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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) skills across the UK 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank262695
Rank change on same period last yearUp+433
Matching permanent IT job ads1050317
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.680 %0.141 %
As % of the category below2.042 %0.448 %
Salaries quoted983276
Average minimum salary£40,447£50,326
Average salary£45,047£54,667
% change on same period last year-17.59 %
Average maximum salary£49,647£59,007
UK excluding London average salary£37,518£37,755
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads5141670836
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled33.28 %31.59 %
Salaries quoted4496759038
Average minimum salary£36,722£37,491
Average salary£40,294£41,272
% change on same period last year-2.37 %
Average maximum salary£43,865£45,053
UK excluding London average salary£36,028£36,569
% change on same period last year-1.48 %

WPF
Demand Trend

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

WPF Demand Trend

WPF
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing WPF within the UK.

WPF Salary Trend

WPF
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WPF over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 within the UK.

WPF Salary Histogram

WPF
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 18 November 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
EnglandUp+3991041£45,074-17.32 %
LondonUp+337544£53,033-25.41 %
South EastUp+228255£41,248+8.82 %
City of LondonUp+484£77,159-29.19 %
SurreyUp+13284£43,394+84.65 %
North WestUp+8064£31,242-5.59 %
East of EnglandUp+8052£38,279-16.33 %
West MidlandsUp+3651£32,440-5.45 %
HampshireUp+4542£38,848-9.26 %
South WestUp+4437£35,731-6.97 %
BerkshireUp+3635£39,000+3.49 %
East MidlandsNew entry-29£33,176-
ManchesterUp+4628£31,879-2.37 %
HertfordshireUp+4727£50,132+1.96 %
KentNew entry-27£36,537-
OxfordshireUp+1923£40,833+5.48 %
OxfordUp+1523£40,870+5.01 %
BuckinghamshireUp+4121£40,238+28.55 %
LancashireNew entry-20£32,350-
ShropshireNew entry-15£27,906-
WarwickshireUp+1515£30,194-4.14 %
LeatherheadNew entry-15£47,433-
BristolNo change015£30,833-17.77 %
Gerrards CrossNew entry-14£42,500-
Docklands, LondonNew entry-14£63,929-
CheshireUp+1913£27,364-21.81 %
ShrewsburyNew entry-13£27,692-
YorkshireUp+3712£36,300+1.77 %
ChesterNew entry-12£27,850-
EpsomNew entry-11£48,917-

WPF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

11808 (94.26 %).NET
21742 (90.82 %)C#
31378 (71.85 %)WCF
41247 (65.02 %)SQL Server
51192 (62.15 %)ASP.NET
6923 (48.12 %)XML
7912 (47.55 %)SQL Server 2005
8872 (45.46 %)WF
9777 (40.51 %)AJAX
10696 (36.29 %)Scrum
11627 (32.69 %)Silverlight
12598 (31.18 %)WebServices
13548 (28.57 %)Microsoft
14468 (24.40 %)CSS
15461 (24.04 %)JavaScript
16409 (21.32 %)WinForms
17408 (21.27 %)SQL
18407 (21.22 %)Extreme Programming
19403 (21.01 %)Windows
20387 (20.18 %)Microsoft Certification
21367 (19.13 %)MCSD
22357 (18.61 %)MCAD
23355 (18.51 %)HTML
24336 (17.52 %)MCP
25323 (16.84 %)OO
26302 (15.75 %)SQL Server 2000
27286 (14.91 %)Agile Software Development
28283 (14.75 %).NET Framework
29275 (14.34 %)C++
30266 (13.87 %)VB.NET

WPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11808 (94.26 %).NET
21378 (71.85 %)WCF
31192 (62.15 %)ASP.NET
4923 (48.12 %)XML
5872 (45.46 %)WF
6777 (40.51 %)AJAX
7627 (32.69 %)Silverlight
8598 (31.18 %)WebServices
9468 (24.40 %)CSS
10409 (21.32 %)WinForms
11355 (18.51 %)HTML
12283 (14.75 %).NET Framework
13212 (11.05 %)XHTML
14107 (5.579 %)LINQ
1554 (2.815 %)XSL
1649 (2.555 %)MVC
1747 (2.450 %)ADO.NET
1840 (2.086 %)J2EE
1936 (1.877 %)XSLT
2035 (1.825 %)MFC
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1217 (11.31 %)SharePoint
2138 (7.195 %)BizTalk Server
3134 (6.986 %)SharePoint Server 2007
487 (4.536 %)CMS
532 (1.668 %)IIS
624 (1.251 %)MQSeries
711 (0.574 %)Rendezvous
711 (0.574 %)WebSphere MQ
86 (0.313 %)ColdFusion
86 (0.313 %)WebSphere Application Server
94 (0.209 %)Tomcat
103 (0.156 %)ESB
103 (0.156 %)Oracle Workflow
112 (0.104 %)WebLogic
112 (0.104 %)Immediacy CMS
112 (0.104 %)Sitecore CMS
112 (0.104 %)TIBCO EMS
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
170 (3.650 %)MS Excel
240 (2.086 %)MS Visio
327 (1.408 %)MS Office
420 (1.043 %)Spreadsheet
57 (0.365 %)Photoshop
64 (0.209 %)Adobe Illustrator
72 (0.104 %)InDesign
72 (0.104 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (0.261 %)RMDS
15 (0.261 %)Dynamics CRM
22 (0.104 %)Oracle CRM
31 (0.052 %)Oracle EBS
31 (0.052 %)Oracle Applications
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1259 (13.50 %)Internet
233 (1.721 %)HTTP
321 (1.095 %)FTP
321 (1.095 %)SMTP
420 (1.043 %)TCP/IP
420 (1.043 %)GSM
420 (1.043 %)UMTS
519 (0.991 %)Intranet
613 (0.678 %)ATM
613 (0.678 %)DNS
613 (0.678 %)SNMP
613 (0.678 %)SAN
711 (0.574 %)SDH
87 (0.365 %)SMS
96 (0.313 %)Extranet
105 (0.261 %)TELNET
105 (0.261 %)GPRS
105 (0.261 %)SSL
114 (0.209 %)Wireless
114 (0.209 %)Firewall
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11247 (65.02 %)SQL Server
2912 (47.55 %)SQL Server 2005
3302 (15.75 %)SQL Server 2000
464 (3.337 %)SQL Server 2008
516 (0.834 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
615 (0.782 %)RDBMS
714 (0.730 %)DTS
811 (0.574 %)MySQL
96 (0.313 %)MS Access
104 (0.209 %)GIS
104 (0.209 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
113 (0.156 %)Oracle Reports
113 (0.156 %)Oracle 8/8i
113 (0.156 %)Oracle 9i
113 (0.156 %)Datawarehouse
122 (0.104 %)Oracle 10g
122 (0.104 %)Informix
122 (0.104 %)SQL Server Integration Services
131 (0.052 %)Oracle OLAP
131 (0.052 %)PostgreSQL
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1134 (6.986 %)Visual Studio
296 (5.005 %)NUnit
333 (1.721 %)Flash
422 (1.147 %)ReSharper
519 (0.991 %)Subversion
617 (0.886 %)VSS/SourceSafe
715 (0.782 %)Expression Blend
811 (0.574 %)ClearQuest
99 (0.469 %)DevPartner
108 (0.417 %)Visual Studio Team System
117 (0.365 %)Ant
117 (0.365 %)JUnit
123 (0.156 %)Selenium
123 (0.156 %)FitNesse
123 (0.156 %)ClearCase
132 (0.104 %)Oracle Forms
141 (0.052 %)CruiseControl
141 (0.052 %)JIRA
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1254 (13.24 %)Finance
2197 (10.27 %)Banking
3144 (7.508 %)Retail
4139 (7.247 %)Front Office
596 (5.005 %)Health
685 (4.432 %)Games
774 (3.858 %)Investment Banking
851 (2.659 %)Music
948 (2.503 %)Automotive
948 (2.503 %)Pensions
1043 (2.242 %)Electronics
1137 (1.929 %)Telecoms
1228 (1.460 %)Music Industry
1325 (1.303 %)Marketing
1424 (1.251 %)Education
1424 (1.251 %)Advertising
1521 (1.095 %)Back Office
1620 (1.043 %)Construction
1717 (0.886 %)Graphic Design
1816 (0.834 %)Insurance
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11539 (80.24 %)Developer
21026 (53.49 %).NET Developer
3884 (46.09 %)C# Developer
4451 (23.51 %)ASP.NET Developer
5410 (21.38 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
6190 (9.906 %)Senior Developer
7114 (5.944 %)Software Developer
8107 (5.579 %)WinForms Developer
990 (4.692 %)Software Engineer
1085 (4.432 %)Web Developer
1183 (4.327 %)Senior C# Developer
1279 (4.119 %)Senior .NET Developer
1377 (4.015 %)Junior
1460 (3.128 %)VB.NET Developer
1558 (3.024 %)Junior Developer
1646 (2.398 %)Junior .NET Developer
1744 (2.294 %)Senior Software Engineer
1843 (2.242 %)Architect
1942 (2.190 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
2037 (1.929 %)CSharp Software Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1140 (7.299 %)Tandem
2126 (6.569 %)Derivative
379 (4.119 %)N-Tier
464 (3.337 %)Equity Derivative
550 (2.607 %)Fixed Income
647 (2.450 %)Computer Science
740 (2.086 %)Multithreading
833 (1.721 %)Social Network
925 (1.303 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
1024 (1.251 %)Credit Derivative
1024 (1.251 %)Mathematics
1024 (1.251 %)DTV
1122 (1.147 %)Equities
1218 (0.938 %)Client/Server
1317 (0.886 %)RIA
1416 (0.834 %)Physics
1513 (0.678 %)Streaming Media
1513 (0.678 %)Spread Betting
1611 (0.574 %)Statistics
1710 (0.521 %)Contract for Difference
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1403 (21.01 %)Windows
229 (1.512 %)Windows Vista
321 (1.095 %)Windows XP
321 (1.095 %)Windows Server 2008
410 (0.521 %)Windows 2000
57 (0.365 %)Windows Mobile
64 (0.209 %)UNIX
64 (0.209 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (0.104 %)Linux
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1696 (36.29 %)Scrum
2407 (21.22 %)Extreme Programming
3323 (16.84 %)OO
4286 (14.91 %)Agile Software Development
5208 (10.84 %)TDD
6198 (10.32 %)E-Commerce
790 (4.692 %)SOA
884 (4.380 %)Unit Testing
964 (3.337 %)Software Engineering
1063 (3.285 %)UML
1153 (2.763 %)Web Development
1249 (2.555 %)OOD
1345 (2.346 %)Workflow
1440 (2.086 %)Business Intelligence
1539 (2.033 %)Risk Management
1636 (1.877 %)OOP
1735 (1.825 %)Project Management
1827 (1.408 %)Software Testing
1926 (1.356 %)Integration Testing
2020 (1.043 %)Continuous Integration
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11742 (90.82 %)C#
2461 (24.04 %)JavaScript
3408 (21.27 %)SQL
4275 (14.34 %)C++
5266 (13.87 %)VB.NET
6185 (9.645 %)Transact-SQL
7130 (6.778 %)VB
8127 (6.621 %)Java
972 (3.754 %)XAML
1035 (1.825 %)VB6
1132 (1.668 %)Python
1228 (1.460 %)VC++
1327 (1.408 %)VBA
1426 (1.356 %)Delphi
1521 (1.095 %)Perl
1521 (1.095 %)PHP
1620 (1.043 %)C
1620 (1.043 %)ActionScript
1716 (0.834 %)PL/SQL
1814 (0.730 %)Ruby
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1387 (20.18 %)Microsoft Certification
2367 (19.13 %)MCSD
3357 (18.61 %)MCAD
4336 (17.52 %)MCP
5176 (9.176 %)Degree
69 (0.469 %)MCPD
73 (0.156 %)MCTS
73 (0.156 %)MCSE
82 (0.104 %)PRINCE2 Certification
82 (0.104 %)CIMA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
129 (1.512 %)QA
21 (0.052 %)WCAG
21 (0.052 %)ISO9001
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
129 (1.512 %)MSMQ
210 (0.521 %)Active Directory
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (0.469 %)SCCM
19 (0.469 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1548 (28.57 %)Microsoft
2135 (7.039 %)Oracle
325 (1.303 %)Adobe
424 (1.251 %)Sun
523 (1.199 %)SeeBeyond
614 (0.730 %)Perforce
711 (0.574 %)IBM
87 (0.365 %)Google
87 (0.365 %)Borland
96 (0.313 %)Cisco
105 (0.261 %)Reuters
105 (0.261 %)Sony
114 (0.209 %)TIBCO
122 (0.104 %)Motorola
122 (0.104 %)Sybase
122 (0.104 %)Stellent
122 (0.104 %)Infragistics
122 (0.104 %)Serena
122 (0.104 %)Sitecore