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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the West Yorkshire 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
Rank5283
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching permanent IT job ads179130
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.058 %
As % of the category below7.995 %4.198 %
Salaries quoted161123
Average minimum salary£30,891£28,258
Average salary£33,069£30,187
% change on same period last year+9.54 %
Average maximum salary£35,247£32,115
UK excluding London average salary£33,192£34,214
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads22393097
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.497 %1.382 %
Salaries quoted19932709
Average minimum salary£30,212£29,294
Average salary£32,725£31,689
% change on same period last year+3.26 %
Average maximum salary£35,238£34,085
UK excluding London average salary£35,731£35,965
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
VB6 YorkshireVB6
Yorkshire

VB6
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire VB6 Salary Trend

VB6
Salary Histogram

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

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire 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
HalifaxUp+673£36,458+30.49 %
LeedsUp+1952£29,000-5.45 %
BradfordUp+734£31,023+7.32 %
OtleyNew entry-4£24,500-
WakefieldUp+144£30,750+3.36 %
HuddersfieldUp+22£27,000-19.40 %
VB6 YorkshireVB6
Yorkshire

VB6
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1388 (100.00 %)VB
2334 (86.08 %).NET
3255 (65.72 %)C#
4238 (61.34 %)SQL
5178 (45.88 %)Oracle
6168 (43.30 %)SQL Server
7165 (42.53 %)VB.NET
8147 (37.89 %)XML
9133 (34.28 %)Microsoft
10120 (30.93 %)Visual Studio
11115 (29.64 %)OO
12102 (26.29 %)PL/SQL
1398 (25.26 %)N-Tier
1491 (23.45 %)Windows
1586 (22.16 %)SOA
1682 (21.13 %)Finance
1777 (19.85 %).NET Framework
1870 (18.04 %)Windows 2000
1963 (16.24 %)Windows XP
2061 (15.72 %)Windows NT
2159 (15.21 %)Oracle 9i
2159 (15.21 %)ASP
2159 (15.21 %)Degree
2159 (15.21 %)Insurance
2257 (14.69 %)Test Scripting
2350 (12.89 %)MS Excel
2448 (12.37 %)Oracle 10g
2547 (12.11 %)ASP.NET
2639 (10.05 %)VBA
2731 (7.990 %)Microsoft Certification

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1334 (86.08 %).NET
2147 (37.89 %)XML
377 (19.85 %).NET Framework
459 (15.21 %)ASP
547 (12.11 %)ASP.NET
620 (5.155 %)CSS
719 (4.897 %)WebServices
815 (3.866 %)AJAX
914 (3.608 %)HTML
1013 (3.351 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1110 (2.577 %)ADO
129 (2.320 %)DAO
129 (2.320 %)XSL
138 (2.062 %)XHTML
146 (1.546 %)XSLT
146 (1.546 %)ADO.NET
154 (1.031 %)Spring
163 (0.773 %)COM+
172 (0.515 %)J2EE
181 (0.258 %)Middleware
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (2.835 %)BizTalk Server
210 (2.577 %)IIS
38 (2.062 %)CMS
44 (1.031 %)Lotus Domino
52 (0.515 %)Tuxedo
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
150 (12.89 %)MS Excel
212 (3.093 %)MS Office
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (1.031 %)Oracle Applications
22 (0.515 %)Staffware
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.258 %)Internet
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1168 (43.30 %)SQL Server
259 (15.21 %)Oracle 9i
348 (12.37 %)Oracle 10g
421 (5.412 %)SQL Server 2005
520 (5.155 %)MS Access
618 (4.639 %)SQL Server 2000
78 (2.062 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
87 (1.804 %)RDBMS
95 (1.289 %)DTS
95 (1.289 %)SQL Server Integration Services
95 (1.289 %)Database Marketing
103 (0.773 %)Crystal Reports
112 (0.515 %)Oracle 8/8i
112 (0.515 %)MySQL
112 (0.515 %)BusinessObjects
121 (0.258 %)BODI
121 (0.258 %)OLTP
121 (0.258 %)Datawarehouse
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1120 (30.93 %)Visual Studio
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
182 (21.13 %)Finance
259 (15.21 %)Insurance
328 (7.216 %)Pensions
328 (7.216 %)Retail
418 (4.639 %)Health
516 (4.124 %)Marketing
69 (2.320 %)Financial Institution
77 (1.804 %)Construction
84 (1.031 %)Billing
92 (0.515 %)Education
92 (0.515 %)Government
92 (0.515 %)Manufacturing
92 (0.515 %)Advertising
92 (0.515 %)Banking
101 (0.258 %)Back Office
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1284 (73.20 %)Developer
2113 (29.12 %)Analyst
390 (23.20 %).NET Developer
461 (15.72 %)VB Developer
461 (15.72 %)Senior Developer
556 (14.43 %)Programmer
649 (12.63 %)Analyst Programmer
742 (10.82 %)C# Developer
837 (9.536 %)Analyst Developer
837 (9.536 %)Software Developer
925 (6.443 %)VB6 Developer
1023 (5.928 %)VB.NET Developer
1118 (4.639 %).NET Programmer
1118 (4.639 %).NET Analyst Programmer
1217 (4.381 %)Junior
1316 (4.124 %)Junior Developer
1414 (3.608 %)Senior .NET Developer
1414 (3.608 %)ASP.NET Developer
1513 (3.351 %)Graduate
1513 (3.351 %)ASP Developer
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
198 (25.26 %)N-Tier
213 (3.351 %)EPoS
38 (2.062 %)AS400
45 (1.289 %)Computer Science
52 (0.515 %)Client/Server
52 (0.515 %)Mathematics
52 (0.515 %)Mainframe
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
191 (23.45 %)Windows
270 (18.04 %)Windows 2000
363 (16.24 %)Windows XP
461 (15.72 %)Windows NT
56 (1.546 %)UNIX
63 (0.773 %)Windows Vista
72 (0.515 %)Windows Mobile
72 (0.515 %)AIX
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1115 (29.64 %)OO
286 (22.16 %)SOA
357 (14.69 %)Test Scripting
424 (6.186 %)Asset Management
518 (4.639 %)UML
613 (3.351 %)Unit Testing
712 (3.093 %)Process Management
712 (3.093 %)Migration
811 (2.835 %)Data Analysis
811 (2.835 %)Web Development
811 (2.835 %)OOD
98 (2.062 %)Systems Analysis
98 (2.062 %)Time Management
107 (1.804 %)E-Commerce
116 (1.546 %)Software Engineering
125 (1.289 %)Workflow
134 (1.031 %)Web Design
134 (1.031 %)User Acceptance Testing
134 (1.031 %)Business Intelligence
143 (0.773 %)Configuration Management
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1388 (100.00 %)VB
2255 (65.72 %)C#
3238 (61.34 %)SQL
4165 (42.53 %)VB.NET
5102 (26.29 %)PL/SQL
639 (10.05 %)VBA
722 (5.670 %)JavaScript
813 (3.351 %)VBScript
912 (3.093 %)Transact-SQL
109 (2.320 %)C
118 (2.062 %)RPG
124 (1.031 %)Java
124 (1.031 %)C++
133 (0.773 %)Delphi
142 (0.515 %)PHP
142 (0.515 %)VC++
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
159 (15.21 %)Degree
231 (7.990 %)Microsoft Certification
325 (6.443 %)MCSD
43 (0.773 %)Postgraduate
52 (0.515 %)MCAD
52 (0.515 %)HND
61 (0.258 %)ITIL Certification
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (1.546 %)QA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (0.515 %)AquaLogic
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1178 (45.88 %)Oracle
2133 (34.28 %)Microsoft
34 (1.031 %)Lotus
42 (0.515 %)TIBCO
42 (0.515 %)Kofax
42 (0.515 %)Amdocs
42 (0.515 %)Sybase
42 (0.515 %)Business Objects
42 (0.515 %)Vignette
42 (0.515 %)BEA
51 (0.258 %)Citrix