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This section looks at the demand for Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited WF over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Workflow Foundation (WF)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank62-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.571 %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£408£482
% change on same period last year-15.33 %
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£45.00£30.00
% change on same period last year+50.00 %
Application Development WalesApplication Development
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads191140
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.252 %0.149 %
Daily rates quoted4721
Average minimum daily rate£350£285
Average daily rate£375£307
% change on same period last year+22.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£336
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted238
Average minimum hourly rate£23.59£28.39
Average hourly rate£27.37£29.50
% change on same period last year-7.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.16£30.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.44£33.08
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
WF UKWF
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.

WF
Demand Trend

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

Wales WF Demand Trend

WF
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing WF within the Wales region over the 3 months to 4 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
South WalesNew entry-3--
WF UKWF
UK

WF
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing WF 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 WF.

16 (100.00 %).NET
16 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
25 (83.33 %)Microsoft
34 (66.67 %)XML
43 (50.00 %)XSLT
43 (50.00 %)Windows
43 (50.00 %)SharePoint
43 (50.00 %)MS Office
43 (50.00 %)VB.NET
43 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
43 (50.00 %)Middleware
43 (50.00 %)E-business
43 (50.00 %)MVC
43 (50.00 %)Workflow
43 (50.00 %)WinForms
43 (50.00 %)AJAX
43 (50.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
43 (50.00 %)WCF
43 (50.00 %)Visual Studio Team System
52 (33.33 %).NET Framework
52 (33.33 %)Agile Software Development
52 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
61 (16.67 %)C#
61 (16.67 %)Government

WF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing WF 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 WF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
16 (100.00 %).NET
16 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
24 (66.67 %)XML
33 (50.00 %)XSLT
33 (50.00 %)Middleware
33 (50.00 %)WinForms
33 (50.00 %)AJAX
33 (50.00 %)WCF
42 (33.33 %).NET Framework
Application Platforms
13 (50.00 %)SharePoint
13 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
13 (50.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Applications
13 (50.00 %)MS Office
Development Applications
13 (50.00 %)Visual Studio Team System
22 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
General
11 (16.67 %)Government
Job Titles
15 (83.33 %)Developer
22 (33.33 %)Software Developer
22 (33.33 %).NET Developer
22 (33.33 %)VB.NET Developer
22 (33.33 %)SharePoint Developer
31 (16.67 %)Applications Architect
31 (16.67 %)Architect
31 (16.67 %)Software Architect
Operating Systems
13 (50.00 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)E-business
13 (50.00 %)MVC
13 (50.00 %)Workflow
22 (33.33 %)Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
13 (50.00 %)VB.NET
21 (16.67 %)C#
Vendors
15 (83.33 %)Microsoft
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