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This section looks at the demand for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) 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 WPF over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank243274
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching permanent IT job ads2417
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.809 %0.405 %
Salaries quoted2013
Average minimum salary£28,750£38,385
Average salary£42,375£40,731
% change on same period last year+4.03 %
Average maximum salary£56,000£43,077
UK excluding London average salary£38,853£37,802
% change on same period last year+2.77 %
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 %
WPF South EastWPF
South East

WPF
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire WPF Demand Trend

WPF
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire WPF Salary Trend

WPF
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire WPF Salary Histogram

WPF
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WPF 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+813£42,500+13.33 %
2ReadingDown-186£40,000-4.10 %
3WokinghamNew entry-2£35,000-
3MaidenheadNew entry-2£55,000-
4NewburyNew entry-1£35,000-
WPF South EastWPF
South East

WPF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing WPF 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 WPF.

161 (100.00 %).NET
250 (81.97 %)C#
336 (59.02 %)WCF
336 (59.02 %)Silverlight
434 (55.74 %)Microsoft
532 (52.46 %)SQL Server
532 (52.46 %)SQL Server 2005
630 (49.18 %)WF
724 (39.34 %)Agile Software Development
724 (39.34 %)TDD
724 (39.34 %)NUnit
814 (22.95 %)C++
913 (21.31 %)XML
1012 (19.67 %)Flash
1012 (19.67 %)VB
1110 (16.39 %)ASP.NET
1110 (16.39 %)WebServices
1110 (16.39 %)Flash Lite
1110 (16.39 %)Adobe Flex
129 (14.75 %)VB.NET
129 (14.75 %)HTML
138 (13.11 %)SQL
138 (13.11 %)VB6
138 (13.11 %)Finance
138 (13.11 %)Windows
138 (13.11 %)VC++
138 (13.11 %)Project Planning
138 (13.11 %)Unit Testing
147 (11.48 %)Degree
156 (9.836 %)Transact-SQL

WPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing WPF 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 WPF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
161 (100.00 %).NET
236 (59.02 %)WCF
236 (59.02 %)Silverlight
330 (49.18 %)WF
413 (21.31 %)XML
510 (16.39 %)Adobe Flex
510 (16.39 %)ASP.NET
510 (16.39 %)WebServices
69 (14.75 %)HTML
75 (8.197 %).NET Remoting
84 (6.557 %)OpenGL
84 (6.557 %)DirectX
84 (6.557 %)WinForms
84 (6.557 %)AJAX
92 (3.279 %)ADO.NET
92 (3.279 %)CSS
92 (3.279 %)SOAP
101 (1.639 %)ADO
Application Platforms
15 (8.197 %)Flash Media Server
22 (3.279 %)IIS
Applications
14 (6.557 %)AutoCAD
Communications & Networking
12 (3.279 %)SMTP
12 (3.279 %)FTP
12 (3.279 %)HTTP
12 (3.279 %)SNMP
12 (3.279 %)DNS
12 (3.279 %)SAN
12 (3.279 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
132 (52.46 %)SQL Server
132 (52.46 %)SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
124 (39.34 %)NUnit
212 (19.67 %)Flash
34 (6.557 %)Visual Studio
42 (3.279 %)VSS/SourceSafe
42 (3.279 %)Subversion
General
18 (13.11 %)Finance
25 (8.197 %)Marketing
25 (8.197 %)Interactive Media
34 (6.557 %)Pensions
34 (6.557 %)Health
42 (3.279 %)Automotive
51 (1.639 %)Games
Job Titles
129 (47.54 %)Technical Lead
222 (36.07 %)Developer
311 (18.03 %).NET Developer
47 (11.48 %)Software Developer
56 (9.836 %)VB.NET Developer
65 (8.197 %)VB Developer
65 (8.197 %)ASP.NET Developer
65 (8.197 %)C# Developer
65 (8.197 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
73 (4.918 %)Architect
73 (4.918 %)Development Manager
81 (1.639 %)Senior Developer
81 (1.639 %)Senior Software Developer
81 (1.639 %)VB6 Developer
Miscellaneous
110 (16.39 %)Flash Lite
22 (3.279 %)RIA
31 (1.639 %)Streaming Media
Operating Systems
18 (13.11 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
124 (39.34 %)Agile Software Development
124 (39.34 %)TDD
28 (13.11 %)Project Planning
28 (13.11 %)Unit Testing
35 (8.197 %)Digital Marketing
44 (6.557 %)Project Management
44 (6.557 %)Scrum
52 (3.279 %)Extreme Programming
52 (3.279 %)OO
52 (3.279 %)E-Commerce
52 (3.279 %)DRM
61 (1.639 %)Software Testing
Programming Languages
150 (81.97 %)C#
214 (22.95 %)C++
312 (19.67 %)VB
49 (14.75 %)VB.NET
58 (13.11 %)SQL
58 (13.11 %)VC++
58 (13.11 %)VB6
66 (9.836 %)Transact-SQL
75 (8.197 %)ActionScript
84 (6.557 %)JavaScript
93 (4.918 %)Java
102 (3.279 %)C
Qualifications
17 (11.48 %)Degree
24 (6.557 %)MCP
24 (6.557 %)MCAD
24 (6.557 %)MCSD
24 (6.557 %)Microsoft Certification
Vendors
134 (55.74 %)Microsoft
22 (3.279 %)Oracle
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