Visual Studio Contracts in the South East
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Visual Studio skills in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Visual Studio over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Development Applications category for the South East region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
 3 months to
20 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Visual Studio
Rank 91 94 84
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -10
Contract jobs citing Visual Studio 150 174 203
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 1.918% 1.720% 1.973%
As % of the Development Applications category 17.90% 19.02% 19.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 67 86 110
Average daily rate £350 £303 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+15.70% -6.92%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £273 £245 £222
10% offered a daily rate of more than £405 £400 £401
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £305
% change year-on-year
- +6.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 15 11
Average hourly rate £37.50 £34.50 £33.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+8.69% +2.98%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £25.60 £30.40 £26.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.00 £52.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+7.69% -7.14%
All Development Applications
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category		 838 915 1064
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 10.71% 9.047% 10.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 444 477 429
Average daily rate £350 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £270 £250 £213
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £425 £413
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £325
% change year-on-year
-1.51% +1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 53 115
Average hourly rate £37.50 £40.00 £36.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-6.25% +11.11%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.00 £31.00 £30.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £50.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
Visual Studio
England

Visual Studio
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Visual Studio across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

South East Visual Studio Jobs Demand Trend

Visual Studio
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Visual Studio across the South East region.

South East Visual Studio Daily Rate Trend

Visual Studio
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the South East region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

South East Visual Studio Daily Rate Histogram

Visual Studio
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Visual Studio across the South East region.

South East Visual Studio Hourly Rate Trend

Visual Studio
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the South East region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months		 Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Berkshire +60 64 £400 +23.07%
Hampshire 0 31 £375 +25.00%
Surrey +4 26 £388 +10.71%
Oxfordshire -3 13 £335 +41.05%
Kent -10 12 £275 -8.33%
West Sussex +10 4 £325 -7.14%
East Sussex -2 4 £358 +68.23%
Buckinghamshire -4 4 £325 +8.33%
Thames Valley +6 1 - -
Middlesex +1 1 £250 -22.48%
Visual Studio
England

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

1 214 (70.39%) .NET
2 207 (68.09%) C#
3 154 (50.66%) SQL Server
4 146 (48.03%) Microsoft
5 128 (42.11%) ASP.NET
6 100 (32.89%) Windows
7 97 (31.91%) SQL
8 89 (29.28%) XML
9 80 (26.32%) JavaScript
10 77 (25.33%) WCF
11 76 (25.00%) SharePoint
12 66 (21.71%) HTML
13 65 (21.38%) Team Foundation Server
14 64 (21.05%) jQuery
14 64 (21.05%) Scrum
15 63 (20.72%) VB.NET
15 63 (20.72%) SQL Server 2005
16 62 (20.39%) CSS
17 59 (19.41%) MVC
17 59 (19.41%) .NET Framework
18 58 (19.08%) Web Services
19 56 (18.42%) Agile Software Development
20 47 (15.46%) Windows Azure
21 45 (14.80%) Ajax
21 45 (14.80%) MS Excel
22 44 (14.47%) SQL Server 2008
23 43 (14.14%) MS Office
24 41 (13.49%) T-SQL
25 40 (13.16%) Security Cleared
26 39 (12.83%) Finance

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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
1 214 (70.39%) .NET
2 128 (42.11%) ASP.NET
3 89 (29.28%) XML
4 77 (25.33%) WCF
5 66 (21.71%) HTML
6 64 (21.05%) jQuery
7 62 (20.39%) CSS
8 59 (19.41%) .NET Framework
9 58 (19.08%) Web Services
10 45 (14.80%) Ajax
11 33 (10.86%) XSLT
11 33 (10.86%) WF
12 25 (8.224%) ASP.NET MVC
13 23 (7.566%) LINQ
14 21 (6.908%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
15 18 (5.921%) WPF
16 15 (4.934%) HTML5
16 15 (4.934%) WinForms
17 13 (4.276%) Windows SharePoint Services
18 11 (3.618%) ASP
Application Platforms
1 76 (25.00%) SharePoint
2 47 (15.46%) Windows Azure
3 39 (12.83%) IIS
4 28 (9.211%) SharePoint Server
5 14 (4.605%) BizTalk Server
6 12 (3.947%) ESB
7 7 (2.303%) ArcGIS
8 6 (1.974%) ArcIMS
8 6 (1.974%) SharePoint 2010
9 5 (1.645%) CMS
10 4 (1.316%) WebSphere Process Server
10 4 (1.316%) WebSphere Application Server
10 4 (1.316%) MS Project Server
10 4 (1.316%) WebSphere Message Broker
10 4 (1.316%) CM System
11 3 (0.987%) MSMQ
12 2 (0.658%) Kentico
12 2 (0.658%) EPiServer CMS
12 2 (0.658%) Google App Engine
12 2 (0.658%) Confluence
Applications
1 45 (14.80%) MS Excel
2 43 (14.14%) MS Office
3 5 (1.645%) Photoshop
4 4 (1.316%) MS Project
5 3 (0.987%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.987%) InfoPath
6 1 (0.329%) PaintShop Pro
Business Applications
1 31 (10.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.645%) Dynamics AX
2 5 (1.645%) HFM
3 1 (0.329%) BASE24
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.618%) LDAP
2 10 (3.289%) Internet
3 3 (0.987%) Wireless
3 3 (0.987%) Intranet
3 3 (0.987%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.987%) GPRS
3 3 (0.987%) GSM
4 2 (0.658%) UMTS
4 2 (0.658%) Bluetooth
4 2 (0.658%) CDMA
4 2 (0.658%) LTE
4 2 (0.658%) Extranet
4 2 (0.658%) 3G
5 1 (0.329%) Network Security
5 1 (0.329%) DNS
5 1 (0.329%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 154 (50.66%) SQL Server
2 63 (20.72%) SQL Server 2005
3 44 (14.47%) SQL Server 2008
4 15 (4.934%) OLAP
5 14 (4.605%) DTS
6 9 (2.961%) IDOL
6 9 (2.961%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 8 (2.632%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (2.632%) GIS
8 7 (2.303%) Oracle 11g
9 5 (1.645%) Crystal Reports
9 5 (1.645%) Oracle Reports
10 4 (1.316%) MS Access
11 3 (0.987%) Oracle 10g
11 3 (0.987%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 2 (0.658%) SQL Server 2012
12 2 (0.658%) SQLite
12 2 (0.658%) SQL Server 2000
12 2 (0.658%) MySQL
12 2 (0.658%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 65 (21.38%) Team Foundation Server
2 24 (7.895%) MSBuild
3 15 (4.934%) VSS/SourceSafe
4 13 (4.276%) NUnit
5 10 (3.289%) JSUnit
6 8 (2.632%) SpecFlow
6 8 (2.632%) Ant
7 6 (1.974%) JMeter
7 6 (1.974%) Subversion
7 6 (1.974%) MSTest
8 5 (1.645%) Rhino Mocks
8 5 (1.645%) Selenium
8 5 (1.645%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
9 4 (1.316%) Visual Studio Team System
9 4 (1.316%) Rational Application Developer
10 3 (0.987%) PVCS
11 2 (0.658%) Fiddler
11 2 (0.658%) JIRA
11 2 (0.658%) Bugzilla
11 2 (0.658%) NetBeans
General
1 39 (12.83%) Finance
2 25 (8.224%) Games
3 13 (4.276%) Banking
4 5 (1.645%) Marketing
4 5 (1.645%) Telecoms
5 4 (1.316%) Publishing
5 4 (1.316%) Retail
6 3 (0.987%) Military
6 3 (0.987%) Automotive
7 2 (0.658%) German Language
8 1 (0.329%) Italian Language
8 1 (0.329%) Spanish Language
8 1 (0.329%) Law
8 1 (0.329%) Legal
8 1 (0.329%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.329%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (0.329%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.329%) Back Office
8 1 (0.329%) French Language
8 1 (0.329%) Billing
Job Titles
1 189 (62.17%) Developer
2 93 (30.59%) .NET Developer
3 41 (13.49%) C# Developer
4 29 (9.539%) C# .NET Developer
5 24 (7.895%) VB.NET Developer
5 24 (7.895%) Software Engineer
6 19 (6.250%) SharePoint Developer
7 15 (4.934%) Web Developer
7 15 (4.934%) ASP.NET Developer
8 14 (4.605%) Consultant
9 13 (4.276%) Tester
10 12 (3.947%) Architect
10 12 (3.947%) Analyst
10 12 (3.947%) Senior Developer
10 12 (3.947%) Development Engineer
11 11 (3.618%) Programmer
11 11 (3.618%) Software Development Engineer
12 10 (3.289%) Software Developer
13 9 (2.961%) Applications Developer
13 9 (2.961%) Automation Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 20 (6.579%) N-Tier
2 17 (5.592%) Client/Server
3 14 (4.605%) Cloud Computing
4 11 (3.618%) Computer Science
5 8 (2.632%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (2.303%) Open Source
7 5 (1.645%) PKI
7 5 (1.645%) NHS
8 2 (0.658%) Management Information System
8 2 (0.658%) Device Driver
8 2 (0.658%) Replication
8 2 (0.658%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 2 (0.658%) EPoS
8 2 (0.658%) Social Media
8 2 (0.658%) Kinect
8 2 (0.658%) Data Integration
8 2 (0.658%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.329%) iPhone
9 1 (0.329%) Augmented Reality
9 1 (0.329%) Health Informatics
Operating Systems
1 100 (32.89%) Windows
2 19 (6.250%) Windows Server 2003
3 7 (2.303%) Windows Server 2008
4 6 (1.974%) Windows Phone
5 4 (1.316%) Windows Phone 8
5 4 (1.316%) Windows 7
6 3 (0.987%) Linux
7 2 (0.658%) Windows 2000
7 2 (0.658%) Windows XP
7 2 (0.658%) UNIX
7 2 (0.658%) Windows 8
8 1 (0.329%) Windows Phone 7
8 1 (0.329%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.329%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.329%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.329%) VxWorks
8 1 (0.329%) Android
8 1 (0.329%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (21.05%) Scrum
2 59 (19.41%) MVC
3 56 (18.42%) Agile Software Development
4 38 (12.50%) Web Development
5 35 (11.51%) Workflow
6 33 (10.86%) CRM
7 31 (10.20%) OO
8 24 (7.895%) Test Automation
9 23 (7.566%) UML
10 22 (7.237%) Automated Testing
11 21 (6.908%) TDD
12 19 (6.250%) Unit Testing
13 17 (5.592%) SOA
14 15 (4.934%) OOD
15 13 (4.276%) Continuous Integration
15 13 (4.276%) BDD
16 11 (3.618%) Release Management
17 10 (3.289%) Performance Testing
18 9 (2.961%) Document Management
18 9 (2.961%) Game Development
Programming Languages
1 207 (68.09%) C#
2 97 (31.91%) SQL
3 80 (26.32%) JavaScript
4 63 (20.72%) VB.NET
5 41 (13.49%) T-SQL
6 33 (10.86%) C++
7 29 (9.539%) Python
8 20 (6.579%) VB
9 17 (5.592%) C
10 10 (3.289%) PowerShell
11 7 (2.303%) VBA
12 6 (1.974%) Java
12 6 (1.974%) Groovy
13 5 (1.645%) XPath
13 5 (1.645%) VC++
13 5 (1.645%) Embedded C
14 4 (1.316%) Ruby
14 4 (1.316%) Lua
15 3 (0.987%) XAML
15 3 (0.987%) Perl
Qualifications
1 40 (13.16%) Security Cleared
2 27 (8.882%) SC Cleared
3 20 (6.579%) Degree
4 10 (3.289%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (2.632%) MCSD
6 7 (2.303%) ISEB
7 5 (1.645%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.658%) MCPD
9 1 (0.329%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.329%) CISSP
9 1 (0.329%) MCP
9 1 (0.329%) MCAD
9 1 (0.329%) ISEB Practitioner
9 1 (0.329%) MCTS
9 1 (0.329%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (5.263%) QA
2 3 (0.987%) SLA
3 1 (0.329%) TickIT
3 1 (0.329%) ISO 8583
3 1 (0.329%) JSP 440
3 1 (0.329%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 10 (3.289%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.316%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.987%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.658%) vSphere
5 1 (0.329%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 4 (1.316%) Tivoli
1 4 (1.316%) Tivoli Identity Manager
2 2 (0.658%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 2 (0.658%) OpenView Configuration Management
Vendors
1 146 (48.03%) Microsoft
2 30 (9.868%) Oracle
3 17 (5.592%) Meridio
4 10 (3.289%) Aquila
4 10 (3.289%) Telerik
5 6 (1.974%) ESRI
6 5 (1.645%) Perforce
6 5 (1.645%) Google
6 5 (1.645%) Hyperion
7 4 (1.316%) IBM
8 3 (0.987%) Adobe
8 3 (0.987%) VMware
9 2 (0.658%) Sybase
9 2 (0.658%) Agilent
9 2 (0.658%) DevExpress
9 2 (0.658%) EPiServer
9 2 (0.658%) Twitter
10 1 (0.329%) TippingPoint
10 1 (0.329%) VeriFone
10 1 (0.329%) ArcSight
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