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This section looks at the demand for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) skills within the Essex 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank53-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.587 %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£401£350
% change on same period last year+14.69 %
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£35.00£38.75
% change on same period last year-9.67 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads189209
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.252 %0.211 %
Daily rates quoted6873
Average minimum daily rate£358£406
Average daily rate£379£436
% change on same period last year-13.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£465
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted2750
Average minimum hourly rate£34.92£32.51
Average hourly rate£36.36£32.98
% change on same period last year+10.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.80£33.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
WPF East of EnglandWPF
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.

WPF
Demand Trend

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

Essex WPF Demand Trend

WPF
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WPF within the Essex 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
ColchesterNew entry-1--
WPF East of EnglandWPF
East of England

WPF
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

13 (100.00 %)C
13 (100.00 %)C#
13 (100.00 %)C++
13 (100.00 %)SQL
13 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
13 (100.00 %)ODBC
13 (100.00 %)Windows
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft
22 (66.67 %)Mathematics
22 (66.67 %)MS Excel
22 (66.67 %)Windows XP
31 (33.33 %).NET

WPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)ODBC
21 (33.33 %).NET
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (66.67 %)MS Excel
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Software Engineer
13 (100.00 %)Senior Software Engineer
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (66.67 %)Mathematics
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (66.67 %)Windows XP
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)C
13 (100.00 %)C#
13 (100.00 %)C++
13 (100.00 %)SQL
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft
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