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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the Peterborough region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WCF over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank21-
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 below3.125 %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£350£344
% change on same period last year+1.78 %
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£35.05£37.00
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Peterborough
Matching contract IT job ads3280
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.080 %
Daily rates quoted57
Average minimum daily rate£331£306
Average daily rate£347£318
% change on same period last year+9.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£333
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted16
Average minimum hourly rate£14.00£31.92
Average hourly rate£14.00£32.69
% change on same period last year-57.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.00£33.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.32£32.24
% change on same period last year-2.87 %
WCF CambridgeshireWCF
Cambridgeshire

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.

WCF
Demand Trend

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

Peterborough WCF Demand Trend

WCF
Daily Rate Trend

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

Peterborough WCF Daily Rate Trend

WCF
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Peterborough WCF Hourly Rate Trend

WCF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Peterborough region citing WCF 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 WCF.

113 (100.00 %).NET
210 (76.92 %)VB.NET
39 (69.23 %)SQL Server
39 (69.23 %)XML
39 (69.23 %)WPF
47 (53.85 %)N-Tier
56 (46.15 %)ASP.NET
56 (46.15 %)SQL Server 2005
65 (38.46 %)CRM
65 (38.46 %)WinForms
74 (30.77 %)Agile Software Development
74 (30.77 %)Finance
74 (30.77 %)CSS
74 (30.77 %)XSLT
74 (30.77 %)ASP
74 (30.77 %)UML
74 (30.77 %)OO
74 (30.77 %)JavaScript
74 (30.77 %)SQL
74 (30.77 %)Transact-SQL
74 (30.77 %)VB
74 (30.77 %)VB6
83 (23.08 %)Banking
92 (15.38 %)Middleware
92 (15.38 %)C#
92 (15.38 %)Windows
92 (15.38 %)ASP.NET 2.0
101 (7.692 %)Performance Testing
101 (7.692 %)Degree
101 (7.692 %)Visual Studio

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Peterborough region citing WCF 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 WCF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (100.00 %).NET
29 (69.23 %)XML
29 (69.23 %)WPF
36 (46.15 %)ASP.NET
45 (38.46 %)WinForms
54 (30.77 %)CSS
54 (30.77 %)ASP
54 (30.77 %)XSLT
62 (15.38 %)Middleware
62 (15.38 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.692 %)SMS
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (69.23 %)SQL Server
26 (46.15 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2000
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.692 %)Visual Studio
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (30.77 %)Finance
23 (23.08 %)Banking
31 (7.692 %)Manufacturing
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (100.00 %).NET Developer
212 (92.31 %)Developer
310 (76.92 %)VB.NET Developer
44 (30.77 %)WinForms Developer
52 (15.38 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
52 (15.38 %)ASP.NET Developer
52 (15.38 %)C# Developer
61 (7.692 %)Graduate
61 (7.692 %)Graduate Developer
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (53.85 %)N-Tier
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (15.38 %)Windows
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (38.46 %)CRM
24 (30.77 %)UML
24 (30.77 %)OO
24 (30.77 %)Agile Software Development
31 (7.692 %)TDD
31 (7.692 %)Performance Testing
31 (7.692 %)OOD
31 (7.692 %)SOA
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (76.92 %)VB.NET
24 (30.77 %)VB6
24 (30.77 %)JavaScript
24 (30.77 %)SQL
24 (30.77 %)Transact-SQL
24 (30.77 %)VB
32 (15.38 %)C#
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.692 %)Degree