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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) skills within the Scotland 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank130165
Rank change on same period last yearUp+35
Matching permanent IT job ads2415
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.006 %
As % of the category below5.381 %2.778 %
Salaries quoted2314
Average minimum salary£30,217£33,714
Average salary£33,174£34,714
% change on same period last year-4.43 %
Average maximum salary£36,130£35,714
UK excluding London average salary£35,138£35,800
% change on same period last year-1.84 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads446540
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.240 %0.225 %
Salaries quoted296339
Average minimum salary£34,410£31,837
Average salary£38,332£34,662
% change on same period last year+10.58 %
Average maximum salary£42,254£37,488
UK excluding London average salary£34,999£36,000
% change on same period last year-2.78 %
VSS/SourceSafe UKVSS/SourceSafe
UK

VSS/SourceSafe
Demand Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland VSS/SourceSafe Salary Trend

VSS/SourceSafe
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Scotland 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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 20 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
EdinburghNew entry-14£32,179-
GlasgowUp+1810£34,722-
VSS/SourceSafe UKVSS/SourceSafe
UK

VSS/SourceSafe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

135 (85.37 %)C#
231 (75.61 %)Visual Studio
329 (70.73 %)SQL
427 (65.85 %).NET
524 (58.54 %)Windows
622 (53.66 %)SQL Server
721 (51.22 %)ASP.NET
817 (41.46 %)C++
817 (41.46 %)GIS
916 (39.02 %)Windows Server 2003
916 (39.02 %)IIS
1015 (36.59 %)Subversion
1114 (34.15 %)C
1114 (34.15 %)ESRI
1213 (31.71 %)Microsoft
1213 (31.71 %)WebServices
1213 (31.71 %)XML
1311 (26.83 %)MS Excel
149 (21.95 %)Degree
149 (21.95 %)Project Management
149 (21.95 %)Finance
158 (19.51 %)CMS
158 (19.51 %)CSS
158 (19.51 %)SQL Server 2005
167 (17.07 %)Marketing
167 (17.07 %)SQL Server 2000
176 (14.63 %)Digital Marketing
176 (14.63 %)AJAX
185 (12.20 %)ASP.NET 2.0
185 (12.20 %)Active Directory

VSS/SourceSafe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
127 (65.85 %).NET
221 (51.22 %)ASP.NET
313 (31.71 %)WebServices
313 (31.71 %)XML
48 (19.51 %)CSS
56 (14.63 %)AJAX
65 (12.20 %)ASP.NET 2.0
74 (9.756 %)XSLT
83 (7.317 %)COM
83 (7.317 %)WinForms
92 (4.878 %)HTML
92 (4.878 %)ADO.NET
101 (2.439 %)ASP
101 (2.439 %)XHTML
101 (2.439 %).NET Framework
Scotland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (39.02 %)IIS
28 (19.51 %)CMS
33 (7.317 %)Commerce Server 2007
33 (7.317 %)Commerce Server
41 (2.439 %)Content Management Server
41 (2.439 %)SharePoint
41 (2.439 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Scotland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (26.83 %)MS Excel
21 (2.439 %)Photoshop
Scotland IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.439 %)LongView
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (12.20 %)Firewall
23 (7.317 %)Internet
31 (2.439 %)Intranet
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (53.66 %)SQL Server
217 (41.46 %)GIS
38 (19.51 %)SQL Server 2005
47 (17.07 %)SQL Server 2000
55 (12.20 %)DTS
62 (4.878 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (2.439 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
131 (75.61 %)Visual Studio
215 (36.59 %)Subversion
33 (7.317 %)Visual Studio Team System
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (21.95 %)Finance
27 (17.07 %)Marketing
32 (4.878 %)Construction
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
132 (78.05 %)Developer
214 (34.15 %)Senior Developer
311 (26.83 %)Software Developer
311 (26.83 %).NET Developer
48 (19.51 %)Junior
48 (19.51 %)Junior Developer
56 (14.63 %)Junior Software Developer
56 (14.63 %)Analyst
56 (14.63 %)C# Developer
65 (12.20 %)Senior Software Developer
65 (12.20 %)ASP.NET Developer
74 (9.756 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
74 (9.756 %)Senior .NET Developer
74 (9.756 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
74 (9.756 %)Support Analyst
74 (9.756 %)Software Engineer
83 (7.317 %)Senior C# Developer
92 (4.878 %)Applications Developer
92 (4.878 %)C++ Developer
101 (2.439 %)Infrastructure Analyst
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (7.317 %)Computer Science
21 (2.439 %)N-Tier
21 (2.439 %)PDA
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (58.54 %)Windows
216 (39.02 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (7.317 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (2.439 %)Windows Mobile
41 (2.439 %)Windows XP
41 (2.439 %)Windows CE
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (21.95 %)Project Management
26 (14.63 %)Digital Marketing
34 (9.756 %)UML
34 (9.756 %)Information Security Management
34 (9.756 %)Security Management
34 (9.756 %)Business Continuity
34 (9.756 %)Information Security
43 (7.317 %)E-Commerce
43 (7.317 %)Software Engineering
43 (7.317 %)Web Development
52 (4.878 %)OO
61 (2.439 %)Use Case
61 (2.439 %)Unit Testing
61 (2.439 %)PRINCE2
61 (2.439 %)ERP
61 (2.439 %)OOD
61 (2.439 %)Business Intelligence
61 (2.439 %)Content Management
61 (2.439 %)Data Analysis
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (85.37 %)C#
229 (70.73 %)SQL
317 (41.46 %)C++
414 (34.15 %)C
55 (12.20 %)JavaScript
63 (7.317 %)VB
63 (7.317 %)VB.NET
72 (4.878 %)Transact-SQL
72 (4.878 %)VBScript
72 (4.878 %)PL/SQL
72 (4.878 %)VB6
81 (2.439 %)VBA
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (21.95 %)Degree
Scotland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (12.20 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (34.15 %)ESRI
213 (31.71 %)Microsoft
35 (12.20 %)CheckPoint
44 (9.756 %)Dell
53 (7.317 %)Meridio
62 (4.878 %)Oracle
71 (2.439 %)thinkFolio