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The table below looks at the demand for Language Integrated Query (LINQ) skills within the Berkshire 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLanguage Integrated Query (LINQ)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank214-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads260
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.952 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted260
Average minimum salary£28,593-
Average salary£33,704-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£38,815-
UK excluding London average salary£34,699£37,083
% change on same period last year-6.42 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads27313702
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.762 %1.657 %
Salaries quoted23973129
Average minimum salary£37,422£37,302
Average salary£41,144£40,928
% change on same period last year+0.52 %
Average maximum salary£44,866£44,554
UK excluding London average salary£36,010£36,558
% change on same period last year-1.49 %
LINQ South EastLINQ
South East

LINQ
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region.

Berkshire LINQ Salary Trend

LINQ
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LINQ across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire LINQ Salary Histogram

LINQ
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LINQ within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
WindsorNew entry-20£31,875-
ReadingNew entry-3£40,333-
NewburyNew entry-3£38,000-
LINQ South EastLINQ
South East

LINQ
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

156 (100.00 %)C#
156 (100.00 %).NET
255 (98.21 %)SQL Server
354 (96.43 %)ASP.NET
452 (92.86 %)SQL
531 (55.36 %)SQL Server 2005
531 (55.36 %)SQL Server Integration Services
623 (41.07 %)AJAX
722 (39.29 %)CSS
820 (35.71 %)Microsoft
820 (35.71 %)Silverlight
919 (33.93 %)E-Commerce
1018 (32.14 %)Microsoft Certification
1018 (32.14 %)Internet
1018 (32.14 %)MCP
1018 (32.14 %)XHTML
1018 (32.14 %)SQL Server 2008
1018 (32.14 %)MCTS
1018 (32.14 %)MCPD
117 (12.50 %)SharePoint
117 (12.50 %)MS Excel
117 (12.50 %)Retail
126 (10.71 %)SharePoint Server 2007
134 (7.143 %)JavaScript
143 (5.357 %)ASP
143 (5.357 %)WebServices
143 (5.357 %)XML
143 (5.357 %)Project Management
143 (5.357 %)Scrum
152 (3.571 %)Replication

LINQ
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
156 (100.00 %).NET
254 (96.43 %)ASP.NET
323 (41.07 %)AJAX
422 (39.29 %)CSS
520 (35.71 %)Silverlight
618 (32.14 %)XHTML
73 (5.357 %)WebServices
73 (5.357 %)XML
73 (5.357 %)ASP
82 (3.571 %)ADO.NET
82 (3.571 %)WinForms
82 (3.571 %)WCF
82 (3.571 %)WPF
91 (1.786 %)jQuery
91 (1.786 %)ASP.NET 2.0
91 (1.786 %)HTML
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (12.50 %)SharePoint
26 (10.71 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (1.786 %)CMS
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (12.50 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (32.14 %)Internet
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
155 (98.21 %)SQL Server
231 (55.36 %)SQL Server 2005
231 (55.36 %)SQL Server Integration Services
318 (32.14 %)SQL Server 2008
41 (1.786 %)SQL Server 2000
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (3.571 %)NUnit
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (12.50 %)Retail
22 (3.571 %)Finance
31 (1.786 %)Health
31 (1.786 %)Pensions
31 (1.786 %)Marketing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
139 (69.64 %).NET Developer
236 (64.29 %)Developer
331 (55.36 %)C# Developer
419 (33.93 %)Junior
59 (16.07 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
59 (16.07 %)ASP.NET Developer
68 (14.29 %)Software Developer
68 (14.29 %)CSharp Software Developer
73 (5.357 %)Junior Developer
73 (5.357 %)Junior C# Developer
73 (5.357 %)Junior .NET Developer
73 (5.357 %)Junior Software Developer
73 (5.357 %)Graduate
82 (3.571 %)SQL Developer
91 (1.786 %)Web Developer
91 (1.786 %)Senior Developer
91 (1.786 %)SQL Server Developer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.571 %)Management Information System
12 (3.571 %)Replication
12 (3.571 %)Clustering
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (33.93 %)E-Commerce
23 (5.357 %)Project Management
23 (5.357 %)Scrum
32 (3.571 %)Agile Software Development
32 (3.571 %)RAD
41 (1.786 %)CRM
41 (1.786 %)PRINCE2
41 (1.786 %)Digital Marketing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
156 (100.00 %)C#
252 (92.86 %)SQL
34 (7.143 %)JavaScript
42 (3.571 %)VB.NET
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (32.14 %)MCP
118 (32.14 %)Microsoft Certification
118 (32.14 %)MCTS
118 (32.14 %)MCPD
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (35.71 %)Microsoft