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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the East Midlands 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank136181
Rank change on same period last yearUp+45
Matching permanent IT job ads195
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.405 %0.243 %
Salaries quoted185
Average minimum salary£33,962£27,000
Average salary£36,500£29,500
% change on same period last year+23.72 %
Average maximum salary£39,038£32,000
UK excluding London average salary£39,682£40,809
% change on same period last year-2.76 %
East Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
East Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads13522060
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.169 %1.051 %
Salaries quoted11841759
Average minimum salary£30,776£28,978
Average salary£33,429£31,348
% change on same period last year+6.63 %
Average maximum salary£36,082£33,719
UK excluding London average salary£35,813£36,194
% change on same period last year-1.05 %
WCF EnglandWCF
England

WCF
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands WCF Salary Trend

WCF
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WCF across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region over the 3 months to 8 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
NottinghamshireUp+2211£35,000+22.80 %
DerbyshireUp+199£38,000+27.94 %
LeicestershireNew entry-6£37,143-
WCF EnglandWCF
England

WCF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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.

141 (97.62 %)C#
240 (95.24 %).NET
332 (76.19 %)SQL Server
431 (73.81 %)WPF
527 (64.29 %)ASP.NET
619 (45.24 %).NET Framework
716 (38.10 %)Visual Studio
815 (35.71 %)Microsoft
913 (30.95 %)XML
1011 (26.19 %)OO
1011 (26.19 %)SQL Server 2005
119 (21.43 %)WinForms
119 (21.43 %)VB.NET
119 (21.43 %)C++
119 (21.43 %)Silverlight
128 (19.05 %)Windows
137 (16.67 %)HTML
146 (14.29 %)SharePoint
146 (14.29 %)LINQ
146 (14.29 %)Degree
146 (14.29 %)TDD
155 (11.90 %)Subversion
155 (11.90 %)SharePoint Server 2007
155 (11.90 %)Unit Testing
155 (11.90 %)Continuous Integration
155 (11.90 %)WF
155 (11.90 %)JavaScript
155 (11.90 %)SQL
155 (11.90 %)Scrum
155 (11.90 %)Extreme Programming

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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.

East Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
140 (95.24 %).NET
231 (73.81 %)WPF
327 (64.29 %)ASP.NET
419 (45.24 %).NET Framework
513 (30.95 %)XML
69 (21.43 %)WinForms
69 (21.43 %)Silverlight
77 (16.67 %)HTML
86 (14.29 %)LINQ
95 (11.90 %)WF
103 (7.143 %)AJAX
103 (7.143 %)CSS
103 (7.143 %)WebServices
103 (7.143 %)ASP
103 (7.143 %)XSLT
112 (4.762 %)ADO.NET
112 (4.762 %)XML Schema
112 (4.762 %)ASP.NET 2.0
121 (2.381 %)LAMP
121 (2.381 %)Windows SharePoint Services
East Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (14.29 %)SharePoint
25 (11.90 %)SharePoint Server 2007
32 (4.762 %)BizTalk Server
32 (4.762 %)CMS
East Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.762 %)MS Excel
East Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (11.90 %)Internet
22 (4.762 %)Intranet
31 (2.381 %)Extranet
East Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (76.19 %)SQL Server
211 (26.19 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (4.762 %)SQL Server 2008
41 (2.381 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (2.381 %)MySQL
East Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (38.10 %)Visual Studio
25 (11.90 %)Subversion
32 (4.762 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (2.381 %)NUnit
East Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (9.524 %)3D Graphics
23 (7.143 %)Pharmaceutical
32 (4.762 %)Education
32 (4.762 %)Health
32 (4.762 %)Retail
32 (4.762 %)Pensions
41 (2.381 %)Music
41 (2.381 %)Marketing
41 (2.381 %)Publishing
41 (2.381 %)Banking
East Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
138 (90.48 %)Developer
220 (47.62 %).NET Developer
319 (45.24 %)C# Developer
411 (26.19 %)Senior Developer
510 (23.81 %)ASP.NET Developer
67 (16.67 %)Web Developer
76 (14.29 %)Software Developer
76 (14.29 %)Senior .NET Developer
76 (14.29 %)WinForms Developer
85 (11.90 %).NET Web Developer
85 (11.90 %)Senior C# Developer
94 (9.524 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
103 (7.143 %)Programmer
103 (7.143 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
103 (7.143 %)C# Web Developer
103 (7.143 %)Applications Developer
112 (4.762 %)Graduate
112 (4.762 %)Senior Web Developer
112 (4.762 %)Graduate Developer
112 (4.762 %)Graduate Software Developer
East Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (9.524 %)Mathematics
14 (9.524 %)Physics
22 (4.762 %)N-Tier
22 (4.762 %)Biometrics
31 (2.381 %)RIA
31 (2.381 %)Client/Server
East Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (19.05 %)Windows
East Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (26.19 %)OO
26 (14.29 %)TDD
35 (11.90 %)Scrum
35 (11.90 %)Extreme Programming
35 (11.90 %)Unit Testing
35 (11.90 %)Continuous Integration
44 (9.524 %)Software Engineering
53 (7.143 %)Web Development
53 (7.143 %)OOP
53 (7.143 %)Content Management
53 (7.143 %)E-Commerce
62 (4.762 %)SOA
71 (2.381 %)Migration
71 (2.381 %)Agile Software Development
East Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
141 (97.62 %)C#
29 (21.43 %)C++
29 (21.43 %)VB.NET
35 (11.90 %)JavaScript
35 (11.90 %)SQL
41 (2.381 %)VB
41 (2.381 %)PHP
41 (2.381 %)VB6
41 (2.381 %)PHP5
41 (2.381 %)PHP4
East Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (14.29 %)Degree
21 (2.381 %)Microsoft Certification
East Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.762 %)QA
East Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (35.71 %)Microsoft
22 (4.762 %)Oracle