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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Thames Valley 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2357
Rank change on same period last yearUp+34
Matching permanent IT job ads910
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.004 %
As % of the category below8.824 %3.155 %
Salaries quoted910
Average minimum salary£35,000£29,500
Average salary£38,333£32,600
% change on same period last year+17.58 %
Average maximum salary£41,667£35,700
UK excluding London average salary£32,800£33,095
% change on same period last year-0.89 %
Thames Valley IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Thames Valley
Matching permanent IT job ads102317
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.133 %
Salaries quoted91290
Average minimum salary£33,913£35,073
Average salary£38,299£38,346
% change on same period last year-0.12 %
Average maximum salary£42,684£41,620
UK excluding London average salary£35,257£35,638
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
VB6 South EastVB6
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VB6
Demand Trend

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

Thames Valley 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 Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley VB6 Salary Trend

VB6
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB6 across the Thames Valley region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Thames Valley VB6 Salary Histogram

VB6
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Thames Valley 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.

116 (100.00 %)VB
215 (93.75 %).NET
215 (93.75 %)SQL Server
38 (50.00 %)VB.NET
38 (50.00 %)C#
38 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
47 (43.75 %)ASP.NET
55 (31.25 %)Crystal Reports
55 (31.25 %)CRM
55 (31.25 %)SQL Server 2000
55 (31.25 %)Manufacturing
64 (25.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
64 (25.00 %).NET Framework
64 (25.00 %)OOA/OOD
64 (25.00 %)ASP
64 (25.00 %)XML
64 (25.00 %)XSLT
64 (25.00 %)HTML
73 (18.75 %)COM+
73 (18.75 %)Finance
82 (12.50 %)ERP
91 (6.250 %)Microsoft
91 (6.250 %)OO
91 (6.250 %)MS Excel
91 (6.250 %)MS Access
91 (6.250 %)PRINCE2
91 (6.250 %)Windows
91 (6.250 %)SQL
91 (6.250 %)C++
91 (6.250 %)Oracle

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Thames Valley 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.

Thames Valley IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (93.75 %).NET
27 (43.75 %)ASP.NET
34 (25.00 %)ASP
34 (25.00 %)XML
34 (25.00 %)XSLT
34 (25.00 %).NET Framework
34 (25.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
34 (25.00 %)HTML
43 (18.75 %)COM+
Thames Valley IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.250 %)MS Excel
Thames Valley IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (93.75 %)SQL Server
28 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (31.25 %)SQL Server 2000
35 (31.25 %)Crystal Reports
41 (6.250 %)MS Access
Thames Valley IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (31.25 %)Manufacturing
23 (18.75 %)Finance
31 (6.250 %)Marketing
Thames Valley IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (56.25 %)Developer
27 (43.75 %).NET Developer
35 (31.25 %)VB.NET Developer
44 (25.00 %)VB Developer
44 (25.00 %)Senior .NET Developer
44 (25.00 %)Software Engineer
44 (25.00 %)Senior Developer
44 (25.00 %)Senior Software Engineer
53 (18.75 %)Senior VB.NET Developer
53 (18.75 %)Junior VB.NET Developer
62 (12.50 %)VB6 Developer
62 (12.50 %).NET Programmer
62 (12.50 %)Programmer
62 (12.50 %)Development Manager
62 (12.50 %)C# Developer
71 (6.250 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
71 (6.250 %)Technical Development Manager
71 (6.250 %)ASP.NET Developer
71 (6.250 %)Technical Manager
71 (6.250 %)Senior C# Developer
Thames Valley IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (6.250 %)Windows
Thames Valley IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (31.25 %)CRM
24 (25.00 %)OOA/OOD
32 (12.50 %)ERP
41 (6.250 %)OO
41 (6.250 %)PRINCE2
Thames Valley IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (100.00 %)VB
28 (50.00 %)VB.NET
28 (50.00 %)C#
31 (6.250 %)C++
31 (6.250 %)SQL
Thames Valley IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (6.250 %)Oracle
11 (6.250 %)Microsoft