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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Silverlight skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Silverlight over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Silverlight
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank70-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads360
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.186 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted350
Average minimum salary£33,140-
Average salary£36,872-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£40,605-
UK excluding London average salary£35,572£38,358
% change on same period last year-7.26 %
Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads582576
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.377 %0.257 %
Salaries quoted567539
Average minimum salary£29,810£28,077
Average salary£33,094£31,754
% change on same period last year+4.21 %
Average maximum salary£36,377£35,431
UK excluding London average salary£36,028£36,569
% change on same period last year-1.48 %
Silverlight UKSilverlight
UK

Silverlight
Demand Trend

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

Wales Silverlight Demand Trend

Silverlight
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Silverlight across the Wales region.

Wales Silverlight Salary Trend

Silverlight
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Silverlight across the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Wales Silverlight Salary Histogram

Silverlight
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 Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
South WalesNew entry-27£39,000-
West WalesNew entry-6£24,100-
Silverlight UKSilverlight
UK

Silverlight
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region 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.

148 (100.00 %).NET
242 (87.50 %)C#
341 (85.42 %)SQL Server
341 (85.42 %)ASP.NET
440 (83.33 %)VB
538 (79.17 %)VB.NET
538 (79.17 %)LINQ
636 (75.00 %)WebServices
735 (72.92 %)Windows
834 (70.83 %)ASP
933 (68.75 %)IIS
1031 (64.58 %)SQL
1031 (64.58 %)Transact-SQL
1130 (62.50 %)Internet
1221 (43.75 %)VB6
1319 (39.58 %)SQL Server 2005
1415 (31.25 %)RIA
1513 (27.08 %)Windows Server 2003
1612 (25.00 %)B2B
1612 (25.00 %)B2C
1612 (25.00 %)OO
179 (18.75 %)Project Management
188 (16.67 %)SOA
188 (16.67 %)UML
188 (16.67 %)OOP
188 (16.67 %)XML
188 (16.67 %)CSS
188 (16.67 %)CMS
188 (16.67 %)Agile Software Development
188 (16.67 %)Unit Testing

Silverlight
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region 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.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
148 (100.00 %).NET
241 (85.42 %)ASP.NET
338 (79.17 %)LINQ
436 (75.00 %)WebServices
534 (70.83 %)ASP
68 (16.67 %)XML
68 (16.67 %)CSS
77 (14.58 %).NET Framework
85 (10.42 %)XHTML
85 (10.42 %)AJAX
92 (4.167 %)ADO.NET
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
133 (68.75 %)IIS
28 (16.67 %)CMS
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
130 (62.50 %)Internet
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
141 (85.42 %)SQL Server
219 (39.58 %)SQL Server 2005
37 (14.58 %)SQL Server 2000
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (14.58 %)Visual Studio
22 (4.167 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (10.42 %)Multimedia
23 (6.250 %)Pensions
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (58.33 %)Developer
220 (41.67 %).NET Developer
318 (37.50 %)Technical Architect
318 (37.50 %)Architect
415 (31.25 %)Solutions Architect
415 (31.25 %)Technical Solutions Architect
513 (27.08 %)C# Developer
513 (27.08 %)VB.NET Developer
67 (14.58 %)VB6 Developer
67 (14.58 %)VB Developer
67 (14.58 %)ASP Developer
67 (14.58 %)Senior Developer
74 (8.333 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
74 (8.333 %)ASP.NET Developer
74 (8.333 %)Web Developer
83 (6.250 %)Applications Developer
83 (6.250 %)Web Applications Developer
83 (6.250 %).NET Technical Architect
83 (6.250 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
83 (6.250 %).NET Architect
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (31.25 %)RIA
25 (10.42 %)N-Tier
31 (2.083 %)Computer Science
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
135 (72.92 %)Windows
213 (27.08 %)Windows Server 2003
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (25.00 %)B2B
112 (25.00 %)B2C
112 (25.00 %)OO
29 (18.75 %)Project Management
38 (16.67 %)SOA
38 (16.67 %)UML
38 (16.67 %)OOP
38 (16.67 %)Agile Software Development
38 (16.67 %)Unit Testing
45 (10.42 %)Content Management
45 (10.42 %)Information Management
45 (10.42 %)Web Development
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
142 (87.50 %)C#
240 (83.33 %)VB
338 (79.17 %)VB.NET
431 (64.58 %)SQL
431 (64.58 %)Transact-SQL
521 (43.75 %)VB6
65 (10.42 %)JavaScript
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.083 %)HND
11 (2.083 %)Degree
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (14.58 %)Microsoft