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This section looks at the demand for C# skills across the UK with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C# over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC#
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank89
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads2435529733
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled13.11 %12.39 %
As % of the category below28.57 %26.88 %
Salaries quoted2138924817
Average minimum salary£37,694£40,578
Average salary£41,639£44,580
% change on same period last year-6.59 %
Average maximum salary£45,584£48,582
UK excluding London average salary£35,158£35,926
% change on same period last year-2.13 %
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads85248110611
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled45.89 %46.11 %
Salaries quoted7227589246
Average minimum salary£37,393£39,239
Average salary£41,069£43,047
% change on same period last year-4.59 %
Average maximum salary£44,746£46,855
UK excluding London average salary£35,245£35,645
% change on same period last year-1.11 %

C#
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing C# within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

C# Demand Trend

C#
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing C# within the UK.

C# Salary Trend

C#
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C# over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 within the UK.

C# Salary Histogram

C#
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C# within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 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
EnglandUp+123590£41,791-6.72 %
LondonDown-110265£51,827-5.48 %
South EastUp+24241£37,656-2.44 %
City of LondonNo change02848£54,573-8.39 %
East of EnglandUp+22307£37,475-1.40 %
South WestUp+41760£34,003+5.07 %
North WestUp+21573£31,370-7.44 %
YorkshireDown-21360£32,721+1.85 %
West MidlandsUp+41211£32,372-3.29 %
SurreyDown-1999£38,542-6.72 %
CambridgeshireUp+3918£35,862-1.53 %
West YorkshireNo change0856£32,735-0.84 %
HampshireDown-1836£37,397+5.01 %
BerkshireDown-3829£37,457-3.96 %
ManchesterUp+5799£31,679-8.52 %
East MidlandsDown-1768£33,031+2.41 %
CambridgeUp+2649£36,818-2.80 %
OxfordshireNo change0613£38,876+8.47 %
BuckinghamshireUp+1589£37,011-2.38 %
HertfordshireNo change0564£40,672-0.50 %
LeedsUp+1517£32,604-5.34 %
ScotlandUp+2509£35,294+4.89 %
EssexUp+1430£36,705-1.32 %
GloucestershireUp+3423£36,107+6.52 %
CheshireNo change0410£30,556-3.78 %
BristolUp+13398£33,242+1.38 %
BirminghamUp+2379£33,703-3.12 %
OxfordUp+6360£38,247+6.81 %
ReadingDown-6290£36,814-6.73 %
South YorkshireDown-5286£33,102+9.53 %

C#
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing C# 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 C#.

140779 (81.86 %).NET
226475 (53.15 %)SQL Server
324245 (48.67 %)ASP.NET
417055 (34.24 %)SQL
513550 (27.20 %)XML
611478 (23.04 %)Microsoft
710002 (20.08 %)C++
89766 (19.60 %)Finance
98662 (17.39 %)VB.NET
108344 (16.75 %)JavaScript
118030 (16.12 %)HTML
118030 (16.12 %)SQL Server 2005
127970 (16.00 %)OO
137786 (15.63 %)Java
147768 (15.59 %)Windows
157503 (15.06 %)VB
166955 (13.96 %)Degree
176584 (13.22 %)WebServices
186420 (12.89 %)CSS
195630 (11.30 %).NET Framework
205507 (11.05 %)AJAX
215136 (10.31 %)Oracle
225075 (10.19 %)ASP
234966 (9.969 %)Visual Studio
244964 (9.965 %)SQL Server 2000
254769 (9.573 %)MS Excel
264734 (9.503 %)Banking
274645 (9.325 %)WinForms
284019 (8.068 %)SharePoint
293846 (7.721 %)Front Office

C#
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing C# 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 C#. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
140779 (81.86 %).NET
224245 (48.67 %)ASP.NET
313550 (27.20 %)XML
48030 (16.12 %)HTML
56584 (13.22 %)WebServices
66420 (12.89 %)CSS
75630 (11.30 %).NET Framework
85507 (11.05 %)AJAX
95075 (10.19 %)ASP
104645 (9.325 %)WinForms
112737 (5.494 %)XHTML
122612 (5.243 %)XSLT
131811 (3.635 %)WCF
141724 (3.461 %)J2EE
151438 (2.887 %)ADO.NET
161415 (2.841 %)ASP.NET 2.0
171326 (2.662 %)WPF
181012 (2.032 %)Silverlight
191005 (2.017 %)MFC
20893 (1.793 %)XSL
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14019 (8.068 %)SharePoint
22372 (4.762 %)IIS
32265 (4.547 %)BizTalk Server
41601 (3.214 %)SharePoint Server 2007
51242 (2.493 %)CMS
6313 (0.628 %)Apache
7304 (0.610 %)SharePoint Portal Server
8272 (0.546 %)MQSeries
9263 (0.528 %)ColdFusion
10247 (0.496 %)Content Management Server
11199 (0.399 %)Commerce Server
12191 (0.383 %)Tomcat
13156 (0.313 %)MS Exchange
14142 (0.285 %)WebLogic
15135 (0.271 %)JBoss
16125 (0.251 %)ArcGIS
1792 (0.185 %)Commerce Server 2007
1881 (0.163 %)MTS
1978 (0.157 %)ArcSDE
2074 (0.149 %)Rendezvous
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14769 (9.573 %)MS Excel
2866 (1.738 %)MS Office
3537 (1.078 %)Photoshop
4382 (0.767 %)MS Visio
5241 (0.484 %)Spreadsheet
6180 (0.361 %)MATLAB
7163 (0.327 %)InfoPath
8142 (0.285 %)MS Project
9109 (0.219 %)Adobe Illustrator
1070 (0.141 %)Fireworks
1145 (0.090 %)AutoCAD
1240 (0.080 %)MS PowerPoint
1339 (0.078 %)S-PLUS
1425 (0.050 %)3ds Max
1522 (0.044 %)PrintSoft PReS
1522 (0.044 %)Shockwave
1613 (0.026 %)Maya
1613 (0.026 %)Adobe Director
1712 (0.024 %)ArcInfo
1712 (0.024 %)FreeHand
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1514 (1.032 %)Microsoft CRM
2361 (0.725 %)Dynamics CRM
3195 (0.391 %)Axapta
4133 (0.267 %)Summit
5132 (0.265 %)Dynamics AX
654 (0.108 %)Navision
753 (0.106 %)Endur
841 (0.082 %)SAP CRM
940 (0.080 %)Oracle Financials
1035 (0.070 %)Dynamics NAV
1131 (0.062 %)Dynamics GP
1225 (0.050 %)SalesLogix
1324 (0.048 %)Oracle Applications
1422 (0.044 %)Great Plains
1422 (0.044 %)SAP Business One
1519 (0.038 %)Pivotal CRM
1617 (0.034 %)FRONT ARENA
1714 (0.028 %)AWD
1813 (0.026 %)Line 500
1911 (0.022 %)GoldMine
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12574 (5.167 %)Internet
21059 (2.126 %)Intranet
3567 (1.138 %)TCP/IP
4294 (0.590 %)HTTP
5278 (0.558 %)Extranet
6135 (0.271 %)FTP
7132 (0.265 %)Wireless
8130 (0.261 %)SMTP
9104 (0.209 %)DNS
10100 (0.201 %)VoIP
1199 (0.199 %)LAN
1287 (0.175 %)GSM
1378 (0.157 %)WAN
1475 (0.151 %)Firewall
1565 (0.130 %)GPRS
1565 (0.130 %)SMS
1661 (0.122 %)SAN
1760 (0.120 %)LDAP
1854 (0.108 %)TETRA
1951 (0.102 %)3G
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
126475 (53.15 %)SQL Server
28030 (16.12 %)SQL Server 2005
34964 (9.965 %)SQL Server 2000
41359 (2.728 %)RDBMS
51133 (2.274 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61043 (2.094 %)MySQL
7787 (1.580 %)Crystal Reports
8706 (1.417 %)SQL Server Integration Services
9595 (1.194 %)DTS
10500 (1.004 %)GIS
11462 (0.927 %)Datawarehouse
12438 (0.879 %)MS Access
13437 (0.877 %)Oracle 10g
14403 (0.809 %)Oracle 9i
15324 (0.650 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
16317 (0.636 %)SQL Server 2008
17301 (0.604 %)BusinessObjects
18264 (0.530 %)Oracle 8/8i
19251 (0.504 %)OLAP
20183 (0.367 %)ETL
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14966 (9.969 %)Visual Studio
2996 (1.999 %)Flash
3809 (1.624 %)NUnit
4752 (1.510 %)VSS/SourceSafe
5414 (0.831 %)Subversion
6234 (0.470 %)Dreamweaver
7167 (0.335 %)InstallShield
8165 (0.331 %)ClearCase
9163 (0.327 %)TestDirector
10157 (0.315 %)Visual Studio Team System
11149 (0.299 %)Oracle Forms
12142 (0.285 %)CruiseControl
13141 (0.283 %)Eclipse
14136 (0.273 %)QuickTest Pro
15101 (0.203 %)WinRunner
1697 (0.195 %)Ant
1697 (0.195 %)JUnit
1782 (0.165 %)JIRA
1881 (0.163 %)Rational Rose
1881 (0.163 %)PowerBuilder
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19766 (19.60 %)Finance
24734 (9.503 %)Banking
33846 (7.721 %)Front Office
42864 (5.749 %)Pensions
52365 (4.748 %)Investment Banking
62024 (4.063 %)Health
71785 (3.583 %)Insurance
81331 (2.672 %)Education
91202 (2.413 %)Marketing
101169 (2.347 %)Retail
11996 (1.999 %)Telecoms
12735 (1.475 %)Back Office
13688 (1.381 %)Games
14478 (0.960 %)Legal
15476 (0.956 %)Government
16473 (0.950 %)Financial Institution
17366 (0.735 %)Advertising
18361 (0.725 %)Law
19357 (0.717 %)Publishing
20304 (0.610 %)Music
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
135729 (71.72 %)Developer
215881 (31.88 %)C# Developer
314711 (29.53 %).NET Developer
45523 (11.09 %)ASP.NET Developer
55070 (10.18 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
64951 (9.939 %)Web Developer
74416 (8.865 %)Senior Developer
83974 (7.978 %)Analyst
93853 (7.735 %)Software Developer
102653 (5.326 %)Programmer
112550 (5.119 %)Software Engineer
122029 (4.073 %)Senior C# Developer
131952 (3.918 %).NET Web Developer
141838 (3.690 %)Architect
151797 (3.607 %)C++ Developer
161769 (3.551 %)Senior .NET Developer
171756 (3.525 %)SQL Developer
181696 (3.405 %)Junior
191566 (3.144 %)Consultant
201528 (3.067 %)C# Web Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13244 (6.512 %)Derivative
21749 (3.511 %)Computer Science
31375 (2.760 %)N-Tier
41193 (2.395 %)Equity Derivative
41193 (2.395 %)Equities
51139 (2.286 %)Fixed Income
61113 (2.234 %)Mathematics
7984 (1.975 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
8762 (1.530 %)Multithreading
9701 (1.407 %)Client/Server
10513 (1.030 %)Credit Derivative
11358 (0.719 %)Physics
12354 (0.711 %)Web 2.0
13278 (0.558 %)W3C
14258 (0.518 %)Management Information System
15255 (0.512 %)Tandem
16249 (0.500 %)Social Network
17222 (0.446 %)Interest Rate Derivative
18209 (0.420 %)PDA
19187 (0.375 %)Market Risk
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17768 (15.59 %)Windows
22001 (4.017 %)UNIX
31431 (2.873 %)Linux
4964 (1.935 %)Windows Server 2003
5659 (1.323 %)Windows XP
6448 (0.899 %)Windows 2000
7327 (0.656 %)Solaris
8251 (0.504 %)Windows Vista
9224 (0.450 %)Windows Mobile
10176 (0.353 %)Windows NT
11128 (0.257 %)Windows 2000 Server
12117 (0.235 %)Windows CE
1395 (0.191 %)Windows Server 2008
1473 (0.147 %)Red Hat Linux
1537 (0.074 %)VMS
1633 (0.066 %)Embedded Linux
1731 (0.062 %)AIX
1824 (0.048 %)HPUX
1917 (0.034 %)VxWorks
2014 (0.028 %)Nucleus RTOS
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17970 (16.00 %)OO
23537 (7.100 %)Web Development
33532 (7.090 %)UML
42456 (4.930 %)Agile Software Development
52409 (4.836 %)E-Commerce
61947 (3.908 %)Project Management
71919 (3.852 %)Scrum
81508 (3.027 %)CRM
91379 (2.768 %)OOD
101289 (2.588 %)Unit Testing
111144 (2.296 %)Software Engineering
121134 (2.276 %)OOP
131042 (2.092 %)Risk Management
14995 (1.997 %)SOA
15912 (1.831 %)Content Management
16885 (1.777 %)TDD
17786 (1.578 %)Asset Management
18761 (1.528 %)Extreme Programming
19715 (1.435 %)Workflow
20697 (1.399 %)RAD
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117055 (34.24 %)SQL
210002 (20.08 %)C++
38662 (17.39 %)VB.NET
48344 (16.75 %)JavaScript
57786 (15.63 %)Java
67503 (15.06 %)VB
73252 (6.528 %)Transact-SQL
82691 (5.402 %)VB6
92528 (5.075 %)VBA
102197 (4.410 %)C
111358 (2.726 %)PHP
121197 (2.403 %)PL/SQL
131196 (2.401 %)VC++
141058 (2.124 %)DHTML
151004 (2.015 %)Perl
16986 (1.979 %)VBScript
17912 (1.831 %)Delphi
18507 (1.018 %)Python
19385 (0.773 %)ActionScript
20237 (0.476 %)XPath
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16955 (13.96 %)Degree
22691 (5.402 %)Microsoft Certification
31511 (3.033 %)MCSD
41155 (2.319 %)MCP
51147 (2.303 %)MCAD
6305 (0.612 %)MCTS
7271 (0.544 %)PhD
8229 (0.460 %)ISEB
9215 (0.432 %)MCPD
10107 (0.215 %)MCSE
11103 (0.207 %)HND
1273 (0.147 %)MCDBA
1273 (0.147 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1371 (0.143 %)HNC
1437 (0.074 %)MCITP
1535 (0.070 %)PMI Certification
1535 (0.070 %)Postgraduate
1631 (0.062 %)PMP
1724 (0.048 %)MCSA
1823 (0.046 %)ISTQB
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1863 (1.732 %)QA
2126 (0.253 %)WAI
395 (0.191 %)ISO9001
490 (0.181 %)SLA
553 (0.106 %)TickIT
648 (0.096 %)ISO9000
725 (0.050 %)HL7
822 (0.044 %)Basel II
919 (0.038 %)WCAG
1016 (0.032 %)ISO8583
1112 (0.024 %)21 CFR Part 11
129 (0.018 %)DICOM
134 (0.008 %)COBIT
134 (0.008 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
142 (0.004 %)MiFID
151 (0.002 %)ISO27001
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1532 (1.068 %)Active Directory
2220 (0.442 %)MSMQ
367 (0.134 %)VMware Infrastructure
447 (0.094 %)AquaLogic
537 (0.074 %)Terminal Services
630 (0.060 %)Terminal Server
719 (0.038 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
811 (0.022 %)Xen
811 (0.022 %)Orbix
910 (0.020 %)ISA Server
910 (0.020 %)VMware Workstation
106 (0.012 %)Intellisync
106 (0.012 %)Citrix Presentation Server
115 (0.010 %)VMware ESX
123 (0.006 %)MetaFrame
132 (0.004 %)Oracle RAC
141 (0.002 %)NetBackup
141 (0.002 %)Backup Exec
141 (0.002 %)Cronacle
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
163 (0.126 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
237 (0.074 %)MOM
328 (0.056 %)AutoSys
426 (0.052 %)MIIS
525 (0.050 %)SCCM
623 (0.046 %)SCOM
717 (0.034 %)CONTROL-M
89 (0.018 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
89 (0.018 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
98 (0.016 %)Tivoli
105 (0.010 %)AppManager
105 (0.010 %)Netcool
114 (0.008 %)Norton AntiVirus
122 (0.004 %)ZENworks
131 (0.002 %)WSUS
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111478 (23.04 %)Microsoft
25136 (10.31 %)Oracle
31233 (2.475 %)Sybase
4436 (0.875 %)TIBCO
5301 (0.604 %)Business Objects
6271 (0.544 %)SAP
7242 (0.486 %)Adobe
8230 (0.462 %)IBM
9195 (0.391 %)Bloomberg
10182 (0.365 %)Reuters
11178 (0.357 %)Citrix
12157 (0.315 %)ESRI
13151 (0.303 %)Sun
14139 (0.279 %)Cognos
15119 (0.239 %)Google
16117 (0.235 %)Infragistics
17115 (0.231 %)Borland
18111 (0.223 %)Macromedia
19110 (0.221 %)Sage
20109 (0.219 %)VMware