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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the South 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
Rank89132
Rank change on same period last yearUp+43
Matching permanent IT job ads233137
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.123 %0.056 %
As % of the category below3.902 %2.568 %
Salaries quoted215128
Average minimum salary£29,376£27,993
Average salary£32,074£30,604
% change on same period last year+4.80 %
Average maximum salary£34,773£33,215
UK excluding London average salary£33,053£33,098
% change on same period last year-0.13 %
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads59715335
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.152 %2.185 %
Salaries quoted52854520
Average minimum salary£30,341£30,634
Average salary£33,641£33,799
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
Average maximum salary£36,941£36,964
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 South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

South 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 South West region.

South West VB6 Salary Trend

VB6
Salary Histogram

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

South 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 South 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
DevonUp+3574£30,902+8.11 %
BristolUp+765£33,802+12.50 %
GloucestershireDown-1838£31,744+7.60 %
WiltshireDown-3419£33,950+6.80 %
DorsetUp+716£30,776-4.69 %
SomersetUp+315£33,300+10.99 %
CornwallNew entry-8£26,938-
AvonUp+221--
VB6 EnglandVB6
England

VB6
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1473 (100.00 %)VB
2417 (88.16 %).NET
3360 (76.11 %)VB.NET
4330 (69.77 %)SQL Server
5268 (56.66 %)C#
6194 (41.01 %)SQL
7193 (40.80 %)ASP.NET
8147 (31.08 %)XML
9109 (23.04 %)ASP
1099 (20.93 %)SQL Server 2000
1195 (20.08 %)C++
1293 (19.66 %)SQL Server 2005
1385 (17.97 %)Windows
1482 (17.34 %)COM+
1579 (16.70 %)Microsoft
1668 (14.38 %)Visual Studio
1764 (13.53 %)OO
1859 (12.47 %)Finance
1954 (11.42 %)Pensions
2052 (10.99 %)MS Excel
2150 (10.57 %)WebServices
2150 (10.57 %)Oracle
2150 (10.57 %)HTML
2150 (10.57 %)Transact-SQL
2150 (10.57 %)JavaScript
2243 (9.091 %)MSMQ
2243 (9.091 %)VC++
2341 (8.668 %)UML
2341 (8.668 %)MySQL
2440 (8.457 %)Internet

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1417 (88.16 %).NET
2193 (40.80 %)ASP.NET
3147 (31.08 %)XML
4109 (23.04 %)ASP
582 (17.34 %)COM+
650 (10.57 %)HTML
650 (10.57 %)WebServices
738 (8.034 %)AJAX
827 (5.708 %)XSLT
915 (3.171 %)CSS
109 (1.903 %)COM
109 (1.903 %).NET Framework
115 (1.057 %)ActiveX
124 (0.846 %)SOAP
133 (0.634 %)XSL
133 (0.634 %)DCOM
133 (0.634 %)ATL
133 (0.634 %)WCF
133 (0.634 %)Windows SharePoint Services
142 (0.423 %)WinForms
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (2.748 %)MapXtreme
212 (2.537 %)IIS
311 (2.326 %)CMS
46 (1.268 %)SharePoint
53 (0.634 %)SharePoint Server 2007
62 (0.423 %)Joomla!
62 (0.423 %)Apache
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
152 (10.99 %)MS Excel
212 (2.537 %)MS Office
33 (0.634 %)MS Visio
42 (0.423 %)AutoCAD
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
114 (2.960 %)Summit
210 (2.114 %)GoldMine
33 (0.634 %)Line 500
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
140 (8.457 %)Internet
215 (3.171 %)Firewall
215 (3.171 %)Reverse Proxy
313 (2.748 %)HTTPS
42 (0.423 %)SSL
42 (0.423 %)HTTP
51 (0.211 %)Intranet
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1330 (69.77 %)SQL Server
299 (20.93 %)SQL Server 2000
393 (19.66 %)SQL Server 2005
441 (8.668 %)MySQL
536 (7.611 %)DTS
625 (5.285 %)SQL Server 7
724 (5.074 %)SQL Server Integration Services
823 (4.863 %)GIS
921 (4.440 %)Crystal Reports
1014 (2.960 %)Datawarehouse
1112 (2.537 %)Oracle 8/8i
1211 (2.326 %)MS Access
134 (0.846 %)Oracle Reports
134 (0.846 %)ETL
134 (0.846 %)dBASE
143 (0.634 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
143 (0.634 %)RDBMS
151 (0.211 %)DB2
151 (0.211 %)OLAP
151 (0.211 %)Oracle 9i
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
168 (14.38 %)Visual Studio
28 (1.691 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (0.211 %)QuickTest Pro
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
159 (12.47 %)Finance
254 (11.42 %)Pensions
331 (6.554 %)Insurance
426 (5.497 %)Marketing
523 (4.863 %)Back Office
617 (3.594 %)Multimedia
716 (3.383 %)Music
815 (3.171 %)Government
913 (2.748 %)Games
1012 (2.537 %)Retail
1012 (2.537 %)Telecoms
117 (1.480 %)Education
124 (0.846 %)Automotive
124 (0.846 %)Health
133 (0.634 %)Manufacturing
133 (0.634 %)Front Office
133 (0.634 %)Banking
133 (0.634 %)Billing
142 (0.423 %)Criminal Justice
151 (0.211 %)Investment Banking
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1345 (72.94 %)Developer
2110 (23.26 %).NET Developer
372 (15.22 %)VB Developer
468 (14.38 %)Programmer
564 (13.53 %)VB.NET Developer
662 (13.11 %)Software Engineer
754 (11.42 %)VB6 Developer
849 (10.36 %)Analyst
948 (10.15 %)Web Developer
1046 (9.725 %)Software Developer
1143 (9.091 %)Analyst Programmer
1226 (5.497 %)Applications Developer
1226 (5.497 %).NET Programmer
1323 (4.863 %)VB.NET Programmer
1420 (4.228 %)Systems Developer
1518 (3.805 %)Lead Developer
1617 (3.594 %)SQL Developer
1716 (3.383 %)Senior Developer
1814 (2.960 %)ASP.NET Developer
1913 (2.748 %)SQL Server Developer
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (4.440 %)Client/Server
28 (1.691 %)Social Network
35 (1.057 %)N-Tier
35 (1.057 %)Mathematics
43 (0.634 %)Computer Science
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
185 (17.97 %)Windows
215 (3.171 %)UNIX
35 (1.057 %)Windows 2000
44 (0.846 %)Solaris
52 (0.423 %)Linux
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
164 (13.53 %)OO
241 (8.668 %)UML
324 (5.074 %)Web Development
422 (4.651 %)Migration
517 (3.594 %)Service Delivery
611 (2.326 %)Content Management
611 (2.326 %)Systems Analysis
79 (1.903 %)Load Testing
79 (1.903 %)E-Commerce
88 (1.691 %)OOD
96 (1.268 %)Unit Testing
96 (1.268 %)Direct Marketing
96 (1.268 %)Time Management
105 (1.057 %)Requirements Analysis
105 (1.057 %)Project Management
105 (1.057 %)CRM
114 (0.846 %)PRINCE2
114 (0.846 %)Asset Management
123 (0.634 %)Security Cleared
123 (0.634 %)ERP
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1473 (100.00 %)VB
2360 (76.11 %)VB.NET
3268 (56.66 %)C#
4194 (41.01 %)SQL
595 (20.08 %)C++
650 (10.57 %)Transact-SQL
650 (10.57 %)JavaScript
743 (9.091 %)VC++
835 (7.400 %)PHP
924 (5.074 %)Java
1023 (4.863 %)VBScript
1119 (4.017 %)VBA
1216 (3.383 %)C
134 (0.846 %)Delphi
134 (0.846 %)FoxPro (VFP)
143 (0.634 %)PL/SQL
152 (0.423 %)XPath
161 (0.211 %)XAML
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
127 (5.708 %)Degree
27 (1.480 %)Microsoft Certification
36 (1.268 %)MCSD
44 (0.846 %)PRINCE2 Certification
53 (0.634 %)MCAD
62 (0.423 %)MCPD
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
143 (9.091 %)MSMQ
216 (3.383 %)Active Directory
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
179 (16.70 %)Microsoft
250 (10.57 %)Oracle
313 (2.748 %)Citrix
410 (2.114 %)Sage
55 (1.057 %)Informatica
62 (0.423 %)Sybase
71 (0.211 %)Sun
71 (0.211 %)Alterian
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