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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited VSS/SourceSafe over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3744
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below11.76 %4.762 %
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£367£351
% change on same period last year+4.41 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£27.00-
Average hourly rate£31.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£36.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.60£32.44
% change on same period last year+3.58 %
Development Applications LancashireDevelopment Applications
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads3463
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.067 %
Daily rates quoted18
Average minimum daily rate£400£340
Average daily rate£400£355
% change on same period last year+12.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£329
% change on same period last year+1.79 %
Hourly rates quoted1016
Average minimum hourly rate£23.80£28.74
Average hourly rate£25.44£30.14
% change on same period last year-15.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.07£31.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.57£34.00
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
VSS/SourceSafe North WestVSS/SourceSafe
North 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.

VSS/SourceSafe
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire VSS/SourceSafe Hourly Rate Trend

VSS/SourceSafe
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing VSS/SourceSafe within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 4 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
PrestonDown-22--
BlackburnNew entry-2--
VSS/SourceSafe North WestVSS/SourceSafe
North West

VSS/SourceSafe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

113 (100.00 %)SQL Server
29 (69.23 %).NET
38 (61.54 %)VB
38 (61.54 %)VB.NET
38 (61.54 %)VB6
47 (53.85 %)DHTML
47 (53.85 %)JavaScript
47 (53.85 %)ASP.NET
56 (46.15 %)CSS
56 (46.15 %)SOAP
56 (46.15 %)XML
56 (46.15 %)DTS
56 (46.15 %)VBScript
56 (46.15 %)IIS
56 (46.15 %)ASP
65 (38.46 %)SQL
65 (38.46 %)Transact-SQL
74 (30.77 %)Business Intelligence
83 (23.08 %)ERD
83 (23.08 %)MDX
83 (23.08 %)SQL Server 2005
83 (23.08 %)RDBMS
83 (23.08 %)MS Visio
92 (15.38 %)TOAD
92 (15.38 %)SQL Server 7
92 (15.38 %)Health
92 (15.38 %)E-Commerce
92 (15.38 %)ERP
92 (15.38 %)Oracle
92 (15.38 %)Retail

VSS/SourceSafe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Application Development
19 (69.23 %).NET
27 (53.85 %)ASP.NET
36 (46.15 %)CSS
36 (46.15 %)SOAP
36 (46.15 %)XML
36 (46.15 %)ASP
43 (23.08 %)MDX
51 (7.692 %)AJAX
Application Platforms
16 (46.15 %)IIS
Applications
13 (23.08 %)MS Visio
Database & Business Intelligence
113 (100.00 %)SQL Server
26 (46.15 %)DTS
33 (23.08 %)RDBMS
33 (23.08 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (15.38 %)SQL Server 7
42 (15.38 %)TOAD
51 (7.692 %)OLAP
51 (7.692 %)Crystal Reports
51 (7.692 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
General
12 (15.38 %)Health
12 (15.38 %)Retail
21 (7.692 %)Police
Job Titles
18 (61.54 %)Developer
26 (46.15 %).NET Developer
26 (46.15 %)ASP.NET Developer
34 (30.77 %)VB.NET Developer
34 (30.77 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
43 (23.08 %)Server Specialist
52 (15.38 %)VB Analyst Programmer
52 (15.38 %)VB6 Analyst Programmer
52 (15.38 %)Analyst
52 (15.38 %)Analyst Programmer
52 (15.38 %)Programmer
61 (7.692 %)Database Specialist
61 (7.692 %)Senior Analyst
61 (7.692 %)Senior Developer
61 (7.692 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
61 (7.692 %)Senior VB6 Analyst Programmer
61 (7.692 %)Senior VB Analyst Programmer
61 (7.692 %)Senior Programmer
61 (7.692 %)SQL Developer
61 (7.692 %)SQL Server Developer
Miscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
14 (30.77 %)Business Intelligence
23 (23.08 %)ERD
32 (15.38 %)E-Commerce
32 (15.38 %)ERP
41 (7.692 %)Data Modelling
41 (7.692 %)Migration
Programming Languages
18 (61.54 %)VB
18 (61.54 %)VB.NET
18 (61.54 %)VB6
27 (53.85 %)DHTML
27 (53.85 %)JavaScript
36 (46.15 %)VBScript
45 (38.46 %)SQL
45 (38.46 %)Transact-SQL
51 (7.692 %)C#
Qualifications
11 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (7.692 %)Degree
Vendors
12 (15.38 %)Oracle
21 (7.692 %)Microsoft
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