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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) skills within the Northampton 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£292£306
% change on same period last year-4.73 %
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£40.00£40.50
% change on same period last year-1.23 %
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Northampton
Matching contract IT job ads916
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.017 %
Daily rates quoted47
Average minimum daily rate£283£354
Average daily rate£309£380
% change on same period last year-18.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£13.00-
Average hourly rate£13.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£13.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
WPF NorthamptonshireWPF
Northamptonshire

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 Northampton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Northampton 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 Northampton region.

Northampton WPF Daily Rate Trend

WPF
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northampton 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.

11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)MCP
11 (100.00 %)MCAD
11 (100.00 %)MCSD
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (100.00 %)WinForms
11 (100.00 %)Tandem
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005

WPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northampton 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.

Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)WinForms
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)C# Developer
11 (100.00 %)WinForms Developer
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Tandem
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C#
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)MCP
11 (100.00 %)MCAD
11 (100.00 %)MCSD
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft