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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Herefordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank15-
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 below9.091 %0.000 %
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£346
% change on same period last year-12.53 %
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£30.68£32.46
% change on same period last year-5.50 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads119
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.010 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£318£200
Average daily rate£330£225
% change on same period last year+46.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£343£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£324
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£45.00-
Average hourly rate£45.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£46.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.55£30.87
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Visual Studio West MidlandsVisual Studio
West Midlands

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

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire Visual Studio Hourly Rate Trend

Visual Studio
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 within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
Hemel HempsteadNew entry-1--
Visual Studio West MidlandsVisual Studio
West Midlands

Visual Studio
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

14 (100.00 %).NET
23 (75.00 %)SQL
23 (75.00 %)CSS
32 (50.00 %)AJAX
32 (50.00 %)Arabic Language
32 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
41 (25.00 %)C#
41 (25.00 %)OOP
41 (25.00 %)OO
41 (25.00 %)SharePoint
41 (25.00 %)Web Development

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %).NET
23 (75.00 %)CSS
32 (50.00 %)AJAX
32 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)SharePoint
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Developer
22 (50.00 %).NET Developer
31 (25.00 %)SharePoint Consultant
31 (25.00 %)Consultant
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)Arabic Language
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)OOP
11 (25.00 %)OO
11 (25.00 %)Web Development
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)SQL
21 (25.00 %)C#