The first table below looks at the demand for WinForms skills in IT jobs advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WinForms 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 East of England region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Windows Forms (WinForms)
Rank 109 93 121
Rank change year-on-year
-16 +28
Permanent jobs citing WinForms 189 230 170
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 2.286% 2.645% 1.792%
As % of the Application Development category 5.610% 5.577% 4.121%
Number of salaries quoted 178 204 161
Average salary £37,500 £42,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.76% +13.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £35,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,100 £59,000 £43,975
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
All Application Development
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
3369 4124 4125
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 40.74% 47.42% 43.47%
Number of salaries quoted 3032 3514 3598
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £28,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
WinForms
England

WinForms
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East of England WinForms Jobs Demand Trend

WinForms
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing WinForms across the East of England region.

East of England WinForms Salary Trend

WinForms
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WinForms across the East of England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

East of England WinForms Salary Histogram

WinForms
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WinForms within the East of England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Hertfordshire -23 60 £37,500 -6.25%
Cambridgeshire -3 45 £37,500 -
Bedfordshire -13 44 £42,500 -
Essex +17 30 £37,500 -11.76%
Norfolk - 10 £27,500 -
WinForms
England

WinForms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region citing WinForms 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 WinForms.

1 323 (97.29%) .NET
2 298 (89.76%) C#
3 260 (78.31%) SQL Server
4 233 (70.18%) ASP.NET
5 174 (52.41%) WPF
6 167 (50.30%) Windows
7 159 (47.89%) SQL
8 147 (44.28%) Microsoft
9 134 (40.36%) MVC
10 127 (38.25%) Scrum
11 126 (37.95%) WCF
12 108 (32.53%) TDD
13 97 (29.22%) NUnit
14 86 (25.90%) MSTest
15 82 (24.70%) ASP.NET MVC
15 82 (24.70%) Microsoft Certification
16 75 (22.59%) SQL Server 2008
17 73 (21.99%) Silverlight
18 69 (20.78%) Kanban
19 68 (20.48%) MVVM
20 67 (20.18%) MS Excel
21 66 (19.88%) Visual Studio
21 66 (19.88%) Continuous Integration
21 66 (19.88%) Agile Software Development
22 65 (19.58%) MCTS
22 65 (19.58%) Rhino Mocks
22 65 (19.58%) MCP
22 65 (19.58%) MCAD
22 65 (19.58%) MCSD
22 65 (19.58%) Castle Windsor

WinForms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region citing WinForms 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 WinForms. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 323 (97.29%) .NET
2 233 (70.18%) ASP.NET
3 174 (52.41%) WPF
4 126 (37.95%) WCF
5 82 (24.70%) ASP.NET MVC
6 73 (21.99%) Silverlight
7 65 (19.58%) Castle Windsor
8 64 (19.28%) Web Services
9 63 (18.98%) HTML
10 62 (18.67%) Ninject
11 60 (18.07%) Spring.NET
11 60 (18.07%) Unity DI Container
11 60 (18.07%) CSS
12 58 (17.47%) XML
13 57 (17.17%) .NET Framework
14 35 (10.54%) WF
15 32 (9.639%) ASP.NET MVC 4
16 30 (9.036%) Razor View Engine
17 26 (7.831%) jQuery
18 19 (5.723%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
Application Platforms
1 30 (9.036%) SharePoint
2 18 (5.422%) IIS
3 6 (1.807%) Windows Azure
4 5 (1.506%) BizTalk Server
4 5 (1.506%) Oracle Workflow
4 5 (1.506%) SharePoint 2013
5 4 (1.205%) Oracle Application Server
5 4 (1.205%) MSMQ
6 3 (0.904%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 67 (20.18%) MS Excel
2 2 (0.602%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 19 (5.723%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.205%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.602%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.108%) HTTP
2 5 (1.506%) Internet
3 4 (1.205%) Cisco ICM
3 4 (1.205%) Cisco IOS
3 4 (1.205%) FTP
4 2 (0.602%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 260 (78.31%) SQL Server
2 75 (22.59%) SQL Server 2008
3 54 (16.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 36 (10.84%) SQL Server 2005
5 30 (9.036%) Crystal Reports
5 30 (9.036%) Oracle 8/8i
6 21 (6.325%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 19 (5.723%) Oracle 10g
8 16 (4.819%) SQL Server 2012
9 15 (4.518%) Oracle 11g
9 15 (4.518%) Oracle 9i
10 11 (3.313%) Oracle Reports
11 8 (2.410%) RDBMS
12 6 (1.807%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 5 (1.506%) MS Access
14 4 (1.205%) OLAP
15 3 (0.904%) MySQL
16 2 (0.602%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 97 (29.22%) NUnit
2 86 (25.90%) MSTest
3 66 (19.88%) Visual Studio
4 65 (19.58%) Rhino Mocks
5 63 (18.98%) Moq
6 27 (8.133%) Team Foundation Server
7 18 (5.422%) PowerBuilder
7 18 (5.422%) Visual Studio Team System
8 13 (3.916%) Subversion
9 9 (2.711%) VSS/SourceSafe
10 8 (2.410%) JIRA
11 7 (2.108%) Oracle Forms
11 7 (2.108%) TeamCity
12 3 (0.904%) FitNesse
12 3 (0.904%) Bitbucket
12 3 (0.904%) Mercurial
13 1 (0.301%) Eclipse
13 1 (0.301%) WATIR
General
1 47 (14.16%) Finance
2 16 (4.819%) Manufacturing
3 9 (2.711%) Retail
4 7 (2.108%) Financial Institution
5 3 (0.904%) Back Office
6 2 (0.602%) Electronics
7 1 (0.301%) Automotive
7 1 (0.301%) Advertising
7 1 (0.301%) Banking
Job Titles
1 285 (85.84%) Developer
2 173 (52.11%) C# Developer
3 126 (37.95%) .NET Developer
4 118 (35.54%) C# .NET Developer
5 67 (20.18%) Software Developer
6 52 (15.66%) C# Software Developer
7 40 (12.05%) Senior Developer
8 27 (8.133%) .NET Software Developer
9 25 (7.530%) Senior C# Developer
10 22 (6.627%) VB.NET Developer
11 20 (6.024%) Software Engineer
12 19 (5.723%) C# ASP.NET Developer
13 18 (5.422%) Web Developer
14 14 (4.217%) C++ Developer
14 14 (4.217%) C++/C# Developer
15 13 (3.916%) Senior Software Developer
15 13 (3.916%) C++ Software Developer
15 13 (3.916%) Senior C++ Developer
15 13 (3.916%) SQL Developer
16 12 (3.614%) ASP.NET Developer
Miscellaneous
1 60 (18.07%) Inversion of Control
2 42 (12.65%) N-Tier
3 25 (7.530%) Computer Science
4 21 (6.325%) Client/Server
5 10 (3.012%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.506%) Wiki
7 4 (1.205%) RIA
8 3 (0.904%) Mobile App
8 3 (0.904%) Blog
8 3 (0.904%) Mathematics
8 3 (0.904%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.602%) Social Media
10 1 (0.301%) Visualisation
10 1 (0.301%) PDA
10 1 (0.301%) Statistics
10 1 (0.301%) Physics
Operating Systems
1 167 (50.30%) Windows
2 4 (1.205%) Solaris
2 4 (1.205%) Windows Server 2003
2 4 (1.205%) Windows Server 2008
2 4 (1.205%) UNIX
3 3 (0.904%) Android
4 2 (0.602%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (40.36%) MVC
2 127 (38.25%) Scrum
3 108 (32.53%) TDD
4 69 (20.78%) Kanban
5 68 (20.48%) MVVM
6 66 (19.88%) Agile Software Development
6 66 (19.88%) Continuous Integration
7 62 (18.67%) Dependency Injection
8 34 (10.24%) Business Intelligence
9 33 (9.940%) OO
10 30 (9.036%) Web Application Development
11 21 (6.325%) User Stories
11 21 (6.325%) ERP
12 19 (5.723%) CRM
13 16 (4.819%) Project Management
14 15 (4.518%) Automated Testing
15 14 (4.217%) Software Engineering
15 14 (4.217%) Multithreading
16 11 (3.313%) E-Commerce
16 11 (3.313%) OOD
Programming Languages
1 298 (89.76%) C#
2 159 (47.89%) SQL
3 62 (18.67%) C++
3 62 (18.67%) JavaScript
4 59 (17.77%) T-SQL
5 51 (15.36%) VB.NET
6 27 (8.133%) VB
7 26 (7.831%) Java
8 22 (6.627%) VB6
9 11 (3.313%) PL/SQL
10 7 (2.108%) VBScript
11 4 (1.205%) Perl
11 4 (1.205%) Korn
11 4 (1.205%) XPath
11 4 (1.205%) PowerShell
11 4 (1.205%) Bourne shell
11 4 (1.205%) Bash shell
11 4 (1.205%) Tcl
11 4 (1.205%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.904%) Python
Qualifications
1 82 (24.70%) Microsoft Certification
2 65 (19.58%) MCTS
2 65 (19.58%) MCP
2 65 (19.58%) MCAD
2 65 (19.58%) MCSD
3 36 (10.84%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.711%) QA
2 5 (1.506%) WCAG
3 2 (0.602%) ISO 9001
3 2 (0.602%) TickIT
System Software
1 4 (1.205%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (1.205%) Cisco CUCM
2 3 (0.904%) Nagios
Vendors
1 147 (44.28%) Microsoft
2 57 (17.17%) Oracle
3 17 (5.120%) DevExpress
4 4 (1.205%) Cisco
4 4 (1.205%) Telerik
5 3 (0.904%) Capita
6 2 (0.602%) Sage
6 2 (0.602%) BT
6 2 (0.602%) Typemock
6 2 (0.602%) EPiServer
7 1 (0.301%) Twitter
7 1 (0.301%) ION Trading
7 1 (0.301%) Google
Essex
Software Applications Developer ( Winforms, SQL Server, Windows Forms, C#.NET, VB.NET ) needed... The ideal candidate will have commercial experience in Winforms, (Windows Forms) Development, C#.NET and...
IT Executive Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
This involves working on many modules of my client's global software written on the .NET platform using C# with both Web and WinForms development using the .NET...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, Healthcare
Posted: 18 May 2013
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Essential Skills: - Commercial development exposure to VB.NET and / or C# - Commercial development exposure to Windows Application Development with WPF and / or Winforms - Commercial development experience with SQL...
ninesharp
Salary: £30000 - £36000 per annum + attractive benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Watford, Hertfordshire
The successful Software Engineer / Developer will need to have a degree and at least 1 year commercial experience using C#, .Net and SQL Server, preferably in a Windows...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + 25 Days, 5% Pension, HC
Posted: 14 May 2013
Hertfordshire
Essential Skills: *Minimum 2 years commercial development experience with Microsoft .NET Technologies *VB.NET for Windows (WinForms, WCF, WPF) *Microsoft SQL Server *Full Lifecycle Development Desired Skills: *C# *...
ninesharp
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bedford, South East
As part of the IT Graduate Programme, you can expect to be exposed to and gain experience in the following: * C# 3 and 4 * SQL Server 2008 and...
Capita Resourcing
Salary: £23000.00 per annum
Posted: 27 April 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
As part of the IT Graduate Programme, you can expect to be exposed to and gain experience in the following: * C# 3 and 4 * SQL Server 2008 and...
Capita Resourcing - Jobs at Capita
Salary: £23000.00 per annum
Posted: 26 April 2013
Ipswich, Suffolk
C# Developer Requirement... The ideal candidate will have C#... + Strong C# experience + Combination of ASP.net and winforms. + SQL Server experience + Any exposure to MVC would be useful.....
North Point Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + ú30000 to ú40000
Posted: 15 May 2013
Ipswich, Suffolk
C# Developer Requirement... The ideal candidate will have C#... + Strong C# experience + Combination of ASP.net and winforms. + SQL Server experience + Any exposure to MVC would be useful.....
North Point Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + ú30000 to ú40000
Posted: 15 May 2013
Ipswich, Suffolk
C# Developer Requirement... The ideal candidate will have C#... + Strong C# experience + Combination of ASP.net and winforms. + SQL Server experience + Any exposure to MVC would be useful.....
North Point Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + ú30000 to ú40000
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Practical knowledge of design patterns and avoidance of anti-patterns is a must.Applicants must have at least 4 years of commercial software development or equivalent open source...
Energize Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Extensive Benefits Package
Posted: 18 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
An innovative company specialising in materials, joining and engineering technologies, the successful candidate will work along side talented developers specialising in the latest versions of Microsoft technologies. As...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 35k + Bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Harpenden, South East
NET Developer (ASP.NET, C#, C#.NET, dot NET, Web Application Development, Desktop, Winforms, Windows, .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4, Razor, WCF, WPF, MVVM, Prism, Continuous...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
C# Developer, .NET, dot NET, Desktop, Winforms, Windows Forms, Server Side, .NET 4.5, WPF, MVVM, Prism, continuous integration, dependency injection, Ninject / Spring.net, , IoC, Unity / Castle Windsor,...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
C# Developer, .NET, dot NET, Desktop, Winforms, Windows Forms, Server Side, .NET 4.5, WPF, MVVM, Prism, continuous integration, dependency injection, Ninject / Spring.net, , IoC, Unity / Castle Windsor,...
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Healthcare
Posted: 13 May 2013
Watford, Hertfordshire
C# - Visual Studio - SQL Server 2008 / 2010 - Oracle - PL-SQL - WinForms / Windows Applications Skills - C# / .NET / SQL / Oracle - To be considered for this role you will ideally have...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, Global Travel
Posted: 14 May 2013
Hertfordshire
Proficiency in the use of Windows forms-based and ASP.net/browser-based applications * Possess strong analytical and communication skills and ability to research information * An understanding of...
Clearwater People Solutions
Salary: £40000 Per Annum benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Basildon, UK - with some travel
3-5 years experience in web optimisation/front end development or similar role Be able to deliver best-in-class front-end code from scratch across a broad...
ePay
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 19 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Any of EUTRA/LTE/GRPS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA, WIMAX, Wifi, DECT, BT, CDMA, ISDN, TCP/UDP/RCP/IP, Ethernet, ADSL, etc. - Experience of programming in C/C++/C#... -...
Blackberry
Salary: Competitive + Comprehensive Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 22 April 2013