The first table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the Wigan region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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 Job Titles advertised for the Wigan region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Developer
Rank 2 2 1
Rank change year-on-year
0 -1
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 56 69 19
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wigan 74.67% 54.76% 52.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 77.78% 54.76% 52.78%
Number of salaries quoted 56 69 18
Average salary £27,500 £27,500 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -25.67%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £24,900 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £36,000 £38,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Job Titles
Wigan
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
72 126 36
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wigan 96.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 71 124 34
Average salary £30,000 £27,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.09% -21.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £23,000 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £37,500 £40,000 £43,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Developer
Manchester

Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Developer across the Wigan region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Wigan Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Developer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Developer across the Wigan region.

Wigan Developer Salary Trend

Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Developer across the Wigan region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Wigan Developer Salary Histogram

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wigan region that cited Developer in their job title 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 with Developer in their job title.

1 98 (94.23%) .NET
2 92 (88.46%) ASP.NET
3 90 (86.54%) C#
4 73 (70.19%) MVC
5 65 (62.50%) SQL
6 63 (60.58%) SQL Server
7 59 (56.73%) JavaScript
8 51 (49.04%) CSS
9 45 (43.27%) HTML
10 36 (34.62%) Web Development
10 36 (34.62%) Unit Testing
11 35 (33.65%) Agile Software Development
12 32 (30.77%) jQuery
13 31 (29.81%) LINQ
14 26 (25.00%) TDD
15 25 (24.04%) Scrum
16 24 (23.08%) Visual Studio
16 24 (23.08%) ASP.NET MVC
17 22 (21.15%) Degree
18 21 (20.19%) SQL Server 2008
19 20 (19.23%) Team Foundation Server
19 20 (19.23%) SQL Server 2005
20 19 (18.27%) .NET Framework
21 18 (17.31%) Computer Science
21 18 (17.31%) CMS
22 17 (16.35%) HTML5
23 16 (15.38%) Web Application Development
24 15 (14.42%) Back Office
24 15 (14.42%) E-Commerce
24 15 (14.42%) Web Services

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wigan region that cited Developer in their job title 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 with Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 98 (94.23%) .NET
2 92 (88.46%) ASP.NET
3 51 (49.04%) CSS
4 45 (43.27%) HTML
5 32 (30.77%) jQuery
6 31 (29.81%) LINQ
7 24 (23.08%) ASP.NET MVC
8 19 (18.27%) .NET Framework
9 17 (16.35%) HTML5
10 15 (14.42%) Web Services
11 14 (13.46%) XML
11 14 (13.46%) XSLT
12 12 (11.54%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
13 11 (10.58%) WCF
14 8 (7.692%) Ajax
14 8 (7.692%) EDI
14 8 (7.692%) WinForms
14 8 (7.692%) Razor View Engine
14 8 (7.692%) CSS3
15 5 (4.808%) WPF
Application Platforms
1 18 (17.31%) CMS
2 14 (13.46%) IIS
3 11 (10.58%) Windows Azure
4 3 (2.885%) SharePoint
4 3 (2.885%) Umbraco
4 3 (2.885%) WordPress
5 2 (1.923%) Oracle Application Server
6 1 (0.962%) Magento
Applications
1 14 (13.46%) MS Excel
2 1 (0.962%) Photoshop
2 1 (0.962%) Adobe Illustrator
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (60.58%) SQL Server
2 21 (20.19%) SQL Server 2008
3 20 (19.23%) SQL Server 2005
4 8 (7.692%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (4.808%) Oracle 8/8i
5 5 (4.808%) SQL Server 2012
6 4 (3.846%) RDBMS
7 2 (1.923%) Oracle 11g
7 2 (1.923%) Oracle 10g
7 2 (1.923%) MySQL
7 2 (1.923%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 24 (23.08%) Visual Studio
2 20 (19.23%) Team Foundation Server
3 12 (11.54%) Rhino Mocks
4 6 (5.769%) Subversion
5 2 (1.923%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.962%) NUnit
6 1 (0.962%) Git (software)
General
1 15 (14.42%) Back Office
2 13 (12.50%) Retail
3 3 (2.885%) Marketing
4 1 (0.962%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 18 (17.31%) Computer Science
2 12 (11.54%) Mobile App
3 8 (7.692%) FMCG
4 7 (6.731%) W3C
5 5 (4.808%) Tandem
6 4 (3.846%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 11 (10.58%) Windows
2 1 (0.962%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (70.19%) MVC
2 36 (34.62%) Web Development
2 36 (34.62%) Unit Testing
3 35 (33.65%) Agile Software Development
4 26 (25.00%) TDD
5 25 (24.04%) Scrum
6 16 (15.38%) Web Application Development
7 15 (14.42%) E-Commerce
8 13 (12.50%) Time Management
9 8 (7.692%) Logistics
9 8 (7.692%) B2B
9 8 (7.692%) E-business
9 8 (7.692%) UML
9 8 (7.692%) RAD
9 8 (7.692%) Continuous Improvement
10 7 (6.731%) Continuous Integration
11 6 (5.769%) User Acceptance Testing
11 6 (5.769%) B2C
11 6 (5.769%) OO
12 5 (4.808%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 90 (86.54%) C#
2 65 (62.50%) SQL
3 59 (56.73%) JavaScript
4 14 (13.46%) T-SQL
5 8 (7.692%) C
6 7 (6.731%) PL/SQL
7 4 (3.846%) PHP
8 1 (0.962%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.962%) VBA
Qualifications
1 22 (21.15%) Degree
2 13 (12.50%) MCTS
3 5 (4.808%) MCP
3 5 (4.808%) MCAD
3 5 (4.808%) MCSD
3 5 (4.808%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (2.885%) MCPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.769%) QA
Vendors
1 10 (9.615%) Microsoft
2 7 (6.731%) Oracle
3 5 (4.808%) Telerik
4 3 (2.885%) Adobe
Wigan, North West
Key Skills: 5 years with .NET technologies C# ASP.NET SQL Server Experience with WCF Front-end technologies e.g. CSS, HTML This opportunity requires a passionate developer,...
greywood
Salary: £40000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 2 May 2013
Wigan, Lancashire
You will be given the opportunity to work with the latest technologies and work with their exciting client base. Key Skills: 5 years with .NET technologies. C# ASP...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £40000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 22 May 2013
Wigan, Lancashire
Skills - ASP.Net / C# / HTML / CSS / SQL Server - This opportunity would suit a dedicated Junior Developer who has a good understanding of the software development lifecycle and is...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £18000 - £24000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Wigan, North West
This is a growing team, (currently two developers) looking to in-house development work that is currently outsourced with a view to building their on-line business revenue...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 3 May 2013
Wigan, North West
My client works in a niche aspect of the retail sector delivering eCommerce website and solutions, as such any experience working on highly transactional web sites is advantageous.
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum + Retail Vouchers and Pension
Posted: 15 May 2013
Wigan, Lancashire
You will get to play with the latest Microsoft technologies available (up to .Net v4+).The Graduate/Junior C# .Net Developer should be educated to degree level. If...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 18,000 - 25,000
Posted: 20 May 2013
Wigan, North West
Wigan, LancsTo £37K + Bens Innovative logistics and distribution software house with solid international client base including big name retail and FMCG clients urgently requires an experienced C#.NET,...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £37000 per annum + +Great Benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
Wigan, Lancashire
To £37K + Bens Innovative logistics and distribution software house with solid international client base including big name retail and FMCG clients urgently requires an experienced C#.NET, ASP...
Applause IT Innovation
Salary: £37000 - £40000 per annum + +Bens
Posted: 22 May 2013