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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) skills within the Wakefield 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank23-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads120
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below15.00 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted120
Average minimum salary£23,333-
Average salary£27,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£31,667-
UK excluding London average salary£37,593£39,005
% change on same period last year-3.62 %
Wakefield IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Wakefield
Matching permanent IT job ads8084
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.035 %
Salaries quoted7759
Average minimum salary£24,594£30,742
Average salary£27,727£34,671
% change on same period last year-20.02 %
Average maximum salary£30,861£38,599
UK excluding London average salary£35,934£36,795
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
WCF West YorkshireWCF
West Yorkshire

WCF
Demand Trend

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

Wakefield 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 Wakefield region.

Wakefield WCF Salary Trend

WCF
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WCF across the Wakefield region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Wakefield WCF Salary Histogram

WCF
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Wakefield 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.

124 (100.00 %)C#
124 (100.00 %).NET
124 (100.00 %)WPF
223 (95.83 %)SQL Server
321 (87.50 %)Windows
417 (70.83 %)WinForms
417 (70.83 %)SQL Server 2005
417 (70.83 %)XML
516 (66.67 %)SQL
66 (25.00 %)MS Excel
66 (25.00 %)Microsoft
72 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2000
81 (4.167 %)ASP
81 (4.167 %)Delphi
81 (4.167 %)AJAX

WCF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Wakefield 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.

Wakefield IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (100.00 %).NET
124 (100.00 %)WPF
217 (70.83 %)XML
217 (70.83 %)WinForms
31 (4.167 %)AJAX
31 (4.167 %)ASP
Wakefield IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Wakefield IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (95.83 %)SQL Server
217 (70.83 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2000
Wakefield IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (70.83 %).NET Developer
117 (70.83 %)Developer
216 (66.67 %)C# Developer
310 (41.67 %)WinForms Developer
48 (33.33 %)Junior
55 (20.83 %)Programmer
62 (8.333 %)Software Developer
71 (4.167 %)Analyst
71 (4.167 %)Analyst Programmer
71 (4.167 %)CSharp Software Developer
71 (4.167 %)Junior Developer
71 (4.167 %)Junior C# Developer
71 (4.167 %)Developer Analyst
71 (4.167 %)Junior .NET Developer
71 (4.167 %).NET Analyst Programmer
71 (4.167 %).NET Programmer
71 (4.167 %)C# Analyst Programmer
Wakefield IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (87.50 %)Windows
Wakefield IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (100.00 %)C#
216 (66.67 %)SQL
31 (4.167 %)Delphi
Wakefield IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (25.00 %)Microsoft