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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC) skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MFC over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Foundation Class Library (MFC)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank135117
Rank change on same period last yearDown-18
Matching contract IT job ads1236
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.036 %
As % of the category below1.052 %2.815 %
Daily rates quoted116
Average minimum daily rate£110£251
Average daily rate£155£273
% change on same period last year-43.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£200£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£301£303
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted70
Average minimum hourly rate£32.57-
Average hourly rate£33.57-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£34.57-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.26£34.94
% change on same period last year-1.95 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads11411279
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.521 %1.294 %
Daily rates quoted374371
Average minimum daily rate£349£337
Average daily rate£379£358
% change on same period last year+5.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£409£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted77155
Average minimum hourly rate£28.30£30.01
Average hourly rate£31.23£31.53
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.16£33.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
MFC EnglandMFC
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.

MFC
Demand Trend

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

East of England MFC Demand Trend

MFC
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MFC across the East of England region.

East of England MFC Daily Rate Trend

MFC
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MFC across the East of England region.

East of England MFC Hourly Rate Trend

MFC
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MFC across the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

East of England MFC Hourly Rate Histogram

MFC
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MFC within the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
HertfordshireDown-168--
CambridgeshireDown-24£155-28.46 %
MFC EnglandMFC
England

MFC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing MFC 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 MFC.

132 (96.97 %)C++
219 (57.58 %)Microsoft
312 (36.36 %)C
312 (36.36 %)Visual Studio
312 (36.36 %)VC++
411 (33.33 %)SQL Server
58 (24.24 %)C#
58 (24.24 %)Electronics
67 (21.21 %)Windows
76 (18.18 %).NET
85 (15.15 %)MPEG
85 (15.15 %)TCP/IP
94 (12.12 %)Degree
94 (12.12 %)Mathematics
94 (12.12 %)Physics
103 (9.091 %)Multimedia
103 (9.091 %)Windows NT
103 (9.091 %)ATL
103 (9.091 %)COM
103 (9.091 %)Manufacturing
103 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2000
112 (6.061 %)InstallShield
112 (6.061 %)XML
112 (6.061 %)PhD
112 (6.061 %)MS Excel
112 (6.061 %)Multithreading
121 (3.030 %)Security Cleared
121 (3.030 %)C++/CLI
121 (3.030 %)SQL
121 (3.030 %)OpenGL

MFC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing MFC 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 MFC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (18.18 %).NET
23 (9.091 %)ATL
23 (9.091 %)COM
32 (6.061 %)XML
41 (3.030 %)OpenGL
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (6.061 %)MS Excel
21 (3.030 %)3ds Max
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (15.15 %)TCP/IP
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (33.33 %)SQL Server
23 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2000
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (36.36 %)Visual Studio
22 (6.061 %)InstallShield
31 (3.030 %)LabVIEW
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (24.24 %)Electronics
23 (9.091 %)Manufacturing
23 (9.091 %)Multimedia
31 (3.030 %)3D Graphics
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (42.42 %)Software Engineer
114 (42.42 %)Developer
212 (36.36 %)C++ Developer
38 (24.24 %)Test Engineer
41 (3.030 %)C++ Software Engineer
41 (3.030 %)C# Software Engineer
41 (3.030 %)Software Test Engineer
41 (3.030 %)Server Engineer
41 (3.030 %)C++ Software Developer
41 (3.030 %).NET Software Engineer
41 (3.030 %)C++/CSharp Developer
41 (3.030 %)CSharp Software Developer
41 (3.030 %)C# Developer
41 (3.030 %)Network Engineer
41 (3.030 %)Software Developer
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (15.15 %)MPEG
24 (12.12 %)Mathematics
24 (12.12 %)Physics
32 (6.061 %)Multithreading
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (21.21 %)Windows
23 (9.091 %)Windows NT
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (3.030 %)Configuration Management
11 (3.030 %)Security Cleared
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (96.97 %)C++
212 (36.36 %)C
212 (36.36 %)VC++
38 (24.24 %)C#
41 (3.030 %)SQL
41 (3.030 %)C++/CLI
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (12.12 %)Degree
22 (6.061 %)PhD
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (57.58 %)Microsoft
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