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This section looks at the demand for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WPF over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank210285
Rank change on same period last yearUp+75
Matching permanent IT job ads607
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.225 %0.147 %
Salaries quoted546
Average minimum salary£36,351£41,667
Average salary£39,763£43,750
% change on same period last year-9.11 %
Average maximum salary£43,175£45,833
UK excluding London average salary£36,695£40,466
% change on same period last year-9.31 %
East of England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
East of England
Matching permanent IT job ads48974747
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.635 %1.979 %
Salaries quoted42064119
Average minimum salary£34,650£34,753
Average salary£37,811£37,870
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Average maximum salary£40,971£40,986
UK excluding London average salary£35,949£36,837
% change on same period last year-2.40 %
WPF EnglandWPF
England

WPF
Demand Trend

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

East of England WPF Demand Trend

WPF
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing WPF across the East of England region.

East of England WPF Salary Trend

WPF
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WPF across the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

East of England WPF Salary Histogram

WPF
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WPF within the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
CambridgeshireUp+4049£40,522+1.30 %
HertfordshireUp+167£37,667-17.44 %
EssexNew entry-2£41,250-
SuffolkNew entry-2£27,500-
East AngliaNew entry-1£39,000-
NorfolkNew entry-1£27,500-
WPF EnglandWPF
England

WPF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

1106 (99.07 %)C#
1106 (99.07 %).NET
276 (71.03 %)SQL Server
374 (69.16 %)WCF
467 (62.62 %)AJAX
566 (61.68 %)ASP.NET
665 (60.75 %)SQL Server 2005
751 (47.66 %)Microsoft
849 (45.79 %)Silverlight
946 (42.99 %)Windows
1043 (40.19 %)Agile Software Development
1138 (35.51 %)WebServices
1235 (32.71 %)Scrum
1329 (27.10 %)XML
1426 (24.30 %)UML
1525 (23.36 %)VB.NET
1624 (22.43 %)Windows XP
1624 (22.43 %)Windows Vista
1624 (22.43 %)Windows Server 2008
1624 (22.43 %)SQL Server 2008
1720 (18.69 %).NET Framework
1818 (16.82 %)OOP
1916 (14.95 %)Visual Studio
1916 (14.95 %)WinForms
1916 (14.95 %)WF
2015 (14.02 %)LINQ
2015 (14.02 %)MS Office
2015 (14.02 %)Client/Server
2015 (14.02 %)Project Management
2015 (14.02 %)Multithreading

WPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

East of England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1106 (99.07 %).NET
274 (69.16 %)WCF
367 (62.62 %)AJAX
466 (61.68 %)ASP.NET
549 (45.79 %)Silverlight
638 (35.51 %)WebServices
729 (27.10 %)XML
820 (18.69 %).NET Framework
916 (14.95 %)WinForms
916 (14.95 %)WF
1015 (14.02 %)LINQ
117 (6.542 %)XSLT
124 (3.738 %)ASP.NET 2.0
133 (2.804 %)HTML
133 (2.804 %)DirectX
133 (2.804 %)CSS
142 (1.869 %)ADO.NET
East of England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (3.738 %)BizTalk Server
23 (2.804 %)IIS
31 (0.935 %)SharePoint
East of England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (14.02 %)MS Office
28 (7.477 %)MS Excel
East of England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.869 %)Oracle CRM
East of England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (13.08 %)CTI
212 (11.21 %)VoIP
311 (10.28 %)TETRA
47 (6.542 %)Internet
56 (5.607 %)SMTP
56 (5.607 %)FTP
56 (5.607 %)HTTP
56 (5.607 %)TCP/IP
62 (1.869 %)Firewall
62 (1.869 %)Wireless
62 (1.869 %)LAN
62 (1.869 %)WLAN
East of England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
176 (71.03 %)SQL Server
265 (60.75 %)SQL Server 2005
324 (22.43 %)SQL Server 2008
413 (12.15 %)RDBMS
510 (9.346 %)SQL Server 2000
68 (7.477 %)Oracle OLAP
68 (7.477 %)OLAP
68 (7.477 %)Oracle 8/8i
68 (7.477 %)Datawarehouse
72 (1.869 %)MS Access
East of England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (14.95 %)Visual Studio
211 (10.28 %)ClearQuest
32 (1.869 %)VSS/SourceSafe
32 (1.869 %)Oracle Forms
East of England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (11.21 %)Health
24 (3.738 %)Games
24 (3.738 %)Pensions
32 (1.869 %)Banking
32 (1.869 %)Retail
32 (1.869 %)Finance
41 (0.935 %)Education
41 (0.935 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (0.935 %)Electronics
41 (0.935 %)Telecoms
41 (0.935 %)Investment Banking
41 (0.935 %)Music
East of England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
168 (63.55 %)Developer
243 (40.19 %).NET Developer
337 (34.58 %)C# Developer
419 (17.76 %)Senior Developer
516 (14.95 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
615 (14.02 %)ASP.NET Developer
712 (11.21 %)Senior .NET Developer
712 (11.21 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
811 (10.28 %)Software Developer
910 (9.346 %)Project Manager
910 (9.346 %)Senior C# Developer
106 (5.607 %)Development Team Leader
106 (5.607 %)Team Leader
106 (5.607 %).NET Team Leader
114 (3.738 %)C++/C# Developer
114 (3.738 %)C++ Developer
114 (3.738 %).NET Project Manager
122 (1.869 %)CSharp Software Developer
122 (1.869 %)Solutions Designer
122 (1.869 %)UI Designer
East of England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (14.02 %)Client/Server
115 (14.02 %)Multithreading
214 (13.08 %)N-Tier
311 (10.28 %)Statistics
48 (7.477 %)Tandem
54 (3.738 %)ASTM
62 (1.869 %)Smartphone
62 (1.869 %)PDA
East of England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
146 (42.99 %)Windows
224 (22.43 %)Windows XP
224 (22.43 %)Windows Vista
224 (22.43 %)Windows Server 2008
East of England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
143 (40.19 %)Agile Software Development
235 (32.71 %)Scrum
326 (24.30 %)UML
418 (16.82 %)OOP
515 (14.02 %)Project Management
613 (12.15 %)OO
79 (8.411 %)Unit Testing
86 (5.607 %)CRM
94 (3.738 %)RAD
103 (2.804 %)Web Development
112 (1.869 %)Requirements Analysis
112 (1.869 %)Technical Architecture
112 (1.869 %)E-Commerce
121 (0.935 %)OOD
121 (0.935 %)Business Intelligence
121 (0.935 %)E-business
121 (0.935 %)Workflow
121 (0.935 %)Extreme Programming
121 (0.935 %)Zachman Framework
121 (0.935 %)Content Management
East of England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1106 (99.07 %)C#
225 (23.36 %)VB.NET
312 (11.21 %)VB
48 (7.477 %)SQL
57 (6.542 %)C++
64 (3.738 %)VB6
73 (2.804 %)JavaScript
82 (1.869 %)C
91 (0.935 %)XPath
East of England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (2.804 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (2.804 %)Degree
22 (1.869 %)MCP
22 (1.869 %)MCAD
22 (1.869 %)MCSD
East of England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
151 (47.66 %)Microsoft
214 (13.08 %)Oracle
311 (10.28 %)Perforce
42 (1.869 %)Serena