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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) skills within the Cheshire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Workflow Foundation (WF)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank60-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.442 %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£320£356
% change on same period last year-10.26 %
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-£31.00
% change on same period last year-
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads226219
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.318 %0.221 %
Daily rates quoted3635
Average minimum daily rate£314£308
Average daily rate£325£325
% change on same period last year-0.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£336£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted1518
Average minimum hourly rate£28.13£29.06
Average hourly rate£30.85£31.42
% change on same period last year-1.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.57£33.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
WF North WestWF
North 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.

WF
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire WF Daily Rate Trend

WF
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire WF Hourly Rate Trend

WF
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WF within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
ChesterNew entry-1--
WF North WestWF
North West

WF
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

16 (100.00 %)C#
16 (100.00 %).NET
16 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
16 (100.00 %)WCF
25 (83.33 %)Dynamics CRM
25 (83.33 %)CRM
25 (83.33 %)SQL Server
34 (66.67 %)Oracle
34 (66.67 %)WebServices
34 (66.67 %)Microsoft
34 (66.67 %)Microsoft CRM
34 (66.67 %)Oracle EBS
34 (66.67 %)ASP.NET 2.0
43 (50.00 %).NET Framework
43 (50.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
43 (50.00 %)InfoPath
43 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
43 (50.00 %)SharePoint
52 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (33.33 %)Government
52 (33.33 %)Local Government
61 (16.67 %)Immediacy CMS
61 (16.67 %)CMS
61 (16.67 %)WinForms
61 (16.67 %)WPF
61 (16.67 %)Silverlight
61 (16.67 %)Intranet
61 (16.67 %)Internet
61 (16.67 %)Visual Studio

WF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (100.00 %).NET
16 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
16 (100.00 %)WCF
24 (66.67 %)ASP.NET 2.0
24 (66.67 %)WebServices
33 (50.00 %).NET Framework
41 (16.67 %)WPF
41 (16.67 %)Silverlight
41 (16.67 %)WinForms
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (50.00 %)SharePoint
13 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
13 (50.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (16.67 %)Immediacy CMS
21 (16.67 %)CMS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (50.00 %)InfoPath
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (83.33 %)Dynamics CRM
24 (66.67 %)Microsoft CRM
24 (66.67 %)Oracle EBS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (16.67 %)Intranet
11 (16.67 %)Internet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (83.33 %)SQL Server
22 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (16.67 %)Visual Studio
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Government
12 (33.33 %)Local Government
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Developer
22 (33.33 %)Architect
22 (33.33 %).NET Developer
22 (33.33 %)Solutions Architect
31 (16.67 %)Lead Developer
31 (16.67 %)ASP.NET Developer
31 (16.67 %)Business Architect
31 (16.67 %)SharePoint Developer
31 (16.67 %)Business Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Analyst
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (83.33 %)CRM
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (100.00 %)C#
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Oracle
14 (66.67 %)Microsoft