Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for Silverlight skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Silverlight over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category.

LinkMicrosoft Silverlight
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank247440
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+193
Matching permanent IT job ads487687
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.715 %0.344 %
As % of the Application Development category2.006 %1.055 %
Salaries quoted408628
Average salary£40,000£40,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£30,000£29,850
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£70,000£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000
IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentAll Application Development
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
2427765116
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK35.66 %32.64 %
Salaries quoted2094255558
Average salary£36,000£37,500
Average salary % change on the same period last year-4.000 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£26,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,500£35,000
% change on same period last year-4.280 %

Silverlight
Demand Trend

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

Silverlight Demand Trend

Silverlight
Salary Trend

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

Silverlight Salary Trend

Silverlight
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Silverlight over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 within the UK.

Silverlight Salary Histogram

Silverlight
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Silverlight within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. 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
EnglandUp+184476£40,000-
LondonUp+136266£55,000+22.22 %
City of LondonUp+173118£55,000-21.42 %
South EastUp+16382£38,000+8.57 %
BerkshireUp+11830£39,250-7.64 %
South WestUp+8926£30,000-14.28 %
East of EnglandUp+8422£37,500+18.11 %
North WestUp+11018£39,500+27.41 %
West MidlandsUp+8018£33,750-3.57 %
North EastNew entry-17£32,500-
Tyne and WearNew entry-17£32,500-
WindsorNo change014£40,000-5.88 %
SurreyUp+10813£38,000+1.33 %
East MidlandsUp+7713£30,000+30.43 %
HampshireUp+8412£37,500+10.29 %
DevonUp+3812£30,000-14.28 %
Newcastle Upon TyneNew entry-12£35,000-
YorkshireUp+11311£26,824-46.35 %
BuckinghamshireUp+6611£35,000+16.66 %
ManchesterUp+7110£36,250+13.28 %
GuildfordNew entry-10£38,000-
BirminghamUp+748£33,750-2.87 %
Docklands, LondonUp+458£115,000-
Home CountiesNew entry-8£45,000-
West YorkshireUp+856£25,162-52.07 %
HertfordshireUp+706£36,750+16.66 %
ScotlandUp+696£31,000+1.63 %
LeicestershireUp+426£39,500+73.62 %
WatfordNew entry-6£36,750-
LeedsUp+725£23,500-57.27 %

Silverlight
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK citing Silverlight 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 Silverlight.

1873 (91.32 %).NET
2740 (77.41 %)C#
3643 (67.26 %)ASP.NET
4490 (51.26 %)SQL Server
5439 (45.92 %)AJAX
6410 (42.89 %)WPF
7345 (36.09 %)WCF
8338 (35.36 %)XML
9335 (35.04 %)Microsoft
10304 (31.80 %)CSS
11290 (30.33 %)JavaScript
12288 (30.13 %)SQL Server 2005
13280 (29.29 %)SQL
14223 (23.33 %)HTML
15204 (21.34 %)Windows
16198 (20.71 %).NET Framework
17184 (19.25 %)OO
17184 (19.25 %)VB.NET
18172 (17.99 %)SharePoint
19170 (17.78 %)Microsoft Certification
19170 (17.78 %)WebServices
20164 (17.15 %)WinForms
21159 (16.63 %)Scrum
22145 (15.17 %)Finance
23139 (14.54 %)E-Commerce
24136 (14.23 %)Degree
25132 (13.81 %)SharePoint Server 2007
26129 (13.49 %)MCP
27117 (12.24 %)MCSD
28116 (12.13 %)Visual Studio

Silverlight
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK citing Silverlight 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 Silverlight. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1873 (91.32 %).NET
2643 (67.26 %)ASP.NET
3439 (45.92 %)AJAX
4410 (42.89 %)WPF
5345 (36.09 %)WCF
6338 (35.36 %)XML
7304 (31.80 %)CSS
8223 (23.33 %)HTML
9198 (20.71 %).NET Framework
10170 (17.78 %)WebServices
11164 (17.15 %)WinForms
12106 (11.09 %)LINQ
1399 (10.36 %)WF
1498 (10.25 %)Flash
1595 (9.937 %)XHTML
1668 (7.113 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1764 (6.695 %)XSLT
1863 (6.590 %)MVC
1961 (6.381 %)ASP
2053 (5.544 %)Adobe Flex
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1172 (17.99 %)SharePoint
2132 (13.81 %)SharePoint Server 2007
390 (9.414 %)BizTalk Server
442 (4.393 %)CMS
540 (4.184 %)IIS
618 (1.883 %)Commerce Server 2007
618 (1.883 %)Commerce Server
710 (1.046 %)MQSeries
89 (0.941 %)SharePoint Portal Server
94 (0.418 %)Rendezvous
103 (0.314 %)Office Project Server
112 (0.209 %)Umbraco
112 (0.209 %)ColdFusion
112 (0.209 %)Content Management Server
121 (0.105 %)Tomcat
121 (0.105 %)WebLogic
121 (0.105 %)Oracle Workflow
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
193 (9.728 %)MS Excel
245 (4.707 %)Photoshop
324 (2.510 %)Fireworks
420 (2.092 %)MS Visio
516 (1.674 %)Adobe Illustrator
614 (1.464 %)MS Office
74 (0.418 %)3ds Max
74 (0.418 %)Shockwave
82 (0.209 %)InfoPath
82 (0.209 %)MS Project
91 (0.105 %)CA Clarity
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (0.314 %)Dynamics CRM
22 (0.209 %)WebTrends
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
190 (9.414 %)Internet
216 (1.674 %)Intranet
32 (0.209 %)LDAP
32 (0.209 %)SMS
32 (0.209 %)TCP/IP
41 (0.105 %)3G
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1490 (51.26 %)SQL Server
2288 (30.13 %)SQL Server 2005
378 (8.159 %)SQL Server 2008
472 (7.531 %)SQL Server 2000
531 (3.243 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
616 (1.674 %)SQL Server Integration Services
715 (1.569 %)MySQL
814 (1.464 %)Crystal Reports
911 (1.151 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
911 (1.151 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
106 (0.628 %)Data Mining
115 (0.523 %)GIS
123 (0.314 %)MS Access
123 (0.314 %)RDBMS
132 (0.209 %)Oracle 9i
132 (0.209 %)Oracle 10g
141 (0.105 %)BusinessObjects
141 (0.105 %)Oracle Reports
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1116 (12.13 %)Visual Studio
255 (5.753 %)NUnit
330 (3.138 %)Dreamweaver
423 (2.406 %)Team Foundation Server
516 (1.674 %)VSS/SourceSafe
615 (1.569 %)Expression Blend
714 (1.464 %)Subversion
813 (1.360 %)Visual Studio Team System
97 (0.732 %)CruiseControl
105 (0.523 %)Selenium
105 (0.523 %)FitNesse
112 (0.209 %)ClearQuest
121 (0.105 %)InstallShield
121 (0.105 %)Eclipse
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1145 (15.17 %)Finance
274 (7.741 %)Health
372 (7.531 %)Games
470 (7.322 %)Pensions
560 (6.276 %)Banking
644 (4.603 %)Insurance
737 (3.870 %)Front Office
833 (3.452 %)Marketing
932 (3.347 %)Telecoms
1028 (2.929 %)Music
1121 (2.197 %)Financial Institution
1220 (2.092 %)Retail
1319 (1.987 %)Multimedia
1418 (1.883 %)Billing
1516 (1.674 %)Advertising
1614 (1.464 %)Investment Banking
1710 (1.046 %)Military
187 (0.732 %)Education
196 (0.628 %)Music Industry
205 (0.523 %)Online Games
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1722 (75.52 %)Developer
2397 (41.53 %).NET Developer
3304 (31.80 %)C# Developer
4176 (18.41 %)ASP.NET Developer
5136 (14.23 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
6133 (13.91 %)Web Developer
784 (8.787 %)Senior Developer
844 (4.603 %)Software Developer
942 (4.393 %)VB.NET Developer
1041 (4.289 %).NET Web Developer
1133 (3.452 %)Architect
1227 (2.824 %)Senior .NET Developer
1326 (2.720 %)Analyst
1326 (2.720 %)SharePoint Developer
1425 (2.615 %)GUI Developer
1524 (2.510 %)C# Web Developer
1623 (2.406 %)Junior
1623 (2.406 %)Team Leader
1721 (2.197 %)Senior C# Developer
1819 (1.987 %)Junior Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
143 (4.498 %)Derivative
143 (4.498 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
237 (3.870 %)Mathematics
333 (3.452 %)Multithreading
428 (2.929 %)Equity Derivative
526 (2.720 %)N-Tier
526 (2.720 %)Computer Science
624 (2.510 %)Web 2.0
722 (2.301 %)Fixed Income
818 (1.883 %)W3C
915 (1.569 %)NHS
1013 (1.360 %)iPhone
1110 (1.046 %)RIA
129 (0.941 %)Interest Rate Derivative
138 (0.837 %)Equities
146 (0.628 %)Physics
155 (0.523 %)Blog
155 (0.523 %)Social Network
155 (0.523 %)PDA
164 (0.418 %)IPTV
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1204 (21.34 %)Windows
219 (1.987 %)Windows Vista
317 (1.778 %)Windows Mobile
48 (0.837 %)Windows Server 2008
56 (0.628 %)Linux
65 (0.523 %)Windows CE
65 (0.523 %)Windows Server 2003
73 (0.314 %)Android
73 (0.314 %)Windows 2000 Server
81 (0.105 %)Windows XP
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1184 (19.25 %)OO
2159 (16.63 %)Scrum
3139 (14.54 %)E-Commerce
499 (10.36 %)Extreme Programming
591 (9.519 %)TDD
685 (8.891 %)Agile Software Development
782 (8.577 %)Web Development
853 (5.544 %)UML
934 (3.556 %)RUP
1033 (3.452 %)CRM
1132 (3.347 %)Software Engineering
1228 (2.929 %)Risk Management
1325 (2.615 %)Unit Testing
1424 (2.510 %)OOP
1521 (2.197 %)Workflow
1620 (2.092 %)SOA
1718 (1.883 %)SEO
1817 (1.778 %)Electronic Trading
1915 (1.569 %)OOD
2014 (1.464 %)System Testing
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1740 (77.41 %)C#
2290 (30.33 %)JavaScript
3280 (29.29 %)SQL
4184 (19.25 %)VB.NET
5111 (11.61 %)Java
6110 (11.51 %)C++
784 (8.787 %)T-SQL
866 (6.904 %)VB
963 (6.590 %)XAML
1032 (3.347 %)VB6
1130 (3.138 %)ActionScript
1214 (1.464 %)PHP
138 (0.837 %)C
147 (0.732 %)XPath
156 (0.628 %)VBA
163 (0.314 %)Perl
163 (0.314 %)Ruby
172 (0.209 %)Python
181 (0.105 %)VC++
181 (0.105 %)Delphi
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1170 (17.78 %)Microsoft Certification
2136 (14.23 %)Degree
3129 (13.49 %)MCP
4117 (12.24 %)MCSD
5115 (12.03 %)MCAD
679 (8.264 %)MCTS
749 (5.126 %)MCPD
814 (1.464 %)Security Cleared
93 (0.314 %)SC Cleared
102 (0.209 %)DV Cleared
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.209 %)QA
21 (0.105 %)WCAG
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (0.628 %)MSMQ
21 (0.105 %)Active Directory
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (0.418 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (0.209 %)Tivoli
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1335 (35.04 %)Microsoft
224 (2.510 %)TIBCO
323 (2.406 %)Google
417 (1.778 %)Adobe
516 (1.674 %)Caplin
69 (0.941 %)Oracle
76 (0.628 %)VMware
76 (0.628 %)SeeBeyond
76 (0.628 %)Sybase
84 (0.418 %)Avaya
84 (0.418 %)Macromedia
93 (0.314 %)DevExpress
102 (0.209 %)ESRI
102 (0.209 %)IBM
111 (0.105 %)Quark
111 (0.105 %)Hyperion
111 (0.105 %)Sage
111 (0.105 %)Business Objects
111 (0.105 %)Infragistics
111 (0.105 %)telerik