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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft ASP.NET skills within the Merseyside 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.NET over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ASP.NET
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank115
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads127228
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.069 %0.096 %
As % of the category below35.88 %52.29 %
Salaries quoted118196
Average minimum salary£29,731£27,770
Average salary£31,527£30,155
% change on same period last year+4.54 %
Average maximum salary£33,323£32,540
UK excluding London average salary£34,072£33,799
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads354436
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.193 %0.183 %
Salaries quoted307378
Average minimum salary£31,446£27,598
Average salary£33,446£30,039
% change on same period last year+11.34 %
Average maximum salary£35,445£32,480
UK excluding London average salary£35,939£36,846
% change on same period last year-2.45 %
ASP.NET North WestASP.NET
North West

ASP.NET
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside ASP.NET Demand Trend

ASP.NET
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside ASP.NET Salary Trend

ASP.NET
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ASP.NET across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Merseyside ASP.NET Salary Histogram

ASP.NET
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ASP.NET within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
LiverpoolDown-961£29,695-1.22 %
SouthportDown-142£36,450+31.94 %
WirralDown-46£29,000+6.72 %
St HelensDown-43£30,667-0.34 %
BirkenheadUp+21£29,000+14.47 %
ASP.NET North WestASP.NET
North West

ASP.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing ASP.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 ASP.NET.

1231 (100.00 %).NET
2164 (71.00 %)SQL Server
3149 (64.50 %)C#
485 (36.80 %)VB.NET
565 (28.14 %)SQL
664 (27.71 %)HTML
756 (24.24 %)XML
855 (23.81 %)JavaScript
855 (23.81 %)AJAX
946 (19.91 %)Finance
1043 (18.61 %)UML
1142 (18.18 %)CSS
1241 (17.75 %)WebServices
1339 (16.88 %)Microsoft
1438 (16.45 %)OO
1537 (16.02 %)ASP
1635 (15.15 %)VB
1733 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
1829 (12.55 %)Oracle
1927 (11.69 %)Pensions
2026 (11.26 %)IIS
2125 (10.82 %)RUP
2223 (9.957 %)Degree
2223 (9.957 %)VB6
2321 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
2420 (8.658 %)Internet
2420 (8.658 %)XHTML
2519 (8.225 %)Visual Studio
2618 (7.792 %)PL/SQL
2618 (7.792 %)Windows

ASP.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing ASP.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 ASP.NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1231 (100.00 %).NET
264 (27.71 %)HTML
356 (24.24 %)XML
455 (23.81 %)AJAX
542 (18.18 %)CSS
641 (17.75 %)WebServices
737 (16.02 %)ASP
820 (8.658 %)XHTML
918 (7.792 %).NET Framework
918 (7.792 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1014 (6.061 %)ADO.NET
1113 (5.628 %)SOAP
1212 (5.195 %)XSLT
135 (2.165 %)COM+
135 (2.165 %)WinForms
144 (1.732 %)WSDL
153 (1.299 %)Ruby on Rails
153 (1.299 %)ADO
153 (1.299 %)WCF
162 (0.866 %)ODBC
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
126 (11.26 %)IIS
211 (4.762 %)CMS
37 (3.030 %)MTS
43 (1.299 %)SharePoint
51 (0.433 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (6.926 %)MS Excel
21 (0.433 %)MS Visio
21 (0.433 %)Adobe Illustrator
21 (0.433 %)Photoshop
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (8.658 %)Internet
213 (5.628 %)Intranet
310 (4.329 %)Intrusion Detection
41 (0.433 %)FTP
41 (0.433 %)Extranet
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1164 (71.00 %)SQL Server
233 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
317 (7.359 %)Crystal Reports
416 (6.926 %)SQL Server 2000
510 (4.329 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
65 (2.165 %)MS Access
74 (1.732 %)RDBMS
74 (1.732 %)MySQL
82 (0.866 %)GIS
82 (0.866 %)SQL Server Integration Services
82 (0.866 %)BusinessObjects
82 (0.866 %)DTS
82 (0.866 %)ETL
91 (0.433 %)Oracle 8/8i
91 (0.433 %)OLAP
Merseyside IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (8.225 %)Visual Studio
23 (1.299 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (0.433 %)Flash
31 (0.433 %)NUnit
31 (0.433 %)Subversion
31 (0.433 %)JIRA
31 (0.433 %)Ant
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
146 (19.91 %)Finance
227 (11.69 %)Pensions
39 (3.896 %)Legal
47 (3.030 %)Advertising
47 (3.030 %)Health
47 (3.030 %)Insurance
54 (1.732 %)Marketing
54 (1.732 %)Retail
54 (1.732 %)Law
54 (1.732 %)Automotive
62 (0.866 %)Education
71 (0.433 %)Electric
71 (0.433 %)Government
71 (0.433 %)Publishing
71 (0.433 %)Front Office
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1201 (87.01 %)Developer
2122 (52.81 %).NET Developer
379 (34.20 %)ASP.NET Developer
461 (26.41 %)Web Developer
557 (24.68 %)C# Developer
644 (19.05 %)Senior Developer
742 (18.18 %)VB.NET Developer
841 (17.75 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
934 (14.72 %)Analyst
1033 (14.29 %).NET Web Developer
1126 (11.26 %)Analyst Developer
1126 (11.26 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
1220 (8.658 %)Senior .NET Developer
1319 (8.225 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
1417 (7.359 %)Senior C# Developer
1516 (6.926 %)Software Developer
1614 (6.061 %)Programmer
1713 (5.628 %)Analyst Programmer
1713 (5.628 %)Senior Analyst
1812 (5.195 %)Senior Analyst Developer
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (4.329 %)W3C
28 (3.463 %)N-Tier
35 (2.165 %)Clustering
42 (0.866 %)Client/Server
51 (0.433 %)Fixed Income
51 (0.433 %)Credit Derivative
51 (0.433 %)Derivative
51 (0.433 %)Computer Science
51 (0.433 %)Multithreading
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (7.792 %)Windows
21 (0.433 %)Windows Server 2003
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
143 (18.61 %)UML
238 (16.45 %)OO
325 (10.82 %)RUP
417 (7.359 %)OOP
512 (5.195 %)Web Development
611 (4.762 %)Content Management
710 (4.329 %)Migration
87 (3.030 %)Business Intelligence
96 (2.597 %)E-Commerce
104 (1.732 %)Project Management
113 (1.299 %)Unit Testing
113 (1.299 %)SOA
122 (0.866 %)Business Analysis
122 (0.866 %)Agile Software Development
122 (0.866 %)Asset Management
122 (0.866 %)ERD
122 (0.866 %)User Acceptance Testing
122 (0.866 %)Risk Management
122 (0.866 %)Information Management
131 (0.433 %)Data Analysis
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1149 (64.50 %)C#
285 (36.80 %)VB.NET
365 (28.14 %)SQL
455 (23.81 %)JavaScript
535 (15.15 %)VB
623 (9.957 %)VB6
718 (7.792 %)PL/SQL
816 (6.926 %)Transact-SQL
97 (3.030 %)PHP
106 (2.597 %)DHTML
115 (2.165 %)VBScript
115 (2.165 %)VBA
124 (1.732 %)Java
133 (1.299 %)C++
133 (1.299 %)Ruby
141 (0.433 %)PHP5
141 (0.433 %)Perl
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (9.957 %)Degree
221 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
38 (3.463 %)MCTS
47 (3.030 %)MCSD
47 (3.030 %)MCSE
51 (0.433 %)HND
51 (0.433 %)MCPD
Merseyside IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.433 %)SLA
Merseyside IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.433 %)MSMQ
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
139 (16.88 %)Microsoft
229 (12.55 %)Oracle
36 (2.597 %)Dundas
42 (0.866 %)Business Objects
51 (0.433 %)Adobe
51 (0.433 %)Novell
51 (0.433 %)RedDot