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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MFC over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Foundation Class Library (MFC)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank396408
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads149256
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.236 %0.272 %
As % of the category below1.067 %1.129 %
Daily rates quoted3779
Average minimum daily rate£427£483
Average daily rate£443£503
% change on same period last year-11.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£459£523
UK excluding London average daily rate£278£299
% change on same period last year-6.77 %
Hourly rates quoted4021
Average minimum hourly rate£35.18£31.67
Average hourly rate£38.19£33.17
% change on same period last year+15.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£41.20£34.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.00£33.17
% change on same period last year+14.57 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1396722684
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled22.15 %24.15 %
Daily rates quoted45517107
Average minimum daily rate£337£361
Average daily rate£362£383
% change on same period last year-5.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.83 %
Hourly rates quoted9131312
Average minimum hourly rate£26.94£29.93
Average hourly rate£29.12£32.17
% change on same period last year-9.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.30£34.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.72£31.64
% change on same period last year-9.21 %

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.

MFC
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MFC within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

MFC Demand Trend

MFC
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MFC within the UK.

MFC Daily Rate Trend

MFC
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MFC within the UK over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

MFC Daily Rate Histogram

MFC
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MFC within the UK.

MFC Hourly Rate Trend

MFC
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MFC within the UK over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

MFC Hourly Rate Histogram

MFC
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MFC within the UK over the 3 months to 1 December 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
EnglandUp+7141£443-13.17 %
South EastUp+5945£325+8.64 %
LondonUp+837£543-3.61 %
East of EnglandUp+2927£253-14.48 %
South WestUp+2521£230-4.16 %
BuckinghamshireUp+2321£325-
CambridgeshireUp+2820£264-
CambridgeUp+2517£264-
HampshireUp+279£325+32.65 %
BristolUp+99--
High WycombeNew entry-9£360-
SomersetNew entry-9--
City of LondonDown-199£534-6.75 %
East MidlandsUp+307--
East AngliaNew entry-6--
DerbyshireNew entry-5--
SurreyUp+293--
Thames ValleyUp+143--
West MidlandsUp+212--
WiltshireDown-12£230-4.16 %
SwindonNew entry-2£230-
BerkshireUp+312--
UxbridgeNew entry-1--
YeovilNew entry-1--
HertfordshireUp+71£200-32.48 %
DronfieldNew entry-1--
EdinburghNew entry-1--
BasingstokeUp+81--
BathNew entry-1--
ManchesterDown-21£200-

MFC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing MFC 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 MFC.

1319 (91.93 %)C++
2180 (51.87 %)Windows
3124 (35.73 %)VC++
4111 (31.99 %)Visual Studio
599 (28.53 %)C#
693 (26.80 %).NET
785 (24.50 %)SQL
877 (22.19 %)XML
953 (15.27 %)Banking
1050 (14.41 %)OO
1148 (13.83 %)Oracle
1148 (13.83 %)Sybase
1247 (13.54 %)Java
1247 (13.54 %)STL
1346 (13.26 %)UML
1444 (12.68 %)SQL Server
1444 (12.68 %)Microsoft
1542 (12.10 %)Investment Banking
1542 (12.10 %)Fixed Income
1639 (11.24 %)C
1728 (8.069 %)Client/Server
1728 (8.069 %)Finance
1827 (7.781 %)TCP/IP
1926 (7.493 %)Derivative
1926 (7.493 %)Degree
2023 (6.628 %)Release Management
2023 (6.628 %)Security Cleared
2023 (6.628 %)Front Office
2120 (5.764 %)Construction
2219 (5.476 %)Electronics

MFC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing MFC 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 MFC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
193 (26.80 %).NET
277 (22.19 %)XML
347 (13.54 %)STL
418 (5.187 %)ASP.NET
515 (4.323 %)ActiveX
515 (4.323 %)WinForms
515 (4.323 %).NET Framework
611 (3.170 %)ATL
611 (3.170 %)COM
710 (2.882 %)WebSphere
89 (2.594 %)Middleware
96 (1.729 %)J2EE
104 (1.153 %)DCOM
104 (1.153 %)Swing
113 (0.865 %)HTML
113 (0.865 %)DirectX
122 (0.576 %)WebServices
122 (0.576 %)JNI
122 (0.576 %)WMI
131 (0.288 %)DAO
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (3.746 %)MQSeries
29 (2.594 %)WebSphere MQ
38 (2.305 %)TIBCO EMS
44 (1.153 %)CMS
44 (1.153 %)MS Exchange
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (1.441 %)MS Excel
21 (0.288 %)Simulink
21 (0.288 %)3ds Max
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.288 %)MFGPRO
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
127 (7.781 %)TCP/IP
215 (4.323 %)Wireless
312 (3.458 %)HTTP
47 (2.017 %)FTP
55 (1.441 %)SNMP
55 (1.441 %)LTE
64 (1.153 %)UTRAN
72 (0.576 %)3G
72 (0.576 %)Ethernet
72 (0.576 %)CDMA
72 (0.576 %)GSM
81 (0.288 %)LAN
81 (0.288 %)UMTS
81 (0.288 %)VoIP
81 (0.288 %)WLAN
81 (0.288 %)WAN
81 (0.288 %)WCDMA
81 (0.288 %)GPRS
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
144 (12.68 %)SQL Server
218 (5.187 %)Oracle 9i
311 (3.170 %)Crystal Reports
46 (1.729 %)GIS
55 (1.441 %)SQL Server 2005
55 (1.441 %)Oracle 10g
64 (1.153 %)Oracle Reports
73 (0.865 %)SQL Server 2000
81 (0.288 %)Oracle 8/8i
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1111 (31.99 %)Visual Studio
211 (3.170 %)ClearCase
36 (1.729 %)InstallShield
42 (0.576 %)LabVIEW
42 (0.576 %)Ant
42 (0.576 %)VSS/SourceSafe
51 (0.288 %)ProC
51 (0.288 %)Subversion
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
153 (15.27 %)Banking
242 (12.10 %)Investment Banking
328 (8.069 %)Finance
423 (6.628 %)Front Office
520 (5.764 %)Construction
619 (5.476 %)Electronics
718 (5.187 %)Aerospace
810 (2.882 %)Manufacturing
810 (2.882 %)Telecoms
94 (1.153 %)Military
103 (0.865 %)Marketing
103 (0.865 %)Avionics
103 (0.865 %)Automotive
112 (0.576 %)Pharmaceutical
112 (0.576 %)Games
112 (0.576 %)Education
112 (0.576 %)Government
112 (0.576 %)Health
112 (0.576 %)Multimedia
112 (0.576 %)Insurance
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1203 (58.50 %)Developer
2109 (31.41 %)Software Engineer
3103 (29.68 %)C++ Developer
428 (8.069 %)C++ Software Engineer
521 (6.052 %)Software Developer
614 (4.035 %).NET Developer
712 (3.458 %)C# Developer
811 (3.170 %)Senior Developer
811 (3.170 %)Java Developer
811 (3.170 %)GUI Developer
910 (2.882 %)Applications Developer
109 (2.594 %)Programmer
109 (2.594 %)C++/Java Developer
118 (2.305 %)C# Software Engineer
127 (2.017 %)Analyst
136 (1.729 %)Server Engineer
136 (1.729 %).NET Software Engineer
145 (1.441 %)C++/C# Developer
145 (1.441 %)CSharp Software Developer
145 (1.441 %)C++ Applications Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
142 (12.10 %)Fixed Income
228 (8.069 %)Client/Server
326 (7.493 %)Derivative
416 (4.611 %)Equity Derivative
511 (3.170 %)Multithreading
69 (2.594 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
78 (2.305 %)Equities
78 (2.305 %)Computer Science
85 (1.441 %)Interest Rate Derivative
94 (1.153 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
94 (1.153 %)VHDL
94 (1.153 %)Verilog
94 (1.153 %)Hybrid Derivative
103 (0.865 %)N-Tier
103 (0.865 %)Device Driver
112 (0.576 %)CCTV
112 (0.576 %)BBC
112 (0.576 %)Credit Derivative
112 (0.576 %)Mathematics
112 (0.576 %)Physics
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1180 (51.87 %)Windows
215 (4.323 %)UNIX
39 (2.594 %)Windows XP
48 (2.305 %)Linux
56 (1.729 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (0.576 %)VxWorks
62 (0.576 %)Windows Vista
62 (0.576 %)Windows 2000
62 (0.576 %)Windows CE
62 (0.576 %)Solaris
71 (0.288 %)AIX
71 (0.288 %)Windows NT
71 (0.288 %)Red Hat Linux
71 (0.288 %)Windows Mobile
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
150 (14.41 %)OO
246 (13.26 %)UML
323 (6.628 %)Release Management
323 (6.628 %)Security Cleared
419 (5.476 %)Regression Testing
511 (3.170 %)OOD
511 (3.170 %)Software Engineering
69 (2.594 %)ITIL
76 (1.729 %)SC Cleared
76 (1.729 %)Risk Management
84 (1.153 %)EDA
84 (1.153 %)Risk Assessment
92 (0.576 %)Scrum
101 (0.288 %)CAD
101 (0.288 %)Configuration Management
101 (0.288 %)OOP
101 (0.288 %)OOA/OOD
101 (0.288 %)ERP
101 (0.288 %)Agile Software Development
101 (0.288 %)Data Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1319 (91.93 %)C++
2124 (35.73 %)VC++
399 (28.53 %)C#
485 (24.50 %)SQL
547 (13.54 %)Java
639 (11.24 %)C
76 (1.729 %)Embedded C
76 (1.729 %)Embedded C++
85 (1.441 %)VBA
85 (1.441 %)VB
94 (1.153 %)Assembly Language
102 (0.576 %)Tcl
102 (0.576 %)J#
102 (0.576 %)PL/SQL
102 (0.576 %)VB.NET
102 (0.576 %)Perl
111 (0.288 %)PHP
111 (0.288 %)Delphi
111 (0.288 %)VB6
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (7.493 %)Degree
23 (0.865 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.288 %)MCSD
31 (0.288 %)PhD
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (2.017 %)ISO9001
17 (2.017 %)TickIT
22 (0.576 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (2.882 %)AutoSys
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
148 (13.83 %)Oracle
148 (13.83 %)Sybase
244 (12.68 %)Microsoft
313 (3.746 %)TIBCO
46 (1.729 %)ESRI
54 (1.153 %)Remedy
62 (0.576 %)ILOG
71 (0.288 %)Borland
71 (0.288 %)Red Hat
71 (0.288 %)CA
71 (0.288 %)Progress
71 (0.288 %)IBM
71 (0.288 %)MathWorks
71 (0.288 %)Reuters
71 (0.288 %)Anite
71 (0.288 %)Google