The first table below looks at the demand for .NET Framework skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited .NET Framework over the 3 months to 20 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 Application Development category for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft .NET Framework
Rank 78 70 70
Rank change year-on-year
-8 0
Permanent jobs citing .NET Framework 150 139 118
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 3.041% 3.079% 2.885%
As % of the Application Development category 7.466% 7.210% 7.516%
Number of salaries quoted 137 122 112
Average salary £37,500 £34,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.29% +4.61%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,700 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £47,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £36,500 £36,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +4.28%
All Application Development
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
2009 1928 1570
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 40.73% 42.71% 38.39%
Number of salaries quoted 1796 1732 1439
Average salary £36,000 £36,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
.NET Framework
England

.NET Framework
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing .NET Framework across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

West Midlands .NET Framework Jobs Demand Trend

.NET Framework
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands .NET Framework Salary Trend

.NET Framework
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing .NET Framework across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

West Midlands .NET Framework Salary Histogram

.NET Framework
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing .NET Framework within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 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
Birmingham -9 39 £32,500 -11.56%
Coventry +17 37 £40,000 +15.94%
Staffordshire +2 27 £32,500 -27.77%
Worcestershire +13 18 £40,000 +23.07%
Warwickshire -21 15 £31,000 +8.77%
Solihull -12 9 £27,000 -16.92%
Shropshire +2 8 £30,000 -23.07%
.NET Framework
England

.NET Framework
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing .NET Framework 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 Framework.

1 323 (100.00%) .NET
2 261 (80.80%) C#
3 235 (72.76%) SQL Server
4 213 (65.94%) ASP.NET
5 158 (48.92%) SQL
5 158 (48.92%) MVC
6 156 (48.30%) JavaScript
7 139 (43.03%) Microsoft
8 130 (40.25%) HTML
9 115 (35.60%) CSS
10 104 (32.20%) jQuery
11 102 (31.58%) Web Services
12 88 (27.24%) SharePoint
13 85 (26.32%) XML
14 84 (26.01%) Web Development
14 84 (26.01%) SQL Server 2008
15 81 (25.08%) VB.NET
16 77 (23.84%) Windows
16 77 (23.84%) WCF
16 77 (23.84%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
17 75 (23.22%) Silverlight
18 70 (21.67%) T-SQL
19 67 (20.74%) MS Excel
19 67 (20.74%) ASP.NET MVC
20 65 (20.12%) WPF
21 62 (19.20%) Visual Studio
22 60 (18.58%) Agile Software Development
23 57 (17.65%) Ajax
24 56 (17.34%) Finance
24 56 (17.34%) LINQ

.NET Framework
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing .NET Framework 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 Framework. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 323 (100.00%) .NET
2 213 (65.94%) ASP.NET
3 130 (40.25%) HTML
4 115 (35.60%) CSS
5 104 (32.20%) jQuery
6 102 (31.58%) Web Services
7 85 (26.32%) XML
8 77 (23.84%) WCF
8 77 (23.84%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
9 75 (23.22%) Silverlight
10 67 (20.74%) ASP.NET MVC
11 65 (20.12%) WPF
12 57 (17.65%) Ajax
13 56 (17.34%) LINQ
14 49 (15.17%) WinForms
15 36 (11.15%) XHTML
16 34 (10.53%) CSS3
17 32 (9.907%) XSLT
18 27 (8.359%) DHTML
19 25 (7.740%) XSL
Application Platforms
1 88 (27.24%) SharePoint
2 54 (16.72%) BizTalk Server
3 44 (13.62%) SharePoint 2010
4 33 (10.22%) IIS
5 29 (8.978%) SharePoint Server
6 14 (4.334%) CMS
7 12 (3.715%) SharePoint Foundation
8 11 (3.406%) Apache
8 11 (3.406%) Tomcat
9 7 (2.167%) Sitecore CMS
10 5 (1.548%) Umbraco
11 4 (1.238%) Windows Azure
11 4 (1.238%) ESB
11 4 (1.238%) WebLogic
11 4 (1.238%) WebLogic Portal
12 1 (0.310%) MQSeries
12 1 (0.310%) MS Project Server
12 1 (0.310%) SugarCRM
12 1 (0.310%) Amazon AWS
12 1 (0.310%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 67 (20.74%) MS Excel
2 29 (8.978%) InfoPath
3 23 (7.121%) MS Office
4 3 (0.929%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.619%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.619%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.619%) MS PowerPoint
6 1 (0.310%) Fireworks
Business Applications
1 20 (6.192%) Dynamics CRM
1 20 (6.192%) SAP Business One
2 9 (2.786%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.929%) Line 500
3 3 (0.929%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.929%) Bond Adapt
4 2 (0.619%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.786%) Intranet
2 3 (0.929%) HTTP
3 1 (0.310%) HTTPS
3 1 (0.310%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 235 (72.76%) SQL Server
2 84 (26.01%) SQL Server 2008
3 52 (16.10%) SQL Server 2005
4 36 (11.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 23 (7.121%) Oracle 8/8i
5 23 (7.121%) Oracle 10g
6 19 (5.882%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 14 (4.334%) MySQL
8 12 (3.715%) Data Warehouse
9 9 (2.786%) Oracle 11g
10 8 (2.477%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 7 (2.167%) SQL Server 2012
12 6 (1.858%) MS Access
13 3 (0.929%) OLAP
13 3 (0.929%) Crystal Reports
13 3 (0.929%) Microsoft Analysis Services
13 3 (0.929%) QlikView
14 1 (0.310%) ActiveReports
14 1 (0.310%) Azure SQL Database
14 1 (0.310%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 62 (19.20%) Visual Studio
2 27 (8.359%) NUnit
3 20 (6.192%) Team Foundation Server
4 16 (4.954%) Visual Studio Team System
5 13 (4.025%) MSBuild
5 13 (4.025%) CruiseControl
6 7 (2.167%) ReSharper
6 7 (2.167%) GitHub
6 7 (2.167%) TeamCity
6 7 (2.167%) NCover
7 6 (1.858%) Subversion
8 2 (0.619%) JIRA
8 2 (0.619%) Dreamweaver
8 2 (0.619%) Moq
8 2 (0.619%) Git (software)
9 1 (0.310%) Hudson
9 1 (0.310%) Oracle Forms
General
1 56 (17.34%) Finance
2 9 (2.786%) Banking
3 7 (2.167%) Telecoms
3 7 (2.167%) Manufacturing
4 6 (1.858%) Marketing
5 4 (1.238%) Advertising
6 3 (0.929%) Billing
7 2 (0.619%) Retail
8 1 (0.310%) Law
8 1 (0.310%) Legal
Job Titles
1 274 (84.83%) Developer
2 115 (35.60%) .NET Developer
3 71 (21.98%) C# Developer
4 63 (19.50%) Web Developer
5 50 (15.48%) Senior Developer
6 47 (14.55%) C# .NET Developer
7 38 (11.76%) .NET Web Developer
8 33 (10.22%) Software Developer
9 28 (8.669%) SharePoint Developer
10 23 (7.121%) Applications Support
10 23 (7.121%) Team Leader
11 22 (6.811%) Senior .NET Developer
12 21 (6.502%) Support Team Leader
13 16 (4.954%) Junior Developer
13 16 (4.954%) Junior
14 15 (4.644%) ASP.NET Developer
15 14 (4.334%) C# ASP.NET Developer
16 12 (3.715%) Software Engineer
16 12 (3.715%) Architect
17 11 (3.406%) Senior Web Developer
Miscellaneous
1 22 (6.811%) Computer Science
2 9 (2.786%) Mobile App
3 8 (2.477%) W3C
4 7 (2.167%) N-Tier
5 5 (1.548%) Animation
5 5 (1.548%) Mathematics
6 4 (1.238%) Physics
6 4 (1.238%) Open Source
7 2 (0.619%) Inversion of Control
7 2 (0.619%) SaaS
7 2 (0.619%) Social Media
7 2 (0.619%) Digital Media
7 2 (0.619%) Client/Server
7 2 (0.619%) Pocket PC
7 2 (0.619%) Graphic Design
8 1 (0.310%) Blog
8 1 (0.310%) New Media
8 1 (0.310%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 77 (23.84%) Windows
2 27 (8.359%) UNIX
3 24 (7.430%) Linux
4 20 (6.192%) Solaris
4 20 (6.192%) OpenVMS
5 6 (1.858%) Android
5 6 (1.858%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.548%) Windows CE
7 2 (0.619%) MVS
7 2 (0.619%) Windows Mobile
7 2 (0.619%) Windows NT
7 2 (0.619%) Windows 8
7 2 (0.619%) Windows Phone 8
7 2 (0.619%) Windows Phone
8 1 (0.310%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (48.92%) MVC
2 84 (26.01%) Web Development
3 60 (18.58%) Agile Software Development
4 43 (13.31%) OO
5 39 (12.07%) Scrum
6 25 (7.740%) TDD
6 25 (7.740%) CRM
7 23 (7.121%) UML
7 23 (7.121%) PRINCE
8 19 (5.882%) E-Commerce
9 18 (5.573%) RUP
10 17 (5.263%) MVVM
10 17 (5.263%) Waterfall
10 17 (5.263%) Automation Testing
11 16 (4.954%) Continuous Integration
12 15 (4.644%) Multithreading
13 14 (4.334%) Workflow
13 14 (4.334%) OOA/OOD
14 13 (4.025%) Unified Process
14 13 (4.025%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 261 (80.80%) C#
2 158 (48.92%) SQL
3 156 (48.30%) JavaScript
4 81 (25.08%) VB.NET
5 70 (21.67%) T-SQL
6 32 (9.907%) PL/SQL
7 31 (9.598%) Java
8 29 (8.978%) VB
9 24 (7.430%) C++
10 19 (5.882%) PHP
11 15 (4.644%) Delphi
11 15 (4.644%) Python
12 13 (4.025%) Perl
13 11 (3.406%) XAML
14 9 (2.786%) VB6
14 9 (2.786%) VBA
15 6 (1.858%) VBScript
15 6 (1.858%) XPath
16 5 (1.548%) C
17 4 (1.238%) XQuery
Qualifications
1 42 (13.00%) Degree
2 21 (6.502%) Security Cleared
3 14 (4.334%) SC Cleared
3 14 (4.334%) DV Cleared
4 9 (2.786%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (0.929%) MCSD
6 2 (0.619%) MCSE
7 1 (0.310%) ISEB
7 1 (0.310%) HND
7 1 (0.310%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (0.310%) ISEB Practitioner
7 1 (0.310%) MCTS
7 1 (0.310%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.310%) MCPD
7 1 (0.310%) MCAD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (4.644%) SLA
2 9 (2.786%) QA
3 1 (0.310%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.310%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (0.310%) TickIT
System Software
1 3 (0.929%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.619%) Terminal Server
Vendors
1 139 (43.03%) Microsoft
2 44 (13.62%) Oracle
3 21 (6.502%) SAP
4 8 (2.477%) Sitecore
5 6 (1.858%) Sage
6 4 (1.238%) Facebook
7 3 (0.929%) Twitter
7 3 (0.929%) LogiXML
7 3 (0.929%) Adobe
7 3 (0.929%) Citrix
8 2 (0.619%) SIMUL8
8 2 (0.619%) Google
9 1 (0.310%) Avaya
9 1 (0.310%) Epicor
9 1 (0.310%) Sencha
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Aatom are urgently seeking an experienced C# .Net Developer with experience in the MVC framework... You will need good HTML/CSS and experience with plugins as well... Key...
AATOM Recruitment
Salary: From £100 to £120 per day
Posted: 13 May 2013
Worcestershire
Web Developer with ASP.NET, C# skills required... You will have a solid background in maintaining & developing applications from conception to implementation using the windows .net framework ( ASP...
IT Executive Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £36000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Solihull, West Midlands (County)
My client are an established software development company based in Birmingham, and require a developer to join their team. We are looking for immediate starters only They are...
JM
Salary: £15000 - £25000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Warwick, Warwickshire
You will have a solid background in maintaining & developing applications from conception to implementation using the windows .net framework ( ASP.NET ), C#, SQL Server, JQuery, CSS, HTML, and...
IT Executive Ltd
Salary: £26000 - £37000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cannock, Staffordshire
A C# Developer with strong experience developing Windows/WinForms applications is urgently required to join a leading software house in Cannock, Staffordshire. This is a fantastic opportunity for...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, Healthcare
Posted: 14 May 2013
Warwick, Warwickshire
The Fundamental requirements we require are: *Delivering commercial products using C# and the .Net framework (Ideally v3.5/4.0) *Delivering commercial products using SQL Server Any exposure...
IT Executive Ltd
Salary: £22000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Staffordshire, West Midlands
C# Winforms Developer - SQL, .Net, Software Developer - £40k - Great Company & Role!!C#, Winforms, SQL Server, Staffordshire - Cannock, Walsall, Wolverhampton, StaffordMy client are a highly established and successful solution...
IT Ventures Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Telford, West Midlands
Net - C# - SQL - Biztalk - WPF - DeveloperI am currently recruiting for a .Net Developer with experience using the .Net Framework in a working environment.My client are a Software...
Mint
Salary: £28000 - £35000 per annum + package
Posted: 24 April 2013
Warwick, Warwickshire
You will have a solid background in maintaining & developing applications from conception to implementation using the windows .net framework ( ASP.NET ), C#, SQL Server, JQuery, CSS, HTML, and...
IT Executive Ltd
Salary: £22000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cannock, Staffordshire
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced C# (.Net / Winforms / SQL) Developer, looking to develop their career within an organisation who boast an impressive history and unrivalled...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Experience with Winforms and ASP.NET. A working knowledge of predominantly VB.NET with C#... A working knowledge of HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery and associated technologies... Knowledge of...
Hamlin Knight
Salary: From £30,000 to £33,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
They are looking for commercially experienced ASP.Net / C# Developers to allow them to meet the high demand for their bespoke software offerings... The Role This is an...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £28000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Cannock, Staffordshire
Junior C# Developer - (.Net / Winforms) - Cannock, Staffordshire - £30,000 + Bens... A good knowledge of SQL Server (2005 / 2008 2008 R2), and a firm understanding of the .NET framework...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, Healthcare
Posted: 14 May 2013
Staffordshire, West Midlands
Due to continued growth they are looking to add 3 x software engineers to their development team.The successful C# developer will be involved in the full development...
IT Ventures Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 12 May 2013
Staffordshire
Technical skills for the C# Winforms Developer - C# Winforms - .net framework - SQL server 2005/ 2008 The successful C# winforms developer will be an excellent team player with a...
IT Ventures
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire
ASP.Net, MVC 4, .NET, C# Developer, SQL Server 2008/2012... The role involves working in a dynamic C# team developing their award winning CRM solution using C#,...
Orleston Associates Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
THE ROLE --- This is a fantastic opportunity for a graduate .Net developer who will have the following: - Strong knowledge of VB.Net, SQL and ASP.Net - Exposure to...
CV Screen Ltd
Salary: Up to £25k plus benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
West Midlands
The product itself is based on a .Net framework & SQL Server database, so developers with C#.Net, Visual Studio, SQL Server & Object Orientated programming will be able to...
Code Red Associates
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
West Midlands
NET Developer, C# Developer, SQL Server 2008/2012, ASP.Net, MVC 4... The role involves working in a dynamic C# team developing their award winning CRM solution using...
Orleston Associates Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Warwickshire
You will work in a challenging environment and as well as ASP.Net / C# knowledge you should MVC experience. If you are an ambitious ASP.Net MVC / C#...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Working on a customised .Net system you will have the chance to embrace new technologies as the team are also looking to implementing ASP.Net MVC and entity...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £30000 - £32000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cannock, Staffordshire
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Junior - Midweight C# (.Net / Winforms / SQL) Developer, looking to develop their career within an organisation who boast an impressive history and...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £30000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Worcestershire
Multithreaded development... - Practical MVVM experience. - Automation testing experience... javascript, css html, css3 and javascript, javascript, sql, web development, html, html/css/js, html/css/js, html/css, html/...
Big Red Recruitment
Salary: From £35,000 to £45,000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Web technologies - ASP.NET MVC3 with Razor running on IIS JavaScript and the jQuery framework The .Net Developer (ASP / VB / SQL) role would suit a candidate that likes...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Shropshire
Roc Search is currently working with their client, a global outsourcing brand, to source an experienced SharePoint Architect for a permanent opportunity. The successful candidate will have experience...
Roc Search
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 18 May 2013