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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 481 | 537 | 650 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +56 | +113 | +128 |
| Contract jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.016% | 0.013% | 0.006% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.040% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £483 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £558 | £531 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £565 | £625 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.60% | +4.17% | +11.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £573 | £669 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £688 | - |
| UK median daily rate | £565 | £625 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.60% | +4.17% | +4.35% |
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 | 3,305 | 4,263 | 7,542 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 13.57% | 11.46% | 14.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,218 | 2,908 | 5,318 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £355 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £534 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.41% | -2.86% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £775 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 61 | 182 | 222 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.50 | £31.84 | £45.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.00 | £52.50 | £52.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £61.34 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +5.97% | +21.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.75 | £82.35 | £80.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £61.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +5.69% | +21.78% |
VSS/SourceSafe
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing VSS/SourceSafe as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
VSS/SourceSafe
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe in England.
VSS/SourceSafe
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe in England.
VSS/SourceSafe
Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | +37 | 4 | £565 | -9.60% | |
| VSS/SourceSafe UK |
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VSS/SourceSafe
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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