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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the Birmingham 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
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£345£375
% change on same period last year-8.01 %
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£25.50£38.50
% change on same period last year-33.76 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads97170
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.194 %0.213 %
Daily rates quoted3037
Average minimum daily rate£359£267
Average daily rate£394£301
% change on same period last year+30.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£429£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£334
% change on same period last year-5.07 %
Hourly rates quoted117
Average minimum hourly rate£24.23£27.78
Average hourly rate£28.30£32.64
% change on same period last year-13.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.37£37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.27£31.42
% change on same period last year-10.04 %
WCF West MidlandsWCF
West Midlands

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

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham WCF Daily Rate Trend

WCF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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 %).NET
15 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
24 (80.00 %)SQL Server
33 (60.00 %)UML
33 (60.00 %)ETL
33 (60.00 %)Data Analysis
33 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (60.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
42 (40.00 %)RUP
42 (40.00 %)C#
42 (40.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
42 (40.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2008
51 (20.00 %)HTML
51 (20.00 %)JavaScript
51 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
51 (20.00 %)SQL
51 (20.00 %)CSS
51 (20.00 %)SOA
51 (20.00 %)OO
51 (20.00 %)BizTalk Server
51 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
51 (20.00 %)TDD
51 (20.00 %)NUnit
51 (20.00 %)Subversion
51 (20.00 %)Government
51 (20.00 %)Scrum
51 (20.00 %)NHibernate
51 (20.00 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %).NET
15 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (20.00 %)CSS
21 (20.00 %)NHibernate
21 (20.00 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
21 (20.00 %)HTML
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)BizTalk Server
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (80.00 %)SQL Server
23 (60.00 %)ETL
23 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2005
23 (60.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
32 (40.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
32 (40.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2008
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)NUnit
11 (20.00 %)Subversion
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Government
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Architect
22 (40.00 %)Developer
22 (40.00 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
22 (40.00 %)Solutions Architect
22 (40.00 %).NET Developer
22 (40.00 %)C# Developer
31 (20.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
31 (20.00 %)Senior Technical Architect
31 (20.00 %)Senior Solutions Architect
31 (20.00 %)Lead Architect
31 (20.00 %)Technical Architect
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)UML
13 (60.00 %)Data Analysis
22 (40.00 %)RUP
31 (20.00 %)SOA
31 (20.00 %)Scrum
31 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
31 (20.00 %)TDD
31 (20.00 %)OO
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)C#
21 (20.00 %)JavaScript
21 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
21 (20.00 %)SQL