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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VSS/SourceSafe over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank174193
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads9899
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.053 %0.041 %
As % of the category below8.665 %7.466 %
Salaries quoted8985
Average minimum salary£34,971£33,941
Average salary£37,065£36,712
% change on same period last year+0.96 %
Average maximum salary£39,159£39,482
UK excluding London average salary£35,179£35,800
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
East of England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
East of England
Matching permanent IT job ads11311326
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.609 %0.553 %
Salaries quoted9951077
Average minimum salary£33,530£35,533
Average salary£36,193£38,460
% change on same period last year-5.89 %
Average maximum salary£38,855£41,387
UK excluding London average salary£35,045£36,008
% change on same period last year-2.67 %
VSS/SourceSafe EnglandVSS/SourceSafe
England

VSS/SourceSafe
Demand Trend

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

East of England VSS/SourceSafe Demand Trend

VSS/SourceSafe
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe across the East of England region.

East of England VSS/SourceSafe Salary Trend

VSS/SourceSafe
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe across the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

East of England VSS/SourceSafe Salary Histogram

VSS/SourceSafe
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe within the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
HertfordshireUp+3663£37,601-3.76 %
CambridgeshireDown-516£38,250+10.12 %
NorfolkNew entry-14£33,643-
SuffolkNew entry-3£32,500-
EssexDown-312£43,125+18.78 %
BedfordshireDown-101£35,000+22.80 %
VSS/SourceSafe EnglandVSS/SourceSafe
England

VSS/SourceSafe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the East of England 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 IT job ads sampled that cited VSS/SourceSafe.

1136 (84.47 %).NET
2104 (64.60 %)C#
2104 (64.60 %)SQL Server
399 (61.49 %)VB.NET
495 (59.01 %)ASP.NET
586 (53.42 %)XML
681 (50.31 %)XSLT
772 (44.72 %)SQL
864 (39.75 %)SQL Server 2000
864 (39.75 %)SQL Server 2005
963 (39.13 %)Microsoft
1061 (37.89 %)AJAX
1156 (34.78 %)ASP
1249 (30.43 %)HTML
1346 (28.57 %)Visual Studio
1439 (24.22 %)PHP
1439 (24.22 %)ClearCase
1536 (22.36 %)Bugzilla
1536 (22.36 %)Web 2.0
1634 (21.12 %)JavaScript
1732 (19.88 %)OO
1831 (19.25 %)WebServices
1831 (19.25 %)Web Development
1930 (18.63 %)CSS
1930 (18.63 %)DOM
2028 (17.39 %)VB
2028 (17.39 %)Crystal Reports
2126 (16.15 %)Internet
2224 (14.91 %)IIS
2323 (14.29 %)Degree

VSS/SourceSafe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the East of England 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 IT job ads sampled that cited VSS/SourceSafe. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1136 (84.47 %).NET
295 (59.01 %)ASP.NET
386 (53.42 %)XML
481 (50.31 %)XSLT
561 (37.89 %)AJAX
656 (34.78 %)ASP
749 (30.43 %)HTML
831 (19.25 %)WebServices
930 (18.63 %)DOM
930 (18.63 %)CSS
1020 (12.42 %)Ruby on Rails
1020 (12.42 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1117 (10.56 %).NET Framework
1210 (6.211 %)XHTML
139 (5.590 %)EDI
139 (5.590 %)ODBC
147 (4.348 %)ADO.NET
155 (3.106 %)Silverlight
164 (2.484 %)WCF
172 (1.242 %)WPF
East of England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (14.91 %)IIS
222 (13.66 %)BizTalk Server
222 (13.66 %)CMS
314 (8.696 %)Apache
46 (3.727 %)Commerce Server
East of England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (10.56 %)MS Excel
27 (4.348 %)MS Office
34 (2.484 %)FrameMaker
43 (1.863 %)MATLAB
East of England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (16.15 %)Internet
29 (5.590 %)HTTP
36 (3.727 %)TCP/IP
36 (3.727 %)SMTP
36 (3.727 %)FTP
42 (1.242 %)Intranet
51 (0.621 %)RFID
51 (0.621 %)Wi-Fi
East of England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1104 (64.60 %)SQL Server
264 (39.75 %)SQL Server 2005
264 (39.75 %)SQL Server 2000
328 (17.39 %)Crystal Reports
417 (10.56 %)DTS
516 (9.938 %)MySQL
67 (4.348 %)SQL Server Integration Services
74 (2.484 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
83 (1.863 %)RDBMS
92 (1.242 %)Informix
92 (1.242 %)Oracle Reports
101 (0.621 %)ETL
101 (0.621 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
101 (0.621 %)SQL Server 2008
East of England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
146 (28.57 %)Visual Studio
239 (24.22 %)ClearCase
336 (22.36 %)Bugzilla
414 (8.696 %)Subversion
54 (2.484 %)Visual Studio Team System
63 (1.863 %)TestDirector
72 (1.242 %)LoadRunner
72 (1.242 %)WinRunner
72 (1.242 %)TestPartner
East of England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (6.211 %)Billing
28 (4.969 %)Pensions
35 (3.106 %)Publishing
35 (3.106 %)Automotive
35 (3.106 %)Health
44 (2.484 %)Finance
52 (1.242 %)Manufacturing
52 (1.242 %)Electronics
52 (1.242 %)Games
52 (1.242 %)Insurance
61 (0.621 %)Telecoms
East of England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
182 (50.93 %)Developer
236 (22.36 %).NET Developer
326 (16.15 %)Development Manager
424 (14.91 %)Web Manager
424 (14.91 %)Web Development Manager
522 (13.66 %)SQL DBA
522 (13.66 %)DBA
615 (9.317 %)Web Developer
713 (8.075 %)Software Engineer
811 (6.832 %)SQL Developer
811 (6.832 %)BizTalk Developer
910 (6.211 %)SQL Server Developer
109 (5.590 %)C# Developer
109 (5.590 %)Software Developer
116 (3.727 %)Senior Developer
124 (2.484 %)Author
124 (2.484 %)Technical Author
124 (2.484 %)Analyst
124 (2.484 %)VB Developer
124 (2.484 %)Technical Writer
East of England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
136 (22.36 %)Web 2.0
221 (13.04 %)Management Information System
35 (3.106 %)W3C
43 (1.863 %)Data Protection Act
43 (1.863 %)Computer Science
52 (1.242 %)Multithreading
52 (1.242 %)AS400
52 (1.242 %)PDA
61 (0.621 %)French Language
East of England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (6.832 %)Windows
27 (4.348 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (3.106 %)Windows 2000 Server
43 (1.863 %)Linux
51 (0.621 %)Windows 2000
51 (0.621 %)UNIX
East of England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (19.88 %)OO
231 (19.25 %)Web Development
311 (6.832 %)Service Management
311 (6.832 %)B2B
410 (6.211 %)UML
58 (4.969 %)RAD
67 (4.348 %)OOP
76 (3.727 %)Scrum
76 (3.727 %)Content Management
84 (2.484 %)Use Case
84 (2.484 %)Unit Testing
84 (2.484 %)Technical Architecture
84 (2.484 %)Code Coverage
93 (1.863 %)OOD
93 (1.863 %)E-Commerce
93 (1.863 %)Data Protection
102 (1.242 %)Automated Testing
102 (1.242 %)Software Testing
102 (1.242 %)ERP
102 (1.242 %)SOA
East of England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1104 (64.60 %)C#
299 (61.49 %)VB.NET
372 (44.72 %)SQL
439 (24.22 %)PHP
534 (21.12 %)JavaScript
628 (17.39 %)VB
723 (14.29 %)Python
723 (14.29 %)C
821 (13.04 %)C++
920 (12.42 %)Ruby
1014 (8.696 %)XPath
1113 (8.075 %)Transact-SQL
127 (4.348 %)VB6
135 (3.106 %)Java
135 (3.106 %)VC++
144 (2.484 %)Perl
153 (1.863 %)Embedded C
153 (1.863 %)Embedded C++
162 (1.242 %)DHTML
171 (0.621 %)VBScript
East of England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
123 (14.29 %)Degree
24 (2.484 %)MCDBA
32 (1.242 %)MCTS
41 (0.621 %)MCSD
East of England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (3.106 %)WAI
22 (1.242 %)QA
East of England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
163 (39.13 %)Microsoft
213 (8.075 %)telerik
311 (6.832 %)Remedy
43 (1.863 %)Serena
43 (1.863 %)Oracle
52 (1.242 %)EMC
52 (1.242 %)Mercator
52 (1.242 %)IBM
61 (0.621 %)Cisco