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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Tyne and Wear 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 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2943
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads73
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.003 %
As % of the category below17.95 %9.677 %
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£300£340
% change on same period last year-11.55 %
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£33.23£35.03
% change on same period last year-5.16 %
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Tyne and Wear
Matching contract IT job ads3931
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.032 %
Daily rates quoted415
Average minimum daily rate£250£245
Average daily rate£269£257
% change on same period last year+4.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£288£269
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£327
% change on same period last year-0.86 %
Hourly rates quoted44
Average minimum hourly rate£21.50£24.00
Average hourly rate£23.13£25.00
% change on same period last year-7.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.75£26.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.50£31.18
% change on same period last year+4.25 %
Visual Studio North EastVisual Studio
North East

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 Tyne and Wear region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear Visual Studio Hourly Rate Trend

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 Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Newcastle Upon TyneUp+113--
NewcastleUp+63--
GatesheadNew entry-1--
Visual Studio North EastVisual Studio
North East

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

124 (100.00 %).NET
222 (91.67 %)C#
320 (83.33 %)SQL
414 (58.33 %)SQL Server
414 (58.33 %)Windows
511 (45.83 %)XML
511 (45.83 %)HTML
610 (41.67 %)XHTML
77 (29.17 %)ASP.NET
77 (29.17 %)Transact-SQL
77 (29.17 %)Microsoft
86 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
86 (25.00 %).NET Framework
95 (20.83 %)Visual Studio Team System
95 (20.83 %)SQL Server 2000
95 (20.83 %)NUnit
104 (16.67 %)VB.NET
113 (12.50 %)Blog
122 (8.333 %)OO
131 (4.167 %)N-Tier
131 (4.167 %)WebServices
131 (4.167 %)UML
131 (4.167 %)ASP
131 (4.167 %)VB
131 (4.167 %)C++
131 (4.167 %)Education
131 (4.167 %)Government
131 (4.167 %)Health
131 (4.167 %)Migration
131 (4.167 %)WinForms

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (100.00 %).NET
211 (45.83 %)XML
211 (45.83 %)HTML
310 (41.67 %)XHTML
47 (29.17 %)ASP.NET
56 (25.00 %).NET Framework
61 (4.167 %)WinForms
61 (4.167 %)WebServices
61 (4.167 %)ASP
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (58.33 %)SQL Server
26 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (20.83 %)SQL Server 2000
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (20.83 %)NUnit
15 (20.83 %)Visual Studio Team System
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (4.167 %)Education
11 (4.167 %)Government
11 (4.167 %)Health
11 (4.167 %)Insurance
11 (4.167 %)Local Government
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (87.50 %)Developer
215 (62.50 %).NET Developer
38 (33.33 %)C# Developer
44 (16.67 %)Web Developer
44 (16.67 %)Software Developer
52 (8.333 %)ASP.NET Developer
52 (8.333 %)SQL Developer
61 (4.167 %)SQL Server Developer
61 (4.167 %).NET Web Developer
61 (4.167 %)C# Web Developer
61 (4.167 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
61 (4.167 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
61 (4.167 %)Senior Developer
61 (4.167 %)Configuration Manager
61 (4.167 %)VB.NET Developer
61 (4.167 %)Senior Web Developer
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (12.50 %)Blog
21 (4.167 %)N-Tier
21 (4.167 %)PDA
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (58.33 %)Windows
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (8.333 %)OO
21 (4.167 %)Migration
21 (4.167 %)Web Development
21 (4.167 %)UML
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (91.67 %)C#
220 (83.33 %)SQL
37 (29.17 %)Transact-SQL
44 (16.67 %)VB.NET
51 (4.167 %)VB6
51 (4.167 %)VB
51 (4.167 %)C++
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.167 %)Degree
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (29.17 %)Microsoft