The first table below looks at the demand for WPF skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cheltenham region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WPF over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the Cheltenham region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Rank 37 50 35
Rank change year-on-year
+13 -15
Permanent jobs citing WPF 6 8 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheltenham 2.804% 1.980% 1.215%
As % of the Application Development category 4.511% 4.651% 4.348%
Number of salaries quoted 6 8 2
Average salary £32,500 £35,000 £31,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.14% +12.00%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All Application Development
Cheltenham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
133 172 69
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheltenham 62.15% 42.57% 27.94%
Number of salaries quoted 130 139 64
Average salary £32,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-18.75% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £34,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £40,450 £42,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
WPF
Gloucestershire

WPF
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing WPF across the Cheltenham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Cheltenham WPF Jobs Demand Trend

WPF
Salary Trend

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

Cheltenham WPF Salary Trend

WPF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cheltenham region citing WPF 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 WPF.

1 8 (100.00%) C#
2 5 (62.50%) .NET
2 5 (62.50%) Silverlight
3 4 (50.00%) SQL Server
3 4 (50.00%) JavaScript
4 3 (37.50%) MS Excel
4 3 (37.50%) SQL
4 3 (37.50%) VB
4 3 (37.50%) Agile Software Development
5 2 (25.00%) Managed Extensibility Framework
5 2 (25.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (25.00%) T-SQL
5 2 (25.00%) HTML
5 2 (25.00%) Java
5 2 (25.00%) Crystal Reports
5 2 (25.00%) ASP.NET
5 2 (25.00%) SOAP
5 2 (25.00%) CRM
5 2 (25.00%) SharePoint
5 2 (25.00%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (25.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (12.50%) .NET Framework
6 1 (12.50%) Degree
6 1 (12.50%) C
6 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
6 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
6 1 (12.50%) Automotive
6 1 (12.50%) XML
6 1 (12.50%) OO
6 1 (12.50%) Visual Studio

WPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cheltenham region citing WPF 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 WPF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (62.50%) .NET
1 5 (62.50%) Silverlight
2 2 (25.00%) Managed Extensibility Framework
2 2 (25.00%) HTML
2 2 (25.00%) ASP.NET
2 2 (25.00%) SOAP
3 1 (12.50%) .NET Framework
3 1 (12.50%) XML
Application Platforms
1 2 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (37.50%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Dynamics CRM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (50.00%) SQL Server
2 2 (25.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (25.00%) Crystal Reports
2 2 (25.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Visual Studio
General
1 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
1 1 (12.50%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 7 (87.50%) Developer
2 5 (62.50%) C# Developer
3 4 (50.00%) .NET Developer
4 3 (37.50%) C# Analyst Programmer
4 3 (37.50%) Analyst
4 3 (37.50%) Analyst Programmer
4 3 (37.50%) Programmer
4 3 (37.50%) Developer Analyst
4 3 (37.50%) C# Programmer
5 2 (25.00%) C# .NET Developer
5 2 (25.00%) C# ASP.NET Developer
6 1 (12.50%) Senior Software Engineer
6 1 (12.50%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Agile Software Development
2 2 (25.00%) CRM
3 1 (12.50%) OO
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) C#
2 4 (50.00%) JavaScript
3 3 (37.50%) SQL
3 3 (37.50%) VB
4 2 (25.00%) T-SQL
4 2 (25.00%) Java
5 1 (12.50%) C
5 1 (12.50%) C++
5 1 (12.50%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) DO-178B
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
Cheltenham, South West
You will work in an Agile environment and you will use the latest technologies including C#, Silverlight and WPF. You will join a highly successful team and you...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013