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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the Luton 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank13-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.846 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£288-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£325-
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£331
% change on same period last year+11.04 %
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£35.30£36.00
% change on same period last year-1.94 %
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Luton
Matching contract IT job ads2665
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.064 %
Daily rates quoted1728
Average minimum daily rate£273£311
Average daily rate£282£365
% change on same period last year-22.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£290£419
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£16.00£33.75
% change on same period last year-52.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.00£37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
WCF LondonWCF
London

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

Luton 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 Luton region.

Luton WCF Daily Rate Trend

WCF
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Luton 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.

11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)WebServices
11 (100.00 %)Back Office
11 (100.00 %)AJAX

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Luton 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.

Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)WebServices
11 (100.00 %)AJAX
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Back Office
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %).NET Developer
11 (100.00 %)C# Developer
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
11 (100.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C#