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The table below looks at the demand for C# skills within the Tyne and Wear region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C# over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC#
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank47
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads107186
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.062 %0.080 %
As % of the category below36.03 %38.83 %
Salaries quoted88143
Average minimum salary£28,971£27,243
Average salary£31,800£29,757
% change on same period last year+6.86 %
Average maximum salary£34,629£32,270
UK excluding London average salary£35,289£35,789
% change on same period last year-1.39 %
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Tyne and Wear
Matching permanent IT job ads297479
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.172 %0.206 %
Salaries quoted258383
Average minimum salary£29,529£28,171
Average salary£32,069£30,865
% change on same period last year+3.89 %
Average maximum salary£34,608£33,560
UK excluding London average salary£35,506£35,791
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
C# North EastC#
North East

C#
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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# Demand Trend

C#
Salary Trend

The 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

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C# across the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

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 10 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+540£32,514+9.16 %
Newcastle Upon TyneUp+334£29,267-4.50 %
GatesheadNo change023£38,333+74.24 %
SunderlandNo change020£30,875+6.66 %
TynesideUp+64£33,375-16.56 %
C# North EastC#
North East

C#
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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#.

1297 (94.29 %).NET
2155 (49.21 %)SQL Server
3152 (48.25 %)XML
4109 (34.60 %)ASP.NET
5102 (32.38 %)WebServices
680 (25.40 %)UML
777 (24.44 %)SQL
876 (24.13 %)GIS
974 (23.49 %)Microsoft
1068 (21.59 %)Windows
1165 (20.63 %)JavaScript
1264 (20.32 %)OO
1264 (20.32 %)Web Development
1352 (16.51 %)HTML
1450 (15.87 %)ASP
1547 (14.92 %)C++
1547 (14.92 %)VB.NET
1646 (14.60 %)Java
1744 (13.97 %)Degree
1840 (12.70 %)ArcObjects
1840 (12.70 %)CSS
1939 (12.38 %)Oracle
2037 (11.75 %)J2EE
2136 (11.43 %)Pensions
2233 (10.48 %)SQL Server 2005
2332 (10.16 %)SOA
2332 (10.16 %)AJAX
2431 (9.841 %)Transact-SQL
2529 (9.206 %)Finance
2627 (8.571 %)UNIX

C#
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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.

Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1297 (94.29 %).NET
2152 (48.25 %)XML
3109 (34.60 %)ASP.NET
4102 (32.38 %)WebServices
552 (16.51 %)HTML
650 (15.87 %)ASP
740 (12.70 %)CSS
740 (12.70 %)ArcObjects
837 (11.75 %)J2EE
932 (10.16 %)AJAX
1025 (7.937 %)WinForms
1123 (7.302 %)XSLT
1221 (6.667 %).NET Framework
1315 (4.762 %)XHTML
1411 (3.492 %)Middleware
1411 (3.492 %)ASP.NET 2.0
159 (2.857 %)WCF
168 (2.540 %)Java EE
175 (1.587 %)XSL
184 (1.270 %)ActiveX
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (7.619 %)ArcGIS
210 (3.175 %)IIS
37 (2.222 %)SharePoint
42 (0.635 %)JBoss
42 (0.635 %)CMS
42 (0.635 %)SharePoint Portal Server
42 (0.635 %)SharePoint Server 2007
51 (0.317 %)ArcSDE
51 (0.317 %)MapXtreme
51 (0.317 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (0.317 %)ArcIMS
51 (0.317 %)MS Exchange
51 (0.317 %)TeamSite
51 (0.317 %)BizTalk Server
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (3.492 %)MS Excel
27 (2.222 %)MATLAB
32 (0.635 %)MS Office
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (5.079 %)Internet
26 (1.905 %)TCP/IP
33 (0.952 %)Intranet
42 (0.635 %)Extranet
51 (0.317 %)DNS
51 (0.317 %)LAN
51 (0.317 %)WAN
51 (0.317 %)DHCP
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1155 (49.21 %)SQL Server
276 (24.13 %)GIS
333 (10.48 %)SQL Server 2005
425 (7.937 %)SQL Server 2000
521 (6.667 %)RDBMS
614 (4.444 %)BusinessObjects
78 (2.540 %)MySQL
84 (1.270 %)Crystal Reports
92 (0.635 %)Oracle 8/8i
101 (0.317 %)Oracle 9i
101 (0.317 %)OLAP
101 (0.317 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
127 (8.571 %)Visual Studio
219 (6.032 %)NUnit
33 (0.952 %)Flash
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
136 (11.43 %)Pensions
229 (9.206 %)Finance
315 (4.762 %)Banking
315 (4.762 %)Investment Banking
47 (2.222 %)Education
55 (1.587 %)Health
55 (1.587 %)Manufacturing
64 (1.270 %)Marketing
64 (1.270 %)Pharmaceutical
73 (0.952 %)Games
73 (0.952 %)Retail
82 (0.635 %)Insurance
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1235 (74.60 %)Developer
2135 (42.86 %).NET Developer
3104 (33.02 %)C# Developer
445 (14.29 %)Software Developer
533 (10.48 %)Web Developer
630 (9.524 %)Programmer
728 (8.889 %)Graduate
824 (7.619 %)Applications Developer
923 (7.302 %)Senior Developer
1022 (6.984 %)GIS Developer
1119 (6.032 %)C# Web Developer
1119 (6.032 %)Web Programmer
1218 (5.714 %).NET Web Developer
1317 (5.397 %)Graduate Developer
1317 (5.397 %)ASP.NET Developer
1317 (5.397 %)Senior .NET Developer
1416 (5.079 %)Senior C# Developer
1416 (5.079 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1515 (4.762 %).NET Programmer
1515 (4.762 %)Analyst
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (6.032 %)Computer Science
211 (3.492 %)Mathematics
310 (3.175 %)N-Tier
49 (2.857 %)PDA
55 (1.587 %)Client/Server
62 (0.635 %)W3C
62 (0.635 %)Tandem
71 (0.317 %)Web 2.0
71 (0.317 %)Social Network
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
168 (21.59 %)Windows
227 (8.571 %)UNIX
310 (3.175 %)Windows Mobile
49 (2.857 %)Windows Server 2003
49 (2.857 %)Linux
57 (2.222 %)Windows XP
66 (1.905 %)Windows 2000
71 (0.317 %)Windows 2000 Server
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
180 (25.40 %)UML
264 (20.32 %)OO
264 (20.32 %)Web Development
332 (10.16 %)SOA
422 (6.984 %)Project Management
521 (6.667 %)ERP
521 (6.667 %)Software Engineering
620 (6.349 %)Business Intelligence
717 (5.397 %)OOP
814 (4.444 %)Business Analysis
814 (4.444 %)Technical Architecture
913 (4.127 %)Stress Testing
1012 (3.810 %)Use Case
1012 (3.810 %)TDD
1111 (3.492 %)Systems Analysis
1111 (3.492 %)OOA/OOD
1210 (3.175 %)EAI
139 (2.857 %)Data Modelling
139 (2.857 %)Requirements Analysis
139 (2.857 %)Agile Software Development
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
177 (24.44 %)SQL
265 (20.63 %)JavaScript
347 (14.92 %)C++
347 (14.92 %)VB.NET
446 (14.60 %)Java
531 (9.841 %)Transact-SQL
627 (8.571 %)C
722 (6.984 %)VB
813 (4.127 %)VB6
98 (2.540 %)Shell Script
98 (2.540 %)AWK
98 (2.540 %)VC++
107 (2.222 %)ECMAScript
115 (1.587 %)Python
115 (1.587 %)PHP
123 (0.952 %)VBScript
123 (0.952 %)ActionScript
131 (0.317 %)PL/SQL
131 (0.317 %)RPG
131 (0.317 %)DHTML
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
144 (13.97 %)Degree
213 (4.127 %)Microsoft Certification
38 (2.540 %)MCP
41 (0.317 %)MCAD
41 (0.317 %)MCSE
41 (0.317 %)ISEB
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (2.222 %)ISO9000
21 (0.317 %)ISO9001
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (2.222 %)Active Directory
23 (0.952 %)Terminal Services
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
174 (23.49 %)Microsoft
239 (12.38 %)Oracle
318 (5.714 %)SAP
318 (5.714 %)Cognos
414 (4.444 %)Business Objects
414 (4.444 %)PeopleSoft
511 (3.492 %)ESRI
65 (1.587 %)BEA
74 (1.270 %)Siebel
82 (0.635 %)Sony
91 (0.317 %)Mapinfo