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This section looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the Aberdeen region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WCF over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2728
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below5.556 %4.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£369£331
% change on same period last year+11.50 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.30£35.14
% change on same period last year+0.44 %
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Aberdeen
Matching contract IT job ads1825
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.025 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£475£215
Average daily rate£475£261
% change on same period last year+81.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£475£308
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£38.75-
Average hourly rate£39.13-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£39.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
WCF ScotlandWCF
Scotland

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

WCF
Demand Trend

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

Aberdeen WCF Demand Trend

WCF
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing WCF 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited WCF.

15 (100.00 %)C#
15 (100.00 %).NET
15 (100.00 %)Windows
15 (100.00 %)OO
24 (80.00 %)OOD
33 (60.00 %)Unit Testing
33 (60.00 %)Continuous Integration
33 (60.00 %)Business Analysis
42 (40.00 %).NET Framework
42 (40.00 %)ASP.NET
51 (20.00 %)CSS
51 (20.00 %)WebServices
51 (20.00 %)XML
51 (20.00 %)HTML
51 (20.00 %)SQL
51 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
51 (20.00 %)SharePoint
51 (20.00 %)SQL Server
51 (20.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
51 (20.00 %)SOA
51 (20.00 %)W3C
51 (20.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
51 (20.00 %)AJAX
51 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (20.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
51 (20.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing WCF also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited WCF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %).NET
22 (40.00 %).NET Framework
22 (40.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (20.00 %)CSS
31 (20.00 %)WebServices
31 (20.00 %)XML
31 (20.00 %)HTML
31 (20.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
31 (20.00 %)AJAX
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)SharePoint
11 (20.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Developer
24 (80.00 %).NET Developer
31 (20.00 %)Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Senior Developer
31 (20.00 %)Data Analyst
31 (20.00 %)SQL Server Analyst
31 (20.00 %)SQL Developer
31 (20.00 %)SQL Server Developer
31 (20.00 %)Developer Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Server Analyst
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)W3C
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)Windows
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)OO
24 (80.00 %)OOD
33 (60.00 %)Unit Testing
33 (60.00 %)Continuous Integration
33 (60.00 %)Business Analysis
41 (20.00 %)SOA
41 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)C#
21 (20.00 %)SQL
21 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL