The first table below looks at the demand for .NET skills in IT jobs advertised for the Lancashire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 20 June 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 Lancashire region.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
Rank 2 2 3
Rank change year-on-year
0 +1
Permanent jobs citing .NET 177 193 111
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Lancashire 38.65% 38.68% 28.39%
As % of the Application Development category 72.24% 74.52% 48.26%
Number of salaries quoted 171 188 96
Average salary £32,500 £31,500 £31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.17% +1.61%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £27,500 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £38,000 £39,290
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+1.35% +5.71%
All Application Development
Lancashire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
245 259 230
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Lancashire 53.49% 51.90% 58.82%
Number of salaries quoted 236 247 204
Average salary £32,500 £31,500 £31,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.17% -
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £26,000 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £42,500 £38,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,500
% change year-on-year
- +2.73%
.NET
North West

.NET
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Lancashire .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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing .NET across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

Lancashire .NET Salary Histogram

.NET
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing .NET within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Preston +2 54 £34,000 +4.61% 14
Lancaster +2 34 £40,000 +23.07% 6
Blackburn -3 23 £30,000 +3.44% 1
Chorley +3 10 £35,000 +27.27%
Burnley - 5 £21,250 -
Colne - 2 £38,750 -
Ormskirk - 2 £37,500 -
.NET
North West

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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.

1 226 (70.19%) C#
2 225 (69.88%) ASP.NET
3 180 (55.90%) SQL Server
4 110 (34.16%) SQL
5 108 (33.54%) CSS
6 107 (33.23%) MVC
7 103 (31.99%) JavaScript
7 103 (31.99%) WCF
8 100 (31.06%) HTML
9 83 (25.78%) Microsoft
10 78 (24.22%) VB.NET
11 62 (19.25%) ASP.NET MVC
12 61 (18.94%) Visual Studio
13 56 (17.39%) XML
14 55 (17.08%) TDD
15 51 (15.84%) jQuery
16 47 (14.60%) .NET Framework
16 47 (14.60%) MS Excel
17 46 (14.29%) VB
18 45 (13.98%) E-Commerce
19 43 (13.35%) SQL Server 2012
20 42 (13.04%) Microsoft Certification
21 40 (12.42%) ASP.NET MVC 4
22 39 (12.11%) Web Application Development
22 39 (12.11%) Web Development
23 37 (11.49%) MCTS
23 37 (11.49%) MCP
23 37 (11.49%) MCAD
23 37 (11.49%) MCSD
24 36 (11.18%) Web Services

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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
1 225 (69.88%) ASP.NET
2 108 (33.54%) CSS
3 103 (31.99%) WCF
4 100 (31.06%) HTML
5 62 (19.25%) ASP.NET MVC
6 56 (17.39%) XML
7 51 (15.84%) jQuery
8 47 (14.60%) .NET Framework
9 40 (12.42%) ASP.NET MVC 4
10 36 (11.18%) Web Services
11 32 (9.938%) Ajax
11 32 (9.938%) WPF
12 31 (9.627%) Ninject
13 27 (8.385%) WinForms
14 24 (7.453%) Node.js
14 24 (7.453%) KnockoutJS
15 18 (5.590%) LINQ
15 18 (5.590%) ASP
16 17 (5.280%) Silverlight
17 15 (4.658%) XHTML
Application Platforms
1 33 (10.25%) SharePoint
2 25 (7.764%) CMS
3 14 (4.348%) SharePoint 2010
4 9 (2.795%) IIS
5 8 (2.484%) Umbraco
6 6 (1.863%) TeamSite
7 5 (1.553%) SharePoint 2013
8 2 (0.621%) SharePoint Server
9 1 (0.311%) WordPress
9 1 (0.311%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 47 (14.60%) MS Excel
2 12 (3.727%) MS Office
3 4 (1.242%) InfoPath
4 3 (0.932%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.621%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.621%) MS PowerPoint
5 2 (0.621%) Fireworks
6 1 (0.311%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 8 (2.484%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.863%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (1.242%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.621%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.311%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.348%) Internet
2 7 (2.174%) Intranet
3 6 (1.863%) Extranet
4 4 (1.242%) HTTP
5 3 (0.932%) FTP
6 2 (0.621%) DNS
6 2 (0.621%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 180 (55.90%) SQL Server
2 43 (13.35%) SQL Server 2012
3 22 (6.832%) SQL Server 2005
4 18 (5.590%) MySQL
5 12 (3.727%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 11 (3.416%) SQL Server 2008
6 11 (3.416%) RDBMS
7 9 (2.795%) MS Access
7 9 (2.795%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (1.553%) QlikView
9 3 (0.932%) Crystal Reports
9 3 (0.932%) SQL Server 2000
10 2 (0.621%) Oracle Reports
11 1 (0.311%) TOAD
11 1 (0.311%) Oracle 8/8i
11 1 (0.311%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 61 (18.94%) Visual Studio
2 19 (5.901%) NUnit
3 16 (4.969%) Team Foundation Server
4 14 (4.348%) Rhino Mocks
5 9 (2.795%) MSTest
6 7 (2.174%) Cucumber
6 7 (2.174%) Selenium
7 6 (1.863%) Moq
8 4 (1.242%) ClearCase
8 4 (1.242%) Rational DOORS
9 3 (0.932%) JIRA
10 2 (0.621%) Oracle Forms
General
1 24 (7.453%) Back Office
2 22 (6.832%) Games
2 22 (6.832%) Finance
3 15 (4.658%) Retail
4 12 (3.727%) Advertising
5 4 (1.242%) Military
5 4 (1.242%) Billing
5 4 (1.242%) Telecoms
5 4 (1.242%) Aerospace
6 3 (0.932%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (0.311%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 256 (79.50%) Developer
2 137 (42.55%) .NET Developer
3 60 (18.63%) C# Developer
4 58 (18.01%) C# .NET Developer
5 53 (16.46%) Web Developer
6 43 (13.35%) Software Developer
7 41 (12.73%) ASP.NET Developer
8 38 (11.80%) C# ASP.NET Developer
9 23 (7.143%) VB.NET Developer
10 20 (6.211%) Analyst
11 17 (5.280%) VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
12 16 (4.969%) Senior Developer
12 16 (4.969%) .NET Software Developer
13 15 (4.658%) Junior
13 15 (4.658%) Junior Developer
13 15 (4.658%) .NET Web Developer
14 14 (4.348%) Architect
15 13 (4.037%) C# Software Developer
16 12 (3.727%) SharePoint Developer
17 11 (3.416%) E-Commerce Web Developer
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.590%) SaaS
2 12 (3.727%) Mobile App
3 10 (3.106%) iPhone
4 6 (1.863%) Inversion of Control
5 4 (1.242%) Computer Science
6 2 (0.621%) Streaming Music
6 2 (0.621%) FMCG
7 1 (0.311%) Social Media
7 1 (0.311%) Thin Client
7 1 (0.311%) Fat Client
Operating Systems
1 34 (10.56%) Windows
2 10 (3.106%) Android
3 8 (2.484%) Windows Server 2008
4 6 (1.863%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (0.621%) Windows Vista
5 2 (0.621%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (0.621%) Windows XP
5 2 (0.621%) Windows 2000 Server
5 2 (0.621%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (33.23%) MVC
2 55 (17.08%) TDD
3 45 (13.98%) E-Commerce
4 39 (12.11%) Web Application Development
4 39 (12.11%) Web Development
5 32 (9.938%) OO
6 30 (9.317%) Dependency Injection
7 29 (9.006%) Agile Software Development
8 24 (7.453%) Domain-Driven Design
9 21 (6.522%) MVVM
10 18 (5.590%) OOP
11 17 (5.280%) Scrum
12 15 (4.658%) Unit Testing
13 13 (4.037%) CRM
13 13 (4.037%) Kanban
14 10 (3.106%) Continuous Integration
15 9 (2.795%) Workflow
16 8 (2.484%) ERP
17 7 (2.174%) Scrum-ban
17 7 (2.174%) BDD
Programming Languages
1 226 (70.19%) C#
2 110 (34.16%) SQL
3 103 (31.99%) JavaScript
4 78 (24.22%) VB.NET
5 46 (14.29%) VB
6 18 (5.590%) VB6
6 18 (5.590%) T-SQL
7 14 (4.348%) Java
8 12 (3.727%) XAML
9 10 (3.106%) C++
9 10 (3.106%) VBA
10 6 (1.863%) PowerShell
11 5 (1.553%) PHP
12 4 (1.242%) C
12 4 (1.242%) Python
12 4 (1.242%) VC++
13 3 (0.932%) XPath
14 2 (0.621%) PL/SQL
15 1 (0.311%) VBScript
15 1 (0.311%) X++
Qualifications
1 42 (13.04%) Microsoft Certification
2 37 (11.49%) MCTS
2 37 (11.49%) MCP
2 37 (11.49%) MCAD
2 37 (11.49%) MCSD
3 17 (5.280%) Degree
4 7 (2.174%) ISEB
5 3 (0.932%) ISTQB
6 1 (0.311%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.311%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.311%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.311%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (0.932%) QA
2 2 (0.621%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (1.242%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 83 (25.78%) Microsoft
2 18 (5.590%) Oracle
3 11 (3.416%) Google
4 4 (1.242%) Salesforce.com
4 4 (1.242%) Citrix
4 4 (1.242%) HP
5 3 (0.932%) EPiServer
5 3 (0.932%) TippingPoint
5 3 (0.932%) Twitter
5 3 (0.932%) Dell
5 3 (0.932%) NetApp
5 3 (0.932%) Open Text
5 3 (0.932%) RedDot
6 2 (0.621%) Adobe
6 2 (0.621%) SAP
7 1 (0.311%) Business Objects
7 1 (0.311%) Epicor
7 1 (0.311%) JD Edwards
7 1 (0.311%) Telerik
Lancaster, North West
I'm recruiting for a number an experienced ASP.Net Developer for an expanding software house based in Lancaster.The successful ASP.Net Developer will join a team...
Mint
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 29 May 2013
Lancaster, North West
Supplementary, nice to have, skills for this .Net Developer role include MVC, WebForms, Visual Studio and general web development ability..Net Developer - Lancaster - Upto £32k - Required Profile- Experience...
JAM
Salary: £25000 - £32000.00 per annum + Bens
Posted: 23 May 2013
Lancaster, Lancashire
This C#.Net ASP.Net Developer role is focussed on the development of web based applications in ASP.Net against a SQL server database. Supplementary, nice to have,...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £32000.00 per annum + Bens
Posted: 19 June 2013
Preston, Lancashire
C# /.NET / Agile / SQL Server / WCF / WPF / Preston / Lancashire / Blackburn / Blackpool / Manchester / Wigan / Warrington / Cheshire. C# .NET Applications Developer... Suitable candidates must have proven experience of developing enterprise...
AMsource Technology
Salary: From £35,000 to £43,000 per annum Plus Pension, Holidays
Posted: 14 June 2013
Lancaster, Lancashire
Skills you will ideally possess: .net (C# or VB) SQL Server Classic ASP MVC framework Javascript, HTML and CSS focused around web presentation You should have strong communication...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £18000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Preston, Lancashire
MINT Recruitment
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
Preston, North West
Mint
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
Lancashire
Timothy James Consulting Ltd
Salary: £45000.00 - £55000.00 per annum + Benefits Package
Posted: 19 June 2013
Lancashire
TEKsystems
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013
Preston, Lancashire
Ascent People Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
Preston, North West
Salary: £25000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
Lancashire, North West
IT Ventures Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £22000 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
Lancashire
IT Ventures
Salary: £18000 - £22000 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
Lancaster, North West
Joanne Senior
Salary: £17k - 22k per year + 25 Days Holiday and Healthcare
Posted: 3 June 2013
Preston, Lancashire
AMsource Technology
Salary: From £45,000 to £50,000 per annum Plus Pension, Holidays
Posted: 14 June 2013
Preston, Lancashire
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Blackpool,...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: to £37,000 + bonus + excellent bens
Posted: 24 May 2013
Lancaster, North West
Noir Consulting
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Preston, North West
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Preston, Lancashire
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Preston, Lancashire
Intapeople
Salary: £32000 - £36000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Lancashire, North West
Capita Resourcing
Salary: £25000.00 - £35000.00 per annum
Posted: 29 May 2013
Lancashire, North West
Capita Resourcing
Salary: £35000.00 - £45000.00 per annum
Posted: 29 May 2013