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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Oldham 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2917
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching permanent IT job ads36
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below5.085 %7.059 %
Salaries quoted36
Average minimum salary£26,667£25,833
Average salary£28,333£27,917
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Average maximum salary£30,000£30,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,806£33,094
% change on same period last year-0.87 %
Oldham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Oldham
Matching permanent IT job ads5985
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.035 %
Salaries quoted5981
Average minimum salary£27,439£25,733
Average salary£30,544£29,417
% change on same period last year+3.83 %
Average maximum salary£33,649£33,100
UK excluding London average salary£35,268£35,641
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
VB6 ManchesterVB6
Manchester

VB6
Demand Trend

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

Oldham 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 Oldham region.

Oldham VB6 Salary Trend

VB6
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB6 across the Oldham region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Oldham VB6 Salary Histogram

VB6
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Oldham 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.

112 (100.00 %)C#
112 (100.00 %)VB
211 (91.67 %).NET
310 (83.33 %)Oracle
310 (83.33 %)VB.NET
310 (83.33 %)Java
310 (83.33 %)Visual Studio
48 (66.67 %)ASP
57 (58.33 %)Banking
66 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
73 (25.00 %)MCP
73 (25.00 %)UML
73 (25.00 %)Microsoft
73 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
73 (25.00 %)EMV
73 (25.00 %)SQL
73 (25.00 %)Degree
73 (25.00 %)Integration Testing
73 (25.00 %)APACS
81 (8.333 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
81 (8.333 %)C++
81 (8.333 %)SQL Server

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Oldham 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.

Oldham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (91.67 %).NET
28 (66.67 %)ASP
36 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
Oldham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (8.333 %)SQL Server
11 (8.333 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Oldham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (83.33 %)Visual Studio
Oldham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (58.33 %)Banking
Oldham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (91.67 %)Developer
26 (50.00 %)Software Developer
26 (50.00 %)Software Engineer
33 (25.00 %)Microsoft Developer
41 (8.333 %)Architect
41 (8.333 %)C# Developer
41 (8.333 %)Systems Architect
Oldham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (25.00 %)EMV
13 (25.00 %)APACS
Oldham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (25.00 %)UML
13 (25.00 %)Integration Testing
Oldham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (100.00 %)C#
112 (100.00 %)VB
210 (83.33 %)VB.NET
210 (83.33 %)Java
33 (25.00 %)SQL
41 (8.333 %)C++
Oldham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (25.00 %)MCP
13 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (25.00 %)Degree
Oldham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (83.33 %)Oracle
23 (25.00 %)Microsoft