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This section looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the Surrey 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank100-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.746 %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£368£347
% change on same period last year+5.86 %
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£36.17£35.13
% change on same period last year+2.96 %
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Surrey
Matching contract IT job ads536655
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.707 %0.652 %
Daily rates quoted168198
Average minimum daily rate£282£297
Average daily rate£300£320
% change on same period last year-6.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£319£344
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted2748
Average minimum hourly rate£29.88£30.88
Average hourly rate£33.61£32.75
% change on same period last year+2.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.34£34.62
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.72£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
WCF South EastWCF
South East

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

Surrey 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 Surrey region.

Surrey 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 Surrey region.

Surrey 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 Surrey region over the 3 months to 20 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
GuildfordNew entry-1--
WCF South EastWCF
South East

WCF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey 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.

118 (100.00 %).NET
216 (88.89 %)C#
312 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
411 (61.11 %)XML
510 (55.56 %)WPF
510 (55.56 %)WebServices
510 (55.56 %)WinForms
69 (50.00 %)SQL Server
78 (44.44 %)Windows
78 (44.44 %)SQL Server 2005
86 (33.33 %)Knowledge Management
86 (33.33 %)AJAX
86 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
95 (27.78 %)ADO.NET
95 (27.78 %)SQL
95 (27.78 %)XSLT
95 (27.78 %)Publishing
95 (27.78 %)ASP.NET 2.0
104 (22.22 %)Microsoft
113 (16.67 %)Agile Software Development
113 (16.67 %)TDD
122 (11.11 %)NUnit
122 (11.11 %)Scrum
122 (11.11 %)Adobe
122 (11.11 %)DSDM
122 (11.11 %)MS Excel
122 (11.11 %)SOA
122 (11.11 %)OO
122 (11.11 %)JavaScript
122 (11.11 %)CSS

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey 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.

Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (100.00 %).NET
212 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
311 (61.11 %)XML
410 (55.56 %)WPF
410 (55.56 %)WebServices
410 (55.56 %)WinForms
56 (33.33 %)AJAX
65 (27.78 %)ADO.NET
65 (27.78 %)XSLT
65 (27.78 %)ASP.NET 2.0
72 (11.11 %)CSS
72 (11.11 %)Adobe Flex
72 (11.11 %)NHibernate
81 (5.556 %).NET Framework
81 (5.556 %)ASP
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.11 %)MS Excel
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (50.00 %)SQL Server
28 (44.44 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (5.556 %)SQL Server 2000
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
22 (11.11 %)NUnit
31 (5.556 %)Subversion
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (27.78 %)Publishing
22 (11.11 %)Marketing
22 (11.11 %)Insurance
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (94.44 %)Developer
211 (61.11 %)C# Developer
38 (44.44 %).NET Developer
45 (27.78 %)WinForms Developer
52 (11.11 %)Applications Developer
61 (5.556 %)SQL Developer
61 (5.556 %).NET Applications Developer
61 (5.556 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
61 (5.556 %)Analyst
61 (5.556 %)Business Analyst
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (11.11 %)Computer Science
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (44.44 %)Windows
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (33.33 %)Knowledge Management
23 (16.67 %)Agile Software Development
23 (16.67 %)TDD
32 (11.11 %)Scrum
32 (11.11 %)DSDM
32 (11.11 %)SOA
32 (11.11 %)OO
32 (11.11 %)Business Desktop Deployment
41 (5.556 %)Performance Testing
41 (5.556 %)Unit Testing
41 (5.556 %)Continuous Integration
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (88.89 %)C#
25 (27.78 %)SQL
32 (11.11 %)JavaScript
41 (5.556 %)VC++
41 (5.556 %)VB.NET
41 (5.556 %)C++
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (11.11 %)Degree
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (22.22 %)Microsoft
22 (11.11 %)Adobe