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This section looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) 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 WCF over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank124161
Rank change on same period last yearUp+37
Matching contract IT job ads42
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.560 %0.190 %
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£367£335
% change on same period last year+9.48 %
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£36.50£34.00
% change on same period last year+7.35 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads7141054
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.952 %1.066 %
Daily rates quoted193276
Average minimum daily rate£296£324
Average daily rate£317£339
% change on same period last year-6.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted5894
Average minimum hourly rate£35.55£36.15
Average hourly rate£37.39£37.68
% change on same period last year-0.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.24£39.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
WCF South EastWCF
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.

WCF
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire WCF Demand Trend

WCF
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire WCF Daily Rate Trend

WCF
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WCF within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
ReadingNew entry-4--
WCF South EastWCF
South East

WCF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire 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
24 (80.00 %)ASP.NET
33 (60.00 %)SQL Server
33 (60.00 %)WebServices
33 (60.00 %)XML
33 (60.00 %)AJAX
33 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (40.00 %)Technical Architecture
42 (40.00 %).NET Framework
42 (40.00 %)ESB
42 (40.00 %)Load Balancing
42 (40.00 %)Replication
42 (40.00 %)Clustering
42 (40.00 %)Oracle Application Server
42 (40.00 %)SC Cleared
42 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
42 (40.00 %)WebLogic Portal
42 (40.00 %)BizTalk Server
42 (40.00 %)SOA
42 (40.00 %)UDDI
42 (40.00 %)HTTP
42 (40.00 %)B2B
42 (40.00 %)WebLogic
42 (40.00 %)IIS
42 (40.00 %)SOAP
42 (40.00 %)J2EE
42 (40.00 %)Oracle
42 (40.00 %)HTML
42 (40.00 %)SQL

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %).NET
24 (80.00 %)ASP.NET
33 (60.00 %)WebServices
33 (60.00 %)XML
33 (60.00 %)AJAX
42 (40.00 %).NET Framework
42 (40.00 %)HTML
42 (40.00 %)UDDI
42 (40.00 %)SOAP
42 (40.00 %)J2EE
51 (20.00 %)WinForms
51 (20.00 %)WPF
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (40.00 %)WebLogic
12 (40.00 %)IIS
12 (40.00 %)BizTalk Server
12 (40.00 %)WebLogic Portal
12 (40.00 %)Oracle Application Server
12 (40.00 %)ESB
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (40.00 %)HTTP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (60.00 %)SQL Server
13 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Developer
21 (20.00 %).NET Developer
21 (20.00 %)C# Developer
21 (20.00 %)WinForms Developer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (40.00 %)Replication
12 (40.00 %)Clustering
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)SOA
12 (40.00 %)B2B
12 (40.00 %)Technical Architecture
12 (40.00 %)Load Balancing
12 (40.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)C#
22 (40.00 %)SQL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)Microsoft
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