C# Jobs in the London Financial Markets – market update November 2008

Jane Stevens, Financial Services Specialist Consultant at Jenrick CPI, has seen The C# Developer job market show continued resilience, even in the current economic uncertainty:

“As far as my clients in the finance sector are concerned, anyone who has at least three years solid C# development experience gained within an investment banking / trading market are still sought after in the City / Canary Wharf arena . . .“

To read the complete article, click on the following link to the Jenrick Blog: C# Developer Jobs in Finance

C# Developer Jobs – what desired skillset are employers requesting?
We have also posted some sample C# Developer Jobs (see below) to give potential candidates an idea of the skills and experience that you are expected to have to take advantage of the current job opportunities within this sector.

Job Title: Senior C# Developer – Financial Services, Canary Wharf, London

The following role was on an initial six month contract – paying £450 - £500 per day (contract) or in a permanent capacity £55 - £60K + good bonus potential + benefits including contributory pension, private medical insurance for the family and subsidised gym membership

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:
.NET 2.0, 3.0
SQL Server 2005, 2000 Database, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS
C#
ASP.NET
WPF
Windows Forms development
CAB (Composite UI Application block)
Multi-tiered systems development

Experience in the following would be advantageous:
Scrum/Agile development
Business Object XI 3.0
MVC (Model-View-Controller) and/or MVP (Model-View Presenter)
TDD (Test Directed Development)
Unit testing
Web services / WCF

 

Job Title: C# Application Developer – Financial Institutions, Central London

This permanent position offered a £50,000 salary + good bonus potential + benefits including contributory pension, private medical care and interest free travel loan.

Skill Requirements:
Microsoft Web Forms applications using .NET framework with C# and ADO.NET
Microsoft SQL Server databases and stored procedures
Cascaded Style Sheets (CSS) and their use in formatting browser-based content
Client-side JavaScript and its integration with the W3C Document Object Model (DOM)
Experience in using XML and related technologies would be an advantage
Experience of using Agile software development methodologies would be useful.

 

Job Title: C# Team Leader – Financial Services, Canary Wharf, London

This permanent role was an excellent example of the type of C# job opportunity that we receive, paying £70,000 + good bonus potential + benefits including contributory pension, private medical care for the whole family and subsidised gym membership.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:
Strong team-working skills, able to work as part of a team.
2 years experience of managing a team of 7+ staff
Provision of estimates and project plans for development projects or tasks.
Proven experience of managing and tracking development tasks through to delivery
Experience in the application of Object Orientated development techniques.
Understanding of diverse software development methodologies
Strong knowledge of development technologies such as C#, WCF, SOA, .NET
Good written communication skills

Applying for C# Developer Jobs or other Financial Services IT roles:
Please contact Jane Stevens, Financial Services Specialist Consultant at Jenrick CPI, on (01932) 245 500 to discuss our current C# Developer Jobs or other Financial Services IT job opportunities.

In addition: Search for C# Developer Jobs, or Register your CV now for future C# Developer roles.