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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) skills within the Wales 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 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank99110
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads124
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.002 %
As % of the category below3.727 %1.316 %
Salaries quoted104
Average minimum salary£28,300£25,250
Average salary£30,200£27,625
% change on same period last year+9.32 %
Average maximum salary£32,100£30,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,422£35,056
% change on same period last year+1.04 %
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads322304
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.188 %0.134 %
Salaries quoted288280
Average minimum salary£30,282£27,889
Average salary£33,699£33,026
% change on same period last year+2.03 %
Average maximum salary£37,116£38,163
UK excluding London average salary£34,982£35,857
% change on same period last year-2.44 %
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 Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales VSS/SourceSafe Salary Trend

VSS/SourceSafe
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe across the Wales region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Wales VSS/SourceSafe Salary Histogram

VSS/SourceSafe
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe within the Wales region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
South WalesUp+511£30,200+9.32 %
VSS/SourceSafe UKVSS/SourceSafe
UK

VSS/SourceSafe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

111 (84.62 %)C#
27 (53.85 %).NET
27 (53.85 %)SQL Server
27 (53.85 %)Visual Studio
27 (53.85 %)ASP.NET
36 (46.15 %)C
36 (46.15 %)ASP
36 (46.15 %)VB
36 (46.15 %)Assembly Language
45 (38.46 %)Windows CE
45 (38.46 %)Windows
45 (38.46 %)Linux
45 (38.46 %)Java RMI
45 (38.46 %)C++
45 (38.46 %)JavaScript
54 (30.77 %)Crystal Reports
54 (30.77 %)MS Visio
54 (30.77 %)SharePoint
54 (30.77 %)XML
63 (23.08 %)Internet
63 (23.08 %)SQL Server 2000
63 (23.08 %)IIS
63 (23.08 %)SQL
63 (23.08 %).NET Framework
63 (23.08 %)SQL Server 2005
72 (15.38 %)Silverlight
72 (15.38 %)LINQ
72 (15.38 %)RIA
72 (15.38 %)Transact-SQL
72 (15.38 %)VB.NET

VSS/SourceSafe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (53.85 %).NET
17 (53.85 %)ASP.NET
26 (46.15 %)ASP
35 (38.46 %)Java RMI
44 (30.77 %)XML
53 (23.08 %).NET Framework
62 (15.38 %)Silverlight
62 (15.38 %)LINQ
62 (15.38 %)WebServices
62 (15.38 %)ADO.NET
71 (7.692 %)CSS
71 (7.692 %)XHTML
71 (7.692 %)AJAX
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (30.77 %)SharePoint
23 (23.08 %)IIS
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (30.77 %)MS Visio
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (23.08 %)Internet
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (53.85 %)SQL Server
24 (30.77 %)Crystal Reports
33 (23.08 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (23.08 %)SQL Server 2005
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (53.85 %)Visual Studio
21 (7.692 %)Flash
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (7.692 %)Pensions
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (53.85 %)Developer
25 (38.46 %)Design Engineer
25 (38.46 %)Embedded Software Engineer
25 (38.46 %)Software Design Engineer
25 (38.46 %)Software Engineer
34 (30.77 %)Web Developer
43 (23.08 %)Applications Developer
43 (23.08 %)Analyst
43 (23.08 %)Support Analyst
43 (23.08 %)Applications Support
43 (23.08 %)Web Analyst
43 (23.08 %)Solutions Analyst
43 (23.08 %)Web Applications Developer
43 (23.08 %)Applications Support Analyst
43 (23.08 %)Analyst Developer
52 (15.38 %).NET Developer
61 (7.692 %)Senior Developer
61 (7.692 %)ASP.NET Developer
61 (7.692 %).NET Web Developer
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (15.38 %)RIA
21 (7.692 %)Firmware
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (38.46 %)Windows
15 (38.46 %)Linux
15 (38.46 %)Windows CE
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (15.38 %)B2B
12 (15.38 %)B2C
12 (15.38 %)Project Management
21 (7.692 %)Change Management
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (84.62 %)C#
26 (46.15 %)VB
26 (46.15 %)Assembly Language
26 (46.15 %)C
35 (38.46 %)C++
35 (38.46 %)JavaScript
43 (23.08 %)SQL
52 (15.38 %)Transact-SQL
52 (15.38 %)VB.NET
61 (7.692 %)VB6
Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.692 %)SLA