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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Bedfordshire region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Visual Studio over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-27
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads010
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.000 %32.26 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£297£339
% change on same period last year-12.23 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£40.83
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£41.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.41£34.60
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Bedfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads631
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.031 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£377£350
Average daily rate£385£350
% change on same period last year+9.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£334
% change on same period last year-2.26 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£35.42
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.52
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Visual Studio East of EnglandVisual Studio
East of England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Visual Studio across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Bedfordshire Visual Studio Demand Trend

Visual Studio
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Visual Studio across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Visual Studio Daily Rate Trend

Visual Studio
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Visual Studio across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Visual Studio Hourly Rate Trend

Visual Studio
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Visual Studio 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited Visual Studio.

14 (100.00 %)C#
14 (100.00 %)SQL
14 (100.00 %)VB.NET
14 (100.00 %).NET
14 (100.00 %)SharePoint
14 (100.00 %)Finance
22 (50.00 %)Financial Institution

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Visual Studio also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Visual Studio. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %).NET
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (100.00 %)SharePoint
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (100.00 %)Finance
22 (50.00 %)Financial Institution
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Developer
14 (100.00 %)Web Developer
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)C#
14 (100.00 %)SQL
14 (100.00 %)VB.NET