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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the M4 Corridor 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-21
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %11.11 %
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£347
% change on same period last year-12.89 %
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£30.79£32.40
% change on same period last year-4.97 %
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
M4 Corridor
Matching contract IT job ads49
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.010 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£251
Average daily rate-£266
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£281
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£324
% change on same period last year-3.86 %
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£30.62£30.99
% change on same period last year-1.18 %
Visual Studio South EastVisual Studio
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.

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Visual Studio across the M4 Corridor region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

M4 Corridor 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 M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor Visual Studio Daily Rate Trend

Visual Studio
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)ASP
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)GIS
11 (100.00 %)ArcGIS
11 (100.00 %)ArcIMS
11 (100.00 %)ArcSDE

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ASP
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)ArcGIS
11 (100.00 %)ArcIMS
11 (100.00 %)ArcSDE
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)GIS
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)GIS Developer
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle