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The table below looks at the demand for Language Integrated Query (LINQ) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited LINQ over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLanguage Integrated Query (LINQ)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank234-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads230
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.630 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted210
Average minimum salary£22,429-
Average salary£27,048-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£31,667-
UK excluding London average salary£36,210£33,667
% change on same period last year+7.55 %
North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads36494643
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.019 %1.947 %
Salaries quoted31523922
Average minimum salary£29,007£31,439
Average salary£31,954£34,554
% change on same period last year-7.52 %
Average maximum salary£34,901£37,669
UK excluding London average salary£35,934£36,795
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
LINQ EnglandLINQ
England

LINQ
Demand Trend

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

North West LINQ Demand Trend

LINQ
Salary Trend

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

North West LINQ Salary Trend

LINQ
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LINQ across the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

North West LINQ Salary Histogram

LINQ
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LINQ within the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
ManchesterNew entry-18£26,917-
CheshireNew entry-5£27,833-
LINQ EnglandLINQ
England

LINQ
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing LINQ 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 LINQ.

123 (100.00 %)C#
123 (100.00 %).NET
123 (100.00 %)SQL Server
123 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
123 (100.00 %)MVC
123 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
123 (100.00 %)WCF
123 (100.00 %)WPF
123 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2008
220 (86.96 %)Unit Testing
319 (82.61 %)Pensions
319 (82.61 %)Scrum
418 (78.26 %)WinForms
418 (78.26 %)Health
418 (78.26 %)WebServices
418 (78.26 %)XML
418 (78.26 %)OO
418 (78.26 %)Visual Studio
418 (78.26 %)Transact-SQL
418 (78.26 %).NET Framework
516 (69.57 %)SQL
613 (56.52 %)Windows
76 (26.09 %)C++
76 (26.09 %)Oracle
76 (26.09 %)Java
85 (21.74 %)AJAX
85 (21.74 %)Adobe Flex
85 (21.74 %)Agile Software Development
85 (21.74 %)JavaScript
85 (21.74 %)HTML

LINQ
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing LINQ 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 LINQ. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (100.00 %).NET
123 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
123 (100.00 %)MVC
123 (100.00 %)WCF
123 (100.00 %)WPF
218 (78.26 %).NET Framework
218 (78.26 %)WinForms
218 (78.26 %)WebServices
218 (78.26 %)XML
35 (21.74 %)AJAX
35 (21.74 %)CSS
35 (21.74 %)HTML
35 (21.74 %)Adobe Flex
43 (13.04 %)ASP
51 (4.348 %)OOXML
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.348 %)MS Office
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (21.74 %)Internet
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (100.00 %)SQL Server
123 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
123 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2008
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (78.26 %)Visual Studio
22 (8.696 %)NUnit
22 (8.696 %)Visual Studio Team System
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (82.61 %)Pensions
218 (78.26 %)Health
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (91.30 %)Developer
217 (73.91 %)C# Developer
36 (26.09 %)Graduate Developer
36 (26.09 %).NET Developer
36 (26.09 %)Graduate
36 (26.09 %)Graduate CSharp Developer
44 (17.39 %)Software Developer
44 (17.39 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
44 (17.39 %)ASP.NET Developer
44 (17.39 %)SQL Developer
51 (4.348 %)Software Engineer
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (56.52 %)Windows
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (86.96 %)Unit Testing
219 (82.61 %)Scrum
318 (78.26 %)OO
45 (21.74 %)Agile Software Development
51 (4.348 %)TDD
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (100.00 %)C#
218 (78.26 %)Transact-SQL
316 (69.57 %)SQL
46 (26.09 %)C++
46 (26.09 %)Java
55 (21.74 %)JavaScript
55 (21.74 %)VBScript
55 (21.74 %)VB.NET
55 (21.74 %)ActionScript
62 (8.696 %)Delphi
71 (4.348 %)C
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (26.09 %)Oracle
25 (21.74 %)Microsoft
25 (21.74 %)Adobe