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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) skills within the Coventry region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited VSS/SourceSafe over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4022
Rank change on same period last yearDown-18
Matching contract IT job ads33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below14.29 %20.00 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£238
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£275
UK excluding London average daily rate£367£351
% change on same period last year+4.41 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£28.00
Average hourly rate£37.50£33.00
% change on same period last year+13.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.60£32.44
% change on same period last year+3.58 %
Development Applications CoventryDevelopment Applications
Coventry
Matching contract IT job ads2115
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.016 %
Daily rates quoted35
Average minimum daily rate£350£260
Average daily rate£353£300
% change on same period last year+17.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£356£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£329
% change on same period last year+1.79 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£28.00
Average hourly rate£37.50£33.00
% change on same period last year+13.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.57£34.00
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
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 Coventry region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Coventry 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 Coventry region.

Coventry 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 Coventry region.

Coventry VSS/SourceSafe Hourly Rate Trend

VSS/SourceSafe
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe across the Coventry region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Coventry VSS/SourceSafe Hourly Rate Histogram

VSS/SourceSafe
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry 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.

117 (100.00 %)C
117 (100.00 %)C++
117 (100.00 %)ClearCase
117 (100.00 %)Ethernet
117 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
117 (100.00 %)VxWorks
117 (100.00 %)Configuration Management
117 (100.00 %)Military
27 (41.18 %)SC Cleared
27 (41.18 %)Security Cleared
34 (23.53 %)Software Engineering
43 (17.65 %)Government

VSS/SourceSafe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry 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.

Communications & Networking
117 (100.00 %)Ethernet
117 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
Development Applications
117 (100.00 %)ClearCase
General
117 (100.00 %)Military
23 (17.65 %)Government
Job Titles
117 (100.00 %)Software Engineer
117 (100.00 %)Embedded Software Engineer
23 (17.65 %)Real Time Software Engineer
23 (17.65 %)Real Time Embedded Engineer
23 (17.65 %)Real Time Engineer
Operating Systems
117 (100.00 %)VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
117 (100.00 %)Configuration Management
27 (41.18 %)SC Cleared
27 (41.18 %)Security Cleared
34 (23.53 %)Software Engineering
Programming Languages
117 (100.00 %)C
117 (100.00 %)C++
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