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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Bolton 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
Rank33
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads4320
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.009 %
As % of the category below72.88 %66.67 %
Salaries quoted4317
Average minimum salary£23,326£22,235
Average salary£25,965£25,794
% change on same period last year+0.66 %
Average maximum salary£28,605£29,353
UK excluding London average salary£35,415£35,854
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Bolton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Bolton
Matching permanent IT job ads5930
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.013 %
Salaries quoted5626
Average minimum salary£23,272£24,100
Average salary£26,434£26,793
% change on same period last year-1.34 %
Average maximum salary£29,595£29,486
UK excluding London average salary£35,990£36,664
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
.NET Manchester.NET
Manchester

.NET
Demand Trend

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

Bolton .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 Bolton region.

Bolton .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

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

Bolton .NET Salary Histogram

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

180 (74.77 %)ASP.NET
276 (71.03 %)SQL Server
370 (65.42 %)XML
454 (50.47 %)C#
543 (40.19 %)SQL
642 (39.25 %)VB.NET
740 (37.38 %)VB
837 (34.58 %)WebServices
936 (33.64 %)Pensions
1033 (30.84 %)Health
1131 (28.97 %)Transact-SQL
1229 (27.10 %)ASP
1326 (24.30 %)Web Development
1425 (23.36 %)SQL Server 2005
1524 (22.43 %)VB6
1524 (22.43 %).NET Framework
1621 (19.63 %)CSS
1621 (19.63 %)JavaScript
1621 (19.63 %)Unit Testing
1621 (19.63 %)WinForms
1719 (17.76 %)WCF
1719 (17.76 %)MVC
1818 (16.82 %)OO
1818 (16.82 %)Visual Studio
1818 (16.82 %)WPF
1818 (16.82 %)LINQ
1818 (16.82 %)SQL Server 2008
1818 (16.82 %)Scrum
1915 (14.02 %)Windows
2012 (11.21 %)Finance

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Bolton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
180 (74.77 %)ASP.NET
270 (65.42 %)XML
337 (34.58 %)WebServices
429 (27.10 %)ASP
524 (22.43 %).NET Framework
621 (19.63 %)CSS
621 (19.63 %)WinForms
719 (17.76 %)WCF
719 (17.76 %)MVC
818 (16.82 %)LINQ
818 (16.82 %)WPF
912 (11.21 %)XHTML
1010 (9.346 %)EDI
1010 (9.346 %)AJAX
1010 (9.346 %)ADO
118 (7.477 %)HTML
126 (5.607 %)COM+
133 (2.804 %)MFC
133 (2.804 %)Silverlight
142 (1.869 %)XSL
Bolton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (2.804 %)CMS
21 (0.935 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Bolton IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (1.869 %)MS Excel
Bolton IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (6.542 %)Intranet
17 (6.542 %)Internet
21 (0.935 %)GPRS
Bolton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
176 (71.03 %)SQL Server
225 (23.36 %)SQL Server 2005
318 (16.82 %)SQL Server 2008
46 (5.607 %)SQL Server 2000
54 (3.738 %)MySQL
63 (2.804 %)Crystal Reports
71 (0.935 %)RDBMS
Bolton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (16.82 %)Visual Studio
Bolton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
136 (33.64 %)Pensions
233 (30.84 %)Health
312 (11.21 %)Finance
410 (9.346 %)Insurance
55 (4.673 %)Back Office
63 (2.804 %)Marketing
63 (2.804 %)Graphic Design
Bolton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
189 (83.18 %)Developer
230 (28.04 %)C# Developer
325 (23.36 %).NET Developer
424 (22.43 %)Software Developer
519 (17.76 %)Web Developer
617 (15.89 %)VB Developer
715 (14.02 %)SQL Developer
811 (10.28 %)Programmer
910 (9.346 %)Junior
910 (9.346 %)Graduate
910 (9.346 %)SQL Server Developer
910 (9.346 %)Access Developer
910 (9.346 %)VBA Developer
910 (9.346 %)Team Leader
109 (8.411 %)ASP.NET Developer
118 (7.477 %)Implementation Consultant
118 (7.477 %).NET Consultant
118 (7.477 %)Software Consultant
118 (7.477 %)Consultant
118 (7.477 %)Junior Consultant
Bolton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (6.542 %)N-Tier
17 (6.542 %)Management Information System
23 (2.804 %)Computer Science
31 (0.935 %)Client/Server
31 (0.935 %)Pocket PC
Bolton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (14.02 %)Windows
22 (1.869 %)UNIX
31 (0.935 %)Windows CE
Bolton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (24.30 %)Web Development
221 (19.63 %)Unit Testing
318 (16.82 %)OO
318 (16.82 %)Scrum
46 (5.607 %)E-Commerce
54 (3.738 %)Migration
63 (2.804 %)OOP
63 (2.804 %)Agile Software Development
63 (2.804 %)Systems Analysis
72 (1.869 %)Requirements Analysis
72 (1.869 %)SEO
Bolton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
154 (50.47 %)C#
243 (40.19 %)SQL
342 (39.25 %)VB.NET
440 (37.38 %)VB
531 (28.97 %)Transact-SQL
624 (22.43 %)VB6
721 (19.63 %)JavaScript
810 (9.346 %)C++
810 (9.346 %)VBA
98 (7.477 %)PHP
107 (6.542 %)C
116 (5.607 %)Java
121 (0.935 %)Delphi
121 (0.935 %)FoxPro (VFP)
121 (0.935 %)Clipper
Bolton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (11.21 %)Degree
23 (2.804 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.935 %)MCP
Bolton IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.935 %)MSMQ
Bolton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (5.607 %)Oracle
24 (3.738 %)Microsoft
33 (2.804 %)Cyberscience