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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the York 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1528
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads27
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.008 %
As % of the category below40.00 %87.50 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£320
Average daily rate-£320
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£320
UK excluding London average daily rate£299£346
% change on same period last year-13.59 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£22.00-
Average hourly rate£23.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.56£32.46
% change on same period last year-5.86 %
York IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
York
Matching contract IT job ads58
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.009 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£310
Average daily rate-£310
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£324
% change on same period last year-3.85 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£22.00-
Average hourly rate£23.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.53£30.81
% change on same period last year-0.90 %
Visual Studio North YorkshireVisual Studio
North Yorkshire

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

York 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 York region.

York 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 York region.

York Visual Studio Hourly Rate Trend

Visual Studio
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the York 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.

14 (100.00 %)C#
14 (100.00 %).NET
14 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
23 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2000
23 (75.00 %)SQL Server
23 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (50.00 %)HTML
32 (50.00 %)JavaScript
41 (25.00 %)Content Management
41 (25.00 %)SQL
41 (25.00 %)VB.NET
41 (25.00 %)CSS
41 (25.00 %)Microsoft
41 (25.00 %)Web Development
41 (25.00 %).NET Framework
41 (25.00 %)Degree
41 (25.00 %)Graphic Design
41 (25.00 %)Unit Testing
41 (25.00 %)System Testing
41 (25.00 %)Time Management

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the York 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.

York IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %).NET
14 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
22 (50.00 %)HTML
31 (25.00 %)CSS
31 (25.00 %).NET Framework
York IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (75.00 %)SQL Server
13 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2000
13 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2005
York IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Graphic Design
York IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Developer
22 (50.00 %).NET Developer
22 (50.00 %)C# Developer
31 (25.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
31 (25.00 %)Junior Developer
31 (25.00 %)Junior Web Developer
31 (25.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
31 (25.00 %)Web Developer
31 (25.00 %)Senior Developer
31 (25.00 %)Junior
York IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Content Management
11 (25.00 %)Web Development
11 (25.00 %)Unit Testing
11 (25.00 %)System Testing
11 (25.00 %)Time Management
York IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)C#
22 (50.00 %)JavaScript
31 (25.00 %)SQL
31 (25.00 %)VB.NET
York IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)Degree
York IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft