VB and Access

This is an ongoing full time position (8 hrs day), the contract will be for one year initially with a good prospect of work beyond this time. You will be programming in VB 6 and MS Access, the coding is quite straight forward for anybody proficient in VB. Other skills in web and non-web languages and other database platforms should also be listed in your response. Security is important so I will need to have assurance in this regard, you must also be readily available via phone and IM. Please give me your best hourly rate for this job.