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

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank95124
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.107 %0.237 %
Daily rates quoted70
Average minimum daily rate£436-
Average daily rate£471-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£506-
UK excluding London average daily rate£367£335
% change on same period last year+9.48 %
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£36.50£34.00
% change on same period last year+7.35 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads522845
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.696 %0.855 %
Daily rates quoted94200
Average minimum daily rate£333£300
Average daily rate£356£318
% change on same period last year+12.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£336
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted103160
Average minimum hourly rate£33.96£34.09
Average hourly rate£36.02£36.03
% change on same period last year-0.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.08£37.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
WCF South EastWCF
South East

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

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire WCF Hourly Rate Trend

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 Hampshire 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
BasingstokeNew entry-2--
WCF South EastWCF
South East

WCF
Top 29 Related IT Skills

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

113 (100.00 %).NET
29 (69.23 %)C#
37 (53.85 %)ASP.NET
37 (53.85 %)E-Commerce
46 (46.15 %)Microsoft
46 (46.15 %)SQL Server
55 (38.46 %)SQL
64 (30.77 %)SQL Server 2005
64 (30.77 %).NET Framework
73 (23.08 %)MS Project
82 (15.38 %)ASP
82 (15.38 %)HTML
82 (15.38 %)SQL Server 2000
82 (15.38 %)Pharmaceutical
82 (15.38 %)CSS
82 (15.38 %)WebServices
91 (7.692 %)Online Games
91 (7.692 %)WPF
91 (7.692 %)TDD
91 (7.692 %)Retail
91 (7.692 %)Subversion
91 (7.692 %)AJAX
91 (7.692 %)Finance
91 (7.692 %)Games
91 (7.692 %)XML
91 (7.692 %)Windows
91 (7.692 %)OOA/OOD
91 (7.692 %)MS Excel
91 (7.692 %)VB

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (100.00 %).NET
27 (53.85 %)ASP.NET
34 (30.77 %).NET Framework
42 (15.38 %)ASP
42 (15.38 %)CSS
42 (15.38 %)WebServices
42 (15.38 %)HTML
51 (7.692 %)XML
51 (7.692 %)AJAX
51 (7.692 %)WPF
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (23.08 %)MS Project
21 (7.692 %)MS Excel
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (46.15 %)SQL Server
24 (30.77 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (15.38 %)SQL Server 2000
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.692 %)Subversion
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (15.38 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (7.692 %)Finance
21 (7.692 %)Games
21 (7.692 %)Retail
21 (7.692 %)Online Games
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (76.92 %)Developer
29 (69.23 %).NET Developer
35 (38.46 %)ASP.NET Developer
43 (23.08 %)SQL Developer
43 (23.08 %)Architect
43 (23.08 %).NET Architect
52 (15.38 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
52 (15.38 %)Senior Developer
52 (15.38 %)C# Developer
52 (15.38 %)Senior .NET Developer
61 (7.692 %).NET Designer
61 (7.692 %)Systems Tester
61 (7.692 %).NET Web Developer
61 (7.692 %)HTML Developer
61 (7.692 %)Lead Developer
61 (7.692 %)Tester
61 (7.692 %)Technical Architect
61 (7.692 %)Web Developer
61 (7.692 %)Lead Designer
61 (7.692 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.692 %)Windows
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (53.85 %)E-Commerce
21 (7.692 %)TDD
21 (7.692 %)OOA/OOD
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (69.23 %)C#
25 (38.46 %)SQL
31 (7.692 %)VB
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (46.15 %)Microsoft
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