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The table below looks at the demand for Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MIDP over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMobile Information Device Profile (MIDP)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank133-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.146 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£41.50
% change on same period last year-
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads6841035
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.925 %1.021 %
Daily rates quoted181251
Average minimum daily rate£296£322
Average daily rate£320£336
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted60101
Average minimum hourly rate£36.61£36.80
Average hourly rate£38.57£37.90
% change on same period last year+1.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.54£39.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
MIDP South EastMIDP
South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

MIDP
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire MIDP Demand Trend

MIDP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MIDP across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire MIDP Hourly Rate Trend

MIDP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MIDP within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
SloughNew entry-1--
MIDP South EastMIDP
South East

MIDP
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing MIDP 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited MIDP.

12 (100.00 %)WAP
12 (100.00 %)CLDC
21 (50.00 %)Series 60
21 (50.00 %)HTTP
21 (50.00 %)Internet
21 (50.00 %)3G
21 (50.00 %)Wi-Fi
21 (50.00 %)WML
21 (50.00 %)J2ME
21 (50.00 %)GSM
21 (50.00 %)Symbian

MIDP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing MIDP also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited MIDP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)WAP
12 (100.00 %)CLDC
21 (50.00 %)Series 60
21 (50.00 %)WML
21 (50.00 %)J2ME
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)GSM
11 (50.00 %)HTTP
11 (50.00 %)Internet
11 (50.00 %)3G
11 (50.00 %)Wi-Fi
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Solutions Designer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Symbian