across the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
CorbyNew entry-3£35,000-
NorthamptonDown-123£34,500-1.19 %
WellingboroughNew entry-1--
DaventryNew entry-1£38,500-
VB6 East MidlandsVB6
East Midlands

VB6
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire 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
225 (92.59 %).NET
321 (77.78 %)VB.NET
321 (77.78 %)SQL Server
413 (48.15 %)ASP.NET
511 (40.74 %)SQL
610 (37.04 %)Crystal Reports
610 (37.04 %)Windows
79 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
79 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
88 (29.63 %)ASP
88 (29.63 %)C#
97 (25.93 %)Transact-SQL
97 (25.93 %)Microsoft
97 (25.93 %).NET Framework
106 (22.22 %)MS Excel
115 (18.52 %)C++
115 (18.52 %)ADO
115 (18.52 %)MS Office
115 (18.52 %)XML
123 (11.11 %)Banking
123 (11.11 %)WebServices
123 (11.11 %)C
123 (11.11 %)JavaScript
123 (11.11 %)PL/SQL
123 (11.11 %)Oracle
123 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
123 (11.11 %)Pharmaceutical
132 (7.407 %)WinForms
132 (7.407 %)VBA

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire 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.

Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (92.59 %).NET
213 (48.15 %)ASP.NET
38 (29.63 %)ASP
47 (25.93 %).NET Framework
55 (18.52 %)XML
55 (18.52 %)ADO
63 (11.11 %)WebServices
72 (7.407 %)ODBC
72 (7.407 %)WinForms
81 (3.704 %)AJAX
81 (3.704 %)XSLT
81 (3.704 %)HTML
81 (3.704 %)J2EE
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.704 %)Apache
11 (3.704 %)SharePoint
11 (3.704 %)iPlanet
11 (3.704 %)CMS
11 (3.704 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (22.22 %)MS Excel
25 (18.52 %)MS Office
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.704 %)BPCS
11 (3.704 %)SalesLogix
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.704 %)HTTP
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (77.78 %)SQL Server
210 (37.04 %)Crystal Reports
39 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
39 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (3.704 %)MySQL
41 (3.704 %)MS Access
41 (3.704 %)TOAD
41 (3.704 %)OLAP
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.704 %)Visual Studio
11 (3.704 %)LabVIEW
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (11.11 %)Pharmaceutical
13 (11.11 %)Banking
22 (7.407 %)Pensions
22 (7.407 %)Marketing
31 (3.704 %)Insurance
31 (3.704 %)Finance
31 (3.704 %)Construction
31 (3.704 %)Health
31 (3.704 %)Legal
31 (3.704 %)Manufacturing
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (77.78 %)Developer
213 (48.15 %).NET Developer
310 (37.04 %)VB Developer
49 (33.33 %)VB6 Developer
49 (33.33 %)VB.NET Developer
54 (14.81 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
63 (11.11 %)ASP.NET Developer
63 (11.11 %)Applications Developer
72 (7.407 %)Senior Developer
72 (7.407 %)Analyst Programmer
72 (7.407 %)Programmer
72 (7.407 %)Analyst
72 (7.407 %)Test Engineer
72 (7.407 %).NET Applications Developer
81 (3.704 %)Web Tester
81 (3.704 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
81 (3.704 %).NET Team Leader
81 (3.704 %)Senior Programmer
81 (3.704 %)Senior VB.NET Developer
81 (3.704 %)C Developer
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (37.04 %)Windows
22 (7.407 %)UNIX
31 (3.704 %)Solaris
31 (3.704 %)Windows XP
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
22 (7.407 %)UML
22 (7.407 %)OO
22 (7.407 %)Business Intelligence
31 (3.704 %)Systems Analysis
31 (3.704 %)Software Testing
31 (3.704 %)Web Development
31 (3.704 %)Unit Testing
31 (3.704 %)CRM
31 (3.704 %)ERP
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (100.00 %)VB
221 (77.78 %)VB.NET
311 (40.74 %)SQL
48 (29.63 %)C#
57 (25.93 %)Transact-SQL
65 (18.52 %)C++
73 (11.11 %)C
73 (11.11 %)JavaScript
73 (11.11 %)PL/SQL
82 (7.407 %)VBA
82 (7.407 %)Java
91 (3.704 %)Delphi
91 (3.704 %)Perl
91 (3.704 %)PHP
91 (3.704 %)VC++
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (7.407 %)Degree
21 (3.704 %)Microsoft Certification
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (25.93 %)Microsoft
23 (11.11 %)Oracle
31 (3.704 %)Cognos
31 (3.704 %)Visualfiles