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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) skills within the Preston 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 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank45-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads70
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below15.56 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted70
Average minimum salary£31,429-
Average salary£33,929-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£36,429-
UK excluding London average salary£35,204£35,568
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Preston IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Preston
Matching permanent IT job ads4516
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.007 %
Salaries quoted4114
Average minimum salary£27,431£29,550
Average salary£30,284£30,100
% change on same period last year+0.61 %
Average maximum salary£33,138£30,650
UK excluding London average salary£35,137£36,029
% change on same period last year-2.47 %
VSS/SourceSafe LancashireVSS/SourceSafe
Lancashire

VSS/SourceSafe
Demand Trend

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

Preston 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 Preston region.

Preston VSS/SourceSafe Salary Trend

VSS/SourceSafe
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe across the Preston region over the 3 months to 28 August 2008.

Preston VSS/SourceSafe Salary Histogram

VSS/SourceSafe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT jobs across the Preston 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.

114 (100.00 %).NET
114 (100.00 %)SQL Server
114 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
211 (78.57 %)VB.NET
310 (71.43 %)Microsoft
49 (64.29 %)Oracle
49 (64.29 %)SQL
58 (57.14 %)Visual Studio
67 (50.00 %)IIS
67 (50.00 %)C#
67 (50.00 %)XML
67 (50.00 %)MS Excel
67 (50.00 %)Client/Server
76 (42.86 %)WebServices
76 (42.86 %)VB
76 (42.86 %)VB6
76 (42.86 %).NET Framework
85 (35.71 %)SQL Server 2005
85 (35.71 %)Data Analysis
85 (35.71 %)SQL Server 2000
94 (28.57 %)Windows
94 (28.57 %)MSMQ
94 (28.57 %)N-Tier
94 (28.57 %)Transact-SQL
94 (28.57 %)COM
94 (28.57 %)WinForms
94 (28.57 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
103 (21.43 %)CSS
103 (21.43 %)JavaScript
112 (14.29 %)HTML

VSS/SourceSafe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT jobs across the Preston 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.

Preston IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (100.00 %).NET
114 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
27 (50.00 %)XML
36 (42.86 %)WebServices
36 (42.86 %).NET Framework
44 (28.57 %)WinForms
44 (28.57 %)COM
53 (21.43 %)CSS
62 (14.29 %)HTML
71 (7.143 %)XSLT
71 (7.143 %)ASP
71 (7.143 %)AJAX
Preston IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (50.00 %)IIS
Preston IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Preston IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (100.00 %)SQL Server
25 (35.71 %)SQL Server 2000
25 (35.71 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (28.57 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Preston IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (57.14 %)Visual Studio
Preston IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (14.29 %)Pharmaceutical
12 (14.29 %)Manufacturing
Preston IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (100.00 %)Developer
210 (71.43 %).NET Developer
35 (35.71 %)Systems Developer
44 (28.57 %)Microsoft Developer
52 (14.29 %)Software Developer
61 (7.143 %)WinForms Developer
61 (7.143 %)VB.NET Developer
61 (7.143 %)Web Developer
Preston IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (50.00 %)Client/Server
24 (28.57 %)N-Tier
32 (14.29 %)Robotics
Preston IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (28.57 %)Windows
Preston IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (35.71 %)Data Analysis
Preston IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (78.57 %)VB.NET
29 (64.29 %)SQL
37 (50.00 %)C#
46 (42.86 %)VB6
46 (42.86 %)VB
54 (28.57 %)Transact-SQL
63 (21.43 %)JavaScript
Preston IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.143 %)Degree
Preston IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (28.57 %)MSMQ
Preston IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (71.43 %)Microsoft
29 (64.29 %)Oracle
32 (14.29 %)Sybase