The first table below looks at the demand for .NET skills in IT jobs advertised for the Staffordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 24 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 Staffordshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
Rank 2 1 2
Rank change year-on-year
-1 +1
Permanent jobs citing .NET 223 234 234
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Staffordshire 37.99% 40.28% 39.86%
As % of the Application Development category 83.52% 82.11% 83.27%
Number of salaries quoted 200 209 214
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% -
90% offered a salary of more than £27,350 £27,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £52,500 £67,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+2.73% +4.28%
All Application Development
Staffordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
267 285 281
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Staffordshire 45.49% 49.05% 47.87%
Number of salaries quoted 240 250 239
Average salary £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.50% -
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £62,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
.NET
West Midlands

.NET
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire .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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing .NET across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Staffordshire .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 Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 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
Stoke-on-Trent -1 72 £40,000 -
Cannock +1 44 £37,500 -17.80%
Burton-upon-Trent +5 24 £31,000 -11.42%
Tamworth -3 8 £33,000 -5.71%
Lichfield 0 6 £39,500 +21.53%
Stafford -5 6 £16,000 -68.00%
.NET
West Midlands

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

1 280 (71.79%) C#
2 271 (69.49%) SQL Server
3 234 (60.00%) ASP.NET
4 182 (46.67%) SQL
5 162 (41.54%) VB.NET
6 124 (31.79%) JavaScript
7 113 (28.97%) CSS
8 98 (25.13%) Microsoft
9 89 (22.82%) Degree
10 82 (21.03%) HTML
11 74 (18.97%) XML
11 74 (18.97%) E-Commerce
12 73 (18.72%) MVC
13 72 (18.46%) Web Application Development
14 68 (17.44%) jQuery
14 68 (17.44%) TDD
15 64 (16.41%) WinForms
16 63 (16.15%) VB
17 62 (15.90%) MS Excel
17 62 (15.90%) WCF
18 58 (14.87%) Ajax
19 53 (13.59%) Windows
19 53 (13.59%) T-SQL
20 51 (13.08%) Microsoft Certification
20 51 (13.08%) SQL Server 2008
21 50 (12.82%) Computer Science
21 50 (12.82%) .NET Framework
22 48 (12.31%) Scrum
22 48 (12.31%) Continuous Integration
23 47 (12.05%) Unit Testing

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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
1 234 (60.00%) ASP.NET
2 113 (28.97%) CSS
3 82 (21.03%) HTML
4 74 (18.97%) XML
5 68 (17.44%) jQuery
6 64 (16.41%) WinForms
7 62 (15.90%) WCF
8 58 (14.87%) Ajax
9 50 (12.82%) .NET Framework
10 47 (12.05%) ASP.NET MVC
11 42 (10.77%) XHTML
11 42 (10.77%) HTML5
12 37 (9.487%) Razor View Engine
12 37 (9.487%) ASP.NET MVC 4
13 34 (8.718%) Ninject
13 34 (8.718%) WPF
14 29 (7.436%) Castle Windsor
15 28 (7.179%) Web Services
16 26 (6.667%) XSLT
16 26 (6.667%) CSS3
Application Platforms
1 33 (8.462%) SharePoint
2 14 (3.590%) CMS
3 12 (3.077%) IIS
3 12 (3.077%) BizTalk Server
4 8 (2.051%) Windows Azure
5 7 (1.795%) SharePoint Server
6 5 (1.282%) SharePoint 2010
7 2 (0.513%) ESB
7 2 (0.513%) Magento
7 2 (0.513%) Papyrus
8 1 (0.256%) ColdFusion
8 1 (0.256%) OpenEdge
8 1 (0.256%) MS Project Server
8 1 (0.256%) Umbraco
Applications
1 62 (15.90%) MS Excel
2 8 (2.051%) MS Office
3 7 (1.795%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.513%) PrintSoft PReS
4 2 (0.513%) InfoPath
4 2 (0.513%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (0.513%) DOC1
Business Applications
1 6 (1.538%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.026%) Line 500
3 2 (0.513%) Google Analytics
3 2 (0.513%) Agresso
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.615%) HTTP
2 9 (2.308%) Intranet
3 3 (0.769%) ADSL
3 3 (0.769%) Internet
3 3 (0.769%) DMZ
4 1 (0.256%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 271 (69.49%) SQL Server
2 51 (13.08%) SQL Server 2008
3 45 (11.54%) SQL Server 2005
3 45 (11.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 30 (7.692%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 19 (4.872%) Data Warehouse
6 17 (4.359%) SQL Server 2000
6 17 (4.359%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 13 (3.333%) OLTP
8 6 (1.538%) SQL Server 2012
9 5 (1.282%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 5 (1.282%) QlikView
10 4 (1.026%) MySQL
10 4 (1.026%) OLAP
11 3 (0.769%) MS Access
12 1 (0.256%) Crystal Reports
12 1 (0.256%) Star Schema
12 1 (0.256%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 29 (7.436%) NUnit
1 29 (7.436%) Rhino Mocks
1 29 (7.436%) Team Foundation Server
2 25 (6.410%) Moq
2 25 (6.410%) MSTest
3 22 (5.641%) Visual Studio
4 18 (4.615%) JIRA
5 10 (2.564%) MSBuild
6 9 (2.308%) Selenium
7 7 (1.795%) Subversion
8 6 (1.538%) CruiseControl
9 5 (1.282%) Ant
9 5 (1.282%) Maven
9 5 (1.282%) Jenkins
9 5 (1.282%) Hudson
10 4 (1.026%) Cucumber
10 4 (1.026%) Visual Studio Team System
10 4 (1.026%) SilkTest
10 4 (1.026%) Dreamweaver
11 3 (0.769%) Git (software)
General
1 27 (6.923%) Finance
2 11 (2.821%) Retail
3 7 (1.795%) Billing
4 5 (1.282%) Games
5 4 (1.026%) Back Office
6 2 (0.513%) Music
6 2 (0.513%) Marketing
7 1 (0.256%) Telecoms
7 1 (0.256%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 298 (76.41%) Developer
2 165 (42.31%) .NET Developer
3 101 (25.90%) C# Developer
4 82 (21.03%) C# .NET Developer
5 55 (14.10%) Web Developer
6 50 (12.82%) Senior Developer
7 44 (11.28%) ASP.NET Developer
8 33 (8.462%) C# ASP.NET Developer
9 31 (7.949%) VB.NET Developer
10 30 (7.692%) Team Leader
11 28 (7.179%) Development Team Leader
12 26 (6.667%) Software Developer
12 26 (6.667%) Graduate
12 26 (6.667%) Graduate Developer
12 26 (6.667%) SQL Developer
13 25 (6.410%) .NET Web Developer
13 25 (6.410%) Programmer
14 23 (5.897%) .NET Team Leader
15 22 (5.641%) Junior
15 22 (5.641%) Development Manager
Miscellaneous
1 50 (12.82%) Computer Science
2 44 (11.28%) N-Tier
3 25 (6.410%) Inversion of Control
4 5 (1.282%) Mobile App
5 4 (1.026%) Online Games
5 4 (1.026%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (0.513%) Graphic Design
6 2 (0.513%) Social Media
6 2 (0.513%) iPad
6 2 (0.513%) Digital Media
6 2 (0.513%) Streaming Video
7 1 (0.256%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.256%) Grid Computing
7 1 (0.256%) Streaming Music
7 1 (0.256%) Open Source
7 1 (0.256%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 53 (13.59%) Windows
2 6 (1.538%) UNIX
3 5 (1.282%) Linux
4 4 (1.026%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.256%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (18.97%) E-Commerce
2 73 (18.72%) MVC
3 72 (18.46%) Web Application Development
4 68 (17.44%) TDD
5 48 (12.31%) Scrum
5 48 (12.31%) Continuous Integration
6 47 (12.05%) Unit Testing
7 45 (11.54%) Web Development
8 43 (11.03%) OO
8 43 (11.03%) Business Intelligence
9 41 (10.51%) Software Engineering
10 34 (8.718%) SOA
11 29 (7.436%) Kanban
12 28 (7.179%) Dependency Injection
13 26 (6.667%) SEO
14 18 (4.615%) Continuous Improvement
15 17 (4.359%) Agile Software Development
16 16 (4.103%) MVVM
17 14 (3.590%) Logistics
17 14 (3.590%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 280 (71.79%) C#
2 182 (46.67%) SQL
3 162 (41.54%) VB.NET
4 124 (31.79%) JavaScript
5 63 (16.15%) VB
6 53 (13.59%) T-SQL
7 31 (7.949%) VB6
8 29 (7.436%) Java
9 19 (4.872%) C++
10 16 (4.103%) VBA
11 9 (2.308%) Python
12 6 (1.538%) FoxPro (VFP)
12 6 (1.538%) COBOL
12 6 (1.538%) PHP
13 5 (1.282%) Delphi
13 5 (1.282%) Ruby
14 4 (1.026%) PowerShell
14 4 (1.026%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.513%) VC++
16 1 (0.256%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 89 (22.82%) Degree
2 51 (13.08%) Microsoft Certification
3 31 (7.949%) MCSD
4 30 (7.692%) MCTS
4 30 (7.692%) MCP
4 30 (7.692%) MCAD
5 6 (1.538%) Security Cleared
6 5 (1.282%) ISEB
7 4 (1.026%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 2 (0.513%) HND
9 1 (0.256%) MCSE
9 1 (0.256%) CISSP
9 1 (0.256%) MCITP
9 1 (0.256%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.256%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.564%) QA
2 4 (1.026%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.256%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (0.256%) ISO/IEC 17799
3 1 (0.256%) COBIT
System Software
1 3 (0.769%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.256%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 98 (25.13%) Microsoft
2 7 (1.795%) Oracle
2 7 (1.795%) Sage
3 5 (1.282%) Telerik
3 5 (1.282%) AccuRev
4 4 (1.026%) LogiXML
4 4 (1.026%) Adobe
5 3 (0.769%) Remedy
6 2 (0.513%) Google
6 2 (0.513%) HP
6 2 (0.513%) Business Objects
7 1 (0.256%) ION Trading
7 1 (0.256%) VMware
7 1 (0.256%) Red Gate
Stoke on Trent, West Midlands
This VB.NET developer role will be working for a fast growing and awarding winning software company based near Stoke on Trent... This will give you exposure to...
Salary: £27000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
with .Net, HTML, CSS, JQuery, JavaScript, Ajax and SQL Server... Working in a unique, fast-paced and performance driven environment the .Net Developer will be responsible for developing...
Smart Sourcing
Salary: From £35,000 to £45,000 per annum Competitive Bonus and Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Stoke on Trent, West Midlands
This VB.NET developer role will be working for a fast growing and awarding winning software company based near Stoke on Trent... Skills Required: *Solid development experience with...
Salary: £27000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 8 May 2013
Staffordshire, West Midlands
C# Winforms Developer - SQL, .Net, Software Developer - £40k - Great Company & Role!!C#, Winforms, SQL Server, Staffordshire - Cannock, Walsall, Wolverhampton, StaffordMy client are a highly established and successful solution...
IT Ventures Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Staffordshire
C# Developers: WPF & Asp.Net Requirements... The Job The successful candidates will be possess strong knowledge in OOP techniques and will specialised in the development of either C#/...
North Point Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 19 May 2013
Cannock, Staffordshire
C# Developers: WPF & Asp.Net Requirements... The Job The successful candidates will be possess strong knowledge in OOP techniques and will specialised in the development of either C#/...
North Point Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Lichfield, West Midlands
You will be joining an experienced team of developers working on various large scale projects for a retained client list utilising your skills in C#, OOP, ASP.Net,...
IT Ventures Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £42000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 5 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Development of ASP.net web pages using .NET 4 in C#. Develop and maintain the Cargo X-ray software code base using ASP.NET 4, Visual C++ and...
Search Consultancy
Salary: £35000 - £43000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Senior MIS Developer (SQL Server and .Net) required for our client in Staffordshire, West Midlands, offering up to £50k plus Bonus and Benefits. The Senior MIS Developer will...
Smart Sourcing
Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum Competitive Bonus and Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
They are looking for commercially experienced ASP.Net / C# Developers to allow them to meet the high demand for their bespoke software offerings... The Role This is an...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £28000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Cannock, Staffordshire
My client is looking to recruit a Senior .Net Developer who has experience in C#, SQL Server and Windows Application Development... You will be working on C#, Windows...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cannock, West Midlands
This is a globally recognised business services organisation, who have now converged their IT teams in order to deliver a robust IT service to all the businesses within...
Salary: £40000 - £46500 per annum + Bonus
Posted: 2 May 2013
Staffordshire, West Midlands
Due to continued growth they are looking to add 3 x software engineers to their development team.The successful C# developer will be involved in the full development...
IT Ventures Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 12 May 2013
Cannock, Staffordshire
They are looking for a 2012 / 2013 graduate who has experience in C#, Winforms and SQL Server... This position will be suited to a Graduate Developer who ideally...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £22000 - £27000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Staffordshire
Technical skills for the C# Winforms Developer - C# Winforms - .net framework - SQL server 2005/ 2008 The successful C# winforms developer will be an excellent team player with a...
IT Ventures
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Lichfield, West Midlands
You will work alongside a team of developers on a number of products, adhering to company procedures and becoming an expert in certain subjects for the clients and...
JAM
Salary: £28000 - £32000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Lichfield, Staffordshire
You For your application to be successful as an Trainee Programmer / C# ASP.Net / Software Developer, it's likely that you will be a match for the following...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Lichfield, West Midlands
Sharing knowledge and building your expertise with the systems and solutions is an on-going requirement of this position, and will ensure your growth within the company.YouFor...
JAM
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Lichfield, Staffordshire
You For your application to be successful as an Analyst Programmer / C# ASP.Net / Software Developer, it's likely that you will be a match for the following...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £28000 - £32000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Staffordshire, West Midlands
Web Development Manager: .NET, Web, eCommerceStoke on Trent To 75K + Car + Excellent packageMajor Online eCommerce Company requires highly experienced Software Development Manager from a recent background in MS ...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £65000 - £75000 per annum + +FE Car, Bonus, Benefits
Posted: 2 May 2013
Stoke on Trent, West Midlands
Essential Skills and experience: Degree educated in a relevant Computing or IT discipline - or having equivalent commercial experience Circa 3-5 years+ solid commercial .NET based web applications...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Based on Exp+ Bonus +Bens
Posted: 2 May 2013
Stoke on Trent, West Midlands
They are now looking to bring in a Senior Software Engineer to work with a new and exciting software suite.Key responsibilities- Systems Integration of software onto product...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000.00 - £43000.00 per annum + bens
Posted: 23 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Key responsibilities - Systems Integration of software onto product hardware - Development of ASP.net web pages using .NET 4 in C# - Develop and maintain the Cargo X-ray software...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £35000.00 - £43000.00 per annum + bens
Posted: 22 May 2013
Stoke on Trent, West Midlands
Our client is seeking a Web Application Developer you will have a background in software development working in Microsoft environments.
Hudson
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 2 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
ASP.Net Developer (ASP.NET/SQL/MVC) - London... Your primary focus will be on building a new application for online reporting using ASP.Net with Visual Studio 2010/...
Ashdown IT
Salary: £22000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
ASP.Net Developer (ASP.NET/SQL/MVC) - London... Your primary focus will be on building a new application for online reporting using ASP.Net with Visual Studio 2010/...
Ashdown IT
Salary: £32000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Computer science background (OO design, design patterns, algorithms) Development experience in C#... Development experience of VB.NET and WPF. Good working knowledge of VB6... Exposure to WCF, SOA,...
Ticketmaster UK
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 15 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Development Team Leader (C#.NET / VB.NET +Web + SQL) to £55K+Car... Required Skills 2 years project and/or team leadership experience 2 years experience overseeing live support...
Applause IT Innovation
Salary: £47000 - £55000 per annum + +FE Car, Bonus, Bens
Posted: 20 May 2013
Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Windows Forms design experience. Degree level education in IT subject. Awareness of N-Tier architecture. SQL Language - practical experience with SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE... DB creation/modification using...
Blues Point Ltd
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum + benefits inc pension, bonus
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cannock, West Midlands
Our client can provide you with exposure to: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), WCF, WPF, MVVM, Prism, continuous integration, dependency injection (Ninject / Spring.net etc),...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cannock, West Midlands
Our client can provide you with exposure to: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), WCF, WPF, MVVM, Prism, continuous integration, dependency injection (Ninject / Spring.net etc),...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cannock, Staffordshire
Our client can provide you with exposure to: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), WCF, WPF, MVVM, Prism, continuous integration, dependency injection (Ninject / Spring.net etc),...
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Developer .NET / VB *URGENT - Stoke on Trent - £25,000 - £35,000 + Excellent Benefits... Skills * Proven experience within a .NET environment. * Proven experience with VB.NET programming language... * Understanding...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013