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This section looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the Cheshire 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
Rank152135
Rank change on same period last yearDown-17
Matching permanent IT job ads22
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.167 %0.171 %
Salaries quoted22
Average minimum salary£29,500£25,000
Average salary£32,000£30,000
% change on same period last year+6.66 %
Average maximum salary£34,500£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£38,264£39,176
% change on same period last year-2.32 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads12001167
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.632 %0.479 %
Salaries quoted10941049
Average minimum salary£30,192£30,394
Average salary£33,389£32,923
% change on same period last year+1.41 %
Average maximum salary£36,586£35,453
UK excluding London average salary£35,868£36,811
% change on same period last year-2.56 %
WCF North WestWCF
North West

WCF
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire WCF Salary Trend

WCF
Salary Histogram

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire 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
NantwichNew entry-1£30,000-
WCF North WestWCF
North West

WCF
Top 27 Related IT Skills

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

17 (100.00 %).NET
26 (85.71 %)C#
35 (71.43 %)SQL Server
44 (57.14 %)VB.NET
44 (57.14 %)ASP.NET
53 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2005
53 (42.86 %)Windows
62 (28.57 %)CSS
62 (28.57 %)VB
62 (28.57 %)JavaScript
62 (28.57 %)WF
62 (28.57 %)VB6
62 (28.57 %)AJAX
71 (14.29 %)Workflow
71 (14.29 %)Finance
71 (14.29 %)Clustering
71 (14.29 %)WinForms
71 (14.29 %)telerik
71 (14.29 %)WPF
71 (14.29 %)VBScript
71 (14.29 %)HTML
71 (14.29 %)Java
71 (14.29 %)Crystal Reports
71 (14.29 %)ASP
71 (14.29 %)UML
71 (14.29 %)XHTML
71 (14.29 %)E-Commerce

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (100.00 %).NET
24 (57.14 %)ASP.NET
32 (28.57 %)CSS
32 (28.57 %)AJAX
32 (28.57 %)WF
41 (14.29 %)HTML
41 (14.29 %)WPF
41 (14.29 %)ASP
41 (14.29 %)XHTML
41 (14.29 %)WinForms
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (71.43 %)SQL Server
23 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (14.29 %)Crystal Reports
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Finance
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (100.00 %)Developer
24 (57.14 %).NET Developer
33 (42.86 %)C# Developer
33 (42.86 %)VB.NET Developer
42 (28.57 %)VB Developer
42 (28.57 %)Senior C# Developer
42 (28.57 %)Senior .NET Developer
42 (28.57 %)VB6 Developer
42 (28.57 %)Senior Developer
42 (28.57 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
51 (14.29 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
51 (14.29 %)Senior VB.NET Developer
51 (14.29 %)Junior VB.NET Developer
51 (14.29 %)ASP.NET Developer
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)Clustering
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (42.86 %)Windows
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)UML
11 (14.29 %)E-Commerce
11 (14.29 %)Workflow
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (85.71 %)C#
24 (57.14 %)VB.NET
32 (28.57 %)VB6
32 (28.57 %)VB
32 (28.57 %)JavaScript
41 (14.29 %)VBScript
41 (14.29 %)Java
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)telerik
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