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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) skills within the Bedfordshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WPF over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank19-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below7.143 %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£291£306
% change on same period last year-5.15 %
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£40.00£37.88
% change on same period last year+5.61 %
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Bedfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads2859
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.065 %
Daily rates quoted1017
Average minimum daily rate£351£369
Average daily rate£373£416
% change on same period last year-10.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£395£464
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£333
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Hourly rates quoted310
Average minimum hourly rate£23.00£34.15
Average hourly rate£23.00£36.55
% change on same period last year-37.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.00£38.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.64£31.31
% change on same period last year-8.54 %
WPF East of EnglandWPF
East of England

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.

WPF
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire WPF Demand Trend

WPF
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing WPF 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 WPF.

12 (66.67 %)C#
12 (66.67 %)WCF
12 (66.67 %)Silverlight
21 (33.33 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
21 (33.33 %)WinForms
21 (33.33 %)SQL
21 (33.33 %).NET
21 (33.33 %)SQL Server
21 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
21 (33.33 %)Windows
21 (33.33 %)ISO9001
21 (33.33 %)Microsoft

WPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing WPF 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 WPF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (66.67 %)WCF
12 (66.67 %)Silverlight
21 (33.33 %).NET
21 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
21 (33.33 %)WinForms
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Developer
12 (66.67 %)C# Developer
21 (33.33 %)Lead C# Developer
21 (33.33 %)WinForms Developer
21 (33.33 %)Consultant
21 (33.33 %)Lead Developer
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)Windows
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)C#
21 (33.33 %)SQL
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (33.33 %)ISO9001
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft