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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Dorset 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank710
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads101226
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.066 %0.100 %
As % of the category below43.91 %37.48 %
Salaries quoted99176
Average minimum salary£32,501£33,141
Average salary£35,057£35,724
% change on same period last year-1.86 %
Average maximum salary£37,613£38,307
UK excluding London average salary£35,578£35,919
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads230603
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.151 %0.267 %
Salaries quoted224515
Average minimum salary£30,869£41,737
Average salary£33,575£43,687
% change on same period last year-23.14 %
Average maximum salary£36,281£45,636
UK excluding London average salary£36,010£36,548
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
.NET South West.NET
South West

.NET
Demand Trend

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

Dorset .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 Dorset region.

Dorset .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing .NET across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Dorset .NET Salary Histogram

.NET
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing .NET within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 1 December 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
BournemouthUp+856£33,478-8.93 %
PooleUp+2136£34,618-5.00 %
WeymouthNew entry-3£46,167-
DorchesterDown-12£57,500+105.35 %
WimborneDown-22£24,500-2.00 %
.NET South West.NET
South West

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

1231 (74.28 %)C#
2161 (51.77 %)ASP.NET
3145 (46.62 %)SQL Server
4116 (37.30 %)XML
5110 (35.37 %)SQL
696 (30.87 %)HTML
793 (29.90 %)VB.NET
884 (27.01 %)JavaScript
975 (24.12 %)OO
975 (24.12 %)Microsoft
1054 (17.36 %)Pensions
1151 (16.40 %)VB
1249 (15.76 %)CSS
1348 (15.43 %)UML
1447 (15.11 %)Degree
1542 (13.50 %)C++
1641 (13.18 %)OOD
1740 (12.86 %)ASP
1839 (12.54 %)Software Engineering
1938 (12.22 %)MS Excel
2037 (11.90 %)Windows
2037 (11.90 %)Visual Studio
2136 (11.58 %)VC++
2234 (10.93 %)XSLT
2234 (10.93 %).NET Framework
2331 (9.968 %)Java
2428 (9.003 %)Finance
2428 (9.003 %)Web Development
2524 (7.717 %)WebServices
2623 (7.395 %)Internet

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1161 (51.77 %)ASP.NET
2116 (37.30 %)XML
396 (30.87 %)HTML
449 (15.76 %)CSS
540 (12.86 %)ASP
634 (10.93 %)XSLT
634 (10.93 %).NET Framework
724 (7.717 %)WebServices
822 (7.074 %)COM
919 (6.109 %)AJAX
1018 (5.788 %)XHTML
1116 (5.145 %)WinForms
1116 (5.145 %)J2EE
1215 (4.823 %)STL
1314 (4.502 %)DCOM
1314 (4.502 %)MFC
1314 (4.502 %)Silverlight
1412 (3.859 %)ATL
159 (2.894 %)XSL
168 (2.572 %)SOAP
Dorset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (6.752 %)IIS
29 (2.894 %)SharePoint
29 (2.894 %)BizTalk Server
29 (2.894 %)SharePoint Server 2007
34 (1.286 %)CMS
42 (0.643 %)Office Project Server
42 (0.643 %)Joomla!
42 (0.643 %)JBoss
42 (0.643 %)Apache
51 (0.322 %)MTS
51 (0.322 %)WebSphere MQ
Dorset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
138 (12.22 %)MS Excel
23 (0.965 %)MS Project
23 (0.965 %)MS Office
31 (0.322 %)MS Visio
31 (0.322 %)Adobe Illustrator
Dorset IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.643 %)Great Plains
12 (0.643 %)Navision
Dorset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (7.395 %)Internet
29 (2.894 %)TCP/IP
32 (0.643 %)SSL
41 (0.322 %)PSTN
41 (0.322 %)VoIP
41 (0.322 %)FTP
Dorset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1145 (46.62 %)SQL Server
218 (5.788 %)SQL Server 2000
315 (4.823 %)Crystal Reports
315 (4.823 %)SQL Server 2005
412 (3.859 %)MySQL
54 (1.286 %)RDBMS
62 (0.643 %)BusinessObjects
62 (0.643 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (0.322 %)TOAD
71 (0.322 %)Oracle Discoverer
71 (0.322 %)OLAP
71 (0.322 %)Oracle OLAP
Dorset IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
137 (11.90 %)Visual Studio
215 (4.823 %)VSS/SourceSafe
33 (0.965 %)InstallShield
42 (0.643 %)Eclipse
51 (0.322 %)Dreamweaver
51 (0.322 %)Flash
Dorset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
154 (17.36 %)Pensions
228 (9.003 %)Finance
314 (4.502 %)Insurance
49 (2.894 %)Music
57 (2.251 %)Health
66 (1.929 %)Marketing
74 (1.286 %)Advertising
74 (1.286 %)Banking
74 (1.286 %)Back Office
83 (0.965 %)Telecoms
83 (0.965 %)Automotive
83 (0.965 %)Retail
83 (0.965 %)Government
92 (0.643 %)Telemarketing
92 (0.643 %)Home Office
92 (0.643 %)Education
101 (0.322 %)Local Government
Dorset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1210 (67.52 %)Developer
290 (28.94 %).NET Developer
370 (22.51 %)C# Developer
456 (18.01 %)Software Developer
543 (13.83 %)Web Developer
640 (12.86 %)Software Engineer
734 (10.93 %)Junior
833 (10.61 %)ASP.NET Developer
925 (8.039 %)Graduate
1024 (7.717 %)Senior Developer
1024 (7.717 %)Junior Developer
1024 (7.717 %).NET Web Developer
1122 (7.074 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1217 (5.466 %)Senior Software Engineer
1316 (5.145 %)VB.NET Developer
1414 (4.502 %)Architect
1414 (4.502 %)Junior C# Developer
1512 (3.859 %)Development Manager
1611 (3.537 %)C# Web Developer
1710 (3.215 %)Graduate Developer
Dorset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (3.215 %)Computer Science
23 (0.965 %)W3C
32 (0.643 %)Multithreading
41 (0.322 %)EPoS
41 (0.322 %)NHS
Dorset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
137 (11.90 %)Windows
25 (1.608 %)Linux
34 (1.286 %)UNIX
43 (0.965 %)Windows XP
52 (0.643 %)Windows CE
61 (0.322 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.322 %)Windows Vista
61 (0.322 %)Solaris
Dorset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
175 (24.12 %)OO
248 (15.43 %)UML
341 (13.18 %)OOD
439 (12.54 %)Software Engineering
528 (9.003 %)Web Development
621 (6.752 %)Scrum
714 (4.502 %)Extreme Programming
714 (4.502 %)Project Management
812 (3.859 %)System Testing
911 (3.537 %)Systems Analysis
1010 (3.215 %)RUP
117 (2.251 %)Process Management
125 (1.608 %)Supplier Management
125 (1.608 %)CRM
125 (1.608 %)Content Management
125 (1.608 %)ERP
134 (1.286 %)E-Commerce
134 (1.286 %)Web Design
143 (0.965 %)Agile Software Development
143 (0.965 %)SOA
Dorset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1231 (74.28 %)C#
2110 (35.37 %)SQL
393 (29.90 %)VB.NET
484 (27.01 %)JavaScript
551 (16.40 %)VB
642 (13.50 %)C++
736 (11.58 %)VC++
831 (9.968 %)Java
921 (6.752 %)Transact-SQL
1020 (6.431 %)VB6
1118 (5.788 %)VBScript
1210 (3.215 %)PHP
1210 (3.215 %)VBA
137 (2.251 %)C
142 (0.643 %)Ada
151 (0.322 %)PL/SQL
Dorset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
147 (15.11 %)Degree
217 (5.466 %)Microsoft Certification
316 (5.145 %)MCAD
316 (5.145 %)MCSD
414 (4.502 %)MCP
52 (0.643 %)MCPD
61 (0.322 %)PhD
Dorset IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (3.215 %)SLA
Dorset IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.322 %)Active Directory
11 (0.322 %)VMware Infrastructure
Dorset IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.965 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.322 %)AutoSys
Dorset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
175 (24.12 %)Microsoft
219 (6.109 %)Oracle
35 (1.608 %)SAP
35 (1.608 %)Sun
43 (0.965 %)Citrix
43 (0.965 %)Sage
52 (0.643 %)CODA
52 (0.643 %)Agresso
52 (0.643 %)Business Objects
61 (0.322 %)Siebel
61 (0.322 %)VMware
61 (0.322 %)Lagan
61 (0.322 %)Adobe