The first table below looks at the demand for VB6 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Tyne and Wear region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VB6 over the 3 months to 17 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 Tyne and Wear region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Rank - - 46
Permanent jobs citing VB6 0 0 12
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear - - 2.202%
As % of the Programming Languages category - - 3.871%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 12
Average salary - - £35,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,500 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
+1.42% +7.69%
All Programming Languages
Tyne and Wear
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
276 280 310
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 49.11% 47.62% 56.88%
Number of salaries quoted 247 233 260
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £24,250 £21,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
VB6
North East

VB6
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear VB6 Salary Trend