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

LinkWindows Forms (WinForms)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank123114
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching permanent IT job ads53102
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.044 %
As % of the category below3.168 %4.211 %
Salaries quoted4792
Average minimum salary£24,043£33,804
Average salary£28,495£37,554
% change on same period last year-24.12 %
Average maximum salary£32,947£41,304
UK excluding London average salary£36,060£36,705
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads16732422
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.968 %1.042 %
Salaries quoted14492086
Average minimum salary£28,369£33,227
Average salary£31,436£37,670
% change on same period last year-16.54 %
Average maximum salary£34,504£42,113
UK excluding London average salary£35,990£36,664
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
WinForms North WestWinForms
North West

WinForms
Demand Trend

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

Manchester WinForms Demand Trend

WinForms
Salary Trend

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

Manchester WinForms Salary Trend

WinForms
Salary Histogram

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

Manchester WinForms Salary Histogram

WinForms
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WinForms within the Manchester 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
BoltonNew entry-14£25,607-
StockportDown-610£24,950-16.83 %
AltrinchamNew entry-3£21,333-
RochdaleNew entry-2£30,750-
WinForms North WestWinForms
North West

WinForms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing WinForms 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 WinForms.

183 (88.30 %).NET
280 (85.11 %)SQL Server
377 (81.91 %)C#
473 (77.66 %)ASP.NET
552 (55.32 %)WebServices
646 (48.94 %)XML
743 (45.74 %)SQL
743 (45.74 %)VB.NET
836 (38.30 %)SQL Server 2005
836 (38.30 %)Transact-SQL
836 (38.30 %)Visual Studio
934 (36.17 %)OO
1032 (34.04 %)Windows
1126 (27.66 %)Microsoft
1223 (24.47 %).NET Framework
1223 (24.47 %)WCF
1321 (22.34 %)VB
1420 (21.28 %)Health
1420 (21.28 %)WPF
1519 (20.21 %)Scrum
1519 (20.21 %)SQL Server 2000
1618 (19.15 %)MVC
1618 (19.15 %)IIS
1618 (19.15 %)Pensions
1618 (19.15 %)LINQ
1618 (19.15 %)Unit Testing
1618 (19.15 %)SQL Server 2008
1717 (18.09 %)Web Development
1717 (18.09 %)HTML
1816 (17.02 %)JavaScript

WinForms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
183 (88.30 %).NET
273 (77.66 %)ASP.NET
352 (55.32 %)WebServices
446 (48.94 %)XML
523 (24.47 %).NET Framework
523 (24.47 %)WCF
620 (21.28 %)WPF
718 (19.15 %)MVC
718 (19.15 %)LINQ
817 (18.09 %)HTML
916 (17.02 %)ADO.NET
1015 (15.96 %)XSLT
119 (9.574 %)ASP
119 (9.574 %)CSS
128 (8.511 %)XHTML
132 (2.128 %)WF
141 (1.064 %)Silverlight
141 (1.064 %)AJAX
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (19.15 %)IIS
26 (6.383 %)SharePoint
26 (6.383 %)BizTalk Server
34 (4.255 %)SharePoint Server 2007
42 (2.128 %)CMS
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (10.64 %)MS Excel
24 (4.255 %)InfoPath
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (7.447 %)Navision
21 (1.064 %)Microsoft CRM
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
180 (85.11 %)SQL Server
236 (38.30 %)SQL Server 2005
319 (20.21 %)SQL Server 2000
418 (19.15 %)SQL Server 2008
59 (9.574 %)Crystal Reports
63 (3.191 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
136 (38.30 %)Visual Studio
23 (3.191 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (21.28 %)Health
218 (19.15 %)Pensions
37 (7.447 %)Finance
45 (5.319 %)Marketing
53 (3.191 %)Legal
61 (1.064 %)Insurance
61 (1.064 %)Front Office
61 (1.064 %)Back Office
61 (1.064 %)Telecoms
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
187 (92.55 %)Developer
249 (52.13 %).NET Developer
342 (44.68 %)C# Developer
422 (23.40 %)ASP.NET Developer
519 (20.21 %)VB.NET Developer
615 (15.96 %)Web Developer
714 (14.89 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
813 (13.83 %).NET Web Developer
99 (9.574 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
106 (6.383 %)Graduate CSharp Developer
106 (6.383 %)Graduate Developer
106 (6.383 %)C# Web Developer
106 (6.383 %)Analyst
106 (6.383 %)Graduate
115 (5.319 %)Software Developer
115 (5.319 %)WinForms Developer
124 (4.255 %)Solutions Consultant
124 (4.255 %)C# Application Developer
124 (4.255 %)Analyst Developer
124 (4.255 %)Web Applications Developer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (7.447 %)Client/Server
17 (7.447 %)Computer Science
22 (2.128 %)N-Tier
31 (1.064 %)Equities
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
132 (34.04 %)Windows
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
134 (36.17 %)OO
219 (20.21 %)Scrum
318 (19.15 %)Unit Testing
417 (18.09 %)Web Development
58 (8.511 %)E-Commerce
63 (3.191 %)CRM
72 (2.128 %)OOP
72 (2.128 %)Agile Software Development
81 (1.064 %)TDD
81 (1.064 %)Data Management
81 (1.064 %)Requirements Analysis
81 (1.064 %)UML
81 (1.064 %)Data Modelling
81 (1.064 %)Project Management
81 (1.064 %)Extreme Programming
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
177 (81.91 %)C#
243 (45.74 %)SQL
243 (45.74 %)VB.NET
336 (38.30 %)Transact-SQL
421 (22.34 %)VB
516 (17.02 %)JavaScript
612 (12.77 %)VB6
79 (9.574 %)C++
79 (9.574 %)DHTML
79 (9.574 %)Java
88 (8.511 %)VBScript
93 (3.191 %)PHP
101 (1.064 %)C
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (13.83 %)Degree
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.191 %)SLA
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.064 %)MSMQ
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (27.66 %)Microsoft
27 (7.447 %)Oracle
35 (5.319 %)Infragistics