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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Colchester 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank23
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads282163
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.152 %0.068 %
As % of the category below93.69 %87.17 %
Salaries quoted230161
Average minimum salary£38,561£35,702
Average salary£39,287£35,988
% change on same period last year+9.16 %
Average maximum salary£40,013£36,273
UK excluding London average salary£35,310£35,970
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
Colchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Colchester
Matching permanent IT job ads301187
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.162 %0.078 %
Salaries quoted248184
Average minimum salary£38,685£37,233
Average salary£39,620£37,542
% change on same period last year+5.53 %
Average maximum salary£40,555£37,851
UK excluding London average salary£35,926£36,840
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
.NET Essex.NET
Essex

.NET
Demand Trend

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

Colchester .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 Colchester region.

Colchester .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

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

Colchester .NET Salary Histogram

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1537 (84.43 %)C#
2525 (82.55 %)SQL Server
3392 (61.64 %)ASP.NET
4294 (46.23 %)Web Development
5265 (41.67 %)XML
5265 (41.67 %)Finance
6195 (30.66 %)Advertising
7143 (22.48 %).NET Framework
8142 (22.33 %)WebServices
9140 (22.01 %)HTML
10123 (19.34 %)Microsoft
11107 (16.82 %)VB.NET
1287 (13.68 %)VB
1378 (12.26 %)Enterprise Architecture
1378 (12.26 %)Pensions
1477 (12.11 %)SQL Server 2005
1574 (11.64 %)C++
1672 (11.32 %)ASP
1766 (10.38 %)OO
1766 (10.38 %)User Acceptance Testing
1864 (10.06 %)Business Analysis
1961 (9.591 %)SQL
2052 (8.176 %)WinForms
2145 (7.075 %)Windows
2241 (6.447 %)MS Excel
2340 (6.289 %)Transact-SQL
2436 (5.660 %)Internet
2533 (5.189 %)Mathematics
2630 (4.717 %)Health
2729 (4.560 %)Insurance

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Colchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1392 (61.64 %)ASP.NET
2265 (41.67 %)XML
3143 (22.48 %).NET Framework
4142 (22.33 %)WebServices
5140 (22.01 %)HTML
672 (11.32 %)ASP
752 (8.176 %)WinForms
813 (2.044 %)CSS
912 (1.887 %)XSLT
1011 (1.730 %)XHTML
118 (1.258 %)AJAX
118 (1.258 %)DOM
118 (1.258 %)ASP.NET 2.0
123 (0.472 %)SOAP
123 (0.472 %)COM
132 (0.314 %)SAP XI
132 (0.314 %)WSE
141 (0.157 %)WCF
141 (0.157 %)XSL
141 (0.157 %)CORBA
Colchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (3.302 %)SharePoint Portal Server
28 (1.258 %)SharePoint
35 (0.786 %)Oracle Workflow
44 (0.629 %)BizTalk Server
Colchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
141 (6.447 %)MS Excel
223 (3.616 %)MS Visio
Colchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
136 (5.660 %)Internet
22 (0.314 %)LAN
22 (0.314 %)WAN
22 (0.314 %)HTTP
31 (0.157 %)PPP
Colchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1525 (82.55 %)SQL Server
277 (12.11 %)SQL Server 2005
320 (3.145 %)Crystal Reports
49 (1.415 %)SQL Server 2000
52 (0.314 %)Datawarehouse
61 (0.157 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61 (0.157 %)MS Access
61 (0.157 %)OLAP
Colchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
120 (3.145 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.157 %)WinRunner
21 (0.157 %)LoadRunner
Colchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1265 (41.67 %)Finance
2195 (30.66 %)Advertising
378 (12.26 %)Pensions
430 (4.717 %)Health
529 (4.560 %)Insurance
623 (3.616 %)Publishing
77 (1.101 %)Retail
84 (0.629 %)Legal
84 (0.629 %)Electronics
91 (0.157 %)Telecoms
91 (0.157 %)Marketing
Colchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1537 (84.43 %)Developer
2229 (36.01 %).NET Developer
3211 (33.18 %)Web Developer
4146 (22.96 %)Junior
5144 (22.64 %)Junior Developer
6135 (21.23 %)Junior Web Developer
781 (12.74 %)Senior Developer
878 (12.26 %)Senior .NET Developer
977 (12.11 %)Programmer
1069 (10.85 %)C# Developer
1168 (10.69 %)Analyst
1264 (10.06 %)Senior Analyst
1363 (9.906 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
1363 (9.906 %)Analyst Programmer
1363 (9.906 %)Senior Programmer
1435 (5.503 %).NET Web Developer
1532 (5.031 %)Trainee Developer
1532 (5.031 %)Trainee
1629 (4.560 %)VB.NET Developer
1720 (3.145 %)WinForms Developer
Colchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
133 (5.189 %)Mathematics
29 (1.415 %)N-Tier
36 (0.943 %)Replication
36 (0.943 %)Clustering
44 (0.629 %)Thin Client
44 (0.629 %)Fat Client
52 (0.314 %)Statistics
61 (0.157 %)Artificial Intelligence
Colchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
145 (7.075 %)Windows
Colchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1294 (46.23 %)Web Development
278 (12.26 %)Enterprise Architecture
366 (10.38 %)User Acceptance Testing
366 (10.38 %)OO
464 (10.06 %)Business Analysis
527 (4.245 %)OOP
623 (3.616 %)OOD
720 (3.145 %)Scrum
720 (3.145 %)Agile Software Development
819 (2.987 %)DSDM
918 (2.830 %)Business Intelligence
1017 (2.673 %)E-business
1111 (1.730 %)Asset Management
129 (1.415 %)Workflow
136 (0.943 %)Disaster Recovery
144 (0.629 %)Software Testing
153 (0.472 %)Regression Testing
162 (0.314 %)UML
162 (0.314 %)RAD
162 (0.314 %)Software Engineering
Colchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1537 (84.43 %)C#
2107 (16.82 %)VB.NET
387 (13.68 %)VB
474 (11.64 %)C++
561 (9.591 %)SQL
640 (6.289 %)Transact-SQL
720 (3.145 %)JavaScript
814 (2.201 %)DHTML
96 (0.943 %)ECMAScript
96 (0.943 %)VB6
105 (0.786 %)Java
111 (0.157 %)VBScript
111 (0.157 %)VBA
Colchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (1.572 %)MCSD
110 (1.572 %)Microsoft Certification
29 (1.415 %)MCAD
36 (0.943 %)Degree
44 (0.629 %)ICAEW
52 (0.314 %)MBA
61 (0.157 %)MCP
61 (0.157 %)ISEB
Colchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (0.629 %)ISO9000
22 (0.314 %)QA
Colchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (0.943 %)Active Directory
23 (0.472 %)Terminal Services
Colchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1123 (19.34 %)Microsoft
29 (1.415 %)Cisco
35 (0.786 %)Oracle
35 (0.786 %)Citrix
43 (0.472 %)SAP
43 (0.472 %)IBM