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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the Bedfordshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WCF over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank68-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads80
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.951 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted70
Average minimum salary£38,571-
Average salary£40,143-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£41,714-
UK excluding London average salary£37,599£37,827
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads410302
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.237 %0.130 %
Salaries quoted368279
Average minimum salary£33,765£32,803
Average salary£37,263£35,702
% change on same period last year+4.37 %
Average maximum salary£40,761£38,602
UK excluding London average salary£35,990£36,664
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
WCF East of EnglandWCF
East of England

WCF
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire WCF Demand Trend

WCF
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing WCF across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire WCF Salary Trend

WCF
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WCF across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Bedfordshire WCF Salary Histogram

WCF
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WCF within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BedfordNew entry-6£39,333-
WCF East of EnglandWCF
East of England

WCF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited WCF.

110 (100.00 %)C#
28 (80.00 %).NET
36 (60.00 %)WF
45 (50.00 %)LINQ
45 (50.00 %)Project Management
45 (50.00 %)WinForms
45 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
45 (50.00 %)SQL
45 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
54 (40.00 %)Business Intelligence
54 (40.00 %)Microsoft
54 (40.00 %)Oracle
54 (40.00 %)SQL Server
63 (30.00 %)SQL Server 2000
63 (30.00 %)Windows
63 (30.00 %)SQL Server 2005
63 (30.00 %)WPF
63 (30.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
72 (20.00 %)AJAX
72 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
72 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
72 (20.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
72 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
72 (20.00 %)VB
72 (20.00 %)C++
72 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
72 (20.00 %)Informix
72 (20.00 %)MSMQ
81 (10.00 %)Subversion
81 (10.00 %)Biometrics

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited WCF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (80.00 %).NET
26 (60.00 %)WF
35 (50.00 %)LINQ
35 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
35 (50.00 %)WinForms
43 (30.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
43 (30.00 %)WPF
52 (20.00 %)AJAX
61 (10.00 %)Silverlight
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (40.00 %)SQL Server
23 (30.00 %)SQL Server 2000
23 (30.00 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (20.00 %)Informix
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (10.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (10.00 %)Subversion
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (60.00 %)Developer
24 (40.00 %)C# Developer
32 (20.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
32 (20.00 %)Senior Developer
32 (20.00 %)Oracle Developer
32 (20.00 %).NET Developer
41 (10.00 %)Programmer
41 (10.00 %)Technical Architect
41 (10.00 %)Technical Project Manager
41 (10.00 %)Architect
41 (10.00 %)Project Manager
41 (10.00 %)Technical Manager
41 (10.00 %).NET Programmer
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)Biometrics
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (30.00 %)Windows
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (50.00 %)Project Management
15 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
24 (40.00 %)Business Intelligence
32 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
41 (10.00 %)OO
41 (10.00 %)Unit Testing
41 (10.00 %)Continuous Integration
41 (10.00 %)Time Management
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (100.00 %)C#
25 (50.00 %)SQL
32 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
32 (20.00 %)VB
32 (20.00 %)C++
32 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (20.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (20.00 %)MSMQ
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (40.00 %)Oracle
14 (40.00 %)Microsoft