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This section looks at the demand for Windows Forms (WinForms) 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 WinForms over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Forms (WinForms)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank159157
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads116139
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.061 %0.057 %
As % of the category below2.902 %3.026 %
Salaries quoted98135
Average minimum salary£29,252£32,027
Average salary£31,845£34,223
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
Average maximum salary£34,437£36,419
UK excluding London average salary£35,230£37,414
% change on same period last year-5.83 %
North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads39974594
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.110 %1.881 %
Salaries quoted34723952
Average minimum salary£29,752£31,523
Average salary£32,816£34,621
% change on same period last year-5.21 %
Average maximum salary£35,880£37,719
UK excluding London average salary£35,873£36,830
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
WinForms EnglandWinForms
England

WinForms
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West WinForms Salary Trend

WinForms
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WinForms across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West WinForms Salary Histogram

WinForms
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WinForms within the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
CheshireUp+846£28,814-4.15 %
ManchesterDown-1338£32,919-10.25 %
LancashireDown-319£34,000-1.98 %
MerseysideDown-114£34,033+5.76 %
WinForms EnglandWinForms
England

WinForms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

1231 (88.51 %).NET
2214 (81.99 %)C#
3188 (72.03 %)SQL Server
4163 (62.45 %)ASP.NET
5126 (48.28 %)SQL
6115 (44.06 %)XML
7111 (42.53 %)Windows
898 (37.55 %)WebServices
991 (34.87 %)VB.NET
1079 (30.27 %)SQL Server 2005
1178 (29.89 %)SQL Server 2000
1270 (26.82 %)Transact-SQL
1270 (26.82 %)OO
1367 (25.67 %)Visual Studio
1458 (22.22 %)Microsoft
1557 (21.84 %)VB
1641 (15.71 %)VB6
1740 (15.33 %).NET Framework
1839 (14.94 %)Finance
1937 (14.18 %)HTML
1937 (14.18 %)UML
2032 (12.26 %)Health
2131 (11.88 %)WPF
2229 (11.11 %)SharePoint
2328 (10.73 %)C++
2427 (10.34 %)JavaScript
2427 (10.34 %)Crystal Reports
2427 (10.34 %)MS Excel
2526 (9.962 %)ASP
2625 (9.579 %)Pensions

WinForms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1231 (88.51 %).NET
2163 (62.45 %)ASP.NET
3115 (44.06 %)XML
498 (37.55 %)WebServices
540 (15.33 %).NET Framework
637 (14.18 %)HTML
731 (11.88 %)WPF
826 (9.962 %)ASP
924 (9.195 %)ADO.NET
1021 (8.046 %)WCF
1117 (6.513 %)XSLT
1117 (6.513 %)ActiveX
1216 (6.130 %)MFC
1315 (5.747 %)CSS
1410 (3.831 %)DirectX
1410 (3.831 %)OLE
1410 (3.831 %)ASP.NET 2.0
157 (2.682 %).NET Remoting
157 (2.682 %)LINQ
157 (2.682 %)MVC
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
129 (11.11 %)SharePoint
219 (7.280 %)BizTalk Server
316 (6.130 %)CMS
411 (4.215 %)IIS
58 (3.065 %)SharePoint Server 2007
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
127 (10.34 %)MS Excel
23 (1.149 %)MS Office
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (1.916 %)Microsoft CRM
23 (1.149 %)Dynamics CRM
23 (1.149 %)Line 500
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (1.533 %)Intranet
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1188 (72.03 %)SQL Server
279 (30.27 %)SQL Server 2005
378 (29.89 %)SQL Server 2000
427 (10.34 %)Crystal Reports
515 (5.747 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
68 (3.065 %)SQL Server 7
73 (1.149 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
73 (1.149 %)SQL Server Integration Services
73 (1.149 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
82 (0.766 %)DTS
91 (0.383 %)RDBMS
91 (0.383 %)BusinessObjects
91 (0.383 %)MySQL
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
167 (25.67 %)Visual Studio
217 (6.513 %)Flash
38 (3.065 %)VSS/SourceSafe
42 (0.766 %)NUnit
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
139 (14.94 %)Finance
232 (12.26 %)Health
325 (9.579 %)Pensions
47 (2.682 %)Government
56 (2.299 %)Back Office
65 (1.916 %)Retail
65 (1.916 %)Insurance
65 (1.916 %)Local Government
74 (1.533 %)Marketing
83 (1.149 %)Financial Institution
83 (1.149 %)Games
92 (0.766 %)Telecoms
92 (0.766 %)Automotive
101 (0.383 %)Front Office
101 (0.383 %)Electronics
101 (0.383 %)Law
101 (0.383 %)Legal
101 (0.383 %)Manufacturing
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1219 (83.91 %)Developer
2119 (45.59 %)C# Developer
386 (32.95 %).NET Developer
460 (22.99 %)Software Developer
546 (17.62 %)ASP.NET Developer
631 (11.88 %)VB.NET Developer
631 (11.88 %)CSharp Software Developer
730 (11.49 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
821 (8.046 %)WinForms Developer
821 (8.046 %)Applications Developer
920 (7.663 %)C# Application Developer
1018 (6.897 %)Programmer
1115 (5.747 %)Web Developer
1115 (5.747 %)SQL Developer
1115 (5.747 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
1214 (5.364 %)Architect
1311 (4.215 %)C# Web Developer
1410 (3.831 %)Senior Developer
159 (3.448 %)Analyst
159 (3.448 %)SQL Server Developer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (6.130 %)N-Tier
25 (1.916 %)Client/Server
34 (1.533 %)PDA
42 (0.766 %)NHS
51 (0.383 %)Equities
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1111 (42.53 %)Windows
27 (2.682 %)Windows CE
35 (1.916 %)Windows Mobile
43 (1.149 %)Windows XP
52 (0.766 %)Windows XP Embedded
61 (0.383 %)Windows Vista
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
170 (26.82 %)OO
237 (14.18 %)UML
320 (7.663 %)OOP
416 (6.130 %)CRM
513 (4.981 %)Web Development
612 (4.598 %)PRINCE2
710 (3.831 %)SSADM
710 (3.831 %)Scrum
89 (3.448 %)Requirements Analysis
98 (3.065 %)Agile Software Development
107 (2.682 %)Pair Programming
107 (2.682 %)Unit Testing
107 (2.682 %)OOD
116 (2.299 %)E-Commerce
125 (1.916 %)RAD
125 (1.916 %)Business Analysis
134 (1.533 %)B2B
143 (1.149 %)Workflow
143 (1.149 %)Time Management
152 (0.766 %)Pay per click
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1214 (81.99 %)C#
2126 (48.28 %)SQL
391 (34.87 %)VB.NET
470 (26.82 %)Transact-SQL
557 (21.84 %)VB
641 (15.71 %)VB6
728 (10.73 %)C++
827 (10.34 %)JavaScript
919 (7.280 %)DHTML
1014 (5.364 %)Delphi
1014 (5.364 %)VBScript
1111 (4.215 %)XAML
127 (2.682 %)Java
133 (1.149 %)VC++
141 (0.383 %)C
141 (0.383 %)PHP
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (2.299 %)Degree
25 (1.916 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.383 %)MCTS
31 (0.383 %)MCAD
31 (0.383 %)MCSD
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.149 %)QA
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
120 (7.663 %)MSMQ
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
158 (22.22 %)Microsoft
23 (1.149 %)Sage
31 (0.383 %)Oracle
31 (0.383 %)Business Objects
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