Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring VSS/SourceSafe skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 2 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 678 | - | 567 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.002% | - | 0.003% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | 0.016% | - | 0.020% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £563 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 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 | 6,385 | 5,078 | 5,049 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 11.63% | 15.33% | 13.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,076 | 3,421 | 3,180 |
| 10th Percentile | £353 | £325 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £405 | £414 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £689 | £688 | £723 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.00% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 268 | 111 | 172 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.68 | £22.05 | £31.43 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £50.00 | £51.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.08 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.00 | £77.50 | £73.98 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
VSS/SourceSafe
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VSS/SourceSafe relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing VSS/SourceSafe.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing VSS/SourceSafe.
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Top 2 Contract Job 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 2 October 2026. 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 |
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| London | - | 1 | £575 | - | 1 |
| England | - | 1 | £575 | - | 3 |
VSS/SourceSafe
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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