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

LinkWindows Forms (WinForms)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6963
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads125
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.005 %
As % of the category below2.685 %1.931 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£442
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£483
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£329
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£40.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.81£35.39
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads447259
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.596 %0.262 %
Daily rates quoted6237
Average minimum daily rate£295£221
Average daily rate£314£245
% change on same period last year+28.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£269
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted4220
Average minimum hourly rate£26.86£25.63
Average hourly rate£29.86£27.50
% change on same period last year+8.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.86£29.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
WinForms North WestWinForms
North West

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.

WinForms
Demand Trend

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

Manchester WinForms Demand Trend

WinForms
Daily Rate Trend

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

Manchester WinForms Daily Rate Trend

WinForms
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Manchester WinForms Hourly Rate Trend

WinForms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

121 (100.00 %)C#
121 (100.00 %).NET
216 (76.19 %)SQL Server
314 (66.67 %)SQL Server 2005
49 (42.86 %)Finance
58 (38.10 %)ASP.NET
67 (33.33 %)SQL
75 (23.81 %)WebServices
84 (19.05 %)VB.NET
84 (19.05 %)C++
84 (19.05 %)Security Cleared
93 (14.29 %)Government
93 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
93 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
93 (14.29 %)MS Excel
102 (9.524 %)CRM
102 (9.524 %)SQL Server 7
102 (9.524 %)HTML
102 (9.524 %)JavaScript
102 (9.524 %)OO
102 (9.524 %)VB
102 (9.524 %)AJAX
102 (9.524 %)Automated Testing
102 (9.524 %)VB6
102 (9.524 %).NET Framework
111 (4.762 %)CMDB
111 (4.762 %)SQL Server Integration Services
111 (4.762 %)Derivative
111 (4.762 %)Marketing
111 (4.762 %)SQL Server Reporting Services

WinForms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (100.00 %).NET
28 (38.10 %)ASP.NET
35 (23.81 %)WebServices
42 (9.524 %)AJAX
42 (9.524 %).NET Framework
42 (9.524 %)HTML
51 (4.762 %)XML
51 (4.762 %)ADO.NET
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.762 %)Intranet
11 (4.762 %)Extranet
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (76.19 %)SQL Server
214 (66.67 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (9.524 %)SQL Server 7
51 (4.762 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (4.762 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (4.762 %)Visual Studio
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (42.86 %)Finance
23 (14.29 %)Government
31 (4.762 %)Marketing
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (95.24 %)Developer
213 (61.90 %)C# Developer
38 (38.10 %)WinForms Developer
47 (33.33 %).NET Developer
53 (14.29 %)ASP.NET Developer
53 (14.29 %)SQL Developer
53 (14.29 %)SQL Server Developer
53 (14.29 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
62 (9.524 %)C# Application Developer
62 (9.524 %)Applications Developer
71 (4.762 %)Web Developer
71 (4.762 %)VB6 Developer
71 (4.762 %).NET Applications Developer
71 (4.762 %)VB.NET Developer
71 (4.762 %)VB Developer
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.762 %)N-Tier
11 (4.762 %)Derivative
11 (4.762 %)CMDB
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.762 %)Windows
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (19.05 %)Security Cleared
23 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
32 (9.524 %)OO
32 (9.524 %)CRM
32 (9.524 %)Automated Testing
41 (4.762 %)Configuration Management
41 (4.762 %)TDD
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (100.00 %)C#
27 (33.33 %)SQL
34 (19.05 %)C++
34 (19.05 %)VB.NET
42 (9.524 %)VB6
42 (9.524 %)JavaScript
42 (9.524 %)VB
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (4.762 %)Microsoft
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