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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) skills within the East Midlands 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 Team System over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio Team System (VSTS)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank86-
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 below0.862 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£175-
Average daily rate£188-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£200-
UK excluding London average daily rate£224£344
% change on same period last year-34.78 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads116181
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.183 %0.194 %
Daily rates quoted2341
Average minimum daily rate£296£331
Average daily rate£322£358
% change on same period last year-9.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£326
% change on same period last year-4.49 %
Hourly rates quoted1523
Average minimum hourly rate£26.55£18.94
Average hourly rate£28.41£20.91
% change on same period last year+35.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.27£22.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.68£31.31
% change on same period last year-2.00 %
Visual Studio Team System EnglandVisual Studio Team System
England

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 Team System
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Visual Studio Team System across the East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

East Midlands Visual Studio Team System Demand Trend

Visual Studio Team System
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Visual Studio Team System across the East Midlands region.

East Midlands Visual Studio Team System Daily Rate Trend

Visual Studio Team System
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Visual Studio Team System within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
NottinghamshireNew entry-1£188-
Visual Studio Team System EnglandVisual Studio Team System
England

Visual Studio Team System
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing Visual Studio Team System 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 Team System.

11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)VB
11 (100.00 %)VB.NET
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)Sybase
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Infragistics
11 (100.00 %)Sybase IQ
11 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %)Multithreading

Visual Studio Team System
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing Visual Studio Team System 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 Team System. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)XML
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)Sybase IQ
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %).NET Developer
11 (100.00 %)VB.NET Developer
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Multithreading
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)VB
11 (100.00 %)VB.NET
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Sybase
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Infragistics