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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Forms (WinForms) skills within the Scotland 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Forms (WinForms)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank116126
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads4250
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.022 %
As % of the category below3.443 %2.825 %
Salaries quoted3843
Average minimum salary£31,474£30,849
Average salary£34,059£33,267
% change on same period last year+2.38 %
Average maximum salary£36,645£35,686
UK excluding London average salary£36,092£36,708
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads12201770
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.709 %0.762 %
Salaries quoted8541150
Average minimum salary£32,994£31,258
Average salary£36,213£34,653
% change on same period last year+4.50 %
Average maximum salary£39,432£38,048
UK excluding London average salary£35,991£36,643
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
WinForms UKWinForms
UK

WinForms
Demand Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland WinForms Salary Trend

WinForms
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WinForms across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Scotland WinForms Salary Histogram

WinForms
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WinForms within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 13 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
EdinburghUp+4021£35,971+4.43 %
DundeeDown-29£36,972-6.59 %
GlasgowUp+126£30,833-2.23 %
West LothianNew entry-3£24,167-
AberdeenDown-32£35,000-2.77 %
FifeDown-111£22,500-23.72 %
WinForms UKWinForms
UK

WinForms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

187 (93.55 %)C#
274 (79.57 %).NET
359 (63.44 %)SQL Server
452 (55.91 %)SQL
546 (49.46 %)XML
640 (43.01 %)ASP.NET
731 (33.33 %)Oracle
830 (32.26 %)Windows
925 (26.88 %)C++
1022 (23.66 %)WebServices
1022 (23.66 %)ADO.NET
1121 (22.58 %)PL/SQL
1220 (21.51 %)TCP/IP
1318 (19.35 %)Computer Science
1417 (18.28 %)Visual Studio
1516 (17.20 %)Degree
1614 (15.05 %)AJAX
1713 (13.98 %)Education
1713 (13.98 %)Games
1713 (13.98 %)Oracle Forms
1812 (12.90 %)Finance
1911 (11.83 %)Software Engineering
1911 (11.83 %)Online Games
1911 (11.83 %)HTML
2010 (10.75 %)VB.NET
2010 (10.75 %)Microsoft
219 (9.677 %)JavaScript
228 (8.602 %)Transact-SQL
228 (8.602 %)RDBMS
236 (6.452 %)OOD

WinForms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
174 (79.57 %).NET
246 (49.46 %)XML
340 (43.01 %)ASP.NET
422 (23.66 %)WebServices
422 (23.66 %)ADO.NET
514 (15.05 %)AJAX
611 (11.83 %)HTML
75 (5.376 %)NHibernate
75 (5.376 %)XSLT
84 (4.301 %)Spring
84 (4.301 %)Spring.NET
84 (4.301 %)WCF
84 (4.301 %)WPF
84 (4.301 %)COM+
84 (4.301 %)J2EE
92 (2.151 %)ADO
92 (2.151 %)ASP
92 (2.151 %).NET Framework
101 (1.075 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
101 (1.075 %)Silverlight
Scotland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (2.151 %)BizTalk Server
21 (1.075 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (1.075 %)IIS
21 (1.075 %)SharePoint
Scotland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (5.376 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.151 %)Oracle Applications
21 (1.075 %)Google Analytics
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (21.51 %)TCP/IP
22 (2.151 %)Internet
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
159 (63.44 %)SQL Server
28 (8.602 %)RDBMS
35 (5.376 %)Oracle 8/8i
42 (2.151 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (2.151 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
42 (2.151 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (1.075 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (18.28 %)Visual Studio
213 (13.98 %)Oracle Forms
34 (4.301 %)NUnit
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (13.98 %)Education
113 (13.98 %)Games
212 (12.90 %)Finance
311 (11.83 %)Online Games
45 (5.376 %)Health
45 (5.376 %)Pensions
54 (4.301 %)Construction
62 (2.151 %)Insurance
71 (1.075 %)Music
71 (1.075 %)Retail
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
169 (74.19 %)Developer
232 (34.41 %).NET Developer
323 (24.73 %)C# Developer
422 (23.66 %)Software Developer
514 (15.05 %)Programmer
613 (13.98 %)Senior Developer
712 (12.90 %)WinForms Developer
87 (7.527 %)Junior
96 (6.452 %)Junior Developer
96 (6.452 %)Applications Developer
96 (6.452 %)Senior Programmer
105 (5.376 %)Junior .NET Developer
114 (4.301 %)Senior C# Developer
114 (4.301 %)Senior Software Developer
114 (4.301 %)Software Engineer
123 (3.226 %)Junior C# Developer
123 (3.226 %)C# Application Developer
123 (3.226 %).NET Applications Developer
132 (2.151 %).NET Software Engineer
132 (2.151 %).NET Programmer
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (19.35 %)Computer Science
23 (3.226 %)Physics
32 (2.151 %)RIA
41 (1.075 %)PMI
41 (1.075 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
41 (1.075 %)Fixed Income
41 (1.075 %)Derivative
41 (1.075 %)Mathematics
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (32.26 %)Windows
21 (1.075 %)UNIX
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (11.83 %)Software Engineering
26 (6.452 %)OOD
35 (5.376 %)Data Analysis
44 (4.301 %)Unit Testing
44 (4.301 %)Investment Management
44 (4.301 %)OO
53 (3.226 %)Service Delivery
61 (1.075 %)Scrum
61 (1.075 %)Extreme Programming
61 (1.075 %)Agile Software Development
61 (1.075 %)Information Management
61 (1.075 %)RUP
61 (1.075 %)Project Management
61 (1.075 %)UML
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
187 (93.55 %)C#
252 (55.91 %)SQL
325 (26.88 %)C++
421 (22.58 %)PL/SQL
510 (10.75 %)VB.NET
69 (9.677 %)JavaScript
78 (8.602 %)Transact-SQL
84 (4.301 %)Java
93 (3.226 %)C
93 (3.226 %)Fortran
102 (2.151 %)Delphi
102 (2.151 %)VB
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (17.20 %)Degree
21 (1.075 %)Microsoft Certification
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
131 (33.33 %)Oracle
210 (10.75 %)Microsoft
31 (1.075 %)Google