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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Slough 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-22
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads011
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.000 %31.43 %
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£301£337
% change on same period last year-10.84 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.50
Average hourly rate-£40.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.75
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Slough
Matching contract IT job ads1335
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.038 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£272£260
Average daily rate£278£263
% change on same period last year+5.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£283£265
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£326
% change on same period last year-4.49 %
Hourly rates quoted519
Average minimum hourly rate£38.00£38.21
Average hourly rate£40.00£38.21
% change on same period last year+4.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£42.00£38.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.68£31.31
% change on same period last year-2.00 %
Visual Studio BerkshireVisual Studio
Berkshire

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

Slough 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 Slough region.

Slough 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 Slough region.

Slough Visual Studio Hourly Rate Trend

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Slough 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 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)Perl
11 (100.00 %)PHP
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 %)JSP
11 (100.00 %)SOAP
11 (100.00 %)WebServices
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)ODBC
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Solaris
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Apache
11 (100.00 %)Tomcat
11 (100.00 %)FTP
11 (100.00 %)HTTP
11 (100.00 %)SNMP
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (100.00 %)WSDL
11 (100.00 %)HTTPS
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)TELNET
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
11 (100.00 %).NET Framework

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Slough 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.

Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ASP
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)JSP
11 (100.00 %)SOAP
11 (100.00 %)WebServices
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)ODBC
11 (100.00 %)WSDL
11 (100.00 %).NET Framework
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)Apache
11 (100.00 %)Tomcat
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)FTP
11 (100.00 %)HTTP
11 (100.00 %)SNMP
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (100.00 %)HTTPS
11 (100.00 %)TELNET
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Programmer
11 (100.00 %)Perl Programmer
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Solaris
11 (100.00 %)Linux
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)Perl
11 (100.00 %)PHP
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft