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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Silverlight skills within the London region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Silverlight over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Silverlight
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank421694
Rank change on same period last yearUp+273
Matching permanent IT job ads2514
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.123 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.909 %0.012 %
Salaries quoted2354
Average minimum salary£49,742£32,500
Average salary£53,189£36,875
% change on same period last year+44.24 %
Average maximum salary£56,636£41,250
UK excluding London average salary£36,151-
% change on same period last year-
Application Development LondonApplication Development
London
Matching permanent IT job ads2762233939
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled13.54 %15.03 %
Salaries quoted2344427383
Average minimum salary£43,822£44,559
Average salary£48,250£49,237
% change on same period last year-2.00 %
Average maximum salary£52,677£53,916
UK excluding London average salary£35,972£36,627
% change on same period last year-1.78 %
Silverlight EnglandSilverlight
England

Silverlight
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing Silverlight across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

London Silverlight Demand Trend

Silverlight
Salary Trend

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

London Silverlight Salary Trend

Silverlight
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Silverlight across the London region over the past 3 months.

London Silverlight Salary Histogram

Silverlight
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Silverlight within the London region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1City of LondonNew entry-45£93,523-
2Docklands, LondonNew entry-1--
2LutonNew entry-1£42,500-
2TeddingtonNew entry-1£35,000-
Silverlight EnglandSilverlight
England

Silverlight
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the London region citing Silverlight also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Silverlight.

1339 (87.37 %).NET
2309 (79.64 %)C#
3237 (61.08 %)ASP.NET
4225 (57.99 %)WPF
5224 (57.73 %)SQL Server
6221 (56.96 %)AJAX
7202 (52.06 %)CSS
8196 (50.52 %)JavaScript
9195 (50.26 %)XML
10165 (42.53 %)SQL Server 2005
11157 (40.46 %)WCF
12139 (35.82 %)Scrum
13135 (34.79 %)HTML
14129 (33.25 %)Extreme Programming
15112 (28.87 %)Internet
16106 (27.32 %)Microsoft
1799 (25.52 %)WebServices
1898 (25.26 %)Microsoft Certification
1993 (23.97 %)MCP
1993 (23.97 %)WF
2085 (21.91 %)MCSD
2184 (21.65 %)MCAD
2280 (20.62 %)E-Commerce
2379 (20.36 %)Banking
2474 (19.07 %)Investment Banking
2571 (18.30 %)Games
2668 (17.53 %)XHTML
2767 (17.27 %)Flash
2864 (16.49 %)SharePoint
2963 (16.24 %)Retail

Silverlight
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the London region citing Silverlight also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Silverlight. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1339 (87.37 %).NET
2237 (61.08 %)ASP.NET
3225 (57.99 %)WPF
4221 (56.96 %)AJAX
5202 (52.06 %)CSS
6195 (50.26 %)XML
7157 (40.46 %)WCF
8135 (34.79 %)HTML
999 (25.52 %)WebServices
1093 (23.97 %)WF
1168 (17.53 %)XHTML
1249 (12.63 %)WinForms
1339 (10.05 %).NET Framework
1420 (5.155 %)Adobe Flex
1516 (4.124 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1614 (3.608 %)XSD
1713 (3.351 %)LINQ
1812 (3.093 %)XSLT
198 (2.062 %)XSL
207 (1.804 %)ASP
Application Platforms
164 (16.49 %)SharePoint
262 (15.98 %)BizTalk Server
350 (12.89 %)CMS
449 (12.63 %)SharePoint Server 2007
523 (5.928 %)MQSeries
69 (2.320 %)Commerce Server
69 (2.320 %)IIS
77 (1.804 %)Commerce Server 2007
84 (1.031 %)SharePoint Portal Server
92 (0.515 %)Apache
Applications
124 (6.186 %)MS Excel
213 (3.351 %)Photoshop
38 (2.062 %)Adobe Illustrator
45 (1.289 %)MS Project
53 (0.773 %)MS Visio
62 (0.515 %)Adobe Premiere
71 (0.258 %)Shockwave
Business Applications
11 (0.258 %)Microsoft CRM
Communications & Networking
1112 (28.87 %)Internet
225 (6.443 %)HTTP
35 (1.289 %)Intranet
43 (0.773 %)Extranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1224 (57.73 %)SQL Server
2165 (42.53 %)SQL Server 2005
350 (12.89 %)SQL Server 7
447 (12.11 %)SQL Server 2000
525 (6.443 %)MySQL
64 (1.031 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (0.258 %)SQL Server Integration Services
71 (0.258 %)SQLPlus
71 (0.258 %)Datawarehouse
Development Applications
167 (17.27 %)Flash
229 (7.474 %)NUnit
314 (3.608 %)CruiseControl
413 (3.351 %)Visual Studio
59 (2.320 %)Eclipse
59 (2.320 %)Subversion
67 (1.804 %)Dreamweaver
76 (1.546 %)ReSharper
82 (0.515 %)Log4j
82 (0.515 %)JUnit
91 (0.258 %)Ant
91 (0.258 %)QuickTest Pro
91 (0.258 %)NetAdvantage
General
179 (20.36 %)Banking
274 (19.07 %)Investment Banking
371 (18.30 %)Games
463 (16.24 %)Retail
549 (12.63 %)Front Office
635 (9.021 %)Advertising
716 (4.124 %)Health
813 (3.351 %)Finance
912 (3.093 %)Insurance
912 (3.093 %)Pensions
1010 (2.577 %)Marketing
115 (1.289 %)Law
115 (1.289 %)Telecoms
124 (1.031 %)Financial Institution
124 (1.031 %)Music
132 (0.515 %)Legal
132 (0.515 %)Publishing
132 (0.515 %)Government
132 (0.515 %)Animation
141 (0.258 %)Interactive Media
Job Titles
1328 (84.54 %)Developer
2222 (57.22 %)C# Developer
3157 (40.46 %).NET Developer
448 (12.37 %)ASP.NET Developer
542 (10.82 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
621 (5.412 %)Web Developer
720 (5.155 %)Junior
720 (5.155 %)Junior Developer
819 (4.897 %)Senior Developer
915 (3.866 %)Junior C# Developer
1011 (2.835 %)ActionScript Developer
1110 (2.577 %)C# Web Developer
129 (2.320 %)PHP Developer
138 (2.062 %)Flash Developer
138 (2.062 %)Senior .NET Developer
138 (2.062 %)Junior PHP Developer
147 (1.804 %)SQL Server Developer
147 (1.804 %)SQL Developer
147 (1.804 %)Consultant
156 (1.546 %)Applications Developer
Miscellaneous
119 (4.897 %)Social Network
29 (2.320 %)Computer Science
38 (2.062 %)Flash Lite
38 (2.062 %)RIA
38 (2.062 %)Physics
46 (1.546 %)Web 2.0
54 (1.031 %)W3C
63 (0.773 %)Spread Betting
72 (0.515 %)BBC
72 (0.515 %)Asset Management
72 (0.515 %)IPTV
72 (0.515 %)iDTV
81 (0.258 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
81 (0.258 %)Streaming Music
81 (0.258 %)Contract for Difference
81 (0.258 %)Mathematics
81 (0.258 %)Client/Server
Operating Systems
17 (1.804 %)Windows
21 (0.258 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1139 (35.82 %)Scrum
2129 (33.25 %)Extreme Programming
380 (20.62 %)E-Commerce
444 (11.34 %)TDD
534 (8.763 %)OO
616 (4.124 %)Agile Software Development
715 (3.866 %)MVC
811 (2.835 %)OOP
811 (2.835 %)Load Testing
99 (2.320 %)SOA
99 (2.320 %)Web Testing
99 (2.320 %)Continuous Integration
108 (2.062 %)Web Development
116 (1.546 %)Business Intelligence
116 (1.546 %)UML
125 (1.289 %)RUP
125 (1.289 %)Content Management
125 (1.289 %)Knowledge Management
134 (1.031 %)OOD
134 (1.031 %)Project Management
Programming Languages
1309 (79.64 %)C#
2196 (50.52 %)JavaScript
357 (14.69 %)VB.NET
454 (13.92 %)SQL
542 (10.82 %)DHTML
628 (7.216 %)ActionScript
726 (6.701 %)PHP
825 (6.443 %)Transact-SQL
912 (3.093 %)Java
1010 (2.577 %)C++
119 (2.320 %)XPath
126 (1.546 %)VB
132 (0.515 %)C
141 (0.258 %)VB6
141 (0.258 %)Delphi
Qualifications
198 (25.26 %)Microsoft Certification
293 (23.97 %)MCP
385 (21.91 %)MCSD
484 (21.65 %)MCAD
513 (3.351 %)Degree
64 (1.031 %)MCPD
71 (0.258 %)HND
71 (0.258 %)ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
14 (1.031 %)WAI
22 (0.515 %)QA
System Software
123 (5.928 %)MSMQ
Vendors
1106 (27.32 %)Microsoft
258 (14.95 %)Google
321 (5.412 %)SeeBeyond
48 (2.062 %)Adobe
54 (1.031 %)Oracle
62 (0.515 %)Infragistics
71 (0.258 %)HP
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