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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Cardiff 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
Rank15-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads100
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.000 %
As % of the category below32.26 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£254-
Average daily rate£266-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£278-
UK excluding London average daily rate£301£337
% change on same period last year-10.84 %
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£31.21£32.75
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Cardiff
Matching contract IT job ads3120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.021 %
Daily rates quoted137
Average minimum daily rate£291£280
Average daily rate£297£355
% change on same period last year-16.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£302£430
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£326
% change on same period last year-4.49 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£25.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.68£31.31
% change on same period last year-2.00 %
Visual Studio South WalesVisual Studio
South Wales

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

Cardiff 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 Cardiff region.

Cardiff Visual Studio Daily Rate Trend

Visual Studio
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Cardiff region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Cardiff Visual Studio Daily Rate Histogram

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 Cardiff region.

Cardiff Visual Studio Hourly Rate Trend

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff 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.

115 (88.24 %).NET
211 (64.71 %)SQL Server
310 (58.82 %)VB.NET
49 (52.94 %)C#
57 (41.18 %)Microsoft
66 (35.29 %)SQL Server 2000
75 (29.41 %)ASP.NET
75 (29.41 %)Agile Software Development
75 (29.41 %).NET Framework
84 (23.53 %)Visual Studio Team System
84 (23.53 %)Web Development
84 (23.53 %)SQL
84 (23.53 %)ESRI
84 (23.53 %)ArcGIS
93 (17.65 %)MVC
93 (17.65 %)XML
93 (17.65 %)VSS/SourceSafe
93 (17.65 %)Windows
93 (17.65 %)Windows Server 2008
93 (17.65 %)SC Cleared
93 (17.65 %)Security Cleared
93 (17.65 %)ArcObjects
93 (17.65 %)WCF
93 (17.65 %)WF
93 (17.65 %)ArcSDE
93 (17.65 %)SQL Server 2005
93 (17.65 %)Internet
102 (11.76 %)SQL Server Integration Services
102 (11.76 %)Oracle 10g
102 (11.76 %)AJAX

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff 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.

Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (88.24 %).NET
25 (29.41 %)ASP.NET
25 (29.41 %).NET Framework
33 (17.65 %)ArcObjects
33 (17.65 %)WCF
33 (17.65 %)WF
33 (17.65 %)XML
33 (17.65 %)MVC
42 (11.76 %)AJAX
42 (11.76 %)ASP.NET 2.0
42 (11.76 %)CSS
42 (11.76 %)SOAP
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (23.53 %)ArcGIS
23 (17.65 %)ArcSDE
31 (5.882 %)SharePoint
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.76 %)MS Office
21 (5.882 %)MS Excel
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (17.65 %)Internet
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (64.71 %)SQL Server
26 (35.29 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (17.65 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (11.76 %)SQL Server Integration Services
42 (11.76 %)DTS
42 (11.76 %)Oracle 10g
42 (11.76 %)Crystal Reports
42 (11.76 %)Oracle Reports
51 (5.882 %)Oracle 9i
51 (5.882 %)GIS
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (23.53 %)Visual Studio Team System
23 (17.65 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (11.76 %)Government
12 (11.76 %)Publishing
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (64.71 %)Developer
24 (23.53 %)Analyst
33 (17.65 %)Web Developer
33 (17.65 %)C# Developer
33 (17.65 %)Solutions Analyst
42 (11.76 %)Software Developer
42 (11.76 %).NET Developer
42 (11.76 %)Report Developer
42 (11.76 %)Crystal Reports Developer
51 (5.882 %)GIS Developer
51 (5.882 %)Applications Architect
51 (5.882 %)Developer Analyst
51 (5.882 %)GIS Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Software Architect
51 (5.882 %)Configuration Manager
51 (5.882 %)Architect
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (11.76 %)N-Tier
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (17.65 %)Windows
13 (17.65 %)Windows Server 2008
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (29.41 %)Agile Software Development
24 (23.53 %)Web Development
33 (17.65 %)SC Cleared
33 (17.65 %)Security Cleared
42 (11.76 %)Software Testing
42 (11.76 %)Project Management
51 (5.882 %)CMMI
51 (5.882 %)ITIL
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (58.82 %)VB.NET
29 (52.94 %)C#
34 (23.53 %)SQL
42 (11.76 %)Transact-SQL
42 (11.76 %)VB
42 (11.76 %)JavaScript
42 (11.76 %)PHP
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (11.76 %)Degree
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (41.18 %)Microsoft
24 (23.53 %)ESRI
32 (11.76 %)Meridio
32 (11.76 %)Oracle