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

LinkMicrosoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5165
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads61
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.001 %
As % of the category below6.897 %1.235 %
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£328£319
% change on same period last year+2.80 %
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£34.67£34.86
% change on same period last year-0.55 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads8781
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.082 %
Daily rates quoted1828
Average minimum daily rate£248£352
Average daily rate£258£360
% change on same period last year-28.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£268£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£329
% change on same period last year-1.13 %
Hourly rates quoted52
Average minimum hourly rate£21.83£35.00
Average hourly rate£23.50£37.50
% change on same period last year-37.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.17£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.64£31.42
% change on same period last year+3.89 %
VSS/SourceSafe North WestVSS/SourceSafe
North West

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire VSS/SourceSafe Hourly Rate Trend

VSS/SourceSafe
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ChesterNew entry-3--
NorthwichNew entry-1--
VSS/SourceSafe North WestVSS/SourceSafe
North West

VSS/SourceSafe
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

13 (50.00 %)Subversion
13 (50.00 %)Django
13 (50.00 %).NET
13 (50.00 %)MySQL
13 (50.00 %)SQL Server
13 (50.00 %)Linux
13 (50.00 %)Apache
13 (50.00 %)Python
22 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
22 (33.33 %)ADO.NET
22 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
22 (33.33 %)WebServices
22 (33.33 %)XML
22 (33.33 %)C#
22 (33.33 %)HTML
22 (33.33 %)JavaScript
22 (33.33 %)SQL
22 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (33.33 %).NET Framework
31 (16.67 %)VB6
31 (16.67 %)VB
31 (16.67 %)MS Office
31 (16.67 %)Microsoft
31 (16.67 %)ActiveX

VSS/SourceSafe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (50.00 %).NET
13 (50.00 %)Django
22 (33.33 %)HTML
22 (33.33 %).NET Framework
22 (33.33 %)ADO.NET
22 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
22 (33.33 %)WebServices
22 (33.33 %)XML
31 (16.67 %)ActiveX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (50.00 %)Apache
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Office
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (50.00 %)MySQL
13 (50.00 %)SQL Server
22 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (50.00 %)Subversion
22 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (100.00 %)Developer
21 (16.67 %).NET Developer
21 (16.67 %)VB Developer
21 (16.67 %)VB6 Developer
21 (16.67 %)Software Developer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (50.00 %)Linux
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (50.00 %)Python
22 (33.33 %)C#
22 (33.33 %)JavaScript
22 (33.33 %)SQL
31 (16.67 %)VB
31 (16.67 %)VB6
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft