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This section looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the Suffolk 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2730
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.778 %6.250 %
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£367£335
% change on same period last year+9.48 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£36.67
Average hourly rate-£36.67
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£36.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.50£34.00
% change on same period last year+7.35 %
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads3648
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.049 %
Daily rates quoted1311
Average minimum daily rate£340£338
Average daily rate£353£349
% change on same period last year+1.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted39
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00£31.71
Average hourly rate£12.50£32.50
% change on same period last year-61.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00£33.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
WCF East of EnglandWCF
East of England

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk WCF Hourly Rate Trend

WCF
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WCF within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Bury St EdmundsNew entry-1--
WCF East of EnglandWCF
East of England

WCF
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

114 (100.00 %)C#
114 (100.00 %).NET
114 (100.00 %)WPF
211 (78.57 %)Silverlight
211 (78.57 %)AJAX
39 (64.29 %).NET Framework
48 (57.14 %)Client/Server
48 (57.14 %)VB.NET
48 (57.14 %)WebServices
57 (50.00 %)CTI
57 (50.00 %)TETRA
66 (42.86 %)ASP.NET
74 (28.57 %)VoIP
82 (14.29 %)UML
82 (14.29 %)SQL Server
82 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
91 (7.143 %)C++
91 (7.143 %)XML

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (100.00 %).NET
114 (100.00 %)WPF
211 (78.57 %)Silverlight
211 (78.57 %)AJAX
39 (64.29 %).NET Framework
48 (57.14 %)WebServices
56 (42.86 %)ASP.NET
61 (7.143 %)XML
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (50.00 %)CTI
17 (50.00 %)TETRA
24 (28.57 %)VoIP
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (14.29 %)SQL Server
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (71.43 %)Developer
29 (64.29 %)C# Developer
38 (57.14 %).NET Developer
43 (21.43 %)ASP.NET Developer
43 (21.43 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
52 (14.29 %)VB.NET Developer
52 (14.29 %)Senior Developer
52 (14.29 %)Software Engineer
61 (7.143 %)Software Developer
61 (7.143 %)Consultant
61 (7.143 %)Senior Software Engineer
61 (7.143 %)CSharp Software Developer
61 (7.143 %)Senior Software Developer
61 (7.143 %)Senior C# Developer
61 (7.143 %)Senior .NET Developer
61 (7.143 %)Senior VB.NET Developer
61 (7.143 %)Junior VB.NET Developer
61 (7.143 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (57.14 %)Client/Server
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (14.29 %)UML
12 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (100.00 %)C#
28 (57.14 %)VB.NET
31 (7.143 %)C++
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