The first table below looks at the demand for VB6 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Swindon region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VB6 over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Swindon region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Rank 31 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing VB6 24 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Swindon 4.990% - -
As % of the Programming Languages category 10.96% - -
Number of salaries quoted 23 0 0
Average salary £35,000 - -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
- +7.69%
All Programming Languages
Swindon
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
219 277 247
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Swindon 45.53% 53.89% 51.57%
Number of salaries quoted 193 236 228
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £34,875
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +0.35%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £24,050
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
VB6
Wiltshire

VB6
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing VB6 across the Swindon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Swindon VB6 Jobs Demand Trend

VB6
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VB6 across the Swindon region.

Swindon VB6 Salary Trend

VB6
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB6 across the Swindon region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Swindon VB6 Salary Histogram

VB6
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Swindon 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.

1 25 (100.00%) VB
1 25 (100.00%) .NET
2 23 (92.00%) SQL Server
3 19 (76.00%) VB.NET
4 15 (60.00%) SQL
4 15 (60.00%) SQL Server 2005
5 9 (36.00%) MS Office
5 9 (36.00%) Microsoft
5 9 (36.00%) SQL Server 2000
6 8 (32.00%) Windows
6 8 (32.00%) WPF
7 7 (28.00%) Time Management
8 6 (24.00%) Change Management
8 6 (24.00%) Validation
8 6 (24.00%) WFM
8 6 (24.00%) Software Testing
8 6 (24.00%) OO
8 6 (24.00%) MS Excel
8 6 (24.00%) MS Access
8 6 (24.00%) OOD
8 6 (24.00%) XML
8 6 (24.00%) T-SQL
8 6 (24.00%) SQL Server 2008
8 6 (24.00%) C#
9 3 (12.00%) Crystal Reports
9 3 (12.00%) SQL Server 2012
10 1 (4.000%) Degree
10 1 (4.000%) Computer Science

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Swindon 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.

Application Development
1 25 (100.00%) .NET
2 8 (32.00%) WPF
3 6 (24.00%) XML
Applications
1 9 (36.00%) MS Office
2 6 (24.00%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (92.00%) SQL Server
2 15 (60.00%) SQL Server 2005
3 9 (36.00%) SQL Server 2000
4 6 (24.00%) MS Access
4 6 (24.00%) SQL Server 2008
5 3 (12.00%) Crystal Reports
5 3 (12.00%) SQL Server 2012
Job Titles
1 20 (80.00%) Developer
2 13 (52.00%) .NET Developer
2 13 (52.00%) VB.NET Developer
3 7 (28.00%) Programmer
4 5 (20.00%) VB.NET Programmer
4 5 (20.00%) .NET Programmer
5 3 (12.00%) Report Developer
5 3 (12.00%) Administrator
5 3 (12.00%) Crystal Reports Developer
5 3 (12.00%) DBA
5 3 (12.00%) Senior Developer
6 1 (4.000%) Senior VB.NET Programmer
6 1 (4.000%) Graduate Programmer
6 1 (4.000%) Junior
6 1 (4.000%) Graduate
6 1 (4.000%) Graduate Developer
6 1 (4.000%) Senior Programmer
6 1 (4.000%) Senior .NET Programmer
6 1 (4.000%) Junior Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.000%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 8 (32.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (28.00%) Time Management
2 6 (24.00%) Change Management
2 6 (24.00%) Validation
2 6 (24.00%) WFM
2 6 (24.00%) Software Testing
2 6 (24.00%) OO
2 6 (24.00%) OOD
Programming Languages
1 25 (100.00%) VB
2 19 (76.00%) VB.NET
3 15 (60.00%) SQL
4 6 (24.00%) T-SQL
4 6 (24.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 1 (4.000%) Degree
Vendors
1 9 (36.00%) Microsoft
Swindon, South West
Computer Futures are URGENTLY seeking a .NET Developer with good SQL experience... If your core skills are based in VB.NET/ VB6/ SQL and C# this is a...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £52000 per annum + Healthcare
Posted: 15 May 2013
Swindon, South West
With exciting projects coming up and a planned move to more modern systems the successful candidate needs the following skills: VB.NET VB6 SQL C# ASP.NET Agile/...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Holidays
Posted: 15 May 2013