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This section looks at the demand for C# skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C# over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC#
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1210
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads167198
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.091 %0.083 %
As % of the category below23.89 %24.35 %
Salaries quoted127179
Average minimum salary£32,346£33,683
Average salary£34,980£35,946
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Average maximum salary£37,614£38,210
UK excluding London average salary£35,192£35,941
% change on same period last year-2.08 %
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads699813
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.382 %0.341 %
Salaries quoted587696
Average minimum salary£31,426£31,186
Average salary£34,144£33,392
% change on same period last year+2.25 %
Average maximum salary£36,862£35,598
UK excluding London average salary£35,257£35,638
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
C# South EastC#
South East

C#
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing C# across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Kent C# Demand Trend

C#
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing C# across the Kent region.

Kent C# Salary Trend

C#
Salary Histogram

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

Kent C# Salary Histogram

C#
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C# 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
Tunbridge WellsUp+1641£30,282+8.15 %
DartfordUp+322£38,048+8.70 %
CanterburyNew entry-8£53,750-
ChathamDown-16£22,500-42.55 %
MaidstoneDown-126£32,500+3.53 %
RochesterUp+113£38,500-23.00 %
EdenbridgeNew entry-3£36,667-
TonbridgeDown-32£31,250+21.49 %
SevenoaksUp+22--
StanstedNew entry-1£35,000-
FolkestoneNew entry-1£45,000-
C# South EastC#
South East

C#
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Kent region citing C# 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 C#.

1255 (89.79 %).NET
2164 (57.75 %)SQL Server
3144 (50.70 %)SQL
4102 (35.92 %)Microsoft
5101 (35.56 %)ASP.NET
674 (26.06 %)OO
769 (24.30 %)VB
862 (21.83 %)HTML
956 (19.72 %)XML
1050 (17.61 %)ColdFusion
1142 (14.79 %)CSS
1241 (14.44 %)SQL Server 2000
1241 (14.44 %)Degree
1339 (13.73 %)VB.NET
1435 (12.32 %)MS Excel
1435 (12.32 %).NET Framework
1534 (11.97 %)Web Development
1534 (11.97 %)Java
1632 (11.27 %)JavaScript
1632 (11.27 %)C++
1731 (10.92 %)ActionScript
1830 (10.56 %)Oracle
1830 (10.56 %)SQL Server 2005
1928 (9.859 %)Health
2026 (9.155 %)DHTML
2124 (8.451 %)Transact-SQL
2222 (7.746 %)WinForms
2321 (7.394 %)PowerBuilder
2321 (7.394 %)Internet
2321 (7.394 %)Visual Studio

C#
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Kent region citing C# 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 C#. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1255 (89.79 %).NET
2101 (35.56 %)ASP.NET
362 (21.83 %)HTML
456 (19.72 %)XML
542 (14.79 %)CSS
635 (12.32 %).NET Framework
722 (7.746 %)WinForms
819 (6.690 %)AJAX
819 (6.690 %)ASP
917 (5.986 %)XHTML
1016 (5.634 %)WebServices
1115 (5.282 %)MVC
1214 (4.930 %)WPF
1313 (4.577 %)WCF
1412 (4.225 %)WF
158 (2.817 %)XSL
167 (2.465 %)J2EE
176 (2.113 %)Adobe Flex
184 (1.408 %)Silverlight
184 (1.408 %)XSLT
Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
150 (17.61 %)ColdFusion
219 (6.690 %)IIS
313 (4.577 %)CMS
47 (2.465 %)SharePoint Server 2007
47 (2.465 %)SharePoint
56 (2.113 %)BizTalk Server
64 (1.408 %)MS Exchange
71 (0.352 %)Exchange Server 2003
Kent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
135 (12.32 %)MS Excel
213 (4.577 %)MS Office
31 (0.352 %)Photoshop
31 (0.352 %)ImageReady
31 (0.352 %)Fireworks
31 (0.352 %)MATLAB
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
121 (7.394 %)Internet
22 (0.704 %)DNS
22 (0.704 %)LAN
31 (0.352 %)VPN
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1164 (57.75 %)SQL Server
241 (14.44 %)SQL Server 2000
330 (10.56 %)SQL Server 2005
413 (4.577 %)RDBMS
57 (2.465 %)MySQL
64 (1.408 %)Oracle 10g
73 (1.056 %)Crystal Reports
73 (1.056 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
82 (0.704 %)SQL Server Integration Services
82 (0.704 %)Oracle 9i
82 (0.704 %)DB2
82 (0.704 %)GIS
91 (0.352 %)PostgreSQL
Kent IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (7.394 %)Visual Studio
121 (7.394 %)PowerBuilder
217 (5.986 %)Flash
36 (2.113 %)Dreamweaver
36 (2.113 %)VSS/SourceSafe
42 (0.704 %)Oracle Forms
42 (0.704 %)FrontPage
51 (0.352 %)JUnit
51 (0.352 %)NUnit
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
128 (9.859 %)Health
220 (7.042 %)Finance
317 (5.986 %)Marketing
413 (4.577 %)Education
413 (4.577 %)Pensions
511 (3.873 %)Insurance
69 (3.169 %)Telecoms
77 (2.465 %)Billing
77 (2.465 %)Graphic Design
86 (2.113 %)Banking
95 (1.761 %)Games
104 (1.408 %)Government
112 (0.704 %)Retail
112 (0.704 %)Telemarketing
112 (0.704 %)Music
112 (0.704 %)Music Industry
121 (0.352 %)Multimedia
121 (0.352 %)Electronics
121 (0.352 %)Law
121 (0.352 %)Advertising
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1225 (79.23 %)Developer
2103 (36.27 %).NET Developer
376 (26.76 %)Web Developer
460 (21.13 %)C# Developer
528 (9.859 %)Software Engineer
627 (9.507 %)Senior Developer
723 (8.099 %).NET Web Developer
822 (7.746 %)ASP.NET Developer
918 (6.338 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1017 (5.986 %)Software Developer
1115 (5.282 %)Junior
1214 (4.930 %)Graduate
1214 (4.930 %)Junior Developer
1313 (4.577 %)Flash Developer
1411 (3.873 %)Graduate Developer
1510 (3.521 %)Programmer
168 (2.817 %)Senior Web Developer
168 (2.817 %)Senior Flash Developer
168 (2.817 %).NET Programmer
177 (2.465 %)Junior Web Developer
Kent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (3.521 %)N-Tier
110 (3.521 %)Computer Science
28 (2.817 %)Mathematics
28 (2.817 %)Tandem
32 (0.704 %)NHS
32 (0.704 %)Client/Server
32 (0.704 %)Management Information System
41 (0.352 %)Blackberry
41 (0.352 %)Web 2.0
41 (0.352 %)Photography
41 (0.352 %)Informatics
Kent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (4.930 %)Windows
23 (1.056 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (0.352 %)Fedora
31 (0.352 %)Linux
31 (0.352 %)Windows 2000
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
174 (26.06 %)OO
234 (11.97 %)Web Development
316 (5.634 %)Software Engineering
415 (5.282 %)OOP
415 (5.282 %)E-Commerce
511 (3.873 %)UML
610 (3.521 %)Project Management
610 (3.521 %)Unit Testing
78 (2.817 %)Scrum
87 (2.465 %)Migration
87 (2.465 %)E-business
96 (2.113 %)Web Design
105 (1.761 %)Agile Software Development
105 (1.761 %)TDD
105 (1.761 %)OOD
105 (1.761 %)RAD
113 (1.056 %)OOA/OOD
122 (0.704 %)CRM
122 (0.704 %)Content Management
122 (0.704 %)Workflow
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1144 (50.70 %)SQL
269 (24.30 %)VB
339 (13.73 %)VB.NET
434 (11.97 %)Java
532 (11.27 %)JavaScript
532 (11.27 %)C++
631 (10.92 %)ActionScript
726 (9.155 %)DHTML
824 (8.451 %)Transact-SQL
913 (4.577 %)PHP
1010 (3.521 %)Delphi
119 (3.169 %)VC++
128 (2.817 %)VB6
137 (2.465 %)C
145 (1.761 %)PL/SQL
153 (1.056 %)VBA
162 (0.704 %)VBScript
171 (0.352 %)XPath
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
141 (14.44 %)Degree
219 (6.690 %)Microsoft Certification
316 (5.634 %)MCAD
316 (5.634 %)MCSD
412 (4.225 %)MCP
56 (2.113 %)HND
64 (1.408 %)MCTS
64 (1.408 %)MCPD
Kent IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.352 %)SLA
11 (0.352 %)QA
Kent IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.352 %)NetBackup
Kent IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.352 %)WSUS
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1102 (35.92 %)Microsoft
230 (10.56 %)Oracle
38 (2.817 %)Mapinfo
45 (1.761 %)Sony
51 (0.352 %)BT
51 (0.352 %)Sybase
51 (0.352 %)Adobe
51 (0.352 %)CheckPoint