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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC) skills within the Oxfordshire 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Foundation Class Library (MFC)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5555
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.452 %1.333 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£297£334
% change on same period last year-10.80 %
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£35.62£35.71
% change on same period last year-0.26 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads221225
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.299 %0.222 %
Daily rates quoted6049
Average minimum daily rate£307£287
Average daily rate£330£319
% change on same period last year+3.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£352£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted169
Average minimum hourly rate£25.85£32.10
Average hourly rate£27.67£33.62
% change on same period last year-17.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.48£35.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
MFC South EastMFC
South East

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire 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
Henley-on-ThamesNew entry-1--
MFC South EastMFC
South East

MFC
Top 18 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)C++
23 (75.00 %)VC++
32 (50.00 %)Microsoft
32 (50.00 %)OO
41 (25.00 %)Games
41 (25.00 %)Trolltech
41 (25.00 %)Degree
41 (25.00 %)Mathematics
41 (25.00 %)Computer Science
41 (25.00 %)OpenGL
41 (25.00 %)ActiveX
41 (25.00 %)Ethernet
41 (25.00 %)ATL
41 (25.00 %)COM
41 (25.00 %)STL
41 (25.00 %)XML
41 (25.00 %)UML
41 (25.00 %)OOP

MFC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)ATL
11 (25.00 %)COM
11 (25.00 %)STL
11 (25.00 %)XML
11 (25.00 %)ActiveX
11 (25.00 %)OpenGL
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)Ethernet
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Games
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Developer
21 (25.00 %)Senior Developer
21 (25.00 %)Programmer
21 (25.00 %)C++ Developer
21 (25.00 %)Senior Software Developer
21 (25.00 %)C++ Programmer
21 (25.00 %)Software Developer
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Mathematics
11 (25.00 %)Computer Science
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)OO
21 (25.00 %)UML
21 (25.00 %)OOP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)C++
23 (75.00 %)VC++
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)Degree
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)Trolltech