Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
England > Midlands
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for WCF skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited WCF over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 125 | 160 | 207 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +35 | +47 | -56 |
| Contract jobs citing WCF | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands | 0.18% | 0.17% | 0.039% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 1.30% | 0.98% | 0.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £371 | £331 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | - | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £418 | £350 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.29% | -17.65% | +3.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £450 | £358 | £438 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £360 | - |
| England median daily rate | £585 | £550 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.36% | -15.38% | +10.64% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Midlands
WCF is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 386 | 610 | 931 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands | 14.15% | 17.57% | 18.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 276 | 476 | 726 |
| 10th Percentile | £286 | £313 | £356 |
| 25th Percentile | £362 | £363 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +18.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £622 | £588 | £549 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £638 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £568 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.08% | +0.89% | +12.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 0 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.90 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.13 | - | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | - | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -33.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.00 | - | £36.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £56.25 | - | £46.67 |
| England median hourly rate | £46.18 | £65.00 | £49.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.95% | +32.65% | +8.89% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Job postings citing WCF as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing WCF in the Midlands.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing WCF in the Midlands.
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Contract Job Locations in the 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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | - | 3 | £450 | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 2 | £403 | +15.00% | |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: