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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the Dorset 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank47-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads80
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.195 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted80
Average minimum salary£35,100-
Average salary£38,300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£41,500-
UK excluding London average salary£39,648£40,809
% change on same period last year-2.84 %
Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads154513
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.133 %0.262 %
Salaries quoted148429
Average minimum salary£30,662£39,839
Average salary£33,776£42,536
% change on same period last year-20.59 %
Average maximum salary£36,891£45,233
UK excluding London average salary£35,816£36,196
% change on same period last year-1.05 %
WCF South WestWCF
South West

WCF
Demand Trend

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

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset WCF Salary Trend

WCF
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WCF across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Dorset WCF Salary Histogram

WCF
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WCF within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BournemouthNew entry-8£37,063-
PooleNew entry-2£43,250-
WCF South WestWCF
South West

WCF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

113 (100.00 %)C#
113 (100.00 %)SQL Server
113 (100.00 %)WPF
212 (92.31 %).NET
311 (84.62 %)XML
410 (76.92 %)Scrum
410 (76.92 %)Microsoft Certification
410 (76.92 %)AJAX
410 (76.92 %)SQL Server 2005
410 (76.92 %)MCP
410 (76.92 %)MCAD
410 (76.92 %)MCSD
410 (76.92 %)ASP.NET
410 (76.92 %)WF
57 (53.85 %)Microsoft
66 (46.15 %)WebServices
75 (38.46 %)CSS
75 (38.46 %)JavaScript
75 (38.46 %)VB
75 (38.46 %)VB.NET
75 (38.46 %)SQL Server 2000
75 (38.46 %)Extreme Programming
75 (38.46 %)Silverlight
84 (30.77 %)HTML
93 (23.08 %)C++
102 (15.38 %)STL
102 (15.38 %)Multithreading
111 (7.692 %)Pensions
111 (7.692 %)Agile Software Development
111 (7.692 %)Retail

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (100.00 %)WPF
212 (92.31 %).NET
311 (84.62 %)XML
410 (76.92 %)ASP.NET
410 (76.92 %)WF
410 (76.92 %)AJAX
56 (46.15 %)WebServices
65 (38.46 %)CSS
65 (38.46 %)Silverlight
74 (30.77 %)HTML
82 (15.38 %)STL
91 (7.692 %)XHTML
Dorset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.692 %)MS Excel
Dorset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.692 %)Internet
Dorset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (100.00 %)SQL Server
210 (76.92 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (38.46 %)SQL Server 2000
Dorset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (7.692 %)Retail
11 (7.692 %)Pensions
Dorset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (84.62 %)Developer
210 (76.92 %).NET Developer
35 (38.46 %)C# Developer
35 (38.46 %)ASP.NET Developer
35 (38.46 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
42 (15.38 %)Senior Software Engineer
42 (15.38 %)Software Engineer
51 (7.692 %)Software Developer
51 (7.692 %)Senior Developer
51 (7.692 %)Senior Software Developer
Dorset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (15.38 %)Multithreading
Dorset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (76.92 %)Scrum
25 (38.46 %)Extreme Programming
31 (7.692 %)Agile Software Development
31 (7.692 %)E-Commerce
Dorset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (100.00 %)C#
25 (38.46 %)JavaScript
25 (38.46 %)VB
25 (38.46 %)VB.NET
33 (23.08 %)C++
Dorset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (76.92 %)MCP
110 (76.92 %)MCAD
110 (76.92 %)MCSD
110 (76.92 %)Microsoft Certification
Dorset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (53.85 %)Microsoft