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This section looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the Cambridgeshire 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank39-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads200
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.000 %
As % of the category below9.709 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£330-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£360-
UK excluding London average daily rate£369£331
% change on same period last year+11.50 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£27.50-
Average hourly rate£34.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£41.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.30£35.14
% change on same period last year+0.44 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads206295
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.275 %0.294 %
Daily rates quoted5350
Average minimum daily rate£307£289
Average daily rate£330£297
% change on same period last year+11.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£354£304
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted1845
Average minimum hourly rate£25.82£28.25
Average hourly rate£30.36£29.30
% change on same period last year+3.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.89£30.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
WCF East of EnglandWCF
East of England

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire WCF Daily Rate Trend

WCF
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Cambridgeshire WCF Daily Rate Histogram

WCF
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire WCF Hourly Rate Trend

WCF
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Cambridgeshire WCF Hourly Rate Histogram

WCF
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WCF within the Cambridgeshire 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
CambridgeNew entry-12£340-
PeterboroughNew entry-8£320-
WCF East of EnglandWCF
East of England

WCF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

144 (95.65 %).NET
233 (71.74 %)SQL Server
331 (67.39 %)XML
430 (65.22 %)SQL
529 (63.04 %)ASP.NET
624 (52.17 %)WPF
723 (50.00 %)VB.NET
818 (39.13 %)WebServices
917 (36.96 %)Microsoft
1016 (34.78 %)Transact-SQL
1016 (34.78 %)C#
1016 (34.78 %)Agile Software Development
1115 (32.61 %)Finance
1115 (32.61 %)Windows
1115 (32.61 %)UML
1214 (30.43 %)CSS
1214 (30.43 %)XSLT
1214 (30.43 %)SQL Server 2005
1313 (28.26 %)VB6
1313 (28.26 %)VB
1313 (28.26 %)JavaScript
1412 (26.09 %)ASP
1412 (26.09 %)OO
1412 (26.09 %)CRM
1412 (26.09 %)Banking
1511 (23.91 %)WF
1610 (21.74 %)MSI
1610 (21.74 %)InstallShield
179 (19.57 %)COM+
179 (19.57 %)PowerShell

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
144 (95.65 %).NET
231 (67.39 %)XML
329 (63.04 %)ASP.NET
424 (52.17 %)WPF
518 (39.13 %)WebServices
614 (30.43 %)CSS
614 (30.43 %)XSLT
712 (26.09 %)ASP
811 (23.91 %)WF
99 (19.57 %)COM+
108 (17.39 %)XSD
117 (15.22 %).NET Remoting
117 (15.22 %)J2ME
117 (15.22 %)WinForms
123 (6.522 %)Middleware
123 (6.522 %)ASP.NET 2.0
132 (4.348 %)AJAX
132 (4.348 %)XML Schema
132 (4.348 %)Silverlight
141 (2.174 %).NET Framework
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (13.04 %)SharePoint
21 (2.174 %)IIS
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (15.22 %)3GPP
26 (13.04 %)TELNET
31 (2.174 %)SMPP
31 (2.174 %)SMS
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
133 (71.74 %)SQL Server
214 (30.43 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (4.348 %)SQL Server 2000
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (21.74 %)MSI
110 (21.74 %)InstallShield
26 (13.04 %)Visual Studio
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (32.61 %)Finance
212 (26.09 %)Banking
35 (10.87 %)Telecoms
41 (2.174 %)Back Office
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (73.91 %)Developer
225 (54.35 %).NET Developer
319 (41.30 %)VB.NET Developer
411 (23.91 %)C# Developer
510 (21.74 %)ASP.NET Developer
68 (17.39 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
77 (15.22 %)Installations Engineer
77 (15.22 %)Applications Packager
85 (10.87 %)WinForms Developer
93 (6.522 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
102 (4.348 %)Software Developer
111 (2.174 %)Web Developer
111 (2.174 %)Senior Developer
111 (2.174 %)Deployment Engineer
111 (2.174 %)C# Web Developer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (17.39 %)N-Tier
27 (15.22 %)Java Card
36 (13.04 %)Cryptography
44 (8.696 %)Mathematics
44 (8.696 %)Computer Science
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (32.61 %)Windows
22 (4.348 %)Windows XP
22 (4.348 %)Windows Vista
22 (4.348 %)Windows Server 2008
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (34.78 %)Agile Software Development
215 (32.61 %)UML
312 (26.09 %)OO
312 (26.09 %)CRM
47 (15.22 %)Workflow
47 (15.22 %)Continuous Integration
55 (10.87 %)TDD
62 (4.348 %)Configuration Management
71 (2.174 %)OOA/OOD
71 (2.174 %)OOD
71 (2.174 %)SOA
71 (2.174 %)Web Development
71 (2.174 %)Performance Testing
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (65.22 %)SQL
223 (50.00 %)VB.NET
316 (34.78 %)Transact-SQL
316 (34.78 %)C#
413 (28.26 %)VB
413 (28.26 %)VB6
413 (28.26 %)JavaScript
59 (19.57 %)PowerShell
67 (15.22 %)Java
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (8.696 %)Degree
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (15.22 %)MSMQ
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (13.04 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (36.96 %)Microsoft