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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Tyne and Wear region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank23
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads137251
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.108 %
As % of the category below68.16 %69.92 %
Salaries quoted115196
Average minimum salary£28,534£30,383
Average salary£31,271£33,433
% change on same period last year-6.46 %
Average maximum salary£34,008£36,483
UK excluding London average salary£35,415£35,835
% change on same period last year-1.17 %
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Tyne and Wear
Matching permanent IT job ads201359
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.117 %0.154 %
Salaries quoted178285
Average minimum salary£27,796£29,164
Average salary£30,608£32,174
% change on same period last year-4.86 %
Average maximum salary£33,420£35,185
UK excluding London average salary£35,991£36,643
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
.NET North East.NET
North East

.NET
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing .NET across the Tyne and Wear region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Tyne and Wear .NET Demand Trend

.NET
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing .NET across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing .NET across the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Tyne and Wear .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 Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 13 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
NewcastleUp+660£31,770-22.08 %
Newcastle Upon TyneUp+240£28,186-10.14 %
GatesheadUp+226£35,588+61.76 %
SunderlandUp+120£31,800+7.67 %
TynesideUp+64£33,375-16.56 %
.NET North East.NET
North East

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

1294 (80.99 %)C#
2189 (52.07 %)SQL Server
3171 (47.11 %)XML
4133 (36.64 %)ASP.NET
5103 (28.37 %)WebServices
690 (24.79 %)UML
784 (23.14 %)SQL
880 (22.04 %)Microsoft
976 (20.94 %)JavaScript
1075 (20.66 %)GIS
1167 (18.46 %)HTML
1167 (18.46 %)Windows
1167 (18.46 %)Web Development
1266 (18.18 %)Java
1365 (17.91 %)VB.NET
1365 (17.91 %)OO
1460 (16.53 %)ASP
1555 (15.15 %)Oracle
1651 (14.05 %)Degree
1748 (13.22 %)CSS
1847 (12.95 %)SOA
1945 (12.40 %)J2EE
2042 (11.57 %)C
2140 (11.02 %)ArcObjects
2239 (10.74 %)AJAX
2239 (10.74 %)SQL Server 2005
2239 (10.74 %)C++
2336 (9.917 %)Pensions
2434 (9.366 %)Business Intelligence
2533 (9.091 %)Transact-SQL

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1171 (47.11 %)XML
2133 (36.64 %)ASP.NET
3103 (28.37 %)WebServices
467 (18.46 %)HTML
560 (16.53 %)ASP
648 (13.22 %)CSS
745 (12.40 %)J2EE
840 (11.02 %)ArcObjects
939 (10.74 %)AJAX
1025 (6.887 %)XSLT
1123 (6.336 %)WinForms
1123 (6.336 %).NET Framework
1222 (6.061 %)XHTML
1315 (4.132 %)Middleware
1315 (4.132 %)ASP.NET 2.0
149 (2.479 %)WCF
157 (1.928 %)Java EE
165 (1.377 %)XSL
174 (1.102 %)ActiveX
174 (1.102 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (6.612 %)ArcGIS
215 (4.132 %)SharePoint
313 (3.581 %)IIS
44 (1.102 %)CMS
44 (1.102 %)SharePoint Portal Server
44 (1.102 %)SharePoint Server 2007
52 (0.551 %)JBoss
52 (0.551 %)BizTalk Server
61 (0.275 %)Content Management Server
61 (0.275 %)ArcIMS
61 (0.275 %)TeamSite
61 (0.275 %)ArcSDE
61 (0.275 %)MapXtreme
61 (0.275 %)WebLogic
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (4.959 %)MS Excel
27 (1.928 %)MATLAB
33 (0.826 %)Adobe Illustrator
33 (0.826 %)Photoshop
33 (0.826 %)MS Office
41 (0.275 %)InfoPath
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
129 (7.989 %)Internet
29 (2.479 %)Intranet
32 (0.551 %)Extranet
41 (0.275 %)Wireless
41 (0.275 %)FTP
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1189 (52.07 %)SQL Server
275 (20.66 %)GIS
339 (10.74 %)SQL Server 2005
426 (7.163 %)SQL Server 2000
521 (5.785 %)RDBMS
614 (3.857 %)BusinessObjects
713 (3.581 %)Datawarehouse
811 (3.030 %)MySQL
97 (1.928 %)Crystal Reports
102 (0.551 %)Oracle 8/8i
102 (0.551 %)OLAP
102 (0.551 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
111 (0.275 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
111 (0.275 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
111 (0.275 %)Oracle 9i
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
132 (8.815 %)Visual Studio
219 (5.234 %)NUnit
38 (2.204 %)Flash
46 (1.653 %)Dreamweaver
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
136 (9.917 %)Pensions
230 (8.264 %)Finance
317 (4.683 %)Pharmaceutical
414 (3.857 %)Investment Banking
414 (3.857 %)Banking
513 (3.581 %)Electric
612 (3.306 %)Education
78 (2.204 %)Health
85 (1.377 %)Retail
94 (1.102 %)Marketing
103 (0.826 %)Manufacturing
103 (0.826 %)Publishing
112 (0.551 %)Insurance
112 (0.551 %)Law
112 (0.551 %)Government
121 (0.275 %)Telecoms
121 (0.275 %)Local Government
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1263 (72.45 %)Developer
2159 (43.80 %).NET Developer
3101 (27.82 %)C# Developer
444 (12.12 %)Software Developer
538 (10.47 %)Web Developer
630 (8.264 %)ASP.NET Developer
724 (6.612 %)Applications Developer
724 (6.612 %)Graduate
823 (6.336 %)Programmer
922 (6.061 %)Senior Developer
922 (6.061 %)GIS Developer
922 (6.061 %).NET Web Developer
1021 (5.785 %)Analyst
1119 (5.234 %)VB.NET Developer
1119 (5.234 %)C# Web Developer
1217 (4.683 %)Senior .NET Developer
1316 (4.408 %)Web Programmer
1316 (4.408 %)Senior C# Developer
1316 (4.408 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1415 (4.132 %).NET Programmer
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (5.234 %)Computer Science
212 (3.306 %)N-Tier
311 (3.030 %)Mathematics
49 (2.479 %)PDA
57 (1.928 %)Client/Server
62 (0.551 %)AS400
62 (0.551 %)Tandem
62 (0.551 %)Web 2.0
71 (0.275 %)W3C
71 (0.275 %)Social Network
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
167 (18.46 %)Windows
228 (7.713 %)UNIX
310 (2.755 %)Windows Mobile
310 (2.755 %)Linux
49 (2.479 %)Windows XP
49 (2.479 %)Windows Server 2003
56 (1.653 %)Windows 2000
62 (0.551 %)Windows 2000 Server
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
190 (24.79 %)UML
267 (18.46 %)Web Development
365 (17.91 %)OO
447 (12.95 %)SOA
534 (9.366 %)Business Intelligence
628 (7.713 %)Project Management
725 (6.887 %)Software Engineering
824 (6.612 %)EAI
824 (6.612 %)CRM
923 (6.336 %)ERP
1018 (4.959 %)OOP
1115 (4.132 %)Business Analysis
1214 (3.857 %)Technical Architecture
1313 (3.581 %)Stress Testing
1313 (3.581 %)Systems Analysis
1313 (3.581 %)E-Commerce
1412 (3.306 %)TDD
1412 (3.306 %)Use Case
1511 (3.030 %)Agile Software Development
1511 (3.030 %)OOA/OOD
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1294 (80.99 %)C#
284 (23.14 %)SQL
376 (20.94 %)JavaScript
466 (18.18 %)Java
565 (17.91 %)VB.NET
642 (11.57 %)C
739 (10.74 %)C++
833 (9.091 %)Transact-SQL
926 (7.163 %)VB
1013 (3.581 %)VB6
1110 (2.755 %)PHP
129 (2.479 %)VC++
138 (2.204 %)Shell Script
138 (2.204 %)AWK
147 (1.928 %)ECMAScript
154 (1.102 %)ActionScript
163 (0.826 %)RPG
163 (0.826 %)VBScript
172 (0.551 %)VBA
172 (0.551 %)Python
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
151 (14.05 %)Degree
212 (3.306 %)Microsoft Certification
35 (1.377 %)MCP
42 (0.551 %)HND
51 (0.275 %)ISEB
51 (0.275 %)MCAD
51 (0.275 %)MCPD
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (1.928 %)ISO9000
21 (0.275 %)ISO9001
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.275 %)AquaLogic
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
180 (22.04 %)Microsoft
255 (15.15 %)Oracle
331 (8.540 %)Cognos
418 (4.959 %)SAP
517 (4.683 %)Siebel
614 (3.857 %)Business Objects
614 (3.857 %)PeopleSoft
711 (3.030 %)ESRI
88 (2.204 %)MicroStrategy
96 (1.653 %)BEA
101 (0.275 %)Mapinfo
101 (0.275 %)Sony
101 (0.275 %)IBM