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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP) skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ASP over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Server Pages (ASP)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2121
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads8885
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.037 %
As % of the category below17.85 %19.54 %
Salaries quoted7065
Average minimum salary£26,399£24,671
Average salary£29,758£26,157
% change on same period last year+13.76 %
Average maximum salary£33,118£27,643
UK excluding London average salary£32,206£32,107
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads493435
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.285 %0.187 %
Salaries quoted410349
Average minimum salary£28,142£29,272
Average salary£30,969£31,946
% change on same period last year-3.05 %
Average maximum salary£33,795£34,619
UK excluding London average salary£35,990£36,664
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
ASP North WestASP
North West

ASP
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire ASP Demand Trend

ASP
Salary Trend

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

Lancashire ASP Salary Trend

ASP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ASP across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Lancashire ASP Salary Histogram

ASP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ASP within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
BlackburnDown-331£25,092+2.50 %
PrestonDown-528£28,352+6.14 %
OrmskirkNew entry-10£52,500-
MorecambeNew entry-3£25,000-
BlackpoolDown-32£33,750+66.66 %
BurnleyNo change02£30,000+20.00 %
LancasterDown-61£25,000+0.86 %
DarwenNew entry-1£27,473-
Newton-le-WillowsNew entry-1--
ChorleyDown-51£27,500+14.58 %
ASP North WestASP
North West

ASP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing ASP 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 ASP.

1129 (83.77 %).NET
2108 (70.13 %)SQL Server
392 (59.74 %)ASP.NET
489 (57.79 %)HTML
580 (51.95 %)C#
580 (51.95 %)SQL
673 (47.40 %)JavaScript
753 (34.42 %)VB
841 (26.62 %)CSS
939 (25.32 %)XML
1038 (24.68 %)VB6
1135 (22.73 %)VB.NET
1232 (20.78 %)E-Commerce
1328 (18.18 %)XHTML
1424 (15.58 %)MS Excel
1424 (15.58 %)Photoshop
1523 (14.94 %)Crystal Reports
1622 (14.29 %)Adobe Illustrator
1622 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
1720 (12.99 %)Internet
1720 (12.99 %)AJAX
1818 (11.69 %)Pensions
1818 (11.69 %)MySQL
1917 (11.04 %)Finance
1917 (11.04 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
2016 (10.39 %)IIS
2016 (10.39 %)VBScript
2115 (9.740 %)WebServices
2214 (9.091 %)Project Management
2214 (9.091 %)Transact-SQL

ASP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing ASP 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 ASP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1129 (83.77 %).NET
292 (59.74 %)ASP.NET
389 (57.79 %)HTML
441 (26.62 %)CSS
539 (25.32 %)XML
628 (18.18 %)XHTML
720 (12.99 %)AJAX
815 (9.740 %)WebServices
96 (3.896 %)COM+
105 (3.247 %)ODBC
114 (2.597 %).NET Framework
123 (1.948 %)MFC
132 (1.299 %)ADO
132 (1.299 %)ATL
132 (1.299 %)XSLT
141 (0.649 %)XSL
141 (0.649 %)WinForms
141 (0.649 %)DAO
141 (0.649 %)JSP
Lancashire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (10.39 %)IIS
29 (5.844 %)SharePoint
32 (1.299 %)MS Exchange
41 (0.649 %)BizTalk Server
41 (0.649 %)CMS
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
124 (15.58 %)Photoshop
124 (15.58 %)MS Excel
222 (14.29 %)Adobe Illustrator
314 (9.091 %)FreeHand
43 (1.948 %)MS Visio
52 (1.299 %)MS Project
61 (0.649 %)MS Office
61 (0.649 %)ImageReady
61 (0.649 %)Fireworks
Lancashire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (12.99 %)Internet
211 (7.143 %)Intranet
33 (1.948 %)Extranet
42 (1.299 %)Firewall
42 (1.299 %)DNS
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1108 (70.13 %)SQL Server
223 (14.94 %)Crystal Reports
322 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
418 (11.69 %)MySQL
517 (11.04 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
67 (4.545 %)SQL Server 2005
73 (1.948 %)BusinessObjects
82 (1.299 %)DTS
82 (1.299 %)Oracle 8/8i
91 (0.649 %)MS Access
91 (0.649 %)SQL Server 2008
Lancashire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (6.494 %)Visual Studio
26 (3.896 %)Flash
34 (2.597 %)Dreamweaver
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (11.69 %)Pensions
217 (11.04 %)Finance
37 (4.545 %)Health
46 (3.896 %)Telecoms
54 (2.597 %)Retail
63 (1.948 %)Marketing
72 (1.299 %)Government
81 (0.649 %)Multimedia
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1115 (74.68 %)Developer
257 (37.01 %)Web Developer
329 (18.83 %).NET Developer
420 (12.99 %)ASP.NET Developer
516 (10.39 %)Software Developer
615 (9.740 %)C# Developer
615 (9.740 %).NET Web Developer
713 (8.442 %)Development Manager
812 (7.792 %)Programme Manager
812 (7.792 %)Programmer
812 (7.792 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
911 (7.143 %)VB Developer
109 (5.844 %)Systems Developer
109 (5.844 %)C# Web Developer
118 (5.195 %)VB6 Developer
127 (4.545 %)ASP Developer
136 (3.896 %)Analyst
145 (3.247 %)VB.NET Developer
145 (3.247 %)SQL Developer
154 (2.597 %)PHP Developer
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (1.948 %)N-Tier
21 (0.649 %)BBC
21 (0.649 %)Data Extraction
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (5.844 %)Windows
23 (1.948 %)UNIX
31 (0.649 %)Windows Server 2003
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (20.78 %)E-Commerce
214 (9.091 %)Project Management
313 (8.442 %)Business Analysis
410 (6.494 %)Web Design
56 (3.896 %)ERP
56 (3.896 %)Web Development
56 (3.896 %)CRM
65 (3.247 %)SEO
74 (2.597 %)Agile Software Development
83 (1.948 %)Migration
83 (1.948 %)SOA
92 (1.299 %)Workflow
92 (1.299 %)Contact Management
92 (1.299 %)Document Management
92 (1.299 %)Manual Testing
92 (1.299 %)Requirements Analysis
101 (0.649 %)Digital Marketing
101 (0.649 %)Web Testing
101 (0.649 %)Workflow Management
101 (0.649 %)Logistics
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
180 (51.95 %)C#
180 (51.95 %)SQL
273 (47.40 %)JavaScript
353 (34.42 %)VB
438 (24.68 %)VB6
535 (22.73 %)VB.NET
616 (10.39 %)VBScript
714 (9.091 %)PHP
714 (9.091 %)Transact-SQL
812 (7.792 %)Java
96 (3.896 %)DHTML
105 (3.247 %)VBA
114 (2.597 %)C++
123 (1.948 %)ActionScript
132 (1.299 %)C
141 (0.649 %)VC++
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (2.597 %)Degree
22 (1.299 %)NVQ Level 3
Lancashire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (3.247 %)QA
Lancashire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.299 %)Active Directory
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (3.247 %)Microsoft
24 (2.597 %)Oracle
33 (1.948 %)Business Objects
41 (0.649 %)Sybase
41 (0.649 %)VMware