I can vouch for the same thing occurring in the USA. I occassionally look at the ads to follow trends. I have seen many "opportunities" that require Fox, SQL Server, sometimes Asp or Asp.net and other tools. The salaries they are offering would cause me to step back 10 years in time.

The only VFP ad I have seen that offers a high salary also asks for skills that are typically offered a high salary, such as Project Management skills.

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>>Hi Denis, thanks for the reply.
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>>>I'd say that if you're looking for a 9 to 5 job then it would be practically impossible to find one for VFP.
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>>Not so in the UK, I get email feeds from various job-agencies with around 10 new positions a week. Nearly all are not suitable for me because of one or more of the following...
>>a) They are too far away and will not consider remote working, even some of the time.
>>b) They want other skills in addition to VFP which I do not have (eg. VB, .NET)
>>c) The salary they are offering is an insult - they would be lucky to get a college-leaver for that rate!
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>I'm surprised by that statement. Usually the salary offered could be higher because there are not as many developers working with a tool then there used to be