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This section looks at the demand for Language Integrated Query (LINQ) 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 LINQ over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLanguage Integrated Query (LINQ)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank16-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads150
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below19.48 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted150
Average minimum salary£22,000-
Average salary£26,900-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£31,800-
UK excluding London average salary£36,710£31,750
% change on same period last year+15.62 %
Bolton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Bolton
Matching permanent IT job ads7736
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.015 %
Salaries quoted7231
Average minimum salary£23,719£25,768
Average salary£26,769£27,855
% change on same period last year-3.89 %
Average maximum salary£29,819£29,942
UK excluding London average salary£35,926£36,840
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
LINQ ManchesterLINQ
Manchester

LINQ
Demand Trend

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

Bolton 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 Bolton region.

Bolton LINQ Salary Trend

LINQ
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LINQ across the Bolton region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Bolton LINQ Salary Histogram

LINQ
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Bolton 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.

115 (100.00 %)C#
115 (100.00 %)SQL Server
115 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
115 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
115 (100.00 %)WebServices
115 (100.00 %)XML
115 (100.00 %)Transact-SQL
115 (100.00 %).NET
115 (100.00 %)OO
115 (100.00 %)MVC
115 (100.00 %)Health
115 (100.00 %)Scrum
115 (100.00 %)WinForms
115 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
115 (100.00 %)Pensions
115 (100.00 %).NET Framework
115 (100.00 %)WCF
115 (100.00 %)WPF
115 (100.00 %)Unit Testing
115 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2008
213 (86.67 %)SQL
310 (66.67 %)Windows
45 (33.33 %)C++
45 (33.33 %)Java
45 (33.33 %)Oracle
51 (6.667 %)C

LINQ
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Bolton 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.

Bolton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (100.00 %).NET
115 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
115 (100.00 %)WebServices
115 (100.00 %)XML
115 (100.00 %)MVC
115 (100.00 %)WinForms
115 (100.00 %).NET Framework
115 (100.00 %)WCF
115 (100.00 %)WPF
Bolton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (100.00 %)SQL Server
115 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
115 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2008
Bolton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
Bolton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (100.00 %)Health
115 (100.00 %)Pensions
Bolton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (93.33 %)Developer
114 (93.33 %)C# Developer
25 (33.33 %).NET Developer
25 (33.33 %)Graduate Developer
25 (33.33 %)Graduate
25 (33.33 %)Graduate CSharp Developer
34 (26.67 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
34 (26.67 %)ASP.NET Developer
34 (26.67 %)SQL Developer
Bolton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (66.67 %)Windows
Bolton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (100.00 %)OO
115 (100.00 %)Scrum
115 (100.00 %)Unit Testing
Bolton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (100.00 %)C#
115 (100.00 %)Transact-SQL
213 (86.67 %)SQL
35 (33.33 %)C++
35 (33.33 %)Java
41 (6.667 %)C
Bolton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (33.33 %)Oracle