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

LinkWindows Driver Foundation (WDF)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank37-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.085 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£190-
Average daily rate£230-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£270-
UK excluding London average daily rate£230-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£32.50-
Average hourly rate£35.63-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£38.75-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.63-
% change on same period last year-
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads118160
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.157 %0.160 %
Daily rates quoted3529
Average minimum daily rate£301£291
Average daily rate£328£297
% change on same period last year+10.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£304
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted1523
Average minimum hourly rate£25.96£33.93
Average hourly rate£30.64£35.35
% change on same period last year-13.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.32£36.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
WDF CambridgeshireWDF
Cambridgeshire

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.

WDF
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge WDF Demand Trend

WDF
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridge WDF Daily Rate Trend

WDF
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Cambridge WDF Daily Rate Histogram

WDF
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridge WDF Hourly Rate Trend

WDF
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Cambridge WDF Hourly Rate Histogram

WDF
Top 7 Related IT Skills

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

16 (100.00 %)C
16 (100.00 %)Windows
16 (100.00 %)PhD
16 (100.00 %)Ethernet
16 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
16 (100.00 %)Device Driver
16 (100.00 %)iSCSI

WDF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (100.00 %)Ethernet
16 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
16 (100.00 %)iSCSI
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (100.00 %)Developer
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (100.00 %)Device Driver
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (100.00 %)Windows
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (100.00 %)C
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (100.00 %)PhD