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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Belfast 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 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank158
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads1736
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.015 %
As % of the category below41.46 %51.43 %
Salaries quoted731
Average minimum salary£35,286£50,258
Average salary£40,643£54,323
% change on same period last year-25.18 %
Average maximum salary£46,000£58,387
UK excluding London average salary£35,366£35,764
% change on same period last year-1.11 %
Belfast IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Belfast
Matching permanent IT job ads4170
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.029 %
Salaries quoted1745
Average minimum salary£39,935£39,781
Average salary£41,402£44,417
% change on same period last year-6.78 %
Average maximum salary£42,870£49,053
UK excluding London average salary£35,868£36,811
% change on same period last year-2.56 %
.NET County Antrim.NET
County Antrim

.NET
Demand Trend

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

Belfast .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 Belfast region.

Belfast .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing .NET across the Belfast region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Belfast .NET Salary Histogram

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast 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.

121 (65.63 %)C#
220 (62.50 %)SQL Server
315 (46.88 %)Microsoft
413 (40.63 %)ASP.NET
512 (37.50 %)SharePoint
611 (34.38 %)MS Excel
611 (34.38 %)SQL Server 7
710 (31.25 %)SharePoint Server 2007
88 (25.00 %)MS Office
97 (21.88 %)Visual Studio
105 (15.63 %)Windows
114 (12.50 %)SQL
114 (12.50 %)VB.NET
114 (12.50 %)WinForms
123 (9.375 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
123 (9.375 %)Internet
123 (9.375 %)SQL Server 2005
123 (9.375 %)Degree
123 (9.375 %)C++
123 (9.375 %)Java
123 (9.375 %)WebServices
123 (9.375 %)XML
123 (9.375 %)E-Commerce
123 (9.375 %)RDBMS
123 (9.375 %)SQL Server 2000
123 (9.375 %)BizTalk Server
132 (6.250 %)Service Management
132 (6.250 %)Front Office
132 (6.250 %)Finance
132 (6.250 %)Construction

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast 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.

Belfast IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (40.63 %)ASP.NET
24 (12.50 %)WinForms
33 (9.375 %)WebServices
33 (9.375 %)XML
42 (6.250 %)HTML
42 (6.250 %)ASP
42 (6.250 %).NET Framework
51 (3.125 %)Silverlight
51 (3.125 %)ASP.NET 2.0
51 (3.125 %)AJAX
51 (3.125 %)Windows SharePoint Services
51 (3.125 %)CSS
51 (3.125 %)XSLT
51 (3.125 %)CORBA
51 (3.125 %)XHTML
Belfast IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (37.50 %)SharePoint
210 (31.25 %)SharePoint Server 2007
33 (9.375 %)BizTalk Server
42 (6.250 %)IIS
42 (6.250 %)SharePoint Portal Server
51 (3.125 %)MS Exchange
51 (3.125 %)Commerce Server
51 (3.125 %)Content Management Server
51 (3.125 %)Rendezvous
51 (3.125 %)CMS
Belfast IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (34.38 %)MS Excel
28 (25.00 %)MS Office
Belfast IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (9.375 %)Internet
Belfast IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (62.50 %)SQL Server
211 (34.38 %)SQL Server 7
33 (9.375 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (9.375 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
33 (9.375 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (9.375 %)RDBMS
41 (3.125 %)MS Access
41 (3.125 %)EDRMS
41 (3.125 %)GIS
Belfast IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (21.88 %)Visual Studio
21 (3.125 %)Flash
Belfast IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (6.250 %)Front Office
12 (6.250 %)Finance
12 (6.250 %)Construction
21 (3.125 %)3D Graphics
21 (3.125 %)Games
21 (3.125 %)Retail
21 (3.125 %)Billing
Belfast IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (56.25 %)Developer
27 (21.88 %)Analyst
35 (15.63 %)Senior Developer
35 (15.63 %)Senior Analyst
44 (12.50 %).NET Developer
44 (12.50 %)Senior Analyst Developer
44 (12.50 %)Microsoft Developer
44 (12.50 %)Analyst Developer
53 (9.375 %)Support Analyst
53 (9.375 %)Senior Microsoft Developer
62 (6.250 %)Senior Support Analyst
62 (6.250 %)SQL Developer
62 (6.250 %)SQL Server Developer
62 (6.250 %)Software Developer
62 (6.250 %)Architect
62 (6.250 %)Software Engineer
62 (6.250 %)Development Specialist
71 (3.125 %)Data Architect
71 (3.125 %)DBA
71 (3.125 %)Applications Developer
Belfast IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.125 %)Fixed Income
11 (3.125 %)Grid Computing
11 (3.125 %)Derivative
11 (3.125 %)Statistics
11 (3.125 %)Spread Betting
11 (3.125 %)Multithreading
Belfast IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (15.63 %)Windows
21 (3.125 %)Linux
21 (3.125 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (3.125 %)UNIX
Belfast IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (9.375 %)E-Commerce
22 (6.250 %)ITIL
22 (6.250 %)UML
22 (6.250 %)OO
22 (6.250 %)Integration Testing
22 (6.250 %)Service Management
31 (3.125 %)Service Delivery
31 (3.125 %)Regression Testing
31 (3.125 %)Risk Management
31 (3.125 %)Migration
31 (3.125 %)Agile Software Development
31 (3.125 %)Data Management
31 (3.125 %)Business Analysis
31 (3.125 %)Requirements Analysis
31 (3.125 %)Web Development
31 (3.125 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (3.125 %)Electronic Trading
31 (3.125 %)Monte Carlo Method
31 (3.125 %)Project Management
Belfast IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (65.63 %)C#
24 (12.50 %)SQL
24 (12.50 %)VB.NET
33 (9.375 %)C++
33 (9.375 %)Java
42 (6.250 %)JavaScript
42 (6.250 %)VB
51 (3.125 %)PowerShell
51 (3.125 %)DHTML
Belfast IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (9.375 %)Degree
22 (6.250 %)Microsoft Certification
Belfast IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (46.88 %)Microsoft
21 (3.125 %)Sybase
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