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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) skills within the Derbyshire 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 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£291£306
% change on same period last year-5.15 %
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£40.00£37.88
% change on same period last year+5.61 %
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Derbyshire
Matching contract IT job ads3386
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.094 %
Daily rates quoted312
Average minimum daily rate£348£375
Average daily rate£367£385
% change on same period last year-4.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£395
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£333
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Hourly rates quoted812
Average minimum hourly rate£23.96£29.96
Average hourly rate£26.99£31.77
% change on same period last year-15.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.02£33.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.64£31.31
% change on same period last year-8.54 %
WPF East MidlandsWPF
East Midlands

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

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire WPF Daily Rate Trend

WPF
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

15 (100.00 %).NET
15 (100.00 %)Oracle
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
15 (100.00 %)ADO.NET
15 (100.00 %)Back Office
15 (100.00 %)WinForms
15 (100.00 %)C#
15 (100.00 %)SharePoint
15 (100.00 %)Microsoft
15 (100.00 %)WCF
23 (60.00 %)SQL
23 (60.00 %)Agile Software Development
23 (60.00 %)ASP.NET
23 (60.00 %)WebServices
23 (60.00 %)UML
23 (60.00 %)OO
32 (40.00 %)MS Office
32 (40.00 %)RDBMS

WPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %).NET
15 (100.00 %)ADO.NET
15 (100.00 %)WinForms
15 (100.00 %)WCF
23 (60.00 %)ASP.NET
23 (60.00 %)WebServices
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (100.00 %)SharePoint
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (40.00 %)MS Office
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
22 (40.00 %)RDBMS
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (100.00 %)Back Office
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Developer
13 (60.00 %).NET Developer
13 (60.00 %)C# Developer
13 (60.00 %)SQL Developer
13 (60.00 %)SQL Server Developer
13 (60.00 %)WinForms Developer
22 (40.00 %)CSharp Software Developer
22 (40.00 %)Software Developer
22 (40.00 %)Software Engineer
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)UML
13 (60.00 %)OO
13 (60.00 %)Agile Software Development
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)C#
23 (60.00 %)SQL
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)Oracle
15 (100.00 %)Microsoft