The first table below looks at the demand for Android skills in IT contracts advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Android over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Cambridge region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Google Open Handset Alliance Android
Rank 27 34 -
Rank change year-on-year
+7 -
Contract jobs citing Android 12 16 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge 3.571% 3.855% -
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.21% 12.03% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 10 0
Average daily rate £350 £350 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £345 £325 £325
% change year-on-year
+6.15% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 3 0
Average hourly rate £38.75 £60.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-35.41% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.75 £37.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
-12.66% +7.14%
All Operating Systems
Cambridge
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
107 133 74
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge 31.85% 32.05% 30.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 59 30
Average daily rate £310 £325 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.61% +8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £160 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £400 £408 £375
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 31 19
Average hourly rate £35.00 £37.50 £13.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-6.66% +177.77%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.83 £10.00 £11.08
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £56.50 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +3.03%
Android
Cambridgeshire

Android
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Android across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Cambridge Android Jobs Demand Trend

Android
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Android across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge Android Daily Rate Trend

Android
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Android across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge Android Hourly Rate Trend

Android
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing Android 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 Android.

1 14 (73.68%) C++
2 13 (68.42%) Linux
3 11 (57.89%) C
4 10 (52.63%) Windows
5 9 (47.37%) Java
6 7 (36.84%) Python
7 6 (31.58%) Objective-C
8 5 (26.32%) Windows Mobile
8 5 (26.32%) Apple iOS
9 4 (21.05%) Games
9 4 (21.05%) C#
10 3 (15.79%) HTML
10 3 (15.79%) JavaScript
10 3 (15.79%) Regression Testing
10 3 (15.79%) Windows XP
10 3 (15.79%) Mac OS X
10 3 (15.79%) Windows CE
10 3 (15.79%) Agile Software Development
10 3 (15.79%) Degree
10 3 (15.79%) Computer Science
10 3 (15.79%) Test Automation
10 3 (15.79%) Windows 7
10 3 (15.79%) Augmented Reality
10 3 (15.79%) Game Development
10 3 (15.79%) Embedded Software Development
11 2 (10.53%) Git (software)
11 2 (10.53%) Bazaar
11 2 (10.53%) Mobile App
11 2 (10.53%) iOS SDK
11 2 (10.53%) Software Architecture

Android
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing Android 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 Android. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (15.79%) HTML
2 2 (10.53%) iOS SDK
2 2 (10.53%) GTK+
2 2 (10.53%) Qt
2 2 (10.53%) .NET Framework
2 2 (10.53%) Cocoa
2 2 (10.53%) OpenGL
2 2 (10.53%) .NET
2 2 (10.53%) ADO.NET
2 2 (10.53%) ASP.NET
3 1 (5.263%) Google Maps API
3 1 (5.263%) Direct3D
3 1 (5.263%) Bing Maps
3 1 (5.263%) OpenGL ES
3 1 (5.263%) Cocoa Touch
Application Platforms
1 1 (5.263%) SharePoint
1 1 (5.263%) Apache
Applications
1 1 (5.263%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 2 (10.53%) Wi-Fi
1 2 (10.53%) Wireless
1 2 (10.53%) Bluetooth
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.263%) GIS
1 1 (5.263%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (10.53%) Git (software)
1 2 (10.53%) Bazaar
2 1 (5.263%) Xcode
2 1 (5.263%) Axure RP
General
1 4 (21.05%) Games
2 2 (10.53%) Telecoms
3 1 (5.263%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 8 (42.11%) Developer
2 3 (15.79%) Software Engineer
2 3 (15.79%) Test Engineer
3 2 (10.53%) iOS Developer
3 2 (10.53%) Embedded Software Developer
3 2 (10.53%) Software Developer
4 1 (5.263%) Web Developer
4 1 (5.263%) Consultant
4 1 (5.263%) Senior Developer
4 1 (5.263%) Support Engineer
4 1 (5.263%) Architect
4 1 (5.263%) .NET Developer
4 1 (5.263%) Software Test Engineer
4 1 (5.263%) Senior Architect
4 1 (5.263%) Android Developer
4 1 (5.263%) User Experience Consultant
4 1 (5.263%) Platform Architect
Miscellaneous
1 3 (15.79%) Computer Science
1 3 (15.79%) Augmented Reality
2 2 (10.53%) Mobile App
2 2 (10.53%) Open Source
2 2 (10.53%) Device Driver
2 2 (10.53%) Handset
3 1 (5.263%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (5.263%) iPhone
3 1 (5.263%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 13 (68.42%) Linux
2 10 (52.63%) Windows
3 5 (26.32%) Windows Mobile
3 5 (26.32%) Apple iOS
4 3 (15.79%) Windows XP
4 3 (15.79%) Mac OS X
4 3 (15.79%) Windows CE
4 3 (15.79%) Windows 7
5 2 (10.53%) Embedded Linux
5 2 (10.53%) Ubuntu
5 2 (10.53%) Debian
6 1 (5.263%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (15.79%) Regression Testing
1 3 (15.79%) Agile Software Development
1 3 (15.79%) Test Automation
1 3 (15.79%) Game Development
1 3 (15.79%) Embedded Software Development
2 2 (10.53%) Software Architecture
2 2 (10.53%) Benchmarking
2 2 (10.53%) Project Management
3 1 (5.263%) Software Testing
3 1 (5.263%) Web Development
3 1 (5.263%) Computer Architecture
Programming Languages
1 14 (73.68%) C++
2 11 (57.89%) C
3 9 (47.37%) Java
4 7 (36.84%) Python
5 6 (31.58%) Objective-C
6 4 (21.05%) C#
7 3 (15.79%) JavaScript
8 2 (10.53%) Ruby
8 2 (10.53%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 3 (15.79%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.263%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (10.53%) Telerik
1 2 (10.53%) QNX
1 2 (10.53%) Symbian
1 2 (10.53%) Red Hat
2 1 (5.263%) Google
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