Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Expression Blend skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Expression Blend over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Development Applications category.

LinkMicrosoft Expression Blend
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank663664963
Rank change year-on-year
Up+1Up+299
Matching permanent IT job ads1361
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.015 %0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the Development Applications category0.169 %0.089 %0.006 %
Salaries quoted1061
Average salary£41,250£48,750£34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-15.38 %+43.38 %
UK excluding London average salary£41,250£42,500£34,000
% change year-on-year
-2.940 %+25.00 %
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryAll Development Applications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
7700674415533
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK8.962 %7.952 %7.611 %
Salaries quoted6515566013099
Average salary£40,000£37,500£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.660 %-6.250 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£27,000£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£60,000£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000£35,000

Expression Blend
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Expression Blend within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Expression Blend Demand Trend

Expression Blend
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Expression Blend within the UK.

Expression Blend Salary Trend

Expression Blend
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Expression Blend over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 within the UK.

Expression Blend Salary Histogram

Expression Blend
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Expression Blend within the UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-213£41,250-15.38 %
South EastUp+99£41,250-2.94 %
OxfordshireNew entry-4£35,000-
OxfordNew entry-4£35,000-
BerkshireNew entry-3£45,000-
LondonDown-442£42,500-22.72 %
South WestNew entry-2--
SomersetNew entry-2--
MiddlesexNew entry-2£46,500-
StreetNew entry-2--
SloughNew entry-2£45,000-
LutonNew entry-1£30,000-

Expression Blend
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing Expression Blend 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 Expression Blend.

155 (71.43 %)WPF
251 (66.23 %)Silverlight
350 (64.94 %).NET
443 (55.84 %).NET Framework
539 (50.65 %)MS Excel
539 (50.65 %)Agile Software Development
638 (49.35 %)Finance
734 (44.16 %)Banking
734 (44.16 %)User Experience Design
827 (35.06 %)Microsoft
925 (32.47 %)XAML
1022 (28.57 %)Flash
1119 (24.68 %)C#
1216 (20.78 %)XML
1216 (20.78 %)Adobe
1314 (18.18 %)Internet
1314 (18.18 %)Visual Studio
1412 (15.58 %)CSS
1511 (14.29 %)Photoshop
1511 (14.29 %)Animation
1610 (12.99 %)Web Development
1610 (12.99 %)SQL Server
179 (11.69 %)AJAX
179 (11.69 %)SQL Server 2005
188 (10.39 %)WCF
197 (9.091 %)RIA
197 (9.091 %)LINQ
197 (9.091 %)JavaScript
197 (9.091 %)OO
197 (9.091 %)WinForms

Expression Blend
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing Expression Blend 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 Expression Blend. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
155 (71.43 %)WPF
251 (66.23 %)Silverlight
350 (64.94 %).NET
443 (55.84 %).NET Framework
522 (28.57 %)Flash
616 (20.78 %)XML
712 (15.58 %)CSS
89 (11.69 %)AJAX
98 (10.39 %)WCF
107 (9.091 %)LINQ
107 (9.091 %)WinForms
116 (7.792 %)HTML
116 (7.792 %)Web Services
116 (7.792 %)ASP.NET
116 (7.792 %)XHTML
116 (7.792 %)jQuery
125 (6.494 %)Adobe Flex
134 (5.195 %)WF
134 (5.195 %)NHibernate
134 (5.195 %)XSL
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
12 (2.597 %)SharePoint
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
139 (50.65 %)MS Excel
211 (14.29 %)Photoshop
35 (6.494 %)Fireworks
44 (5.195 %)Adobe Illustrator
52 (2.597 %)MS Office
61 (1.299 %)MS Visio
61 (1.299 %)3ds Max
61 (1.299 %)LightWave 3D
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (1.299 %)Google Analytics
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
114 (18.18 %)Internet
22 (2.597 %)TCP/IP
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (12.99 %)SQL Server
29 (11.69 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (5.195 %)SQL Server 2008
34 (5.195 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (2.597 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
114 (18.18 %)Visual Studio
26 (7.792 %)Dreamweaver
34 (5.195 %)NUnit
34 (5.195 %)Expression Web
41 (1.299 %)Expression Studio
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
138 (49.35 %)Finance
234 (44.16 %)Banking
311 (14.29 %)Animation
46 (7.792 %)Multimedia
46 (7.792 %)Health
55 (6.494 %)Retail
55 (6.494 %)Marketing
61 (1.299 %)Pensions
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
134 (44.16 %)Software Engineer
226 (33.77 %)Designer
316 (20.78 %)Developer
48 (10.39 %)UI Designer
57 (9.091 %)Senior Designer
57 (9.091 %).NET Developer
66 (7.792 %)UI Developer
66 (7.792 %)User Experience Designer
74 (5.195 %)Silverlight Developer
74 (5.195 %).NET Architect
74 (5.195 %)GUI Designer
74 (5.195 %)Lead Architect
74 (5.195 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
74 (5.195 %)C# Developer
74 (5.195 %)Architect
74 (5.195 %)Interface Designer
74 (5.195 %)Technical Architect
74 (5.195 %)ASP.NET Developer
74 (5.195 %).NET Technical Architect
74 (5.195 %)Technical Leader
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
17 (9.091 %)RIA
24 (5.195 %)Computer Science
33 (3.896 %)Dependency Injection
33 (3.896 %)W3C
41 (1.299 %)Interactive TV
41 (1.299 %)Pocket PC
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
14 (5.195 %)Windows
22 (2.597 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (2.597 %)Windows Vista
22 (2.597 %)Windows Server 2008
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
139 (50.65 %)Agile Software Development
234 (44.16 %)User Experience Design
310 (12.99 %)Web Development
47 (9.091 %)OO
56 (7.792 %)OOP
65 (6.494 %)SOA
65 (6.494 %)Online Marketing
65 (6.494 %)Information Architecture
65 (6.494 %)MVVM
74 (5.195 %)Software Engineering
74 (5.195 %)UML
74 (5.195 %)CRM
74 (5.195 %)Web Design
83 (3.896 %)E-Commerce
83 (3.896 %)MVC
83 (3.896 %)Business Analysis
83 (3.896 %)Web Accessibility
91 (1.299 %)3D Modelling
91 (1.299 %)Continuous Integration
91 (1.299 %)TDD
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
125 (32.47 %)XAML
219 (24.68 %)C#
37 (9.091 %)JavaScript
46 (7.792 %)SQL
46 (7.792 %)T-SQL
54 (5.195 %)VB
54 (5.195 %)VB.NET
54 (5.195 %)VB6
63 (3.896 %)ActionScript
71 (1.299 %)C++
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
14 (5.195 %)Degree
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (6.494 %)QA
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
12 (2.597 %)Active Directory
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
127 (35.06 %)Microsoft
216 (20.78 %)Adobe
33 (3.896 %)Google
42 (2.597 %)Infragistics
42 (2.597 %)telerik
42 (2.597 %)ComponentOne