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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Forms (WinForms) skills within the Merseyside 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Forms (WinForms)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank-45
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads04
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %4.396 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£335
% change on same period last year-4.14 %
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£34.00£37.00
% change on same period last year-8.10 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads12791
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.172 %0.090 %
Daily rates quoted4228
Average minimum daily rate£310£308
Average daily rate£323£338
% change on same period last year-4.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted127
Average minimum hourly rate£22.59£30.21
Average hourly rate£25.08£32.18
% change on same period last year-22.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.57£34.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
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 Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside WinForms Hourly Rate Trend

WinForms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

112 (100.00 %)C#
211 (91.67 %).NET
211 (91.67 %)SQL Server
310 (83.33 %)SQL Server 2000
49 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2005
58 (66.67 %)Visual Studio
58 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
67 (58.33 %)Windows
67 (58.33 %)InstallShield
67 (58.33 %)VB.NET
76 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
76 (50.00 %)NUnit
76 (50.00 %)WebServices
76 (50.00 %)XML
76 (50.00 %)XSLT
76 (50.00 %)Crystal Reports
85 (41.67 %)Insurance
93 (25.00 %)Finance
101 (8.333 %)Legal
101 (8.333 %)Telecoms
101 (8.333 %)Banking
101 (8.333 %)ASP.NET 2.0
101 (8.333 %)Windows 2000 Server
101 (8.333 %)ADO.NET
101 (8.333 %)Oracle
101 (8.333 %)C++
101 (8.333 %)SQL
101 (8.333 %)Windows 2000
101 (8.333 %)Oracle Forms
101 (8.333 %)N-Tier

WinForms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (91.67 %).NET
28 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
36 (50.00 %)WebServices
36 (50.00 %)XML
36 (50.00 %)XSLT
41 (8.333 %)AJAX
41 (8.333 %)ASP.NET 2.0
41 (8.333 %)ADO.NET
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (91.67 %)SQL Server
210 (83.33 %)SQL Server 2000
39 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2005
46 (50.00 %)Crystal Reports
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (66.67 %)Visual Studio
27 (58.33 %)InstallShield
36 (50.00 %)NUnit
41 (8.333 %)Oracle Forms
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (41.67 %)Insurance
23 (25.00 %)Finance
31 (8.333 %)Legal
31 (8.333 %)Banking
31 (8.333 %)Telecoms
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (100.00 %)Developer
211 (91.67 %).NET Developer
36 (50.00 %)C# Developer
41 (8.333 %)VB.NET Developer
41 (8.333 %).NET Programmer
41 (8.333 %)C++/C# Developer
41 (8.333 %)CSharp Software Developer
41 (8.333 %)C++ Developer
41 (8.333 %)Programmer
41 (8.333 %)Software Developer
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)N-Tier
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (58.33 %)Windows
21 (8.333 %)Windows 2000
21 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (8.333 %)Windows 2000 Server
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (100.00 %)C#
27 (58.33 %)VB.NET
31 (8.333 %)C++
31 (8.333 %)SQL
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (8.333 %)Active Directory
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (8.333 %)Oracle
11 (8.333 %)Microsoft