The first table below looks at the demand for .NET skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cardiff region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the Cardiff region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
Rank 3 6 10
Rank change year-on-year
+3 +4
Permanent jobs citing .NET 143 76 94
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cardiff 25.22% 18.40% 14.97%
As % of the Application Development category 63.00% 44.71% 31.02%
Number of salaries quoted 126 75 89
Average salary £32,500 £33,500 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.98% -1.47%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £29,000 £26,400
10% offered a salary of more than £44,000 £43,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+2.73% +4.28%
All Application Development
Cardiff
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
227 170 303
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cardiff 40.04% 41.16% 48.25%
Number of salaries quoted 197 154 281
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% -18.75%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,350 £55,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,500
% change year-on-year
- +2.73%
.NET
South Wales

.NET
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing .NET across the Cardiff region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Cardiff .NET Jobs Demand Trend

.NET
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing .NET across the Cardiff region.

Cardiff .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing .NET across the Cardiff region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

Cardiff .NET Salary Histogram

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Cardiff 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.

1 180 (70.59%) C#
2 148 (58.04%) ASP.NET
3 146 (57.25%) SQL Server
4 117 (45.88%) Microsoft
5 102 (40.00%) Visual Studio
6 95 (37.25%) .NET Framework
7 74 (29.02%) MS Excel
8 59 (23.14%) Scrum
8 59 (23.14%) Team Foundation Server
9 57 (22.35%) MVC
9 57 (22.35%) OO
9 57 (22.35%) CSS
9 57 (22.35%) HTML
10 55 (21.57%) SQL
10 55 (21.57%) Agile Software Development
11 52 (20.39%) VB.NET
11 52 (20.39%) XML
12 49 (19.22%) JavaScript
13 47 (18.43%) Web Development
14 45 (17.65%) SharePoint
15 40 (15.69%) jQuery
16 37 (14.51%) WCF
17 34 (13.33%) Degree
18 31 (12.16%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
19 30 (11.76%) Finance
20 29 (11.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
21 27 (10.59%) VB
22 25 (9.804%) CRM
23 24 (9.412%) SQL Server Integration Services
24 23 (9.020%) Dynamics CRM

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Cardiff 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.

Application Development
1 148 (58.04%) ASP.NET
2 95 (37.25%) .NET Framework
3 57 (22.35%) HTML
3 57 (22.35%) CSS
4 52 (20.39%) XML
5 40 (15.69%) jQuery
6 37 (14.51%) WCF
7 31 (12.16%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
8 23 (9.020%) ASP.NET MVC
9 20 (7.843%) Razor View Engine
10 15 (5.882%) ASP.NET MVC 3
11 14 (5.490%) XHTML
12 13 (5.098%) Ajax
13 10 (3.922%) NHibernate
14 9 (3.529%) Castle Windsor
15 8 (3.137%) Web Services
16 7 (2.745%) WinForms
17 5 (1.961%) HTML5
18 3 (1.176%) CSS3
18 3 (1.176%) Flash
Application Platforms
1 45 (17.65%) SharePoint
2 22 (8.627%) BizTalk Server
3 20 (7.843%) CMS
3 20 (7.843%) Sitecore CMS
4 9 (3.529%) Umbraco
5 8 (3.137%) SharePoint Server
6 4 (1.569%) IIS
7 2 (0.784%) MS Exchange
8 1 (0.392%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.392%) Windows Azure
Applications
1 74 (29.02%) MS Excel
2 1 (0.392%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 23 (9.020%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.961%) Internet
2 4 (1.569%) VoIP
3 2 (0.784%) WAN
3 2 (0.784%) DHCP
3 2 (0.784%) Ethernet
3 2 (0.784%) MPLS
3 2 (0.784%) Firewall
3 2 (0.784%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (0.784%) LAN
3 2 (0.784%) DNS
4 1 (0.392%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 146 (57.25%) SQL Server
2 29 (11.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 24 (9.412%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 18 (7.059%) SQL Server 2000
5 7 (2.745%) MySQL
6 2 (0.784%) SQL Server 2005
6 2 (0.784%) Crystal Reports
6 2 (0.784%) MS Access
6 2 (0.784%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.784%) SQL Server 7
6 2 (0.784%) SQL Server 2008
6 2 (0.784%) SQL Server 2012
Development Applications
1 102 (40.00%) Visual Studio
2 59 (23.14%) Team Foundation Server
3 19 (7.451%) Visual Studio Team System
4 15 (5.882%) MSBuild
5 9 (3.529%) ReSharper
6 2 (0.784%) VSS/SourceSafe
6 2 (0.784%) TestDirector
7 1 (0.392%) Selenium
7 1 (0.392%) WebDriver
General
1 30 (11.76%) Finance
2 16 (6.275%) Legal
3 15 (5.882%) Retail
4 5 (1.961%) Manufacturing
5 3 (1.176%) Law
6 2 (0.784%) Telecoms
7 1 (0.392%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 214 (83.92%) Developer
2 137 (53.73%) .NET Developer
3 30 (11.76%) C# Developer
3 30 (11.76%) Analyst
3 30 (11.76%) Lead Developer
4 28 (10.98%) C# .NET Developer
5 26 (10.20%) Web Developer
6 18 (7.059%) Systems Developer
6 18 (7.059%) Lead .NET Developer
7 17 (6.667%) BizTalk Developer
7 17 (6.667%) Release Analyst
8 16 (6.275%) Configuration Analyst
9 13 (5.098%) VB.NET Developer
10 10 (3.922%) ASP.NET Developer
10 10 (3.922%) C# ASP.NET Developer
11 9 (3.529%) Senior .NET Developer
11 9 (3.529%) Senior Developer
11 9 (3.529%) Software Developer
12 8 (3.137%) Senior C# Developer
12 8 (3.137%) Senior ASP.NET Developer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (1.961%) CMDB
2 4 (1.569%) Open Source
2 4 (1.569%) Computer Science
3 2 (0.784%) Client/Server
3 2 (0.784%) AS400
Operating Systems
1 11 (4.314%) Windows
2 2 (0.784%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (0.392%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.392%) Windows 8
3 1 (0.392%) Windows Phone 8
3 1 (0.392%) Windows Phone
3 1 (0.392%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (23.14%) Scrum
2 57 (22.35%) MVC
2 57 (22.35%) OO
3 55 (21.57%) Agile Software Development
4 47 (18.43%) Web Development
5 25 (9.804%) CRM
6 23 (9.020%) TDD
7 19 (7.451%) ITIL
8 17 (6.667%) Change Management
9 13 (5.098%) Unit Testing
10 12 (4.706%) OOP
11 11 (4.314%) E-Commerce
12 10 (3.922%) Content Management
13 9 (3.529%) Project Management
13 9 (3.529%) Continuous Integration
14 8 (3.137%) Release Management
15 6 (2.353%) Code Coverage
15 6 (2.353%) Migration
16 5 (1.961%) System Testing
17 4 (1.569%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 180 (70.59%) C#
2 55 (21.57%) SQL
3 52 (20.39%) VB.NET
4 49 (19.22%) JavaScript
5 27 (10.59%) VB
6 17 (6.667%) VB6
7 13 (5.098%) T-SQL
8 10 (3.922%) Java
9 8 (3.137%) C++
10 4 (1.569%) PHP
11 3 (1.176%) RPG
12 2 (0.784%) PHP5
12 2 (0.784%) ActionScript
12 2 (0.784%) VBA
13 1 (0.392%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 34 (13.33%) Degree
2 12 (4.706%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (0.784%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (0.784%) MCP
3 2 (0.784%) ISEB
4 1 (0.392%) SC Cleared
4 1 (0.392%) Security Cleared
4 1 (0.392%) ISTQB
4 1 (0.392%) MCPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.176%) WCAG
2 2 (0.784%) QA
2 2 (0.784%) SLA
3 1 (0.392%) HL7
System Software
1 1 (0.392%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.392%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 1 (0.392%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 117 (45.88%) Microsoft
2 23 (9.020%) Sitecore
3 17 (6.667%) Oracle
4 3 (1.176%) Business Objects
4 3 (1.176%) Alterian
5 2 (0.784%) Cognos
5 2 (0.784%) Cisco
5 2 (0.784%) Intel
5 2 (0.784%) Nortel
6 1 (0.392%) VMware
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
They currently have an exciting opportunity for a .Net Developer / Applications Developer to join their thriving business... They are now recruiting for a commercially minded and customer focused...
CPS Group UK
Salary: £27000 - £32000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Key Skills: Developer, Programmer, C#, .Net, ASP, SQL... As an experienced C#.Net / ASP.Net Developer, you must have: ASP.NET development using C#; Web application development (preferably...
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Salary: From £27,000 to £32,000 per annum
Posted: 12 June 2013