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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the West Lothian region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank1112
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads2642
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.018 %
As % of the category below27.96 %28.57 %
Salaries quoted1924
Average minimum salary£30,368£32,917
Average salary£33,158£36,292
% change on same period last year-8.63 %
Average maximum salary£35,947£39,667
UK excluding London average salary£35,277£35,924
% change on same period last year-1.80 %
West Lothian IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
West Lothian
Matching permanent IT job ads93147
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.062 %
Salaries quoted6236
Average minimum salary£38,110£31,415
Average salary£41,099£34,756
% change on same period last year+18.24 %
Average maximum salary£44,087£38,098
UK excluding London average salary£35,934£36,795
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
.NET Scotland.NET
Scotland

.NET
Demand Trend

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

West Lothian .NET Demand Trend

.NET
Salary Trend

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

West Lothian .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing .NET across the West Lothian region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Lothian .NET Salary Histogram

.NET
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing .NET within the West Lothian region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LivingstonDown-422£32,333-8.72 %
BathgateNew entry-1£37,500-
.NET Scotland.NET
Scotland

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian region citing .NET 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 .NET.

154 (72.97 %)C#
250 (67.57 %)SQL Server
330 (40.54 %)ASP.NET
330 (40.54 %)SQL Server 2005
426 (35.14 %)XML
426 (35.14 %)Microsoft
524 (32.43 %)MS Excel
622 (29.73 %)Health
622 (29.73 %)SQL
720 (27.03 %)Microsoft Certification
819 (25.68 %)SQL Server 2000
918 (24.32 %)Finance
918 (24.32 %)MCSD
1017 (22.97 %)VB
1115 (20.27 %)Visual Studio
1115 (20.27 %)Legal
1115 (20.27 %)Pensions
1115 (20.27 %)AJAX
1214 (18.92 %)Degree
1214 (18.92 %)VB.NET
1313 (17.57 %)JavaScript
1313 (17.57 %)XSL
1313 (17.57 %)Insurance
1313 (17.57 %)Government
1313 (17.57 %)WinForms
1412 (16.22 %)HTML
1511 (14.86 %)Windows
1511 (14.86 %).NET Framework
1610 (13.51 %)VB6
1610 (13.51 %)OOD

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian region citing .NET 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 .NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Lothian IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
130 (40.54 %)ASP.NET
226 (35.14 %)XML
315 (20.27 %)AJAX
413 (17.57 %)XSL
413 (17.57 %)WinForms
512 (16.22 %)HTML
611 (14.86 %).NET Framework
79 (12.16 %)ASP.NET 2.0
86 (8.108 %)ASP
94 (5.405 %)CSS
94 (5.405 %)WebServices
103 (4.054 %)JSP
112 (2.703 %)XSLT
112 (2.703 %)WebSphere
121 (1.351 %)Adobe Flex
121 (1.351 %)Silverlight
West Lothian IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (6.757 %)IIS
22 (2.703 %)SharePoint
22 (2.703 %)BizTalk Server
West Lothian IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
124 (32.43 %)MS Excel
25 (6.757 %)MS Visio
25 (6.757 %)MS Office
West Lothian IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (4.054 %)TCP/IP
13 (4.054 %)SSL
21 (1.351 %)Internet
West Lothian IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
150 (67.57 %)SQL Server
230 (40.54 %)SQL Server 2005
319 (25.68 %)SQL Server 2000
45 (6.757 %)Crystal Reports
51 (1.351 %)Oracle 9i
51 (1.351 %)MS Access
West Lothian IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (20.27 %)Visual Studio
22 (2.703 %)InstallShield
31 (1.351 %)VSS/SourceSafe
West Lothian IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (29.73 %)Health
218 (24.32 %)Finance
315 (20.27 %)Legal
315 (20.27 %)Pensions
413 (17.57 %)Government
413 (17.57 %)Insurance
53 (4.054 %)Education
62 (2.703 %)Banking
West Lothian IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
157 (77.03 %)Developer
224 (32.43 %)C# Developer
319 (25.68 %).NET Developer
48 (10.81 %)Software Developer
57 (9.459 %)Applications Support
65 (6.757 %)Graduate
65 (6.757 %)Junior
65 (6.757 %)Graduate Developer
65 (6.757 %)ASP.NET Developer
65 (6.757 %)Graduate .NET Developer
74 (5.405 %)WinForms Developer
74 (5.405 %)Junior Developer
74 (5.405 %)VB Developer
83 (4.054 %).NET Architect
83 (4.054 %)Applications Support Engineer
83 (4.054 %)Architect
83 (4.054 %)Web Developer
83 (4.054 %)Support Engineer
83 (4.054 %)Analyst
92 (2.703 %)Development Manager
West Lothian IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (8.108 %)Management Information System
23 (4.054 %)Computer Science
32 (2.703 %)Client/Server
32 (2.703 %)PMI
41 (1.351 %)N-Tier
West Lothian IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (14.86 %)Windows
23 (4.054 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (1.351 %)UNIX
West Lothian IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (13.51 %)OO
110 (13.51 %)OOD
28 (10.81 %)UML
36 (8.108 %)Software Engineering
44 (5.405 %)Document Management
44 (5.405 %)Workflow
53 (4.054 %)CRM
53 (4.054 %)E-Commerce
53 (4.054 %)Data Analysis
53 (4.054 %)Unit Testing
53 (4.054 %)System Testing
62 (2.703 %)Test Scripting
62 (2.703 %)Validation
62 (2.703 %)Process Management
62 (2.703 %)E-business
62 (2.703 %)Agile Software Development
71 (1.351 %)Asset Management
71 (1.351 %)Scrum
71 (1.351 %)Unified Process
71 (1.351 %)SOA
West Lothian IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
154 (72.97 %)C#
222 (29.73 %)SQL
317 (22.97 %)VB
414 (18.92 %)VB.NET
513 (17.57 %)JavaScript
610 (13.51 %)VB6
77 (9.459 %)Java
77 (9.459 %)C++
77 (9.459 %)Delphi
83 (4.054 %)DHTML
92 (2.703 %)PL/SQL
92 (2.703 %)Transact-SQL
101 (1.351 %)VBScript
101 (1.351 %)VBA
West Lothian IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (27.03 %)Microsoft Certification
218 (24.32 %)MCSD
314 (18.92 %)Degree
42 (2.703 %)MCP
42 (2.703 %)MCAD
West Lothian IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.703 %)21 CFR Part 11
21 (1.351 %)SLA
West Lothian IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (35.14 %)Microsoft
210 (13.51 %)Oracle
34 (5.405 %)Borland
43 (4.054 %)Genesys
52 (2.703 %)IBM