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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Silverlight skills within the Cambridgeshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited Silverlight over the 3 months to 9 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Silverlight
Location
3 months to 9 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank130-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads380
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.160 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted380
Average minimum salary£30,390-
Average salary£33,476-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£36,561-
UK excluding London average salary£35,277£32,000
% change on same period last year+10.24 %
Application Development CambridgeshireApplication Development
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17591365
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.904 %0.569 %
Salaries quoted15331176
Average minimum salary£32,177£32,116
Average salary£35,159£35,077
% change on same period last year+0.23 %
Average maximum salary£38,142£38,038
UK excluding London average salary£35,877£36,793
% change on same period last year-2.49 %
Silverlight East of EnglandSilverlight
East of England

Silverlight
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Silverlight Salary Trend

Silverlight
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Silverlight across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 9 July 2008.

Cambridgeshire Silverlight Salary Histogram

Silverlight
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT job ads citing Silverlight within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 9 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
CambridgeNew entry-26£34,712-
PeterboroughNew entry-13£30,000-
Silverlight East of EnglandSilverlight
East of England

Silverlight
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

156 (100.00 %).NET
250 (89.29 %)C#
348 (85.71 %)SQL Server
442 (75.00 %)ASP.NET
538 (67.86 %)Microsoft
630 (53.57 %)Agile Software Development
630 (53.57 %)AJAX
728 (50.00 %)WCF
827 (48.21 %)WPF
827 (48.21 %)Windows
926 (46.43 %)SQL Server 2005
1024 (42.86 %)VB.NET
1121 (37.50 %)Visual Studio
1220 (35.71 %)OOP
1314 (25.00 %)XML
1412 (21.43 %)WebServices
1412 (21.43 %)SQL
1412 (21.43 %)MS Excel
1511 (19.64 %)UML
1511 (19.64 %)Windows XP
1610 (17.86 %)WF
1610 (17.86 %)LINQ
1610 (17.86 %)N-Tier
1610 (17.86 %)OO
1610 (17.86 %)MS Office
1610 (17.86 %)Client/Server
1610 (17.86 %)RDBMS
179 (16.07 %)SQL Server 2000
179 (16.07 %)CSS
179 (16.07 %)VB

Silverlight
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Application Development
156 (100.00 %).NET
242 (75.00 %)ASP.NET
330 (53.57 %)AJAX
428 (50.00 %)WCF
527 (48.21 %)WPF
614 (25.00 %)XML
712 (21.43 %)WebServices
810 (17.86 %)WF
810 (17.86 %)LINQ
99 (16.07 %)CSS
108 (14.29 %)HTML
117 (12.50 %)XHTML
126 (10.71 %)ASP
134 (7.143 %)ASP.NET 2.0
143 (5.357 %).NET Framework
143 (5.357 %)XSLT
143 (5.357 %)WinForms
152 (3.571 %)RSS
Application Platforms
18 (14.29 %)Commerce Server
21 (1.786 %)CMS
Applications
112 (21.43 %)MS Excel
210 (17.86 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
12 (3.571 %)LAN
12 (3.571 %)WLAN
12 (3.571 %)RFID
12 (3.571 %)Wi-Fi
12 (3.571 %)Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
148 (85.71 %)SQL Server
226 (46.43 %)SQL Server 2005
310 (17.86 %)RDBMS
49 (16.07 %)SQL Server 2000
57 (12.50 %)Oracle 11g
57 (12.50 %)Oracle 10g
57 (12.50 %)Oracle 9i
57 (12.50 %)DTS
66 (10.71 %)SQL Server 7
71 (1.786 %)GIS
Development Applications
121 (37.50 %)Visual Studio
26 (10.71 %)VSS/SourceSafe
26 (10.71 %)Subversion
General
18 (14.29 %)Finance
27 (12.50 %)Pensions
27 (12.50 %)Health
32 (3.571 %)Publishing
41 (1.786 %)Banking
41 (1.786 %)Retail
41 (1.786 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (1.786 %)Automotive
Job Titles
142 (75.00 %)Developer
233 (58.93 %).NET Developer
317 (30.36 %)C# Developer
317 (30.36 %)ASP.NET Developer
416 (28.57 %)Senior Developer
416 (28.57 %)Senior .NET Developer
514 (25.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
613 (23.21 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
711 (19.64 %)Senior C# Developer
87 (12.50 %)Software Developer
96 (10.71 %)Analyst
105 (8.929 %).NET Web Developer
114 (7.143 %)Web Developer
114 (7.143 %)Oracle Developer
114 (7.143 %)Project Manager
114 (7.143 %)Analyst Developer
123 (5.357 %)Oracle Analyst
123 (5.357 %)Graduate
123 (5.357 %)VB.NET Developer
132 (3.571 %)Senior Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
110 (17.86 %)Client/Server
110 (17.86 %)N-Tier
27 (12.50 %)Web 2.0
36 (10.71 %)W3C
45 (8.929 %)Computer Science
54 (7.143 %)Multithreading
54 (7.143 %)ASTM
Operating Systems
127 (48.21 %)Windows
211 (19.64 %)Windows XP
37 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
130 (53.57 %)Agile Software Development
220 (35.71 %)OOP
311 (19.64 %)UML
410 (17.86 %)OO
56 (10.71 %)Scrum
64 (7.143 %)Project Management
72 (3.571 %)Automated Testing
72 (3.571 %)Technical Architecture
81 (1.786 %)Web Development
81 (1.786 %)Use Case
81 (1.786 %)E-Commerce
81 (1.786 %)Zachman Framework
81 (1.786 %)Content Management
Programming Languages
150 (89.29 %)C#
224 (42.86 %)VB.NET
312 (21.43 %)SQL
49 (16.07 %)VB
49 (16.07 %)C++
58 (14.29 %)C
65 (8.929 %)PL/SQL
72 (3.571 %)Java
Qualifications
16 (10.71 %)Degree
22 (3.571 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (3.571 %)MCPD
31 (1.786 %)MCAD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
16 (10.71 %)WAI
Vendors
138 (67.86 %)Microsoft
27 (12.50 %)Oracle
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