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This section looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the Leeds 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
Rank6766
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads115
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.005 %
As % of the category below3.514 %1.672 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£296-
Average daily rate£305-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£314-
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 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads313299
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.417 %0.303 %
Daily rates quoted5444
Average minimum daily rate£279£331
Average daily rate£297£354
% change on same period last year-16.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£314£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted1618
Average minimum hourly rate£29.55£23.78
Average hourly rate£32.51£25.08
% change on same period last year+29.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.47£26.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
WCF West YorkshireWCF
West Yorkshire

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

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

Leeds WCF Daily Rate Histogram

WCF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

117 (100.00 %).NET
215 (88.24 %)C#
311 (64.71 %)WebServices
410 (58.82 %)ASP.NET
59 (52.94 %)SQL Server
59 (52.94 %)Windows
68 (47.06 %)SQL
77 (41.18 %)XML
86 (35.29 %).NET Framework
86 (35.29 %)WF
94 (23.53 %)Agile Software Development
94 (23.53 %)NUnit
94 (23.53 %)Workflow
94 (23.53 %)WinForms
103 (17.65 %)Finance
103 (17.65 %)HTML
103 (17.65 %)SQL Server 2005
103 (17.65 %)WPF
112 (11.76 %)Degree
112 (11.76 %)ASP.NET 2.0
112 (11.76 %)SQL Server Integration Services
112 (11.76 %)Enterprise Architecture
112 (11.76 %)VB6
112 (11.76 %)Network Design
112 (11.76 %)Ubuntu
112 (11.76 %)C++
112 (11.76 %)VB
112 (11.76 %)Linux
112 (11.76 %)E-Commerce
112 (11.76 %)SOA

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (100.00 %).NET
211 (64.71 %)WebServices
310 (58.82 %)ASP.NET
47 (41.18 %)XML
56 (35.29 %).NET Framework
56 (35.29 %)WF
64 (23.53 %)WinForms
73 (17.65 %)HTML
73 (17.65 %)WPF
82 (11.76 %)ASP.NET 2.0
82 (11.76 %)Middleware
91 (5.882 %)CSS
91 (5.882 %)AJAX
91 (5.882 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (11.76 %)WAN
12 (11.76 %)Kerberos
12 (11.76 %)TCP/IP
12 (11.76 %)SSL
12 (11.76 %)Internet
12 (11.76 %)X.509
12 (11.76 %)Firewall
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (52.94 %)SQL Server
23 (17.65 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (11.76 %)SQL Server Integration Services
32 (11.76 %)SQL Server 7
41 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2000
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (23.53 %)NUnit
21 (5.882 %)Visual Studio
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (17.65 %)Finance
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (88.24 %)Developer
28 (47.06 %)C# Developer
35 (29.41 %).NET Developer
42 (11.76 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
42 (11.76 %)ASP.NET Developer
42 (11.76 %)Infrastructure Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Architect
51 (5.882 %)Senior C# Developer
51 (5.882 %)Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Web Developer
51 (5.882 %)Network Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Senior Developer
51 (5.882 %)Infrastructure Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Lead Developer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (52.94 %)Windows
22 (11.76 %)Linux
22 (11.76 %)Ubuntu
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (23.53 %)Workflow
14 (23.53 %)Agile Software Development
22 (11.76 %)Network Design
22 (11.76 %)Enterprise Architecture
22 (11.76 %)E-Commerce
22 (11.76 %)SOA
31 (5.882 %)Unit Testing
31 (5.882 %)Integration Testing
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (88.24 %)C#
28 (47.06 %)SQL
32 (11.76 %)VB
32 (11.76 %)VB6
32 (11.76 %)C++
41 (5.882 %)JavaScript
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (11.76 %)Degree
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (11.76 %)Active Directory
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (11.76 %)Microsoft
21 (5.882 %)Oracle
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