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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the Tyne and Wear 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank55-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads60
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.985 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted60
Average minimum salary£29,182-
Average salary£33,909-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£38,636-
UK excluding London average salary£37,599£37,827
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Tyne and Wear
Matching permanent IT job ads201362
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.116 %0.156 %
Salaries quoted175288
Average minimum salary£27,691£29,248
Average salary£30,481£32,351
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Average maximum salary£33,271£35,455
UK excluding London average salary£35,990£36,664
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
WCF North EastWCF
North East

WCF
Demand Trend

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

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear WCF Salary Trend

WCF
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WCF across the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
NewcastleNew entry-5£33,700-
SunderlandNew entry-3£35,333-
TynesideNew entry-2£35,500-
Newcastle Upon TyneNew entry-1£27,500-
WCF North EastWCF
North East

WCF
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

19 (100.00 %).NET
19 (100.00 %)C#
28 (88.89 %)SQL Server
28 (88.89 %)ASP.NET
28 (88.89 %)WebServices
28 (88.89 %)XML
36 (66.67 %)XSLT
36 (66.67 %)UML
36 (66.67 %)N-Tier
36 (66.67 %)EAI
36 (66.67 %)SOA
36 (66.67 %)WinForms
45 (55.56 %)Pensions
53 (33.33 %)WPF
53 (33.33 %)VB.NET
53 (33.33 %)Microsoft
62 (22.22 %)Scrum
62 (22.22 %)VB
62 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (22.22 %)WF
62 (22.22 %).NET Framework
62 (22.22 %)AJAX
62 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (22.22 %)Tandem
71 (11.11 %)Retail
71 (11.11 %)Mathematics
71 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (100.00 %).NET
28 (88.89 %)ASP.NET
28 (88.89 %)WebServices
28 (88.89 %)XML
36 (66.67 %)XSLT
36 (66.67 %)WinForms
43 (33.33 %)WPF
52 (22.22 %)WF
52 (22.22 %)AJAX
52 (22.22 %).NET Framework
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (88.89 %)SQL Server
22 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2005
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (55.56 %)Pensions
21 (11.11 %)Retail
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (77.78 %).NET Developer
23 (33.33 %)Developer
31 (11.11 %)Software Developer
31 (11.11 %)C# Developer
31 (11.11 %)CSharp Software Developer
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (66.67 %)N-Tier
22 (22.22 %)Tandem
31 (11.11 %)Mathematics
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (66.67 %)UML
16 (66.67 %)EAI
16 (66.67 %)SOA
22 (22.22 %)Scrum
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (100.00 %)C#
23 (33.33 %)VB.NET
32 (22.22 %)VB
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (33.33 %)Microsoft