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

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank14-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below7.143 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£250-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£250-
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£373
% change on same period last year-7.21 %
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£36.10£40.00
% change on same period last year-9.75 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads1425
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.027 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£304£350
Average daily rate£319£400
% change on same period last year-20.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted120
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£36.00
Average hourly rate£35.00£36.38
% change on same period last year-3.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£36.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
WCF HertfordshireWCF
Hertfordshire

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

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage WCF Daily Rate Trend

WCF
Top 10 Related IT Skills

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

11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)VB
11 (100.00 %)VB.NET
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)VB6
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %)WPF

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)WPF
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %).NET Developer
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)VB
11 (100.00 %)VB.NET
11 (100.00 %)VB6