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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) 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 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
Rank38
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads812680
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.437 %0.283 %
As % of the category below55.77 %49.67 %
Salaries quoted727604
Average minimum salary£37,947£36,646
Average salary£42,008£40,291
% change on same period last year+4.26 %
Average maximum salary£46,068£43,935
UK excluding London average salary£35,310£35,970
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
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 East of England.NET
East of England

.NET
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire .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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

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

Hertfordshire .NET Salary Histogram

.NET
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing .NET 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
WatfordDown-295£40,412+10.82 %
St AlbansNo change081£32,772-10.99 %
Welwyn Garden CityUp+763£38,118-1.24 %
StevenageUp+240£34,081-11.05 %
Potters BarNew entry-25£42,310-
HitchinNew entry-22£39,591-
Bishop's StortfordUp+520£35,250-17.05 %
RoystonNo change09£32,143-8.16 %
HertfordDown-45£32,500-8.99 %
LetchworthNew entry-4£27,250-
WelwynNew entry-3£21,667-
HoddesdonUp+33£36,250+25.00 %
TringDown-62--
RickmansworthDown-21£45,000+12.50 %
.NET East of England.NET
East of England

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1901 (60.03 %)C#
2783 (52.17 %)SQL Server
3731 (48.70 %)ASP.NET
4542 (36.11 %)SQL
5523 (34.84 %)XML
6449 (29.91 %)Microsoft
7415 (27.65 %)VB.NET
8289 (19.25 %)VB
9273 (18.19 %)ASP
10266 (17.72 %)HTML
11258 (17.19 %)Degree
12249 (16.59 %)BizTalk Server
13245 (16.32 %)SQL Server 2005
14223 (14.86 %)OO
15212 (14.12 %)JavaScript
16196 (13.06 %).NET Framework
17193 (12.86 %)AJAX
18190 (12.66 %)MS Excel
19187 (12.46 %)WebServices
20184 (12.26 %)SQL Server 2000
21179 (11.93 %)CSS
21179 (11.93 %)Oracle
22176 (11.73 %)Retail
23169 (11.26 %)Windows
24163 (10.86 %)E-Commerce
25152 (10.13 %)Java
26148 (9.860 %)Visual Studio
27146 (9.727 %)C++
28141 (9.394 %)Web Development
29138 (9.194 %)XSLT

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1731 (48.70 %)ASP.NET
2523 (34.84 %)XML
3273 (18.19 %)ASP
4266 (17.72 %)HTML
5196 (13.06 %).NET Framework
6193 (12.86 %)AJAX
7187 (12.46 %)WebServices
8179 (11.93 %)CSS
9138 (9.194 %)XSLT
10108 (7.195 %)WinForms
1190 (5.996 %)XHTML
1272 (4.797 %)XSL
1367 (4.464 %)ADO.NET
1443 (2.865 %)J2EE
1539 (2.598 %)DOM
1632 (2.132 %)COM
1730 (1.999 %)LAMP
1827 (1.799 %)WCF
1926 (1.732 %)SOAP
2025 (1.666 %)LINQ
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1249 (16.59 %)BizTalk Server
2124 (8.261 %)IIS
3102 (6.795 %)SharePoint
439 (2.598 %)CMS
529 (1.932 %)SharePoint Server 2007
621 (1.399 %)SharePoint Portal Server
718 (1.199 %)Apache
86 (0.400 %)MS Exchange
94 (0.266 %)Tomcat
94 (0.266 %)CICS
103 (0.200 %)IBM HTTP Server
103 (0.200 %)MQSeries
103 (0.200 %)ColdFusion
103 (0.200 %)WebSphere Application Server
103 (0.200 %)ColdFusion MX
103 (0.200 %)Office Communications Server
112 (0.133 %)WebLogic
112 (0.133 %)Plone
112 (0.133 %)Commerce Server
121 (0.067 %)Commerce Server 2007
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1190 (12.66 %)MS Excel
218 (1.199 %)Photoshop
312 (0.799 %)MS Visio
48 (0.533 %)MS Office
56 (0.400 %)MS Project
65 (0.333 %)3ds Max
74 (0.266 %)Fireworks
74 (0.266 %)MATLAB
82 (0.133 %)InfoPath
91 (0.067 %)Spreadsheet
91 (0.067 %)Adobe Illustrator
91 (0.067 %)MS PowerPoint
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
117 (1.133 %)Navision
216 (1.066 %)Dynamics NAV
37 (0.466 %)Dynamics CRM
46 (0.400 %)Microsoft CRM
54 (0.266 %)Axapta
54 (0.266 %)Dynamics AX
54 (0.266 %)Oracle ERP
62 (0.133 %)Oracle CRM
71 (0.067 %)BASE24
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1106 (7.062 %)Internet
273 (4.863 %)HTTP
353 (3.531 %)TCP/IP
432 (2.132 %)SMTP
517 (1.133 %)FTP
613 (0.866 %)Firewall
78 (0.533 %)HTTPS
78 (0.533 %)Intranet
85 (0.333 %)DNS
94 (0.266 %)VoIP
103 (0.200 %)Broadband
103 (0.200 %)GPRS
103 (0.200 %)LAN
103 (0.200 %)Wireless
112 (0.133 %)SAN
112 (0.133 %)GSM
112 (0.133 %)VPN
112 (0.133 %)Network Security
121 (0.067 %)WAN
121 (0.067 %)TETRA
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1783 (52.17 %)SQL Server
2245 (16.32 %)SQL Server 2005
3184 (12.26 %)SQL Server 2000
454 (3.598 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
549 (3.264 %)SQL Server Integration Services
646 (3.065 %)RDBMS
737 (2.465 %)MS Access
834 (2.265 %)Crystal Reports
924 (1.599 %)MySQL
1019 (1.266 %)BusinessObjects
1118 (1.199 %)SQL Server 2008
1216 (1.066 %)DTS
1311 (0.733 %)Datawarehouse
1410 (0.666 %)FileMaker
1410 (0.666 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
159 (0.600 %)DB2
168 (0.533 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
176 (0.400 %)ETL
184 (0.266 %)Oracle 8/8i
184 (0.266 %)Oracle 10g
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1148 (9.860 %)Visual Studio
295 (6.329 %)VSS/SourceSafe
336 (2.398 %)ClearCase
336 (2.398 %)Bugzilla
419 (1.266 %)Flash
513 (0.866 %)MorphX
610 (0.666 %)Dreamweaver
77 (0.466 %)WinRunner
77 (0.466 %)TestPartner
77 (0.466 %)InstallShield
77 (0.466 %)Visual Studio Team System
86 (0.400 %)Eclipse
95 (0.333 %)NUnit
104 (0.266 %)CruiseControl
113 (0.200 %)ProC
113 (0.200 %)TestDirector
113 (0.200 %)Oracle Forms
122 (0.133 %)LoadRunner
122 (0.133 %)Telon
122 (0.133 %)MSI
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1176 (11.73 %)Retail
2134 (8.927 %)Pensions
3132 (8.794 %)Finance
478 (5.197 %)Health
549 (3.264 %)Education
648 (3.198 %)Marketing
733 (2.199 %)Insurance
828 (1.865 %)Construction
923 (1.532 %)FMCG
1019 (1.266 %)Financial Institution
1115 (0.999 %)Games
1214 (0.933 %)Pharmaceutical
1312 (0.799 %)Aerospace
1410 (0.666 %)Back Office
1410 (0.666 %)Manufacturing
159 (0.600 %)Chemicals
167 (0.466 %)Government
176 (0.400 %)Telecoms
185 (0.333 %)Electronics
185 (0.333 %)Publishing
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1887 (59.09 %)Developer
2335 (22.32 %).NET Developer
3290 (19.32 %)C# Developer
4143 (9.527 %)Web Developer
5126 (8.394 %)Development Manager
6111 (7.395 %)Architect
792 (6.129 %)Senior Developer
891 (6.063 %)Analyst
988 (5.863 %)ASP.NET Developer
1078 (5.197 %)Software Developer
1170 (4.664 %)Junior
1170 (4.664 %)Consultant
1266 (4.397 %)Junior Developer
1363 (4.197 %)Team Leader
1459 (3.931 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1558 (3.864 %)Programmer
1650 (3.331 %)Software Engineer
1748 (3.198 %)Applications Manager
1847 (3.131 %).NET Team Leader
1945 (2.998 %)VB.NET Developer
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
144 (2.931 %)Computer Science
241 (2.732 %)Web 2.0
333 (2.199 %)Client/Server
422 (1.466 %)W3C
521 (1.399 %)N-Tier
521 (1.399 %)Management Information System
617 (1.133 %)Mathematics
716 (1.066 %)APACS
813 (0.866 %)PDA
911 (0.733 %)Multithreading
1010 (0.666 %)Pocket PC
1010 (0.666 %)French Language
118 (0.533 %)Fat Client
118 (0.533 %)Spread Betting
118 (0.533 %)Thin Client
118 (0.533 %)Tandem
118 (0.533 %)Data Conversion
126 (0.400 %)EPoS
134 (0.266 %)Statistics
134 (0.266 %)German Language
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1169 (11.26 %)Windows
245 (2.998 %)UNIX
332 (2.132 %)Windows Server 2003
430 (1.999 %)Linux
511 (0.733 %)Windows 2000 Server
610 (0.666 %)Windows Mobile
79 (0.600 %)Solaris
86 (0.400 %)Windows XP
94 (0.266 %)Windows 2000
103 (0.200 %)AIX
112 (0.133 %)Mac OS X
112 (0.133 %)Windows CE
112 (0.133 %)SUSE
112 (0.133 %)Red Hat Linux
121 (0.067 %)Palm OS
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1223 (14.86 %)OO
2163 (10.86 %)E-Commerce
3141 (9.394 %)Web Development
4136 (9.061 %)UML
5101 (6.729 %)Scrum
691 (6.063 %)Project Management
787 (5.796 %)OOD
860 (3.997 %)Business Intelligence
951 (3.398 %)RAD
951 (3.398 %)Agile Software Development
1050 (3.331 %)Content Management
1148 (3.198 %)Web Design
1243 (2.865 %)Change Management
1340 (2.665 %)B2B
1438 (2.532 %)CRM
1537 (2.465 %)Service Management
1634 (2.265 %)ITIL
1634 (2.265 %)Release Management
1728 (1.865 %)ERP
1826 (1.732 %)Service Delivery
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1901 (60.03 %)C#
2542 (36.11 %)SQL
3415 (27.65 %)VB.NET
4289 (19.25 %)VB
5212 (14.12 %)JavaScript
6152 (10.13 %)Java
7146 (9.727 %)C++
8124 (8.261 %)VB6
968 (4.530 %)PHP
1064 (4.264 %)VBA
1149 (3.264 %)C
1238 (2.532 %)DHTML
1238 (2.532 %)VBScript
1336 (2.398 %)Transact-SQL
1430 (1.999 %)PL/SQL
1523 (1.532 %)Python
1523 (1.532 %)XPath
1621 (1.399 %)Ruby
1716 (1.066 %)X++
189 (0.600 %)Delphi
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1258 (17.19 %)Degree
2110 (7.328 %)Microsoft Certification
356 (3.731 %)MCSD
421 (1.399 %)MCP
519 (1.266 %)MCAD
617 (1.133 %)PhD
714 (0.933 %)Sun Certification
82 (0.133 %)MCSE
91 (0.067 %)MCDBA
91 (0.067 %)ISEB
91 (0.067 %)HND
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
129 (1.932 %)QA
217 (1.133 %)ISO8583
39 (0.600 %)WAI
45 (0.333 %)SLA
52 (0.133 %)HL7
61 (0.067 %)WCAG
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (0.466 %)VMware Infrastructure
24 (0.266 %)MSMQ
24 (0.266 %)Active Directory
33 (0.200 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
42 (0.133 %)VMware Server
42 (0.133 %)WebInspect
51 (0.067 %)Terminal Server
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.200 %)SCOM
22 (0.133 %)OpenView
22 (0.133 %)Nessus
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1449 (29.91 %)Microsoft
2179 (11.93 %)Oracle
331 (2.065 %)Remedy
419 (1.266 %)Business Objects
514 (0.933 %)Sun
613 (0.866 %)telerik
710 (0.666 %)Sage
88 (0.533 %)VMware
88 (0.533 %)Citrix
96 (0.400 %)IBM
96 (0.400 %)Macromedia
105 (0.333 %)Ab Initio
114 (0.266 %)PeopleSoft
123 (0.200 %)SAP
123 (0.200 %)Sybase
123 (0.200 %)Adobe
123 (0.200 %)Yahoo!
123 (0.200 %)Serena
132 (0.133 %)ProClarity
132 (0.133 %)GUPTA