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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) skills within the Reading 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank67-
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 below0.465 %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£287£263
% change on same period last year+9.39 %
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£35.63£35.72
% change on same period last year-0.27 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads215280
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.300 %0.281 %
Daily rates quoted53109
Average minimum daily rate£275£323
Average daily rate£300£348
% change on same period last year-13.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£333
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted1812
Average minimum hourly rate£33.70£36.20
Average hourly rate£36.91£37.72
% change on same period last year-2.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.13£39.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.32£32.24
% change on same period last year-2.87 %
WPF BerkshireWPF
Berkshire

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading WPF Daily Rate Trend

WPF
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)ASP
21 (50.00 %)Process Management
21 (50.00 %)Back Office
21 (50.00 %)WinForms
21 (50.00 %)AJAX
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (50.00 %)WCF
21 (50.00 %)CRM
21 (50.00 %)Business Intelligence
21 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (50.00 %)JavaScript
21 (50.00 %)VB

WPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (100.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)ASP
21 (50.00 %)WinForms
21 (50.00 %)AJAX
21 (50.00 %)WCF
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Back Office
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
21 (50.00 %)WinForms Developer
21 (50.00 %)Software Developer
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)CRM
11 (50.00 %)Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)Process Management
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C#
21 (50.00 %)JavaScript
21 (50.00 %)VB
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle