dot Net software developer jobs on the west coast (job market, salaries)

[filya]

Hi all,

I am an experienced software developer working with .Net technologies (MVC, WCF, Web API etc) for a long time now. I have also done a lot of jQuery, javascript, Angular js, Breeze.

I am doing some research before I relocate to one of:

1. Portland OR
2. Seattle WA
3. San Siego CA
4. East Bay CA

I am particularly interested in what the job market is like in these places. Like what companies do the most hiring, what kind of salaries can I expect, what's the hiring numbers like etc.

Also, if you had these skills and had to move to one of these, which one would you choose (based solely on the job market)?

Thank you for your help!

[Grizzly Addams]

I am not sure what the job markets are like, but I feel like anything to do with IT and computers is going to have a good job market in almost all major cities. Just out of curiosity is .NET development your favorite? How similar is it to HTML? I am currently studying computer science and primarily learning Java.

[filya]

Yea, I am sure all these places have a good IT market.

Being a senior .net developer all these years, I wouldn't want to fall back as a junior or mid working with a different technology like java or php. In fact, I would hope to further my career in .net using all my experience.

.Net is a Microsoft framework using C# or Vb.net. C# would be very similar to java. .Net is just a huge collection of libraries provided by MS to make life easier for a developer. Also, it can only run on windows.