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This section looks at the demand for Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) skills within the London region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WF over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Workflow Foundation (WF)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank364405
Rank change on same period last yearUp+41
Matching contract IT job ads3763
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.064 %
As % of the category below0.439 %0.536 %
Daily rates quoted2122
Average minimum daily rate£496£359
Average daily rate£525£392
% change on same period last year+33.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£553£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£302£471
% change on same period last year-35.91 %
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£45.00£30.00
% change on same period last year+50.00 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
London
Matching contract IT job ads842311752
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled11.23 %11.89 %
Daily rates quoted37584669
Average minimum daily rate£371£402
Average daily rate£400£431
% change on same period last year-7.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£429£460
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted235387
Average minimum hourly rate£29.98£31.11
Average hourly rate£32.18£33.97
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.37£36.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
WF EnglandWF
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.

WF
Demand Trend

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

London WF Demand Trend

WF
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing WF across the London region.

London WF Daily Rate Trend

WF
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WF across the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

London WF Daily Rate Histogram

WF
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WF within the London 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
City of LondonDown-205£575+24.32 %
CroydonUp+101£320-20.00 %
Docklands, LondonNew entry-1£625-
WF EnglandWF
England

WF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing WF 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 WF.

1105 (97.22 %).NET
287 (80.56 %)C#
375 (69.44 %)ASP.NET
460 (55.56 %)WebServices
559 (54.63 %)WPF
656 (51.85 %)WCF
752 (48.15 %)OO
850 (46.30 %)SQL Server
947 (43.52 %)Windows
1046 (42.59 %)XML
1144 (40.74 %)Microsoft
1243 (39.81 %)Workflow
1341 (37.96 %)SharePoint
1439 (36.11 %)UML
1531 (28.70 %)JavaScript
1630 (27.78 %)WinForms
1630 (27.78 %)Unit Testing
1729 (26.85 %)Spring
1828 (25.93 %)BizTalk Server
1927 (25.00 %)HTML
2025 (23.15 %)NHibernate
2123 (21.30 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
2222 (20.37 %)Java
2222 (20.37 %)Middleware
2321 (19.44 %)Automated Testing
2321 (19.44 %)WSE
2321 (19.44 %)iBATIS
2321 (19.44 %)Refactoring
2321 (19.44 %)Load Testing
2321 (19.44 %)Credit Risk

WF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing WF 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 WF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1105 (97.22 %).NET
275 (69.44 %)ASP.NET
360 (55.56 %)WebServices
459 (54.63 %)WPF
556 (51.85 %)WCF
646 (42.59 %)XML
730 (27.78 %)WinForms
829 (26.85 %)Spring
927 (25.00 %)HTML
1025 (23.15 %)NHibernate
1122 (20.37 %)Middleware
1221 (19.44 %)WSE
1221 (19.44 %)iBATIS
1316 (14.81 %).NET Framework
1316 (14.81 %)EJB
1415 (13.89 %)AJAX
1415 (13.89 %)JAX-WS
1415 (13.89 %)EJB 3.0
1514 (12.96 %)J2EE
1611 (10.19 %)ASP.NET 2.0
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
141 (37.96 %)SharePoint
228 (25.93 %)BizTalk Server
316 (14.81 %)SharePoint Server 2007
48 (7.407 %)JBoss
48 (7.407 %)Tomcat
54 (3.704 %)Oracle Workflow
63 (2.778 %)SharePoint Portal Server
63 (2.778 %)MQSeries
63 (2.778 %)Commerce Server
63 (2.778 %)Content Management Server
63 (2.778 %)Commerce Server 2007
63 (2.778 %)IIS
71 (0.926 %)CMS
71 (0.926 %)LiveLink
71 (0.926 %)ESB
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (7.407 %)MS Excel
18 (7.407 %)InfoPath
21 (0.926 %)MS Office
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
150 (46.30 %)SQL Server
223 (21.30 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
319 (17.59 %)SQL Server 2005
319 (17.59 %)Crystal Reports
319 (17.59 %)SQL Server 7
48 (7.407 %)SQL Server 2000
52 (1.852 %)DTS
52 (1.852 %)SQL Server Integration Services
61 (0.926 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
61 (0.926 %)RDBMS
61 (0.926 %)BusinessObjects
61 (0.926 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (17.59 %)ReSharper
119 (17.59 %)Selenium
119 (17.59 %)FitNesse
27 (6.481 %)Oracle Forms
27 (6.481 %)NUnit
33 (2.778 %)VSS/SourceSafe
33 (2.778 %)JIRA
42 (1.852 %)Subversion
42 (1.852 %)MSI
51 (0.926 %)InstallShield
51 (0.926 %)Visual Studio
51 (0.926 %)Flash
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (13.89 %)Finance
212 (11.11 %)Banking
39 (8.333 %)Investment Banking
47 (6.481 %)Construction
51 (0.926 %)Games
51 (0.926 %)Telecoms
51 (0.926 %)Insurance
51 (0.926 %)Auditing
51 (0.926 %)Online Games
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
184 (77.78 %)Developer
252 (48.15 %).NET Developer
325 (23.15 %)C# Developer
419 (17.59 %)Architect
516 (14.81 %)Senior Developer
610 (9.259 %)Systems Architect
79 (8.333 %)SharePoint Developer
88 (7.407 %)Senior .NET Developer
97 (6.481 %)Java Developer
105 (4.630 %)Senior C# Developer
105 (4.630 %)Lead Developer
114 (3.704 %)Systems Developer
114 (3.704 %)Consultant
114 (3.704 %)Solutions Architect
114 (3.704 %)ASP.NET Developer
123 (2.778 %)Senior Systems Developer
123 (2.778 %).NET Architect
123 (2.778 %)Integration Consultant
123 (2.778 %)Senior Systems Architect
123 (2.778 %).NET Technical Architect
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (19.44 %)Credit Risk
220 (18.52 %)Fat Client
220 (18.52 %)Thin Client
39 (8.333 %)N-Tier
41 (0.926 %)iDTV
41 (0.926 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
41 (0.926 %)Wiki
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
147 (43.52 %)Windows
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
152 (48.15 %)OO
243 (39.81 %)Workflow
339 (36.11 %)UML
430 (27.78 %)Unit Testing
521 (19.44 %)Load Testing
521 (19.44 %)Continuous Integration
521 (19.44 %)Automated Testing
521 (19.44 %)Refactoring
611 (10.19 %)SOA
710 (9.259 %)OOD
88 (7.407 %)TDD
88 (7.407 %)Content Management
94 (3.704 %)Agile Software Development
94 (3.704 %)Data Modelling
103 (2.778 %)EAI
103 (2.778 %)Fund Management
103 (2.778 %)Risk Management
103 (2.778 %)Document Management
103 (2.778 %)Web Development
112 (1.852 %)Technical Architecture
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
187 (80.56 %)C#
231 (28.70 %)JavaScript
322 (20.37 %)Java
415 (13.89 %)SQL
58 (7.407 %)C++
63 (2.778 %)DHTML
71 (0.926 %)Perl
71 (0.926 %)VBScript
71 (0.926 %)ActionScript
71 (0.926 %)Python
71 (0.926 %)XAML
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (4.630 %)Sun Certification
21 (0.926 %)Degree
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (3.704 %)QA
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (2.778 %)MSMQ
21 (0.926 %)Active Directory
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
144 (40.74 %)Microsoft
213 (12.04 %)Oracle
37 (6.481 %)Sybase
41 (0.926 %)Business Objects
41 (0.926 %)Progress
41 (0.926 %)Open Text
41 (0.926 %)Pegasystems
41 (0.926 %)Atlassian
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