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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Birmingham 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank24
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads437435
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.253 %0.187 %
As % of the category below62.61 %50.23 %
Salaries quoted403403
Average minimum salary£31,481£30,175
Average salary£34,640£33,020
% change on same period last year+4.90 %
Average maximum salary£37,799£35,865
UK excluding London average salary£35,415£35,854
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads698866
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.404 %0.373 %
Salaries quoted629759
Average minimum salary£31,233£31,214
Average salary£34,454£34,590
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
Average maximum salary£37,675£37,966
UK excluding London average salary£35,990£36,664
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
.NET West Midlands.NET
West Midlands

.NET
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham .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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing .NET across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Birmingham .NET Salary Histogram

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

1613 (63.46 %)ASP.NET
2555 (57.45 %)SQL Server
3554 (57.35 %)C#
4379 (39.23 %)VB.NET
5285 (29.50 %)XML
6283 (29.30 %)SQL
7233 (24.12 %)ASP
8226 (23.40 %)HTML
9208 (21.53 %)JavaScript
10199 (20.60 %)Microsoft
11144 (14.91 %)VB
12141 (14.60 %)CSS
13127 (13.15 %)Web Development
14124 (12.84 %).NET Framework
15117 (12.11 %)Windows
16112 (11.59 %)Visual Studio
16112 (11.59 %)MS Excel
16112 (11.59 %)SQL Server 2005
17106 (10.97 %)Degree
18100 (10.35 %)SharePoint
1994 (9.731 %)Java
2090 (9.317 %)WebServices
2187 (9.006 %)Oracle
2281 (8.385 %)Finance
2281 (8.385 %)XHTML
2377 (7.971 %)AJAX
2474 (7.660 %)SQL Server 2000
2572 (7.453 %)VB6
2669 (7.143 %)IIS
2767 (6.936 %)Pensions

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1613 (63.46 %)ASP.NET
2285 (29.50 %)XML
3233 (24.12 %)ASP
4226 (23.40 %)HTML
5141 (14.60 %)CSS
6124 (12.84 %).NET Framework
790 (9.317 %)WebServices
881 (8.385 %)XHTML
977 (7.971 %)AJAX
1057 (5.901 %)XSLT
1155 (5.694 %)J2EE
1241 (4.244 %)WinForms
1329 (3.002 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1417 (1.760 %)WPF
1513 (1.346 %)WCF
1612 (1.242 %)Silverlight
179 (0.932 %)JSP
188 (0.828 %)jQuery
197 (0.725 %)ADO.NET
205 (0.518 %)MFC
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1100 (10.35 %)SharePoint
269 (7.143 %)IIS
353 (5.487 %)CMS
428 (2.899 %)SharePoint Server 2007
519 (1.967 %)Tomcat
616 (1.656 %)Apache
711 (1.139 %)MS Exchange
810 (1.035 %)Umbraco
810 (1.035 %)Oracle Spatial
98 (0.828 %)BizTalk Server
107 (0.725 %)Oracle Application Server
115 (0.518 %)TeamSite
115 (0.518 %)OpenEdge
124 (0.414 %)WebLogic
133 (0.311 %)MTS
142 (0.207 %)ColdFusion
142 (0.207 %)Oracle Workflow
151 (0.104 %)ArcSDE
151 (0.104 %)Commerce Server
151 (0.104 %)Tamino
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1112 (11.59 %)MS Excel
236 (3.727 %)Photoshop
317 (1.760 %)MS Office
413 (1.346 %)Adobe Illustrator
55 (0.518 %)MS Visio
55 (0.518 %)Spreadsheet
63 (0.311 %)MS Project
72 (0.207 %)Adobe Director
81 (0.104 %)Fireworks
81 (0.104 %)MS PowerPoint
81 (0.104 %)InfoPath
81 (0.104 %)ArcView
Birmingham IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
122 (2.277 %)Microsoft CRM
213 (1.346 %)Dynamics CRM
36 (0.621 %)Navision
36 (0.621 %)Pivotal CRM
43 (0.311 %)Dynamics NAV
51 (0.104 %)Siebel Analytics
51 (0.104 %)arcHouse
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
134 (3.520 %)Internet
218 (1.863 %)Intranet
315 (1.553 %)HTTP
49 (0.932 %)SAN
58 (0.828 %)DNS
58 (0.828 %)HTTPS
58 (0.828 %)VRRP
58 (0.828 %)DHCP
66 (0.621 %)Wireless
73 (0.311 %)LAN
73 (0.311 %)Extranet
73 (0.311 %)WAN
81 (0.104 %)DSL
81 (0.104 %)Megaco
81 (0.104 %)SDH
81 (0.104 %)VoIP
81 (0.104 %)ATM
81 (0.104 %)Broadband
81 (0.104 %)Ethernet
81 (0.104 %)FTP
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1555 (57.45 %)SQL Server
2112 (11.59 %)SQL Server 2005
374 (7.660 %)SQL Server 2000
430 (3.106 %)MySQL
524 (2.484 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
623 (2.381 %)GIS
716 (1.656 %)Crystal Reports
716 (1.656 %)SQL Server Integration Services
814 (1.449 %)Oracle 10g
912 (1.242 %)RDBMS
1011 (1.139 %)MS Access
115 (0.518 %)SQL Server 7
124 (0.414 %)Oracle 8/8i
132 (0.207 %)MSDE
141 (0.104 %)PowerCenter
141 (0.104 %)Oracle BI EE
141 (0.104 %)SQL Server 2008
141 (0.104 %)Oracle 9i
141 (0.104 %)Oracle Reports
141 (0.104 %)Datawarehouse
Birmingham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1112 (11.59 %)Visual Studio
231 (3.209 %)Flash
310 (1.035 %)WinRunner
49 (0.932 %)Dreamweaver
49 (0.932 %)Rational Robot
54 (0.414 %)OpenDeploy
54 (0.414 %)Subversion
62 (0.207 %)VSS/SourceSafe
71 (0.104 %)StarTeam
71 (0.104 %)CruiseControl
71 (0.104 %)QuickTest Pro
71 (0.104 %)Synon
71 (0.104 %)COOL2E
71 (0.104 %)ERwin
71 (0.104 %)Rational Rose
71 (0.104 %)PVCS
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
181 (8.385 %)Finance
267 (6.936 %)Pensions
347 (4.865 %)Health
444 (4.555 %)Insurance
524 (2.484 %)Retail
524 (2.484 %)Government
618 (1.863 %)Marketing
717 (1.760 %)Education
816 (1.656 %)Law
913 (1.346 %)Telecoms
913 (1.346 %)Banking
109 (0.932 %)Back Office
117 (0.725 %)Automotive
117 (0.725 %)Multimedia
126 (0.621 %)Construction
126 (0.621 %)Legal
135 (0.518 %)Manufacturing
135 (0.518 %)Pharmaceutical
135 (0.518 %)Billing
135 (0.518 %)Games
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1636 (65.84 %)Developer
2362 (37.47 %).NET Developer
3211 (21.84 %)ASP.NET Developer
4182 (18.84 %)C# Developer
5140 (14.49 %)Web Developer
6126 (13.04 %)VB.NET Developer
7118 (12.22 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
885 (8.799 %)Programmer
885 (8.799 %)Analyst
982 (8.489 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
1058 (6.004 %)Architect
1058 (6.004 %)Senior Developer
1156 (5.797 %)Software Developer
1252 (5.383 %).NET Web Developer
1347 (4.865 %)Analyst Programmer
1434 (3.520 %)ASP Developer
1533 (3.416 %)C# Web Developer
1632 (3.313 %)Consultant
1731 (3.209 %)Team Leader
1731 (3.209 %).NET Programmer
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
125 (2.588 %)N-Tier
219 (1.967 %)Client/Server
219 (1.967 %)Mathematics
313 (1.346 %)Computer Science
410 (1.035 %)Pocket PC
58 (0.828 %)NHS
66 (0.621 %)Physics
75 (0.518 %)W3C
75 (0.518 %)Management Information System
84 (0.414 %)Web 2.0
84 (0.414 %)Multithreading
92 (0.207 %)Social Network
92 (0.207 %)PDA
101 (0.104 %)Replication
101 (0.104 %)Clustering
101 (0.104 %)IVR
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1117 (12.11 %)Windows
240 (4.141 %)Windows Server 2003
326 (2.692 %)Windows 2000 Server
417 (1.760 %)UNIX
515 (1.553 %)Linux
68 (0.828 %)Windows 2000
68 (0.828 %)Windows Vista
77 (0.725 %)Red Hat Linux
77 (0.725 %)Windows XP
84 (0.414 %)Windows Server 2008
92 (0.207 %)Windows Mobile
92 (0.207 %)Windows NT
92 (0.207 %)Solaris
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1127 (13.15 %)Web Development
253 (5.487 %)CRM
343 (4.451 %)Web Design
442 (4.348 %)UML
541 (4.244 %)Content Management
639 (4.037 %)Project Management
735 (3.623 %)PRINCE2
833 (3.416 %)E-Commerce
929 (3.002 %)OO
1021 (2.174 %)Stakeholder Management
1120 (2.070 %)SOA
1120 (2.070 %)OOP
1217 (1.760 %)E-business
1217 (1.760 %)SEO
1316 (1.656 %)Migration
1316 (1.656 %)User Acceptance Testing
1415 (1.553 %)Agile Software Development
1513 (1.346 %)Business Analysis
1513 (1.346 %)Software Testing
1611 (1.139 %)TOGAF
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1554 (57.35 %)C#
2379 (39.23 %)VB.NET
3283 (29.30 %)SQL
4208 (21.53 %)JavaScript
5144 (14.91 %)VB
694 (9.731 %)Java
772 (7.453 %)VB6
855 (5.694 %)PHP
951 (5.280 %)Transact-SQL
1037 (3.830 %)C++
1129 (3.002 %)VBScript
1224 (2.484 %)C
1322 (2.277 %)Perl
1416 (1.656 %)ActionScript
1513 (1.346 %)VBA
1612 (1.242 %)Lingo
1711 (1.139 %)Delphi
1810 (1.035 %)DHTML
196 (0.621 %)PL/SQL
202 (0.207 %)VC++
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1106 (10.97 %)Degree
243 (4.451 %)Microsoft Certification
313 (1.346 %)MCP
412 (1.242 %)MCSD
58 (0.828 %)ISEB
67 (0.725 %)MCAD
75 (0.518 %)PRINCE2 Certification
84 (0.414 %)MCTS
92 (0.207 %)PMP
92 (0.207 %)PMI Certification
92 (0.207 %)MAPM
92 (0.207 %)MCSA
92 (0.207 %)MCDBA
92 (0.207 %)HND
101 (0.104 %)MCSE
101 (0.104 %)Sun Certification
101 (0.104 %)MCITP
Birmingham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
121 (2.174 %)SLA
121 (2.174 %)QA
Birmingham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
125 (2.588 %)ISA Server
216 (1.656 %)Terminal Server
36 (0.621 %)Intellisync
42 (0.207 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
51 (0.104 %)MSMQ
51 (0.104 %)Active Directory
Birmingham IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.104 %)MOM
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1199 (20.60 %)Microsoft
287 (9.006 %)Oracle
319 (1.967 %)Interwoven
418 (1.863 %)Progress
58 (0.828 %)EMC
67 (0.725 %)Red Hat
76 (0.621 %)Lotus
76 (0.621 %)Remedy
76 (0.621 %)FatWire
85 (0.518 %)Borland
94 (0.414 %)Pegasus
94 (0.414 %)Infragistics
94 (0.414 %)Onyx
103 (0.311 %)Sage
103 (0.311 %)webMethods
103 (0.311 %)SAP
112 (0.207 %)Siebel
112 (0.207 %)IBM
112 (0.207 %)Adobe
112 (0.207 %)Macromedia