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This section looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) 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 WCF over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank233271
Rank change on same period last yearUp+38
Matching permanent IT job ads4020
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.008 %
As % of the category below1.001 %0.435 %
Salaries quoted3818
Average minimum salary£36,000£28,944
Average salary£39,013£30,667
% change on same period last year+27.21 %
Average maximum salary£42,026£32,389
UK excluding London average salary£38,295£39,176
% change on same period last year-2.24 %
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 %
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 North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

North West 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 North West region.

North West WCF Salary Trend

WCF
Salary Histogram

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

North West 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 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+4833£39,766+29.31 %
LancashireNew entry-3£35,000-
CheshireDown-42£32,000+6.66 %
MerseysideNew entry-1£35,000-
WCF EnglandWCF
England

WCF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

156 (90.32 %).NET
245 (72.58 %)ASP.NET
344 (70.97 %)C#
442 (67.74 %)SQL Server
532 (51.61 %)XML
532 (51.61 %)SQL Server 2005
630 (48.39 %)WPF
728 (45.16 %)WebServices
825 (40.32 %)VB.NET
923 (37.10 %)Microsoft
1021 (33.87 %)WinForms
1021 (33.87 %)Scrum
1021 (33.87 %)Transact-SQL
1120 (32.26 %)Windows
1219 (30.65 %)SQL
1219 (30.65 %)SQL Server 2000
1318 (29.03 %)WF
1416 (25.81 %)AJAX
1416 (25.81 %)Visual Studio
1514 (22.58 %)VB
1611 (17.74 %).NET Framework
1710 (16.13 %)Tandem
189 (14.52 %)Health
189 (14.52 %)Pensions
198 (12.90 %)OO
198 (12.90 %)MSMQ
207 (11.29 %)MVC
207 (11.29 %)LINQ
207 (11.29 %)Unit Testing
216 (9.677 %)VB6

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
156 (90.32 %).NET
245 (72.58 %)ASP.NET
332 (51.61 %)XML
430 (48.39 %)WPF
528 (45.16 %)WebServices
621 (33.87 %)WinForms
718 (29.03 %)WF
816 (25.81 %)AJAX
911 (17.74 %).NET Framework
107 (11.29 %)LINQ
107 (11.29 %)MVC
115 (8.065 %)COM+
123 (4.839 %)CSS
123 (4.839 %)HTML
132 (3.226 %)MFC
132 (3.226 %)Silverlight
132 (3.226 %)XSLT
132 (3.226 %)XHTML
141 (1.613 %)YUI
141 (1.613 %)ADO.NET
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (9.677 %)BizTalk Server
21 (1.613 %)IIS
21 (1.613 %)SharePoint
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.226 %)MS Excel
21 (1.613 %)MS Visio
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
142 (67.74 %)SQL Server
232 (51.61 %)SQL Server 2005
319 (30.65 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (3.226 %)Crystal Reports
51 (1.613 %)SQL Server 7
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (25.81 %)Visual Studio
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (14.52 %)Health
19 (14.52 %)Pensions
22 (3.226 %)Government
31 (1.613 %)Finance
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
152 (83.87 %)Developer
236 (58.06 %).NET Developer
324 (38.71 %)C# Developer
421 (33.87 %)ASP.NET Developer
519 (30.65 %)VB.NET Developer
613 (20.97 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
613 (20.97 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
76 (9.677 %)VB Developer
76 (9.677 %)Senior Developer
85 (8.065 %)Senior C# Developer
94 (6.452 %)SQL Developer
94 (6.452 %).NET Web Developer
94 (6.452 %)Web Developer
94 (6.452 %)Software Developer
94 (6.452 %)WinForms Developer
103 (4.839 %)CSharp Software Developer
112 (3.226 %)VB6 Developer
112 (3.226 %)Software Engineer
112 (3.226 %)Senior .NET Developer
121 (1.613 %)Graduate Developer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (16.13 %)Tandem
26 (9.677 %)N-Tier
31 (1.613 %)Clustering
31 (1.613 %)CCTV
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (32.26 %)Windows
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (33.87 %)Scrum
28 (12.90 %)OO
37 (11.29 %)Unit Testing
45 (8.065 %)Programme Management
45 (8.065 %)Practice Management
45 (8.065 %)EAI
54 (6.452 %)UML
63 (4.839 %)E-Commerce
71 (1.613 %)ERP
71 (1.613 %)RAD
71 (1.613 %)B2B
71 (1.613 %)B2C
71 (1.613 %)Workflow
71 (1.613 %)Agile Software Development
71 (1.613 %)Security Cleared
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
144 (70.97 %)C#
225 (40.32 %)VB.NET
321 (33.87 %)Transact-SQL
419 (30.65 %)SQL
514 (22.58 %)VB
66 (9.677 %)VB6
66 (9.677 %)C++
75 (8.065 %)JavaScript
82 (3.226 %)Java
82 (3.226 %)VBScript
91 (1.613 %)VC++
91 (1.613 %)C
91 (1.613 %)PL/SQL
91 (1.613 %)Delphi
91 (1.613 %)DHTML
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (4.839 %)Degree
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (12.90 %)MSMQ
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (37.10 %)Microsoft
21 (1.613 %)Borland
21 (1.613 %)telerik
21 (1.613 %)Yahoo!
21 (1.613 %)Oracle
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