Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Silverlight skills within the West Yorkshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Silverlight
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank171190
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads21
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.116 %0.041 %
Salaries quoted21
Average minimum salary£37,500£30,000
Average salary£38,750£35,000
% change on same period last year+10.71 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,318£38,504
% change on same period last year-8.27 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17232425
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.152 %1.082 %
Salaries quoted15702140
Average minimum salary£30,542£29,683
Average salary£33,100£32,499
% change on same period last year+1.84 %
Average maximum salary£35,658£35,315
UK excluding London average salary£36,023£36,564
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Silverlight YorkshireSilverlight
Yorkshire

Silverlight
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Silverlight Salary Trend

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 West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
LeedsUp+262£38,750+10.71 %
Silverlight YorkshireSilverlight
Yorkshire

Silverlight
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

17 (100.00 %).NET
26 (85.71 %)AJAX
26 (85.71 %)WPF
35 (71.43 %)WF
35 (71.43 %)Google Maps API
35 (71.43 %)WCF
35 (71.43 %)Google
35 (71.43 %)Internet
35 (71.43 %)Retail
35 (71.43 %)Scrum
35 (71.43 %)Extreme Programming
35 (71.43 %)JavaScript
35 (71.43 %)CSS
35 (71.43 %)WebServices
35 (71.43 %)XHTML
35 (71.43 %)E-Commerce
42 (28.57 %)C#
51 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
51 (14.29 %)HOOD
51 (14.29 %)Finance
51 (14.29 %)Games
51 (14.29 %)SQL Server
51 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
51 (14.29 %)Microsoft
51 (14.29 %)OO
51 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005

Silverlight
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (100.00 %).NET
26 (85.71 %)AJAX
26 (85.71 %)WPF
35 (71.43 %)WF
35 (71.43 %)Google Maps API
35 (71.43 %)WCF
35 (71.43 %)CSS
35 (71.43 %)WebServices
35 (71.43 %)XHTML
41 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (71.43 %)Internet
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)SQL Server
11 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (71.43 %)Retail
21 (14.29 %)Finance
21 (14.29 %)Games
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (100.00 %)Developer
25 (71.43 %)JavaScript Developer
32 (28.57 %)C# Developer
41 (14.29 %).NET Developer
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (71.43 %)E-Commerce
15 (71.43 %)Scrum
15 (71.43 %)Extreme Programming
21 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
21 (14.29 %)HOOD
21 (14.29 %)OO
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (71.43 %)JavaScript
22 (28.57 %)C#
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (71.43 %)Google
21 (14.29 %)Microsoft