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This section looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the Berkshire 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank233279
Rank change on same period last yearUp+46
Matching permanent IT job ads3412
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.147 %0.286 %
Salaries quoted342
Average minimum salary£26,265£35,000
Average salary£35,912£47,500
% change on same period last year-24.39 %
Average maximum salary£45,559£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£39,771£41,731
% change on same period last year-4.69 %
Application Development BerkshireApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads29654199
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.454 %1.859 %
Salaries quoted25723580
Average minimum salary£37,962£39,019
Average salary£42,049£42,508
% change on same period last year-1.08 %
Average maximum salary£46,135£45,998
UK excluding London average salary£35,972£36,627
% change on same period last year-1.78 %
WCF South EastWCF
South East

WCF
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire WCF Demand Trend

WCF
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire WCF Salary Trend

WCF
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WCF across the Berkshire region over the past 3 months.

Berkshire WCF Salary Histogram

WCF
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WCF within the Berkshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1WindsorUp+1419£39,263+4.70 %
2WokinghamNew entry-2£35,000-
2ReadingDown-162£40,000-30.43 %
WCF South EastWCF
South East

WCF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing WCF also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing WCF.

156 (100.00 %).NET
245 (80.36 %)C#
336 (64.29 %)WPF
433 (58.93 %)Microsoft
531 (55.36 %)SQL Server
629 (51.79 %)Silverlight
728 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
728 (50.00 %)WF
824 (42.86 %)Agile Software Development
824 (42.86 %)TDD
824 (42.86 %)NUnit
824 (42.86 %)ASP.NET
912 (21.43 %)VB.NET
912 (21.43 %)HTML
1010 (17.86 %)CSS
119 (16.07 %)WebServices
119 (16.07 %)AJAX
119 (16.07 %)WinForms
128 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
128 (14.29 %)Computer Science
128 (14.29 %)Project Planning
128 (14.29 %)Finance
128 (14.29 %)C++
128 (14.29 %)SQL
128 (14.29 %)VC++
128 (14.29 %)SharePoint
136 (10.71 %)Education
136 (10.71 %)Health
136 (10.71 %)Windows
136 (10.71 %)Degree

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing WCF also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing WCF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
156 (100.00 %).NET
236 (64.29 %)WPF
329 (51.79 %)Silverlight
428 (50.00 %)WF
524 (42.86 %)ASP.NET
612 (21.43 %)HTML
710 (17.86 %)CSS
89 (16.07 %)WebServices
89 (16.07 %)WinForms
89 (16.07 %)AJAX
94 (7.143 %)XML
Application Platforms
18 (14.29 %)SharePoint
Database & Business Intelligence
131 (55.36 %)SQL Server
228 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (5.357 %)BusinessObjects
Development Applications
124 (42.86 %)NUnit
22 (3.571 %)Flash
General
18 (14.29 %)Finance
26 (10.71 %)Education
26 (10.71 %)Health
26 (10.71 %)Pensions
32 (3.571 %)Automotive
Job Titles
129 (51.79 %)Technical Lead
219 (33.93 %)Developer
314 (25.00 %).NET Developer
49 (16.07 %)VB.NET Developer
49 (16.07 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
57 (12.50 %)Web Developer
66 (10.71 %)ASP.NET Developer
75 (8.929 %).NET Web Developer
84 (7.143 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
84 (7.143 %)Graduate
84 (7.143 %)C# Developer
93 (5.357 %)Architect
101 (1.786 %)Web Designer
Miscellaneous
18 (14.29 %)Computer Science
21 (1.786 %)N-Tier
Operating Systems
16 (10.71 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
124 (42.86 %)Agile Software Development
124 (42.86 %)TDD
28 (14.29 %)Project Planning
28 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
35 (8.929 %)E-Commerce
42 (3.571 %)Scrum
42 (3.571 %)Extreme Programming
Programming Languages
145 (80.36 %)C#
212 (21.43 %)VB.NET
38 (14.29 %)VC++
38 (14.29 %)C++
38 (14.29 %)SQL
45 (8.929 %)JavaScript
52 (3.571 %)Transact-SQL
Qualifications
16 (10.71 %)Degree
24 (7.143 %)MCP
24 (7.143 %)MCAD
24 (7.143 %)MCSD
24 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
Vendors
133 (58.93 %)Microsoft
23 (5.357 %)Business Objects
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