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This section looks at the demand for Windows Forms (WinForms) skills within the Buckinghamshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WinForms over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Forms (WinForms)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5881
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads2411
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.011 %
As % of the category below14.81 %2.799 %
Daily rates quoted94
Average minimum daily rate£311£288
Average daily rate£316£309
% change on same period last year+2.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£322£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£336
% change on same period last year-4.26 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£45.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.00£36.61
% change on same period last year-7.13 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads162393
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.216 %0.392 %
Daily rates quoted5299
Average minimum daily rate£381£275
Average daily rate£392£292
% change on same period last year+33.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£402£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted650
Average minimum hourly rate£34.38£31.17
Average hourly rate£38.75£32.18
% change on same period last year+20.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£43.13£33.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
WinForms South EastWinForms
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.

WinForms
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire WinForms Demand Trend

WinForms
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire WinForms Daily Rate Trend

WinForms
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WinForms across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Buckinghamshire WinForms Daily Rate Histogram

WinForms
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire WinForms Hourly Rate Trend

WinForms
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WinForms within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
Milton KeynesUp+49£350-
High WycombeNew entry-4£300-
AylesburyUp+61£300-
WinForms South EastWinForms
South East

WinForms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing WinForms 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 WinForms.

139 (97.50 %)C#
235 (87.50 %).NET
327 (67.50 %)SQL Server
426 (65.00 %)Windows
517 (42.50 %)SQL Server 2005
616 (40.00 %).NET Framework
712 (30.00 %)OO
811 (27.50 %)VB.NET
811 (27.50 %)Extreme Programming
99 (22.50 %)WPF
99 (22.50 %)MFC
108 (20.00 %)Electronics
116 (15.00 %)C++
116 (15.00 %)ActiveX
116 (15.00 %)Microsoft
124 (10.00 %)SQL
124 (10.00 %)WebServices
124 (10.00 %)XAML
133 (7.500 %)Agile Software Development
133 (7.500 %)WCF
133 (7.500 %)Visual Studio
133 (7.500 %)SQL Server 2000
142 (5.000 %)SOA
142 (5.000 %)ADO.NET
142 (5.000 %)XML
142 (5.000 %)ASP.NET
142 (5.000 %)Oracle
142 (5.000 %)LabVIEW
142 (5.000 %)GIS
142 (5.000 %)Finance

WinForms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing WinForms 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 WinForms. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (87.50 %).NET
216 (40.00 %).NET Framework
39 (22.50 %)WPF
39 (22.50 %)MFC
46 (15.00 %)ActiveX
54 (10.00 %)WebServices
63 (7.500 %)WCF
72 (5.000 %)XML
72 (5.000 %)ASP.NET
72 (5.000 %)ADO.NET
81 (2.500 %)ASP
81 (2.500 %)HTML
81 (2.500 %)WF
81 (2.500 %)LINQ
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.500 %)IIS
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.500 %)MS Office
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
127 (67.50 %)SQL Server
217 (42.50 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (7.500 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (5.000 %)GIS
51 (2.500 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (7.500 %)Visual Studio
22 (5.000 %)LabVIEW
31 (2.500 %)NUnit
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (20.00 %)Electronics
22 (5.000 %)Finance
31 (2.500 %)Government
31 (2.500 %)Retail
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (75.00 %)Developer
223 (57.50 %)C# Developer
313 (32.50 %).NET Developer
48 (20.00 %)WinForms Developer
54 (10.00 %).NET Software Engineer
54 (10.00 %)Software Engineer
54 (10.00 %)Programmer
63 (7.500 %)C# Software Engineer
63 (7.500 %)GUI Programmer
72 (5.000 %)CSharp Software Developer
72 (5.000 %).NET Programmer
72 (5.000 %)GIS Developer
72 (5.000 %)Software Developer
81 (2.500 %)Lead Developer
81 (2.500 %)Analyst
81 (2.500 %)Applications Developer
81 (2.500 %)Analyst Programmer
81 (2.500 %)Server Analyst
81 (2.500 %)C# Analyst Programmer
81 (2.500 %)ASP.NET Developer
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.500 %)N-Tier
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
126 (65.00 %)Windows
21 (2.500 %)Windows XP
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (30.00 %)OO
211 (27.50 %)Extreme Programming
33 (7.500 %)Agile Software Development
42 (5.000 %)Unit Testing
42 (5.000 %)SOA
51 (2.500 %)Workflow
51 (2.500 %)SC Cleared
51 (2.500 %)Security Cleared
51 (2.500 %)OOD
51 (2.500 %)UML
51 (2.500 %)OOP
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
139 (97.50 %)C#
211 (27.50 %)VB.NET
36 (15.00 %)C++
44 (10.00 %)XAML
44 (10.00 %)SQL
51 (2.500 %)Transact-SQL
51 (2.500 %)VB
51 (2.500 %)VB6
51 (2.500 %)Java
51 (2.500 %)JavaScript
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.000 %)Degree
21 (2.500 %)Microsoft Certification
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (15.00 %)Microsoft
22 (5.000 %)Oracle