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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VSS/SourceSafe over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank-60
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.222 %
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£258£297
% change on same period last year-13.18 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.71£34.82
% change on same period last year-34.78 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads3145
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.062 %0.056 %
Daily rates quoted88
Average minimum daily rate£284£270
Average daily rate£305£321
% change on same period last year-4.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£327£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£338
% change on same period last year-6.82 %
Hourly rates quoted43
Average minimum hourly rate£9.00£28.13
Average hourly rate£12.75£32.50
% change on same period last year-60.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.50£36.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.50£32.22
% change on same period last year-2.24 %
VSS/SourceSafe West MidlandsVSS/SourceSafe
West Midlands

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.

VSS/SourceSafe
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham VSS/SourceSafe Demand Trend

VSS/SourceSafe
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham VSS/SourceSafe Daily Rate Trend

VSS/SourceSafe
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham VSS/SourceSafe Hourly Rate Trend

VSS/SourceSafe
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing VSS/SourceSafe 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 VSS/SourceSafe.

11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)SAP
11 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)Education
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services

VSS/SourceSafe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing VSS/SourceSafe 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 VSS/SourceSafe. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Education
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)SQL Developer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)SQL
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)SAP