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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Bury St Edmunds 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 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below100.00 %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£301£337
% change on same period last year-10.84 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£37.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.75
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
Bury St Edmunds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Bury St Edmunds
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£375
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£326
% change on same period last year-4.49 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£37.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.68£31.31
% change on same period last year-2.00 %
Visual Studio SuffolkVisual Studio
Suffolk

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 Bury St Edmunds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Bury St Edmunds 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 Bury St Edmunds region.

Bury St Edmunds 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 Bury St Edmunds region.

Bury St Edmunds Visual Studio Hourly Rate Trend

Visual Studio
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bury St Edmunds 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.

11 (50.00 %)C++
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
11 (50.00 %)UML
11 (50.00 %)OO
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
11 (50.00 %)N-Tier
11 (50.00 %)Ethernet
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)VxWorks
11 (50.00 %)Regression Testing
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (50.00 %)System Testing

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bury St Edmunds 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.

Bury St Edmunds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Bury St Edmunds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)Ethernet
Bury St Edmunds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Bury St Edmunds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Software Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Applications Developer
Bury St Edmunds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)N-Tier
Bury St Edmunds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)VxWorks
Bury St Edmunds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)UML
11 (50.00 %)OO
11 (50.00 %)Regression Testing
11 (50.00 %)System Testing
Bury St Edmunds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C++
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
Bury St Edmunds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft