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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) skills within the Swindon 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 VSS/SourceSafe over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3930
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads1423
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.024 %
As % of the category below34.15 %23.96 %
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£367£351
% change on same period last year+4.41 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£32.00-
Average hourly rate£34.20-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£36.40-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.60£32.44
% change on same period last year+3.58 %
Development Applications SwindonDevelopment Applications
Swindon
Matching contract IT job ads4196
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.102 %
Daily rates quoted821
Average minimum daily rate£308£340
Average daily rate£320£356
% change on same period last year-9.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£329
% change on same period last year+1.79 %
Hourly rates quoted510
Average minimum hourly rate£32.00£34.36
Average hourly rate£34.20£37.18
% change on same period last year-8.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.40£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.57£34.00
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
VSS/SourceSafe WiltshireVSS/SourceSafe
Wiltshire

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

Swindon VSS/SourceSafe Demand Trend

VSS/SourceSafe
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe across the Swindon region.

Swindon VSS/SourceSafe Daily Rate 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 Swindon region.

Swindon VSS/SourceSafe Hourly Rate Trend

VSS/SourceSafe
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe across the Swindon region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Swindon VSS/SourceSafe Hourly Rate Histogram

VSS/SourceSafe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

115 (78.95 %)SQL Server
213 (68.42 %).NET
311 (57.89 %)VB
311 (57.89 %)SQL Server 2000
410 (52.63 %)VB6
58 (42.11 %)Crystal Reports
67 (36.84 %)SQL
67 (36.84 %)XML
67 (36.84 %)Windows
67 (36.84 %)SQL Server 2005
76 (31.58 %)Client/Server
76 (31.58 %)VB.NET
85 (26.32 %)UML
94 (21.05 %)ASP.NET
94 (21.05 %)C#
103 (15.79 %)PVCS
103 (15.79 %)Ant
103 (15.79 %)Configuration Management
103 (15.79 %)ASP
103 (15.79 %)DTS
103 (15.79 %)Government
103 (15.79 %)Migration
103 (15.79 %)Replication
103 (15.79 %)MKS
103 (15.79 %)Clustering
103 (15.79 %)Agile Software Development
103 (15.79 %)CMDB
103 (15.79 %)Data Migration
112 (10.53 %)Security Cleared
112 (10.53 %)ISEB Practitioner

VSS/SourceSafe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
113 (68.42 %).NET
27 (36.84 %)XML
34 (21.05 %)ASP.NET
43 (15.79 %)ASP
52 (10.53 %)ADO.NET
61 (5.263 %)WebServices
61 (5.263 %)WinForms
61 (5.263 %).NET Framework
Application Platforms
11 (5.263 %)CICS
Database & Business Intelligence
115 (78.95 %)SQL Server
211 (57.89 %)SQL Server 2000
38 (42.11 %)Crystal Reports
47 (36.84 %)SQL Server 2005
53 (15.79 %)DTS
62 (10.53 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (5.263 %)DB2
Development Applications
13 (15.79 %)Ant
13 (15.79 %)PVCS
21 (5.263 %)Visual Studio
General
13 (15.79 %)Government
22 (10.53 %)Banking
22 (10.53 %)Investment Banking
31 (5.263 %)Finance
Job Titles
113 (68.42 %)Developer
25 (26.32 %)VB Developer
25 (26.32 %)SQL Developer
25 (26.32 %)SQL Server Developer
34 (21.05 %)Analyst Developer
34 (21.05 %)Analyst
43 (15.79 %)DBA
43 (15.79 %)Configuration Manager
43 (15.79 %)Release Manager
43 (15.79 %)SQL DBA
43 (15.79 %)SQL Server DBA
52 (10.53 %).NET Developer
52 (10.53 %)Analyst Programmer
52 (10.53 %)Programmer
61 (5.263 %)C# Developer
61 (5.263 %)Mainframe Developer
Miscellaneous
16 (31.58 %)Client/Server
23 (15.79 %)Replication
23 (15.79 %)Clustering
23 (15.79 %)CMDB
31 (5.263 %)Mainframe
Operating Systems
17 (36.84 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
15 (26.32 %)UML
23 (15.79 %)Configuration Management
23 (15.79 %)Migration
23 (15.79 %)Agile Software Development
23 (15.79 %)Data Migration
32 (10.53 %)Security Cleared
32 (10.53 %)PRINCE2
32 (10.53 %)Change Management
32 (10.53 %)OOP
32 (10.53 %)OO
41 (5.263 %)Service Management
41 (5.263 %)ITSM
41 (5.263 %)Release Management
Programming Languages
111 (57.89 %)VB
210 (52.63 %)VB6
37 (36.84 %)SQL
46 (31.58 %)VB.NET
54 (21.05 %)C#
62 (10.53 %)VBScript
62 (10.53 %)VBA
62 (10.53 %)JavaScript
71 (5.263 %)COBOL
Qualifications
12 (10.53 %)ISEB
12 (10.53 %)ISEB Practitioner
System Software
11 (5.263 %)VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
13 (15.79 %)MKS
21 (5.263 %)VMware
21 (5.263 %)Oracle
21 (5.263 %)Actuate
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