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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Silverlight skills within the Northamptonshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Silverlight over the 3 months to 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Silverlight
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank72-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads90
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.020 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted90
Average minimum salary£25,750-
Average salary£27,667-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£29,583-
UK excluding London average salary£36,688£38,816
% change on same period last year-5.48 %
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Northamptonshire
Matching permanent IT job ads298275
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.176 %0.119 %
Salaries quoted275236
Average minimum salary£31,266£33,392
Average salary£34,406£35,481
% change on same period last year-3.03 %
Average maximum salary£37,546£37,571
UK excluding London average salary£35,992£36,626
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
Silverlight East MidlandsSilverlight
East Midlands

Silverlight
Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire Silverlight Demand Trend

Silverlight
Salary Trend

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

Northamptonshire Silverlight Salary Trend

Silverlight
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Silverlight across the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

Northamptonshire Silverlight Salary Histogram

Silverlight
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Silverlight within the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 14 October 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
NorthamptonNew entry-7£27,000-
KetteringNew entry-3£24,667-
WellingboroughNew entry-1£40,000-
Silverlight East MidlandsSilverlight
East Midlands

Silverlight
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing Silverlight 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 Silverlight.

114 (93.33 %)C#
114 (93.33 %)SQL Server
213 (86.67 %).NET
39 (60.00 %)Visual Studio
39 (60.00 %)WCF
46 (40.00 %)Pensions
55 (33.33 %)Unit Testing
55 (33.33 %)Continuous Integration
55 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2008
55 (33.33 %)WPF
55 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
55 (33.33 %)Subversion
55 (33.33 %)WinForms
55 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
55 (33.33 %)Windows
55 (33.33 %)OO
64 (26.67 %)ASP
64 (26.67 %)Agile Software Development
72 (13.33 %)Biometrics
72 (13.33 %)VB.NET
72 (13.33 %)C++
81 (6.667 %)SQL
81 (6.667 %)Pharmaceutical
81 (6.667 %)Banking

Silverlight
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing Silverlight 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 Silverlight. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (86.67 %).NET
29 (60.00 %)WCF
35 (33.33 %)WPF
35 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
35 (33.33 %)WinForms
44 (26.67 %)ASP
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (93.33 %)SQL Server
25 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
25 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2008
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (60.00 %)Visual Studio
25 (33.33 %)Subversion
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (40.00 %)Pensions
21 (6.667 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (6.667 %)Banking
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (53.33 %)Developer
27 (46.67 %)C# Developer
35 (33.33 %).NET Developer
35 (33.33 %)Graduate
44 (26.67 %)ASP.NET Developer
44 (26.67 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
52 (13.33 %).NET Programmer
52 (13.33 %)Programmer
61 (6.667 %)Senior Software Developer
61 (6.667 %)Software Developer
61 (6.667 %)Senior Developer
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (13.33 %)Biometrics
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (33.33 %)Windows
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (33.33 %)OO
15 (33.33 %)Unit Testing
15 (33.33 %)Continuous Integration
24 (26.67 %)Agile Software Development
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (93.33 %)C#
22 (13.33 %)C++
22 (13.33 %)VB.NET
31 (6.667 %)SQL