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The table below looks at the demand for C# skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C# over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC#
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank710
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads1186978
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.653 %0.415 %
As % of the category below30.73 %28.53 %
Salaries quoted1090912
Average minimum salary£29,389£30,840
Average salary£32,466£33,305
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
Average maximum salary£35,543£35,770
UK excluding London average salary£35,153£35,968
% change on same period last year-2.26 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads38603428
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.126 %1.453 %
Salaries quoted33743075
Average minimum salary£29,827£31,042
Average salary£32,535£33,393
% change on same period last year-2.57 %
Average maximum salary£35,242£35,744
UK excluding London average salary£35,260£35,665
% change on same period last year-1.13 %
C# EnglandC#
England

C#
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing C# across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

West Midlands C# Demand Trend

C#
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands C# Salary Trend

C#
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C# across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 4 September 2008.

West Midlands C# Salary Histogram

C#
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C# within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 4 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
BirminghamUp+4349£34,121+0.02 %
WarwickshireUp+5163£30,668-4.14 %
CoventryUp+4139£31,729-3.17 %
WorcestershireUp+2118£33,556+10.93 %
HerefordshireDown-2115£38,874+6.28 %
StaffordshireNo change0110£28,788-15.58 %
ShropshireUp+1382£27,475+1.76 %
SolihullUp+159£30,500-13.06 %
DudleyUp+441£29,703-9.40 %
WolverhamptonUp+1030£29,950-8.72 %
HalesowenUp+224£31,292+11.75 %
Sutton ColdfieldDown-39£28,611-11.96 %
KingswinfordUp+66£33,667-4.49 %
West BromwichNew entry-5£37,000-
WalsallDown-122£28,000-4.27 %
StourbridgeNew entry-1--
C# EnglandC#
England

C#
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing C# 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 C#.

12029 (86.19 %).NET
21365 (57.99 %)ASP.NET
31341 (56.97 %)SQL Server
4701 (29.78 %)SQL
5635 (26.98 %)VB.NET
6573 (24.34 %)XML
7481 (20.43 %)JavaScript
8440 (18.69 %)C++
9439 (18.65 %)HTML
10428 (18.18 %)Microsoft
11383 (16.27 %)SQL Server 2005
12382 (16.23 %)Windows
13354 (15.04 %)VB
14335 (14.23 %)CSS
15313 (13.30 %)Degree
16311 (13.21 %)Finance
17295 (12.53 %)ASP
18292 (12.40 %).NET Framework
19288 (12.23 %)WebServices
20283 (12.02 %)Web Development
21279 (11.85 %)OO
22273 (11.60 %)Visual Studio
23261 (11.09 %)Pensions
24239 (10.15 %)SQL Server 2000
25206 (8.751 %)Java
26204 (8.666 %)AJAX
27185 (7.859 %)WinForms
28180 (7.647 %)Health
29160 (6.797 %)XHTML
30152 (6.457 %)MS Excel

C#
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing C# 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 C#. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12029 (86.19 %).NET
21365 (57.99 %)ASP.NET
3573 (24.34 %)XML
4439 (18.65 %)HTML
5335 (14.23 %)CSS
6295 (12.53 %)ASP
7292 (12.40 %).NET Framework
8288 (12.23 %)WebServices
9204 (8.666 %)AJAX
10185 (7.859 %)WinForms
11160 (6.797 %)XHTML
12101 (4.291 %)XSLT
1373 (3.101 %)MFC
1373 (3.101 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1469 (2.931 %)WCF
1563 (2.676 %)WPF
1644 (1.869 %)ADO.NET
1742 (1.784 %)J2EE
1742 (1.784 %)XSL
1841 (1.742 %)Silverlight
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1123 (5.225 %)SharePoint
2113 (4.800 %)IIS
375 (3.186 %)CMS
459 (2.506 %)BizTalk Server
547 (1.997 %)SharePoint Server 2007
613 (0.552 %)ColdFusion
711 (0.467 %)Oracle Spatial
711 (0.467 %)MS Exchange
89 (0.382 %)JBoss
98 (0.340 %)ArcSDE
106 (0.255 %)Umbraco
113 (0.127 %)SharePoint Portal Server
113 (0.127 %)Content Management Server
122 (0.085 %)Apache
122 (0.085 %)Tomcat
122 (0.085 %)OpenEdge
131 (0.042 %)Commerce Server
131 (0.042 %)ArcGIS
131 (0.042 %)ArcIMS
131 (0.042 %)Office Project Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1152 (6.457 %)MS Excel
259 (2.506 %)Photoshop
323 (0.977 %)MS Office
421 (0.892 %)AutoCAD
511 (0.467 %)MATLAB
511 (0.467 %)Adobe Illustrator
610 (0.425 %)MS Visio
78 (0.340 %)Fireworks
86 (0.255 %)Spreadsheet
95 (0.212 %)InfoPath
103 (0.127 %)ImageReady
103 (0.127 %)3ds Max
112 (0.085 %)Adobe Director
112 (0.085 %)Simulink
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
127 (1.147 %)Microsoft CRM
213 (0.552 %)Dynamics CRM
38 (0.340 %)Navision
46 (0.255 %)Pivotal CRM
55 (0.212 %)Axapta
55 (0.212 %)MAXIMO
64 (0.170 %)Dynamics NAV
64 (0.170 %)Dynamics AX
71 (0.042 %)WebTrends
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1102 (4.333 %)Internet
225 (1.062 %)Intranet
312 (0.510 %)GPRS
49 (0.382 %)Extranet
58 (0.340 %)HTTP
67 (0.297 %)TCP/IP
76 (0.255 %)3G
76 (0.255 %)GSM
76 (0.255 %)TETRA
84 (0.170 %)Bluetooth
93 (0.127 %)Wireless
101 (0.042 %)ATM
101 (0.042 %)DSL
101 (0.042 %)Megaco
101 (0.042 %)Broadband
101 (0.042 %)SNMP
101 (0.042 %)SDH
101 (0.042 %)VoIP
101 (0.042 %)SMTP
101 (0.042 %)Ethernet
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11341 (56.97 %)SQL Server
2383 (16.27 %)SQL Server 2005
3239 (10.15 %)SQL Server 2000
476 (3.229 %)MySQL
558 (2.464 %)Crystal Reports
637 (1.572 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
734 (1.444 %)GIS
823 (0.977 %)SQL Server Integration Services
916 (0.680 %)RDBMS
916 (0.680 %)MS Access
1015 (0.637 %)Datawarehouse
1113 (0.552 %)Oracle 8/8i
1211 (0.467 %)DTS
1211 (0.467 %)Oracle 10g
1310 (0.425 %)BusinessObjects
1310 (0.425 %)SQL Server 2008
146 (0.255 %)SQL Server 7
146 (0.255 %)InterBase
146 (0.255 %)Firebird
155 (0.212 %)Oracle Reports
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1273 (11.60 %)Visual Studio
254 (2.294 %)Flash
334 (1.444 %)Dreamweaver
419 (0.807 %)VSS/SourceSafe
518 (0.765 %)Oracle Forms
67 (0.297 %)Subversion
72 (0.085 %)Selenium
72 (0.085 %)FitNesse
72 (0.085 %)TestComplete
81 (0.042 %)MSI
81 (0.042 %)NUnit
81 (0.042 %)CruiseControl
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1311 (13.21 %)Finance
2261 (11.09 %)Pensions
3180 (7.647 %)Health
4106 (4.503 %)Insurance
571 (3.016 %)Education
655 (2.336 %)Marketing
752 (2.209 %)Banking
845 (1.912 %)Retail
940 (1.699 %)Graphic Design
1033 (1.402 %)Manufacturing
1131 (1.317 %)Automotive
1227 (1.147 %)Pharmaceutical
1326 (1.105 %)Telecoms
1424 (1.020 %)Games
1522 (0.935 %)Construction
1621 (0.892 %)3D Graphics
1719 (0.807 %)Back Office
1818 (0.765 %)Electronics
1912 (0.510 %)Multimedia
2010 (0.425 %)Law
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11743 (74.04 %)Developer
2788 (33.47 %).NET Developer
3764 (32.46 %)C# Developer
4416 (17.67 %)ASP.NET Developer
5330 (14.02 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
6299 (12.70 %)Software Developer
7271 (11.51 %)Web Developer
8200 (8.496 %)Senior Developer
9137 (5.820 %)Analyst
10130 (5.523 %)Programmer
11124 (5.268 %)Software Engineer
12110 (4.673 %)C# Web Developer
13106 (4.503 %)VB.NET Developer
1499 (4.206 %)Senior C# Developer
1598 (4.163 %).NET Web Developer
1685 (3.611 %)CSharp Software Developer
1784 (3.568 %)Junior
1877 (3.271 %)Graduate
1877 (3.271 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
1973 (3.101 %)Applications Developer
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
197 (4.121 %)Mathematics
275 (3.186 %)Computer Science
355 (2.336 %)N-Tier
429 (1.232 %)Physics
517 (0.722 %)Client/Server
614 (0.595 %)Contract for Difference
614 (0.595 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
710 (0.425 %)Web 2.0
710 (0.425 %)Pocket PC
710 (0.425 %)SCADA
88 (0.340 %)Multithreading
97 (0.297 %)Statistics
97 (0.297 %)EPoS
105 (0.212 %)PDA
114 (0.170 %)Fixed Income
114 (0.170 %)E-Learning
114 (0.170 %)VLE
123 (0.127 %)Derivative
123 (0.127 %)NHS
123 (0.127 %)W3C
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1382 (16.23 %)Windows
265 (2.761 %)Linux
337 (1.572 %)Windows Server 2003
426 (1.105 %)UNIX
520 (0.850 %)Windows XP
617 (0.722 %)Windows Vista
711 (0.467 %)Windows 2000
89 (0.382 %)Windows CE
98 (0.340 %)Windows Mobile
104 (0.170 %)Windows Server 2008
104 (0.170 %)Windows 2000 Server
113 (0.127 %)Embedded Linux
122 (0.085 %)Solaris
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1283 (12.02 %)Web Development
2279 (11.85 %)OO
3136 (5.777 %)E-Commerce
4126 (5.353 %)UML
599 (4.206 %)CRM
676 (3.229 %)OOP
768 (2.889 %)Project Management
850 (2.124 %)CAD
948 (2.039 %)OOA/OOD
1038 (1.614 %)Content Management
1133 (1.402 %)TDD
1232 (1.359 %)Web Design
1232 (1.359 %)Scrum
1331 (1.317 %)OOD
1429 (1.232 %)Software Engineering
1528 (1.189 %)Agile Software Development
1528 (1.189 %)Migration
1624 (1.020 %)RAD
1624 (1.020 %)Unit Testing
1722 (0.935 %)Business Intelligence
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1701 (29.78 %)SQL
2635 (26.98 %)VB.NET
3481 (20.43 %)JavaScript
4440 (18.69 %)C++
5354 (15.04 %)VB
6206 (8.751 %)Java
7102 (4.333 %)VB6
899 (4.206 %)Transact-SQL
984 (3.568 %)PHP
1068 (2.889 %)VC++
1163 (2.676 %)C
1251 (2.167 %)VBScript
1342 (1.784 %)ActionScript
1440 (1.699 %)Delphi
1539 (1.657 %)DHTML
1633 (1.402 %)PL/SQL
1723 (0.977 %)Ruby
1822 (0.935 %)Perl
1822 (0.935 %)VBA
1919 (0.807 %)XPath
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1313 (13.30 %)Degree
2104 (4.418 %)Microsoft Certification
345 (1.912 %)MCSD
435 (1.487 %)MCAD
525 (1.062 %)MCP
616 (0.680 %)ISEB
74 (0.170 %)HNC
74 (0.170 %)MCSE
83 (0.127 %)PRINCE2 Certification
92 (0.085 %)CIW
92 (0.085 %)MCTS
92 (0.085 %)ISTQB
101 (0.042 %)Sun Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
142 (1.784 %)QA
219 (0.807 %)ISO9000
219 (0.807 %)TickIT
37 (0.297 %)SLA
44 (0.170 %)ISO9001
51 (0.042 %)WAI
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (0.255 %)Intellisync
24 (0.170 %)MSMQ
33 (0.127 %)Terminal Services
42 (0.085 %)Active Directory
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.085 %)SCOM
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1428 (18.18 %)Microsoft
2143 (6.075 %)Oracle
322 (0.935 %)Cognos
419 (0.807 %)Remedy
517 (0.722 %)Progress
615 (0.637 %)RedDot
713 (0.552 %)Macromedia
812 (0.510 %)SAP
911 (0.467 %)Borland
1010 (0.425 %)Business Objects
118 (0.340 %)ESRI
127 (0.297 %)SIMUL8
134 (0.170 %)Onyx
134 (0.170 %)Cisco
134 (0.170 %)Citrix
134 (0.170 %)Interwoven
134 (0.170 %)Adobe
143 (0.127 %)Sun
143 (0.127 %)Siebel
143 (0.127 %)Sybase