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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Farnham 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.000 %
As % of the category below61.11 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted110
Average minimum daily rate£239-
Average daily rate£255-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£271-
UK excluding London average daily rate£295£330
% change on same period last year-10.59 %
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£33.47£35.40
% change on same period last year-5.45 %
Farnham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Farnham
Matching contract IT job ads180
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted160
Average minimum daily rate£243-
Average daily rate£254-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£266-
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£329
% change on same period last year-1.13 %
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£32.64£31.42
% change on same period last year+3.89 %
Visual Studio SurreyVisual Studio
Surrey

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

Farnham 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 Farnham region.

Farnham 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 Farnham region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Farnham Visual Studio Daily Rate Histogram

Visual Studio
Top 28 Related IT Skills

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

121 (100.00 %)C#
121 (100.00 %).NET
213 (61.90 %)TDD
213 (61.90 %)Marketing
312 (57.14 %)Agile Software Development
48 (38.10 %)NUnit
48 (38.10 %)Scrum
48 (38.10 %)SQL Server
48 (38.10 %)MVC
54 (19.05 %)ASP.NET
62 (9.524 %)COM+
62 (9.524 %)WebServices
62 (9.524 %)XML
62 (9.524 %)UML
62 (9.524 %)HTTP
62 (9.524 %)Microsoft
62 (9.524 %)C++
62 (9.524 %)SQL
62 (9.524 %)Transact-SQL
62 (9.524 %)VB
62 (9.524 %)SEO
62 (9.524 %)ASP
62 (9.524 %)VB6
62 (9.524 %)Yahoo!
62 (9.524 %)Google
62 (9.524 %)Pay per click
62 (9.524 %)Web Development
62 (9.524 %)Search Engine Marketing

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Farnham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (100.00 %).NET
28 (38.10 %)MVC
34 (19.05 %)ASP.NET
42 (9.524 %)COM+
42 (9.524 %)WebServices
42 (9.524 %)XML
42 (9.524 %)ASP
Farnham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (9.524 %)HTTP
Farnham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (38.10 %)SQL Server
Farnham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (38.10 %)NUnit
Farnham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (61.90 %)Marketing
Farnham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (90.48 %)Developer
119 (90.48 %)C# Developer
216 (76.19 %).NET Developer
32 (9.524 %)VB Developer
32 (9.524 %)ASP Developer
32 (9.524 %)VB6 Developer
32 (9.524 %)Analyst
32 (9.524 %)Analyst Programmer
32 (9.524 %)Programmer
Farnham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (61.90 %)TDD
212 (57.14 %)Agile Software Development
38 (38.10 %)Scrum
42 (9.524 %)UML
42 (9.524 %)SEO
42 (9.524 %)Pay per click
42 (9.524 %)Web Development
42 (9.524 %)Search Engine Marketing
Farnham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (100.00 %)C#
22 (9.524 %)C++
22 (9.524 %)SQL
22 (9.524 %)Transact-SQL
22 (9.524 %)VB
22 (9.524 %)VB6
Farnham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (9.524 %)Microsoft
12 (9.524 %)Yahoo!
12 (9.524 %)Google