The first table below looks at the demand for F# skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited F# over the 3 months to 17 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 Programming Languages category.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
F#
Rank 665 716 733
Rank change year-on-year
+51 +17
Permanent jobs citing F# 195 183 138
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.181% 0.151% 0.112%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.339% 0.282% 0.212%
Number of salaries quoted 167 146 126
Average salary £65,000 £55,000 £65,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+18.18% -15.38%
90% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £45,000 £41,250
10% offered a salary of more than £95,000 £80,000 £87,500
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £45,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year
-27.77% -21.73%
All Programming Languages
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
57481 64876 64959
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 53.33% 53.64% 52.61%
Number of salaries quoted 49463 57203 56281
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £64,500 £70,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%

F#
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing F# within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

F# Jobs Demand Trend

F#
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing F# within the UK.

F# Salary Trend

F#
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing F# over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 within the UK.

F# Salary Histogram

F#
Top 21 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing F# within the UK over the 3 months to 17 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
England +43 192 £65,000 +18.18%
London +52 173 £70,000 +21.73%
City of London +13 19 £60,000 -4.00%
South East +15 12 £32,500 -18.75%
Brighton - 8 £32,500 -
East Sussex - 8 £32,500 -
East of England -17 6 £55,000 +22.22%
Cambridgeshire -22 5 £55,000 +22.22%
Cambridge -23 5 £55,000 +22.22%
Scotland -1 3 £45,000 -
Canary Wharf -2 3 - -
Oxfordshire -15 3 £24,000 -40.00%
Oxford -19 3 £24,000 -40.00%
Aberdeen - 2 - -
South West - 1 £40,000 -
Hertfordshire - 1 £50,000 -
Hampshire - 1 - -
Gloucestershire - 1 £40,000 -
Portsmouth - 1 - -
Hemel Hempstead - 1 £50,000 -
Cheltenham - 1 £40,000 -

F#
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing F# 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 F#.

1 286 (86.14%) C#
2 187 (56.33%) Finance
3 163 (49.10%) Java
4 142 (42.77%) .NET
5 141 (42.47%) C++
6 135 (40.66%) OO
7 115 (34.64%) Hedge funds
8 95 (28.61%) Computer Science
9 93 (28.01%) Scala
10 91 (27.41%) Haskell
11 70 (21.08%) Degree
12 65 (19.58%) Erlang
13 64 (19.28%) Mathematics
14 63 (18.98%) TDD
15 61 (18.37%) SQL Server
16 58 (17.47%) Clojure
17 57 (17.17%) Open Source
17 57 (17.17%) SQL
18 54 (16.27%) ASP.NET
19 50 (15.06%) UNIX
20 49 (14.76%) Python
21 46 (13.86%) OCaml
22 45 (13.55%) Agile Software Development
22 45 (13.55%) WPF
22 45 (13.55%) MVC
23 41 (12.35%) JavaScript
24 38 (11.45%) Ruby
25 37 (11.14%) Unit Testing
26 36 (10.84%) Multithreading
26 36 (10.84%) WCF

F#
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing F# 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 F#. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 142 (42.77%) .NET
2 54 (16.27%) ASP.NET
3 45 (13.55%) WPF
4 36 (10.84%) WCF
5 34 (10.24%) ASP.NET MVC
6 25 (7.530%) REST
7 23 (6.928%) Spring
7 23 (6.928%) Hibernate
8 21 (6.325%) WinForms
9 19 (5.723%) ASP.NET MVC 3
10 18 (5.422%) XML
11 17 (5.120%) Web Services
12 13 (3.916%) .NET Framework
12 13 (3.916%) Silverlight
12 13 (3.916%) LINQ
13 11 (3.313%) XSLT
14 10 (3.012%) Guice
15 9 (2.711%) Apache CXF
16 6 (1.807%) HTML
17 4 (1.205%) J2EE
Application Platforms
1 31 (9.337%) RabbitMQ
2 11 (3.313%) Windows Azure
3 9 (2.711%) MQSeries
4 8 (2.410%) MSMQ
5 4 (1.205%) IIS
5 4 (1.205%) ColdFusion
6 2 (0.602%) Rendezvous
7 1 (0.301%) Zope
7 1 (0.301%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 1 (0.301%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.301%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (0.301%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 15 (4.518%) HTTP
2 4 (1.205%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.301%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (18.37%) SQL Server
2 35 (10.54%) MongoDB
3 23 (6.928%) Hadoop
4 21 (6.325%) Big Data
5 10 (3.012%) MySQL
5 10 (3.012%) NoSQL
6 9 (2.711%) SQL Server 2008
6 9 (2.711%) Hazelcast
6 9 (2.711%) DB2
7 3 (0.904%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.602%) KDB
8 2 (0.602%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.301%) SQL Server 2005
9 1 (0.301%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.301%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.301%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.301%) CouchDB
Development Applications
1 36 (10.84%) Visual Studio
2 8 (2.410%) TeamCity
2 8 (2.410%) Git (software)
3 4 (1.205%) Subversion
3 4 (1.205%) Maven
4 3 (0.904%) SilkTest
5 2 (0.602%) GitHub
5 2 (0.602%) NUnit
6 1 (0.301%) Gradle
6 1 (0.301%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.301%) Selenium
6 1 (0.301%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.301%) Cucumber
General
1 187 (56.33%) Finance
2 34 (10.24%) Games
3 13 (3.916%) Front Office
4 8 (2.410%) Banking
5 5 (1.506%) Telecoms
6 4 (1.205%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 212 (63.86%) Developer
2 105 (31.63%) C# Developer
3 48 (14.46%) Programmer
4 45 (13.55%) Java Developer
5 39 (11.75%) Software Engineer
6 34 (10.24%) Quantitative Developer
7 33 (9.940%) C# .NET Developer
7 33 (9.940%) C++ Quantitative Developer
8 26 (7.831%) .NET Developer
9 22 (6.627%) C++ Developer
10 15 (4.518%) Software Developer
10 15 (4.518%) C++/Java Developer
10 15 (4.518%) C++/C# Developer
11 10 (3.012%) Senior Developer
12 6 (1.807%) Development Manager
12 6 (1.807%) Tester
12 6 (1.807%) Analyst
12 6 (1.807%) Java Software Engineer
12 6 (1.807%) ASP.NET Developer
12 6 (1.807%) Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 115 (34.64%) Hedge funds
2 95 (28.61%) Computer Science
3 64 (19.28%) Mathematics
4 57 (17.17%) Open Source
5 24 (7.229%) Spread Betting
5 24 (7.229%) Physics
6 22 (6.627%) Online Games
7 15 (4.518%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 14 (4.217%) Statistics
9 10 (3.012%) Applied Mathematics
9 10 (3.012%) Artificial Intelligence
10 9 (2.711%) Derivative
10 9 (2.711%) Mainframe
10 9 (2.711%) Fixed Income
10 9 (2.711%) Grid Computing
10 9 (2.711%) Machine Learning
11 7 (2.108%) Credit Risk
12 6 (1.807%) Cloud Computing
13 4 (1.205%) Social Media
13 4 (1.205%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 50 (15.06%) UNIX
2 34 (10.24%) Windows
3 32 (9.639%) Linux
4 26 (7.831%) Android
4 26 (7.831%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.301%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (40.66%) OO
2 63 (18.98%) TDD
3 45 (13.55%) MVC
3 45 (13.55%) Agile Software Development
4 37 (11.14%) Unit Testing
5 36 (10.84%) Multithreading
6 34 (10.24%) Scrum
7 27 (8.133%) Algorithmic Trading
8 24 (7.229%) Manual Testing
9 20 (6.024%) Continuous Integration
10 19 (5.723%) BDD
10 19 (5.723%) Software Engineering
11 13 (3.916%) Business Analysis
11 13 (3.916%) Investment Management
12 12 (3.614%) Financial Modelling
12 12 (3.614%) Analytics
12 12 (3.614%) Project Management
13 11 (3.313%) Integration Testing
14 10 (3.012%) Domain-Driven Design
15 9 (2.711%) Parallel Programming
Programming Languages
1 286 (86.14%) C#
2 163 (49.10%) Java
3 141 (42.47%) C++
4 93 (28.01%) Scala
5 91 (27.41%) Haskell
6 65 (19.58%) Erlang
7 58 (17.47%) Clojure
8 57 (17.17%) SQL
9 49 (14.76%) Python
10 46 (13.86%) OCaml
11 41 (12.35%) JavaScript
12 38 (11.45%) Ruby
13 27 (8.133%) Lisp
14 19 (5.723%) Objective-C
15 17 (5.120%) C
16 12 (3.614%) Shell Script
17 11 (3.313%) MATLAB
18 8 (2.410%) Groovy
18 8 (2.410%) VB.NET
19 6 (1.807%) Perl
Qualifications
1 70 (21.08%) Degree
2 15 (4.518%) OCA
2 15 (4.518%) Oracle Certification
3 4 (1.205%) PhD
4 2 (0.602%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (10.24%) QA
Vendors
1 21 (6.325%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.723%) Google
3 10 (3.012%) Facebook
3 10 (3.012%) Sybase
4 9 (2.711%) Oracle
5 3 (0.904%) TIBCO
6 1 (0.301%) Bloomberg
6 1 (0.301%) IBM
6 1 (0.301%) DataSynapse
London
C# Developer / .Net Software EngineerLocation: London, CentralSalary: £85k to £100k + bonus (c100%) + benefits packageC# Developer / .Net Software Engineer / Programmer (.Net 4.0 F# C++ Real-time). Hedge Fund...
Client Server
Salary: £85k to £100k + bonus (c100%) + benefits package
Posted: 14 May 2013
Central London / West End
C# Developer / .Net Software Engineer / Programmer London £100k+ C# Developer / .Net Software Engineer / Programmer (C++ Real-time F# C# .Net 4.0). Hedge Fund is seeking a skilled...
Client Server
Salary: £85k to £100k + bonus (c100%) + benefits package
Posted: 14 May 2013
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Software Developer .net 2.0 and above - any of VB, C#, C++, F#, ASP .Net/C#, web services, SQL Server... Must have experience with relational databases including SQL...
Green Thompson Consulting
Salary: From £40,000 to £50,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
London
This High-Tech, Open Source focused organisation is very well respected and renowned within the industry - with a history of producing Software which is in common use worldwide!.....
e-Recruiter
Salary: £40000 - £70000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Portsmouth, South East
We cannot say enough good things about this firm and are confident anyone that attends an interview will come away extremely impressed by the set-up, culture, environment...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £4000 - £35000 per annum + good benefits
Posted: 27 April 2013
North London
Key Skills You should have extensive knowledge of at least 3: C# Java Ruby Python Perl Scala Haskell Lisp Bash F# C++ It is vital that the Developer...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £75000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
Skills: C# , .NET , Java , Python , Scala , Ruby , Perl , Haskell , F# , Scheme , Erlang, Clojure A unique high-tech software development consultancy are looking for a number of Multi-Language...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum + Bonus, Pension
Posted: 18 May 2013
London
The Person The platform is web based, deployed to both public and private cloud and is written primarily in C# (with some F#) but it contains a variety...
Sporting Index
Salary: Competitive, Bonus & Benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013
Uk based, United Kingdom
We have market leading skills in data management, modelling, pricing and sports trading.Sporting Solutions provides pricing software tools and data services to a rapidly growing number of...
Sporting Index
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 19 May 2013
City, London
Refactoring, Continuous integration and SOLID principles. The team is a mix between Scrum/Kanban... - NoSQL databases, specifically MongoDB and experience with Ruby and/or F# would also be...
Prism Digital
Salary: £550 - £80000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
London
Junior C#.NET Developer - (Secondary) SQL, CSS / CSS3, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML / XHTML / HTML5. London up to 25,000 Are you a developer with excellent solid .NET and C#...
Creative Personnel
Salary: £18000 to £25000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
South East London
Understanding of networking TCP/IP and SQL Server. Experience with a scripting or programming language (C#, C++, Java, Python, Ruby) This is an excellent opportunity to establish your...
Client Server
Salary: £35k to £40k + bonus (c15%) + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
As a QA Test Analyst / Technical Tester you will test newly developed software, existing software upgrades and deployments to ensure quality is maintained; including manual testing (exploratory, negative...
Client Server
Salary: £35k to £40k + bonus (c15%) + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
London or Oxford, South East, United Kingdom
Fund accounting platform... - Strong WinForms, WPF, WCF experience. - Knowledge of T-SQL programming... - Splunk logging, log4net, Ninject, SlowCheetah... - Web development using ASP.NET, MVC, JQuery, HTML5, Bootstrap, SignalR. -...
Winton Capital Management
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 19 May 2013