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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Gloucestershire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank46-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads70
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.000 %
As % of the category below13.21 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£160-
Average daily rate£160-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£160-
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£345
% change on same period last year-12.82 %
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£34.64£32.88
% change on same period last year+5.37 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads5359
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.071 %0.060 %
Daily rates quoted1714
Average minimum daily rate£361£326
Average daily rate£370£351
% change on same period last year+5.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£331
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Hourly rates quoted112
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£30.79
Average hourly rate£30.50£32.16
% change on same period last year-5.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.00£33.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.89£34.13
% change on same period last year-3.63 %
Visual Studio South WestVisual Studio
South 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.

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Visual Studio Daily Rate Trend

Visual Studio
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Visual Studio across the Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Visual Studio Hourly Rate Trend

Visual Studio
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Visual Studio within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
GloucesterNew entry-4--
CirencesterNew entry-1£160-
Visual Studio South WestVisual Studio
South West

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

17 (70.00 %).NET
24 (40.00 %)C#
33 (30.00 %)SQL Server
33 (30.00 %)ASP.NET
33 (30.00 %)Windows
33 (30.00 %)WPF
33 (30.00 %)Silverlight
42 (20.00 %)System Testing
42 (20.00 %)AJAX
42 (20.00 %).NET Framework
42 (20.00 %)QA
42 (20.00 %)VB.NET
42 (20.00 %)XML
42 (20.00 %)HTML
42 (20.00 %)Microsoft
51 (10.00 %)Borland
51 (10.00 %)Intranet
51 (10.00 %)Internet
51 (10.00 %)Extranet
51 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (10.00 %)JavaScript
51 (10.00 %)SQL
51 (10.00 %)VB
51 (10.00 %)ASP
51 (10.00 %)C++
51 (10.00 %)DHTML
51 (10.00 %)Regression Testing
51 (10.00 %)XAML
51 (10.00 %)C++Builder
51 (10.00 %)Finance

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (70.00 %).NET
23 (30.00 %)WPF
23 (30.00 %)Silverlight
23 (30.00 %)ASP.NET
32 (20.00 %)XML
32 (20.00 %)AJAX
32 (20.00 %).NET Framework
32 (20.00 %)HTML
41 (10.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
41 (10.00 %)ASP
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (10.00 %)MS Excel
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)Intranet
11 (10.00 %)Internet
11 (10.00 %)Extranet
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (30.00 %)SQL Server
21 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (10.00 %)C++Builder
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Finance
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (50.00 %)Developer
23 (30.00 %)C# Developer
32 (20.00 %)Analyst
32 (20.00 %)Test Analyst
32 (20.00 %)SQL Developer
32 (20.00 %).NET Developer
41 (10.00 %)SQL Server Developer
41 (10.00 %)Web Manager
41 (10.00 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
41 (10.00 %)Software Tester
41 (10.00 %)VB.NET Developer
41 (10.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
41 (10.00 %)Tester
41 (10.00 %)Software Engineer
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)N-Tier
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (30.00 %)Windows
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)System Testing
21 (10.00 %)Regression Testing
21 (10.00 %)Scrum
21 (10.00 %)Agile Software Development
21 (10.00 %)Web Development
21 (10.00 %)Load Testing
21 (10.00 %)Stress Testing
21 (10.00 %)Manual Testing
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (40.00 %)C#
22 (20.00 %)VB.NET
31 (10.00 %)XAML
31 (10.00 %)C++
31 (10.00 %)DHTML
31 (10.00 %)JavaScript
31 (10.00 %)SQL
31 (10.00 %)VB
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (20.00 %)QA
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (20.00 %)Microsoft
21 (10.00 %)Borland
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