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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET Framework skills within the Kent 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET Framework
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7352
Rank change on same period last yearDown-21
Matching permanent IT job ads2858
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.024 %
As % of the category below5.243 %9.748 %
Salaries quoted1455
Average minimum salary£39,143£36,509
Average salary£40,786£38,895
% change on same period last year+4.86 %
Average maximum salary£42,429£41,281
UK excluding London average salary£36,489£37,759
% change on same period last year-3.36 %
Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads534595
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.292 %0.250 %
Salaries quoted447511
Average minimum salary£31,859£31,524
Average salary£34,796£33,913
% change on same period last year+2.60 %
Average maximum salary£37,734£36,302
UK excluding London average salary£35,939£36,846
% change on same period last year-2.45 %
.NET Framework South East.NET Framework
South East

.NET Framework
Demand Trend

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

Kent .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 Kent region.

Kent .NET Framework Salary Trend

.NET Framework
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing .NET Framework across the Kent region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Kent .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 Kent region over the 3 months to 29 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
DartfordDown-88£40,000-5.88 %
SevenoaksUp+42--
MaidstoneUp+31--
RochesterNew entry-1£30,500-
.NET Framework South East.NET Framework
South East

.NET Framework
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Kent 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.

143 (100.00 %).NET
235 (81.40 %)C#
324 (55.81 %)ASP.NET
420 (46.51 %)SQL Server
519 (44.19 %)SQL
519 (44.19 %)XML
618 (41.86 %)Microsoft
717 (39.53 %)HTML
816 (37.21 %)CSS
816 (37.21 %)SQL Server 2000
915 (34.88 %)Visual Studio
1013 (30.23 %)OO
1112 (27.91 %)WinForms
1211 (25.58 %)E-Commerce
1211 (25.58 %)Health
1211 (25.58 %)CMS
1211 (25.58 %)VB
139 (20.93 %)VB.NET
139 (20.93 %)Oracle
148 (18.60 %)ASP
148 (18.60 %)N-Tier
148 (18.60 %)Pensions
148 (18.60 %)Marketing
148 (18.60 %)Degree
157 (16.28 %)XHTML
157 (16.28 %)XSLT
165 (11.63 %)RAD
174 (9.302 %)MS Excel
174 (9.302 %)UML
174 (9.302 %)OOP

.NET Framework
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
143 (100.00 %).NET
224 (55.81 %)ASP.NET
319 (44.19 %)XML
417 (39.53 %)HTML
516 (37.21 %)CSS
612 (27.91 %)WinForms
78 (18.60 %)ASP
87 (16.28 %)XHTML
87 (16.28 %)XSLT
94 (9.302 %)XSL
102 (4.651 %)NHibernate
102 (4.651 %)ADO
102 (4.651 %)COM+
111 (2.326 %)WebServices
111 (2.326 %)WPF
111 (2.326 %)ODBC
Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (25.58 %)CMS
22 (4.651 %)IIS
31 (2.326 %)MS Exchange
31 (2.326 %)BizTalk Server
31 (2.326 %)Exchange Server 2003
Kent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (9.302 %)MS Excel
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.326 %)VPN
11 (2.326 %)Internet
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (46.51 %)SQL Server
216 (37.21 %)SQL Server 2000
34 (9.302 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (2.326 %)MySQL
Kent IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (34.88 %)Visual Studio
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (25.58 %)Health
28 (18.60 %)Pensions
28 (18.60 %)Marketing
32 (4.651 %)Education
41 (2.326 %)Music
41 (2.326 %)Music Industry
41 (2.326 %)Insurance
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
142 (97.67 %)Developer
216 (37.21 %)Web Developer
216 (37.21 %).NET Developer
313 (30.23 %)C# Developer
412 (27.91 %)Software Developer
56 (13.95 %)Graduate
56 (13.95 %)Lead Developer
56 (13.95 %)Graduate Software Developer
56 (13.95 %)Graduate Developer
56 (13.95 %)ASP.NET Developer
56 (13.95 %).NET Web Developer
63 (6.977 %)Senior C# Developer
63 (6.977 %)WinForms Developer
63 (6.977 %)CSharp Software Developer
63 (6.977 %)Senior Developer
72 (4.651 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
81 (2.326 %)Architect
81 (2.326 %)Analyst
81 (2.326 %).NET Architect
81 (2.326 %)VB6 Developer
Kent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (18.60 %)N-Tier
22 (4.651 %)NHS
22 (4.651 %)Client/Server
31 (2.326 %)Blackberry
31 (2.326 %)Informatics
Kent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (6.977 %)Windows
13 (6.977 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (2.326 %)Fedora
21 (2.326 %)Linux
21 (2.326 %)Windows 2000
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (30.23 %)OO
211 (25.58 %)E-Commerce
35 (11.63 %)RAD
44 (9.302 %)UML
44 (9.302 %)OOP
44 (9.302 %)Migration
53 (6.977 %)Web Development
62 (4.651 %)Agile Software Development
62 (4.651 %)TDD
62 (4.651 %)Software Engineering
62 (4.651 %)CRM
71 (2.326 %)Refactoring
71 (2.326 %)Continuous Integration
71 (2.326 %)Project Management
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (81.40 %)C#
219 (44.19 %)SQL
311 (25.58 %)VB
49 (20.93 %)VB.NET
54 (9.302 %)VB6
62 (4.651 %)VBScript
71 (2.326 %)JavaScript
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (18.60 %)Degree
Kent IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.326 %)NetBackup
Kent IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.326 %)WSUS
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (41.86 %)Microsoft
29 (20.93 %)Oracle
31 (2.326 %)CheckPoint