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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Farnborough 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1727
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below18.18 %12.50 %
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£302£347
% change on same period last year-12.89 %
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£30.79£32.40
% change on same period last year-4.97 %
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Farnborough
Matching contract IT job ads118
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.009 %
Daily rates quoted46
Average minimum daily rate£305£299
Average daily rate£313£299
% change on same period last year+4.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£320£299
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£324
% change on same period last year-3.86 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£27.50-
Average hourly rate£28.75-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.62£30.99
% change on same period last year-1.18 %
Visual Studio HampshireVisual Studio
Hampshire

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

Farnborough Visual Studio Demand Trend

Visual Studio
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Farnborough 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.

13 (100.00 %).NET
13 (100.00 %)C#
13 (100.00 %)SQL
22 (66.67 %)VBScript
22 (66.67 %)VB.NET
22 (66.67 %)Delphi
22 (66.67 %)HTML
22 (66.67 %)Oracle
22 (66.67 %)SQL Server
22 (66.67 %)Sybase
22 (66.67 %)Crystal Reports
22 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
22 (66.67 %)ODBC
22 (66.67 %)Windows
22 (66.67 %)Client/Server
22 (66.67 %)ISO9001
22 (66.67 %)SQL Anywhere
22 (66.67 %)Windows Mobile
22 (66.67 %)Degree
31 (33.33 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (33.33 %)Silverlight
31 (33.33 %)SharePoint

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Farnborough 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.

Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %).NET
22 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
22 (66.67 %)ODBC
22 (66.67 %)HTML
31 (33.33 %)Silverlight
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)SharePoint
11 (33.33 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (66.67 %)SQL Server
12 (66.67 %)Crystal Reports
12 (66.67 %)SQL Anywhere
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Developer
12 (66.67 %)Delphi Developer
12 (66.67 %)SQL Developer
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (66.67 %)Client/Server
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)Windows
12 (66.67 %)Windows Mobile
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)C#
13 (100.00 %)SQL
22 (66.67 %)VBScript
22 (66.67 %)VB.NET
22 (66.67 %)Delphi
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (66.67 %)Degree
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (66.67 %)ISO9001
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Oracle
12 (66.67 %)Sybase