The first table below looks at the demand for WCF skills in IT jobs advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WCF over the 3 months to 24 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 Scotland region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Rank 73 44 104
Rank change year-on-year
-29 +60
Permanent jobs citing WCF 87 143 55
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 2.765% 4.139% 1.579%
As % of the Application Development category 6.672% 11.97% 4.645%
Number of salaries quoted 63 110 35
Average salary £40,000 £37,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.10% -7.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,250 £31,900
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £42,500 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
All Application Development
Scotland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
1304 1195 1184
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 41.44% 34.59% 33.98%
Number of salaries quoted 798 958 875
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -2.77%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £30,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
WCF
UK

WCF
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland WCF Salary Trend

WCF
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WCF across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Scotland WCF Salary Histogram

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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 24 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
Glasgow -36 40 £45,000 +20.00%
Edinburgh -8 34 £40,000 +11.11%
Aberdeen +9 9 £40,000 +11.11%
Fife 0 1 £35,000 -
Dundee -7 1 £31,000 -11.42%
Aberdeenshire - 1 - -
WCF
UK

WCF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

1 159 (94.64%) C#
2 146 (86.90%) .NET
3 119 (70.83%) ASP.NET
4 100 (59.52%) SQL Server
5 85 (50.60%) JavaScript
6 83 (49.40%) Microsoft
7 79 (47.02%) MVC
8 75 (44.64%) ASP.NET MVC
9 72 (42.86%) .NET Framework
10 71 (42.26%) jQuery
11 64 (38.10%) WPF
12 59 (35.12%) TDD
13 56 (33.33%) CSS
14 48 (28.57%) HTML
15 45 (26.79%) Microsoft Certification
16 42 (25.00%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
17 38 (22.62%) SQL Server 2008
18 36 (21.43%) SQL
18 36 (21.43%) Scrum
19 35 (20.83%) Windows
20 34 (20.24%) Visual Studio
20 34 (20.24%) Unit Testing
21 32 (19.05%) Finance
22 30 (17.86%) XML
23 29 (17.26%) Degree
24 28 (16.67%) NHibernate
25 27 (16.07%) MS Excel
25 27 (16.07%) WinForms
26 25 (14.88%) SharePoint
26 25 (14.88%) MCP

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland 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
1 146 (86.90%) .NET
2 119 (70.83%) ASP.NET
3 75 (44.64%) ASP.NET MVC
4 72 (42.86%) .NET Framework
5 71 (42.26%) jQuery
6 64 (38.10%) WPF
7 56 (33.33%) CSS
8 48 (28.57%) HTML
9 42 (25.00%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
10 30 (17.86%) XML
11 28 (16.67%) NHibernate
12 27 (16.07%) WinForms
13 21 (12.50%) LINQ
13 21 (12.50%) Ajax
13 21 (12.50%) ASP.NET MVC 4
13 21 (12.50%) ASP.NET MVC 3
13 21 (12.50%) Web Services
14 15 (8.929%) Razor View Engine
15 13 (7.738%) HTML5
16 11 (6.548%) ASP
Application Platforms
1 25 (14.88%) SharePoint
2 8 (4.762%) SharePoint 2010
3 7 (4.167%) WebSphere MQ
3 7 (4.167%) TIBCO EMS
4 5 (2.976%) Windows Azure
5 4 (2.381%) BizTalk Server
5 4 (2.381%) Tomcat
5 4 (2.381%) MSMQ
6 3 (1.786%) NServiceBus
6 3 (1.786%) DotNetNuke
7 2 (1.190%) SharePoint 2013
7 2 (1.190%) IIS
8 1 (0.595%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 27 (16.07%) MS Excel
2 8 (4.762%) MS Office
3 1 (0.595%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 9 (5.357%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.595%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.595%) Dynamics NAV
Communications & Networking
1 10 (5.952%) Internet
2 5 (2.976%) LAN
3 3 (1.786%) HTTP
3 3 (1.786%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 100 (59.52%) SQL Server
2 38 (22.62%) SQL Server 2008
3 8 (4.762%) SQL Server 2012
4 7 (4.167%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 7 (4.167%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (3.571%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (2.381%) SQL Server 2005
6 4 (2.381%) RDBMS
7 3 (1.786%) Big Data
8 2 (1.190%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 34 (20.24%) Visual Studio
2 22 (13.10%) Team Foundation Server
3 17 (10.12%) Rhino Mocks
3 17 (10.12%) Moq
3 17 (10.12%) NUnit
4 13 (7.738%) Subversion
5 11 (6.548%) MSTest
6 6 (3.571%) Git (software)
7 4 (2.381%) Selenium
8 3 (1.786%) JUnit
9 2 (1.190%) Mercurial
9 2 (1.190%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.595%) VSS/SourceSafe
10 1 (0.595%) CruiseControl
10 1 (0.595%) WatiN
10 1 (0.595%) ReSharper
General
1 32 (19.05%) Finance
2 18 (10.71%) Music
3 16 (9.524%) Front Office
4 13 (7.738%) Music Industry
5 8 (4.762%) Legal
6 7 (4.167%) Games
6 7 (4.167%) Banking
7 5 (2.976%) Telecoms
8 4 (2.381%) Advertising
9 1 (0.595%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.595%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 152 (90.48%) Developer
2 89 (52.98%) .NET Developer
3 54 (32.14%) C# Developer
4 29 (17.26%) C# .NET Developer
5 22 (13.10%) Software Developer
5 22 (13.10%) Senior Developer
6 15 (8.929%) Front Office Developer
7 14 (8.333%) Software Engineer
8 12 (7.143%) WPF Developer
8 12 (7.143%) ASP.NET Developer
9 11 (6.548%) Senior .NET Developer
9 11 (6.548%) Web Developer
9 11 (6.548%) C# ASP.NET Developer
10 10 (5.952%) Junior Developer
10 10 (5.952%) Junior
11 9 (5.357%) Microsoft Developer
12 7 (4.167%) Applications Developer
12 7 (4.167%) Web Applications Developer
12 7 (4.167%) .NET Software Developer
12 7 (4.167%) Agile .NET Developer
Miscellaneous
1 14 (8.333%) Web 2.0
2 13 (7.738%) Computer Science
3 10 (5.952%) Derivative
4 8 (4.762%) Enterprise Software
4 8 (4.762%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 7 (4.167%) SaaS
6 6 (3.571%) Equities
7 5 (2.976%) N-Tier
7 5 (2.976%) SWIFT
7 5 (2.976%) Streaming Music
8 4 (2.381%) Mathematics
9 3 (1.786%) Inversion of Control
10 2 (1.190%) Equity Derivative
Operating Systems
1 35 (20.83%) Windows
2 6 (3.571%) Linux
3 5 (2.976%) Apple iOS
3 5 (2.976%) Android
4 3 (1.786%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (1.190%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (47.02%) MVC
2 59 (35.12%) TDD
3 36 (21.43%) Scrum
4 34 (20.24%) Unit Testing
5 23 (13.69%) Web Application Development
5 23 (13.69%) OO
6 20 (11.90%) Software Engineering
7 17 (10.12%) Agile Software Development
8 15 (8.929%) Kanban
9 14 (8.333%) Integration Testing
10 13 (7.738%) Continuous Integration
10 13 (7.738%) BDD
11 12 (7.143%) Business Intelligence
12 11 (6.548%) Dependency Injection
13 9 (5.357%) OOP
13 9 (5.357%) CRM
13 9 (5.357%) Web Development
13 9 (5.357%) Electronic Trading
14 8 (4.762%) Waterfall
14 8 (4.762%) Automated Testing
Programming Languages
1 159 (94.64%) C#
2 85 (50.60%) JavaScript
3 36 (21.43%) SQL
4 23 (13.69%) Java
5 14 (8.333%) C++
6 9 (5.357%) Python
7 7 (4.167%) Ruby
8 6 (3.571%) VB.NET
9 5 (2.976%) XQuery
9 5 (2.976%) XPath
10 4 (2.381%) T-SQL
10 4 (2.381%) VB
10 4 (2.381%) PHP
11 1 (0.595%) F#
Qualifications
1 45 (26.79%) Microsoft Certification
2 29 (17.26%) Degree
3 25 (14.88%) MCP
4 24 (14.29%) MCTS
5 22 (13.10%) MCSD
6 20 (11.90%) MCAD
7 3 (1.786%) MCPD
8 1 (0.595%) ISEB
8 1 (0.595%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.595%) QA
Vendors
1 83 (49.40%) Microsoft
2 7 (4.167%) Oracle
2 7 (4.167%) TIBCO
3 4 (2.381%) JBoss
4 1 (0.595%) Adobe
4 1 (0.595%) Infragistics
4 1 (0.595%) DevExpress
Dundee, Scotland
As their C# ASP.NET Developer, you be will responsible for developing & maintaining bespoke software for my client. Technically they are looking for someone with the following skill...
greywood
Salary: £30000 - £32000 per annum + bens
Posted: 9 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
Your day-to-day duties will include: - Delivering a wide range of web application features, developing using ASP.Net MVC, ASP.Net & C# - Utilise modern client side development...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Relocation Package
Posted: 15 May 2013
Falkirk, Scotland
Senior .NET Developer -Falkirk- £45,000 I am currently recruiting for a .NET Software Developer for a large company in the Financial sector. You will require strong communication...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Job role: Technical Lead... The company are using the latest development technologies and techniques. They offer their staff the opportunity to have a creative influence into project setups...
FPSG Connect
Salary: £50000 - £70000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Job role: WCF Technical Lead... Qualifier Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK without restrictions Key Skill Technical and Design Leadership, WCF and C#
FPSG Connect
Salary: £50000 - £70000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
Glasgow, Scotland
Our client will provide you with training into: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), WCF, SQL Server 2012, Agile (Scrum, Kanban), TDD (NUnit, RhinoMocks, Moq), BDD...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
Undertake database design work, primarily on Microsoft SQL server... The candidate should be able to demonstrate: Excellent knowledge of software development using C# and ASP.NET and Microsoft ...
Change Recruitment Group
Salary: £40000 per annum + Excellent company benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
NET Developer (ASP.NET, C#, C#.NET, dot NET, Web Application Development, Desktop, Winforms, Windows, .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4, Razor, WCF, WPF, MVVM, Prism, Continuous...
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Aberdeen, Scotland
NET Developer (ASP.NET, C#, C#.NET, dot NET, Web Application Development, Desktop, Winforms, Windows, .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4, Razor, WCF, WPF, MVVM, Prism, Continuous...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Glasgow, Scotland
This includes electronic trading for Cash and Derivative products. The high availability, low latency environment consists of C++ and Java pricing and risk engines, C# and third party...
Claremont Consulting
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 1 May 2013
Holyrood, Edinburgh
Your role will be to provide support and maintenance and take forward development opportunities both within the existing application landscape, and when delivering new business solutions.With relevant...
Scottish Parliament
Salary: £24,383 to £29,640
Posted: 24 May 2013
Alness, Ross-Shire
Correlation and Analytics... Log Analytics. Incident & Change Management... ASP.NET MVC development... SNMP, JMX, WMI... Cacti, Nagios, Net-SNMP, RRD) Familiarity with open source configuration management tools (e...
Pentasia Ltd
Salary: From £0 to £0 per annum Flexible
Posted: 20 May 2013