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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the Bolton 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
Rank14-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads180
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.000 %
As % of the category below25.71 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted180
Average minimum salary£22,000-
Average salary£26,917-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£31,833-
UK excluding London average salary£37,593£39,005
% change on same period last year-3.62 %
Bolton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Bolton
Matching permanent IT job ads7025
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.010 %
Salaries quoted6519
Average minimum salary£23,108£25,020
Average salary£26,563£27,598
% change on same period last year-3.75 %
Average maximum salary£30,018£30,176
UK excluding London average salary£35,934£36,795
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
WCF ManchesterWCF
Manchester

WCF
Demand Trend

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

Bolton 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 Bolton region.

Bolton WCF Salary Trend

WCF
Salary Histogram

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

Bolton WCF Salary Histogram

WCF
Top 26 Related IT Skills

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

118 (100.00 %)C#
118 (100.00 %)SQL Server
118 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
118 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
118 (100.00 %)WebServices
118 (100.00 %)XML
118 (100.00 %)Transact-SQL
118 (100.00 %).NET
118 (100.00 %)OO
118 (100.00 %)MVC
118 (100.00 %)Health
118 (100.00 %)Scrum
118 (100.00 %)WinForms
118 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
118 (100.00 %)Pensions
118 (100.00 %).NET Framework
118 (100.00 %)WPF
118 (100.00 %)LINQ
118 (100.00 %)Unit Testing
118 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2008
216 (88.89 %)SQL
312 (66.67 %)Windows
46 (33.33 %)C++
46 (33.33 %)Java
46 (33.33 %)Oracle
51 (5.556 %)C

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Bolton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (100.00 %).NET
118 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
118 (100.00 %)WebServices
118 (100.00 %)XML
118 (100.00 %)MVC
118 (100.00 %)WinForms
118 (100.00 %).NET Framework
118 (100.00 %)WPF
118 (100.00 %)LINQ
Bolton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (100.00 %)SQL Server
118 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
118 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2008
Bolton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
Bolton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (100.00 %)Health
118 (100.00 %)Pensions
Bolton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (94.44 %)Developer
117 (94.44 %)C# Developer
26 (33.33 %)Graduate Developer
26 (33.33 %)Graduate
26 (33.33 %)Graduate CSharp Developer
35 (27.78 %).NET Developer
44 (22.22 %)ASP.NET Developer
44 (22.22 %)SQL Developer
44 (22.22 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Bolton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (66.67 %)Windows
Bolton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (100.00 %)OO
118 (100.00 %)Scrum
118 (100.00 %)Unit Testing
Bolton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (100.00 %)C#
118 (100.00 %)Transact-SQL
216 (88.89 %)SQL
36 (33.33 %)C++
36 (33.33 %)Java
41 (5.556 %)C
Bolton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (33.33 %)Oracle