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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) skills within the Hertfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank7094
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.410 %0.193 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£250-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£250-
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£306
% change on same period last year-5.46 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.00£37.88
% change on same period last year+5.61 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads244519
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.392 %0.557 %
Daily rates quoted92208
Average minimum daily rate£317£274
Average daily rate£339£290
% change on same period last year+17.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted1439
Average minimum hourly rate£28.87£31.48
Average hourly rate£29.93£32.78
% change on same period last year-8.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.00£34.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
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 Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire WPF Daily Rate Trend

WPF
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire WPF Hourly Rate Trend

WPF
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WPF within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
StevenageNew entry-1£250-
Welwyn Garden CityNew entry-1£250-
WPF East of EnglandWPF
East of England

WPF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

14 (100.00 %)C#
14 (100.00 %).NET
22 (50.00 %)WCF
22 (50.00 %)SQL
22 (50.00 %)ADO.NET
22 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
22 (50.00 %)Windows
31 (25.00 %)OO
31 (25.00 %)RAD
31 (25.00 %)SMTP
31 (25.00 %)FTP
31 (25.00 %)HTTP
31 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (25.00 %)BizTalk Server
31 (25.00 %)Internet
31 (25.00 %)WebServices
31 (25.00 %)XML
31 (25.00 %)XSLT
31 (25.00 %)Transact-SQL
31 (25.00 %)VB
31 (25.00 %)VB.NET
31 (25.00 %)WF
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server
31 (25.00 %)IIS
31 (25.00 %)Manufacturing
31 (25.00 %)Scrum
31 (25.00 %)WinForms
31 (25.00 %)Agile Software Development

WPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %).NET
22 (50.00 %)ADO.NET
22 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
22 (50.00 %)WCF
31 (25.00 %)WF
31 (25.00 %)WebServices
31 (25.00 %)XML
31 (25.00 %)XSLT
31 (25.00 %)WinForms
31 (25.00 %)AJAX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)IIS
11 (25.00 %)BizTalk Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)SMTP
11 (25.00 %)FTP
11 (25.00 %)HTTP
11 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (25.00 %)Internet
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Manufacturing
11 (25.00 %)Retail
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %).NET Developer
14 (100.00 %)Developer
23 (75.00 %)C# Developer
31 (25.00 %)Senior C# Developer
31 (25.00 %)Senior .NET Developer
31 (25.00 %)Senior Developer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)OO
11 (25.00 %)RAD
11 (25.00 %)Scrum
11 (25.00 %)Agile Software Development
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)C#
22 (50.00 %)SQL
31 (25.00 %)Transact-SQL
31 (25.00 %)VB
31 (25.00 %)VB.NET
31 (25.00 %)VB6
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft