Here in NYC I hear both sides of the argument from companies and recruiters. Some are adamant that VFP is less in-demand, and as a result, they offer less $$. But others take the opposite stance -- while demand for VFP certainly is lower than demand for some other languages, they point out, there are also fewer VFP programmers to choose from... so supply is even lower than demand and VFP contractors make more.

My own experience in the last few years, at least here in New York, is that the VB rates and VFP rates I've been offered have not differed significantly. Other factors -- type of company, length of contract, etc. -- seem to count for much more. Again, this is just my experience, based on a small sample of about 10 offers/discussions.



>>The more annoying / sad aspect is that these ridiculous rates (if the positions are filled and they appear often enough) will drive down rates for the rest of us.
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>I wouldn't worry about that. It's mostly the oppositie that irritates me. For example, in Montreal, VB developers would go at 30 to 35 an hour rate for years up until recently and everytime some higher positions involving VFP requirements was released, where such a rate would start at 50 and up, the company was saying well, if we were hiring VB developers, we could have ones for 30 an hour.