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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Bedford region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank145
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching permanent IT job ads6138
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.016 %
As % of the category below25.96 %38.00 %
Salaries quoted5737
Average minimum salary£37,088£30,432
Average salary£39,079£33,041
% change on same period last year+18.27 %
Average maximum salary£41,070£35,649
UK excluding London average salary£35,277£35,924
% change on same period last year-1.80 %
Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Bedford
Matching permanent IT job ads235100
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.130 %0.042 %
Salaries quoted22897
Average minimum salary£32,298£29,593
Average salary£35,769£32,358
% change on same period last year+10.54 %
Average maximum salary£39,240£35,123
UK excluding London average salary£35,934£36,795
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
.NET Bedfordshire.NET
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.NET
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing .NET across the Bedford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Bedford .NET Demand Trend

.NET
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing .NET across the Bedford region.

Bedford .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing .NET across the Bedford region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Bedford .NET Salary Histogram

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing .NET also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited .NET.

170 (62.50 %)SQL
263 (56.25 %)C#
359 (52.68 %)Oracle
456 (50.00 %)SQL Server
540 (35.71 %)ASP.NET
633 (29.46 %)IIS
732 (28.57 %)Windows
828 (25.00 %)Microsoft
925 (22.32 %)WinForms
1023 (20.54 %)XML
1121 (18.75 %)Project Management
1220 (17.86 %)Transact-SQL
1220 (17.86 %)PL/SQL
1318 (16.07 %)HTML
1417 (15.18 %)JavaScript
1516 (14.29 %)WebServices
1615 (13.39 %)VB.NET
1714 (12.50 %)BizTalk Server
1714 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
1714 (12.50 %).NET Framework
1813 (11.61 %)SQL Server 2005
1912 (10.71 %)AJAX
1912 (10.71 %)TDD
2011 (9.821 %)Degree
2011 (9.821 %)Web Development
2110 (8.929 %)MS Excel
228 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2000
228 (7.143 %)OO
228 (7.143 %)Agile Software Development
237 (6.250 %)RDBMS

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing .NET also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited .NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
140 (35.71 %)ASP.NET
225 (22.32 %)WinForms
323 (20.54 %)XML
418 (16.07 %)HTML
516 (14.29 %)WebServices
614 (12.50 %).NET Framework
712 (10.71 %)AJAX
87 (6.250 %)CSS
96 (5.357 %)ASP
105 (4.464 %)COM
105 (4.464 %)Middleware
114 (3.571 %)SOAP
123 (2.679 %)XHTML
132 (1.786 %)SyncML
132 (1.786 %)WCF
132 (1.786 %)WF
141 (0.893 %)Silverlight
141 (0.893 %)Adobe Flex
141 (0.893 %)XML Schema
141 (0.893 %)DOM
Bedford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
133 (29.46 %)IIS
214 (12.50 %)BizTalk Server
33 (2.679 %)SharePoint
41 (0.893 %)MS Exchange
41 (0.893 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (0.893 %)DotNetNuke
Bedford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (8.929 %)MS Excel
24 (3.571 %)MS Office
24 (3.571 %)MATLAB
31 (0.893 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (0.893 %)Photoshop
31 (0.893 %)Fireworks
Bedford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
23 (2.679 %)Internet
32 (1.786 %)SMPP
41 (0.893 %)Wireless
41 (0.893 %)DNS
41 (0.893 %)LAN
41 (0.893 %)WAN
41 (0.893 %)DHCP
Bedford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
156 (50.00 %)SQL Server
213 (11.61 %)SQL Server 2005
38 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2000
47 (6.250 %)MySQL
47 (6.250 %)RDBMS
56 (5.357 %)ETL
56 (5.357 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61 (0.893 %)SQL Server Integration Services
61 (0.893 %)MS Access
61 (0.893 %)DTS
Bedford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (4.464 %)Oracle Forms
23 (2.679 %)Visual Studio
23 (2.679 %)NUnit
31 (0.893 %)Flash
31 (0.893 %)PowerBuilder
Bedford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (6.250 %)Finance
25 (4.464 %)Education
34 (3.571 %)Government
34 (3.571 %)Manufacturing
42 (1.786 %)Pensions
51 (0.893 %)FMCG
51 (0.893 %)Retail
51 (0.893 %)Local Government
51 (0.893 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (0.893 %)Back Office
51 (0.893 %)Health
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
145 (40.18 %)Developer
224 (21.43 %)C# Developer
317 (15.18 %)Consultant
416 (14.29 %)Technical Consultant
416 (14.29 %).NET Developer
515 (13.39 %)Analyst
612 (10.71 %)Team Leader
710 (8.929 %)Senior Developer
89 (8.036 %)Development Manager
98 (7.143 %)Project Manager
107 (6.250 %)Software Engineer
107 (6.250 %)Software Development Manager
107 (6.250 %)Senior .NET Developer
107 (6.250 %)Software Manager
116 (5.357 %).NET Team Leader
116 (5.357 %)Senior C# Developer
116 (5.357 %)Technical Team Leader
116 (5.357 %)Junior
116 (5.357 %)Software Developer
125 (4.464 %)Architect
Bedford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (4.464 %)Social Network
24 (3.571 %)Statistics
32 (1.786 %)N-Tier
41 (0.893 %)Management Information System
41 (0.893 %)Computer Science
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
132 (28.57 %)Windows
22 (1.786 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (1.786 %)UNIX
31 (0.893 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (0.893 %)Windows XP
Bedford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (18.75 %)Project Management
212 (10.71 %)TDD
311 (9.821 %)Web Development
48 (7.143 %)Agile Software Development
48 (7.143 %)OO
57 (6.250 %)OOD
65 (4.464 %)Mobile Commerce
65 (4.464 %)Stakeholder Management
74 (3.571 %)Scrum
74 (3.571 %)Migration
74 (3.571 %)Resource Management
74 (3.571 %)Data Analysis
83 (2.679 %)Matrix Management
83 (2.679 %)ITIL
92 (1.786 %)PRINCE2
92 (1.786 %)Business Intelligence
92 (1.786 %)Extreme Programming
92 (1.786 %)Content Management
101 (0.893 %)Automated Testing
101 (0.893 %)Problem Management
Bedford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
170 (62.50 %)SQL
263 (56.25 %)C#
320 (17.86 %)Transact-SQL
320 (17.86 %)PL/SQL
417 (15.18 %)JavaScript
515 (13.39 %)VB.NET
67 (6.250 %)PHP
75 (4.464 %)C++
84 (3.571 %)VB
93 (2.679 %)C
93 (2.679 %)Java
102 (1.786 %)DHTML
111 (0.893 %)ActionScript
111 (0.893 %)VB6
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (9.821 %)Degree
24 (3.571 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (1.786 %)MCP
32 (1.786 %)MCAD
32 (1.786 %)MCSD
41 (0.893 %)HND
41 (0.893 %)MCSE
41 (0.893 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Bedford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.786 %)QA
21 (0.893 %)21 CFR Part 11
Bedford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.893 %)Active Directory
Bedford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
159 (52.68 %)Oracle
228 (25.00 %)Microsoft
37 (6.250 %)Citrix
43 (2.679 %)Kofax
52 (1.786 %)VMware