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This section looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the Cambridgeshire 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 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank114-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads600
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.444 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted600
Average minimum salary£35,984-
Average salary£38,582-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£41,180-
UK excluding London average salary£38,264£39,176
% change on same period last year-2.32 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17421403
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.917 %0.575 %
Salaries quoted15151204
Average minimum salary£32,070£32,167
Average salary£35,048£35,091
% change on same period last year-0.12 %
Average maximum salary£38,027£38,016
UK excluding London average salary£35,868£36,811
% change on same period last year-2.56 %
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 Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire WCF Salary Trend

WCF
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WCF across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 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
CambridgeNew entry-41£40,841-
PeterboroughNew entry-16£33,219-
WCF East of EnglandWCF
East of England

WCF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

181 (100.00 %).NET
276 (93.83 %)SQL Server
374 (91.36 %)ASP.NET
462 (76.54 %)C#
553 (65.43 %)Agile Software Development
647 (58.02 %)WPF
744 (54.32 %)Microsoft
843 (53.09 %)AJAX
939 (48.15 %)WebServices
1035 (43.21 %)SQL Server 2005
1035 (43.21 %)Silverlight
1132 (39.51 %)Windows
1229 (35.80 %)XML
1324 (29.63 %)OOP
1421 (25.93 %)WF
1421 (25.93 %)UML
1520 (24.69 %)Visual Studio
1520 (24.69 %)Scrum
1619 (23.46 %)Windows XP
1619 (23.46 %)N-Tier
1718 (22.22 %)Client/Server
1718 (22.22 %)LINQ
1817 (20.99 %)VB.NET
1817 (20.99 %)RDBMS
1916 (19.75 %)SQL
2015 (18.52 %)MS Excel
2015 (18.52 %)Health
2114 (17.28 %)WinForms
2114 (17.28 %)OO
2211 (13.58 %)Oracle

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
181 (100.00 %).NET
274 (91.36 %)ASP.NET
347 (58.02 %)WPF
443 (53.09 %)AJAX
539 (48.15 %)WebServices
635 (43.21 %)Silverlight
729 (35.80 %)XML
821 (25.93 %)WF
918 (22.22 %)LINQ
1014 (17.28 %)WinForms
1110 (12.35 %)XSLT
1110 (12.35 %).NET Framework
128 (9.877 %)ASP.NET 2.0
137 (8.642 %)COM+
146 (7.407 %)XSD
153 (3.704 %)ADO.NET
153 (3.704 %)RSS
162 (2.469 %)ASP
171 (1.235 %)J2ME
171 (1.235 %).NET Remoting
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (8.642 %)SharePoint
21 (1.235 %)IIS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (18.52 %)MS Excel
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (3.704 %)Wireless
22 (2.469 %)LAN
22 (2.469 %)WLAN
31 (1.235 %)CTI
31 (1.235 %)SMS
31 (1.235 %)VoIP
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
176 (93.83 %)SQL Server
235 (43.21 %)SQL Server 2005
317 (20.99 %)RDBMS
410 (12.35 %)SQL Server 2000
59 (11.11 %)Oracle 8/8i
68 (9.877 %)Datawarehouse
68 (9.877 %)OLAP
68 (9.877 %)SQL Server 7
68 (9.877 %)Oracle OLAP
74 (4.938 %)SQL Server Integration Services
74 (4.938 %)Crystal Reports
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
120 (24.69 %)Visual Studio
26 (7.407 %)MSI
26 (7.407 %)InstallShield
34 (4.938 %)Visual Studio Team System
34 (4.938 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (18.52 %)Health
23 (3.704 %)Pensions
32 (2.469 %)Telecoms
41 (1.235 %)Education
41 (1.235 %)Publishing
41 (1.235 %)Electronics
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
160 (74.07 %)Developer
234 (41.98 %).NET Developer
328 (34.57 %)C# Developer
422 (27.16 %)ASP.NET Developer
517 (20.99 %)Senior Developer
616 (19.75 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
715 (18.52 %)Senior .NET Developer
814 (17.28 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
814 (17.28 %)Software Developer
814 (17.28 %)Senior C# Developer
910 (12.35 %)Web Developer
103 (3.704 %)VB.NET Developer
103 (3.704 %).NET Web Developer
103 (3.704 %)WinForms Developer
112 (2.469 %).NET Software Engineer
112 (2.469 %)Senior .NET Software Engineer
112 (2.469 %)Database Developer
112 (2.469 %)Senior Software Engineer
112 (2.469 %)Project Manager
112 (2.469 %)Software Engineer
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (23.46 %)N-Tier
218 (22.22 %)Client/Server
33 (3.704 %)Tandem
41 (1.235 %)Wiki
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
132 (39.51 %)Windows
219 (23.46 %)Windows XP
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
153 (65.43 %)Agile Software Development
224 (29.63 %)OOP
321 (25.93 %)UML
420 (24.69 %)Scrum
514 (17.28 %)OO
66 (7.407 %)Workflow
66 (7.407 %)Technical Architecture
75 (6.173 %)Use Case
84 (4.938 %)Unit Testing
84 (4.938 %)Code Coverage
91 (1.235 %)Data Modelling
91 (1.235 %)Zachman Framework
91 (1.235 %)Content Management
91 (1.235 %)Web Development
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
162 (76.54 %)C#
217 (20.99 %)VB.NET
316 (19.75 %)SQL
46 (7.407 %)PowerShell
52 (2.469 %)Transact-SQL
61 (1.235 %)VB
61 (1.235 %)Java
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (8.642 %)Degree
21 (1.235 %)MCAD
21 (1.235 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (1.235 %)MCPD
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
144 (54.32 %)Microsoft
211 (13.58 %)Oracle
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