VB6 Jobs

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for VB6 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited VB6 over the 3 months to 22 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) UK
Location	3 months to 22 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	745	700	687
Rank change year-on-year	-45	-13
Permanent jobs citing VB6	129	250	305
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK	0.15%	0.25%	0.27%
As % of the Programming Languages category	0.26%	0.48%	0.53%
Number of salaries quoted	113	199	291
Median salary	£40,000	£40,000	£38,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	-	+5.26%
90% offered a salary of more than	£31,000	£27,900	£26,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£50,000	£52,500	£47,500
UK excluding London median salary	£37,500	£40,000	£38,000
% change year-on-year	-6.25%	+5.26%

VB6 is in the programming language skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for programming language skills.

Programming Language Skills UK
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for programming language skills	49780	52059	57223
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK	56.04%	52.78%	51.59%
Number of salaries quoted	41779	45080	48809
Median salary	£47,500	£47,500	£45,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	-	+5.55%
90% offered a salary of more than	£30,000	£30,000	£30,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£75,000	£70,000	£70,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£41,000	£40,000
% change year-on-year	+3.65%	+2.50%

VB6
Job Vacancy Trend

The job posting trend of jobs advertised citing VB6 as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Programming Languages category.

VB6
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VB6.

VB6
Salary Histogram

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing VB6 over the 3 months to 22 June 2017.

VB6
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB6 within the UK over the 3 months to 22 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
England	-69	124	£40,000	-	17
South East	+1	27	£35,000	-22.22%	1
West Midlands	+18	18	£40,000	+42.85%	1
London	-7	17	£51,250	+2.50%	4
Shropshire	+22	16	£40,000	+4.57%
Telford	-	16	£40,000	-
North West	-36	15	£40,000	+6.66%	2
North East	+28	12	£35,000	-
Durham	-	12	£35,000	-
Hampshire	+19	11	£32,500	-13.33%
Yorkshire	-9	11	£27,750	-14.61%	5
East of England	+4	10	£40,000	-	2
West Yorkshire	+1	9	£27,500	-15.38%	3
Leeds	-7	8	£27,500	-15.38%	2
Kent	+16	7	£35,000	-
Nottingham	+5	7	£45,000	+12.50%	1
Nottinghamshire	+3	7	£45,000	+63.63%	2
East Midlands	0	7	£45,000	+24.13%	2
South West	-11	7	£35,000	-9.67%
Cambridgeshire	-11	7	£40,000	-11.11%	1
Tunbridge Wells	-	7	£35,000	-
Cheshire	-27	6	£40,000	+14.28%
Stockton-on-Tees	-	6	£35,000	-
Manchester	-26	5	£35,000	-	1
Cambridge	-	5	£40,000	-	1
Scotland	-	5	£37,500	-
Fareham	+22	4	£32,500	-7.14%
Lancashire	+3	4	£40,000	-11.11%
Chorley	-	4	£40,000	-
Milton Keynes	-	4	£50,000	-

VB6
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 June 2017, IT jobs citing VB6 also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads with a requirement for VB6.

1	256 (100.00%)	VB
2	228 (89.06%)	.NET
3	195 (76.17%)	C#
4	148 (57.81%)	SQL
5	135 (52.73%)	SQL Server
6	117 (45.70%)	VB.NET
7	93 (36.33%)	Windows
8	87 (33.98%)	HTML
9	82 (32.03%)	ASP.NET
10	78 (30.47%)	Microsoft
11	59 (23.05%)	T-SQL
12	58 (22.66%)	CSS
13	56 (21.88%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
14	52 (20.31%)	Visual Studio
15	50 (19.53%)	MySQL

16	49 (19.14%)	SQL Server Integration Services
16	49 (19.14%)	HTML5
17	45 (17.58%)	Agile Software Development
17	45 (17.58%)	JavaScript
18	41 (16.02%)	SDLC
19	39 (15.23%)	Software Engineering
19	39 (15.23%)	.NET Framework
19	39 (15.23%)	MVC
20	38 (14.84%)	WinForms
21	37 (14.45%)	C
22	36 (14.06%)	Business Intelligence
22	36 (14.06%)	CSS3
23	33 (12.89%)	Degree
24	31 (12.11%)	Oracle
25	30 (11.72%)	Change Management

VB6
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	14 (5.47%)	SharePoint
2	13 (5.08%)	IIS
3	11 (4.30%)	Apache
4	10 (3.91%)	JBoss
5	6 (2.34%)	SharePoint 2013
6	4 (1.56%)	SharePoint 2010
7	3 (1.17%)	BizTalk Server
7	3 (1.17%)	CMS
8	2 (0.78%)	WordPress
9	1 (0.39%)	Drupal
9	1 (0.39%)	FileNet
9	1 (0.39%)	IBM Notes
9	1 (0.39%)	Oracle Workflow
9	1 (0.39%)	Umbraco

Applications
1	16 (6.25%)	Microsoft Excel
2	13 (5.08%)	Microsoft Office

Business Applications
1	5 (1.95%)	Dynamics NAV
2	1 (0.39%)	SAP Business One
2	1 (0.39%)	SAP Oil and Gas

Cloud Services
1	23 (8.98%)	Microsoft Azure
2	7 (2.73%)	GitHub

Communications & Networking
1	4 (1.56%)	Intranet
1	4 (1.56%)	Wireless
2	2 (0.78%)	3G
2	2 (0.78%)	4G
2	2 (0.78%)	VoIP
2	2 (0.78%)	Wi-Fi
3	1 (0.39%)	GoToMeeting
3	1 (0.39%)	SMS
3	1 (0.39%)	WebEx

Database & Business Intelligence
1	135 (52.73%)	SQL Server
2	56 (21.88%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
3	50 (19.53%)	MySQL
4	49 (19.14%)	SQL Server Integration Services
5	28 (10.94%)	Crystal Reports
6	27 (10.55%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
7	26 (10.16%)	Data Warehouse
8	13 (5.08%)	Relational Database
9	10 (3.91%)	JasperReports
9	10 (3.91%)	SQL Server 2008
10	9 (3.52%)	SQL Server 2005
11	6 (2.34%)	Big Data
12	5 (1.95%)	SQL Server 2012
12	5 (1.95%)	SQL Server 2014
13	4 (1.56%)	OLTP
13	4 (1.56%)	Oracle Reports
14	3 (1.17%)	OLAP
14	3 (1.17%)	RDBMS
15	2 (0.78%)	PostgreSQL
15	2 (0.78%)	SQL Server 2016

Development Applications
1	52 (20.31%)	Visual Studio
2	20 (7.81%)	Team Foundation Server
3	14 (5.47%)	Subversion
4	10 (3.91%)	CruiseControl
4	10 (3.91%)	Eclipse
4	10 (3.91%)	MSBuild
5	8 (3.13%)	TeamCity
5	8 (3.13%)	TestComplete
6	7 (2.73%)	Git (software)
7	6 (2.34%)	Selenium
8	5 (1.95%)	JIRA
8	5 (1.95%)	NUnit
8	5 (1.95%)	SpecFlow
8	5 (1.95%)	tSQLt
9	4 (1.56%)	Oracle Forms
10	2 (0.78%)	Mercurial
10	2 (0.78%)	VSS/SourceSafe
11	1 (0.39%)	Cucumber
11	1 (0.39%)	Jenkins
11	1 (0.39%)	Redmine

General
1	29 (11.33%)	Electronics
1	29 (11.33%)	Finance
2	25 (9.77%)	Retail
3	5 (1.95%)	Marketing
3	5 (1.95%)	Pharmaceutical
4	3 (1.17%)	Financial Institution
4	3 (1.17%)	Front Office
4	3 (1.17%)	Manufacturing
5	2 (0.78%)	Automotive
5	2 (0.78%)	Back Office
5	2 (0.78%)	Legal
6	1 (0.39%)	Telecoms

Job Titles
1	169 (66.02%)	Developer
2	97 (37.89%)	.NET Developer
3	55 (21.48%)	Software Developer
4	54 (21.09%)	VB Developer
5	49 (19.14%)	C# Developer
6	48 (18.75%)	VB6 Developer
7	44 (17.19%)	VB.NET Developer
8	42 (16.41%)	SQL Developer
9	38 (14.84%)	C# .NET Developer
10	28 (10.94%)	.NET Software Developer
11	26 (10.16%)	Software Engineer
12	19 (7.42%)	C# Software Developer
13	14 (5.47%)	C# VB.NET Developer
13	14 (5.47%)	DevOps Specialist
14	12 (4.69%)	Tester
15	11 (4.30%)	Software Tester
16	10 (3.91%)	Embedded Engineer
16	10 (3.91%)	Embedded Software Engineer
16	10 (3.91%)	QA Engineer
16	10 (3.91%)	QA Tester

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	228 (89.06%)	.NET
2	87 (33.98%)	HTML
3	82 (32.03%)	ASP.NET
4	58 (22.66%)	CSS
5	49 (19.14%)	HTML5
6	39 (15.23%)	.NET Framework
7	38 (14.84%)	WinForms
8	36 (14.06%)	CSS3
9	26 (10.16%)	ASP.NET MVC
10	24 (9.38%)	Ruby on Rails
11	21 (8.20%)	XML
12	19 (7.42%)	Entity Framework
13	17 (6.64%)	jQuery
14	15 (5.86%)	JSON
15	14 (5.47%)	AngularJS
15	14 (5.47%)	WCF
16	13 (5.08%)	ActiveX
16	13 (5.08%)	Classic ASP
16	13 (5.08%)	Web Services
17	12 (4.69%)	ASP.NET Web API

Miscellaneous
1	16 (6.25%)	iPad
2	10 (3.91%)	Enterprise Software
3	8 (3.13%)	Greenfield Project
3	8 (3.13%)	Management Information System
4	7 (2.73%)	Computer Science
5	5 (1.95%)	Analytical Skills
5	5 (1.95%)	Client/Server
5	5 (1.95%)	User Experience
6	4 (1.56%)	3D Graphics
6	4 (1.56%)	Algorithms
6	4 (1.56%)	EPoS
6	4 (1.56%)	PDA
6	4 (1.56%)	Replication
7	3 (1.17%)	Derivative
7	3 (1.17%)	Fixed Income
7	3 (1.17%)	N-Tier
7	3 (1.17%)	Spread Betting
8	2 (0.78%)	Clustering
8	2 (0.78%)	iPhone
8	2 (0.78%)	Online Gambling

Operating Systems
1	93 (36.33%)	Windows
2	28 (10.94%)	Android
3	27 (10.55%)	Apple iOS
4	22 (8.59%)	Windows Server
5	13 (5.08%)	Linux
6	5 (1.95%)	Unix
7	4 (1.56%)	Embedded Linux
8	2 (0.78%)	Mac OS
8	2 (0.78%)	Windows Phone
8	2 (0.78%)	Windows Server 2003
8	2 (0.78%)	Windows Server 2012
9	1 (0.39%)	AIX
9	1 (0.39%)	Windows 10
9	1 (0.39%)	Windows 7
9	1 (0.39%)	Windows Server 2008

Processes & Methodologies
1	45 (17.58%)	Agile Software Development
2	41 (16.02%)	SDLC
3	39 (15.23%)	MVC
3	39 (15.23%)	Software Engineering
4	36 (14.06%)	Business Intelligence
5	30 (11.72%)	Change Management
6	24 (9.38%)	E-Commerce
7	23 (8.98%)	OO
8	22 (8.59%)	Scrum
9	21 (8.20%)	Unit Testing
10	20 (7.81%)	DevOps
10	20 (7.81%)	Test Automation
11	17 (6.64%)	Migration
12	15 (5.86%)	Continuous Integration
12	15 (5.86%)	Software Testing
13	12 (4.69%)	OOP
14	11 (4.30%)	Exploratory Testing
14	11 (4.30%)	Test Scripting
15	10 (3.91%)	Feasibility Study
15	10 (3.91%)	Web Development

Programming Languages
1	256 (100.00%)	VB
2	195 (76.17%)	C#
3	148 (57.81%)	SQL
4	117 (45.70%)	VB.NET
5	59 (23.05%)	T-SQL
6	45 (17.58%)	JavaScript
7	37 (14.45%)	C
8	26 (10.16%)	C++
9	24 (9.38%)	Ruby
10	17 (6.64%)	Java
10	17 (6.64%)	PHP
11	14 (5.47%)	VBScript
12	10 (3.91%)	Embedded C
12	10 (3.91%)	Embedded C++
12	10 (3.91%)	PowerShell
12	10 (3.91%)	VBA
13	7 (2.73%)	F#
13	7 (2.73%)	PL/SQL
14	3 (1.17%)	Python
15	2 (0.78%)	FoxPro (VFP)

Qualifications
1	33 (12.89%)	Degree
2	10 (3.91%)	Security Cleared
3	8 (3.13%)	SC Cleared
4	2 (0.78%)	Computer Science Degree
5	1 (0.39%)	ISEB
5	1 (0.39%)	ISTQB
5	1 (0.39%)	ISTQB Foundation Certification
5	1 (0.39%)	PMI Certification

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	15 (5.86%)	QA
2	5 (1.95%)	SLA
3	2 (0.78%)	HL7

System Software
1	10 (3.91%)	Firmware
2	8 (3.13%)	Active Directory
3	3 (1.17%)	Virtual Machines

Systems Management
1	8 (3.13%)	Puppet
2	6 (2.34%)	Opscode Chef
2	6 (2.34%)	ZENworks
3	1 (0.39%)	HP Quality Center

Vendors
1	78 (30.47%)	Microsoft
2	31 (12.11%)	Oracle
3	11 (4.30%)	Apple
3	11 (4.30%)	Facebook
4	3 (1.17%)	Xamarin
5	2 (0.78%)	Acronis
5	2 (0.78%)	Adobe
5	2 (0.78%)	DevExpress
5	2 (0.78%)	HP
5	2 (0.78%)	Salesforce.com
5	2 (0.78%)	SAP
5	2 (0.78%)	Telerik
6	1 (0.39%)	Lotus
6	1 (0.39%)	TIBCO