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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) skills within the 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5959
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads350359
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.194 %0.151 %
As % of the category below7.509 %6.443 %
Salaries quoted297333
Average minimum salary£29,251£26,822
Average salary£31,327£29,230
% change on same period last year+7.17 %
Average maximum salary£33,402£31,637
UK excluding London average salary£32,801£33,140
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads46615572
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.579 %2.337 %
Salaries quoted38994662
Average minimum salary£30,253£29,747
Average salary£32,747£31,947
% change on same period last year+2.50 %
Average maximum salary£35,241£34,147
UK excluding London average salary£35,272£35,655
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
VB6 EnglandVB6
England

VB6
Demand Trend

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

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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire VB6 Salary Trend

VB6
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VB6 across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
West YorkshireUp+32221£31,718+7.27 %
South YorkshireDown-19108£31,521+10.45 %
North YorkshireUp+733£27,803-7.59 %
VB6 EnglandVB6
England

VB6
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the 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.

1681 (100.00 %)VB
2565 (82.97 %).NET
3391 (57.42 %)C#
4374 (54.92 %)SQL
5372 (54.63 %)SQL Server
6265 (38.91 %)VB.NET
7223 (32.75 %)ASP.NET
8195 (28.63 %)ASP
9193 (28.34 %)XML
10177 (25.99 %)Oracle
11173 (25.40 %)Microsoft
12140 (20.56 %)Degree
13139 (20.41 %)Windows
14117 (17.18 %)JavaScript
15105 (15.42 %)Visual Studio
15105 (15.42 %)OO
1699 (14.54 %)CSS
1796 (14.10 %)Finance
1892 (13.51 %)AJAX
1983 (12.19 %)PL/SQL
2079 (11.60 %)XHTML
2079 (11.60 %)N-Tier
2171 (10.43 %)COM+
2269 (10.13 %)MS Excel
2269 (10.13 %)VBA
2365 (9.545 %)SOAP
2464 (9.398 %)MS Access
2464 (9.398 %)SQL Server 2000
2562 (9.104 %)XSLT
2660 (8.811 %)SQL Server 2005

VB6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the 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.

Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1565 (82.97 %).NET
2223 (32.75 %)ASP.NET
3195 (28.63 %)ASP
4193 (28.34 %)XML
599 (14.54 %)CSS
692 (13.51 %)AJAX
779 (11.60 %)XHTML
871 (10.43 %)COM+
965 (9.545 %)SOAP
1062 (9.104 %)XSLT
1148 (7.048 %).NET Framework
1243 (6.314 %)HTML
1339 (5.727 %)WebServices
1418 (2.643 %)ADO.NET
1515 (2.203 %)XSL
1612 (1.762 %)ADO
1612 (1.762 %)WinForms
1711 (1.615 %)ASP.NET 2.0
189 (1.322 %)DAO
197 (1.028 %)J2EE
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (2.496 %)IIS
211 (1.615 %)BizTalk Server
35 (0.734 %)MS Exchange
44 (0.587 %)SharePoint
52 (0.294 %)Tuxedo
52 (0.294 %)iFIX
61 (0.147 %)CMS
61 (0.147 %)Lotus Domino
Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
169 (10.13 %)MS Excel
217 (2.496 %)MS Office
32 (0.294 %)MS Visio
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.294 %)Staffware
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
125 (3.671 %)TCP/IP
212 (1.762 %)Internet
32 (0.294 %)DECnet
32 (0.294 %)Intranet
41 (0.147 %)DNS
41 (0.147 %)LAN
41 (0.147 %)WAN
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1372 (54.63 %)SQL Server
264 (9.398 %)MS Access
264 (9.398 %)SQL Server 2000
360 (8.811 %)SQL Server 2005
431 (4.552 %)SQL Server Integration Services
431 (4.552 %)DTS
530 (4.405 %)Crystal Reports
629 (4.258 %)Oracle 10g
728 (4.112 %)Oracle 9i
824 (3.524 %)RDBMS
99 (1.322 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
99 (1.322 %)Database Marketing
108 (1.175 %)Datawarehouse
108 (1.175 %)Oracle Reports
117 (1.028 %)MySQL
124 (0.587 %)Oracle 8/8i
132 (0.294 %)DB2
132 (0.294 %)SQL Server 7
141 (0.147 %)OLTP
141 (0.147 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1105 (15.42 %)Visual Studio
27 (1.028 %)Rational Robot
27 (1.028 %)NUnit
35 (0.734 %)Rational Rose
35 (0.734 %)ERwin
43 (0.441 %)ClearQuest
43 (0.441 %)RequisitePro
Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
196 (14.10 %)Finance
258 (8.517 %)Retail
337 (5.433 %)Pensions
435 (5.140 %)Insurance
530 (4.405 %)Marketing
625 (3.671 %)Health
716 (2.349 %)Construction
86 (0.881 %)Financial Institution
86 (0.881 %)Multimedia
95 (0.734 %)Billing
95 (0.734 %)Back Office
104 (0.587 %)Manufacturing
113 (0.441 %)Government
122 (0.294 %)Advertising
122 (0.294 %)Education
131 (0.147 %)Automotive
131 (0.147 %)Electronics
131 (0.147 %)Telecoms
131 (0.147 %)Publishing
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1417 (61.23 %)Developer
2159 (23.35 %).NET Developer
3131 (19.24 %)Analyst
4114 (16.74 %)VB Developer
575 (11.01 %)Software Developer
671 (10.43 %)Senior Developer
770 (10.28 %)VB.NET Developer
866 (9.692 %)C# Developer
964 (9.398 %)Programmer
1057 (8.370 %)VB6 Developer
1149 (7.195 %)Support Analyst
1149 (7.195 %)Analyst Programmer
1245 (6.608 %)Software Engineer
1331 (4.552 %)Applications Support
1331 (4.552 %)ASP.NET Developer
1430 (4.405 %)Senior Software Developer
1525 (3.671 %)Senior .NET Developer
1624 (3.524 %)Team Leader
1721 (3.084 %)Analyst Developer
1721 (3.084 %)Development Team Leader
Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
179 (11.60 %)N-Tier
236 (5.286 %)EPoS
317 (2.496 %)Mainframe
413 (1.909 %)NHS
510 (1.468 %)AS400
69 (1.322 %)Computer Science
75 (0.734 %)Management Information System
84 (0.587 %)Mathematics
93 (0.441 %)Client/Server
93 (0.441 %)VSAM
102 (0.294 %)SCADA
102 (0.294 %)Clustering
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1139 (20.41 %)Windows
240 (5.874 %)Windows 2000
338 (5.580 %)Windows XP
435 (5.140 %)Windows NT
528 (4.112 %)Windows Server 2003
624 (3.524 %)UNIX
723 (3.377 %)Windows 2000 Server
83 (0.441 %)Windows Vista
83 (0.441 %)MVS
92 (0.294 %)VMS
92 (0.294 %)AIX
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1105 (15.42 %)OO
253 (7.783 %)SOA
340 (5.874 %)Software Engineering
435 (5.140 %)Migration
531 (4.552 %)Test Scripting
630 (4.405 %)Requirements Analysis
724 (3.524 %)Project Management
822 (3.231 %)Asset Management
920 (2.937 %)PRINCE2
1019 (2.790 %)UML
1114 (2.056 %)Web Development
1213 (1.909 %)Time Management
1213 (1.909 %)Process Management
1213 (1.909 %)E-Commerce
1312 (1.762 %)ITIL
1411 (1.615 %)Agile Software Development
158 (1.175 %)Systems Analysis
158 (1.175 %)Service Delivery
167 (1.028 %)Incident Management
167 (1.028 %)Regression Testing
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1681 (100.00 %)VB
2391 (57.42 %)C#
3374 (54.92 %)SQL
4265 (38.91 %)VB.NET
5117 (17.18 %)JavaScript
683 (12.19 %)PL/SQL
769 (10.13 %)VBA
856 (8.223 %)Transact-SQL
954 (7.930 %)C++
1032 (4.699 %)Java
1113 (1.909 %)VBScript
1210 (1.468 %)RPG
139 (1.322 %)VC++
147 (1.028 %)Delphi
147 (1.028 %)PHP
155 (0.734 %)Shell Script
155 (0.734 %)C
155 (0.734 %)Perl
163 (0.441 %)DHTML
163 (0.441 %)Assembly Language
Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1140 (20.56 %)Degree
231 (4.552 %)Microsoft Certification
324 (3.524 %)MCSD
44 (0.587 %)ISEB
52 (0.294 %)HND
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
154 (7.930 %)WAI
223 (3.377 %)QA
320 (2.937 %)TickIT
410 (1.468 %)SLA
Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
132 (4.699 %)Active Directory
22 (0.294 %)AquaLogic
Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1177 (25.99 %)Oracle
2173 (25.40 %)Microsoft
315 (2.203 %)Citrix
47 (1.028 %)Sybase
47 (1.028 %)BT
55 (0.734 %)Acxiom
63 (0.441 %)IBM
72 (0.294 %)TIBCO
72 (0.294 %)Vignette
72 (0.294 %)BEA
72 (0.294 %)Kofax
72 (0.294 %)Amdocs
72 (0.294 %)ProClarity
81 (0.147 %)Lotus
81 (0.147 %)JD Edwards