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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Forms (WinForms) 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 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
Rank115106
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads1438
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.037 %
As % of the category below1.512 %4.064 %
Daily rates quoted24
Average minimum daily rate£325£350
Average daily rate£325£381
% change on same period last year-14.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£413
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 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching contract IT job ads926935
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.252 %0.922 %
Daily rates quoted176144
Average minimum daily rate£307£305
Average daily rate£323£332
% change on same period last year-2.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted7976
Average minimum hourly rate£26.43£26.56
Average hourly rate£29.17£28.68
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.92£30.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
WinForms EnglandWinForms
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.

WinForms
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West WinForms Daily Rate Trend

WinForms
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WinForms across the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

North West WinForms Daily Rate Histogram

WinForms
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West WinForms Hourly Rate Trend

WinForms
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WinForms within the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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-48--
CheshireUp+83£325+62.50 %
WinForms EnglandWinForms
England

WinForms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

147 (97.92 %).NET
245 (93.75 %)C#
334 (70.83 %)SQL Server
426 (54.17 %)ASP.NET
524 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
620 (41.67 %)SQL Server 2000
717 (35.42 %)Finance
816 (33.33 %)Windows
915 (31.25 %)VB.NET
1014 (29.17 %)SQL
1113 (27.08 %)WebServices
1211 (22.92 %)Agile Software Development
1310 (20.83 %)XML
1310 (20.83 %)N-Tier
149 (18.75 %)XSLT
149 (18.75 %)Visual Studio
157 (14.58 %)CRM
157 (14.58 %)OO
157 (14.58 %)InstallShield
166 (12.50 %)NUnit
166 (12.50 %)Crystal Reports
166 (12.50 %).NET Framework
166 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
175 (10.42 %)VB
175 (10.42 %)C++
175 (10.42 %)VB6
175 (10.42 %)Insurance
184 (8.333 %)HTML
184 (8.333 %)JavaScript
184 (8.333 %)Oracle

WinForms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
147 (97.92 %).NET
226 (54.17 %)ASP.NET
313 (27.08 %)WebServices
410 (20.83 %)XML
59 (18.75 %)XSLT
66 (12.50 %).NET Framework
74 (8.333 %)HTML
83 (6.250 %)ASP
83 (6.250 %)AJAX
92 (4.167 %)ADO.NET
101 (2.083 %)WCF
101 (2.083 %)WPF
101 (2.083 %)WF
101 (2.083 %)Silverlight
101 (2.083 %)ASP.NET 2.0
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.083 %)Oracle 9iAS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (6.250 %)MS Excel
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
134 (70.83 %)SQL Server
224 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
320 (41.67 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (12.50 %)Crystal Reports
53 (6.250 %)Oracle 8/8i
53 (6.250 %)Oracle 9i
61 (2.083 %)SQL Server Integration Services
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (18.75 %)Visual Studio
27 (14.58 %)InstallShield
36 (12.50 %)NUnit
41 (2.083 %)Oracle Forms
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (35.42 %)Finance
25 (10.42 %)Insurance
33 (6.250 %)Government
41 (2.083 %)Legal
41 (2.083 %)Banking
41 (2.083 %)Retail
41 (2.083 %)Marketing
41 (2.083 %)Telecoms
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
140 (83.33 %)Developer
223 (47.92 %).NET Developer
319 (39.58 %)C# Developer
49 (18.75 %)WinForms Developer
56 (12.50 %)Programmer
65 (10.42 %)Server Analyst
65 (10.42 %).NET Programmer
65 (10.42 %)C# Analyst Programmer
65 (10.42 %)SQL Server Analyst
65 (10.42 %)VB.NET Developer
65 (10.42 %)Analyst Programmer
65 (10.42 %)Analyst
74 (8.333 %)Applications Developer
74 (8.333 %)ASP.NET Developer
74 (8.333 %).NET Analyst Programmer
83 (6.250 %)VB6 Developer
83 (6.250 %).NET Applications Developer
83 (6.250 %)VB Developer
83 (6.250 %)Web Developer
92 (4.167 %).NET Web Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (20.83 %)N-Tier
21 (2.083 %)Derivative
21 (2.083 %)Informatics
21 (2.083 %)Chemistry
21 (2.083 %)CMDB
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (33.33 %)Windows
21 (2.083 %)Windows 2000
21 (2.083 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (2.083 %)Windows 2000 Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (22.92 %)Agile Software Development
27 (14.58 %)OO
27 (14.58 %)CRM
36 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
42 (4.167 %)Automated Testing
42 (4.167 %)UML
51 (2.083 %)OOP
51 (2.083 %)TDD
51 (2.083 %)E-Commerce
51 (2.083 %)Configuration Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
145 (93.75 %)C#
215 (31.25 %)VB.NET
314 (29.17 %)SQL
45 (10.42 %)VB
45 (10.42 %)VB6
45 (10.42 %)C++
54 (8.333 %)JavaScript
63 (6.250 %)PL/SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.083 %)Active Directory
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (8.333 %)Oracle
23 (6.250 %)Microsoft