The first table below looks at the demand for .NET skills in IT jobs advertised for the Southampton region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 21 May 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 Southampton region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
Rank 11 5 11
Rank change year-on-year
-6 +6
Permanent jobs citing .NET 119 174 93
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Southampton 14.08% 18.81% 15.15%
As % of the Application Development category 34.80% 51.48% 37.20%
Number of salaries quoted 115 169 92
Average salary £35,000 £40,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.50% +23.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,520 £25,100
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £45,000 £42,150
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+4.16% +2.85%
All Application Development
Southampton
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
342 338 250
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Southampton 40.47% 36.54% 40.72%
Number of salaries quoted 319 326 236
Average salary £35,000 £40,000 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.50% +17.64%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £46,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
.NET
Hampshire

.NET
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Southampton .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 Southampton region.

Southampton .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing .NET across the Southampton region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Southampton .NET Salary Histogram

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Southampton 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.

1 216 (80.00%) C#
2 191 (70.74%) ASP.NET
3 177 (65.56%) SQL Server
4 142 (52.59%) HTML
5 129 (47.78%) JavaScript
6 120 (44.44%) CSS
7 104 (38.52%) SQL
8 72 (26.67%) Ajax
9 71 (26.30%) Scrum
9 71 (26.30%) OO
10 69 (25.56%) MVC
11 67 (24.81%) Microsoft
11 67 (24.81%) jQuery
12 58 (21.48%) Agile Software Development
13 54 (20.00%) Web Development
14 48 (17.78%) Windows
15 45 (16.67%) Java
16 41 (15.19%) .NET Framework
17 39 (14.44%) Degree
17 39 (14.44%) TDD
18 37 (13.70%) ASP.NET MVC
18 37 (13.70%) Enterprise Software
19 34 (12.59%) WPF
19 34 (12.59%) VB.NET
20 33 (12.22%) VB
20 33 (12.22%) XML
21 30 (11.11%) MS Excel
22 29 (10.74%) Computer Science
22 29 (10.74%) QA
23 28 (10.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Southampton 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
1 191 (70.74%) ASP.NET
2 142 (52.59%) HTML
3 120 (44.44%) CSS
4 72 (26.67%) Ajax
5 67 (24.81%) jQuery
6 41 (15.19%) .NET Framework
7 37 (13.70%) ASP.NET MVC
8 34 (12.59%) WPF
9 33 (12.22%) XML
10 26 (9.630%) Web Services
11 23 (8.519%) WCF
12 22 (8.148%) ASP.NET MVC 4
13 17 (6.296%) Razor View Engine
14 15 (5.556%) LINQ
15 14 (5.185%) ASP.NET MVC 3
15 14 (5.185%) J2EE
16 13 (4.815%) SOAP
16 13 (4.815%) HTML5
17 12 (4.444%) WinForms
17 12 (4.444%) Spring
Application Platforms
1 12 (4.444%) IIS
1 12 (4.444%) Tomcat
2 10 (3.704%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.222%) CMS
4 5 (1.852%) Umbraco
5 4 (1.481%) Sitefinity
5 4 (1.481%) Kentico
5 4 (1.481%) Sitecore CMS
5 4 (1.481%) Immediacy CMS
5 4 (1.481%) DotNetNuke
6 2 (0.741%) SharePoint 2010
6 2 (0.741%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.741%) WebSphere MQ
6 2 (0.741%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.370%) MS Exchange
7 1 (0.370%) Windows Azure
Applications
1 30 (11.11%) MS Excel
2 3 (1.111%) Photoshop
2 3 (1.111%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (0.741%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.481%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.741%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.370%) Agresso
3 1 (0.370%) Google Analytics
3 1 (0.370%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.370%) ResourceLink
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.444%) Broadband
2 9 (3.333%) Internet
3 4 (1.481%) SSL
4 3 (1.111%) HTTP
5 2 (0.741%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.370%) CTI
6 1 (0.370%) DNS
6 1 (0.370%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 177 (65.56%) SQL Server
2 28 (10.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 15 (5.556%) SQL Server 2008
4 14 (5.185%) Oracle 8/8i
5 5 (1.852%) SQL Server 2005
6 4 (1.481%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (1.111%) MySQL
7 3 (1.111%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (1.111%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
8 2 (0.741%) RDBMS
8 2 (0.741%) DB2
9 1 (0.370%) MS Access
9 1 (0.370%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.370%) OLAP
9 1 (0.370%) FileMaker
9 1 (0.370%) SQL Server 2000
9 1 (0.370%) OLTP
9 1 (0.370%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.370%) SQL Server 2012
Development Applications
1 28 (10.37%) Visual Studio
2 12 (4.444%) Eclipse
3 6 (2.222%) NUnit
4 4 (1.481%) Rhino Mocks
5 3 (1.111%) Selenium
5 3 (1.111%) Subversion
5 3 (1.111%) WebDriver
5 3 (1.111%) Cucumber
5 3 (1.111%) PhoneGap
6 2 (0.741%) Git (software)
6 2 (0.741%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.370%) VSS/SourceSafe
7 1 (0.370%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.370%) Mercurial
7 1 (0.370%) MSTest
7 1 (0.370%) Moq
General
1 15 (5.556%) Finance
2 5 (1.852%) Retail
3 3 (1.111%) Front Office
3 3 (1.111%) Manufacturing
3 3 (1.111%) Music
3 3 (1.111%) Music Industry
4 2 (0.741%) Aerospace
4 2 (0.741%) Telecoms
5 1 (0.370%) Advertising
5 1 (0.370%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 228 (84.44%) Developer
2 103 (38.15%) C# Developer
3 77 (28.52%) Software Developer
4 71 (26.30%) .NET Developer
5 60 (22.22%) C# .NET Developer
6 35 (12.96%) C# ASP.NET Developer
7 30 (11.11%) C# Software Developer
8 25 (9.259%) Web Developer
9 22 (8.148%) Software Engineer
10 20 (7.407%) ASP.NET Developer
11 16 (5.926%) Graduate
12 14 (5.185%) C# Software Engineer
12 14 (5.185%) .NET Software Engineer
13 13 (4.815%) DBA
13 13 (4.815%) Team Leader
13 13 (4.815%) SQL Developer
13 13 (4.815%) SQL DBA
13 13 (4.815%) .NET Web Developer
14 12 (4.444%) .NET Software Developer
14 12 (4.444%) Java Developer
Miscellaneous
1 37 (13.70%) Enterprise Software
2 29 (10.74%) Computer Science
3 12 (4.444%) Client/Server
4 11 (4.074%) Kindle
5 7 (2.593%) Mathematics
6 6 (2.222%) New Media
7 4 (1.481%) Mobile App
8 3 (1.111%) Physics
8 3 (1.111%) Inversion of Control
9 2 (0.741%) Visualisation
9 2 (0.741%) Replication
9 2 (0.741%) Statistics
9 2 (0.741%) Life Science
10 1 (0.370%) NHS
10 1 (0.370%) W3C
10 1 (0.370%) Mainframe
10 1 (0.370%) Robotics
10 1 (0.370%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 48 (17.78%) Windows
2 22 (8.148%) Windows Mobile
3 21 (7.778%) Apple iOS
4 19 (7.037%) Android
5 12 (4.444%) UNIX
6 6 (2.222%) Windows 8
7 5 (1.852%) Linux
7 5 (1.852%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.741%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.370%) Windows XP
9 1 (0.370%) MVS
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (26.30%) Scrum
1 71 (26.30%) OO
2 69 (25.56%) MVC
3 58 (21.48%) Agile Software Development
4 54 (20.00%) Web Development
5 39 (14.44%) TDD
6 22 (8.148%) Refactoring
7 19 (7.037%) Software Engineering
8 18 (6.667%) OOD
9 15 (5.556%) Memory Management
10 14 (5.185%) Project Planning
10 14 (5.185%) E-Commerce
11 10 (3.704%) Web Application Development
11 10 (3.704%) OOP
11 10 (3.704%) Test Scripting
12 9 (3.333%) Load Testing
13 8 (2.963%) Multithreading
13 8 (2.963%) Kanban
14 7 (2.593%) BDD
15 6 (2.222%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 216 (80.00%) C#
2 129 (47.78%) JavaScript
3 104 (38.52%) SQL
4 45 (16.67%) Java
5 34 (12.59%) VB.NET
6 33 (12.22%) VB
7 19 (7.037%) PHP
8 16 (5.926%) C++
9 15 (5.556%) Objective-C
10 14 (5.185%) PL/SQL
11 7 (2.593%) VB6
12 6 (2.222%) Python
12 6 (2.222%) VBA
13 5 (1.852%) C
14 3 (1.111%) T-SQL
15 1 (0.370%) Fortran
15 1 (0.370%) COBOL
15 1 (0.370%) Delphi
15 1 (0.370%) MATLAB
15 1 (0.370%) PL/1
Qualifications
1 39 (14.44%) Degree
2 25 (9.259%) Microsoft Certification
3 6 (2.222%) Security Cleared
4 5 (1.852%) MCP
4 5 (1.852%) MCAD
4 5 (1.852%) MCSD
4 5 (1.852%) MCTS
4 5 (1.852%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.370%) PhD
5 1 (0.370%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (10.74%) QA
2 21 (7.778%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.370%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.370%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.370%) Microsoft Virtual Server
1 1 (0.370%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 67 (24.81%) Microsoft
2 27 (10.00%) Oracle
3 4 (1.481%) Ektron
3 4 (1.481%) Sitecore
3 4 (1.481%) Alterian
3 4 (1.481%) EPiServer
4 2 (0.741%) IBM
4 2 (0.741%) SAP
4 2 (0.741%) JBoss
5 1 (0.370%) Symantec
5 1 (0.370%) Cisco
5 1 (0.370%) Epicor
5 1 (0.370%) Baan
5 1 (0.370%) JD Edwards
5 1 (0.370%) Google
5 1 (0.370%) VMware
5 1 (0.370%) Infor
5 1 (0.370%) NorthgateArinso
Southampton, Hampshire
Keywords: - C#, C#.Net, ASP.Net, SQL Server, .Net 2.0, .Net 3.45, MVC, Razor, WPF, dot net, Agile, Agile Software Development, Scrum, JQuery, SQL Reporting Services,...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £38000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
My client is also looking for someone with strong technical skills within: *.NET Framework principles (memory management, language constructs, etc) *Object-orientated programming *Design patterns *Problem solving *.NET...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 19 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
Software house, specialising in document management and an extensive customer base in the UK, Europe, as well as the USA, is urgently looking to recruit a Software Developer.....
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £28000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Southampton, South East
You will be working on cutting edge projects to create and enhance components and features using the latest versions of Microsoft development tools in a Windows environment... 1997...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £28000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
Experience of web development with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery and AJAX... Keywords: - Development Team Lead, Development Manager, C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Agile, Scrum, SDLC, OOD, Object Oriented,...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Southampton, South East
You will be responsible for testing and implementing changes, monitoring and managing the business critical SQL Server databases and support for SQL applications when necessary. In addition, the...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
Replication Services... > C# > .NET Framework. > ASP.NET Web Forms. > ASP.NET Windows Forms. > WCF (SOAP & REST) > Object oriented programming... Technologies Used: > .NET Framework 4. > Visual Studio 2010. > SQL...
RecruitmentRevolution.com Limited
Salary: From £35,000 to £40,000 per annum dependent on experience
Posted: 17 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
You will need experience with Worpress, Magento, MVC, HTML, CSS and Javascript... Knowledge, experience and technical skills: *A strong technical background developing PHP websites / applications *Experience developing within...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + AMAZING BENEFITS
Posted: 17 May 2013
Southampton, South East
In addition, the role will involve day to day working with DBA's, Project Managers, Analyst/programmers (SQL and Web), providing technical support, assistance and advice. Key skills*...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 11 May 2013
Southampton, South East
The successful candidate will have key skills in the following: SQL Server 2005/2008 - administration and advanced T - SQL programming Windows Server 2003/2008 Windows Desktop Exchange Server...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Southampton, South East
The position is to work as a senior member of the team responsible for designing, implementing, and improving BizTalk & SSIS development interfaces into enterprise business systems.The successful...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £44000 per annum + 36 days holiday and more
Posted: 21 May 2013
Southampton, South East
The position is to work as a senior member of the team responsible for designing, implementing, and improving BizTalk & SSIS development interfaces into enterprise business systems.The successful...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £44000 per annum + bens (36 days holiday and more)
Posted: 26 April 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
An opportunity has arisen for a skilled BizTalk Developer to join the Integration team of a well established organisation based in Southampton. The position is to work as...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £44000 per annum + 36 days holiday and more
Posted: 20 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
You will be designing, developing, developer level testing and supporting GUI server and interface components using C# and C++ and SQL in multi-threaded multi-server environments You...
Computer People
Salary: £20000.00 - £25000.00 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
Graduate / Junior .NET Developer (ASP.NET, C#, C#.NET, dot NET, Web Application Development, Desktop, Winforms, Windows Forms, .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4, Razor, WCF, WPF,...
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £20000 - £30000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
Technical experience with web development as well as knowledge of earlier versions of SharePoint (WSS3, MOSS) and SharePoint 2013 would be an advantage... Modify styles and master pages...
Regs4ships Limited
Salary: From £23,000 to £28,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Posted: 13 May 2013