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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) skills within the Hampshire region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VSS/SourceSafe over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank102105
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads421
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.021 %
As % of the category below1.724 %7.500 %
Daily rates quoted111
Average minimum daily rate£350£310
Average daily rate£388£319
% change on same period last year+21.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£347
% change on same period last year+1.71 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£33.00-
Average hourly rate£34.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.71£33.47
% change on same period last year-2.28 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads232280
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.309 %0.283 %
Daily rates quoted3862
Average minimum daily rate£331£318
Average daily rate£353£343
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£331
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Hourly rates quoted4185
Average minimum hourly rate£33.69£36.27
Average hourly rate£34.91£37.52
% change on same period last year-6.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.14£38.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.89£34.13
% change on same period last year-3.63 %
VSS/SourceSafe South EastVSS/SourceSafe
South East

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

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Hampshire VSS/SourceSafe Hourly Rate Histogram

VSS/SourceSafe
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe within the Hampshire 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
PortsmouthNew entry-2--
SouthamptonNew entry-2£388-
VSS/SourceSafe South EastVSS/SourceSafe
South East

VSS/SourceSafe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

110 (58.82 %)Windows
29 (52.94 %)UNIX
37 (41.18 %)AIX
37 (41.18 %)Oracle
37 (41.18 %)zOS
45 (29.41 %)Java
45 (29.41 %)Release Management
54 (23.53 %)QA
54 (23.53 %)Solaris
54 (23.53 %)XML
54 (23.53 %)Lotus Notes
54 (23.53 %)Oracle EBS
54 (23.53 %)Lotus
54 (23.53 %)Configuration Management
54 (23.53 %)Finance
63 (17.65 %)CruiseControl
63 (17.65 %)Oracle 8/8i
63 (17.65 %)ClearQuest
63 (17.65 %)ClearCase
63 (17.65 %)J2EE
63 (17.65 %)C#
63 (17.65 %)SQL
63 (17.65 %)WebSphere Application Server
63 (17.65 %)WebSphere
72 (11.76 %)Security Cleared
72 (11.76 %)Unit Testing
72 (11.76 %)Spring
72 (11.76 %)Degree
72 (11.76 %)AllFusion Endevor
72 (11.76 %)Visual Studio

VSS/SourceSafe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (23.53 %)XML
23 (17.65 %)WebSphere
23 (17.65 %)J2EE
32 (11.76 %)SOAP
32 (11.76 %)Struts
32 (11.76 %)Hibernate
32 (11.76 %)Spring
41 (5.882 %).NET
41 (5.882 %)ASP.NET
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (23.53 %)Lotus Notes
23 (17.65 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (5.882 %)CMS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (23.53 %)Oracle EBS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (11.76 %)LDAP
12 (11.76 %)LAN
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (17.65 %)Oracle 8/8i
22 (11.76 %)SQL Server
31 (5.882 %)DB2
31 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2005
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (17.65 %)ClearCase
13 (17.65 %)ClearQuest
13 (17.65 %)CruiseControl
22 (11.76 %)LabVIEW
22 (11.76 %)Visual Studio
31 (5.882 %)PVCS
31 (5.882 %)Subversion
31 (5.882 %)Atlassian Bamboo
31 (5.882 %)Ant
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (23.53 %)Finance
22 (11.76 %)Electronics
22 (11.76 %)Telecoms
31 (5.882 %)Insurance
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (23.53 %)Configuration Manager
14 (23.53 %)Release Manager
23 (17.65 %)Software Engineer
23 (17.65 %)Software Configuration Manager
23 (17.65 %)Software Manager
32 (11.76 %)Test Engineer
32 (11.76 %)Technical Manager
32 (11.76 %)Test Development Engineer
32 (11.76 %)Systems Engineer
32 (11.76 %)Deployment Manager
41 (5.882 %).NET Developer
41 (5.882 %)C# Developer
41 (5.882 %)Project Manager
41 (5.882 %)Developer
41 (5.882 %)Environment Manager
41 (5.882 %)Deployment Project Manager
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.882 %)Mainframe
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (58.82 %)Windows
29 (52.94 %)UNIX
37 (41.18 %)zOS
37 (41.18 %)AIX
44 (23.53 %)Solaris
52 (11.76 %)Windows XP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (29.41 %)Release Management
24 (23.53 %)Configuration Management
32 (11.76 %)UML
32 (11.76 %)RUP
32 (11.76 %)E-Commerce
32 (11.76 %)SOA
32 (11.76 %)Unit Testing
32 (11.76 %)Agile Software Development
32 (11.76 %)Security Cleared
41 (5.882 %)Content Management
41 (5.882 %)SC Cleared
41 (5.882 %)Project Management
41 (5.882 %)Change Management
41 (5.882 %)Programme Management
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (29.41 %)Java
23 (17.65 %)C#
23 (17.65 %)SQL
32 (11.76 %)Transact-SQL
32 (11.76 %)VBA
32 (11.76 %)VC++
32 (11.76 %)C++
32 (11.76 %)JavaScript
32 (11.76 %)C
41 (5.882 %)VB
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (11.76 %)Degree
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (23.53 %)QA
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (11.76 %)AllFusion Endevor
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (41.18 %)Oracle
24 (23.53 %)Lotus
32 (11.76 %)Sun
32 (11.76 %)Serena
41 (5.882 %)FileNet
41 (5.882 %)Microsoft
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