Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Manchester 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
Rank23
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads9841188
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.850 %0.606 %
As % of the category below65.78 %60.58 %
Salaries quoted9181058
Average minimum salary£28,000£37,104
Average salary£30,672£41,772
% change on same period last year-26.57 %
Average maximum salary£33,345£46,441
UK excluding London average salary£35,390£35,839
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads14961961
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.293 %1.001 %
Salaries quoted13521742
Average minimum salary£28,313£33,636
Average salary£31,089£38,230
% change on same period last year-18.67 %
Average maximum salary£33,866£42,823
UK excluding London average salary£35,813£36,194
% change on same period last year-1.05 %
.NET North West.NET
North West

.NET
Demand Trend

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

Manchester .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 Manchester region.

Manchester .NET Salary Trend

.NET
Salary Histogram

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

Manchester .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 Manchester 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
StockportUp+2143£29,422+0.45 %
OldhamNo change053£28,349+0.63 %
AltrinchamUp+1045£32,400+34.68 %
BoltonUp+130£28,034-6.19 %
CheadleUp+123£31,413-9.49 %
WiganDown-910£29,300+2.29 %
SalfordUp+88£27,563-11.87 %
RochdaleUp+134£35,625+36.36 %
BuryDown-24£23,000-22.03 %
SaleDown-11£27,000-20.58 %
HeywoodNew entry-1£21,500-
.NET North West.NET
North West

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

11381 (67.96 %)ASP.NET
21351 (66.49 %)SQL Server
31326 (65.26 %)C#
4846 (41.63 %)VB.NET
5646 (31.79 %)SQL
6565 (27.81 %)XML
7519 (25.54 %)HTML
8511 (25.15 %)VB
9485 (23.87 %)CSS
10461 (22.69 %)JavaScript
11444 (21.85 %)SQL Server 2005
12414 (20.37 %)Microsoft
13386 (19.00 %)ASP
14327 (16.09 %)Degree
15326 (16.04 %)WebServices
16304 (14.96 %)OO
17292 (14.37 %)AJAX
18273 (13.44 %)Windows
19271 (13.34 %)SQL Server 2000
20234 (11.52 %)MS Excel
21228 (11.22 %)Web Development
22223 (10.97 %).NET Framework
23211 (10.38 %)VB6
24203 (9.990 %)XHTML
25198 (9.744 %)Java
26193 (9.498 %)Visual Studio
27176 (8.661 %)IIS
28165 (8.120 %)E-Commerce
29162 (7.972 %)Finance
30145 (7.136 %)Microsoft Certification

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11381 (67.96 %)ASP.NET
2565 (27.81 %)XML
3519 (25.54 %)HTML
4485 (23.87 %)CSS
5386 (19.00 %)ASP
6326 (16.04 %)WebServices
7292 (14.37 %)AJAX
8223 (10.97 %).NET Framework
9203 (9.990 %)XHTML
1097 (4.774 %)XSLT
1195 (4.675 %)J2EE
1288 (4.331 %)Silverlight
1371 (3.494 %)Flash
1470 (3.445 %)WPF
1470 (3.445 %)WinForms
1559 (2.904 %)WCF
1645 (2.215 %)J2ME
1740 (1.969 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1832 (1.575 %)XSL
1931 (1.526 %)WebSphere
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1176 (8.661 %)IIS
280 (3.937 %)SharePoint
364 (3.150 %)CMS
437 (1.821 %)SharePoint Server 2007
526 (1.280 %)NetWeaver
624 (1.181 %)MTS
718 (0.886 %)BizTalk Server
817 (0.837 %)ColdFusion
910 (0.492 %)MS Exchange
103 (0.148 %)Exchange Server 2003
103 (0.148 %)EPiServer
103 (0.148 %)Magento
112 (0.098 %)JBoss
112 (0.098 %)Lotus Domino
112 (0.098 %)Apache
121 (0.049 %)Lotus Notes
121 (0.049 %)Tomcat
121 (0.049 %)Exchange Server 2007
121 (0.049 %)SharePoint Portal Server
121 (0.049 %)Content Management Server
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1234 (11.52 %)MS Excel
2102 (5.020 %)Photoshop
342 (2.067 %)InfoPath
426 (1.280 %)MS Office
521 (1.033 %)Adobe Illustrator
613 (0.640 %)FreeHand
712 (0.591 %)MS Visio
89 (0.443 %)ImageReady
98 (0.394 %)Fireworks
107 (0.344 %)MS Project
112 (0.098 %)MS PowerPoint
121 (0.049 %)PrintSoft PReS
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
129 (1.427 %)SAP Oil and Gas
211 (0.541 %)Dynamics CRM
37 (0.344 %)Navision
46 (0.295 %)Microsoft CRM
53 (0.148 %)WebTrends
53 (0.148 %)Pivotal CRM
62 (0.098 %)Axapta
62 (0.098 %)Dynamics AX
71 (0.049 %)Line 50
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1142 (6.988 %)Internet
2120 (5.906 %)Intranet
318 (0.886 %)HTTP
411 (0.541 %)TCP/IP
411 (0.541 %)DNS
510 (0.492 %)DHCP
68 (0.394 %)ADSL
68 (0.394 %)HDSL
76 (0.295 %)BT 21CN
76 (0.295 %)DSL
84 (0.197 %)CTI
84 (0.197 %)VPN
93 (0.148 %)Broadband
102 (0.098 %)LAN
102 (0.098 %)SMTP
102 (0.098 %)DAB
111 (0.049 %)Extranet
111 (0.049 %)SSL
111 (0.049 %)LDAP
111 (0.049 %)SMS
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11351 (66.49 %)SQL Server
2444 (21.85 %)SQL Server 2005
3271 (13.34 %)SQL Server 2000
496 (4.724 %)SQL Server 2008
595 (4.675 %)MySQL
653 (2.608 %)RDBMS
738 (1.870 %)SQL Server Integration Services
834 (1.673 %)Crystal Reports
930 (1.476 %)Datawarehouse
1025 (1.230 %)MS Access
1122 (1.083 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1213 (0.640 %)Oracle 8/8i
1213 (0.640 %)GIS
1310 (0.492 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
149 (0.443 %)DTS
157 (0.344 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
165 (0.246 %)Data Mining
174 (0.197 %)BusinessObjects
183 (0.148 %)Oracle 10g
192 (0.098 %)SQL Server 7
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1193 (9.498 %)Visual Studio
228 (1.378 %)Dreamweaver
324 (1.181 %)VSS/SourceSafe
422 (1.083 %)TestDirector
521 (1.033 %)NUnit
613 (0.640 %)QuickTest Pro
78 (0.394 %)WinRunner
78 (0.394 %)Subversion
86 (0.295 %)TestComplete
95 (0.246 %)Bugzilla
102 (0.098 %)FrontPage
102 (0.098 %)Eclipse
111 (0.049 %)LoadRunner
111 (0.049 %)WebSpeed
111 (0.049 %)JUnit
111 (0.049 %)CruiseControl
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1162 (7.972 %)Finance
2138 (6.791 %)Pensions
3117 (5.758 %)Marketing
4102 (5.020 %)Health
568 (3.346 %)Education
660 (2.953 %)Law
739 (1.919 %)Retail
838 (1.870 %)Telecoms
934 (1.673 %)Legal
934 (1.673 %)Government
1019 (0.935 %)Graphic Design
1019 (0.935 %)Insurance
1115 (0.738 %)Advertising
1214 (0.689 %)Automotive
1311 (0.541 %)Banking
1410 (0.492 %)Electronics
157 (0.344 %)Multimedia
166 (0.295 %)Billing
166 (0.295 %)Games
166 (0.295 %)Financial Institution
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11476 (72.64 %)Developer
2821 (40.40 %).NET Developer
3477 (23.47 %)Web Developer
4384 (18.90 %)ASP.NET Developer
5379 (18.65 %)C# Developer
6230 (11.32 %)VB.NET Developer
7223 (10.97 %)Software Developer
8216 (10.63 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
9200 (9.843 %).NET Web Developer
10197 (9.695 %)Senior Developer
11161 (7.923 %)Analyst
12119 (5.856 %)Consultant
13112 (5.512 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
14108 (5.315 %)C# Web Developer
15100 (4.921 %)Programmer
1690 (4.429 %)Senior .NET Developer
1769 (3.396 %).NET Programmer
1861 (3.002 %)Analyst Programmer
1861 (3.002 %)Junior
1960 (2.953 %)SQL Developer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
167 (3.297 %)Computer Science
261 (3.002 %)N-Tier
339 (1.919 %)W3C
435 (1.722 %)Client/Server
527 (1.329 %)Blackberry
620 (0.984 %)Clustering
714 (0.689 %)Management Information System
810 (0.492 %)Mathematics
97 (0.344 %)Replication
106 (0.295 %)BBC
106 (0.295 %)Device Driver
106 (0.295 %)iDTV
106 (0.295 %)CCTV
115 (0.246 %)Tandem
124 (0.197 %)IVR
124 (0.197 %)Spanish Language
124 (0.197 %)Handset
133 (0.148 %)Fixed Income
133 (0.148 %)E-Learning
133 (0.148 %)Equities
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1273 (13.44 %)Windows
227 (1.329 %)Windows Server 2003
319 (0.935 %)Linux
414 (0.689 %)UNIX
57 (0.344 %)Windows XP
66 (0.295 %)Windows 2000 Server
74 (0.197 %)Windows 2000
83 (0.148 %)SUSE
83 (0.148 %)Debian
83 (0.148 %)Windows Mobile
92 (0.098 %)Windows Vista
92 (0.098 %)Windows NT
92 (0.098 %)VxWorks
101 (0.049 %)Windows Server 2008
101 (0.049 %)Red Hat Linux
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1304 (14.96 %)OO
2228 (11.22 %)Web Development
3165 (8.120 %)E-Commerce
495 (4.675 %)Project Management
580 (3.937 %)CRM
678 (3.839 %)OOP
762 (3.051 %)UML
762 (3.051 %)Agile Software Development
858 (2.854 %)OOD
948 (2.362 %)SOA
948 (2.362 %)PRINCE2
948 (2.362 %)Content Management
1047 (2.313 %)Unit Testing
1143 (2.116 %)Requirements Analysis
1242 (2.067 %)Systems Analysis
1339 (1.919 %)SEO
1438 (1.870 %)Web Design
1536 (1.772 %)Scrum
1628 (1.378 %)Business Analysis
1724 (1.181 %)Data Modelling
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11326 (65.26 %)C#
2846 (41.63 %)VB.NET
3646 (31.79 %)SQL
4511 (25.15 %)VB
5461 (22.69 %)JavaScript
6211 (10.38 %)VB6
7198 (9.744 %)Java
8134 (6.594 %)Transact-SQL
994 (4.626 %)C++
1087 (4.281 %)PHP
1141 (2.018 %)C
1229 (1.427 %)VBA
1325 (1.230 %)PL/SQL
1423 (1.132 %)VBScript
1522 (1.083 %)ActionScript
1522 (1.083 %)Delphi
169 (0.443 %)VC++
177 (0.344 %)XAML
185 (0.246 %)XPath
193 (0.148 %)Progress 4GL
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1327 (16.09 %)Degree
2145 (7.136 %)Microsoft Certification
348 (2.362 %)MCSD
439 (1.919 %)MCP
526 (1.280 %)MCAD
624 (1.181 %)HND
718 (0.886 %)ISEB
813 (0.640 %)HNC
98 (0.394 %)MCSE
106 (0.295 %)MCTS
106 (0.295 %)ISTQB
106 (0.295 %)Security Cleared
115 (0.246 %)ITIL Certification
115 (0.246 %)PRINCE2 Certification
115 (0.246 %)MCT
124 (0.197 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
132 (0.098 %)CCNA
132 (0.098 %)MCSA
132 (0.098 %)Cisco Certification
132 (0.098 %)ACCA
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (0.738 %)QA
26 (0.295 %)SLA
33 (0.148 %)ISO9001
42 (0.098 %)WCAG
42 (0.098 %)HL7
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
122 (1.083 %)Active Directory
22 (0.098 %)MSMQ
31 (0.049 %)Terminal Services
31 (0.049 %)ISA Server
31 (0.049 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.148 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.049 %)Tivoli
21 (0.049 %)Tivoli Monitoring
21 (0.049 %)MOM
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1414 (20.37 %)Microsoft
2121 (5.955 %)Oracle
330 (1.476 %)SAP
424 (1.181 %)Adobe
516 (0.787 %)Visualfiles
611 (0.541 %)IBM
710 (0.492 %)Cisco
89 (0.443 %)Sage
89 (0.443 %)Google
96 (0.295 %)NetSuite
105 (0.246 %)Sony
105 (0.246 %)Siemens
114 (0.197 %)Sybase
114 (0.197 %)Business Objects
114 (0.197 %)ESRI
123 (0.148 %)Cyberscience
123 (0.148 %)Progress
123 (0.148 %)Citrix
132 (0.098 %)Sun
132 (0.098 %)HP