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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) skills within the Blackpool 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 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£245£292
% change on same period last year-16.08 %
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£26.47£35.34
% change on same period last year-25.08 %
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Blackpool
Matching contract IT job ads09
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.010 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£343
Average daily rate-£343
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£325
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
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£30.52£31.32
% change on same period last year-2.55 %
VSS/SourceSafe LancashireVSS/SourceSafe
Lancashire

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 Blackpool region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Blackpool 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 Blackpool region.

Blackpool VSS/SourceSafe Daily Rate Trend

VSS/SourceSafe
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Blackpool 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 %)Transact-SQL
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)OLAP
11 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
11 (100.00 %)Insurance
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %)Degree
11 (100.00 %)Computer Science

VSS/SourceSafe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Blackpool 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.

Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)OLAP
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Insurance
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Business Developer
11 (100.00 %)SQL Developer
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Developer
11 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence Developer
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Computer Science
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)Transact-SQL
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)Degree