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

LinkWindows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank21-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads240
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.000 %
As % of the category below24.74 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£356-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£363-
UK excluding London average daily rate£401£350
% change on same period last year+14.69 %
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£35.00£38.75
% change on same period last year-9.67 %
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Norfolk
Matching contract IT job ads97191
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.129 %0.193 %
Daily rates quoted1841
Average minimum daily rate£340£405
Average daily rate£361£421
% change on same period last year-14.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted921
Average minimum hourly rate£28.20£29.64
Average hourly rate£32.80£33.74
% change on same period last year-2.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.40£37.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
WPF East of EnglandWPF
East of 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.

WPF
Demand Trend

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

Norfolk WPF Demand Trend

WPF
Daily Rate Trend

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

Norfolk WPF Daily Rate Trend

WPF
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Norfolk WPF Daily Rate Histogram

WPF
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WPF within the Norfolk 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
NorwichNew entry-21£356-
WPF East of EnglandWPF
East of England

WPF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

129 (100.00 %)WebSphere
227 (93.10 %)J2EE
325 (86.21 %)Java
420 (68.97 %)Finance
513 (44.83 %)IBM
513 (44.83 %)DSDM
612 (41.38 %)E-Commerce
711 (37.93 %)Scrum
85 (17.24 %)Agile Software Development
85 (17.24 %)OOD
85 (17.24 %)SOA
85 (17.24 %)XML
85 (17.24 %)XSLT
85 (17.24 %)DHTML
85 (17.24 %)HTML
85 (17.24 %)CSS
85 (17.24 %)Unit Testing
94 (13.79 %)Data Integration
94 (13.79 %)JSP
94 (13.79 %)Struts
94 (13.79 %)SQL Server
94 (13.79 %)SQL
94 (13.79 %)Lotus Domino
94 (13.79 %)RAD
94 (13.79 %)MS Excel
94 (13.79 %)Content Management
94 (13.79 %)Web Development
94 (13.79 %)Lotus
94 (13.79 %)MVC
94 (13.79 %)Workflow

WPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (100.00 %)WebSphere
227 (93.10 %)J2EE
35 (17.24 %)CSS
35 (17.24 %)HTML
35 (17.24 %)XML
35 (17.24 %)XSLT
44 (13.79 %)MVC
44 (13.79 %)JSP
44 (13.79 %)Struts
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (13.79 %)Lotus Domino
21 (3.448 %)WebSphere Application Server
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (13.79 %)MS Excel
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (13.79 %)SQL Server
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (68.97 %)Finance
23 (10.34 %)Pensions
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (65.52 %)Developer
217 (58.62 %)WebSphere Developer
37 (24.14 %)J2EE Developer
45 (17.24 %)Java/J2EE Developer
45 (17.24 %)Java Developer
51 (3.448 %)Project Manager
51 (3.448 %)Systems Designer
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (13.79 %)Data Integration
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (44.83 %)DSDM
212 (41.38 %)E-Commerce
311 (37.93 %)Scrum
45 (17.24 %)OOD
45 (17.24 %)SOA
45 (17.24 %)Agile Software Development
45 (17.24 %)Unit Testing
54 (13.79 %)Workflow
54 (13.79 %)Content Management
54 (13.79 %)Web Development
54 (13.79 %)RAD
61 (3.448 %)PRINCE2
61 (3.448 %)Web Design
61 (3.448 %)Project Management
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (86.21 %)Java
25 (17.24 %)DHTML
34 (13.79 %)SQL
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (44.83 %)IBM
24 (13.79 %)Lotus
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