The first table below looks at the demand for Apple iOS 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 Apple iOS over the 3 months to 17 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Apple iOS
Rank 38 41 -
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -
Contract jobs citing Apple iOS 3 8 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge 0.877% 1.914% -
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.703% 6.061% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
Average daily rate £350 £225 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+55.55% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £320 £300
% change year-on-year
+3.12% +6.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Average hourly rate - £42.50 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £24.58 £41.25 -
% change year-on-year
-40.41% -
All Operating Systems
Cambridge
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
111 132 76
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge 32.46% 31.58% 30.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 60 31
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 £398 £403 £375
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 29 20
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 £14.53 £10.00 £11.13
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £57.20 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.20
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +4.93%
Apple iOS
Cambridgeshire

Apple iOS
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Apple iOS Jobs Demand Trend

Apple iOS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridge Apple iOS Daily Rate Trend

Apple iOS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridge Apple iOS Hourly Rate Trend

Apple iOS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing Apple iOS 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 Apple iOS.

1 8 (88.89%) Objective-C
2 5 (55.56%) Cocoa
2 5 (55.56%) Xcode
2 5 (55.56%) Android
3 4 (44.44%) iPhone
4 3 (33.33%) Publishing
4 3 (33.33%) C++
4 3 (33.33%) Windows
4 3 (33.33%) Computer Science
4 3 (33.33%) iPad
5 2 (22.22%) Game Development
5 2 (22.22%) iOS SDK
5 2 (22.22%) Games
5 2 (22.22%) Linux
5 2 (22.22%) Python
5 2 (22.22%) Windows XP
5 2 (22.22%) Java
5 2 (22.22%) C
5 2 (22.22%) Regression Testing
5 2 (22.22%) Mac OS X
5 2 (22.22%) Wireless
5 2 (22.22%) Test Automation
5 2 (22.22%) Windows 7
5 2 (22.22%) Augmented Reality
5 2 (22.22%) Windows Mobile
5 2 (22.22%) Degree
6 1 (11.11%) Computer Architecture
6 1 (11.11%) Agile Software Development
6 1 (11.11%) Multimedia
6 1 (11.11%) Software Testing

Apple iOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing Apple iOS 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 Apple iOS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (55.56%) Cocoa
2 2 (22.22%) iOS SDK
3 1 (11.11%) Direct3D
3 1 (11.11%) OpenGL ES
3 1 (11.11%) Cocoa Touch
3 1 (11.11%) OpenGL
Applications
1 1 (11.11%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 2 (22.22%) Wireless
2 1 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 5 (55.56%) Xcode
2 1 (11.11%) Axure RP
General
1 3 (33.33%) Publishing
2 2 (22.22%) Games
3 1 (11.11%) Multimedia
3 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) Developer
1 6 (66.67%) iOS Developer
2 2 (22.22%) Test Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Software Test Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) User Experience Consultant
3 1 (11.11%) Consultant
3 1 (11.11%) Support Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (44.44%) iPhone
2 3 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 3 (33.33%) iPad
3 2 (22.22%) Augmented Reality
4 1 (11.11%) 3D Graphics
4 1 (11.11%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 5 (55.56%) Android
2 3 (33.33%) Windows
3 2 (22.22%) Linux
3 2 (22.22%) Windows XP
3 2 (22.22%) Mac OS X
3 2 (22.22%) Windows Mobile
3 2 (22.22%) Windows 7
4 1 (11.11%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (22.22%) Regression Testing
1 2 (22.22%) Test Automation
1 2 (22.22%) Game Development
2 1 (11.11%) Embedded Software Development
2 1 (11.11%) Benchmarking
2 1 (11.11%) Computer Architecture
2 1 (11.11%) Agile Software Development
2 1 (11.11%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 8 (88.89%) Objective-C
2 3 (33.33%) C++
3 2 (22.22%) Java
3 2 (22.22%) Python
3 2 (22.22%) C
4 1 (11.11%) C#
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) QA
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Posted: 17 May 2013