The first table below looks at the demand for .NET skills in IT jobs advertised for the Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
Rank 4 2 2
Rank change year-on-year
-2 0
Permanent jobs citing .NET 163 167 254
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Suffolk 23.39% 29.98% 39.26%
As % of the Application Development category 40.35% 73.57% 70.36%
Number of salaries quoted 144 150 233
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+2.73% +4.28%
All Application Development
Suffolk
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
404 227 361
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Suffolk 57.96% 40.75% 55.80%
Number of salaries quoted 376 207 326
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £28,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £52,500 £45,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
.NET
East of England

.NET
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Suffolk .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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

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

Suffolk .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 Suffolk 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
Ipswich -1 96 £38,750 -3.12%
Bury St Edmunds 0 26 £41,500 -7.77%
Felixstowe 0 17 - -
Lowestoft - 12 £32,500 -
Woodbridge - 1 £35,000 -
.NET
East of England

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 272 (76.84%) C#
2 167 (47.18%) SQL Server
3 161 (45.48%) ASP.NET
4 143 (40.40%) Microsoft
5 105 (29.66%) SQL
6 101 (28.53%) WCF
7 100 (28.25%) HTML
8 94 (26.55%) JavaScript
9 92 (25.99%) CSS
10 79 (22.32%) .NET Framework
11 78 (22.03%) Web Services
12 74 (20.90%) XML
13 68 (19.21%) jQuery
14 67 (18.93%) Agile Software Development
15 66 (18.64%) SharePoint
16 62 (17.51%) OO
17 59 (16.67%) SQL Server 2008
18 54 (15.25%) VB.NET
19 52 (14.69%) Ajax
20 48 (13.56%) Windows
21 46 (12.99%) SOAP
21 46 (12.99%) Visual Studio
22 41 (11.58%) Java
22 41 (11.58%) SOA
22 41 (11.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
23 40 (11.30%) MS Excel
23 40 (11.30%) MVC
24 39 (11.02%) TDD
25 34 (9.605%) XSLT
26 33 (9.322%) Team Foundation Server

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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
1 161 (45.48%) ASP.NET
2 101 (28.53%) WCF
3 100 (28.25%) HTML
4 92 (25.99%) CSS
5 79 (22.32%) .NET Framework
6 78 (22.03%) Web Services
7 74 (20.90%) XML
8 68 (19.21%) jQuery
9 52 (14.69%) Ajax
10 46 (12.99%) SOAP
11 34 (9.605%) XSLT
12 19 (5.367%) ASP.NET MVC
13 15 (4.237%) WF
14 14 (3.955%) Silverlight
14 14 (3.955%) XHTML
15 10 (2.825%) LINQ
16 8 (2.260%) ASP.NET 2.0
17 6 (1.695%) XSD
17 6 (1.695%) XML Schema
18 5 (1.412%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
Application Platforms
1 66 (18.64%) SharePoint
2 29 (8.192%) SharePoint 2010
3 19 (5.367%) BizTalk Server
4 11 (3.107%) Windows Azure
5 8 (2.260%) IIS
6 6 (1.695%) Apache
7 5 (1.412%) WebLogic
8 2 (0.565%) Site Server
8 2 (0.565%) SharePoint Server
9 1 (0.282%) MSMQ
9 1 (0.282%) Amazon AWS
Applications
1 40 (11.30%) MS Excel
2 8 (2.260%) MS Project
3 4 (1.130%) Photoshop
4 3 (0.847%) Fireworks
5 1 (0.282%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 9 (2.542%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.695%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.847%) Dynamics NAV
Communications & Networking
1 18 (5.085%) Internet
2 2 (0.565%) RIP
3 1 (0.282%) Network Security
3 1 (0.282%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 167 (47.18%) SQL Server
2 59 (16.67%) SQL Server 2008
3 41 (11.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 32 (9.040%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 32 (9.040%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 25 (7.062%) SQL Server 2005
6 11 (3.107%) SQL Server 2000
7 10 (2.825%) Data Warehouse
8 8 (2.260%) OLAP
9 6 (1.695%) Oracle 10g
9 6 (1.695%) Oracle 8/8i
10 5 (1.412%) Oracle 11g
10 5 (1.412%) Oracle 9i
10 5 (1.412%) Oracle Reports
10 5 (1.412%) RDBMS
11 3 (0.847%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 46 (12.99%) Visual Studio
2 33 (9.322%) Team Foundation Server
3 8 (2.260%) Oracle Forms
4 4 (1.130%) VSS/SourceSafe
5 2 (0.565%) SpecFlow
5 2 (0.565%) MorphX
5 2 (0.565%) Selenium
6 1 (0.282%) NUnit
General
1 24 (6.780%) Finance
2 8 (2.260%) Retail
3 7 (1.977%) Games
4 5 (1.412%) Marketing
5 3 (0.847%) Telecoms
6 1 (0.282%) Electronics
6 1 (0.282%) Law
6 1 (0.282%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 225 (63.56%) Developer
2 124 (35.03%) .NET Developer
3 70 (19.77%) C# Developer
4 60 (16.95%) Web Developer
5 53 (14.97%) C# .NET Developer
6 40 (11.30%) Software Developer
7 31 (8.757%) Consultant
8 28 (7.910%) Senior Developer
9 27 (7.627%) Team Leader
9 27 (7.627%) Development Team Leader
10 26 (7.345%) Systems Engineer
10 26 (7.345%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 26 (7.345%) Development Engineer
10 26 (7.345%) Senior Development Engineer
11 25 (7.062%) Software Development Team Leader
11 25 (7.062%) Software Team Leader
12 23 (6.497%) .NET Team Leader
13 22 (6.215%) SharePoint Consultant
13 22 (6.215%) ASP.NET Developer
14 21 (5.932%) Senior .NET Developer
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.780%) N-Tier
2 15 (4.237%) Enterprise Software
3 14 (3.955%) Computer Science
4 12 (3.390%) Mobile App
5 11 (3.107%) Data Protection Act
6 8 (2.260%) SaaS
7 5 (1.412%) Client/Server
8 4 (1.130%) PMI
9 3 (0.847%) Mathematics
10 2 (0.565%) RIA
11 1 (0.282%) Online Games
11 1 (0.282%) Data Integration
11 1 (0.282%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 48 (13.56%) Windows
2 22 (6.215%) Windows Server 2008
3 19 (5.367%) Windows Server 2003
4 7 (1.977%) Linux
5 6 (1.695%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (1.412%) UNIX
6 5 (1.412%) Solaris
7 3 (0.847%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.565%) Windows Phone
8 2 (0.565%) Windows 8
8 2 (0.565%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.565%) Windows Mobile
9 1 (0.282%) Android
9 1 (0.282%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (18.93%) Agile Software Development
2 62 (17.51%) OO
3 41 (11.58%) SOA
4 40 (11.30%) MVC
5 39 (11.02%) TDD
6 32 (9.040%) Web Development
7 19 (5.367%) Scrum
7 19 (5.367%) UML
8 17 (4.802%) E-Commerce
9 16 (4.520%) PRINCE2
10 15 (4.237%) OOD
10 15 (4.237%) Business Intelligence
10 15 (4.237%) Project Management
10 15 (4.237%) Automated Testing
11 11 (3.107%) BDD
11 11 (3.107%) Pair Programming
11 11 (3.107%) Continuous Integration
11 11 (3.107%) Data Protection
11 11 (3.107%) Stakeholder Management
12 10 (2.825%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 272 (76.84%) C#
2 105 (29.66%) SQL
3 94 (26.55%) JavaScript
4 54 (15.25%) VB.NET
5 41 (11.58%) Java
6 25 (7.062%) T-SQL
7 19 (5.367%) VB
8 10 (2.825%) C++
9 5 (1.412%) VB6
9 5 (1.412%) PL/SQL
10 4 (1.130%) XAML
11 3 (0.847%) PowerShell
11 3 (0.847%) X++
11 3 (0.847%) PHP
12 1 (0.282%) Objective-C
12 1 (0.282%) Ruby
12 1 (0.282%) Python
12 1 (0.282%) C
12 1 (0.282%) Perl
12 1 (0.282%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 18 (5.085%) Degree
2 8 (2.260%) Microsoft Certification
2 8 (2.260%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 4 (1.130%) PMI Certification
3 4 (1.130%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 3 (0.847%) ISTQB
4 3 (0.847%) MCP
4 3 (0.847%) ISEB
5 2 (0.565%) MCTS
6 1 (0.282%) CCSA
6 1 (0.282%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 1 (0.282%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.282%) PMP
6 1 (0.282%) RHCE
6 1 (0.282%) CCNP
6 1 (0.282%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (3.107%) QA
System Software
1 2 (0.565%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.282%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.282%) XenServer
Systems Management
1 1 (0.282%) Puppet
Vendors
1 143 (40.40%) Microsoft
2 14 (3.955%) Oracle
3 5 (1.412%) Sun
4 3 (0.847%) Infor
4 3 (0.847%) SAP
4 3 (0.847%) Epicor
4 3 (0.847%) JD Edwards
4 3 (0.847%) Adobe
5 2 (0.565%) VMware
6 1 (0.282%) TippingPoint
6 1 (0.282%) Salesforce.com
6 1 (0.282%) CheckPoint
6 1 (0.282%) Red Hat
6 1 (0.282%) Citrix
6 1 (0.282%) Cisco
6 1 (0.282%) Intel
6 1 (0.282%) Sony
Suffolk, East Anglia
Key Skills* Comprehensive C# & ASP.Net programming ability* Extensive SQL Knowledge* UI Design experience* Strong HTML, CSS & JQuery Skills* Familiar with MVC Frameworks * Knowledge of the full development...
greywood
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Ipswich, East Anglia
The large scale n-tier applications will be maintained on a SQL Server 2008 database... The successful Senior .NET Software Developer will have experience developing in a commercial...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £40000.00 per annum
Posted: 11 May 2013
Woodbridge, East Anglia
Using Microsoft technologies such as VB.NET, ASP.NET, Visual Studio and SQL Server along with HTML, CSS and JavaScript you will be involved in all aspects of...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25000.00 - £35000.00 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Lowestoft, East Anglia
The role will be utilising OO programming techniques using ASP.NET , C# to develop my clients website and associated applications. SQL Server database development will be required and...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £35000.00 per annum
Posted: 11 May 2013
Bury St. Edmunds, East Anglia
C# or ASP.net or VB.net Developer (Web and/or Application), Bury St... The .Net developer / programmer MUST have; * At least 6 months commercial web or application...
Nigel Frank International
Salary: £18000 - £25000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Ipswich, East Anglia
The large scale n-tier applications will be maintained on a SQL Server 2008 database... The successful Senior .NET Software Developer will have experience developing in a commercial...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £40000.00 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Ipswich, East Anglia
Using Microsoft technologies such as VB.NET, Visual Studio and SQL Server along with HTML, CSS and JavaScript you will be involved in all aspects of the software...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £40000.00 per annum
Posted: 18 May 2013
Ipswich, East Anglia
The role will be a hands on technical position that will involve the development of bespoke software systems using C#, ASP.NET, WCF and SQL Server... The ideal...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £40000.00 - £45000.00 per annum
Posted: 10 May 2013
Ipswich, Suffolk
Are you a talented C# / ASP.Net Developer who loves getting involved with Greenfield Development in .Net ( C# / ASP.Net )?... *2 Roles - 1 Mid Level & 1 Senior C# /...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
Experience in the following technologies are essential: ASP.NET (vb.net/c#) XHTML, CSS3, JQuery/Javascript. Web Services (experience creating) Window Forms Applications (winforms) SQL Server and Transactional...
Gate Hampton Ltd
Salary: From £25,000 to £40,000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 21 May 2013
Ipswich, Suffolk
C# / ASP.Net Web Developer needed for leading UK Business - C# / ASP.Net / SQL Server / HTML / CSS / JavaScript. This market leading UK Company are part of an international...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £38000 - £42000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Suffolk, East Anglia
The technology is focused on the latest .NET stack including MVC 4, WCF, ORMs such as nHibernate and Entity Framework, unit testing and TFS. They are an Agile...
TRG
Salary: 45000 Per Annum Plus Excellent Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Ipswich, Suffolk
The technology is focused on the latest .NET stack including MVC 4, WCF, ORMs such as nHibernate and Entity Framework, unit testing and TFS... Experience Sought: * C#, ASP...
TRG
Salary: £45000 Per Annum Plus Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Ipswich, East Anglia
My client is currently looking for a passionate Junior C++ Developer for a well-established and innovative company based in the centre of Ipswich... The work environment is...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £18000.00 - £25000.00 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
Ipswich, East Anglia
You will be required to use SQL in a .NET (VB.NET/ C#) environment and be able to deal with different test phases such as UAT, functional and...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £18000.00 - £22000.00 per annum
Posted: 10 May 2013
Ipswich, East Anglia
You will have at least an appreciation of the ITIL framework. Technical skills will include; Windows Server 2003/2008, Linux (RHEL 5) / Apache, Oracle 10g, SQL Server 2008,...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25000.00 - £35000.00 per annum + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Ipswich, East Anglia
A pioneering Ipswich based business is currently seeking a Software Development Manager to manage a talented Microsoft .NET Software Team. You will be required to use your experience...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £40000.00 - £50000.00 per annum
Posted: 3 May 2013
Suffolk, East Anglia
As an experienced Team Leader or Development Manager your focus will be on portfolio & stakeholder management and the delivery of business critical software development projects... The successful candidate...
TRG
Salary: 55000 Per Annum Plus Excellent Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Ipswich, Suffolk
A leading retail organisation (end client, no travel & internal) in Ipswich with globally renowned clients, is currently looking for an experienced .NET Team Lead/Development Manager/Project Manager...
TRG
Salary: £55000 Per Annum Plus Excellent Benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013