Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring VSS/SourceSafe skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited VSS/SourceSafe over the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 538 | 634 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +96 | +159 |
| Contract jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | - | 0.008% | 0.002% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | - | 0.066% | 0.015% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £600 | - |
| UK median daily rate | - | £600 | - |
All Development Application Skills
England
VSS/SourceSafe falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 3,849 | 4,530 | 6,654 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 14.15% | 12.39% | 13.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,628 | 3,031 | 4,722 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £425 | £458 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £630 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £775 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 91 | 228 | 204 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.75 | £32.61 | £46.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £51.25 | £53.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.00% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.75 | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.00 | £74.00 | £90.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
VSS/SourceSafe
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing VSS/SourceSafe as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe in England.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe in England.