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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Wiltshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5362
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads1314
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.014 %
As % of the category below15.48 %9.091 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£350£350
Average daily rate£450£375
% change on same period last year+20.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£550£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£345
% change on same period last year-12.82 %
Hourly rates quoted01
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£34.64£32.88
% change on same period last year+5.37 %
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Wiltshire
Matching contract IT job ads84154
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.112 %0.156 %
Daily rates quoted1938
Average minimum daily rate£359£320
Average daily rate£390£339
% change on same period last year+15.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£421£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£331
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Hourly rates quoted625
Average minimum hourly rate£32.50£35.19
Average hourly rate£35.17£37.12
% change on same period last year-5.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.83£39.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.89£34.13
% change on same period last year-3.63 %
Visual Studio South WestVisual Studio
South West

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

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire Visual Studio Hourly Rate Trend

Visual Studio
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Visual Studio within the Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
SwindonNo change07--
Visual Studio South WestVisual Studio
South West

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire 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.

120 (95.24 %).NET
217 (80.95 %)SQL Server
313 (61.90 %)C#
313 (61.90 %)SQL Server 2005
411 (52.38 %)SQL
411 (52.38 %)ASP.NET
411 (52.38 %)SQL Server 2000
59 (42.86 %)VB
66 (28.57 %)ASP
75 (23.81 %)SharePoint
75 (23.81 %)Internet
84 (19.05 %)Microsoft
84 (19.05 %)C++
84 (19.05 %)HTML
84 (19.05 %)JavaScript
84 (19.05 %)VBA
93 (14.29 %)VBScript
93 (14.29 %)Oracle
93 (14.29 %)VSS/SourceSafe
93 (14.29 %)Windows
93 (14.29 %)OOA/OOD
93 (14.29 %)OO
93 (14.29 %)Active Directory
93 (14.29 %)Actuate
93 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
93 (14.29 %)VB6
93 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
102 (9.524 %)AJAX
102 (9.524 %)Windows SharePoint Services
102 (9.524 %)Web Development

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire 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.

Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (95.24 %).NET
211 (52.38 %)ASP.NET
36 (28.57 %)ASP
44 (19.05 %)HTML
52 (9.524 %)CSS
52 (9.524 %)WebServices
52 (9.524 %)ODBC
52 (9.524 %)AJAX
52 (9.524 %)Windows SharePoint Services
61 (4.762 %).NET Framework
61 (4.762 %)WCF
61 (4.762 %)XML
61 (4.762 %)ADO
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (23.81 %)SharePoint
22 (9.524 %)IIS
31 (4.762 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (23.81 %)Internet
22 (9.524 %)Intranet
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (80.95 %)SQL Server
213 (61.90 %)SQL Server 2005
311 (52.38 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (4.762 %)SQLPlus
41 (4.762 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (4.762 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (4.762 %)MS Access
41 (4.762 %)DTS
41 (4.762 %)OLTP
41 (4.762 %)RDBMS
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (14.29 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (4.762 %)Dreamweaver
21 (4.762 %)FrontPage
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (4.762 %)Electric
11 (4.762 %)Insurance
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (85.71 %)Developer
27 (33.33 %).NET Developer
35 (23.81 %)Analyst
35 (23.81 %)Analyst Programmer
35 (23.81 %)Programmer
35 (23.81 %)C# Developer
43 (14.29 %)Senior Developer
52 (9.524 %)Developer Analyst
52 (9.524 %)Web Developer
52 (9.524 %)Software Developer
52 (9.524 %)Software Engineer
52 (9.524 %)Analyst Developer
61 (4.762 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
61 (4.762 %)ASP.NET Developer
61 (4.762 %)Senior Software Developer
61 (4.762 %)C++ Analyst Programmer
61 (4.762 %)C++ Programmer
61 (4.762 %)C++ Developer
61 (4.762 %)Applications Developer
61 (4.762 %)Lead Developer
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (9.524 %)Client/Server
21 (4.762 %)N-Tier
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (14.29 %)Windows
13 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (4.762 %)Windows XP
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (14.29 %)OOA/OOD
13 (14.29 %)OO
13 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
22 (9.524 %)Project Management
22 (9.524 %)Stakeholder Management
22 (9.524 %)PRINCE2
22 (9.524 %)Web Development
31 (4.762 %)SC Cleared
31 (4.762 %)UML
31 (4.762 %)Web Design
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (61.90 %)C#
211 (52.38 %)SQL
39 (42.86 %)VB
44 (19.05 %)C++
44 (19.05 %)JavaScript
44 (19.05 %)VBA
53 (14.29 %)VBScript
53 (14.29 %)VB6
62 (9.524 %)Transact-SQL
71 (4.762 %)VB.NET
71 (4.762 %)PL/SQL
71 (4.762 %)VC++
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (9.524 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (4.762 %)MCP
21 (4.762 %)MCSE
21 (4.762 %)Microsoft Certification
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (14.29 %)Active Directory
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (19.05 %)Microsoft
23 (14.29 %)Actuate
23 (14.29 %)Oracle
31 (4.762 %)Siebel
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