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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) skills within the West Midlands 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
Rank206203
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads2031
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.013 %
As % of the category below2.494 %4.161 %
Salaries quoted2029
Average minimum salary£30,800£28,552
Average salary£33,525£29,603
% change on same period last year+13.24 %
Average maximum salary£36,250£30,655
UK excluding London average salary£35,138£35,800
% change on same period last year-1.84 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads802745
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.432 %0.311 %
Salaries quoted676681
Average minimum salary£28,277£30,323
Average salary£30,787£32,596
% change on same period last year-5.54 %
Average maximum salary£33,297£34,869
UK excluding London average salary£34,999£36,000
% change on same period last year-2.78 %
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 West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands VSS/SourceSafe Salary Trend

VSS/SourceSafe
Salary Histogram

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands 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
WarwickshireUp+611£31,909+30.24 %
ShropshireNew entry-4£30,500-
SolihullDown-22£35,000-11.39 %
StaffordshireDown-162£37,500+46.57 %
HerefordshireDown-111£52,500+61.53 %
VSS/SourceSafe EnglandVSS/SourceSafe
England

VSS/SourceSafe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

132 (100.00 %).NET
132 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
226 (81.25 %)SQL
325 (78.13 %)XML
424 (75.00 %)IIS
523 (71.88 %)SQL Server
621 (65.63 %)C#
719 (59.38 %)HTML
817 (53.13 %)Windows
916 (50.00 %)WebServices
916 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
916 (50.00 %)ASP
1015 (46.88 %)JavaScript
1015 (46.88 %)VB.NET
1015 (46.88 %)RedDot
1114 (43.75 %)Transact-SQL
1213 (40.63 %)SQL Server 2005
1311 (34.38 %)CSS
1311 (34.38 %)DTS
1410 (31.25 %)XSLT
159 (28.13 %).NET Framework
168 (25.00 %)Web Development
168 (25.00 %)Oracle Forms
168 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
168 (25.00 %)VB
168 (25.00 %)Oracle
177 (21.88 %)SharePoint
177 (21.88 %)Windows Server 2003
177 (21.88 %)Intranet
177 (21.88 %)Internet

VSS/SourceSafe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
132 (100.00 %).NET
132 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
225 (78.13 %)XML
319 (59.38 %)HTML
416 (50.00 %)WebServices
416 (50.00 %)ASP
511 (34.38 %)CSS
610 (31.25 %)XSLT
79 (28.13 %).NET Framework
87 (21.88 %)AJAX
95 (15.63 %)ASP.NET 2.0
103 (9.375 %)XHTML
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (75.00 %)IIS
27 (21.88 %)SharePoint
33 (9.375 %)CMS
41 (3.125 %)Commerce Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.125 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (21.88 %)Intranet
17 (21.88 %)Internet
17 (21.88 %)Extranet
25 (15.63 %)FTP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (71.88 %)SQL Server
213 (40.63 %)SQL Server 2005
311 (34.38 %)DTS
46 (18.75 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (18.75 %)Oracle 8/8i
55 (15.63 %)MS Access
64 (12.50 %)Crystal Reports
64 (12.50 %)MySQL
64 (12.50 %)ETL
64 (12.50 %)SQL Server Integration Services
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
28 (25.00 %)Oracle Forms
35 (15.63 %)ProC
42 (6.250 %)NUnit
51 (3.125 %)Subversion
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (9.375 %)Marketing
22 (6.250 %)Finance
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (75.00 %)Developer
29 (28.13 %).NET Developer
38 (25.00 %)Web Developer
46 (18.75 %)Analyst
46 (18.75 %)Support Analyst
46 (18.75 %)Applications Support
46 (18.75 %)Business Analyst
46 (18.75 %)Business Support Analyst
55 (15.63 %)C# Web Developer
55 (15.63 %)C# Developer
64 (12.50 %)VB.NET Developer
72 (6.250 %)Support Consultant
72 (6.250 %)Consultant
72 (6.250 %)Applications Developer
81 (3.125 %)Senior Developer
81 (3.125 %)Lead Developer
81 (3.125 %)Senior Web Developer
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.250 %)Client/Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (53.13 %)Windows
27 (21.88 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (25.00 %)Web Development
25 (15.63 %)PRINCE2
25 (15.63 %)DSDM
25 (15.63 %)Project Management
33 (9.375 %)Digital Marketing
42 (6.250 %)OO
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (81.25 %)SQL
221 (65.63 %)C#
315 (46.88 %)JavaScript
315 (46.88 %)VB.NET
414 (43.75 %)Transact-SQL
58 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
58 (25.00 %)VB
66 (18.75 %)VBScript
74 (12.50 %)VBA
83 (9.375 %)C
92 (6.250 %)PHP
92 (6.250 %)DHTML
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (9.375 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (6.250 %)MCPD
22 (6.250 %)MCAD
22 (6.250 %)MCSD
31 (3.125 %)Degree
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (15.63 %)ISO9000
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (15.63 %)Active Directory
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (46.88 %)RedDot
28 (25.00 %)Oracle
35 (15.63 %)Infragistics
44 (12.50 %)Microsoft