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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Suffolk 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4137
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads2663
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.028 %
As % of the category below6.516 %10.43 %
Salaries quoted1261
Average minimum salary£28,750£29,180
Average salary£31,625£32,008
% change on same period last year-1.19 %
Average maximum salary£34,500£34,836
UK excluding London average salary£33,192£34,214
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads399604
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.267 %0.269 %
Salaries quoted323518
Average minimum salary£31,911£32,097
Average salary£34,922£35,769
% change on same period last year-2.36 %
Average maximum salary£37,932£39,440
UK excluding London average salary£35,731£35,965
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
VB6 East of EnglandVB6
East of England

VB6
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk VB6 Salary Trend

VB6
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB6 across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
Bury St EdmundsDown-713£32,722+0.78 %
IpswichUp+1713£28,333-12.37 %
VB6 East of EnglandVB6
East of England

VB6
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

145 (100.00 %)VB
240 (88.89 %).NET
339 (86.67 %)VB.NET
438 (84.44 %)SQL Server
532 (71.11 %)ASP.NET
620 (44.44 %)C#
716 (35.56 %)PHP
815 (33.33 %)XML
914 (31.11 %)Microsoft
1013 (28.89 %)AJAX
1112 (26.67 %)SQL Server 2005
1211 (24.44 %)SQL Server 2000
1211 (24.44 %)SQL
1310 (22.22 %)ASP
149 (20.00 %)Data Protection Act
149 (20.00 %)Data Protection
149 (20.00 %)JavaScript
157 (15.56 %)Transact-SQL
157 (15.56 %)VSS/SourceSafe
166 (13.33 %)Crystal Reports
166 (13.33 %)Windows
166 (13.33 %)MS Access
175 (11.11 %)DTS
175 (11.11 %)OO
175 (11.11 %)WebServices
184 (8.889 %)Windows Server 2003
184 (8.889 %)Linux
184 (8.889 %)E-Commerce
184 (8.889 %)ADO.NET
184 (8.889 %)CSS

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
140 (88.89 %).NET
232 (71.11 %)ASP.NET
315 (33.33 %)XML
413 (28.89 %)AJAX
510 (22.22 %)ASP
65 (11.11 %)WebServices
74 (8.889 %)CSS
74 (8.889 %)SOAP
74 (8.889 %)ADO.NET
82 (4.444 %)ADO
82 (4.444 %)WinForms
91 (2.222 %)HTML
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.222 %)MS Excel
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
138 (84.44 %)SQL Server
212 (26.67 %)SQL Server 2005
311 (24.44 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (13.33 %)Crystal Reports
46 (13.33 %)MS Access
55 (11.11 %)DTS
62 (4.444 %)RDBMS
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (15.56 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (4.444 %)Finance
12 (4.444 %)Marketing
21 (2.222 %)Construction
21 (2.222 %)Health
21 (2.222 %)Manufacturing
21 (2.222 %)Pensions
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
141 (91.11 %)Developer
219 (42.22 %).NET Developer
313 (28.89 %)Software Developer
412 (26.67 %)Programmer
510 (22.22 %).NET Programmer
68 (17.78 %)VB.NET Programmer
77 (15.56 %)VB.NET Developer
86 (13.33 %)Software Programmer
95 (11.11 %)Systems Developer
95 (11.11 %)Senior Analyst
95 (11.11 %)Analyst
104 (8.889 %)Senior Developer
104 (8.889 %)Senior Software Developer
104 (8.889 %)Analyst Developer
104 (8.889 %)Senior Analyst Developer
112 (4.444 %)ASP.NET Developer
112 (4.444 %)VB Developer
112 (4.444 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
121 (2.222 %)Senior Systems Analyst
121 (2.222 %)Systems Analyst
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (20.00 %)Data Protection Act
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (13.33 %)Windows
24 (8.889 %)Linux
24 (8.889 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (8.889 %)Windows 2000 Server
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (20.00 %)Data Protection
25 (11.11 %)OO
34 (8.889 %)E-Commerce
34 (8.889 %)Web Development
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
145 (100.00 %)VB
239 (86.67 %)VB.NET
320 (44.44 %)C#
416 (35.56 %)PHP
511 (24.44 %)SQL
69 (20.00 %)JavaScript
77 (15.56 %)Transact-SQL
84 (8.889 %)Perl
84 (8.889 %)Ruby
92 (4.444 %)VBA
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.222 %)Degree
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (31.11 %)Microsoft
22 (4.444 %)Infragistics