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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Oxford 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 Visual Studio over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2034
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.002 %
As % of the category below50.00 %8.333 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£270£350
Average daily rate£275£400
% change on same period last year-31.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£280£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£337
% change on same period last year-7.82 %
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£34.75£31.54
% change on same period last year+10.15 %
Development Applications OxfordDevelopment Applications
Oxford
Matching contract IT job ads2224
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.025 %
Daily rates quoted38
Average minimum daily rate£257£281
Average daily rate£278£313
% change on same period last year-10.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£344
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£329
% change on same period last year+1.79 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£35.00
Average hourly rate£16.25£40.00
% change on same period last year-59.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.50£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.57£34.00
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
Visual Studio OxfordshireVisual Studio
Oxfordshire

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

Oxford 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 Oxford region.

Oxford 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 Oxford region.

Oxford Visual Studio Hourly Rate Trend

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

112 (85.71 %).NET
29 (64.29 %)C#
29 (64.29 %)HTML
29 (64.29 %)ASP.NET
38 (57.14 %)SQL Server
46 (42.86 %)Microsoft
46 (42.86 %)VB
46 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2005
55 (35.71 %)VB.NET
55 (35.71 %)JavaScript
55 (35.71 %)XML
55 (35.71 %)ASP
64 (28.57 %)SQL
64 (28.57 %)IIS
64 (28.57 %)VSS/SourceSafe
73 (21.43 %)Transact-SQL
73 (21.43 %)CSS
73 (21.43 %)AJAX
82 (14.29 %)Adobe Illustrator
82 (14.29 %)VB6
82 (14.29 %)Fireworks
82 (14.29 %)XSLT
82 (14.29 %)Internet
82 (14.29 %)UML
82 (14.29 %)OOA/OOD
82 (14.29 %)XHTML
82 (14.29 %)Client/Server
82 (14.29 %)Photoshop
82 (14.29 %).NET Framework
91 (7.143 %)ESB

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
112 (85.71 %).NET
29 (64.29 %)HTML
29 (64.29 %)ASP.NET
35 (35.71 %)XML
35 (35.71 %)ASP
43 (21.43 %)CSS
43 (21.43 %)AJAX
52 (14.29 %)XSLT
52 (14.29 %)XHTML
52 (14.29 %).NET Framework
61 (7.143 %)JMS
61 (7.143 %)Middleware
61 (7.143 %)OLE DB
61 (7.143 %)ODBC
61 (7.143 %)WebSphere
61 (7.143 %)WebServices
61 (7.143 %)XSL
61 (7.143 %)ADO
Application Platforms
14 (28.57 %)IIS
21 (7.143 %)SharePoint
21 (7.143 %)CMS
21 (7.143 %)ESB
21 (7.143 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (7.143 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Applications
12 (14.29 %)Photoshop
12 (14.29 %)Fireworks
12 (14.29 %)Adobe Illustrator
21 (7.143 %)MS Excel
21 (7.143 %)MS Visio
Communications & Networking
12 (14.29 %)Internet
21 (7.143 %)Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
18 (57.14 %)SQL Server
26 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (7.143 %)Crystal Reports
31 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
14 (28.57 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (7.143 %)Dreamweaver
21 (7.143 %)RequisitePro
21 (7.143 %)InstallShield
21 (7.143 %)NUnit
Job Titles
17 (50.00 %)Developer
23 (21.43 %).NET Developer
32 (14.29 %)Web Developer
32 (14.29 %)Software Engineer
41 (7.143 %)Lead Developer
41 (7.143 %)Administrator
41 (7.143 %)Analyst
41 (7.143 %)C++ Developer
41 (7.143 %)C# Developer
41 (7.143 %)Technical Analyst
41 (7.143 %)VB Developer
41 (7.143 %)C# Software Engineer
41 (7.143 %)ASP.NET Developer
41 (7.143 %).NET Designer
41 (7.143 %)VB6 Developer
41 (7.143 %).NET Software Engineer
41 (7.143 %)Lead C# Developer
41 (7.143 %)Lead Software Engineer
41 (7.143 %)Crystal Reports Writer
41 (7.143 %)Report Writer
Miscellaneous
12 (14.29 %)Client/Server
Operating Systems
11 (7.143 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
12 (14.29 %)UML
12 (14.29 %)OOA/OOD
21 (7.143 %)OO
21 (7.143 %)E-Commerce
21 (7.143 %)Data Modelling
21 (7.143 %)Configuration Management
21 (7.143 %)Content Management
21 (7.143 %)BPEL
21 (7.143 %)Web Development
21 (7.143 %)Unit Testing
Programming Languages
19 (64.29 %)C#
26 (42.86 %)VB
35 (35.71 %)VB.NET
35 (35.71 %)JavaScript
44 (28.57 %)SQL
53 (21.43 %)Transact-SQL
62 (14.29 %)VB6
71 (7.143 %)VBScript
71 (7.143 %)VC++
71 (7.143 %)PHP
71 (7.143 %)C++
71 (7.143 %)Java
Qualifications
11 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
Vendors
16 (42.86 %)Microsoft
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