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This section looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited WCF over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank9691
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.374 %0.508 %
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£387£341
% change on same period last year+13.57 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£37.50-
Average hourly rate£38.75-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.00£34.17
% change on same period last year+14.14 %
Application Development HertfordshireApplication Development
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads535394
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.705 %0.412 %
Daily rates quoted240159
Average minimum daily rate£358£298
Average daily rate£394£321
% change on same period last year+22.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£336
% change on same period last year+4.10 %
Hourly rates quoted1728
Average minimum hourly rate£29.38£28.08
Average hourly rate£32.39£29.89
% change on same period last year+8.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.41£31.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.14
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
WCF East of EnglandWCF
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.

WCF
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire WCF Daily Rate Trend

WCF
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire WCF Hourly Rate Trend

WCF
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

19 (100.00 %)C#
19 (100.00 %).NET
26 (66.67 %)WPF
26 (66.67 %)Windows
26 (66.67 %)SQL
35 (55.56 %)SQL Server
35 (55.56 %)Linux
35 (55.56 %)Ubuntu
44 (44.44 %).NET Remoting
44 (44.44 %)C++
53 (33.33 %)MySQL
53 (33.33 %)WebServices
53 (33.33 %)Client/Server
53 (33.33 %)Web Development
53 (33.33 %)Data Management
53 (33.33 %)Workflow
62 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (22.22 %)Microsoft
62 (22.22 %)XAML
62 (22.22 %)Visual Studio
71 (11.11 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (11.11 %)Life Science
71 (11.11 %)Health
71 (11.11 %)Streaming Video
71 (11.11 %)WinForms

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Application Development
19 (100.00 %).NET
26 (66.67 %)WPF
34 (44.44 %).NET Remoting
43 (33.33 %)WebServices
51 (11.11 %)WinForms
Database & Business Intelligence
15 (55.56 %)SQL Server
23 (33.33 %)MySQL
32 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
12 (22.22 %)Visual Studio
General
11 (11.11 %)Pharmaceutical
11 (11.11 %)Health
Job Titles
18 (88.89 %)Developer
18 (88.89 %)C# Developer
23 (33.33 %).NET Developer
32 (22.22 %)CSharp Software Developer
32 (22.22 %)Software Developer
41 (11.11 %)Software Engineer
41 (11.11 %)C# Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
13 (33.33 %)Client/Server
21 (11.11 %)Life Science
21 (11.11 %)Streaming Video
Operating Systems
16 (66.67 %)Windows
25 (55.56 %)Linux
25 (55.56 %)Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
13 (33.33 %)Web Development
13 (33.33 %)Data Management
13 (33.33 %)Workflow
Programming Languages
19 (100.00 %)C#
26 (66.67 %)SQL
34 (44.44 %)C++
42 (22.22 %)XAML
Vendors
12 (22.22 %)Microsoft
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