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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) skills within the Leeds 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 Team System over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio Team System (VSTS)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank83-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.641 %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£265£369
% change on same period last year-28.13 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads156143
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.221 %0.145 %
Daily rates quoted2550
Average minimum daily rate£273£283
Average daily rate£287£289
% change on same period last year-0.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£327
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Hourly rates quoted1110
Average minimum hourly rate£22.87£19.50
Average hourly rate£27.47£20.58
% change on same period last year+33.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.07£21.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.43£31.25
% change on same period last year+3.75 %
Visual Studio Team System West YorkshireVisual Studio Team System
West Yorkshire

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 Team System
Demand Trend

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

Leeds Visual Studio Team System Demand Trend

Visual Studio Team System
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region citing Visual Studio Team System 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 Team System.

110 (100.00 %).NET
110 (100.00 %)SQL Server
110 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
110 (100.00 %)XML
110 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
29 (90.00 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
29 (90.00 %)XSLT
29 (90.00 %)Windows
29 (90.00 %)CSS
29 (90.00 %)WebServices
29 (90.00 %)Microsoft
29 (90.00 %)C#
29 (90.00 %)HTML
29 (90.00 %)JavaScript
38 (80.00 %)ASP.NET
42 (20.00 %)Regression Testing
42 (20.00 %)Software Testing
42 (20.00 %)QA
42 (20.00 %)Unit Testing
42 (20.00 %)Time Management
42 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
42 (20.00 %)OO
51 (10.00 %)BizTalk Server
51 (10.00 %)SQL
51 (10.00 %)Transact-SQL
51 (10.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
51 (10.00 %)Finance
51 (10.00 %)XML Messaging

Visual Studio Team System
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region citing Visual Studio Team System 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 Team System. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (100.00 %).NET
110 (100.00 %)XML
29 (90.00 %)XSLT
29 (90.00 %)HTML
29 (90.00 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
29 (90.00 %)CSS
29 (90.00 %)WebServices
38 (80.00 %)ASP.NET
41 (10.00 %)XML Messaging
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (10.00 %)BizTalk Server
11 (10.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (100.00 %)SQL Server
110 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Finance
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (100.00 %)Developer
110 (100.00 %).NET Developer
23 (30.00 %)Senior .NET Developer
23 (30.00 %)Senior Developer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (90.00 %)Windows
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)OO
12 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
12 (20.00 %)Regression Testing
12 (20.00 %)Software Testing
12 (20.00 %)Unit Testing
12 (20.00 %)Time Management
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (90.00 %)C#
19 (90.00 %)JavaScript
21 (10.00 %)SQL
21 (10.00 %)Transact-SQL
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (20.00 %)QA
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (90.00 %)Microsoft