The first table below looks at the demand for C# skills in IT jobs advertised for the Tyne and Wear region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C# over the 3 months to 19 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 Programming Languages category for the Tyne and Wear region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C#
Rank 3 10 6
Rank change year-on-year
+7 -4
Permanent jobs citing C# 129 90 98
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 24.71% 14.75% 18.92%
As % of the Programming Languages category 47.43% 30.00% 36.43%
Number of salaries quoted 118 89 87
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -4.10%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,900 £24,950 £28,000
10% offered a salary of more than £48,500 £42,550 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All Programming Languages
Tyne and Wear
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
272 300 269
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 52.11% 49.18% 51.93%
Number of salaries quoted 241 242 214
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -4.10%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £23,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £45,000 £48,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
C#
North East

C#
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing C# across the Tyne and Wear region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Tyne and Wear C# Jobs Demand Trend

C#
Salary Trend

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

Tyne and Wear C# Salary Trend

C#
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C# across the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Tyne and Wear C# Salary Histogram

C#
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C# within the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 19 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
Newcastle upon Tyne +7 104 £36,500 +4.28% 14
South Shields - 10 £34,000 - 2
Sunderland -8 8 £34,000 +38.77% 2
Gateshead +14 2 £36,500 -2.66% 1
South Tyneside - 1 £30,000 -
C#
North East

C#
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear region citing C# 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 C#.

1 229 (88.08%) .NET
2 153 (58.85%) ASP.NET
3 136 (52.31%) SQL Server
4 100 (38.46%) Scrum
5 97 (37.31%) CSS
6 95 (36.54%) MVC
7 92 (35.38%) HTML
8 83 (31.92%) JavaScript
8 83 (31.92%) Microsoft
9 69 (26.54%) ASP.NET MVC
10 67 (25.77%) SQL
11 58 (22.31%) TDD
12 54 (20.77%) XML
13 49 (18.85%) Web Services
13 49 (18.85%) .NET Framework
13 49 (18.85%) SQL Server 2008
14 41 (15.77%) VB.NET
15 39 (15.00%) Ajax
16 35 (13.46%) WCF
16 35 (13.46%) jQuery
16 35 (13.46%) MS Excel
17 34 (13.08%) OO
17 34 (13.08%) Team Foundation Server
18 33 (12.69%) XHTML
19 32 (12.31%) Java
20 30 (11.54%) VB
20 30 (11.54%) Unit Testing
20 30 (11.54%) Degree
21 29 (11.15%) Web Application Development
22 28 (10.77%) ASP.NET MVC 4

C#
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear region citing C# 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 C#. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 229 (88.08%) .NET
2 153 (58.85%) ASP.NET
3 97 (37.31%) CSS
4 92 (35.38%) HTML
5 69 (26.54%) ASP.NET MVC
6 54 (20.77%) XML
7 49 (18.85%) Web Services
7 49 (18.85%) .NET Framework
8 39 (15.00%) Ajax
9 35 (13.46%) WCF
9 35 (13.46%) jQuery
10 33 (12.69%) XHTML
11 28 (10.77%) ASP.NET MVC 4
12 24 (9.231%) ASP
12 24 (9.231%) LINQ
12 24 (9.231%) HTML5
13 20 (7.692%) Razor View Engine
14 16 (6.154%) WPF
15 13 (5.000%) CSS3
16 12 (4.615%) WinForms
Application Platforms
1 17 (6.538%) SharePoint
2 12 (4.615%) SharePoint Server
3 7 (2.692%) CMS
4 5 (1.923%) SharePoint 2010
5 2 (0.769%) BizTalk Server
6 1 (0.385%) Windows Azure
6 1 (0.385%) DotNetNuke
Applications
1 35 (13.46%) MS Excel
2 5 (1.923%) Fireworks
2 5 (1.923%) Photoshop
3 4 (1.538%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.769%) Office 365
4 2 (0.769%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.769%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.462%) Internet
2 5 (1.923%) Intranet
2 5 (1.923%) RIP
3 3 (1.154%) Kerberos
4 1 (0.385%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 136 (52.31%) SQL Server
2 49 (18.85%) SQL Server 2008
3 13 (5.000%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 8 (3.077%) MySQL
5 7 (2.692%) SQL Server 2005
6 4 (1.538%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (1.538%) SQL Server 2012
6 4 (1.538%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (1.154%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (1.154%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.385%) Ingres
8 1 (0.385%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 34 (13.08%) Team Foundation Server
2 20 (7.692%) Visual Studio
3 17 (6.538%) NUnit
4 16 (6.154%) Rhino Mocks
4 16 (6.154%) Moq
5 11 (4.231%) QuickTest Pro
5 11 (4.231%) LoadRunner
5 11 (4.231%) Selenium
6 8 (3.077%) MSTest
7 3 (1.154%) ProC
7 3 (1.154%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.769%) Dreamweaver
9 1 (0.385%) Git (software)
9 1 (0.385%) JIRA
9 1 (0.385%) Subversion
General
1 26 (10.00%) Finance
2 9 (3.462%) Games
2 9 (3.462%) Publishing
3 7 (2.692%) Advertising
4 3 (1.154%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (0.769%) Retail
5 2 (0.769%) Automotive
5 2 (0.769%) Manufacturing
6 1 (0.385%) Financial Institution
6 1 (0.385%) Banking
Job Titles
1 226 (86.92%) Developer
2 89 (34.23%) .NET Developer
3 54 (20.77%) Software Developer
4 46 (17.69%) Web Developer
5 29 (11.15%) Senior Developer
5 29 (11.15%) C# Developer
6 24 (9.231%) ASP.NET Developer
7 23 (8.846%) C# .NET Developer
8 20 (7.692%) .NET Web Developer
9 17 (6.538%) Junior
10 16 (6.154%) C# ASP.NET Developer
11 14 (5.385%) Tester
11 14 (5.385%) Junior Developer
12 12 (4.615%) .NET Software Developer
12 12 (4.615%) Applications Developer
13 11 (4.231%) Technical Tester
13 11 (4.231%) Lead Developer
13 11 (4.231%) Senior .NET Developer
13 11 (4.231%) Automation Tester
14 10 (3.846%) Graduate Developer
Miscellaneous
1 27 (10.38%) N-Tier
2 11 (4.231%) Social Network
3 10 (3.846%) Computer Science
3 10 (3.846%) DTV
4 6 (2.308%) Mathematics
4 6 (2.308%) Tandem
4 6 (2.308%) Inversion of Control
5 5 (1.923%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (1.923%) Mobile Games
6 3 (1.154%) NHS
6 3 (1.154%) Open Source
6 3 (1.154%) SaaS
6 3 (1.154%) Mobile App
6 3 (1.154%) Physics
7 1 (0.385%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.385%) iPhone
7 1 (0.385%) Social Media
7 1 (0.385%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 25 (9.615%) Windows
2 9 (3.462%) Android
3 5 (1.923%) Windows Phone
3 5 (1.923%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.385%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (0.385%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (38.46%) Scrum
2 95 (36.54%) MVC
3 58 (22.31%) TDD
4 34 (13.08%) OO
5 30 (11.54%) Unit Testing
6 29 (11.15%) Web Application Development
7 26 (10.00%) Web Development
8 22 (8.462%) Agile Software Development
9 21 (8.077%) Kanban
10 20 (7.692%) BDD
11 17 (6.538%) CRM
12 15 (5.769%) Waterfall
12 15 (5.769%) E-Commerce
13 13 (5.000%) Automated Testing
14 12 (4.615%) Test Automation
14 12 (4.615%) OOD
15 10 (3.846%) MVVM
16 9 (3.462%) Business Intelligence
16 9 (3.462%) OOP
17 8 (3.077%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 83 (31.92%) JavaScript
2 67 (25.77%) SQL
3 41 (15.77%) VB.NET
4 32 (12.31%) Java
5 30 (11.54%) VB
6 19 (7.308%) C++
7 17 (6.538%) PHP
8 11 (4.231%) T-SQL
9 9 (3.462%) C
10 7 (2.692%) PL/SQL
10 7 (2.692%) Python
11 6 (2.308%) XAML
12 5 (1.923%) Objective-C
12 5 (1.923%) ActionScript
12 5 (1.923%) ActionScript 3.0
12 5 (1.923%) ActionScript 2.0
13 4 (1.538%) Ruby
14 2 (0.769%) Perl
15 1 (0.385%) VC++
Qualifications
1 30 (11.54%) Degree
2 24 (9.231%) Microsoft Certification
3 21 (8.077%) MCSD
4 20 (7.692%) MCP
4 20 (7.692%) MCAD
4 20 (7.692%) MCTS
5 1 (0.385%) PMP
5 1 (0.385%) PMI Certification
5 1 (0.385%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.385%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (2.308%) ISO 8583
2 3 (1.154%) QA
Vendors
1 83 (31.92%) Microsoft
2 19 (7.308%) Oracle
3 1 (0.385%) Adobe
3 1 (0.385%) Sage
3 1 (0.385%) Twitter
3 1 (0.385%) F5
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
You will be working with their bespoke software and liasing with their clients. Key Skills: 5 years with .NET technologies. OO environment. C# ASP.NET. SQL Server. Front-...
greywood
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 29 May 2013
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
Software DeveloperNewcastle£38,000We have an excellent opportunity available for a highly skilled ASP.Net Web Developer to join a growing team of highly skilled .Net experts based...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £38000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
To apply for this role you must have experience developing applications using C# / ASP.Net, exposure to ASP.Net MVC is highly desirable. Experience with areas like HTML,...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 11 June 2013
Tyne and Wear, North East
We are looking for an experience programmer with strong skills in the following technologies; C#/.Net, Visual Studio, WCF, Web Services and UI Design. Experience of working win...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £250.00 - £380.00 per annum
Posted: 30 May 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
To be successful in the role the developer will need commercial experience in the following: * ASP/VB/C# .NET * SQL Server 2008 * AJAX * N-TIER * HTML / XHTML / CSS...
Ashdown IT
Salary: £29000 - £36000 per annum + benefits + parking
Posted: 18 June 2013
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Catalyst
Salary: From £27,000 to £34,000 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013
South Shields, Tyne and Wear
Ashdown IT
Salary: £29000 - £36000 per annum + benefits + parking
Posted: 13 June 2013
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Catalyst
Salary: From £16,000 to £20,000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
South Shields, North East
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Catalyst
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
Duval Associates Ltd
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum Negotiable basic, great benefits & s
Posted: 18 June 2013
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
Noir Consulting
Salary: £20000 - £30000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £20000 - £30000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Solutions Recruitment
Salary: From £40,000 to £50,000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Nigel Wright Consultancy
Salary: c£50,000
Posted: 14 June 2013
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Catalyst
Salary: From £35,000 to £50,000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Nigel Wright Consultancy
Salary: c£60,000
Posted: 14 June 2013