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The table below looks at the demand for Language Integrated Query (LINQ) 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 LINQ over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLanguage Integrated Query (LINQ)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank40-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads10
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.840 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£40,000-
Average salary£42,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£45,000-
UK excluding London average salary£34,956£37,500
% change on same period last year-6.78 %
Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Bedford
Matching permanent IT job ads11970
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.032 %
Salaries quoted11563
Average minimum salary£31,962£29,363
Average salary£34,858£32,241
% change on same period last year+8.11 %
Average maximum salary£37,754£35,119
UK excluding London average salary£36,032£36,570
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
LINQ BedfordshireLINQ
Bedfordshire

LINQ
Demand Trend

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

Bedford LINQ Demand Trend

LINQ
Salary Trend

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

Bedford LINQ Salary Trend

LINQ
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing LINQ 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 LINQ.

11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (100.00 %)Project Management
11 (100.00 %)WinForms
11 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %)WCF
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0

LINQ
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing LINQ 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 LINQ. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)WinForms
11 (100.00 %)WCF
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Bedford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Senior Developer
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
Bedford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Project Management
11 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
Bedford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)SQL