The first table below looks at the demand for .NET skills in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
Rank 3 3 4
Rank change year-on-year
0 +1
Permanent jobs citing .NET 1300 1276 1191
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 24.40% 22.72% 19.06%
As % of the Application Development category 53.39% 49.61% 47.34%
Number of salaries quoted 1208 1199 1093
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +2.94%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+2.73% +4.28%
All Application Development
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
2435 2572 2516
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 45.70% 45.81% 40.26%
Number of salaries quoted 2213 2315 2246
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £26,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,500
% change year-on-year
- +2.73%
.NET
England

.NET
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing .NET across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

South West .NET Jobs Demand Trend

.NET
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing .NET across the South West region.

South West .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing .NET across the South West region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

South West .NET Salary Histogram

.NET
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing .NET within the South West region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Bristol 0 423 £37,500 +7.14% 33
Gloucestershire +2 283 £33,500 -10.66% 31
Wiltshire 0 200 £36,000 +2.85% 39
Somerset -1 138 £36,500 +4.28% 20
Dorset -1 137 £35,000 - 25
Devon +1 81 £33,500 +15.51% 9
Cornwall +10 9 £35,000 +27.27% 1
.NET
England

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing .NET 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 .NET.

1 1977 (79.40%) C#
2 1472 (59.12%) ASP.NET
3 1341 (53.86%) SQL Server
4 1012 (40.64%) SQL
5 744 (29.88%) JavaScript
6 734 (29.48%) HTML
7 728 (29.24%) CSS
8 661 (26.55%) Microsoft
9 611 (24.54%) MVC
10 479 (19.24%) VB.NET
11 417 (16.75%) XML
12 374 (15.02%) SharePoint
13 372 (14.94%) Visual Studio
14 336 (13.49%) MS Excel
14 336 (13.49%) .NET Framework
14 336 (13.49%) ASP.NET MVC
15 331 (13.29%) WCF
16 329 (13.21%) Windows
17 311 (12.49%) Java
18 299 (12.01%) Agile Software Development
19 293 (11.77%) Scrum
20 289 (11.61%) Degree
21 288 (11.57%) Web Services
22 286 (11.49%) jQuery
23 281 (11.29%) Finance
24 278 (11.16%) OO
25 269 (10.80%) T-SQL
26 257 (10.32%) VB
27 244 (9.799%) C++
28 214 (8.594%) SQL Server 2008

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing .NET 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 .NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1472 (59.12%) ASP.NET
2 734 (29.48%) HTML
3 728 (29.24%) CSS
4 417 (16.75%) XML
5 336 (13.49%) .NET Framework
5 336 (13.49%) ASP.NET MVC
6 331 (13.29%) WCF
7 288 (11.57%) Web Services
8 286 (11.49%) jQuery
9 178 (7.149%) WPF
10 147 (5.904%) Ajax
11 129 (5.181%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
12 116 (4.659%) ASP.NET MVC 3
13 109 (4.378%) WinForms
13 109 (4.378%) LINQ
14 86 (3.454%) XHTML
15 85 (3.414%) HTML5
16 84 (3.373%) ASP.NET MVC 4
17 77 (3.092%) ASP
18 71 (2.851%) SOAP
Application Platforms
1 374 (15.02%) SharePoint
2 149 (5.984%) SharePoint 2010
3 119 (4.779%) IIS
4 96 (3.855%) CMS
5 39 (1.566%) Umbraco
6 29 (1.165%) Sitecore CMS
6 29 (1.165%) Windows Azure
6 29 (1.165%) SharePoint Server
7 27 (1.084%) SharePoint 2013
8 25 (1.004%) Kentico
9 18 (0.723%) Sitefinity
10 16 (0.643%) WordPress
11 14 (0.562%) BizTalk Server
12 13 (0.522%) Apache
12 13 (0.522%) DotNetNuke
13 11 (0.442%) ColdFusion
14 10 (0.402%) ArcGIS
15 8 (0.321%) Google App Engine
16 5 (0.201%) OpenROAD
16 5 (0.201%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 336 (13.49%) MS Excel
2 58 (2.329%) MS Office
3 22 (0.884%) Photoshop
4 21 (0.843%) InfoPath
5 18 (0.723%) MS Project
6 13 (0.522%) MS Visio
7 7 (0.281%) Fireworks
8 4 (0.161%) MS PowerPoint
8 4 (0.161%) FastStats
9 2 (0.080%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.080%) InDesign
10 1 (0.040%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 56 (2.249%) Dynamics CRM
2 20 (0.803%) Summit
3 19 (0.763%) Visualfiles
4 13 (0.522%) Maximo
5 12 (0.482%) Dynamics AX
6 9 (0.361%) LabWindows
7 8 (0.321%) Google Analytics
8 7 (0.281%) Dynamics NAV
9 6 (0.241%) SAP CRM
10 2 (0.080%) Oracle Applications
11 1 (0.040%) Oracle Financials
11 1 (0.040%) Tridion
11 1 (0.040%) WebTrends
11 1 (0.040%) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1 66 (2.651%) Intranet
2 43 (1.727%) Internet
3 37 (1.486%) Ethernet
4 22 (0.884%) HTTP
5 21 (0.843%) DNS
6 10 (0.402%) SSL
7 7 (0.281%) TETRA
8 6 (0.241%) Extranet
9 5 (0.201%) VPN
9 5 (0.201%) SMS
10 4 (0.161%) Wireless
11 3 (0.120%) Firewall
11 3 (0.120%) TCP/IP
12 2 (0.080%) FTP
12 2 (0.080%) VoIP
12 2 (0.080%) WAN
12 2 (0.080%) SMTP
12 2 (0.080%) LAN
13 1 (0.040%) SAN
13 1 (0.040%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1341 (53.86%) SQL Server
2 214 (8.594%) SQL Server 2008
3 197 (7.912%) SQL Server 2005
4 156 (6.265%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 125 (5.020%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 69 (2.771%) Crystal Reports
7 67 (2.691%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 61 (2.450%) SQL Server 2012
9 53 (2.129%) SQL Server 2000
10 51 (2.048%) MySQL
11 36 (1.446%) Microsoft Analysis Services
12 33 (1.325%) Data Warehouse
13 22 (0.884%) OLAP
14 21 (0.843%) Oracle 8/8i
15 15 (0.602%) DTS
15 15 (0.602%) Oracle 11g
16 14 (0.562%) MS Access
17 13 (0.522%) Oracle 10g
18 11 (0.442%) Oracle Reports
19 10 (0.402%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 372 (14.94%) Visual Studio
2 121 (4.859%) Team Foundation Server
3 99 (3.976%) NUnit
4 70 (2.811%) Subversion
5 57 (2.289%) Rhino Mocks
6 51 (2.048%) Moq
7 29 (1.165%) VSS/SourceSafe
7 29 (1.165%) Dreamweaver
8 26 (1.044%) Jenkins
9 25 (1.004%) Selenium
10 24 (0.964%) MSTest
11 18 (0.723%) Eclipse
12 16 (0.643%) JUnit
12 16 (0.643%) JIRA
13 13 (0.522%) StarTeam
13 13 (0.522%) TeamCity
14 12 (0.482%) QuickTest Pro
15 11 (0.442%) WebDriver
16 10 (0.402%) Xcode
17 9 (0.361%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 281 (11.29%) Finance
2 114 (4.578%) Legal
3 108 (4.337%) Marketing
4 79 (3.173%) Telecoms
5 65 (2.610%) Retail
6 45 (1.807%) Aerospace
7 43 (1.727%) Banking
8 37 (1.486%) Advertising
9 35 (1.406%) Military
10 32 (1.285%) Law
11 26 (1.044%) Electronics
12 22 (0.884%) Back Office
13 20 (0.803%) Games
14 16 (0.643%) Front Office
15 13 (0.522%) Publishing
16 12 (0.482%) Music Industry
17 11 (0.442%) Manufacturing
17 11 (0.442%) Financial Institution
17 11 (0.442%) Automotive
18 4 (0.161%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 1923 (77.23%) Developer
2 983 (39.48%) .NET Developer
3 448 (17.99%) C# Developer
4 388 (15.58%) Software Developer
5 386 (15.50%) C# .NET Developer
6 276 (11.08%) ASP.NET Developer
7 255 (10.24%) C# ASP.NET Developer
8 242 (9.719%) Senior Developer
9 195 (7.831%) Software Engineer
10 178 (7.149%) Web Developer
11 151 (6.064%) Senior .NET Developer
12 147 (5.904%) Analyst
13 129 (5.181%) SharePoint Developer
14 92 (3.695%) Lead Developer
15 91 (3.655%) VB.NET Developer
16 89 (3.574%) .NET Software Developer
17 77 (3.092%) Programmer
18 67 (2.691%) Junior
19 60 (2.410%) Architect
19 60 (2.410%) Junior Developer
Miscellaneous
1 86 (3.454%) Computer Science
2 66 (2.651%) N-Tier
3 65 (2.610%) Mobile App
4 62 (2.490%) Mathematics
5 56 (2.249%) Digital Media
6 35 (1.406%) Enterprise Software
6 35 (1.406%) Client/Server
6 35 (1.406%) W3C
7 32 (1.285%) Social Media
8 29 (1.165%) Cloud Computing
8 29 (1.165%) CAN bus
9 27 (1.084%) Open Source
10 23 (0.924%) Management Information System
11 22 (0.884%) Embedded Systems
12 17 (0.683%) DTV
13 16 (0.643%) EPoS
14 14 (0.562%) iPhone
14 14 (0.562%) SCORM
14 14 (0.562%) iPad
15 13 (0.522%) Inversion of Control
Operating Systems
1 329 (13.21%) Windows
2 101 (4.056%) Linux
3 60 (2.410%) Windows Server 2003
4 53 (2.129%) Windows Server 2008
5 48 (1.928%) Apple iOS
6 44 (1.767%) Android
7 37 (1.486%) Windows XP
8 36 (1.446%) Windows 7
9 32 (1.285%) UNIX
10 29 (1.165%) VxWorks
11 16 (0.643%) Windows Mobile
12 15 (0.602%) Windows CE
13 14 (0.562%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 13 (0.522%) Windows Vista
15 8 (0.321%) Ubuntu
16 6 (0.241%) Windows Server 2012
17 2 (0.080%) Windows 8
18 1 (0.040%) Windows 2000 Server
18 1 (0.040%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 611 (24.54%) MVC
2 299 (12.01%) Agile Software Development
3 293 (11.77%) Scrum
4 278 (11.16%) OO
5 207 (8.313%) TDD
6 194 (7.791%) Web Development
7 155 (6.225%) UML
8 115 (4.618%) E-Commerce
8 115 (4.618%) Unit Testing
9 104 (4.177%) CRM
9 104 (4.177%) Project Management
10 101 (4.056%) Software Engineering
11 95 (3.815%) Web Application Development
12 94 (3.775%) Business Analysis
13 83 (3.333%) Business Intelligence
14 77 (3.092%) Continuous Integration
15 76 (3.052%) Kanban
16 74 (2.972%) SOA
17 72 (2.892%) OOD
18 66 (2.651%) BDD
Programming Languages
1 1977 (79.40%) C#
2 1012 (40.64%) SQL
3 744 (29.88%) JavaScript
4 479 (19.24%) VB.NET
5 311 (12.49%) Java
6 269 (10.80%) T-SQL
7 257 (10.32%) VB
8 244 (9.799%) C++
9 101 (4.056%) PHP
10 94 (3.775%) VB6
11 88 (3.534%) C
12 64 (2.570%) VBA
13 59 (2.369%) PL/SQL
14 40 (1.606%) Embedded C
15 32 (1.285%) VBScript
16 22 (0.884%) Delphi
17 21 (0.843%) ActionScript
18 20 (0.803%) Ruby
18 20 (0.803%) XPath
19 19 (0.763%) VC++
Qualifications
1 289 (11.61%) Degree
2 172 (6.908%) Microsoft Certification
3 125 (5.020%) Security Cleared
4 88 (3.534%) MCSD
5 87 (3.494%) MCP
6 83 (3.333%) MCAD
7 79 (3.173%) MCTS
8 68 (2.731%) SC Cleared
9 28 (1.124%) ISEB
10 18 (0.723%) ISTQB
11 17 (0.683%) DV Cleared
12 7 (0.281%) CTC Cleared
13 6 (0.241%) HND
14 5 (0.201%) PMI Certification
15 3 (0.120%) CSQA
16 2 (0.080%) PMP
16 2 (0.080%) HNC
16 2 (0.080%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
17 1 (0.040%) Six Sigma Green Belt
17 1 (0.040%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (2.088%) QA
2 49 (1.968%) SLA
3 28 (1.124%) ISO 9001
4 19 (0.763%) ISO 14001
5 11 (0.442%) DO-178B
6 10 (0.402%) IEC 61508
7 9 (0.361%) TickIT
8 6 (0.241%) COBIT
9 5 (0.201%) JTAG
System Software
1 15 (0.602%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.161%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.040%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 6 (0.241%) WMI
1 6 (0.241%) Puppet
2 3 (0.120%) HP Quality Center
3 2 (0.080%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.040%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 661 (26.55%) Microsoft
2 210 (8.434%) Oracle
3 34 (1.365%) Sitecore
4 20 (0.803%) Google
4 20 (0.803%) Infragistics
5 18 (0.723%) Facebook
6 17 (0.683%) SAP
7 15 (0.602%) Macromedia
7 15 (0.602%) Red Hat
8 14 (0.562%) Adobe
9 11 (0.442%) Twitter
9 11 (0.442%) Ektron
10 10 (0.402%) Business Objects
10 10 (0.402%) Borland
11 9 (0.361%) IBM
12 8 (0.321%) Intel
12 8 (0.321%) Citrix
13 6 (0.241%) JD Edwards
13 6 (0.241%) VMware
13 6 (0.241%) F5
Dorset, South West
I am currently working with a fantastic business based in Dorset on an exclusive basis. They have asked me to find a junior to middle level .NET developer...
Computer Futures
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 7 June 2013
Dorset, South West
Computer Futures are URGENTLY seeking a junior .NET Developer to join a great company based in Dorset... The core skills needed for this role are; -C# -ASP.NET. -...
Computer Futures
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
Swindon, South West
C# ASP.Net experience SQL Server... C# C++ ASP.Net SQL Mentoring Experience This is a great opportunity to join a forward thinking organisation who have a number...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 11 June 2013
Taunton, South West
The candidate I am representing has the following skills: .Net C# SQL Desirable: SDLC This is an exciting role for anyone who is passionate about software development and...
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 31 May 2013
Cheltenham, South West
The outline of what my client is looking for is below: C# Developer £26,000 - £36,000 (Dependant on experience) Essential: - .Net Experience ( C# ) - ASP.Net - SQL Desirable: -...
Computer Futures
Salary: £26000 - £36000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 7 June 2013
Taunton, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 6 June 2013
Swindon, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 7 June 2013
Cheltenham, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £32000 - £36000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 28 May 2013
Swindon, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
Poole, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
Swindon, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Pension, Bonus
Posted: 12 June 2013
Bristol, South West
OPUS
Salary: GBP40000 to GBP45000 per annum + Benefits: Excellent benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
Bristol, Avon
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £40000 to £45000 per annum - Excellent benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
Bristol, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £33000 - £38000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Bristol, Avon
Senitor Associates
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
Cirencester, Gloucestershire
ninesharp
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + comprehensive benefits package
Posted: 13 June 2013
Bristol, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £32000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 3 June 2013
Westbury, South West
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25000.00 - £35000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 7 June 2013
Bristol, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £33000 - £37000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 11 June 2013
Taunton, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 11 June 2013
Swindon, Wiltshire
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £40000 per annum + Excellent benefits and career progression
Posted: 13 June 2013
Chippenham, Wiltshire
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £40000 per annum + Excellent benefits and career progression
Posted: 17 June 2013
Bristol, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £32000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 29 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £32000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 6 June 2013
Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, South West
Brightside Group
Salary: Up to £50,000
Posted: 6 May 2013