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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Silverlight 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 Silverlight over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Silverlight
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank218-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads480
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.634 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted380
Average minimum salary£32,368-
Average salary£42,171-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£51,974-
UK excluding London average salary£35,859£36,313
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads29374459
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.547 %1.829 %
Salaries quoted26033798
Average minimum salary£38,381£38,403
Average salary£42,346£41,863
% change on same period last year+1.15 %
Average maximum salary£46,311£45,324
UK excluding London average salary£35,868£36,811
% change on same period last year-2.56 %
Silverlight South EastSilverlight
South East

Silverlight
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Silverlight Demand Trend

Silverlight
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Silverlight Salary Trend

Silverlight
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Silverlight Salary Histogram

Silverlight
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Silverlight within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 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-28£42,083-
ReadingNew entry-11£36,364-
BracknellNew entry-4£63,125-
SloughNew entry-1£42,500-
NewburyNew entry-1£45,000-
Silverlight South EastSilverlight
South East

Silverlight
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Silverlight 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 Silverlight.

150 (74.63 %).NET
244 (65.67 %)WCF
341 (61.19 %)WPF
341 (61.19 %)WF
341 (61.19 %)SQL Server
439 (58.21 %)C#
533 (49.25 %)Microsoft
533 (49.25 %)SQL Server 2005
630 (44.78 %)AJAX
727 (40.30 %)Agile Software Development
727 (40.30 %)TDD
727 (40.30 %)NUnit
825 (37.31 %)Internet
924 (35.82 %)CSS
1022 (32.84 %)ASP.NET
1119 (28.36 %)JavaScript
1119 (28.36 %)Flash
1218 (26.87 %)XML
1218 (26.87 %)Microsoft Certification
1218 (26.87 %)MCP
1315 (22.39 %)XHTML
1315 (22.39 %)E-Commerce
1414 (20.90 %)MCAD
1414 (20.90 %)MCSD
1414 (20.90 %)Scrum
1414 (20.90 %)Extreme Programming
1513 (19.40 %)SQL
1611 (16.42 %)VB.NET
1611 (16.42 %)XSD
1611 (16.42 %)XSLT

Silverlight
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Silverlight 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 Silverlight. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
150 (74.63 %).NET
244 (65.67 %)WCF
341 (61.19 %)WPF
341 (61.19 %)WF
430 (44.78 %)AJAX
524 (35.82 %)CSS
622 (32.84 %)ASP.NET
718 (26.87 %)XML
815 (22.39 %)XHTML
911 (16.42 %)SVG
911 (16.42 %)XSD
911 (16.42 %)XSLT
1010 (14.93 %)HTML
1010 (14.93 %)JSON
119 (13.43 %)WebServices
128 (11.94 %)Dojo
134 (5.970 %)LINQ
143 (4.478 %)WinForms
151 (1.493 %)Adobe Flex
151 (1.493 %)Swing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.493 %)BizTalk Server
11 (1.493 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
125 (37.31 %)Internet
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
141 (61.19 %)SQL Server
233 (49.25 %)SQL Server 2005
38 (11.94 %)DTS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
127 (40.30 %)NUnit
219 (28.36 %)Flash
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (11.94 %)Retail
18 (11.94 %)Auditing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (40.30 %)Developer
127 (40.30 %)Technical Lead
217 (25.37 %).NET Developer
316 (23.88 %)ASP.NET Developer
411 (16.42 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
411 (16.42 %)VB.NET Developer
510 (14.93 %)C# Developer
68 (11.94 %)Senior Software Engineer
68 (11.94 %)Software Engineer
76 (8.955 %)Web Developer
76 (8.955 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
84 (5.970 %)Architect
84 (5.970 %)UI Developer
93 (4.478 %)Senior UI Developer
93 (4.478 %)Senior Developer
93 (4.478 %)Senior Web Developer
102 (2.985 %).NET Web Developer
111 (1.493 %)Flash Developer
111 (1.493 %)Senior Web Designer
111 (1.493 %)UI Designer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (14.93 %)W3C
28 (11.94 %)RIA
34 (5.970 %)MPEG
34 (5.970 %)Streaming Video
43 (4.478 %)IPTV
51 (1.493 %)Web 2.0
51 (1.493 %)N-Tier
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (11.94 %)Windows
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (40.30 %)Agile Software Development
127 (40.30 %)TDD
215 (22.39 %)E-Commerce
314 (20.90 %)Scrum
314 (20.90 %)Extreme Programming
410 (14.93 %)OO
58 (11.94 %)Web Development
58 (11.94 %)Unit Testing
61 (1.493 %)OOP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
139 (58.21 %)C#
219 (28.36 %)JavaScript
313 (19.40 %)SQL
411 (16.42 %)VB.NET
51 (1.493 %)ActionScript
51 (1.493 %)DHTML
51 (1.493 %)Java
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (26.87 %)Microsoft Certification
118 (26.87 %)MCP
214 (20.90 %)MCAD
214 (20.90 %)MCSD
34 (5.970 %)MCTS
34 (5.970 %)MCPD
41 (1.493 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (13.43 %)WCAG
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
133 (49.25 %)Microsoft
28 (11.94 %)Mapinfo
34 (5.970 %)Adobe
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