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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) 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 VSS/SourceSafe over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5969
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads125
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.005 %
As % of the category below14.12 %3.472 %
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£321£335
% change on same period last year-4.42 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£31.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£32.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.50£33.85
% change on same period last year-4.00 %
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Wiltshire
Matching contract IT job ads85144
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.113 %0.144 %
Daily rates quoted2034
Average minimum daily rate£377£339
Average daily rate£397£369
% change on same period last year+7.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£417£398
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£335
% change on same period last year-2.74 %
Hourly rates quoted514
Average minimum hourly rate£30.83£37.00
Average hourly rate£32.00£39.00
% change on same period last year-17.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.17£41.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.37£33.40
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
VSS/SourceSafe South WestVSS/SourceSafe
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.

VSS/SourceSafe
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe across the Wiltshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Wiltshire VSS/SourceSafe Hourly Rate Histogram

VSS/SourceSafe
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe within the Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
SwindonUp+79--
ChippenhamNew entry-1--
VSS/SourceSafe South WestVSS/SourceSafe
South West

VSS/SourceSafe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire 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.

116 (72.73 %).NET
116 (72.73 %)SQL Server
212 (54.55 %)VB
310 (45.45 %)VB6
48 (36.36 %)Crystal Reports
48 (36.36 %)Windows
48 (36.36 %)XML
57 (31.82 %)SQL
66 (27.27 %)Client/Server
66 (27.27 %)UML
66 (27.27 %)SQL Server 2000
75 (22.73 %)PVCS
75 (22.73 %)ASP
75 (22.73 %)ASP.NET
84 (18.18 %)C#
84 (18.18 %)VB.NET
84 (18.18 %)Configuration Management
84 (18.18 %)MKS
84 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2005
84 (18.18 %)Security Cleared
93 (13.64 %)CMDB
93 (13.64 %)Change Management
93 (13.64 %)Agile Software Development
93 (13.64 %)Actuate
93 (13.64 %)JavaScript
93 (13.64 %)Visual Studio
93 (13.64 %)Ant
93 (13.64 %)ISEB
93 (13.64 %)OOP
102 (9.091 %)OO

VSS/SourceSafe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire 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.

Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (72.73 %).NET
28 (36.36 %)XML
35 (22.73 %)ASP
35 (22.73 %)ASP.NET
42 (9.091 %)CSS
51 (4.545 %)XSLT
51 (4.545 %)WinForms
51 (4.545 %)AJAX
51 (4.545 %)HTML
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.545 %)IIS
11 (4.545 %)CICS
11 (4.545 %)CMS
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.545 %)Photoshop
11 (4.545 %)MS Excel
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (72.73 %)SQL Server
28 (36.36 %)Crystal Reports
36 (27.27 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (9.091 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61 (4.545 %)MS Access
61 (4.545 %)DB2
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (22.73 %)PVCS
23 (13.64 %)Ant
23 (13.64 %)Visual Studio
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (9.091 %)Finance
12 (9.091 %)Banking
12 (9.091 %)Investment Banking
21 (4.545 %)Insurance
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (77.27 %)Developer
26 (27.27 %)VB Developer
26 (27.27 %)SQL Developer
26 (27.27 %)SQL Server Developer
34 (18.18 %)Configuration Manager
34 (18.18 %)Release Manager
34 (18.18 %).NET Developer
43 (13.64 %)Analyst
52 (9.091 %)Analyst Developer
52 (9.091 %)Analyst Programmer
52 (9.091 %)Programmer
61 (4.545 %)Web Designer
61 (4.545 %)Mainframe Developer
61 (4.545 %)Test Analyst
61 (4.545 %)Web Developer
61 (4.545 %)C# Developer
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (27.27 %)Client/Server
23 (13.64 %)CMDB
31 (4.545 %)Mainframe
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (36.36 %)Windows
21 (4.545 %)Windows Server 2003
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (27.27 %)UML
24 (18.18 %)Configuration Management
24 (18.18 %)Security Cleared
33 (13.64 %)Agile Software Development
33 (13.64 %)Change Management
33 (13.64 %)OOP
42 (9.091 %)OO
42 (9.091 %)PRINCE2
51 (4.545 %)Release Management
51 (4.545 %)Test Scripting
51 (4.545 %)E-Commerce
51 (4.545 %)Regression Testing
51 (4.545 %)ITSM
51 (4.545 %)Service Management
51 (4.545 %)Service Delivery
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (54.55 %)VB
210 (45.45 %)VB6
37 (31.82 %)SQL
44 (18.18 %)C#
44 (18.18 %)VB.NET
53 (13.64 %)JavaScript
62 (9.091 %)VBA
62 (9.091 %)VBScript
71 (4.545 %)COBOL
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (13.64 %)ISEB
22 (9.091 %)ISEB Practitioner
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.545 %)VMware Infrastructure
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (18.18 %)MKS
23 (13.64 %)Actuate
31 (4.545 %)VMware
31 (4.545 %)Oracle
31 (4.545 %)Siebel