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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) skills within the Oxfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank105121
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads2220
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.009 %
As % of the category below2.163 %1.512 %
Salaries quoted2220
Average minimum salary£34,783£35,550
Average salary£40,326£39,025
% change on same period last year+3.33 %
Average maximum salary£45,870£42,500
UK excluding London average salary£37,966£37,570
% change on same period last year+1.05 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads10171323
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.680 %0.590 %
Salaries quoted9511214
Average minimum salary£32,778£31,418
Average salary£36,076£34,539
% change on same period last year+4.44 %
Average maximum salary£39,374£37,660
UK excluding London average salary£36,023£36,564
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
WPF South EastWPF
South East

WPF
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire WPF Salary Trend

WPF
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WPF across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Oxfordshire WPF Salary Histogram

WPF
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WPF within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
OxfordUp+1421£40,476+3.15 %
BanburyNew entry-2£38,750-
WPF South EastWPF
South East

WPF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

152 (94.55 %).NET
249 (89.09 %)C#
343 (78.18 %)WCF
439 (70.91 %)Microsoft
524 (43.64 %)Silverlight
623 (41.82 %)ASP.NET
722 (40.00 %)WF
821 (38.18 %)Scrum
821 (38.18 %)VB.NET
920 (36.36 %)SQL Server
920 (36.36 %)OO
1017 (30.91 %)Extreme Programming
1017 (30.91 %)SQL Server 2005
1116 (29.09 %)XML
1116 (29.09 %)VB
1213 (23.64 %)Windows
1213 (23.64 %)TDD
1311 (20.00 %)WebServices
1311 (20.00 %)C++
1311 (20.00 %)AJAX
149 (16.36 %)MCP
149 (16.36 %)MCAD
149 (16.36 %)MCSD
149 (16.36 %)Microsoft Certification
158 (14.55 %)Software Engineering
167 (12.73 %)SQL
176 (10.91 %)Internet
176 (10.91 %)DTS
176 (10.91 %)E-Commerce
176 (10.91 %)Retail

WPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
152 (94.55 %).NET
243 (78.18 %)WCF
324 (43.64 %)Silverlight
423 (41.82 %)ASP.NET
522 (40.00 %)WF
616 (29.09 %)XML
711 (20.00 %)WebServices
711 (20.00 %)AJAX
85 (9.091 %)WinForms
92 (3.636 %)LINQ
92 (3.636 %)STL
101 (1.818 %)HTML
101 (1.818 %)XSL
101 (1.818 %)CSS
101 (1.818 %)ASP
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.818 %)IIS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (5.455 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (10.91 %)Internet
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (36.36 %)SQL Server
217 (30.91 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (10.91 %)DTS
45 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2000
52 (3.636 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.818 %)Visual Studio
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (10.91 %)Retail
16 (10.91 %)Auditing
21 (1.818 %)Automotive
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
147 (85.45 %)Developer
243 (78.18 %).NET Developer
322 (40.00 %)C# Developer
48 (14.55 %)Senior Software Engineer
48 (14.55 %)Software Engineer
48 (14.55 %)ASP.NET Developer
56 (10.91 %)VB.NET Developer
56 (10.91 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
63 (5.455 %)C# Software Engineer
63 (5.455 %)Senior C# Software Engineer
72 (3.636 %)SQL Developer
72 (3.636 %)SQL Server Developer
81 (1.818 %)Web Applications Developer
81 (1.818 %).NET Web Developer
81 (1.818 %)C# Web Developer
81 (1.818 %)WinForms Developer
81 (1.818 %)C# Application Developer
81 (1.818 %).NET Applications Developer
81 (1.818 %)Software Developer
81 (1.818 %)Web Developer
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (7.273 %)Tandem
22 (3.636 %)Multithreading
31 (1.818 %)Computer Science
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (23.64 %)Windows
22 (3.636 %)Linux
31 (1.818 %)Windows Vista
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (38.18 %)Scrum
220 (36.36 %)OO
317 (30.91 %)Extreme Programming
413 (23.64 %)TDD
58 (14.55 %)Software Engineering
66 (10.91 %)E-Commerce
72 (3.636 %)CRM
72 (3.636 %)UML
81 (1.818 %)ITIL
81 (1.818 %)Workflow
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
149 (89.09 %)C#
221 (38.18 %)VB.NET
316 (29.09 %)VB
411 (20.00 %)C++
57 (12.73 %)SQL
62 (3.636 %)Ruby
62 (3.636 %)C++/CLI
71 (1.818 %)JavaScript
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (16.36 %)MCP
19 (16.36 %)MCAD
19 (16.36 %)MCSD
19 (16.36 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (1.818 %)Degree
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.818 %)ISO9001
11 (1.818 %)QA
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
139 (70.91 %)Microsoft