Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Hertfordshire 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank56
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads389613
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.336 %0.313 %
As % of the category below52.64 %47.89 %
Salaries quoted357552
Average minimum salary£39,082£34,900
Average salary£43,375£38,709
% change on same period last year+12.05 %
Average maximum salary£47,668£42,518
UK excluding London average salary£35,390£35,839
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads7391280
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.639 %0.653 %
Salaries quoted6311106
Average minimum salary£39,281£35,197
Average salary£43,314£38,902
% change on same period last year+11.34 %
Average maximum salary£47,346£42,607
UK excluding London average salary£35,813£36,194
% change on same period last year-1.05 %
.NET East of England.NET
East of England

.NET
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire .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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing .NET across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Hertfordshire .NET Salary Histogram

.NET
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing .NET within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
WatfordDown-1244£37,965+8.01 %
St AlbansUp+226£40,540+15.14 %
Bishop's StortfordUp+924£43,068-4.29 %
StevenageDown-1018£36,633+19.41 %
RoystonUp+1315£30,467-18.75 %
Potters BarUp+115£50,667+29.91 %
HitchinUp+111£33,455+11.51 %
Welwyn Garden CityUp+111£62,000+74.64 %
RickmansworthNew entry-2£46,500-
HertfordUp+51£35,000-26.31 %
.NET East of England.NET
East of England

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

1698 (67.70 %)C#
2594 (57.61 %)SQL Server
3513 (49.76 %)ASP.NET
4404 (39.19 %)SQL
5379 (36.76 %)XML
6272 (26.38 %)VB
7252 (24.44 %)Microsoft
8234 (22.70 %)VB.NET
9233 (22.60 %)SQL Server 2005
10190 (18.43 %)HTML
11183 (17.75 %)ASP
12182 (17.65 %)Java
13169 (16.39 %)WebServices
14168 (16.29 %)JavaScript
14168 (16.29 %).NET Framework
15158 (15.32 %)Degree
15158 (15.32 %)BizTalk Server
16156 (15.13 %)OO
17145 (14.06 %)Windows
18142 (13.77 %)AJAX
19138 (13.39 %)SQL Server 2000
20131 (12.71 %)C++
21124 (12.03 %)Finance
22120 (11.64 %)CSS
23114 (11.06 %)Oracle
24103 (9.990 %)VB6
25101 (9.796 %)MS Excel
2699 (9.602 %)E-Commerce
2796 (9.311 %)IIS
2882 (7.953 %)Pensions

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1513 (49.76 %)ASP.NET
2379 (36.76 %)XML
3190 (18.43 %)HTML
4183 (17.75 %)ASP
5169 (16.39 %)WebServices
6168 (16.29 %).NET Framework
7142 (13.77 %)AJAX
8120 (11.64 %)CSS
982 (7.953 %)XSLT
1071 (6.887 %)WinForms
1156 (5.432 %)XHTML
1248 (4.656 %)DHTML
1342 (4.074 %)Flash
1436 (3.492 %)WCF
1436 (3.492 %)WPF
1533 (3.201 %)XSL
1631 (3.007 %)ADO.NET
1725 (2.425 %)J2EE
1725 (2.425 %)JSP
1824 (2.328 %)STL
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1158 (15.32 %)BizTalk Server
296 (9.311 %)IIS
367 (6.499 %)SharePoint
429 (2.813 %)CMS
517 (1.649 %)Tomcat
614 (1.358 %)SharePoint Server 2007
79 (0.873 %)Apache
87 (0.679 %)WebSphere Application Server
87 (0.679 %)ColdFusion
96 (0.582 %)SharePoint Portal Server
103 (0.291 %)ESB
103 (0.291 %)JBoss
112 (0.194 %)EPiServer
121 (0.097 %)WorkSite
121 (0.097 %)WPS
121 (0.097 %)Content Management Server
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1101 (9.796 %)MS Excel
214 (1.358 %)AutoCAD
37 (0.679 %)MS Office
37 (0.679 %)MS Visio
46 (0.582 %)Photoshop
53 (0.291 %)Fireworks
62 (0.194 %)MS Project
71 (0.097 %)InfoPath
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (0.582 %)SAP Business One
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
182 (7.953 %)Internet
278 (7.565 %)HTTP
339 (3.783 %)TCP/IP
430 (2.910 %)FTP
529 (2.813 %)SMTP
614 (1.358 %)Firewall
78 (0.776 %)Intranet
86 (0.582 %)Wireless
86 (0.582 %)Extranet
95 (0.485 %)LAN
103 (0.291 %)LDAP
103 (0.291 %)VPN
103 (0.291 %)HTTPS
112 (0.194 %)SMS
121 (0.097 %)DNS
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1594 (57.61 %)SQL Server
2233 (22.60 %)SQL Server 2005
3138 (13.39 %)SQL Server 2000
457 (5.529 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
545 (4.365 %)SQL Server Integration Services
643 (4.171 %)Crystal Reports
742 (4.074 %)MS Access
835 (3.395 %)RDBMS
916 (1.552 %)Datawarehouse
1012 (1.164 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1111 (1.067 %)BusinessObjects
1210 (0.970 %)FileMaker
139 (0.873 %)MySQL
139 (0.873 %)SQL Server 2008
148 (0.776 %)Oracle Reports
148 (0.776 %)Oracle 10g
156 (0.582 %)DTS
165 (0.485 %)Oracle 9i
165 (0.485 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
172 (0.194 %)Oracle 8/8i
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
165 (6.305 %)VSS/SourceSafe
255 (5.335 %)Visual Studio
314 (1.358 %)Bugzilla
314 (1.358 %)ClearCase
410 (0.970 %)NUnit
55 (0.485 %)CruiseControl
63 (0.291 %)Subversion
63 (0.291 %)Visual Studio Team System
63 (0.291 %)Dreamweaver
72 (0.194 %)WinRunner
72 (0.194 %)Eclipse
72 (0.194 %)PowerBuilder
72 (0.194 %)MSI
72 (0.194 %)TestPartner
81 (0.097 %)Oracle APEX
81 (0.097 %)InstallShield
81 (0.097 %)Oracle Forms
81 (0.097 %)TestDirector
81 (0.097 %)LoadRunner
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1124 (12.03 %)Finance
282 (7.953 %)Pensions
378 (7.565 %)Retail
460 (5.820 %)Health
534 (3.298 %)Education
630 (2.910 %)Insurance
727 (2.619 %)Pharmaceutical
825 (2.425 %)Construction
923 (2.231 %)Aerospace
1019 (1.843 %)Marketing
1117 (1.649 %)Legal
1213 (1.261 %)Electronics
1311 (1.067 %)Publishing
1311 (1.067 %)Games
149 (0.873 %)Chemicals
158 (0.776 %)Back Office
158 (0.776 %)Manufacturing
158 (0.776 %)FMCG
167 (0.679 %)Financial Institution
176 (0.582 %)Banking
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1615 (59.65 %)Developer
2209 (20.27 %).NET Developer
3193 (18.72 %)C# Developer
488 (8.535 %)Senior Developer
585 (8.244 %)Architect
684 (8.147 %)ASP.NET Developer
781 (7.856 %)Web Developer
868 (6.596 %)Software Developer
966 (6.402 %)Programmer
1065 (6.305 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
1153 (5.141 %)Software Engineer
1250 (4.850 %)Development Manager
1349 (4.753 %)Team Leader
1448 (4.656 %)Analyst
1539 (3.783 %)Solutions Architect
1539 (3.783 %)Applications Support
1637 (3.589 %)Junior
1637 (3.589 %)Junior Developer
1736 (3.492 %).NET Programmer
1835 (3.395 %).NET Team Leader
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
134 (3.298 %)Multithreading
233 (3.201 %)N-Tier
330 (2.910 %)Client/Server
424 (2.328 %)Computer Science
522 (2.134 %)Mathematics
522 (2.134 %)Robotics
621 (2.037 %)Management Information System
720 (1.940 %)W3C
815 (1.455 %)Life Science
914 (1.358 %)Web 2.0
108 (0.776 %)PDA
117 (0.679 %)Data Conversion
126 (0.582 %)CMDB
134 (0.388 %)French Language
134 (0.388 %)German Language
134 (0.388 %)Mainframe
134 (0.388 %)Tandem
143 (0.291 %)APACS
143 (0.291 %)Thin Client
143 (0.291 %)Fat Client
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1145 (14.06 %)Windows
247 (4.559 %)Windows Server 2003
331 (3.007 %)UNIX
418 (1.746 %)Linux
510 (0.970 %)Solaris
66 (0.582 %)OpenVMS
75 (0.485 %)Windows 2000
84 (0.388 %)Windows 2000 Server
91 (0.097 %)Windows CE
91 (0.097 %)Windows XP
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1156 (15.13 %)OO
299 (9.602 %)E-Commerce
380 (7.759 %)Scrum
479 (7.662 %)Web Development
552 (5.044 %)UML
647 (4.559 %)Agile Software Development
735 (3.395 %)RAD
829 (2.813 %)Business Intelligence
927 (2.619 %)Workflow
1026 (2.522 %)Web Design
1125 (2.425 %)Content Management
1222 (2.134 %)OOA/OOD
1321 (2.037 %)OOP
1420 (1.940 %)Software Engineering
1519 (1.843 %)ITIL
1519 (1.843 %)SOA
1519 (1.843 %)Project Management
1618 (1.746 %)Change Management
1717 (1.649 %)TDD
1717 (1.649 %)Unit Testing
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1698 (67.70 %)C#
2404 (39.19 %)SQL
3272 (26.38 %)VB
4234 (22.70 %)VB.NET
5182 (17.65 %)Java
6168 (16.29 %)JavaScript
7131 (12.71 %)C++
8103 (9.990 %)VB6
962 (6.014 %)VBA
1040 (3.880 %)PHP
1137 (3.589 %)C
1229 (2.813 %)Transact-SQL
1324 (2.328 %)ActionScript
1418 (1.746 %)Delphi
1516 (1.552 %)Python
1614 (1.358 %)VBScript
1713 (1.261 %)XPath
1811 (1.067 %)Ruby
198 (0.776 %)COBOL
205 (0.485 %)PL/SQL
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1158 (15.32 %)Degree
252 (5.044 %)Microsoft Certification
310 (0.970 %)PhD
47 (0.679 %)MCSD
47 (0.679 %)MBA
56 (0.582 %)MCTS
56 (0.582 %)Security Cleared
63 (0.291 %)Sun Certification
63 (0.291 %)MCSE
72 (0.194 %)SC Cleared
81 (0.097 %)MCDBA
81 (0.097 %)ISEB
81 (0.097 %)HND
81 (0.097 %)Postgraduate
81 (0.097 %)MCP
81 (0.097 %)MCAD
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (1.455 %)QA
28 (0.776 %)WAI
37 (0.679 %)SLA
43 (0.291 %)ISO8583
52 (0.194 %)HL7
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (0.194 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
12 (0.194 %)VMware Server
12 (0.194 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (0.097 %)Active Directory
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (0.582 %)Tivoli
21 (0.097 %)MOM
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1252 (24.44 %)Microsoft
2114 (11.06 %)Oracle
313 (1.261 %)SAP
411 (1.067 %)Business Objects
510 (0.970 %)IBM
510 (0.970 %)telerik
66 (0.582 %)Yahoo!
66 (0.582 %)Serena
66 (0.582 %)Adobe
66 (0.582 %)Autodesk
75 (0.485 %)Stellent
84 (0.388 %)Citrix
84 (0.388 %)Remedy
93 (0.291 %)Sun
102 (0.194 %)RedDot
102 (0.194 %)VMware
102 (0.194 %)Macromedia
102 (0.194 %)Sybase
111 (0.097 %)Cisco
111 (0.097 %)Interwoven