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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) 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 WF over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Workflow Foundation (WF)
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank40-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.062 %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£309£450
% change on same period last year-31.33 %
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£11.00-
% change on same period last year-
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 %
WF West MidlandsWF
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.

WF
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham WF Demand Trend

WF
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham WF Daily Rate Trend

WF
Top 17 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)CSS
12 (100.00 %)WebServices
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)SharePoint
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (100.00 %)HTML
12 (100.00 %)Workflow
12 (100.00 %)InfoPath
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
12 (100.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (50.00 %).NET Framework
21 (50.00 %)Publishing
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL

WF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing WF 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 WF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)HTML
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)CSS
12 (100.00 %)WebServices
21 (50.00 %).NET Framework
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (100.00 %)SharePoint
12 (100.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (100.00 %)InfoPath
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Publishing
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)SharePoint Developer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Workflow
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft