Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 515 | 595 | 710 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +80 | +115 | +138 |
| Contract jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.014% | 0.011% | 0.005% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | 0.098% | 0.097% | 0.033% |
| 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% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £573 | £669 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £688 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Development Application Skills
UK
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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 4,099 | 5,176 | 9,015 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 14.02% | 11.87% | 15.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,743 | 3,476 | 6,340 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £356 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £460 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £716 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 66 | 195 | 246 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.77 | £32.23 | £45.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.30 | £46.25 | £53.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £61.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +5.69% | +21.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.38 | £81.90 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £61.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +5.69% | +12.84% |
VSS/SourceSafe
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing VSS/SourceSafe as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
VSS/SourceSafe
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe.
VSS/SourceSafe
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe.
VSS/SourceSafe
Top 3 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +62 | 4 | £565 | -9.60% | |
| Work from Home | +51 | 4 | £565 | -9.60% | |
| London | +34 | 4 | £565 | -9.60% |
VSS/SourceSafe
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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