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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) 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 WF over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Workflow Foundation (WF)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank126-
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 below0.112 %0.000 %
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£320£356
% change on same period last year-10.26 %
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-£31.00
% change on same period last year-
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 %
WF EnglandWF
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.

WF
Demand Trend

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

North West WF Demand Trend

WF
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West WF Daily Rate Trend

WF
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West WF Hourly Rate Trend

WF
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WF 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
CheshireNew entry-1--
WF EnglandWF
England

WF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

19 (100.00 %).NET
19 (100.00 %)WCF
28 (88.89 %)ASP.NET
28 (88.89 %)C#
36 (66.67 %)WebServices
45 (55.56 %)Oracle
45 (55.56 %)SQL Server
45 (55.56 %)CRM
45 (55.56 %)Dynamics CRM
45 (55.56 %)ASP.NET 2.0
54 (44.44 %).NET Framework
54 (44.44 %)Oracle EBS
54 (44.44 %)Microsoft
54 (44.44 %)Microsoft CRM
63 (33.33 %)BizTalk Server
63 (33.33 %)SharePoint
63 (33.33 %)InfoPath
63 (33.33 %)SharePoint Server 2007
72 (22.22 %)WPF
72 (22.22 %)Silverlight
72 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2005
72 (22.22 %)Local Government
72 (22.22 %)Government
72 (22.22 %)XML
81 (11.11 %)Windows
81 (11.11 %)SOAP
81 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
81 (11.11 %)SOA
81 (11.11 %)Intranet
81 (11.11 %)Internet

WF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (100.00 %).NET
19 (100.00 %)WCF
28 (88.89 %)ASP.NET
36 (66.67 %)WebServices
45 (55.56 %)ASP.NET 2.0
54 (44.44 %).NET Framework
62 (22.22 %)WPF
62 (22.22 %)Silverlight
62 (22.22 %)XML
71 (11.11 %)WinForms
71 (11.11 %)SOAP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (33.33 %)SharePoint
13 (33.33 %)BizTalk Server
13 (33.33 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (11.11 %)Immediacy CMS
21 (11.11 %)CMS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (33.33 %)InfoPath
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (55.56 %)Dynamics CRM
24 (44.44 %)Microsoft CRM
24 (44.44 %)Oracle EBS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (11.11 %)Intranet
11 (11.11 %)Internet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (55.56 %)SQL Server
22 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2005
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (22.22 %)Government
12 (22.22 %)Local Government
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (55.56 %)Developer
24 (44.44 %)Architect
33 (33.33 %)Solutions Architect
42 (22.22 %).NET Developer
51 (11.11 %)C# Developer
51 (11.11 %)ASP.NET Developer
51 (11.11 %)Business Architect
51 (11.11 %)SharePoint Developer
51 (11.11 %)Business Analyst
51 (11.11 %)Analyst
51 (11.11 %)Technical Architect
51 (11.11 %)Lead Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (11.11 %)Windows
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (55.56 %)CRM
21 (11.11 %)SOA
21 (11.11 %)Workflow
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (88.89 %)C#
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (55.56 %)Oracle
24 (44.44 %)Microsoft