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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the North West 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4886
Rank change on same period last yearUp+38
Matching contract IT job ads8962
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.125 %0.063 %
As % of the category below23.36 %15.42 %
Daily rates quoted184
Average minimum daily rate£270£295
Average daily rate£292£331
% change on same period last year-11.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£314£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£298£333
% change on same period last year-10.59 %
Hourly rates quoted144
Average minimum hourly rate£24.69£26.50
Average hourly rate£26.52£27.75
% change on same period last year-4.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.36£29.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.11£35.35
% change on same period last year-6.34 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
North West
Matching contract IT job ads381402
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.536 %0.406 %
Daily rates quoted7291
Average minimum daily rate£266£338
Average daily rate£282£352
% change on same period last year-20.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£297£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£328
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted3243
Average minimum hourly rate£22.68£25.31
Average hourly rate£24.45£27.45
% change on same period last year-10.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.22£29.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.49£31.36
% change on same period last year+3.60 %
Visual Studio EnglandVisual Studio
England

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West Visual Studio Daily Rate Trend

Visual Studio
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West Visual Studio Daily Rate Histogram

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 North West region.

North West Visual Studio Hourly Rate Trend

Visual Studio
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West Visual Studio Hourly Rate Histogram

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 North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
ManchesterUp+1229£320-4.14 %
MerseysideUp+1122£289-11.17 %
CheshireUp+1721£323-
LancashireUp+712£245-
CumbriaNew entry-1--
Visual Studio EnglandVisual Studio
England

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

1135 (89.40 %).NET
280 (52.98 %)SQL Server
373 (48.34 %)C#
469 (45.70 %)ASP.NET
565 (43.05 %)SQL
660 (39.74 %)VB.NET
757 (37.75 %)SQL Server 2005
853 (35.10 %)WebServices
948 (31.79 %)HTML
1045 (29.80 %)XML
1142 (27.81 %)JavaScript
1241 (27.15 %)Microsoft
1339 (25.83 %)CSS
1437 (24.50 %)ASP
1529 (19.21 %)Oracle
1626 (17.22 %)Crystal Reports
1724 (15.89 %)VSS/SourceSafe
1822 (14.57 %)N-Tier
1921 (13.91 %)SQL Server 2000
2020 (13.25 %)Windows
2020 (13.25 %)VB
2020 (13.25 %).NET Framework
2119 (12.58 %)PL/SQL
2119 (12.58 %)Oracle Reports
2218 (11.92 %)OO
2316 (10.60 %)XSLT
2415 (9.934 %)XSL
2514 (9.272 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
2613 (8.609 %)RDBMS
2712 (7.947 %)VBScript

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1135 (89.40 %).NET
269 (45.70 %)ASP.NET
353 (35.10 %)WebServices
448 (31.79 %)HTML
545 (29.80 %)XML
639 (25.83 %)CSS
737 (24.50 %)ASP
820 (13.25 %).NET Framework
916 (10.60 %)XSLT
1015 (9.934 %)XSL
1112 (7.947 %)AJAX
1210 (6.623 %)ADO.NET
1210 (6.623 %)WinForms
139 (5.960 %)ASP.NET 2.0
147 (4.636 %)SOAP
156 (3.974 %)WCF
165 (3.311 %)COM
174 (2.649 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
183 (1.987 %)Ext JS
183 (1.987 %)LINQ
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (3.974 %)SharePoint
16 (3.974 %)IIS
23 (1.987 %)MS Exchange
32 (1.325 %)SAS
41 (0.662 %)CMS
41 (0.662 %)Immediacy CMS
41 (0.662 %)Apache
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (5.298 %)MS Excel
27 (4.636 %)Photoshop
31 (0.662 %)MS Office
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (1.987 %)Summit
21 (0.662 %)Dynamics CRM
21 (0.662 %)WebTrends
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (7.947 %)LDAP
23 (1.987 %)GPRS
23 (1.987 %)Internet
32 (1.325 %)Intranet
41 (0.662 %)Extranet
41 (0.662 %)Wireless
41 (0.662 %)UMTS
41 (0.662 %)SSL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
180 (52.98 %)SQL Server
257 (37.75 %)SQL Server 2005
326 (17.22 %)Crystal Reports
421 (13.91 %)SQL Server 2000
519 (12.58 %)Oracle Reports
614 (9.272 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
713 (8.609 %)RDBMS
810 (6.623 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
99 (5.960 %)SQL Server Integration Services
105 (3.311 %)Datawarehouse
113 (1.987 %)Informix
122 (1.325 %)MS Access
122 (1.325 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
131 (0.662 %)ETL
131 (0.662 %)SQL Server 7
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
124 (15.89 %)VSS/SourceSafe
210 (6.623 %)InterDev
39 (5.960 %)Dreamweaver
47 (4.636 %)NUnit
56 (3.974 %)InstallShield
62 (1.325 %)Flash
71 (0.662 %)Subversion
71 (0.662 %)Visual Studio Team System
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (5.960 %)Finance
27 (4.636 %)Health
27 (4.636 %)Insurance
35 (3.311 %)Local Government
35 (3.311 %)Manufacturing
35 (3.311 %)Government
44 (2.649 %)Graphic Design
52 (1.325 %)Marketing
52 (1.325 %)Telecoms
61 (0.662 %)Education
61 (0.662 %)Games
61 (0.662 %)Banking
61 (0.662 %)Retail
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1130 (86.09 %)Developer
275 (49.67 %).NET Developer
335 (23.18 %)VB.NET Developer
429 (19.21 %)C# Developer
524 (15.89 %)Web Developer
617 (11.26 %)ASP.NET Developer
711 (7.285 %)SQL Developer
711 (7.285 %)Software Developer
86 (3.974 %)Programmer
86 (3.974 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
86 (3.974 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
95 (3.311 %).NET Web Developer
95 (3.311 %)SQL Server Developer
104 (2.649 %)Analyst
104 (2.649 %)Software Engineer
104 (2.649 %)CSharp Software Developer
113 (1.987 %)Analyst Programmer
113 (1.987 %)C++ Developer
113 (1.987 %)VB Developer
113 (1.987 %)Datawarehouse Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
122 (14.57 %)N-Tier
24 (2.649 %)NHS
33 (1.987 %)Multithreading
42 (1.325 %)PDA
51 (0.662 %)Derivative
51 (0.662 %)Data Conversion
51 (0.662 %)VAX
51 (0.662 %)Pocket PC
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (13.25 %)Windows
22 (1.325 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (0.662 %)Windows Mobile
31 (0.662 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (0.662 %)Windows 2000
31 (0.662 %)VMS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (11.92 %)OO
210 (6.623 %)Agile Software Development
36 (3.974 %)Migration
36 (3.974 %)e-GIF
36 (3.974 %)Unit Testing
45 (3.311 %)Web Development
45 (3.311 %)UML
54 (2.649 %)SEO
54 (2.649 %)SC Cleared
54 (2.649 %)Security Cleared
63 (1.987 %)OOP
72 (1.325 %)E-Commerce
72 (1.325 %)OOD
72 (1.325 %)Asset Management
72 (1.325 %)Content Management
72 (1.325 %)BC Cleared
72 (1.325 %)Performance Testing
72 (1.325 %)Data Migration
81 (0.662 %)Use Case
81 (0.662 %)Test Scripting
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
173 (48.34 %)C#
265 (43.05 %)SQL
360 (39.74 %)VB.NET
442 (27.81 %)JavaScript
520 (13.25 %)VB
619 (12.58 %)PL/SQL
712 (7.947 %)VBScript
810 (6.623 %)Transact-SQL
98 (5.298 %)VB6
107 (4.636 %)C++
115 (3.311 %)C
123 (1.987 %)VBA
123 (1.987 %)VC++
123 (1.987 %)XPath
131 (0.662 %)DCL
131 (0.662 %)Pascal
131 (0.662 %)ActionScript
131 (0.662 %)Perl
131 (0.662 %)PHP
131 (0.662 %)DHTML
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (0.662 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (0.662 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.662 %)ISO9001
11 (0.662 %)QA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (3.974 %)Active Directory
22 (1.325 %)MSMQ
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
141 (27.15 %)Microsoft
229 (19.21 %)Oracle
31 (0.662 %)IBM
31 (0.662 %)Dundas