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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the Wales 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2545
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching permanent IT job ads11079
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.071 %0.035 %
As % of the category below12.93 %9.294 %
Salaries quoted10975
Average minimum salary£29,573£24,660
Average salary£33,060£27,457
% change on same period last year+20.40 %
Average maximum salary£36,548£30,253
UK excluding London average salary£33,190£34,103
% change on same period last year-2.67 %
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads851850
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.551 %0.379 %
Salaries quoted785794
Average minimum salary£29,742£27,673
Average salary£33,334£30,938
% change on same period last year+7.74 %
Average maximum salary£36,926£34,203
UK excluding London average salary£35,693£35,932
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
VB6 UKVB6
UK

VB6
Demand Trend

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

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales VB6 Salary Trend

VB6
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB6 across the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Wales 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 Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
South WalesUp+1079£33,661+21.57 %
North WalesUp+2218£30,778+50.13 %
West WalesUp+15£33,000+10.00 %
VB6 UKVB6
UK

VB6
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

1176 (100.00 %)VB
2161 (91.48 %).NET
3117 (66.48 %)SQL Server
4115 (65.34 %)C#
5105 (59.66 %)VB.NET
689 (50.57 %)SQL
778 (44.32 %)ASP.NET
875 (42.61 %)Windows
972 (40.91 %)ASP
1061 (34.66 %)Transact-SQL
1151 (28.98 %)Microsoft
1240 (22.73 %)Java
1240 (22.73 %)SQL Server 2005
1337 (21.02 %)XML
1432 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2000
1531 (17.61 %)WebServices
1531 (17.61 %)Visual Studio
1628 (15.91 %)IIS
1725 (14.20 %)Agile Software Development
1824 (13.64 %)Internet
1923 (13.07 %)Migration
1923 (13.07 %)Visual Studio Team System
2022 (12.50 %)OO
2121 (11.93 %)VBA
2121 (11.93 %)Silverlight
2220 (11.36 %)LINQ
2319 (10.80 %)RIA
2418 (10.23 %).NET Framework
2517 (9.659 %)Insurance
2517 (9.659 %)Windows Server 2003

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1161 (91.48 %).NET
278 (44.32 %)ASP.NET
372 (40.91 %)ASP
437 (21.02 %)XML
531 (17.61 %)WebServices
621 (11.93 %)Silverlight
720 (11.36 %)LINQ
818 (10.23 %).NET Framework
98 (4.545 %)MVC
98 (4.545 %)WCF
98 (4.545 %)WF
107 (3.977 %)HTML
115 (2.841 %)AJAX
124 (2.273 %)ADO.NET
133 (1.705 %)CSS
142 (1.136 %)SOAP
142 (1.136 %)XSL
142 (1.136 %)XSLT
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
128 (15.91 %)IIS
29 (5.114 %)SharePoint
34 (2.273 %)OpenROAD
34 (2.273 %)SAS
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (7.955 %)MS Excel
24 (2.273 %)MS Office
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
124 (13.64 %)Internet
26 (3.409 %)SAN
32 (1.136 %)TCP/IP
32 (1.136 %)VPN
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1117 (66.48 %)SQL Server
240 (22.73 %)SQL Server 2005
332 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2000
415 (8.523 %)SQL Server 7
54 (2.273 %)Crystal Reports
54 (2.273 %)BusinessObjects
54 (2.273 %)Ingres
63 (1.705 %)DB2
72 (1.136 %)MySQL
81 (0.568 %)MS Access
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
131 (17.61 %)Visual Studio
223 (13.07 %)Visual Studio Team System
33 (1.705 %)Oracle Forms
42 (1.136 %)Flash
51 (0.568 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (9.659 %)Insurance
211 (6.250 %)Finance
39 (5.114 %)Pensions
47 (3.977 %)Investment Banking
47 (3.977 %)Banking
47 (3.977 %)Retail
47 (3.977 %)Pharmaceutical
55 (2.841 %)Education
64 (2.273 %)Law
64 (2.273 %)Government
72 (1.136 %)Health
72 (1.136 %)Aerospace
72 (1.136 %)Automotive
72 (1.136 %)Back Office
72 (1.136 %)Graphic Design
81 (0.568 %)Manufacturing
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
199 (56.25 %)Developer
260 (34.09 %).NET Developer
348 (27.27 %)VB.NET Developer
447 (26.70 %)Analyst
534 (19.32 %)Programmer
630 (17.05 %)Analyst Programmer
630 (17.05 %)Software Developer
725 (14.20 %)C# Developer
824 (13.64 %)Senior Developer
913 (7.386 %)VB Developer
1012 (6.818 %)Team Leader
1012 (6.818 %)Architect
1111 (6.250 %).NET Programmer
1210 (5.682 %)Solutions Analyst
1210 (5.682 %).NET Analyst Programmer
139 (5.114 %)VB6 Developer
139 (5.114 %)Senior .NET Developer
139 (5.114 %)Systems Developer
148 (4.545 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
148 (4.545 %)Senior Systems Developer
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (10.80 %)RIA
25 (2.841 %)iSeries
25 (2.841 %)Management Information System
25 (2.841 %)AS400
32 (1.136 %)NHS
32 (1.136 %)Speech Recognition
41 (0.568 %)Firmware
41 (0.568 %)Blackberry
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
175 (42.61 %)Windows
217 (9.659 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (4.545 %)Windows Server 2008
43 (1.705 %)Windows Mobile
52 (1.136 %)Windows XP
61 (0.568 %)VMS
61 (0.568 %)UNIX
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (14.20 %)Agile Software Development
223 (13.07 %)Migration
322 (12.50 %)OO
412 (6.818 %)B2B
412 (6.818 %)Unit Testing
511 (6.250 %)B2C
511 (6.250 %)Project Management
610 (5.682 %)SOA
79 (5.114 %)ERP
88 (4.545 %)Security Cleared
97 (3.977 %)Scrum
105 (2.841 %)System Testing
105 (2.841 %)Data Migration
105 (2.841 %)CRM
105 (2.841 %)UML
113 (1.705 %)Requirements Analysis
113 (1.705 %)Project Planning
113 (1.705 %)Web Development
113 (1.705 %)RAD
122 (1.136 %)OOP
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1176 (100.00 %)VB
2115 (65.34 %)C#
3105 (59.66 %)VB.NET
489 (50.57 %)SQL
561 (34.66 %)Transact-SQL
640 (22.73 %)Java
721 (11.93 %)VBA
86 (3.409 %)C++
94 (2.273 %)C
94 (2.273 %)JavaScript
103 (1.705 %)VBScript
111 (0.568 %)PHP
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (6.250 %)Degree
25 (2.841 %)ISEB
33 (1.705 %)Microsoft Certification
Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.136 %)QA
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
151 (28.98 %)Microsoft
24 (2.273 %)Business Objects
33 (1.705 %)IBM
33 (1.705 %)Sybase
33 (1.705 %)Oracle
41 (0.568 %)Metastorm
41 (0.568 %)Progress
41 (0.568 %)BEA