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This section looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the London 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank326635
Rank change on same period last yearUp+309
Matching permanent IT job ads41463
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.203 %0.028 %
As % of the category below1.499 %0.186 %
Salaries quoted35260
Average minimum salary£45,412£51,984
Average salary£49,693£59,048
% change on same period last year-15.84 %
Average maximum salary£53,974£66,111
UK excluding London average salary£39,771£41,731
% change on same period last year-4.69 %
Application Development LondonApplication Development
London
Matching permanent IT job ads2762233939
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled13.54 %15.03 %
Salaries quoted2344427383
Average minimum salary£43,822£44,559
Average salary£48,250£49,237
% change on same period last year-2.00 %
Average maximum salary£52,677£53,916
UK excluding London average salary£35,972£36,627
% change on same period last year-1.78 %
WCF EnglandWCF
England

WCF
Demand Trend

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

London WCF Demand Trend

WCF
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing WCF across the London region.

London WCF Salary Trend

WCF
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WCF across the London region over the past 3 months.

London 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 London region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1City of LondonDown-3723£59,583+22.50 %
2Kingston Upon ThamesNew entry-8£42,500-
3BromleyNew entry-2£42,500-
3LutonNew entry-2£40,000-
4Docklands, LondonUp+161--
4Canary WharfNew entry-1£37,500-
WCF EnglandWCF
England

WCF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the London region citing WCF also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing WCF.

1613 (98.08 %)C#
2611 (97.76 %).NET
3471 (75.36 %)SQL Server
4452 (72.32 %)ASP.NET
5366 (58.56 %)WPF
6352 (56.32 %)XML
7313 (50.08 %)SQL Server 2005
8284 (45.44 %)AJAX
9259 (41.44 %)Scrum
10246 (39.36 %)JavaScript
11195 (31.20 %)HTML
11195 (31.20 %)CSS
12194 (31.04 %)WebServices
13191 (30.56 %)Extreme Programming
14186 (29.76 %)Microsoft Certification
14186 (29.76 %)MCP
15174 (27.84 %)MCSD
16173 (27.68 %)MCAD
16173 (27.68 %)Microsoft
17172 (27.52 %)SQL
18168 (26.88 %)WF
19157 (25.12 %)Silverlight
20143 (22.88 %).NET Framework
21138 (22.08 %)Agile Software Development
22135 (21.60 %)Finance
23115 (18.40 %)SharePoint
24114 (18.24 %)OO
25102 (16.32 %)BizTalk Server
2699 (15.84 %)Transact-SQL
2794 (15.04 %)SQL Server 7

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the London region citing WCF also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing WCF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1611 (97.76 %).NET
2452 (72.32 %)ASP.NET
3366 (58.56 %)WPF
4352 (56.32 %)XML
5284 (45.44 %)AJAX
6195 (31.20 %)HTML
6195 (31.20 %)CSS
7194 (31.04 %)WebServices
8168 (26.88 %)WF
9157 (25.12 %)Silverlight
10143 (22.88 %).NET Framework
1176 (12.16 %)WinForms
1262 (9.920 %)XHTML
1347 (7.520 %)J2EE
1445 (7.200 %)LINQ
1539 (6.240 %)ADO.NET
1637 (5.920 %)COM+
1720 (3.200 %).NET Remoting
1817 (2.720 %)XSLT
1912 (1.920 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Application Platforms
1115 (18.40 %)SharePoint
2102 (16.32 %)BizTalk Server
385 (13.60 %)SharePoint Server 2007
465 (10.40 %)CMS
554 (8.640 %)MQSeries
616 (2.560 %)IIS
77 (1.120 %)Commerce Server
77 (1.120 %)Commerce Server 2007
82 (0.320 %)Oracle Workflow
82 (0.320 %)Apache
82 (0.320 %)ColdFusion
91 (0.160 %)Content Management Server
Applications
139 (6.240 %)MS Excel
24 (0.640 %)MS Visio
31 (0.160 %)InfoPath
Business Applications
12 (0.320 %)Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
184 (13.44 %)Internet
218 (2.880 %)Broadband
34 (0.640 %)SMS
42 (0.320 %)Intranet
51 (0.160 %)TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1471 (75.36 %)SQL Server
2313 (50.08 %)SQL Server 2005
394 (15.04 %)SQL Server 7
471 (11.36 %)SQL Server 2000
528 (4.480 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
623 (3.680 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
76 (0.960 %)Oracle 8/8i
85 (0.800 %)SQL Server Integration Services
92 (0.320 %)RDBMS
Development Applications
143 (6.880 %)NUnit
226 (4.160 %)Visual Studio
312 (1.920 %)CruiseControl
49 (1.440 %)Subversion
56 (0.960 %)ReSharper
56 (0.960 %)JUnit
64 (0.640 %)FitNesse
72 (0.320 %)VSS/SourceSafe
72 (0.320 %)Log4j
72 (0.320 %)Log4Net
81 (0.160 %)NetAdvantage
General
1135 (21.60 %)Finance
275 (12.00 %)Retail
374 (11.84 %)Games
452 (8.320 %)Banking
546 (7.360 %)Music
630 (4.800 %)Advertising
725 (4.000 %)Music Industry
725 (4.000 %)Telecoms
824 (3.840 %)Pensions
923 (3.680 %)Investment Banking
1014 (2.240 %)Education
116 (0.960 %)Front Office
125 (0.800 %)Health
133 (0.480 %)Back Office
142 (0.320 %)Telemarketing
142 (0.320 %)Marketing
151 (0.160 %)Insurance
151 (0.160 %)Financial Institution
151 (0.160 %)Manufacturing
151 (0.160 %)Government
Job Titles
1575 (92.00 %)Developer
2413 (66.08 %)C# Developer
3339 (54.24 %).NET Developer
4122 (19.52 %)ASP.NET Developer
5114 (18.24 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
655 (8.800 %)Senior Developer
737 (5.920 %)Senior .NET Developer
833 (5.280 %)Architect
929 (4.640 %)Senior C# Developer
1027 (4.320 %).NET Architect
1124 (3.840 %)WinForms Developer
1124 (3.840 %)SQL Developer
1219 (3.040 %)Applications Developer
1317 (2.720 %)SQL Server Developer
1416 (2.560 %)Lead Developer
1514 (2.240 %)Junior
1514 (2.240 %)Junior Developer
1613 (2.080 %)Junior .NET Developer
1712 (1.920 %)Team Leader
1712 (1.920 %).NET Team Leader
Miscellaneous
121 (3.360 %)DTV
219 (3.040 %)Asset Management
219 (3.040 %)Social Network
317 (2.720 %)N-Tier
411 (1.760 %)Web 2.0
510 (1.600 %)Computer Science
69 (1.440 %)Multithreading
69 (1.440 %)Tandem
78 (1.280 %)Fixed Income
78 (1.280 %)Derivative
87 (1.120 %)Client/Server
96 (0.960 %)BBC
96 (0.960 %)Mathematics
105 (0.800 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
113 (0.480 %)Equities
121 (0.160 %)Interest Rate Derivative
121 (0.160 %)Fund Management
Operating Systems
186 (13.76 %)Windows
21 (0.160 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1259 (41.44 %)Scrum
2191 (30.56 %)Extreme Programming
3138 (22.08 %)Agile Software Development
4114 (18.24 %)OO
586 (13.76 %)TDD
666 (10.56 %)E-Commerce
719 (3.040 %)UML
719 (3.040 %)Code Coverage
719 (3.040 %)Risk Management
719 (3.040 %)OOA/OOD
818 (2.880 %)Continuous Integration
818 (2.880 %)EAI
917 (2.720 %)Refactoring
1015 (2.400 %)Process Management
1113 (2.080 %)BPM
1113 (2.080 %)CRM
1211 (1.760 %)SOA
1310 (1.600 %)Workflow
1310 (1.600 %)Pair Programming
1310 (1.600 %)Web Development
Programming Languages
1613 (98.08 %)C#
2246 (39.36 %)JavaScript
3172 (27.52 %)SQL
499 (15.84 %)Transact-SQL
566 (10.56 %)Java
566 (10.56 %)VB.NET
647 (7.520 %)C++
730 (4.800 %)XAML
816 (2.560 %)DHTML
912 (1.920 %)VC++
109 (1.440 %)VB
118 (1.280 %)PL/SQL
124 (0.640 %)VBA
131 (0.160 %)XPath
131 (0.160 %)VBScript
131 (0.160 %)C
131 (0.160 %)Delphi
Qualifications
1186 (29.76 %)MCP
1186 (29.76 %)Microsoft Certification
2174 (27.84 %)MCSD
3173 (27.68 %)MCAD
446 (7.360 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (0.480 %)QA
System Software
159 (9.440 %)MSMQ
Vendors
1173 (27.68 %)Microsoft
282 (13.12 %)Oracle
334 (5.440 %)Infragistics
430 (4.800 %)TIBCO
521 (3.360 %)SeeBeyond
614 (2.240 %)Sun
711 (1.760 %)BT
86 (0.960 %)Reuters
92 (0.320 %)Bloomberg
101 (0.160 %)Dundas
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