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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET Framework skills within the Hertfordshire 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 Framework over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET Framework
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7199
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching permanent IT job ads11285
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.060 %0.035 %
As % of the category below7.692 %6.209 %
Salaries quoted10874
Average minimum salary£33,782£41,635
Average salary£37,189£47,054
% change on same period last year-20.96 %
Average maximum salary£40,597£52,473
UK excluding London average salary£36,595£37,881
% change on same period last year-3.39 %
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads14561369
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.784 %0.571 %
Salaries quoted12481155
Average minimum salary£36,759£36,270
Average salary£40,519£39,894
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
Average maximum salary£44,279£43,517
UK excluding London average salary£35,926£36,840
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
.NET Framework East of England.NET Framework
East of England

.NET Framework
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire .NET Framework Demand Trend

.NET Framework
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing .NET Framework across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire .NET Framework Salary Trend

.NET Framework
Salary Histogram

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

Hertfordshire .NET Framework Salary Histogram

.NET Framework
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing .NET Framework within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
St AlbansUp+2330£28,069+18.60 %
Potters BarNew entry-9£33,417-
Welwyn Garden CityNew entry-8£35,000-
WatfordUp+58£38,938+27.66 %
HertfordDown-23£30,000-18.18 %
StevenageNew entry-3£35,167-
.NET Framework East of England.NET Framework
East of England

.NET Framework
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing .NET Framework 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 Framework.

1196 (100.00 %).NET
2173 (88.27 %)C#
3168 (85.71 %)SQL Server
491 (46.43 %)ASP.NET
491 (46.43 %)XML
582 (41.84 %)SQL
679 (40.31 %)SQL Server 2005
773 (37.24 %)Microsoft
856 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2000
951 (26.02 %)WinForms
1050 (25.51 %)OO
1148 (24.49 %)MS Excel
1243 (21.94 %)BizTalk Server
1339 (19.90 %)VB.NET
1435 (17.86 %)HTML
1435 (17.86 %)WebServices
1534 (17.35 %)JavaScript
1631 (15.82 %)Visual Studio
1727 (13.78 %)Web Development
1826 (13.27 %)ASP
1925 (12.76 %)E-Commerce
2024 (12.24 %)UML
2123 (11.73 %)Web Design
2123 (11.73 %)AJAX
2222 (11.22 %)Content Management
2222 (11.22 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
2222 (11.22 %)XSLT
2222 (11.22 %)Oracle
2321 (10.71 %)C++
2321 (10.71 %)MS Access

.NET Framework
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing .NET Framework 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 Framework. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1196 (100.00 %).NET
291 (46.43 %)ASP.NET
291 (46.43 %)XML
351 (26.02 %)WinForms
435 (17.86 %)WebServices
435 (17.86 %)HTML
526 (13.27 %)ASP
623 (11.73 %)AJAX
722 (11.22 %)XSLT
820 (10.20 %)CSS
916 (8.163 %)COM
1015 (7.653 %)DOM
1015 (7.653 %)Ruby on Rails
117 (3.571 %)Middleware
126 (3.061 %)XSL
135 (2.551 %)WPF
144 (2.041 %)Silverlight
144 (2.041 %)LINQ
144 (2.041 %)WCF
144 (2.041 %)SOAP
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
143 (21.94 %)BizTalk Server
215 (7.653 %)Apache
215 (7.653 %)SharePoint
34 (2.041 %)IIS
42 (1.020 %)WebLogic
42 (1.020 %)CMS
42 (1.020 %)Plone
42 (1.020 %)SharePoint Portal Server
42 (1.020 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
148 (24.49 %)MS Excel
22 (1.020 %)Photoshop
31 (0.510 %)MS Project
31 (0.510 %)MS Office
31 (0.510 %)MS Visio
31 (0.510 %)InfoPath
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (2.041 %)Oracle ERP
22 (1.020 %)Oracle CRM
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (3.571 %)HTTP
25 (2.551 %)FTP
25 (2.551 %)Internet
34 (2.041 %)Firewall
34 (2.041 %)SMTP
34 (2.041 %)TCP/IP
42 (1.020 %)Intranet
42 (1.020 %)GPRS
42 (1.020 %)GSM
42 (1.020 %)LAN
51 (0.510 %)VoIP
51 (0.510 %)Wireless
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1168 (85.71 %)SQL Server
279 (40.31 %)SQL Server 2005
356 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2000
422 (11.22 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
521 (10.71 %)MS Access
620 (10.20 %)RDBMS
715 (7.653 %)MySQL
85 (2.551 %)ETL
94 (2.041 %)Oracle 10g
102 (1.020 %)SQLBase
102 (1.020 %)Crystal Reports
102 (1.020 %)SQL Server 2008
102 (1.020 %)SQL Server Integration Services
111 (0.510 %)SQLite
111 (0.510 %)Oracle 8/8i
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
131 (15.82 %)Visual Studio
214 (7.143 %)VSS/SourceSafe
214 (7.143 %)ClearCase
214 (7.143 %)Bugzilla
32 (1.020 %)Telon
32 (1.020 %)Oracle Forms
41 (0.510 %)Eclipse
41 (0.510 %)InstallShield
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (5.102 %)Retail
29 (4.592 %)Finance
34 (2.041 %)Aerospace
34 (2.041 %)Education
43 (1.531 %)Telecoms
52 (1.020 %)Marketing
52 (1.020 %)Government
61 (0.510 %)Health
61 (0.510 %)Legal
61 (0.510 %)Insurance
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1147 (75.00 %)Developer
275 (38.27 %)C# Developer
328 (14.29 %).NET Developer
425 (12.76 %)Development Manager
520 (10.20 %)Lead Developer
520 (10.20 %)GUI Developer
616 (8.163 %)Junior
616 (8.163 %)Junior Developer
616 (8.163 %)Junior C# Developer
715 (7.653 %)Architect
715 (7.653 %)BizTalk Developer
814 (7.143 %)BizTalk Consultant
814 (7.143 %)Consultant
913 (6.633 %)Senior Developer
1012 (6.122 %)Web Manager
1012 (6.122 %)Web Development Manager
118 (4.082 %)WinForms Developer
118 (4.082 %)Web Developer
127 (3.571 %)Technical Architect
127 (3.571 %)ASP.NET Developer
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (7.653 %)Web 2.0
213 (6.633 %)PDA
310 (5.102 %)Client/Server
46 (3.061 %)N-Tier
55 (2.551 %)Computer Science
63 (1.531 %)Tandem
72 (1.020 %)EPoS
72 (1.020 %)Smartphone
81 (0.510 %)Data Conversion
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (5.612 %)Windows
22 (1.020 %)Windows Server 2003
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
150 (25.51 %)OO
227 (13.78 %)Web Development
325 (12.76 %)E-Commerce
424 (12.24 %)UML
523 (11.73 %)Web Design
622 (11.22 %)Content Management
719 (9.694 %)Business Intelligence
87 (3.571 %)Project Management
87 (3.571 %)Enterprise Architecture
96 (3.061 %)Agile Software Development
96 (3.061 %)ERP
105 (2.551 %)EAI
105 (2.551 %)OOD
105 (2.551 %)SOA
105 (2.551 %)OOA/OOD
105 (2.551 %)Scrum
114 (2.041 %)Operations Management
123 (1.531 %)Business Performance Management
123 (1.531 %)TDD
123 (1.531 %)Software Engineering
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1173 (88.27 %)C#
282 (41.84 %)SQL
339 (19.90 %)VB.NET
434 (17.35 %)JavaScript
521 (10.71 %)C++
619 (9.694 %)VBA
717 (8.673 %)PHP
815 (7.653 %)Python
815 (7.653 %)Ruby
913 (6.633 %)VB
108 (4.082 %)VB6
108 (4.082 %)C
116 (3.061 %)Transact-SQL
123 (1.531 %)VBScript
123 (1.531 %)Java
132 (1.020 %)DHTML
141 (0.510 %)FoxPro (VFP)
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (8.163 %)Degree
28 (4.082 %)Microsoft Certification
35 (2.551 %)MCSD
35 (2.551 %)PhD
42 (1.020 %)MCAD
42 (1.020 %)MCSE
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (7.653 %)QA
21 (0.510 %)SLA
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (2.041 %)MSMQ
21 (0.510 %)Active Directory
21 (0.510 %)VMware Infrastructure
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.020 %)OpenView
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
173 (37.24 %)Microsoft
222 (11.22 %)Oracle
34 (2.041 %)Ab Initio
42 (1.020 %)BEA
42 (1.020 %)Adobe
42 (1.020 %)Macromedia
42 (1.020 %)GUPTA
51 (0.510 %)Citrix
51 (0.510 %)VMware