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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the Abingdon 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£350£344
% change on same period last year+1.78 %
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£35.05£37.00
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
Abingdon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Abingdon
Matching contract IT job ads73
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.003 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£333
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00£50.00
Average hourly rate£12.00£50.00
% change on same period last year-76.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.00£50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.32£32.24
% change on same period last year-2.87 %
WCF OxfordshireWCF
Oxfordshire

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 Abingdon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Abingdon WCF Demand Trend

WCF
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Abingdon 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.

13 (100.00 %).NET
13 (100.00 %)C#
13 (100.00 %)C++
13 (100.00 %)OO
13 (100.00 %)OOD
13 (100.00 %)WPF
22 (66.67 %)WebServices
22 (66.67 %)Web Development
22 (66.67 %)Java
22 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
31 (33.33 %)COM+
31 (33.33 %)DCOM
31 (33.33 %)OLE

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Abingdon 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.

Abingdon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %).NET
13 (100.00 %)WPF
22 (66.67 %)WebServices
22 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
31 (33.33 %)COM+
31 (33.33 %)DCOM
31 (33.33 %)OLE
Abingdon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Developer
13 (100.00 %).NET Developer
22 (66.67 %)C# Developer
Abingdon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)OO
13 (100.00 %)OOD
22 (66.67 %)Web Development
Abingdon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)C#
13 (100.00 %)C++
22 (66.67 %)Java