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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Stevenage 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
Rank12-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below15.38 %0.000 %
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£298£333
% change on same period last year-10.59 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.11£35.35
% change on same period last year-6.34 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads1312
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.012 %
Daily rates quoted24
Average minimum daily rate£275£275
Average daily rate£295£325
% change on same period last year-9.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£315£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£328
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted98
Average minimum hourly rate£34.42£34.18
Average hourly rate£35.46£34.82
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.50£35.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.49£31.36
% change on same period last year+3.60 %
Visual Studio HertfordshireVisual Studio
Hertfordshire

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

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Stevenage Visual Studio Hourly Rate Histogram

Visual Studio
Top 15 Related IT Skills

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

16 (100.00 %)C
16 (100.00 %)C++
24 (66.67 %)Electronics
24 (66.67 %)MFC
24 (66.67 %)Microsoft
32 (33.33 %)WebServices
32 (33.33 %)Linux
32 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
32 (33.33 %)Degree
32 (33.33 %)Mathematics
32 (33.33 %)Physics
32 (33.33 %)Java
41 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
41 (16.67 %)Embedded C
41 (16.67 %)Embedded C++

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (66.67 %)MFC
22 (33.33 %)WebServices
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (66.67 %)Electronics
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Software Engineer
14 (66.67 %)Test Engineer
22 (33.33 %)Developer
31 (16.67 %)Software Developer
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (33.33 %)Mathematics
12 (33.33 %)Physics
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (33.33 %)Linux
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (100.00 %)C
16 (100.00 %)C++
22 (33.33 %)Java
31 (16.67 %)Embedded C
31 (16.67 %)Embedded C++
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)Degree
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Microsoft