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

LinkMicrosoft Foundation Class Library (MFC)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank130166
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.585 %0.290 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£358
Average daily rate-£358
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£297£334
% change on same period last year-10.80 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.62£35.71
% change on same period last year-0.26 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads6841035
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.925 %1.021 %
Daily rates quoted181251
Average minimum daily rate£296£322
Average daily rate£320£336
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted60101
Average minimum hourly rate£36.61£36.80
Average hourly rate£38.57£37.90
% change on same period last year+1.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.54£39.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
MFC South EastMFC
South East

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.

MFC
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire MFC Demand Trend

MFC
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MFC across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire MFC Daily Rate Trend

MFC
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MFC across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire MFC Hourly Rate Trend

MFC
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MFC within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+21--
MFC South EastMFC
South East

MFC
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing MFC 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 MFC.

18 (88.89 %)VC++
27 (77.78 %)C++
36 (66.67 %)Windows
44 (44.44 %)C#
44 (44.44 %)ATL
53 (33.33 %)SQL
53 (33.33 %)C
62 (22.22 %)J#
71 (11.11 %)Web Development
71 (11.11 %)Electronics
71 (11.11 %)ActiveX
71 (11.11 %)N-Tier
71 (11.11 %)Microsoft
71 (11.11 %)DHTML
71 (11.11 %)JavaScript
71 (11.11 %).NET
71 (11.11 %)ASP.NET
71 (11.11 %)COM
71 (11.11 %)DCOM

MFC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing MFC 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 MFC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (44.44 %)ATL
21 (11.11 %)COM
21 (11.11 %)DCOM
21 (11.11 %)ActiveX
21 (11.11 %).NET
21 (11.11 %)ASP.NET
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (11.11 %)Electronics
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (55.56 %)Developer
24 (44.44 %)C++ Developer
33 (33.33 %)Architect
41 (11.11 %)Software Engineer
41 (11.11 %)Technical Architect
41 (11.11 %).NET Developer
41 (11.11 %)C# Developer
41 (11.11 %)C++ Software Engineer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)N-Tier
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (66.67 %)Windows
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (11.11 %)Web Development
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (88.89 %)VC++
27 (77.78 %)C++
34 (44.44 %)C#
43 (33.33 %)C
43 (33.33 %)SQL
52 (22.22 %)J#
61 (11.11 %)DHTML
61 (11.11 %)JavaScript
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (11.11 %)Microsoft