The first table below looks at the demand for WCF skills in IT jobs advertised for the Merseyside region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WCF over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the Merseyside region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Rank 33 31 19
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -12
Permanent jobs citing WCF 23 55 56
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 5.157% 8.160% 12.02%
As % of the Application Development category 10.18% 16.22% 26.17%
Number of salaries quoted 21 55 47
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -6.25%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
All Application Development
Merseyside
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
226 339 214
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 50.67% 50.30% 45.92%
Number of salaries quoted 195 303 172
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £29,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £50,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
WCF
North West

WCF
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing WCF across the Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Merseyside WCF Jobs Demand Trend

WCF
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside WCF Salary Trend

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 Merseyside region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Liverpool +7 13 £37,500 -
St Helens +5 4 £40,000 +48.14%
Wirral - 3 £40,000 -
Southport -4 1 £35,000 -6.04%
WCF
North West

WCF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

1 65 (100.00%) C#
2 64 (98.46%) .NET
3 60 (92.31%) ASP.NET
4 58 (89.23%) SQL Server
5 42 (64.62%) MVC
6 36 (55.38%) ASP.NET MVC
7 31 (47.69%) OO
8 24 (36.92%) Web Application Development
9 22 (33.85%) Microsoft
9 22 (33.85%) Microsoft Certification
9 22 (33.85%) VB.NET
9 22 (33.85%) SQL Server 2008
9 22 (33.85%) TDD
10 21 (32.31%) MCTS
10 21 (32.31%) SQL Server 2005
11 20 (30.77%) MCP
11 20 (30.77%) MCAD
11 20 (30.77%) MCSD
11 20 (30.77%) ASP.NET MVC 4
12 19 (29.23%) Razor View Engine
12 19 (29.23%) CSS
12 19 (29.23%) Web Services
12 19 (29.23%) JavaScript
13 18 (27.69%) HTML
14 15 (23.08%) WPF
15 14 (21.54%) jQuery
15 14 (21.54%) Agile Software Development
15 14 (21.54%) Windows
15 14 (21.54%) Visual Studio
15 14 (21.54%) Internet

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Application Development
1 64 (98.46%) .NET
2 60 (92.31%) ASP.NET
3 36 (55.38%) ASP.NET MVC
4 20 (30.77%) ASP.NET MVC 4
5 19 (29.23%) Razor View Engine
5 19 (29.23%) CSS
5 19 (29.23%) Web Services
6 18 (27.69%) HTML
7 15 (23.08%) WPF
8 14 (21.54%) jQuery
9 13 (20.00%) XML
10 11 (16.92%) .NET Framework
10 11 (16.92%) HTML5
11 8 (12.31%) Castle Windsor
12 6 (9.231%) Ninject
12 6 (9.231%) ASP.NET 2.0
12 6 (9.231%) SOAP
13 5 (7.692%) WinForms
13 5 (7.692%) Ajax
13 5 (7.692%) Spring.NET
Application Platforms
1 4 (6.154%) SharePoint
2 2 (3.077%) CMS
2 2 (3.077%) SharePoint Server
2 2 (3.077%) SharePoint 2010
3 1 (1.538%) Orchard CMS
3 1 (1.538%) Umbraco
Applications
1 12 (18.46%) MS Excel
2 2 (3.077%) InfoPath
2 2 (3.077%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 14 (21.54%) Internet
2 2 (3.077%) Firewall
3 1 (1.538%) HTTP
3 1 (1.538%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (89.23%) SQL Server
2 22 (33.85%) SQL Server 2008
3 21 (32.31%) SQL Server 2005
4 11 (16.92%) SQL Server 2012
5 6 (9.231%) SQL Server 2000
6 4 (6.154%) MongoDB
7 1 (1.538%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 14 (21.54%) Visual Studio
2 11 (16.92%) NUnit
2 11 (16.92%) Subversion
3 8 (12.31%) Rhino Mocks
4 7 (10.77%) MSTest
5 6 (9.231%) Moq
5 6 (9.231%) TeamCity
6 4 (6.154%) Git (software)
6 4 (6.154%) VSS/SourceSafe
7 2 (3.077%) CruiseControl
8 1 (1.538%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (1.538%) Atlassian Bamboo
General
1 11 (16.92%) Finance
2 3 (4.615%) Retail
3 2 (3.077%) Law
Job Titles
1 59 (90.77%) Developer
2 46 (70.77%) .NET Developer
3 21 (32.31%) C# Developer
4 20 (30.77%) ASP.NET Developer
4 20 (30.77%) C# .NET Developer
5 17 (26.15%) C# ASP.NET Developer
6 13 (20.00%) Senior Developer
7 9 (13.85%) Senior C# Developer
7 9 (13.85%) Senior .NET Developer
8 7 (10.77%) Software Developer
9 6 (9.231%) Senior ASP.NET Developer
10 4 (6.154%) Senior Programmer
10 4 (6.154%) Senior VB.NET Developer
10 4 (6.154%) Analyst
10 4 (6.154%) VB.NET Developer
10 4 (6.154%) Programmer
10 4 (6.154%) Senior Analyst
10 4 (6.154%) VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
11 3 (4.615%) Web Developer
11 3 (4.615%) Analyst Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (13.85%) Computer Science
2 5 (7.692%) Inversion of Control
2 5 (7.692%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (3.077%) Mobile App
3 2 (3.077%) Client/Server
4 1 (1.538%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (1.538%) SaaS
Operating Systems
1 14 (21.54%) Windows
2 2 (3.077%) Linux
2 2 (3.077%) Windows Mobile
2 2 (3.077%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (64.62%) MVC
2 31 (47.69%) OO
3 24 (36.92%) Web Application Development
4 22 (33.85%) TDD
5 14 (21.54%) Agile Software Development
6 13 (20.00%) Scrum
7 12 (18.46%) Continuous Integration
7 12 (18.46%) Domain-Driven Design
8 11 (16.92%) BDD
8 11 (16.92%) CQRS
9 9 (13.85%) Web Development
10 6 (9.231%) Dependency Injection
11 5 (7.692%) MVVM
11 5 (7.692%) Kanban
12 3 (4.615%) Unit Testing
13 2 (3.077%) Content Management
13 2 (3.077%) Logistics
13 2 (3.077%) DSDM
13 2 (3.077%) Mobile Application Development
14 1 (1.538%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 65 (100.00%) C#
2 22 (33.85%) VB.NET
3 19 (29.23%) JavaScript
4 13 (20.00%) SQL
4 13 (20.00%) VB
5 8 (12.31%) T-SQL
6 2 (3.077%) PL/SQL
6 2 (3.077%) C++
7 1 (1.538%) Java
7 1 (1.538%) C
Qualifications
1 22 (33.85%) Microsoft Certification
2 21 (32.31%) MCTS
3 20 (30.77%) MCP
3 20 (30.77%) MCAD
3 20 (30.77%) MCSD
4 8 (12.31%) Degree
5 1 (1.538%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.538%) MCPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.538%) QA
Vendors
1 22 (33.85%) Microsoft
2 4 (6.154%) Oracle
3 1 (1.538%) RedDot
Wirral, North West
As a senior developer you will report to the development manager with excellent opportunities for career progression.The successful candidate should have at least 3 years software development...
i4 Recruitment
Salary: £30k - 38k per year + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Birkenhead, Merseyside
As their C#.NET Developer, you be will responsible for developing & maintaining bespoke software throughout the entire development lifecycle... Technically they are looking for someone with the following...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £35000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Birkenhead, North West
As their C#.NET Developer, you be will responsible for developing & maintaining bespoke software throughout the entire development lifecycle... Technically they are looking for someone with the following...
greywood
Salary: £35000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Our client can provide you with industry recognised training in: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), WCF, SQL Server 2012, Agile, TDD, BDD, DDD, OSS, ALT...
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Liverpool, North West
Our client can provide you with industry recognised training in: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), WCF, SQL Server 2012, Agile, TDD, BDD, DDD, OSS, ALT...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Wirral, Merseyside
Required Skills: C#, ASP.NET. Web services (SOAP/WCF) SQL Server. Object Oriented Design... Desirable Skills: ASP.NET MVC. Entity Framework. JavaScript/jQuery. Test Driven Development. Experience of...
I4 Recruitment
Salary: £30k - 38k per year + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Birkenhead, North West
As their C#.NET Developer, you be will responsible for developing & maintaining bespoke software throughout the entire development lifecycle... Technically they are looking for someone with the following...
greywood
Salary: £22000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Birkenhead, Merseyside
As their C#.NET Developer, you be will responsible for developing & maintaining bespoke software throughout the entire development lifecycle... Technically they are looking for someone with the following...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £22000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Our client can provide training into: .NET 4.5, WCF, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), SQL Server 2012, Agile, TDD, BDD, DDD, OSS, ALT.NET and CQRS... ) (.NET...
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Liverpool, North West
Our client can provide training into: .NET 4.5, WCF, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), SQL Server 2012, Agile, TDD, BDD, DDD, OSS, ALT.NET and CQRS... (.NET...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Good knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, XHTML, WCF Services and SOAP/RESTful web services... Key Skills: .Net / C# / VB.Net / SQL Server / ASP.Net / WCF Services / SOAP / CSS / JavaScript /...
Searchability.co.uk
Posted: 16 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Net framework, C# (or VB.Net), together with ASP.Net SQL Server 2005/2008. JavaScript, CSS, XHTML... Key Skills: .Net / C# / VB.Net / SQL Server / ASP.Net / WCF...
Searchability.co.uk
Posted: 13 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007, N-tier development. ASP.Net, WCF Services and SOAP/RESTful web services... Key Skills: MOSS / .Net / C# / VB.Net / SQL Server / ASP.Net / WCF...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £25000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Knowledge of ASP.Net, WCF Services and SOAP/RESTful. Knowledge of JavaScript, CSS and HTML... Key Skills: MOSS / .Net / C# / VB.Net / SQL Server / ASP.Net / WCF Services /...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £25000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Merseyside
CSS/HTML/JavaScript/Ajax. - Visual Studio 2010 / .Net 4. - SQL Server 2008 / T-SQL... - HTML 5. - VB.NET. - WCF. - MVC 3 / 4. - Unit Testing (nUnit) - Distributed version control...
Cabfind Ltd
Salary: From £28,000 to £33,000 per annum DOE
Posted: 22 April 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Good knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, XHTML, WCF Services and SOAP/RESTful web services... Key Skills: .Net / C# / VB.Net / SQL Server / ASP.Net / WCF Services / SOAP / CSS / JavaScript
Searchability.co.uk
Posted: 15 May 2013
Birkenhead, Merseyside
Key skills: - NET 2.x to 4.x (MVC ASP.NET) - C# - WCF, SOAP - SQL Server and T-SQL, Oracle and PL/SQL - IIS, Apache, Tomcat - Javascript, jQuery -...
FT Select
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013