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This section looks at the demand for Windows Forms (WinForms) skills within the Scotland 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Forms (WinForms)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank93110
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads1013
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.013 %
As % of the category below2.024 %1.520 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£370£200
Average daily rate£425£250
% change on same period last year+70.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£480£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£336
% change on same period last year-4.26 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£50.00
Average hourly rate-£50.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.00£36.61
% change on same period last year-7.13 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads494855
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.658 %0.853 %
Daily rates quoted112158
Average minimum daily rate£301£323
Average daily rate£323£338
% change on same period last year-4.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted1734
Average minimum hourly rate£29.31£27.07
Average hourly rate£31.04£29.04
% change on same period last year+6.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.78£31.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
WinForms UKWinForms
UK

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland WinForms Daily Rate Trend

WinForms
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland WinForms Hourly Rate Trend

WinForms
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WinForms within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
EdinburghUp+55£550-
GlasgowUp+135£300+20.00 %
WinForms UKWinForms
UK

WinForms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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.

116 (100.00 %)C#
215 (93.75 %).NET
37 (43.75 %)ASP.NET
46 (37.50 %)Windows
55 (31.25 %)SQL
64 (25.00 %)WebServices
64 (25.00 %)XML
64 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
64 (25.00 %)Ethernet
64 (25.00 %)HTTP
64 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
64 (25.00 %)Microsoft
64 (25.00 %)Music
73 (18.75 %)SQL Server 2005
73 (18.75 %)UPnP
73 (18.75 %)SQL Server
82 (12.50 %)Oracle
82 (12.50 %)XSL
82 (12.50 %)ADO.NET
82 (12.50 %)Finance
82 (12.50 %)AJAX
82 (12.50 %)WCF
82 (12.50 %)WPF
91 (6.250 %)ASP.NET 2.0
91 (6.250 %)Music Industry
91 (6.250 %)Web Development
91 (6.250 %)XPath
91 (6.250 %)Legal
91 (6.250 %)Spring
91 (6.250 %)Document Management

WinForms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (93.75 %).NET
27 (43.75 %)ASP.NET
34 (25.00 %)WebServices
34 (25.00 %)XML
42 (12.50 %)XSL
42 (12.50 %)AJAX
42 (12.50 %)WCF
42 (12.50 %)WPF
42 (12.50 %)ADO.NET
51 (6.250 %)ASP.NET 2.0
51 (6.250 %)XML Schema
51 (6.250 %)Spring
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.250 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (25.00 %)Ethernet
14 (25.00 %)HTTP
14 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
23 (18.75 %)UPnP
31 (6.250 %)Internet
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (18.75 %)SQL Server
13 (18.75 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (6.250 %)Crystal Reports
21 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (6.250 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
21 (6.250 %)Ant
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (25.00 %)Music
22 (12.50 %)Finance
31 (6.250 %)Legal
31 (6.250 %)Music Industry
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (87.50 %)Developer
29 (56.25 %).NET Developer
38 (50.00 %)C# Developer
44 (25.00 %)WinForms Developer
53 (18.75 %)Senior Developer
53 (18.75 %)Team Leader
53 (18.75 %)Senior .NET Developer
62 (12.50 %)Senior C# Developer
62 (12.50 %).NET Team Leader
71 (6.250 %)C# Application Developer
71 (6.250 %).NET Applications Developer
71 (6.250 %).NET Consultant
71 (6.250 %)Consultant
71 (6.250 %)Applications Developer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.250 %)Client/Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (37.50 %)Windows
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (6.250 %)OO
11 (6.250 %)Document Management
11 (6.250 %)Web Development
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (100.00 %)C#
25 (31.25 %)SQL
31 (6.250 %)Transact-SQL
31 (6.250 %)VB.NET
31 (6.250 %)XPath
31 (6.250 %)JavaScript
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.250 %)MCAD
11 (6.250 %)MCSD
11 (6.250 %)Microsoft Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (6.250 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (25.00 %)Microsoft
22 (12.50 %)Oracle