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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MFC over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Foundation Class Library (MFC)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank125137
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads210
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.223 %0.992 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£200-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£200-
UK excluding London average daily rate£280£354
% change on same period last year-20.95 %
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£37.17£35.71
% change on same period last year+4.08 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching contract IT job ads8951008
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.260 %1.019 %
Daily rates quoted156145
Average minimum daily rate£288£310
Average daily rate£305£332
% change on same period last year-8.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£322£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted8888
Average minimum hourly rate£25.11£25.61
Average hourly rate£27.83£28.02
% change on same period last year-0.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.55£30.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
MFC EnglandMFC
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.

MFC
Demand Trend

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

North West MFC Demand Trend

MFC
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West MFC Daily Rate Trend

MFC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West MFC Hourly Rate Trend

MFC
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MFC within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
ManchesterDown-52£200-
MFC EnglandMFC
England

MFC
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing MFC 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 MFC.

13 (100.00 %)C++
22 (66.67 %)Windows
31 (33.33 %)Embedded C++
31 (33.33 %)ILOG
31 (33.33 %)C#
31 (33.33 %).NET Framework
31 (33.33 %)Robotics
31 (33.33 %)WPF
31 (33.33 %)GIS
31 (33.33 %)Telecoms
31 (33.33 %)Manufacturing
31 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
31 (33.33 %)SQL
31 (33.33 %).NET
31 (33.33 %)Oracle
31 (33.33 %)SQL Server
31 (33.33 %)DCOM

MFC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing MFC 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 MFC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %).NET
11 (33.33 %)DCOM
11 (33.33 %).NET Framework
11 (33.33 %)WPF
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server
11 (33.33 %)GIS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Telecoms
11 (33.33 %)Manufacturing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Software Engineer
12 (66.67 %)C++ Software Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Embedded C++ Software Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Developer
21 (33.33 %)Embedded Software Engineer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)Robotics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)Windows
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)C++
21 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
21 (33.33 %)SQL
21 (33.33 %)Embedded C++
21 (33.33 %)C#
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Oracle
11 (33.33 %)ILOG