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This section looks at the demand for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) skills within the Bristol 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 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-61
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads013
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.000 %5.242 %
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£338£263
% change on same period last year+28.61 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£33.33
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£46.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.25£34.29
% change on same period last year-8.85 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads198248
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.263 %0.248 %
Daily rates quoted5473
Average minimum daily rate£294£303
Average daily rate£332£339
% change on same period last year-2.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.45 %
Hourly rates quoted3440
Average minimum hourly rate£35.57£32.25
Average hourly rate£37.36£38.47
% change on same period last year-2.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.15£44.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.68£33.02
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
WPF South WestWPF
South West

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

Bristol WPF Demand Trend

WPF
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol WPF Daily Rate Trend

WPF
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol WPF Hourly Rate Trend

WPF
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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 %)HTML
12 (66.67 %)JavaScript
12 (66.67 %)VB
12 (66.67 %).NET
12 (66.67 %)Visual Studio
12 (66.67 %)XML
12 (66.67 %)Windows
12 (66.67 %)Silverlight
21 (33.33 %)Retail
21 (33.33 %)Web 2.0
21 (33.33 %)Music
21 (33.33 %)Telecoms
21 (33.33 %)Series 60
21 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
21 (33.33 %)Adobe
21 (33.33 %)Internet

WPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (66.67 %)HTML
12 (66.67 %).NET
12 (66.67 %)XML
12 (66.67 %)Silverlight
21 (33.33 %)Series 60
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (33.33 %)Internet
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (66.67 %)Visual Studio
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Telecoms
11 (33.33 %)Retail
11 (33.33 %)Music
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Software Developer
12 (66.67 %)Developer
12 (66.67 %).NET Developer
21 (33.33 %)Interface Designer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)Web 2.0
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)Windows
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)C#
12 (66.67 %)JavaScript
12 (66.67 %)VB
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Adobe