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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MFC over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Foundation Class Library (MFC)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank221222
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads5270
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.029 %
As % of the category below1.301 %1.524 %
Salaries quoted4265
Average minimum salary£30,182£31,986
Average salary£33,693£34,700
% change on same period last year-2.90 %
Average maximum salary£37,205£37,414
UK excluding London average salary£35,552£35,823
% change on same period last year-0.75 %
North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads39974594
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.110 %1.881 %
Salaries quoted34723952
Average minimum salary£29,752£31,523
Average salary£32,816£34,621
% change on same period last year-5.21 %
Average maximum salary£35,880£37,719
UK excluding London average salary£35,873£36,830
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
MFC EnglandMFC
England

MFC
Demand Trend

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

North West MFC Demand Trend

MFC
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MFC across the North West region.

North West MFC Salary Trend

MFC
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MFC across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West MFC Salary Histogram

MFC
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MFC within the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
ManchesterUp+3234£35,635+5.79 %
LancashireDown-813£29,692-3.32 %
CheshireDown-245£34,000-6.79 %
MFC EnglandMFC
England

MFC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing MFC 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 MFC.

1124 (95.38 %)C++
288 (67.69 %)C#
363 (48.46 %).NET
455 (42.31 %)SQL
547 (36.15 %)Windows
547 (36.15 %)VC++
641 (31.54 %)OO
735 (26.92 %)Degree
834 (26.15 %)XML
926 (20.00 %)WebServices
1022 (16.92 %).NET Framework
1022 (16.92 %)UML
1121 (16.15 %)C
1219 (14.62 %)Microsoft
1219 (14.62 %)UNIX
1316 (12.31 %)SQL Server
1316 (12.31 %)WinForms
1415 (11.54 %)Pensions
1512 (9.231 %)Java
1611 (8.462 %)JavaScript
1611 (8.462 %)Linux
1710 (7.692 %)XML Schema
189 (6.923 %)ActiveX
189 (6.923 %)Visual Studio
198 (6.154 %)PHP
198 (6.154 %)OpenGL
198 (6.154 %)Pharmaceutical
198 (6.154 %)Health
207 (5.385 %)3D Graphics
207 (5.385 %)Chemicals

MFC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing MFC 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 MFC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
163 (48.46 %).NET
234 (26.15 %)XML
326 (20.00 %)WebServices
422 (16.92 %).NET Framework
516 (12.31 %)WinForms
610 (7.692 %)XML Schema
79 (6.923 %)ActiveX
88 (6.154 %)OpenGL
95 (3.846 %)WPF
104 (3.077 %)Middleware
104 (3.077 %)HTML
104 (3.077 %)CSS
104 (3.077 %)JSP
113 (2.308 %)STL
113 (2.308 %)ASP
113 (2.308 %)COM
113 (2.308 %)COM+
113 (2.308 %)DCOM
113 (2.308 %)AJAX
122 (1.538 %)WCF
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (0.769 %)MS Exchange
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (5.385 %)MS Office
26 (4.615 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (3.846 %)HTTP
23 (2.308 %)Wireless
32 (1.538 %)TCP/IP
41 (0.769 %)DNS
41 (0.769 %)Firewall
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (12.31 %)SQL Server
22 (1.538 %)RDBMS
31 (0.769 %)MySQL
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (6.923 %)Visual Studio
27 (5.385 %)VSS/SourceSafe
34 (3.077 %)Flash
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (11.54 %)Pensions
28 (6.154 %)Pharmaceutical
28 (6.154 %)Health
37 (5.385 %)3D Graphics
37 (5.385 %)Chemicals
45 (3.846 %)Electronics
53 (2.308 %)Games
62 (1.538 %)Retail
62 (1.538 %)Insurance
62 (1.538 %)Electric
71 (0.769 %)Marketing
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
176 (58.46 %)Developer
250 (38.46 %)C++ Developer
336 (27.69 %)Software Engineer
425 (19.23 %)C++/CSharp Developer
521 (16.15 %)Software Developer
616 (12.31 %)C# Developer
712 (9.231 %)C++ Software Engineer
810 (7.692 %)Senior Developer
96 (4.615 %)Senior C++ Developer
105 (3.846 %)Junior Developer
105 (3.846 %)Junior
105 (3.846 %)C# Software Engineer
114 (3.077 %).NET Software Engineer
114 (3.077 %).NET Developer
123 (2.308 %)WinForms Developer
123 (2.308 %)C Developer
123 (2.308 %)Senior Software Developer
123 (2.308 %)C++ Software Developer
123 (2.308 %)Programmer
123 (2.308 %)CSharp Software Developer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (3.846 %)Computer Science
23 (2.308 %)Client/Server
23 (2.308 %)Mathematics
32 (1.538 %)Pocket PC
32 (1.538 %)N-Tier
41 (0.769 %)Device Driver
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
147 (36.15 %)Windows
219 (14.62 %)UNIX
311 (8.462 %)Linux
44 (3.077 %)Windows XP
44 (3.077 %)Windows CE
53 (2.308 %)Windows 2000
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
141 (31.54 %)OO
222 (16.92 %)UML
37 (5.385 %)CAD
45 (3.846 %)Web Development
54 (3.077 %)Software Engineering
62 (1.538 %)Time Management
62 (1.538 %)Migration
71 (0.769 %)Agile Software Development
71 (0.769 %)TDD
71 (0.769 %)Document Management
71 (0.769 %)OOP
71 (0.769 %)OOA/OOD
71 (0.769 %)RAD
71 (0.769 %)Contact Management
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1124 (95.38 %)C++
288 (67.69 %)C#
355 (42.31 %)SQL
447 (36.15 %)VC++
521 (16.15 %)C
612 (9.231 %)Java
711 (8.462 %)JavaScript
88 (6.154 %)PHP
97 (5.385 %)VB.NET
105 (3.846 %)VB
113 (2.308 %)XPath
121 (0.769 %)Embedded C
121 (0.769 %)Transact-SQL
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
135 (26.92 %)Degree
21 (0.769 %)NVQ Level 3
21 (0.769 %)HND
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.769 %)Active Directory
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (14.62 %)Microsoft
23 (2.308 %)Oracle
32 (1.538 %)Macrovision
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