Hybrid/Remote VSS/SourceSafe Job Trends

Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring VSS/SourceSafe skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 491 524
Rank change year-on-year - +33 +315
Permanent jobs citing VSS/SourceSafe 0 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option - 0.004% 0.004%
As % of the Development Applications category - 0.040% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -33.33%
UK median annual salary - - £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -33.33%

All Development Application Skills
Work from Home

VSS/SourceSafe falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring development application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 1,473 2,482 3,852
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.05% 10.61% 15.10%
Number of salaries quoted 906 1,514 3,246
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £48,750 £46,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,875 £57,965 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.02% -10.82% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £80,844
90th Percentile £88,750 £88,750 £96,250
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% +4.00%

VSS/SourceSafe
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing VSS/SourceSafe as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

VSS/SourceSafe trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

VSS/SourceSafe
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing VSS/SourceSafe.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing VSS/SourceSafe