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The table below looks at the demand for Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited XAML over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Application Markup Language (XAML)
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank260-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads10
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.020 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£25,000-
Average salary£26,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£28,000-
UK excluding London average salary£37,125£34,714
% change on same period last year+6.94 %
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads48895905
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.715 %2.487 %
Salaries quoted41525005
Average minimum salary£29,020£30,266
Average salary£31,826£33,090
% change on same period last year-3.81 %
Average maximum salary£34,632£35,914
UK excluding London average salary£35,278£35,644
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
XAML EnglandXAML
England

XAML
Demand Trend

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

North West XAML Demand Trend

XAML
Salary Trend

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

North West XAML Salary Trend

XAML
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing XAML within the North West region over the 3 months to 8 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-1£26,500-
XAML EnglandXAML
England

XAML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing XAML 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 XAML.

18 (100.00 %).NET
18 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
25 (62.50 %)SQL Server
25 (62.50 %)Visual Studio
25 (62.50 %)C#
34 (50.00 %)WebServices
43 (37.50 %)XSLT
43 (37.50 %)XHTML
43 (37.50 %)JavaScript
43 (37.50 %)CSS
43 (37.50 %)SEO
43 (37.50 %)AJAX
43 (37.50 %)VB.NET
43 (37.50 %)Web Development
52 (25.00 %)Degree
52 (25.00 %)WPF
52 (25.00 %)Pensions
52 (25.00 %)Construction
52 (25.00 %)WinForms
52 (25.00 %)VB6
52 (25.00 %)SQL
52 (25.00 %)VB
52 (25.00 %)OOP
52 (25.00 %)ActiveX
52 (25.00 %)Flash
52 (25.00 %)XML
61 (12.50 %)UML
61 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (12.50 %)Silverlight

XAML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing XAML 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 XAML. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (100.00 %).NET
18 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
24 (50.00 %)WebServices
33 (37.50 %)CSS
33 (37.50 %)XSLT
33 (37.50 %)XHTML
33 (37.50 %)AJAX
42 (25.00 %)WPF
42 (25.00 %)WinForms
42 (25.00 %)ActiveX
42 (25.00 %)XML
51 (12.50 %)Silverlight
51 (12.50 %)ASP.NET 2.0
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (62.50 %)SQL Server
21 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (62.50 %)Visual Studio
22 (25.00 %)Flash
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (25.00 %)Construction
12 (25.00 %)Pensions
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (100.00 %)Developer
18 (100.00 %)Web Developer
23 (37.50 %)Senior Developer
23 (37.50 %)Senior Web Developer
32 (25.00 %)Web Applications Developer
32 (25.00 %)C# Web Developer
32 (25.00 %)C# Application Developer
32 (25.00 %)C# Developer
32 (25.00 %)Applications Developer
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (37.50 %)SEO
13 (37.50 %)Web Development
22 (25.00 %)OOP
31 (12.50 %)UML
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (62.50 %)C#
23 (37.50 %)JavaScript
23 (37.50 %)VB.NET
32 (25.00 %)VB6
32 (25.00 %)SQL
32 (25.00 %)VB
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (25.00 %)Degree