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The table below looks at the demand for C# skills within the South Wales region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C# over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC#
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank723
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads210106
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.122 %0.046 %
As % of the category below27.42 %13.80 %
Salaries quoted19894
Average minimum salary£31,436£29,063
Average salary£34,906£32,516
% change on same period last year+7.35 %
Average maximum salary£38,377£35,968
UK excluding London average salary£35,289£35,789
% change on same period last year-1.39 %
South Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
South Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads766768
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.443 %0.330 %
Salaries quoted720703
Average minimum salary£30,297£27,732
Average salary£34,420£31,301
% change on same period last year+9.96 %
Average maximum salary£38,543£34,871
UK excluding London average salary£35,506£35,791
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
C# WalesC#
Wales

C#
Demand Trend

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

South Wales C# Demand Trend

C#
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing C# across the South Wales region.

South Wales C# Salary Trend

C#
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C# across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South Wales C# Salary Histogram

C#
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C# within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 10 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
CardiffUp+21159£34,643+14.69 %
NewportUp+1673£36,479+7.81 %
TorfaenNew entry-6£36,917-
BridgendNew entry-2£31,640-
MonmouthshireNew entry-1£36,000-
GwentNew entry-1£27,500-
C# WalesC#
Wales

C#
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales region citing C# 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 C#.

1229 (82.37 %).NET
2161 (57.91 %)SQL Server
3122 (43.88 %)ASP.NET
4100 (35.97 %)SQL
598 (35.25 %)VB
690 (32.37 %)Microsoft
782 (29.50 %)Windows
872 (25.90 %)VB.NET
967 (24.10 %)ASP
1062 (22.30 %)Visual Studio
1153 (19.06 %)VB6
1249 (17.63 %)OO
1346 (16.55 %)Transact-SQL
1440 (14.39 %)XML
1537 (13.31 %)C++
1635 (12.59 %)WebServices
1635 (12.59 %)SQL Server 2005
1734 (12.23 %).NET Framework
1734 (12.23 %)SharePoint
1833 (11.87 %)Finance
1932 (11.51 %)MS Excel
2030 (10.79 %)UML
2030 (10.79 %)Java
2030 (10.79 %)Agile Software Development
2126 (9.353 %)JavaScript
2224 (8.633 %)C
2224 (8.633 %)Internet
2323 (8.273 %)Insurance
2323 (8.273 %)Degree
2422 (7.914 %)Delphi

C#
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales region citing C# 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 C#. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1229 (82.37 %).NET
2122 (43.88 %)ASP.NET
367 (24.10 %)ASP
440 (14.39 %)XML
535 (12.59 %)WebServices
634 (12.23 %).NET Framework
716 (5.755 %)Silverlight
815 (5.396 %)LINQ
815 (5.396 %)AJAX
913 (4.676 %)HTML
108 (2.878 %)CSS
108 (2.878 %)MVC
108 (2.878 %)WCF
108 (2.878 %)WF
117 (2.518 %)XHTML
125 (1.799 %)Java RMI
125 (1.799 %)SOAP
132 (0.719 %)ADO.NET
132 (0.719 %)OpenGL
132 (0.719 %)DirectX
South Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
134 (12.23 %)SharePoint
216 (5.755 %)IIS
315 (5.396 %)BizTalk Server
46 (2.158 %)ColdFusion
55 (1.799 %)Documentum
62 (0.719 %)Apache
71 (0.360 %)CMS
South Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
132 (11.51 %)MS Excel
24 (1.439 %)MS Visio
32 (0.719 %)Photoshop
32 (0.719 %)MS Project
32 (0.719 %)MS Office
South Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (2.518 %)Dynamics CRM
22 (0.719 %)Microsoft CRM
South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
124 (8.633 %)Internet
22 (0.719 %)GPRS
31 (0.360 %)HTTP
31 (0.360 %)SNMP
31 (0.360 %)TCP/IP
31 (0.360 %)DNS
31 (0.360 %)TELNET
31 (0.360 %)LDAP
South Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1161 (57.91 %)SQL Server
235 (12.59 %)SQL Server 2005
316 (5.755 %)SQL Server 2000
413 (4.676 %)OLAP
511 (3.957 %)Crystal Reports
68 (2.878 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
74 (1.439 %)MySQL
74 (1.439 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
83 (1.079 %)SQL Server 2008
83 (1.079 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
83 (1.079 %)Datawarehouse
92 (0.719 %)DTS
92 (0.719 %)Data Mining
92 (0.719 %)Oracle Reports
92 (0.719 %)MS Access
101 (0.360 %)RDBMS
South Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
162 (22.30 %)Visual Studio
216 (5.755 %)Visual Studio Team System
311 (3.957 %)Rational Rose
311 (3.957 %)VSS/SourceSafe
44 (1.439 %)Dreamweaver
52 (0.719 %)Oracle Forms
52 (0.719 %)Flash
61 (0.360 %)Subversion
South Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
133 (11.87 %)Finance
223 (8.273 %)Insurance
314 (5.036 %)Pensions
47 (2.518 %)Government
56 (2.158 %)Retail
65 (1.799 %)Construction
74 (1.439 %)Health
74 (1.439 %)Aerospace
74 (1.439 %)Legal
82 (0.719 %)Manufacturing
82 (0.719 %)Multimedia
82 (0.719 %)Law
82 (0.719 %)Banking
91 (0.360 %)Education
91 (0.360 %)Pharmaceutical
91 (0.360 %)Electronics
91 (0.360 %)Publishing
91 (0.360 %)Military
South Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1148 (53.24 %)Developer
271 (25.54 %).NET Developer
364 (23.02 %)C# Developer
444 (15.83 %)Analyst
535 (12.59 %)Software Developer
633 (11.87 %)Analyst Programmer
633 (11.87 %)Programmer
728 (10.07 %)Architect
824 (8.633 %)Senior Developer
922 (7.914 %)VB.NET Developer
1019 (6.835 %)Software Engineer
1116 (5.755 %)Web Developer
1116 (5.755 %)Solutions Architect
1116 (5.755 %)Senior Analyst
1116 (5.755 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
1116 (5.755 %)Senior Programmer
1215 (5.396 %)Technical Architect
1314 (5.036 %)CSharp Software Developer
1411 (3.957 %)ASP.NET Developer
1411 (3.957 %)Senior .NET Developer
South Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (2.518 %)Computer Science
26 (2.158 %)Web 2.0
26 (2.158 %)RIA
35 (1.799 %)BBC
44 (1.439 %)NHS
52 (0.719 %)Replication
52 (0.719 %)Client/Server
52 (0.719 %)Pocket PC
61 (0.360 %)Welsh Language
61 (0.360 %)N-Tier
South Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
182 (29.50 %)Windows
28 (2.878 %)Windows Server 2008
37 (2.518 %)Linux
45 (1.799 %)Windows CE
54 (1.439 %)UNIX
62 (0.719 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (0.719 %)Windows Mobile
62 (0.719 %)Windows 2000
71 (0.360 %)Windows XP
71 (0.360 %)Solaris
South Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
149 (17.63 %)OO
230 (10.79 %)UML
230 (10.79 %)Agile Software Development
318 (6.475 %)Project Management
415 (5.396 %)CRM
510 (3.597 %)SOA
69 (3.237 %)Migration
78 (2.878 %)Security Cleared
86 (2.158 %)Web Development
95 (1.799 %)Scrum
95 (1.799 %)Document Management
95 (1.799 %)OOD
104 (1.439 %)Configuration Management
104 (1.439 %)E-Commerce
104 (1.439 %)RUP
104 (1.439 %)DSDM
104 (1.439 %)SC Cleared
113 (1.079 %)B2B
113 (1.079 %)B2C
122 (0.719 %)Stakeholder Management
South Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1100 (35.97 %)SQL
298 (35.25 %)VB
372 (25.90 %)VB.NET
453 (19.06 %)VB6
546 (16.55 %)Transact-SQL
637 (13.31 %)C++
730 (10.79 %)Java
826 (9.353 %)JavaScript
924 (8.633 %)C
1022 (7.914 %)Delphi
116 (2.158 %)Assembly Language
123 (1.079 %)PHP
132 (0.719 %)Perl
141 (0.360 %)Shell Script
141 (0.360 %)ActionScript
141 (0.360 %)Embedded C++
South Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (8.273 %)Degree
28 (2.878 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.360 %)HND
South Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.079 %)HL7
21 (0.360 %)JTAG
21 (0.360 %)SLA
21 (0.360 %)QA
South Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (0.719 %)Active Directory
South Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
190 (32.37 %)Microsoft
29 (3.237 %)Oracle
35 (1.799 %)FileNet
42 (0.719 %)Metastorm
42 (0.719 %)Visualfiles
51 (0.360 %)Kofax
51 (0.360 %)Progress
51 (0.360 %)Adobe
51 (0.360 %)QNX