The first table below looks at the demand for .NET skills in IT jobs advertised for the Edinburgh region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 21 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 Edinburgh region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
Rank 3 4 6
Rank change year-on-year
+1 +2
Permanent jobs citing .NET 249 287 254
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Edinburgh 23.21% 20.90% 16.67%
As % of the Application Development category 56.08% 61.06% 51.31%
Number of salaries quoted 158 226 173
Average salary £36,250 £35,000 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.57% -4.10%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,350 £29,250 £24,200
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £46,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+4.16% +2.85%
All Application Development
Edinburgh
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
444 470 495
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Edinburgh 41.38% 34.23% 32.48%
Number of salaries quoted 280 369 372
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £30,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £43,500 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
.NET
Scotland

.NET
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh .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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing .NET across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Edinburgh .NET Salary Histogram

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

1 418 (83.10%) C#
2 305 (60.64%) SQL Server
3 268 (53.28%) ASP.NET
4 175 (34.79%) Microsoft
5 165 (32.80%) Finance
6 164 (32.60%) SQL
7 159 (31.61%) JavaScript
8 137 (27.24%) Degree
9 131 (26.04%) CSS
10 130 (25.84%) jQuery
11 125 (24.85%) HTML
12 120 (23.86%) Visual Studio
13 102 (20.28%) .NET Framework
14 100 (19.88%) MVC
15 84 (16.70%) WCF
16 83 (16.50%) Agile Software Development
17 80 (15.90%) Windows
18 76 (15.11%) ASP.NET MVC
19 75 (14.91%) SQL Server 2008
20 74 (14.71%) Computer Science
20 74 (14.71%) Scrum
21 72 (14.31%) XML
22 70 (13.92%) Java
22 70 (13.92%) TDD
23 69 (13.72%) MS Excel
24 63 (12.52%) Oracle
24 63 (12.52%) Web Services
25 62 (12.33%) Unit Testing
26 60 (11.93%) VB.NET
27 57 (11.33%) Ajax

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Edinburgh 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
1 268 (53.28%) ASP.NET
2 131 (26.04%) CSS
3 130 (25.84%) jQuery
4 125 (24.85%) HTML
5 102 (20.28%) .NET Framework
6 84 (16.70%) WCF
7 76 (15.11%) ASP.NET MVC
8 72 (14.31%) XML
9 63 (12.52%) Web Services
10 57 (11.33%) Ajax
11 51 (10.14%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
12 32 (6.362%) ASP
13 31 (6.163%) ASP.NET MVC 3
14 30 (5.964%) XSLT
15 28 (5.567%) WinForms
15 28 (5.567%) HTML5
16 27 (5.368%) J2EE
17 21 (4.175%) WPF
18 20 (3.976%) Middleware
19 19 (3.777%) NHibernate
Application Platforms
1 52 (10.34%) SharePoint
2 20 (3.976%) IIS
3 17 (3.380%) Windows Azure
4 15 (2.982%) CMS
4 15 (2.982%) SharePoint 2010
5 13 (2.584%) BizTalk Server
6 11 (2.187%) WebSphere Application Server
7 9 (1.789%) Umbraco
8 5 (0.994%) MSMQ
8 5 (0.994%) NServiceBus
9 4 (0.795%) WebSphere Portal
10 3 (0.596%) SAP Portal
10 3 (0.596%) SharePoint 2013
11 2 (0.398%) Immediacy CMS
11 2 (0.398%) SharePoint Server
11 2 (0.398%) Apache
11 2 (0.398%) Tomcat
11 2 (0.398%) SAS
11 2 (0.398%) OpenROAD
12 1 (0.199%) TeamSite
Applications
1 69 (13.72%) MS Excel
2 16 (3.181%) MS Office
3 6 (1.193%) MS Project
4 2 (0.398%) InfoPath
5 1 (0.199%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.199%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 16 (3.181%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.398%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (0.398%) Dynamics NAV
Communications & Networking
1 22 (4.374%) Ethernet
2 16 (3.181%) Internet
3 15 (2.982%) Wi-Fi
4 11 (2.187%) DNS
5 8 (1.590%) DHCP
5 8 (1.590%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.994%) HTTP
7 3 (0.596%) Intranet
7 3 (0.596%) FTP
8 2 (0.398%) iSCSI
8 2 (0.398%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 305 (60.64%) SQL Server
2 75 (14.91%) SQL Server 2008
3 39 (7.753%) SQL Server 2005
4 32 (6.362%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 15 (2.982%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 15 (2.982%) SQL Server 2012
6 11 (2.187%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 10 (1.988%) RDBMS
8 7 (1.392%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (1.193%) OLAP
10 5 (0.994%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 5 (0.994%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.994%) NoSQL
11 4 (0.795%) DB2
11 4 (0.795%) Crystal Reports
11 4 (0.795%) Data Warehouse
11 4 (0.795%) MS Access
12 3 (0.596%) Oracle Reports
12 3 (0.596%) Oracle 8/8i
12 3 (0.596%) Ingres
Development Applications
1 120 (23.86%) Visual Studio
2 50 (9.940%) Team Foundation Server
3 30 (5.964%) Subversion
4 26 (5.169%) JUnit
5 18 (3.579%) Selenium
6 10 (1.988%) MSTest
6 10 (1.988%) Eclipse
7 9 (1.789%) Git (software)
8 8 (1.590%) NUnit
9 5 (0.994%) QuickTest Pro
9 5 (0.994%) Xcode
10 4 (0.795%) Rhino Mocks
10 4 (0.795%) Moq
10 4 (0.795%) Canoo WebTest
10 4 (0.795%) Fiddler
10 4 (0.795%) Oracle Forms
10 4 (0.795%) PowerBuilder
11 3 (0.596%) Mercurial
12 2 (0.398%) Hudson
12 2 (0.398%) WatiN
General
1 165 (32.80%) Finance
2 25 (4.970%) Banking
3 17 (3.380%) Financial Institution
4 10 (1.988%) Retail
5 9 (1.789%) Legal
5 9 (1.789%) Publishing
5 9 (1.789%) Back Office
6 8 (1.590%) Electronics
7 6 (1.193%) Marketing
7 6 (1.193%) Front Office
8 5 (0.994%) Telecoms
8 5 (0.994%) Advertising
9 3 (0.596%) Games
9 3 (0.596%) Investment Banking
10 2 (0.398%) Music
10 2 (0.398%) Music Industry
10 2 (0.398%) Billing
Job Titles
1 358 (71.17%) Developer
2 164 (32.60%) .NET Developer
3 88 (17.50%) C# Developer
4 70 (13.92%) Analyst
5 69 (13.72%) C# .NET Developer
6 68 (13.52%) Software Developer
7 58 (11.53%) Senior Developer
8 48 (9.543%) ASP.NET Developer
9 39 (7.753%) C# ASP.NET Developer
10 38 (7.555%) Web Developer
11 32 (6.362%) Software Engineer
12 26 (5.169%) Senior .NET Developer
12 26 (5.169%) Junior
13 25 (4.970%) Support Analyst
14 24 (4.771%) Programmer
14 24 (4.771%) Applications Support
14 24 (4.771%) Junior Developer
15 18 (3.579%) Analyst Programmer
16 16 (3.181%) C# Programmer
16 16 (3.181%) .NET Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 74 (14.71%) Computer Science
2 19 (3.777%) Mathematics
3 17 (3.380%) Enterprise Software
4 15 (2.982%) Mobile Computing
5 13 (2.584%) Web 2.0
6 12 (2.386%) Open Source
7 10 (1.988%) Mobile App
8 9 (1.789%) Visualisation
9 7 (1.392%) N-Tier
9 7 (1.392%) CUDA
10 6 (1.193%) New Media
10 6 (1.193%) SaaS
10 6 (1.193%) Cloud Computing
11 5 (0.994%) SWIFT
12 3 (0.596%) W3C
12 3 (0.596%) Client/Server
13 2 (0.398%) iPad
13 2 (0.398%) iPhone
13 2 (0.398%) Statistics
13 2 (0.398%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 80 (15.90%) Windows
2 22 (4.374%) UNIX
3 14 (2.783%) Linux
4 13 (2.584%) Windows Server 2008
5 12 (2.386%) Android
6 8 (1.590%) Windows Server 2003
7 7 (1.392%) Solaris
8 6 (1.193%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.596%) HPUX
10 2 (0.398%) Windows Phone
10 2 (0.398%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.199%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (19.88%) MVC
2 83 (16.50%) Agile Software Development
3 74 (14.71%) Scrum
4 70 (13.92%) TDD
5 62 (12.33%) Unit Testing
6 47 (9.344%) Web Development
7 45 (8.946%) Software Engineering
8 39 (7.753%) OO
9 36 (7.157%) Continuous Integration
10 28 (5.567%) UML
10 28 (5.567%) Project Management
11 23 (4.573%) CRM
12 22 (4.374%) OOP
13 20 (3.976%) Analytics
14 19 (3.777%) Business Intelligence
14 19 (3.777%) BPMN
15 16 (3.181%) Integration Testing
15 16 (3.181%) Business Analysis
15 16 (3.181%) SOA
16 14 (2.783%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 418 (83.10%) C#
2 164 (32.60%) SQL
3 159 (31.61%) JavaScript
4 70 (13.92%) Java
5 60 (11.93%) VB.NET
6 42 (8.350%) T-SQL
7 29 (5.765%) C++
8 15 (2.982%) VC++
8 15 (2.982%) VB
8 15 (2.982%) C
9 14 (2.783%) PHP
9 14 (2.783%) VBA
10 11 (2.187%) PL/SQL
10 11 (2.187%) Python
11 10 (1.988%) Perl
12 9 (1.789%) Ruby
13 8 (1.590%) Objective-C
14 7 (1.392%) Delphi
15 5 (0.994%) XQuery
15 5 (0.994%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 137 (27.24%) Degree
2 25 (4.970%) Microsoft Certification
3 15 (2.982%) ISEB
4 12 (2.386%) MCPD
5 7 (1.392%) MCTS
6 6 (1.193%) ISTQB
6 6 (1.193%) Sun Certification
7 4 (0.795%) MCDBA
8 3 (0.596%) MCSD
8 3 (0.596%) MCP
9 2 (0.398%) MCAD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (1.392%) QA
2 6 (1.193%) SLA
3 1 (0.199%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (0.199%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 8 (1.590%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.596%) Samba
Systems Management
1 4 (0.795%) Oracle Identity Manager
2 3 (0.596%) WMI
3 2 (0.398%) SCCM
4 1 (0.199%) MIIS
Vendors
1 175 (34.79%) Microsoft
2 63 (12.52%) Oracle
3 9 (1.789%) Cognos
4 7 (1.392%) JBoss
5 6 (1.193%) Twitter
5 6 (1.193%) DevExpress
6 5 (0.994%) Sybase
7 4 (0.795%) Canoo
8 3 (0.596%) IBM
8 3 (0.596%) Sun
8 3 (0.596%) SAP
8 3 (0.596%) Ektron
9 2 (0.398%) Sitecore
9 2 (0.398%) EPiServer
9 2 (0.398%) Open Text
10 1 (0.199%) Red Hat
10 1 (0.199%) BMC
10 1 (0.199%) Informatica
10 1 (0.199%) Adobe
10 1 (0.199%) Business Objects
Edinburgh, Scotland
They provide IVA's, and other debt management arrangements. They currently have 30,000 customers and they are growing very quickly. You will be required to develop their...
Computer Futures
Salary: £34000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
The key software skills that my client is looking for applicants to have are thus: Microsoft .NET, C#, ASP.NET (MVC would be good but not crucial) and...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £30000 - £47000 per annum + Tremendous employee benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
The key software skills that my client is looking for applicants to have are thus: Microsoft .NET, C#, ASP.NET (MVC would be good but not crucial) and...
Cathcart Associates Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £47000 per annum + Tremendous employee benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
This is a key role within a motivated and energetic development team, working with the latest Microsoft .NET technologies. Applicants must be able to demonstrate * Significant experience developing...
Search Consultancy
Posted: 17 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
Cathcart Associates are helping one of our clients recruit for a .NET skilled developer for their team... The work is all Microsoft focussed and the successful candidate will...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 2 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
For these positions, I am very keen to speak with candidates who have at least 2+years commercial experience developing with the following technologies: .Net, C#, ASP.Net,...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £30000 - £42000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 2 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
The successful Software Developer (C#, ASP.Net, MVC, CSS, HTML) should also have knowledge and experience of front end development using CSS and HTML Skills required for the...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + 10% bonus + pension + health
Posted: 20 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
They ensure that their clients get the best level of service and that regulations are full adhered to. They are experts in their field and are looking for...
Computer Futures
Salary: £32000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
My client, a very successful fund management firm are recruiting for a C# /.Net developer in Edinburgh. The role is open to anyone from a recent graduate to...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: competitve
Posted: 17 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
Web Developer - Graduate - Edinburgh - C#, ASP.Net, SQL Serve Our Client is an innovative business which provides an excellent working environment for their employees... The successful applicant will...
Search Consultancy
Salary: £16000 - £18000 per annum + unique benefits package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
The successful .NET Technical Manager will be highly motivated, and have a university degree in an IT related subject (this is preferable but not essential if relevant industry...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Position This position requires someone with an excellent academic record, strong experience working in C#/ASP.NET (with a great understanding of the project life-cycle)... SQL...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £35000 - £48000 per annum + bonuses + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
The successful Software Developers will be joining an existing team of highly skilled C# .Net Developers who work in an Agile environment where cutting edge Microsoft development tools...
Harvey Nash Consulting (Scotland) Limited
Salary: £25000 - £40000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 27 April 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
Your day-to-day duties will include: - Delivering a wide range of web application features, developing using ASP.Net MVC, ASP.Net & C# - Utilise modern client side development...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Relocation Package
Posted: 15 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
They are experiencing rapid growth and would like to take on an enthusiastic developer to help them drive their software forward and to maximize revenues. You will be...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
My client, a highly regarded financial institution, is seeking a C# Web Developer to join their expanding team in Edinburgh. The job requires C# coding experience and extensive...
Salary: £ Highly Competitive Plus Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
You will be able to demonstrate a strong technical understanding of ASP.NET, C#, HTML / DHTML, AJAX and CSS and you will be able to communicate effectively with...
Salary: £ Highly Competitive Plus Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Company The client is seeking a successful ASP.NET/C# Developer to work on software for financial applications within their securities team... The Position This position requires...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £38000 - £48000 per annum + bonuses + benefites
Posted: 15 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
Skills Essential: C#.NET Visual Studio Desirable: SQL Server Publish/subscribe Middleware (DDS) Comms (Ethernet, WiFi, ...) Mobile computing We require the successful candidate to be self-motivated, flexible...
Search Consultancy
Salary: £35000 per annum + Fantastic Benefits Package
Posted: 17 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
My client has recently won a considerable amount of new business and is now looking to grow their Dynamics CRM team. As I'm looking for Developers of...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £25000 - £50000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
Dynamics CRM Developer, Microsoft Dynamics, CRM, Developer Analyst, Business Analyst, Requirements Gathering, Testing, Full life-cycle, C#, .Net Excellent opportunity for Microsoft Dynamics CRM Developers of all levels...
Cathcart Associates Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £50000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
You will need to be proficient in ASP.NET, MVC, SQL as well as web technologies including JavaScript, JQuery, XHTML and CSS. This is an excellent opportunity to...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience: *Java development experience *Exposure to Objective-C/C# *Oracle/SQL Server *Android *Any ASP.NET exposure If you...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £38000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
They require an experienced manager who is able to successfully lead and pull together a development team who are located over different locations. This is an exciting opportunity...
Computer Futures
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
The Junior Developer must have good knowledge of at least one Microsoft visual programming language (C#, .Net, VB etc) as well as experience with relational databases and MySQL...
Boston Capel
Salary: £18k to £25k depending on experience
Posted: 21 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
The successful Senior Developer must have experience of building solutions for brands or marketing and have a can do attitude, inspire and enthuse the team, plus the following...
Computer Futures
Salary: £38000 - £42000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
The successful candidate will be an expert developer in a range of scripting and programming languages. You will be involved in managing projects and also mentoring other developers...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
Experience with Microsoft Technologies such as C# and .Net would be highly advantageous. Knowledge of: JavaScript, Web Services, Java, Software Architecture/Design and SQL would also be useful...
Net Talent
Posted: 20 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
You must be experienced in:- SQL Server / Cluster... Hands-on experience in at least 3 of the following:- Microsoft. ASP... NET -C#, ASP.NET, VB.NET Web -DHTML/...
Net Talent
Salary: £30000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
Software Engineer - Rapidly expanding entrepreneurial org - Edinburgh or Glasgow - Relocation paid One of the UK's fastest growing entrepreneurial organisation has an exciting opportunity for a Software Engineer /...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + bonus + excellent bens
Posted: 20 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
SQL and .NET software developer required with home working option... We require someone with demonstrable experience of SQL and .NET development, ideally throughout the full life cycle... This...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £20000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 24 April 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
The ideal candidate will have a background in C#, ASP.Net and non-relational databases like NoSQL as well as experience of working with real-time data integration.....
Harnham
Salary: £25000 - £37000 per annum + comprehensive benefits package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
Responsibilities: Direct the design & development of multiple projects both web and desktop Define & create reusable, dependable & efficient software components in C# Support the development team to guarantee the...
Computer Futures
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
HTML/XML, JavaScript, JQuery and CSS knowledge. -Experience of writing Coded UI tests in C# or VB.NET. -SQL Server experience (Administration and T-SQL) -Microsoft Systems and...
MBN Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Unspecified £ Negotiable on Experience
Posted: 15 May 2013
Edinburgh & Lothians
Min 5 yrs SQL Server BI including 2005 and 2008 - SSIS/SSAS/SSRS/ T-SQL/MDX - Dimensional modelling skills - SharePoint 2010 BI including Performance Point Services - Experience of...
Sopra Group Ltd
Salary: Attractive, plus flexible benefits
Posted: 10 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
Project Manager - Financial Services firm recruiting for IT Project Manager with experience delivering software applications in an Agile environment for new permanent role... The technical environment and project...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £43500 - £47500 per annum + benefits + BONUS + pension
Posted: 25 April 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
Any experience with HTML and JavaScript would be ideal however, not essential... This position also offers a fantastic opportunity for the successful candidate to developer their technical and...
Net Talent
Posted: 20 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
Application Support Analyst, App Support Analyst, Application Support Programmer, Programmer, Analyst, 3rd Line, Third Line, .Net, Cognos, Automated Unit Testing, Implementation, Application Design, Application Development, Application Testing, Implementations...
Cathcart Associates Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits Package
Posted: 17 May 2013