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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) skills within the Preston region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VSS/SourceSafe over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1618
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below11.11 %7.143 %
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£353£347
% change on same period last year+1.71 %
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£32.71£33.47
% change on same period last year-2.28 %
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Preston
Matching contract IT job ads928
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.028 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£200
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£200
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£331
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Hourly rates quoted611
Average minimum hourly rate£23.89£30.81
Average hourly rate£25.95£32.69
% change on same period last year-20.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.02£34.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.89£34.13
% change on same period last year-3.63 %
VSS/SourceSafe LancashireVSS/SourceSafe
Lancashire

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

Preston VSS/SourceSafe Demand 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 Preston region.

Preston VSS/SourceSafe Hourly Rate Trend

VSS/SourceSafe
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Preston 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.

15 (100.00 %)DHTML
15 (100.00 %)JavaScript
15 (100.00 %).NET
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
15 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
24 (80.00 %)CSS
24 (80.00 %)SOAP
24 (80.00 %)XML
24 (80.00 %)DTS
24 (80.00 %)IIS
24 (80.00 %)ASP
24 (80.00 %)VBScript
24 (80.00 %)VB
24 (80.00 %)VB.NET
24 (80.00 %)VB6
32 (40.00 %)SQL Server 7
41 (20.00 %)Health
41 (20.00 %)Crystal Reports
41 (20.00 %)C#
41 (20.00 %)AJAX
41 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005

VSS/SourceSafe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Preston 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.

Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
15 (100.00 %).NET
24 (80.00 %)ASP
24 (80.00 %)CSS
24 (80.00 %)SOAP
24 (80.00 %)XML
31 (20.00 %)AJAX
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (80.00 %)IIS
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
24 (80.00 %)DTS
32 (40.00 %)SQL Server 7
41 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (20.00 %)Crystal Reports
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Health
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Developer
24 (80.00 %).NET Developer
24 (80.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
33 (60.00 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
33 (60.00 %)VB.NET Developer
41 (20.00 %)Senior Developer
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)DHTML
15 (100.00 %)JavaScript
24 (80.00 %)VBScript
24 (80.00 %)VB
24 (80.00 %)VB.NET
24 (80.00 %)VB6
31 (20.00 %)C#
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