The first table below looks at the demand for .NET skills in IT jobs advertised for the Merseyside region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 23 May 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 Merseyside region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
Rank 2 3 4
Rank change year-on-year
+1 +1
Permanent jobs citing .NET 118 203 130
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 26.16% 30.30% 27.37%
As % of the Application Development category 51.75% 59.18% 61.61%
Number of salaries quoted 102 189 106
Average salary £37,500 £36,750 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.04% +5.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,800 £26,150
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £46,750 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+4.16% +2.85%
All Application Development
Merseyside
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
228 343 211
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 50.55% 51.19% 44.42%
Number of salaries quoted 199 309 169
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
.NET
North West

.NET
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Merseyside .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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing .NET across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Merseyside .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 Merseyside region over the 3 months to 23 May 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
Liverpool +1 89 £35,500 -1.38%
Wirral +1 5 £40,000 +35.59%
St Helens 0 5 £40,000 +45.45%
Prescot - 3 £37,500 -
Southport -4 1 £35,000 -9.67%
Birkenhead - 1 £27,500 -
.NET
North West

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

1 208 (71.97%) C#
2 175 (60.55%) ASP.NET
3 169 (58.48%) SQL Server
4 122 (42.21%) SQL
5 85 (29.41%) CSS
6 83 (28.72%) JavaScript
7 78 (26.99%) VB.NET
8 76 (26.30%) HTML
8 76 (26.30%) MVC
9 75 (25.95%) Microsoft
10 61 (21.11%) .NET Framework
11 58 (20.07%) Degree
11 58 (20.07%) OO
12 57 (19.72%) Visual Studio
13 55 (19.03%) VB
13 55 (19.03%) WCF
13 55 (19.03%) SQL Server 2008
14 54 (18.69%) jQuery
15 51 (17.65%) Windows
16 49 (16.96%) XML
17 47 (16.26%) Agile Software Development
17 47 (16.26%) ASP.NET MVC
18 44 (15.22%) Web Services
19 43 (14.88%) Finance
19 43 (14.88%) Computer Science
20 42 (14.53%) VB6
20 42 (14.53%) Java
21 37 (12.80%) MS Excel
22 36 (12.46%) SQL Server 2005
23 34 (11.76%) Web Development

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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
1 175 (60.55%) ASP.NET
2 85 (29.41%) CSS
3 76 (26.30%) HTML
4 61 (21.11%) .NET Framework
5 55 (19.03%) WCF
6 54 (18.69%) jQuery
7 49 (16.96%) XML
8 47 (16.26%) ASP.NET MVC
9 44 (15.22%) Web Services
10 31 (10.73%) Razor View Engine
11 28 (9.689%) HTML5
12 27 (9.343%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
13 23 (7.958%) LINQ
14 20 (6.920%) ASP
15 19 (6.574%) ASP.NET MVC 4
15 19 (6.574%) Ajax
16 16 (5.536%) XSLT
17 14 (4.844%) WinForms
17 14 (4.844%) CSS3
18 11 (3.806%) WPF
Application Platforms
1 31 (10.73%) SharePoint
2 17 (5.882%) SharePoint 2010
3 16 (5.536%) CMS
4 12 (4.152%) Umbraco
5 8 (2.768%) SharePoint Server
6 2 (0.692%) Windows Azure
6 2 (0.692%) SharePoint 2013
7 1 (0.346%) WordPress
7 1 (0.346%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.346%) IIS
7 1 (0.346%) Tomcat
Applications
1 37 (12.80%) MS Excel
2 11 (3.806%) MS Office
3 9 (3.114%) InfoPath
4 7 (2.422%) Photoshop
5 4 (1.384%) 3ds Max
5 4 (1.384%) ZBrush
6 3 (1.038%) Adobe Illustrator
6 3 (1.038%) Fireworks
7 1 (0.346%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (5.190%) Dynamics AX
2 8 (2.768%) Visualfiles
3 2 (0.692%) Oracle Payroll
3 2 (0.692%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.692%) Bond Adapt
Communications & Networking
1 31 (10.73%) Internet
2 3 (1.038%) Intranet
2 3 (1.038%) LDAP
3 2 (0.692%) HTTP
3 2 (0.692%) Extranet
4 1 (0.346%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 169 (58.48%) SQL Server
2 55 (19.03%) SQL Server 2008
3 36 (12.46%) SQL Server 2005
4 15 (5.190%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 15 (5.190%) Informix
4 15 (5.190%) DB2
5 14 (4.844%) SQL Server 2000
6 13 (4.498%) SQL Server 2012
7 8 (2.768%) MySQL
8 6 (2.076%) DTS
8 6 (2.076%) Crystal Reports
9 5 (1.730%) RDBMS
10 3 (1.038%) MongoDB
10 3 (1.038%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.692%) SQLite
12 1 (0.346%) PostgreSQL
12 1 (0.346%) CorVu
12 1 (0.346%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 57 (19.72%) Visual Studio
2 9 (3.114%) Subversion
3 8 (2.768%) Eclipse
3 8 (2.768%) Team Foundation Server
4 7 (2.422%) NUnit
5 5 (1.730%) Rhino Mocks
6 4 (1.384%) VSS/SourceSafe
6 4 (1.384%) TeamCity
6 4 (1.384%) Git (software)
6 4 (1.384%) MSTest
7 3 (1.038%) CruiseControl
8 2 (0.692%) Xcode
8 2 (0.692%) Moq
9 1 (0.346%) NetBeans
General
1 43 (14.88%) Finance
2 22 (7.612%) Manufacturing
3 16 (5.536%) Retail
4 14 (4.844%) Law
5 7 (2.422%) Games
5 7 (2.422%) Back Office
5 7 (2.422%) Advertising
6 6 (2.076%) Telecoms
6 6 (2.076%) Marketing
7 5 (1.730%) Banking
8 3 (1.038%) Publishing
8 3 (1.038%) Legal
9 1 (0.346%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 224 (77.51%) Developer
2 132 (45.67%) .NET Developer
3 53 (18.34%) C# Developer
4 47 (16.26%) C# .NET Developer
5 46 (15.92%) Senior Developer
6 43 (14.88%) ASP.NET Developer
7 41 (14.19%) Analyst
8 37 (12.80%) Web Developer
9 30 (10.38%) VB.NET Developer
10 29 (10.03%) C# ASP.NET Developer
11 28 (9.689%) Senior .NET Developer
12 21 (7.266%) Software Developer
13 18 (6.228%) Programmer
14 16 (5.536%) Business Analyst
15 13 (4.498%) Senior Analyst
15 13 (4.498%) Senior C# Developer
16 12 (4.152%) Analyst Programmer
16 12 (4.152%) .NET Web Developer
17 10 (3.460%) Architect
17 10 (3.460%) Senior ASP.NET Developer
Miscellaneous
1 43 (14.88%) Computer Science
2 23 (7.958%) Enterprise Software
2 23 (7.958%) N-Tier
3 20 (6.920%) Mobile App
4 16 (5.536%) Management Information System
5 8 (2.768%) RIA
6 7 (2.422%) PMI
7 5 (1.730%) Open Source
7 5 (1.730%) Statistics
8 4 (1.384%) Streaming Video
8 4 (1.384%) Mathematics
8 4 (1.384%) Physics
9 3 (1.038%) New Media
9 3 (1.038%) FMCG
9 3 (1.038%) Online Games
10 2 (0.692%) Client/Server
10 2 (0.692%) W3C
10 2 (0.692%) Inversion of Control
10 2 (0.692%) SaaS
10 2 (0.692%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 51 (17.65%) Windows
2 17 (5.882%) Linux
3 15 (5.190%) AIX
3 15 (5.190%) HPUX
3 15 (5.190%) Solaris
4 6 (2.076%) Windows Mobile
5 5 (1.730%) Windows 7
5 5 (1.730%) Windows XP
6 3 (1.038%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (1.038%) Android
7 2 (0.692%) UNIX
8 1 (0.346%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.346%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (26.30%) MVC
2 58 (20.07%) OO
3 47 (16.26%) Agile Software Development
4 34 (11.76%) Web Development
5 32 (11.07%) TDD
6 27 (9.343%) Project Management
7 25 (8.651%) ERP
7 25 (8.651%) Web Application Development
8 21 (7.266%) Resource Management
8 21 (7.266%) Scrum
9 20 (6.920%) Business Analysis
9 20 (6.920%) E-Commerce
10 15 (5.190%) Strategic Planning
10 15 (5.190%) Process Management
11 14 (4.844%) Unit Testing
11 14 (4.844%) Test Scripting
12 13 (4.498%) Domain-Driven Design
13 12 (4.152%) OOD
13 12 (4.152%) User Acceptance Testing
13 12 (4.152%) BDD
Programming Languages
1 208 (71.97%) C#
2 122 (42.21%) SQL
3 83 (28.72%) JavaScript
4 78 (26.99%) VB.NET
5 55 (19.03%) VB
6 42 (14.53%) VB6
6 42 (14.53%) Java
7 33 (11.42%) T-SQL
8 13 (4.498%) VBA
9 8 (2.768%) C++
10 6 (2.076%) Ruby
11 5 (1.730%) PHP
11 5 (1.730%) Python
12 4 (1.384%) Groovy
13 3 (1.038%) C
14 2 (0.692%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.692%) Objective-C
15 1 (0.346%) XPath
Qualifications
1 58 (20.07%) Degree
2 19 (6.574%) Microsoft Certification
2 19 (6.574%) MCTS
3 18 (6.228%) MCP
3 18 (6.228%) MCAD
3 18 (6.228%) MCSD
4 7 (2.422%) PMI Certification
5 6 (2.076%) Security Cleared
6 3 (1.038%) ISEB
7 1 (0.346%) MCPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.384%) QA
2 1 (0.346%) SLA
Vendors
1 75 (25.95%) Microsoft
2 33 (11.42%) Oracle
3 22 (7.612%) SAP
4 20 (6.920%) Baan
5 18 (6.228%) Telerik
6 15 (5.190%) JD Edwards
6 15 (5.190%) IBM
6 15 (5.190%) Sun
7 5 (1.730%) Infor
8 4 (1.384%) Siebel
8 4 (1.384%) Salesforce.com
9 3 (1.038%) Zend
9 3 (1.038%) Adobe
10 1 (0.346%) Facebook
10 1 (0.346%) Twitter
10 1 (0.346%) Google
10 1 (0.346%) HP
10 1 (0.346%) Apple
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Posted: 3 May 2013
Liverpool, North West
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Salary: £39000 - £44000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
Wirral, Merseyside
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Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000.00 per annum + Bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Wirral, North West
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Posted: 18 May 2013
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i4 Recruitment
Salary: £30k - 38k per year + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
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Posted: 17 May 2013
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Liverpool, North West
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Salary: £39000 - £44000 per annum
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Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 10 May 2013
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NET Software Developers- St Helens C# ASP.NET VB.NET £35K-£45K... Skills required/desired: C# or VB.NET, ASP.NET, SQL Server.The company offers progression to...
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Salary: £30000.00 - £40000.00 per annum + bens
Posted: 15 May 2013
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greywood
Salary: £22000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Net framework, C# (or VB.Net), together with ASP.Net SQL Server 2005/2008. JavaScript, CSS, XHTML... Key Skills: .Net / C# / VB.Net / SQL Server / ASP.Net / WCF...
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Posted: 20 May 2013
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Posted: 21 May 2013
Merseyside
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Salary: £35,000 per annum £35k basic + benefits package
Posted: 21 May 2013
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Salary: £39000 - £46000 per annum
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Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum + Bonus, Health, Pension
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Posted: 17 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
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Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £25000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
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Salary: £38000 - £45000 per annum + +Big Company Bens
Posted: 2 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007, N-tier development. ASP.Net, WCF Services and SOAP/RESTful web services... Key Skills: MOSS / .Net / C# / VB.Net / SQL Server / ASP.Net / WCF...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £25000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Liverpool, North West
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Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
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Liverpool, Merseyside
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Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
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Salary: £41000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
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Posted: 22 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
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Salary: £22,000 per annum plus other benefits including a fantastic pension
Posted: 21 May 2013
Liverpool, North West
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Salary: £35000.00 - £55000.00 per annum
Posted: 10 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
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Go IT Recruitment Ltd
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Posted: 20 May 2013
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