WCF Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring WCF skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 - 63
Rank change year-on-year - - +19
Contract jobs citing WCF 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 0.096% - 0.26%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.66% - 1.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £373
25th Percentile - - £379
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - £403
Median % change year-on-year - - +15.00%
75th Percentile - - £421
90th Percentile - - £424
England median daily rate £408 £594 £570
% change year-on-year -31.40% +4.21% +5.07%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
East Midlands

WCF falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the East Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 152 80 119
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 14.63% 15.66% 15.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 105 66 80
10th Percentile £378 £258 £246
25th Percentile £402 £320 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £497 £401 £430
Median % change year-on-year +23.82% -6.74% -
75th Percentile £575 £488 £570
90th Percentile £625 £538 £625
England median daily rate £525 £534 £550
% change year-on-year -1.59% -3.00% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 11
10th Percentile £15.84 - -
25th Percentile £19.29 £21.67 £10.90
Median hourly rate £25.08 £23.41 £22.28
Median % change year-on-year +7.11% +5.10% -
75th Percentile £27.56 £25.16 £28.13
90th Percentile £29.02 - £33.25
England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year - +40.75% -28.95%

WCF
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WCF relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

WCF job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

WCF
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing WCF.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing WCF

WCF
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing WCF.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing WCF

WCF
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WCF within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 16 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Derbyshire - 1 £650 -
Nottinghamshire - 1 £650 -
WCF
England

WCF
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365 Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) ASP.NET Web API
1 1 (100.00%) HTML5 Canvas
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree