The first table below looks at the demand for WCF skills in IT jobs advertised for the South West 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 South West region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Rank 80 76 107
Rank change year-on-year
-4 +31
Permanent jobs citing WCF 162 166 117
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 3.088% 2.999% 1.939%
As % of the Application Development category 6.580% 6.546% 4.803%
Number of salaries quoted 158 163 112
Average salary £40,000 £35,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.28% -
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £30,000 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £41,700 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
All Application Development
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
2462 2536 2436
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 46.93% 45.82% 40.37%
Number of salaries quoted 2233 2273 2175
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +2.94%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £26,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £45,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
WCF
England

WCF
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West 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 South West region.

South West WCF Salary Trend

WCF
Salary Histogram

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

South West 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 South West 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
Bristol +22 87 £40,500 +1.25%
Gloucestershire -9 25 £40,000 -
Dorset -15 16 £47,500 +46.15%
Wiltshire +11 14 £47,500 +46.15%
Somerset -7 14 £30,500 -12.85%
Devon -1 6 £34,000 +0.74%
WCF
England

WCF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 339 (94.69%) .NET
2 327 (91.34%) C#
3 245 (68.44%) SQL Server
4 236 (65.92%) ASP.NET
5 200 (55.87%) MVC
6 130 (36.31%) SQL
7 124 (34.64%) Scrum
8 120 (33.52%) Microsoft
9 110 (30.73%) ASP.NET MVC
10 106 (29.61%) TDD
11 105 (29.33%) Web Services
12 93 (25.98%) JavaScript
13 92 (25.70%) Microsoft Certification
14 87 (24.30%) Finance
14 87 (24.30%) WPF
15 86 (24.02%) OO
16 75 (20.95%) .NET Framework
17 72 (20.11%) MCAD
17 72 (20.11%) MCSD
18 70 (19.55%) Agile Software Development
19 69 (19.27%) HTML
20 68 (18.99%) ASP.NET MVC 4
21 67 (18.72%) MS Excel
22 66 (18.44%) XML
22 66 (18.44%) CSS
23 65 (18.16%) Web Application Development
24 64 (17.88%) MCP
24 64 (17.88%) MCTS
25 60 (16.76%) WinForms
26 58 (16.20%) VB.NET

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 339 (94.69%) .NET
2 236 (65.92%) ASP.NET
3 110 (30.73%) ASP.NET MVC
4 105 (29.33%) Web Services
5 87 (24.30%) WPF
6 75 (20.95%) .NET Framework
7 69 (19.27%) HTML
8 68 (18.99%) ASP.NET MVC 4
9 66 (18.44%) XML
9 66 (18.44%) CSS
10 60 (16.76%) WinForms
11 57 (15.92%) Razor View Engine
12 49 (13.69%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
13 47 (13.13%) LINQ
14 44 (12.29%) NHibernate
15 36 (10.06%) jQuery
16 21 (5.866%) ASP.NET MVC 3
17 20 (5.587%) XSLT
18 19 (5.307%) SOAP
19 18 (5.028%) ASP
Application Platforms
1 44 (12.29%) SharePoint
2 22 (6.145%) IIS
3 15 (4.190%) Windows Azure
4 11 (3.073%) SharePoint 2010
4 11 (3.073%) SharePoint Server
5 6 (1.676%) SharePoint 2013
6 4 (1.117%) Apache
7 1 (0.279%) Orchard CMS
7 1 (0.279%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.279%) CMS
7 1 (0.279%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 67 (18.72%) MS Excel
2 18 (5.028%) InfoPath
3 2 (0.559%) Fireworks
4 1 (0.279%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 11 (3.073%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.559%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.279%) Summit
3 1 (0.279%) Dynamics NAV
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.514%) Internet
2 1 (0.279%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 245 (68.44%) SQL Server
2 39 (10.89%) SQL Server 2008
3 38 (10.61%) SQL Server 2012
4 30 (8.380%) SQL Server 2005
5 20 (5.587%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 19 (5.307%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 9 (2.514%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (2.514%) Crystal Reports
8 8 (2.235%) Oracle Reports
9 7 (1.955%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 6 (1.676%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 6 (1.676%) MySQL
11 4 (1.117%) Oracle 11g
11 4 (1.117%) Oracle 10g
12 3 (0.838%) RDBMS
13 2 (0.559%) OLAP
14 1 (0.279%) NoSQL
14 1 (0.279%) SQL Server 2000
14 1 (0.279%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 50 (13.97%) Visual Studio
1 50 (13.97%) NUnit
2 45 (12.57%) Rhino Mocks
3 39 (10.89%) Moq
4 15 (4.190%) Subversion
5 9 (2.514%) Team Foundation Server
6 6 (1.676%) MSTest
7 5 (1.397%) WiX
7 5 (1.397%) TeamCity
8 4 (1.117%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (0.838%) Jenkins
9 3 (0.838%) C++Builder
10 2 (0.559%) Selenium
10 2 (0.559%) CruiseControl
10 2 (0.559%) Dreamweaver
10 2 (0.559%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.559%) Appcelerator Titanium
11 1 (0.279%) StyleCop
11 1 (0.279%) VSS/SourceSafe
11 1 (0.279%) ReSharper
General
1 87 (24.30%) Finance
2 25 (6.983%) Legal
3 17 (4.749%) Retail
4 9 (2.514%) Music
4 9 (2.514%) Music Industry
5 8 (2.235%) Games
6 4 (1.117%) Telecoms
7 3 (0.838%) Advertising
7 3 (0.838%) Aerospace
8 2 (0.559%) Automotive
9 1 (0.279%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 324 (90.50%) Developer
2 161 (44.97%) .NET Developer
3 66 (18.44%) Software Developer
4 59 (16.48%) Senior Developer
5 27 (7.542%) Senior .NET Developer
6 26 (7.263%) Lead Developer
7 23 (6.425%) C# Developer
8 19 (5.307%) VB.NET Developer
8 19 (5.307%) Microsoft Developer
9 17 (4.749%) Team Leader
9 17 (4.749%) Senior Software Developer
10 16 (4.469%) C# .NET Developer
11 15 (4.190%) Architect
12 14 (3.911%) Technical Architect
12 14 (3.911%) .NET Team Leader
13 12 (3.352%) ASP.NET Developer
13 12 (3.352%) C# ASP.NET Developer
13 12 (3.352%) .NET Software Developer
14 11 (3.073%) Agile .NET Developer
14 11 (3.073%) SharePoint Developer
Miscellaneous
1 28 (7.821%) N-Tier
1 28 (7.821%) Enterprise Software
2 21 (5.866%) Cloud Computing
3 15 (4.190%) Mobile App
4 14 (3.911%) DTV
5 13 (3.631%) Tandem
6 8 (2.235%) Computer Science
7 5 (1.397%) Inversion of Control
8 3 (0.838%) Digital Media
8 3 (0.838%) Open Source
8 3 (0.838%) iPhone
9 2 (0.559%) iPad
10 1 (0.279%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 1 (0.279%) Client/Server
10 1 (0.279%) RIA
Operating Systems
1 43 (12.01%) Windows
2 10 (2.793%) Linux
3 5 (1.397%) Windows Server 2012
3 5 (1.397%) Windows Server 2008
4 4 (1.117%) Windows Vista
4 4 (1.117%) Windows XP
5 3 (0.838%) Android
6 2 (0.559%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.559%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 200 (55.87%) MVC
2 124 (34.64%) Scrum
3 106 (29.61%) TDD
4 86 (24.02%) OO
5 70 (19.55%) Agile Software Development
6 65 (18.16%) Web Application Development
7 50 (13.97%) SOA
8 43 (12.01%) BDD
9 38 (10.61%) Continuous Integration
10 37 (10.34%) Kanban
10 37 (10.34%) Domain-Driven Design
11 32 (8.939%) OOP
12 26 (7.263%) UML
13 23 (6.425%) E-Commerce
14 20 (5.587%) CRM
15 17 (4.749%) Dependency Injection
15 17 (4.749%) Business Analysis
16 12 (3.352%) OOD
17 9 (2.514%) Service Delivery
18 8 (2.235%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 327 (91.34%) C#
2 130 (36.31%) SQL
3 93 (25.98%) JavaScript
4 58 (16.20%) VB.NET
5 49 (13.69%) T-SQL
6 18 (5.028%) VB
7 13 (3.631%) C++
8 11 (3.073%) PHP
9 9 (2.514%) Java
10 7 (1.955%) PL/SQL
11 5 (1.397%) XAML
12 4 (1.117%) PHP5
13 3 (0.838%) VC++
14 2 (0.559%) VB6
15 1 (0.279%) XQuery
15 1 (0.279%) Python
15 1 (0.279%) C
15 1 (0.279%) VBScript
15 1 (0.279%) Ruby
15 1 (0.279%) XPath
Qualifications
1 92 (25.70%) Microsoft Certification
2 72 (20.11%) MCAD
2 72 (20.11%) MCSD
3 64 (17.88%) MCP
3 64 (17.88%) MCTS
4 20 (5.587%) Degree
5 2 (0.559%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.279%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.279%) ISEB
6 1 (0.279%) MCITP
6 1 (0.279%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.279%) ISO 14001
1 1 (0.279%) ISO 9001
1 1 (0.279%) QA
1 1 (0.279%) COBIT
System Software
1 1 (0.279%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 120 (33.52%) Microsoft
2 44 (12.29%) Oracle
3 4 (1.117%) Citrix
4 3 (0.838%) Borland
5 2 (0.559%) Adobe
5 2 (0.559%) Appcelerator
6 1 (0.279%) Facebook
6 1 (0.279%) Razor Risk
6 1 (0.279%) VMware
6 1 (0.279%) Infragistics
Bristol, Avon
The .NET Developer will have the majority of the following skills: - ASP.NET MVC - Windows Presentation Foundation / WPF - SQL Server - Entity Framework - Agile development methodologies The .NET Developer...
CV Screen Ltd
Salary: £0 - 40k per year + Pension + 25 days holiday
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bristol, South West
You will use the latest Microsoft technologies including ASP.Net 4.5 C#, MVC3, WPF and WCF... Experience requiredYou must have proven experience with ASP.Net C# and...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000.00 - £40000.00 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, South West
Utilising the Agile Scrum approach, you will be delivering a wide range of functionality every 4 weeks into our core insurance system... Working with technologies such as C#, ...
Brightside Group
Salary: Up to £50,000
Posted: 25 May 2013
Bristol, South West
They appreciate this is hard to find and therefore willing to flex if someone is more experienced in one as the team are mixed, however the opportunity to...
NFP Group Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus Health Pension
Posted: 16 May 2013
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Keywords: C#, WCF, WPF Commutable from: Stroud, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Hereford, Solihull Growing software house in the Gloucestershire area requires a number of C# Developers to join its...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £45000 per annum + Good Benefits Package
Posted: 23 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Net / MVC Developer - C# or VB.Net, Web and Winforms, Agile - GAIN FINANCE - Greenfield projects - Bristol.Net Developers (Winforms, C# or VB.Net) required by leading finance organisation...
NFP Group Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus Health Pension
Posted: 25 May 2013
Gloucestershire
Keywords: C#, WCF, WPF Commutable from: Stroud, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Hereford, Birmingham Growing software house in the Gloucestershire area requires a number of mid-level/senior C# Developers...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum + Good Benefits Package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Our client can provide you with industry recognised training in: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), WCF, SQL Server 2012, Agile (Scrum, Kanban), TDD (NUnit, RhinoMocks,...
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cirencester, South West
Our client can provide you with industry recognised training in: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), WCF, SQL Server 2012, Agile (Scrum, Kanban), TDD (NUnit, RhinoMocks,...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Lead .NET Developer - 40k, VB.NET, C#, SQL, WPF, WCF, Winforms... The ideal candidate will have strong exposure to the following: - VB.NET or C# - Enhancing and maintaining...
CPS Group UK
Salary: £30000.00 - £40000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bournemouth, Dorset
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...
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bournemouth, South West
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: £40000 - £55000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Swindon, Wiltshire
Our client can provide you with exposure to: .NET 4.5, WCF, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), HTML5, SQL Server 2012, Agile (Scrum, Kanban), TDD (NUnit, RhinoMocks, Moq),...
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Swindon, South West
Our client can provide you with exposure to: .NET 4.5, WCF, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), HTML5, SQL Server 2012, Agile (Scrum, Kanban), TDD (NUnit, RhinoMocks, Moq),...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cheltenham, South West
To 45K + bens Established, growing Financial Services Company urgently requires experienced lead CRM, .Net developer to lead and participate in delivery and maintenance of Group CRM /.NET based...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + +Great Bens
Posted: 3 May 2013
Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, South West
About the Role: - We use the Microsoft technology stack, and in particular C# and .Net 4.0 with Visual Studio tooling... - Understanding technologies such as C#, .Net, WCF,...
Brightside Group
Posted: 25 May 2013
Bournemouth, South West
.NET Developer, ASP.NET, C#, C#.NET, dot NET, Web Application Development, .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4, WCF, RESTful, Web API, SQL Server 2012, Agile, TDD,...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Taunton, Somerset
The successful candidate will perform tasks from both software development and system support roles as well as design / develop software solutions to meet business needs including maintaining existing...
Acorn
Salary: £28000 - £33000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Bournemouth, South West
Opus` key client are seeking a C++ programmer to join their rapidly expanding and succesful team-- This position requires a highly self-motivated individual who thrives in an...
OPUS
Salary: GBP25000 to GBP40000 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
Somerset, South West
C#, C++, cloud, SOAOpus` exclusive client is recruiting for a developer to take up an integral role on their client`s legacy applications updating them into the latest...
OPUS
Salary: GBP30000 to GBP45000 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Essential Skills and experience: Fully competent in Data Warehouse design and development using Microsoft technologies. SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2012 T-SQL Integration Services Reporting Services Analysis Services (...
Applause IT Innovation
Salary: £38000 - £43000 per annum + Inc Pension, Health etc
Posted: 20 May 2013