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The table below looks at the demand for C# skills within the Manchester 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC#
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank512
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads790735
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.461 %0.315 %
As % of the category below36.97 %25.53 %
Salaries quoted707595
Average minimum salary£28,780£31,603
Average salary£31,588£35,313
% change on same period last year-10.54 %
Average maximum salary£34,395£39,023
UK excluding London average salary£35,253£35,778
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads21372879
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.247 %1.234 %
Salaries quoted18302456
Average minimum salary£28,933£31,357
Average salary£31,843£35,045
% change on same period last year-9.13 %
Average maximum salary£34,752£38,733
UK excluding London average salary£35,495£35,768
% change on same period last year-0.76 %
C# North WestC#
North West

C#
Demand Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester C# Salary Trend

C#
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C# across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Manchester C# Salary Histogram

C#
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C# within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 7 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
StockportUp+186£29,013+4.46 %
AltrinchamUp+336£30,186-11.21 %
BoltonUp+236£25,875+2.54 %
OldhamDown-136£35,125+35.57 %
WiganDown-210£33,250+20.90 %
BuryDown-28£33,688-13.35 %
SalfordDown-98£30,125-10.98 %
SaleNew entry-7£32,857-
RochdaleUp+105£36,500-18.88 %
CheadleDown-23£25,000-27.27 %
C# North WestC#
North West

C#
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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#.

11514 (91.65 %).NET
21134 (68.64 %)ASP.NET
31052 (63.68 %)SQL Server
4474 (28.69 %)SQL
5438 (26.51 %)VB.NET
6433 (26.21 %)XML
7375 (22.70 %)Microsoft
8370 (22.40 %)CSS
9362 (21.91 %)HTML
10349 (21.13 %)JavaScript
11309 (18.70 %)WebServices
12287 (17.37 %)VB
13277 (16.77 %)SQL Server 2005
14276 (16.71 %)ASP
15272 (16.46 %)Degree
16264 (15.98 %)OO
17263 (15.92 %)SQL Server 2000
18230 (13.92 %)AJAX
19223 (13.50 %)Java
20201 (12.17 %)MS Excel
21198 (11.99 %)C++
22192 (11.62 %)Web Development
23181 (10.96 %)XHTML
24180 (10.90 %)Visual Studio
25157 (9.504 %)Windows
26147 (8.898 %).NET Framework
27146 (8.838 %)E-Commerce
28111 (6.719 %)Pensions
29108 (6.538 %)CRM
29108 (6.538 %)Transact-SQL

C#
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11514 (91.65 %).NET
21134 (68.64 %)ASP.NET
3433 (26.21 %)XML
4370 (22.40 %)CSS
5362 (21.91 %)HTML
6309 (18.70 %)WebServices
7276 (16.71 %)ASP
8230 (13.92 %)AJAX
9181 (10.96 %)XHTML
10147 (8.898 %).NET Framework
1178 (4.722 %)WinForms
1270 (4.237 %)XSLT
1270 (4.237 %)WPF
1358 (3.511 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1457 (3.450 %)WCF
1555 (3.329 %)Silverlight
1555 (3.329 %)J2EE
1642 (2.542 %)MFC
1736 (2.179 %)Spring
1826 (1.574 %)ADO.NET
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
197 (5.872 %)IIS
283 (5.024 %)SharePoint
345 (2.724 %)CMS
441 (2.482 %)BizTalk Server
536 (2.179 %)SharePoint Server 2007
621 (1.271 %)ColdFusion
711 (0.666 %)Tomcat
84 (0.242 %)Apache
84 (0.242 %)SharePoint Portal Server
93 (0.182 %)Lotus Domino
102 (0.121 %)JBoss
111 (0.061 %)Lotus Notes
111 (0.061 %)MS Exchange
111 (0.061 %)Exchange Server 2003
111 (0.061 %)Umbraco
111 (0.061 %)EPiServer
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1201 (12.17 %)MS Excel
249 (2.966 %)Photoshop
329 (1.755 %)InfoPath
422 (1.332 %)MS Office
517 (1.029 %)Adobe Illustrator
613 (0.787 %)MS Visio
711 (0.666 %)Fireworks
810 (0.605 %)FreeHand
95 (0.303 %)MS Project
101 (0.061 %)Maya
101 (0.061 %)3ds Max
101 (0.061 %)LightWave 3D
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
117 (1.029 %)Axapta
26 (0.363 %)Navision
34 (0.242 %)Dynamics CRM
34 (0.242 %)Microsoft CRM
43 (0.182 %)Dynamics AX
43 (0.182 %)WebTrends
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
193 (5.630 %)Intranet
287 (5.266 %)Internet
329 (1.755 %)HTTP
49 (0.545 %)ADSL
49 (0.545 %)HDSL
58 (0.484 %)DAB
66 (0.363 %)GPRS
66 (0.363 %)LAN
66 (0.363 %)BT 21CN
66 (0.363 %)DSL
75 (0.303 %)WAN
83 (0.182 %)Extranet
92 (0.121 %)Firewall
92 (0.121 %)TCP/IP
92 (0.121 %)SMTP
92 (0.121 %)FTP
92 (0.121 %)Broadband
101 (0.061 %)SMS
101 (0.061 %)POP3
101 (0.061 %)VPN
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11052 (63.68 %)SQL Server
2277 (16.77 %)SQL Server 2005
3263 (15.92 %)SQL Server 2000
467 (4.056 %)MySQL
545 (2.724 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
639 (2.361 %)SQL Server 2008
734 (2.058 %)Crystal Reports
825 (1.513 %)MS Access
921 (1.271 %)RDBMS
1020 (1.211 %)Datawarehouse
1114 (0.847 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1213 (0.787 %)Oracle 8/8i
1312 (0.726 %)DTS
1411 (0.666 %)BusinessObjects
1510 (0.605 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
167 (0.424 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
167 (0.424 %)OLAP
174 (0.242 %)Data Mining
174 (0.242 %)Oracle 10g
183 (0.182 %)DB2
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1180 (10.90 %)Visual Studio
229 (1.755 %)Flash
316 (0.969 %)MorphX
414 (0.847 %)Dreamweaver
414 (0.847 %)VSS/SourceSafe
414 (0.847 %)C++Builder
511 (0.666 %)NUnit
69 (0.545 %)TestDirector
78 (0.484 %)Subversion
82 (0.121 %)CruiseControl
91 (0.061 %)JUnit
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1111 (6.719 %)Pensions
296 (5.811 %)Finance
389 (5.387 %)Health
469 (4.177 %)Education
547 (2.845 %)Marketing
638 (2.300 %)Telecoms
728 (1.695 %)Insurance
827 (1.634 %)Law
923 (1.392 %)Legal
1019 (1.150 %)Government
1117 (1.029 %)Construction
1216 (0.969 %)Advertising
1313 (0.787 %)Banking
149 (0.545 %)Electronics
158 (0.484 %)Retail
158 (0.484 %)Games
167 (0.424 %)Automotive
175 (0.303 %)Financial Institution
184 (0.242 %)3D Graphics
193 (0.182 %)Interactive Media
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11274 (77.12 %)Developer
2602 (36.44 %).NET Developer
3554 (33.54 %)C# Developer
4355 (21.49 %)Web Developer
5353 (21.37 %)ASP.NET Developer
6311 (18.83 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
7176 (10.65 %).NET Web Developer
8163 (9.867 %)Senior Developer
9150 (9.080 %)Software Developer
10148 (8.959 %)C# Web Developer
11101 (6.114 %)VB.NET Developer
1279 (4.782 %)Programmer
1377 (4.661 %)Analyst
1470 (4.237 %)Senior C# Developer
1569 (4.177 %)Consultant
1665 (3.935 %)Senior .NET Developer
1760 (3.632 %)Systems Developer
1859 (3.571 %)SQL Developer
1956 (3.390 %)Software Engineer
2053 (3.208 %)Junior
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
155 (3.329 %)W3C
251 (3.087 %)Computer Science
330 (1.816 %)Client/Server
421 (1.271 %)N-Tier
520 (1.211 %)Management Information System
613 (0.787 %)Tandem
79 (0.545 %)Replication
88 (0.484 %)PDA
97 (0.424 %)Artificial Intelligence
97 (0.424 %)Clustering
97 (0.424 %)Mathematics
106 (0.363 %)Web 2.0
106 (0.363 %)Blackberry
115 (0.303 %)Device Driver
124 (0.242 %)EMV
124 (0.242 %)E-Learning
124 (0.242 %)APACS
124 (0.242 %)Spanish Language
133 (0.182 %)NHS
142 (0.121 %)Data Extraction
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1157 (9.504 %)Windows
226 (1.574 %)Linux
319 (1.150 %)UNIX
416 (0.969 %)Windows Server 2003
54 (0.242 %)Windows 2000
63 (0.182 %)Windows Mobile
72 (0.121 %)Windows 2000 Server
81 (0.061 %)Windows XP
81 (0.061 %)Solaris
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1264 (15.98 %)OO
2192 (11.62 %)Web Development
3146 (8.838 %)E-Commerce
4108 (6.538 %)CRM
5103 (6.235 %)UML
669 (4.177 %)Project Management
767 (4.056 %)Unit Testing
852 (3.148 %)Agile Software Development
852 (3.148 %)OOD
948 (2.906 %)OOP
948 (2.906 %)Content Management
948 (2.906 %)Requirements Analysis
1043 (2.603 %)Scrum
1137 (2.240 %)SOA
1229 (1.755 %)Business Analysis
1328 (1.695 %)Integration Testing
1328 (1.695 %)PRINCE2
1425 (1.513 %)Systems Analysis
1524 (1.453 %)Migration
1524 (1.453 %)Stakeholder Management
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1474 (28.69 %)SQL
2438 (26.51 %)VB.NET
3349 (21.13 %)JavaScript
4287 (17.37 %)VB
5223 (13.50 %)Java
6198 (11.99 %)C++
7108 (6.538 %)Transact-SQL
8107 (6.477 %)VB6
958 (3.511 %)PHP
1054 (3.269 %)C
1135 (2.119 %)VBA
1224 (1.453 %)DHTML
1316 (0.969 %)X++
1415 (0.908 %)VBScript
1513 (0.787 %)PL/SQL
1513 (0.787 %)Perl
169 (0.545 %)Delphi
169 (0.545 %)VC++
173 (0.182 %)Ruby
173 (0.182 %)FoxPro (VFP)
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1272 (16.46 %)Degree
298 (5.932 %)Microsoft Certification
346 (2.785 %)MCSD
442 (2.542 %)MCP
530 (1.816 %)MCAD
611 (0.666 %)HND
710 (0.605 %)ISEB
89 (0.545 %)MCTS
95 (0.303 %)HNC
103 (0.182 %)ITIL Certification
112 (0.121 %)PRINCE2 Certification
121 (0.061 %)MCSE
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
124 (1.453 %)QA
27 (0.424 %)SLA
32 (0.121 %)TickIT
32 (0.121 %)WCAG
32 (0.121 %)ISO9001
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (0.242 %)Active Directory
23 (0.182 %)Terminal Services
31 (0.061 %)MSMQ
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1375 (22.70 %)Microsoft
288 (5.327 %)Oracle
316 (0.969 %)NetSuite
411 (0.666 %)Business Objects
510 (0.605 %)Visualfiles
67 (0.424 %)Google
67 (0.424 %)Sage
76 (0.363 %)IBM
85 (0.303 %)Infragistics
85 (0.303 %)Sun
85 (0.303 %)Siebel
94 (0.242 %)Adobe
94 (0.242 %)Sybase
103 (0.182 %)Macromedia
103 (0.182 %)Citrix
103 (0.182 %)Motorola
103 (0.182 %)Nokia
103 (0.182 %)Sitecore
112 (0.121 %)Lotus
112 (0.121 %)Laserform