Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring VSS/SourceSafe skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 512 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | - | 0.003% | - |
| As % of the Development Applications category | - | 0.024% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | - | - | - |
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 | 4,533 | 4,100 | 5,051 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 15.44% | 13.26% | 12.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,164 | 2,579 | 3,580 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £350 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £725 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £544 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -4.32% | -2.07% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 106 | 127 | 224 |
| 10th Percentile | £39.00 | £37.55 | £45.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £51.25 | £50.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.12 | £70.00 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £74.18 | £90.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +4.00% |
VSS/SourceSafe
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VSS/SourceSafe relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
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Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing VSS/SourceSafe.
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Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing VSS/SourceSafe.
