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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Wigan 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank512
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads144
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.002 %
As % of the category below93.33 %17.39 %
Salaries quoted124
Average minimum salary£32,417£32,500
Average salary£33,792£34,625
% change on same period last year-2.40 %
Average maximum salary£35,167£36,750
UK excluding London average salary£35,310£35,970
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
Wigan IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Wigan
Matching permanent IT job ads1523
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.010 %
Salaries quoted1320
Average minimum salary£29,289£30,552
Average salary£31,013£33,119
% change on same period last year-6.35 %
Average maximum salary£32,737£35,687
UK excluding London average salary£35,926£36,840
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
.NET Manchester.NET
Manchester

.NET
Demand Trend

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

Wigan .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 Wigan region.

Wigan .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing .NET across the Wigan region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Wigan .NET Salary Histogram

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Wigan 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.

126 (76.47 %)C#
220 (58.82 %)SQL Server
318 (52.94 %)SQL
318 (52.94 %)ASP.NET
412 (35.29 %)Oracle
510 (29.41 %)HTML
69 (26.47 %)Java
69 (26.47 %)VB
69 (26.47 %)Visual Studio
69 (26.47 %)Flash
77 (20.59 %)ActiveX
77 (20.59 %)OOP
77 (20.59 %)WinForms
77 (20.59 %)Microsoft
77 (20.59 %)VB6
77 (20.59 %)WPF
86 (17.65 %)Pensions
86 (17.65 %)ASP
86 (17.65 %)XML
95 (14.71 %)WebServices
95 (14.71 %)CSS
95 (14.71 %)OO
95 (14.71 %)C++
95 (14.71 %)ERP
95 (14.71 %)Axapta
95 (14.71 %)Technical Architecture
95 (14.71 %)Dynamics AX
95 (14.71 %)X++
95 (14.71 %)MorphX
95 (14.71 %)Retail

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Wigan 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.

Wigan IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (52.94 %)ASP.NET
210 (29.41 %)HTML
37 (20.59 %)ActiveX
37 (20.59 %)WinForms
37 (20.59 %)WPF
46 (17.65 %)XML
46 (17.65 %)ASP
55 (14.71 %)CSS
55 (14.71 %)WebServices
63 (8.824 %)Struts
63 (8.824 %)Spring
63 (8.824 %)DirectX
63 (8.824 %)OLE
63 (8.824 %)Hibernate
72 (5.882 %).NET Framework
72 (5.882 %)XHTML
Wigan IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (5.882 %)IIS
21 (2.941 %)SharePoint
21 (2.941 %)Oracle Application Server
Wigan IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (14.71 %)Axapta
15 (14.71 %)Dynamics AX
21 (2.941 %)Oracle Applications
Wigan IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.941 %)Intranet
Wigan IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (58.82 %)SQL Server
24 (11.76 %)SQL Server 2005
24 (11.76 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
24 (11.76 %)Oracle 10g
24 (11.76 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (11.76 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
31 (2.941 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (2.941 %)SQL Server 2008
31 (2.941 %)Oracle Reports
31 (2.941 %)MySQL
Wigan IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (26.47 %)Visual Studio
19 (26.47 %)Flash
25 (14.71 %)MorphX
32 (5.882 %)Dreamweaver
41 (2.941 %)Oracle Forms
Wigan IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (17.65 %)Pensions
25 (14.71 %)Retail
32 (5.882 %)Finance
32 (5.882 %)Government
41 (2.941 %)Legal
Wigan IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
131 (91.18 %)Developer
211 (32.35 %)C# Developer
310 (29.41 %)Web Developer
47 (20.59 %)Applications Developer
47 (20.59 %)C# Application Developer
56 (17.65 %)Software Developer
65 (14.71 %)Axapta Developer
74 (11.76 %)C# Web Developer
83 (8.824 %).NET Developer
83 (8.824 %)Senior Analyst Developer
83 (8.824 %)Java Software Developer
83 (8.824 %)Analyst
83 (8.824 %)Development Manager
83 (8.824 %)Senior Developer
83 (8.824 %)Senior Analyst
83 (8.824 %)Java Developer
83 (8.824 %)Web Applications Developer
83 (8.824 %)Analyst Developer
83 (8.824 %)ASP.NET Developer
92 (5.882 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Wigan IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.941 %)N-Tier
Wigan IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (8.824 %)Windows
22 (5.882 %)Windows Server 2003
Wigan IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (20.59 %)OOP
25 (14.71 %)OO
25 (14.71 %)ERP
25 (14.71 %)Technical Architecture
32 (5.882 %)Risk Management
32 (5.882 %)Performance Management
41 (2.941 %)System Testing
41 (2.941 %)Project Management
41 (2.941 %)E-Commerce
Wigan IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (76.47 %)C#
218 (52.94 %)SQL
39 (26.47 %)VB
39 (26.47 %)Java
47 (20.59 %)VB6
55 (14.71 %)X++
55 (14.71 %)C++
64 (11.76 %)JavaScript
64 (11.76 %)PL/SQL
64 (11.76 %)XAML
73 (8.824 %)PHP
73 (8.824 %)VB.NET
82 (5.882 %)ActionScript
91 (2.941 %)VBScript
Wigan IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (35.29 %)Oracle
27 (20.59 %)Microsoft
33 (8.824 %)Sun
42 (5.882 %)Adobe