The first table below looks at the demand for .NET skills in IT jobs advertised for the Chester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 17 May 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 Chester region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
Rank 2 3 6
Rank change year-on-year
+1 +3
Permanent jobs citing .NET 107 53 63
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Chester 29.89% 32.72% 26.69%
As % of the Application Development category 63.31% 59.55% 43.75%
Number of salaries quoted 67 52 63
Average salary £35,000 £29,750 £27,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+17.64% +8.18%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,800 £21,000 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £32,500 £34,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+4.16% +2.85%
All Application Development
Chester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
169 89 144
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Chester 47.21% 54.94% 61.02%
Number of salaries quoted 97 78 140
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% -12.16%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,000 £21,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £47,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
.NET
Cheshire

.NET
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Chester .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 Chester region.

Chester .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing .NET across the Chester region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Chester .NET Salary Histogram

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Chester 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.

1 240 (89.22%) C#
2 187 (69.52%) ASP.NET
3 148 (55.02%) SQL Server
4 129 (47.96%) MVC
5 124 (46.10%) JavaScript
6 120 (44.61%) jQuery
7 118 (43.87%) SQL
8 96 (35.69%) CSS
9 89 (33.09%) Web Services
10 75 (27.88%) .NET Framework
11 69 (25.65%) E-Commerce
12 67 (24.91%) ASP.NET MVC
13 66 (24.54%) Microsoft
13 66 (24.54%) XML
14 63 (23.42%) HTML
14 63 (23.42%) TDD
14 63 (23.42%) Scrum
15 61 (22.68%) SQL Server 2008
16 59 (21.93%) Visual Studio
17 56 (20.82%) WCF
18 49 (18.22%) SOAP
19 47 (17.47%) Agile Software Development
20 40 (14.87%) ASP.NET MVC 4
21 39 (14.50%) HTML5
22 37 (13.75%) Degree
23 35 (13.01%) Web Application Development
23 35 (13.01%) XHTML
24 34 (12.64%) OO
25 33 (12.27%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
26 31 (11.52%) Ajax

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Chester 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
1 187 (69.52%) ASP.NET
2 120 (44.61%) jQuery
3 96 (35.69%) CSS
4 89 (33.09%) Web Services
5 75 (27.88%) .NET Framework
6 67 (24.91%) ASP.NET MVC
7 66 (24.54%) XML
8 63 (23.42%) HTML
9 56 (20.82%) WCF
10 49 (18.22%) SOAP
11 40 (14.87%) ASP.NET MVC 4
12 39 (14.50%) HTML5
13 35 (13.01%) XHTML
14 33 (12.27%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
15 31 (11.52%) Ajax
16 26 (9.665%) WPF
17 19 (7.063%) CSS3
18 17 (6.320%) Middleware
19 15 (5.576%) XSLT
19 15 (5.576%) Razor View Engine
Application Platforms
1 19 (7.063%) CMS
2 12 (4.461%) Sitecore CMS
3 6 (2.230%) Magento
3 6 (2.230%) Drupal
3 6 (2.230%) IIS
3 6 (2.230%) WordPress
4 2 (0.743%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.372%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.372%) Umbraco
Applications
1 11 (4.089%) MS Excel
2 8 (2.974%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.372%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 1 (0.372%) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1 22 (8.178%) HTTP
2 4 (1.487%) Internet
3 2 (0.743%) Intranet
4 1 (0.372%) Network Security
4 1 (0.372%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 148 (55.02%) SQL Server
2 61 (22.68%) SQL Server 2008
3 28 (10.41%) MySQL
4 20 (7.435%) SQL Server 2005
5 11 (4.089%) RDBMS
6 9 (3.346%) SQL Server 2012
7 2 (0.743%) Oracle 10g
7 2 (0.743%) Oracle 11g
7 2 (0.743%) Oracle 9i
8 1 (0.372%) Oracle 8/8i
8 1 (0.372%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 59 (21.93%) Visual Studio
2 11 (4.089%) Team Foundation Server
3 8 (2.974%) NUnit
3 8 (2.974%) Rhino Mocks
4 7 (2.602%) Moq
5 3 (1.115%) Git (software)
6 2 (0.743%) MSTest
7 1 (0.372%) JUnit
7 1 (0.372%) Selenium
7 1 (0.372%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.372%) Hudson
7 1 (0.372%) QUnit
7 1 (0.372%) Jasmine
General
1 8 (2.974%) Finance
1 8 (2.974%) Retail
2 5 (1.859%) Marketing
3 2 (0.743%) Advertising
3 2 (0.743%) Back Office
4 1 (0.372%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (0.372%) Billing
4 1 (0.372%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 241 (89.59%) Developer
2 139 (51.67%) .NET Developer
3 99 (36.80%) C# Developer
4 76 (28.25%) C# .NET Developer
5 58 (21.56%) Web Developer
6 47 (17.47%) ASP.NET Developer
7 38 (14.13%) C# ASP.NET Developer
8 24 (8.922%) Software Developer
9 21 (7.807%) .NET Web Developer
10 19 (7.063%) Senior Developer
11 14 (5.204%) Lead Developer
11 14 (5.204%) SQL Developer
12 13 (4.833%) C# Web Developer
13 12 (4.461%) Senior Web Developer
14 11 (4.089%) Senior .NET Developer
15 10 (3.717%) Agile .NET Developer
15 10 (3.717%) Architect
16 8 (2.974%) Junior
16 8 (2.974%) Solutions Architect
16 8 (2.974%) Junior Developer
Miscellaneous
1 14 (5.204%) Digital Media
2 12 (4.461%) N-Tier
3 11 (4.089%) Mobile App
4 9 (3.346%) Computer Science
5 5 (1.859%) SaaS
6 2 (0.743%) iPad
6 2 (0.743%) Device Driver
7 1 (0.372%) Smartphone
7 1 (0.372%) Taxonomies
7 1 (0.372%) Blog
7 1 (0.372%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 18 (6.691%) UNIX
1 18 (6.691%) Windows
1 18 (6.691%) Linux
2 2 (0.743%) Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (47.96%) MVC
2 69 (25.65%) E-Commerce
3 63 (23.42%) TDD
3 63 (23.42%) Scrum
4 47 (17.47%) Agile Software Development
5 35 (13.01%) Web Application Development
6 34 (12.64%) OO
7 24 (8.922%) Pair Programming
8 23 (8.550%) BDD
9 19 (7.063%) Unit Testing
10 18 (6.691%) Continuous Integration
11 15 (5.576%) Kanban
11 15 (5.576%) Domain-Driven Design
11 15 (5.576%) CQRS
12 13 (4.833%) MVVM
13 12 (4.461%) Web Development
14 10 (3.717%) OOP
15 8 (2.974%) Dependency Injection
16 7 (2.602%) RAD
16 7 (2.602%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 240 (89.22%) C#
2 124 (46.10%) JavaScript
3 118 (43.87%) SQL
4 29 (10.78%) Java
5 23 (8.550%) PHP
6 21 (7.807%) VB.NET
7 15 (5.576%) T-SQL
8 7 (2.602%) C++
8 7 (2.602%) Delphi
9 6 (2.230%) VB
10 5 (1.859%) C
11 3 (1.115%) VBA
12 2 (0.743%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.372%) Python
13 1 (0.372%) VB6
13 1 (0.372%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 37 (13.75%) Degree
2 22 (8.178%) MCTS
2 22 (8.178%) MCP
2 22 (8.178%) MCAD
2 22 (8.178%) MCSD
2 22 (8.178%) Microsoft Certification
3 8 (2.974%) Security Cleared
4 1 (0.372%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (0.743%) QA
Vendors
1 66 (24.54%) Microsoft
2 14 (5.204%) Sitecore
3 8 (2.974%) hybris
3 8 (2.974%) Apple
4 5 (1.859%) Oracle
5 3 (1.115%) Adobe
6 2 (0.743%) Alterian
6 2 (0.743%) Unica
7 1 (0.372%) SAP
7 1 (0.372%) BT
7 1 (0.372%) Kofax
7 1 (0.372%) Telerik
Chester, North West
As their C#.NET Developer, you be will responsible for developing & maintaining bespoke software for my client. Technically they are looking for someone with the following skill set,...
greywood
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Chester, Cheshire
C# / ASP.NET / SQL Server / HTML / jQuery My client are looking to recruit a .NET Developer with at least 2 years commercial experience to work out of their...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + bens
Posted: 15 May 2013
Chester, North West
My client is looking for someone that has solid experience and would be able to lead the development cycle and mentor junior teams members. This is a great...
Computer Futures
Salary: £37000 - £40000 per annum + Pension, Car Park, Health Care
Posted: 15 May 2013
Chester, Cheshire
Implement, customise, and manage CMS/ecommerce sites as well as bespoke applications 3... Very strong working knowledge of .NET4 using C# 2. Knowledge of MVC framework 3. Very...
Blueleaf
Salary: £Attractive
Posted: 17 May 2013
Chester, Cheshire
Ultimately the client is looking for talented C# .net developers with exposure to web services technology. Experience of an agile environment is preferred but this is a role...
TEKsystems
Salary: Package
Posted: 14 May 2013
Chester, North West
This will be a relatively hands off role but you will need experience of ASP.Net as well as strong C# and SQL knowledge... It will also involve...
Computer Futures
Salary: £55000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Chester, North West
As a .Net Developer / Software Engineer it's highly likely that you will have existing knowledge of the .Net framework, ideally using C# and knowledge of developing software...
JAM
Salary: £25000 - £35000.00 per annum + Bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Chester, Cheshire
Rapidly expanding IT services business in Chester are looking to expand their technical team with the addition of a skilled .Net developer with particular knowledge of C#... As...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000.00 per annum + Bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Chester, Cheshire
Work with SOAP based web services... > Knowledge of MVC framework. > Very strong working knowledge of SQL (in particular MySQL) > Strong working knowledge of XHTML. > Strong working knowledge of...
RecruitmentRevolution.com Limited
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum up to £35,000 dependent on skills & experience
Posted: 14 May 2013
Chester, North West
Near Chester Leading manufacturer requires experienced Delphi, SQL Developer to join established team working on a variety of web and database driven business applications, web systems and mobile...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £34000 - £40000 per annum + neg + Great Benefits
Posted: 3 May 2013
Chester, North West
Due to sustained growth they are now looking to bring in a .Net developer with good C#, XML and Object-Oriented skills... Skills Required- Excellent understanding of XML,...
Salary: £30000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + bens
Posted: 24 April 2013
Chester, Cheshire
C#, ASP.NET, Spring, Dependency Injection, Agile, Spring.net My client is one of the most highly regarded and well known e-commerce comparison websites... Skills Required: C#...
Aston Carter
Posted: 13 May 2013
Chester, North West
They build large and robust systems that are used on ships and boast across the world, as such having experience working embedded C or software systems that integrate...
Computer Futures
Salary: £38000 - £42000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Chester, North West
C#.Net Web Services Automated Testing including Unit, Integration and Acceptance Tests Understanding of usability issues and experience on user interface design WinForms SQL SSRS Object Oriented Programming...
Computer Futures
Salary: £38000 - £43000 per annum + Pension
Posted: 15 May 2013
Chester, Cheshire
These products are predominantly C#, ASP.net based. The successful Software Implementation Consultant will have experience of :- - External Client Facing Software Delivery or Consultancy experience - Strong Technical or...
Spring Technology
Salary: £25000.00 - £30000.00 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Chester, North West
They have landed a project to re-develop the websites and customer facing systems for a major aggregator, as such need an experience ASP.Net developer to join...
Computer Futures
Salary: £37000 - £44000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Chester, Cheshire
Full training will be provided in order to help you expand your working technical knowledge in the development of RDBMS's. Desired Skills Include -Computing related Degree -Solid...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £18000 - £22000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Chester, North West
Our client can provide training into: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4, SQL Server 2012, Agile (Scrum, Kanban), TDD (NUnit, RhinoMocks, Moq), BDD, ORM, LINQ and NHibernate... (...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Chester, Cheshire
Very strong working knowledge of HTML / HTML5 2. Very strong working knowledge of CSS / CSS3 3. Very strong working knowledge of Javascript / jQuery 4. Strong working knowledge of...
Blueleaf
Salary: £Attractive
Posted: 17 May 2013
Chester, North West
Working with the product development and delivery teams to provide innovative solutions in win with the business strategic objectives.Reporting into the Chief Enterprise Architect you will take...
Harvey Nash plc
Posted: 23 April 2013
Chester, North West
Development Manager (Hand On) - Chester - Utilities I'm currently working on a Development Manager ro0le for a Utilities company in the Chester area where you will be required...
Computer Futures
Salary: £50000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013