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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the Birmingham 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank117-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads60
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.856 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted60
Average minimum salary£38,333-
Average salary£41,667-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£45,000-
UK excluding London average salary£37,593£39,005
% change on same period last year-3.62 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads701871
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.388 %0.365 %
Salaries quoted653779
Average minimum salary£30,573£31,039
Average salary£33,626£34,601
% change on same period last year-2.81 %
Average maximum salary£36,679£38,162
UK excluding London average salary£35,934£36,795
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
WCF West MidlandsWCF
West Midlands

WCF
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham WCF Salary Trend

WCF
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WCF across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Birmingham WCF Salary Histogram

WCF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

111 (100.00 %).NET
111 (100.00 %)WPF
210 (90.91 %)C#
39 (81.82 %)SQL Server
48 (72.73 %)ASP.NET
55 (45.45 %)Visual Studio
64 (36.36 %)Windows
64 (36.36 %)N-Tier
64 (36.36 %)AJAX
64 (36.36 %)SQL Server 2005
64 (36.36 %)Silverlight
73 (27.27 %)VB.NET
73 (27.27 %)OO
82 (18.18 %)UML
82 (18.18 %)OOP
82 (18.18 %)OOA/OOD
82 (18.18 %)C++
82 (18.18 %)E-Commerce
82 (18.18 %)OOD
82 (18.18 %)Finance
82 (18.18 %).NET Framework
82 (18.18 %)WF
82 (18.18 %)Mathematics
91 (9.091 %)Unit Testing
91 (9.091 %)Windows Vista
91 (9.091 %)Enterprise Architecture
91 (9.091 %)VB6
91 (9.091 %)Content Management
91 (9.091 %)CMS
91 (9.091 %)Business Intelligence

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (100.00 %).NET
111 (100.00 %)WPF
28 (72.73 %)ASP.NET
34 (36.36 %)AJAX
34 (36.36 %)Silverlight
42 (18.18 %).NET Framework
42 (18.18 %)WF
51 (9.091 %)WebServices
51 (9.091 %)MFC
51 (9.091 %)ASP
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (9.091 %)SharePoint
11 (9.091 %)CMS
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (9.091 %)Internet
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (81.82 %)SQL Server
24 (36.36 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2000
Birmingham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (45.45 %)Visual Studio
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (18.18 %)Finance
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (72.73 %)Developer
26 (54.55 %).NET Developer
35 (45.45 %)Senior Developer
44 (36.36 %)ASP.NET Developer
53 (27.27 %)C# Developer
53 (27.27 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
62 (18.18 %)Architect
62 (18.18 %)Senior C# Developer
62 (18.18 %)Senior .NET Developer
62 (18.18 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
71 (9.091 %)C# Web Developer
71 (9.091 %)Senior Programmer
71 (9.091 %).NET Applications Developer
71 (9.091 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
71 (9.091 %).NET Architect
71 (9.091 %).NET Web Developer
71 (9.091 %)VB.NET Developer
71 (9.091 %)Programmer
71 (9.091 %)Web Developer
71 (9.091 %)Solutions Architect
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (36.36 %)N-Tier
22 (18.18 %)Mathematics
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (36.36 %)Windows
21 (9.091 %)Windows Vista
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (27.27 %)OO
22 (18.18 %)E-Commerce
22 (18.18 %)OOD
22 (18.18 %)UML
22 (18.18 %)OOP
22 (18.18 %)OOA/OOD
31 (9.091 %)Business Intelligence
31 (9.091 %)Content Management
31 (9.091 %)Enterprise Architecture
31 (9.091 %)Unit Testing
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (90.91 %)C#
23 (27.27 %)VB.NET
32 (18.18 %)C++
41 (9.091 %)VB
41 (9.091 %)VC++
41 (9.091 %)VB6
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)MCP
11 (9.091 %)MCSE
11 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (9.091 %)IBM
11 (9.091 %)Microsoft