The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Blackberry in IT contracts advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Blackberry 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category for the City of London 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
RIM Blackberry
Rank 101 101 136
Rank change year-on-year
0 +35
Contract jobs citing Blackberry 110 127 114
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 1.747% 1.632% 1.158%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.525% 4.922% 2.871%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 77 56
Average daily rate £375 £300 £225
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+25.00% +33.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £151 £173 £105
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £418 £350
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £300 £313
% change year-on-year
+8.33% -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 24 16
Average hourly rate £135.00 £21.75 £21.10
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+520.68% +3.08%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.77 £17.00 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-7.23% +6.25%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
City of London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1991 2580 3971
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 31.63% 33.16% 40.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 1475 1982 3065
Average daily rate £500 £500 £550
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -9.09%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £311 £298 £350
10% offered a daily rate of more than £625 £650 £675
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £342 £340
% change year-on-year
+2.41% +0.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 69 51
Average hourly rate £25.00 £21.50 £21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+16.27% +2.38%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.50 £13.00 £14.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £135.00 £45.00 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £24.50 £26.50
% change year-on-year
-10.20% -7.54%
Blackberry
London

Blackberry
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Blackberry across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

City of London Blackberry Jobs Demand Trend

Blackberry
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Blackberry across the City of London region.

City of London Blackberry Daily Rate Trend

Blackberry
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Blackberry across the City of London region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

City of London Blackberry Daily Rate Histogram

Blackberry
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Blackberry across the City of London region.

City of London Blackberry Hourly Rate Trend

Blackberry
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Blackberry across the City of London region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

City of London Blackberry Hourly Rate Histogram

Blackberry
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing Blackberry 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 Blackberry.

1 183 (73.49%) Windows
2 126 (50.60%) Active Directory
3 98 (39.36%) MS Exchange
4 86 (34.54%) Microsoft
5 72 (28.92%) Windows 7
6 67 (26.91%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 65 (26.10%) MS Office
8 64 (25.70%) Windows Server 2008
9 61 (24.50%) Windows XP
10 59 (23.69%) ITIL
10 59 (23.69%) Citrix
11 52 (20.88%) Banking
12 50 (20.08%) Finance
13 48 (19.28%) Windows Server 2003
14 47 (18.88%) Android
14 47 (18.88%) Exchange Server 2010
15 44 (17.67%) Exchange Server 2007
16 40 (16.06%) iPhone
17 38 (15.26%) Mobile App
18 34 (13.65%) Migration
19 33 (13.25%) Apple iOS
20 31 (12.45%) Exchange Server 2003
20 31 (12.45%) Microsoft Certification
21 30 (12.05%) Cisco
22 29 (11.65%) Project Management
23 28 (11.24%) MCSE
24 27 (10.84%) VPN
25 26 (10.44%) SMTP
26 25 (10.04%) VMware
26 25 (10.04%) Legal

Blackberry
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing Blackberry 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 Blackberry. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 21 (8.434%) HTML
2 12 (4.819%) Cocoa
2 12 (4.819%) Cocoa Touch
3 11 (4.418%) MonoTouch
3 11 (4.418%) iOS SDK
4 10 (4.016%) HTML5
5 9 (3.614%) REST
5 9 (3.614%) J2ME
6 8 (3.213%) JSON
7 7 (2.811%) XML
8 6 (2.410%) Web Services
8 6 (2.410%) XHTML
9 5 (2.008%) Java ME
9 5 (2.008%) WML
9 5 (2.008%) Sencha Touch
10 4 (1.606%) COM
11 3 (1.205%) CSS
11 3 (1.205%) BREW
11 3 (1.205%) Flash
12 2 (0.803%) Ajax
Application Platforms
1 98 (39.36%) MS Exchange
2 67 (26.91%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 47 (18.88%) Exchange Server 2010
4 44 (17.67%) Exchange Server 2007
5 31 (12.45%) Exchange Server 2003
6 20 (8.032%) Lotus Notes
7 16 (6.426%) Lync
8 15 (6.024%) Lotus Domino
8 15 (6.024%) Office Communications Server
9 13 (5.221%) SharePoint
10 5 (2.008%) IIS
11 3 (1.205%) CMS
12 2 (0.803%) SharePoint 2010
13 1 (0.402%) SharePoint Server
13 1 (0.402%) WorkSite
13 1 (0.402%) CM System
13 1 (0.402%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 65 (26.10%) MS Office
2 22 (8.835%) MS Excel
3 12 (4.819%) MS Visio
4 6 (2.410%) MS PowerPoint
5 2 (0.803%) Office 365
6 1 (0.402%) MS Project
6 1 (0.402%) CINEMA 4D
6 1 (0.402%) Adobe Captivate
6 1 (0.402%) Vectorworks
6 1 (0.402%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.402%) Maya
Business Applications
1 5 (2.008%) Cognos Business Intelligence
2 1 (0.402%) 3000 Xtra
2 1 (0.402%) Summit
2 1 (0.402%) FLEXCUBE
Communications & Networking
1 27 (10.84%) VPN
2 26 (10.44%) SMTP
3 25 (10.04%) TCP/IP
4 24 (9.639%) DNS
5 20 (8.032%) Internet
6 19 (7.631%) LAN
7 18 (7.229%) WAN
7 18 (7.229%) SSL
8 17 (6.827%) 3G
8 17 (6.827%) Cisco ASA
9 16 (6.426%) LDAP
10 15 (6.024%) Intranet
11 14 (5.622%) Broadband
12 13 (5.221%) POP3
13 11 (4.418%) NFC
14 10 (4.016%) DHCP
14 10 (4.016%) HTTP
15 7 (2.811%) Firewall
16 6 (2.410%) Wireless
17 5 (2.008%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (4.016%) SQLite
2 7 (2.811%) SQL Server
3 5 (2.008%) OLAP
3 5 (2.008%) OLTP
3 5 (2.008%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 5 (2.008%) SQL Server 2005
3 5 (2.008%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 4 (1.606%) SQL Server 2008
5 1 (0.402%) Oracle 10g
5 1 (0.402%) SQL Server 2000
5 1 (0.402%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 16 (6.426%) Git (software)
2 13 (5.221%) Xcode
3 11 (4.418%) Maven
3 11 (4.418%) Ant
3 11 (4.418%) JUnit
4 10 (4.016%) Subversion
5 7 (2.811%) Eclipse
5 7 (2.811%) Mercurial
6 6 (2.410%) Selenium
7 4 (1.606%) PhoneGap
7 4 (1.606%) Appcelerator Titanium
8 2 (0.803%) Jenkins
9 1 (0.402%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.402%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.402%) Hudson
9 1 (0.402%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.402%) InstallShield
9 1 (0.402%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.402%) FrontPage
General
1 52 (20.88%) Banking
2 50 (20.08%) Finance
3 25 (10.04%) Legal
4 19 (7.631%) Law
5 6 (2.410%) Telecoms
5 6 (2.410%) Investment Banking
6 5 (2.008%) Retail
6 5 (2.008%) Publishing
7 3 (1.205%) French Language
7 3 (1.205%) Financial Institution
8 2 (0.803%) Advertising
8 2 (0.803%) Retail Banking
8 2 (0.803%) Marketing
9 1 (0.402%) Japanese Language
9 1 (0.402%) Back Office
9 1 (0.402%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 61 (24.50%) Analyst
2 47 (18.88%) Developer
3 36 (14.46%) Support Engineer
4 29 (11.65%) Support Analyst
5 26 (10.44%) Service Analyst
5 26 (10.44%) Service Desk Analyst
6 25 (10.04%) Desktop Support
7 22 (8.835%) Administrator
8 21 (8.434%) 2nd Line Support
9 16 (6.426%) Desktop Analyst
10 15 (6.024%) Senior Developer
11 14 (5.622%) Consultant
11 14 (5.622%) Desktop Support Analyst
11 14 (5.622%) Blackberry Developer
12 13 (5.221%) IT Support
12 13 (5.221%) iOS Developer
12 13 (5.221%) 3rd Line Support
13 12 (4.819%) Senior iOS Developer
14 11 (4.418%) Mobile Developer
15 10 (4.016%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 40 (16.06%) iPhone
2 38 (15.26%) Mobile App
3 12 (4.819%) Handset
4 11 (4.418%) N-Tier
4 11 (4.418%) Java Card
5 10 (4.016%) iPad
6 6 (2.410%) Clustering
6 6 (2.410%) Smartphone
7 5 (2.008%) PDA
7 5 (2.008%) Video Conferencing
7 5 (2.008%) Computer Science
7 5 (2.008%) Social Network
7 5 (2.008%) Mobile Banking
8 3 (1.205%) Mobile Computing
8 3 (1.205%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.205%) Flash Lite
8 3 (1.205%) Statistics
8 3 (1.205%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.803%) Thin Client
9 2 (0.803%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 183 (73.49%) Windows
2 72 (28.92%) Windows 7
3 64 (25.70%) Windows Server 2008
4 61 (24.50%) Windows XP
5 48 (19.28%) Windows Server 2003
6 47 (18.88%) Android
7 33 (13.25%) Apple iOS
8 18 (7.229%) Windows Mobile
8 18 (7.229%) Windows Phone
9 10 (4.016%) Windows 8
10 5 (2.008%) BlackBerry OS
11 4 (1.606%) Mac OS X
12 3 (1.205%) Windows Vista
12 3 (1.205%) Windows 2000
13 2 (0.803%) Windows Phone 7
13 2 (0.803%) UNIX
14 1 (0.402%) Windows 2000 Server
14 1 (0.402%) Mac OS
14 1 (0.402%) Windows NT
14 1 (0.402%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (23.69%) ITIL
2 34 (13.65%) Migration
3 29 (11.65%) Project Management
4 19 (7.631%) Service Management
4 19 (7.631%) Scrum
5 17 (6.827%) PRINCE2
6 15 (6.024%) OO
6 15 (6.024%) Business Analysis
7 14 (5.622%) Agile Software Development
7 14 (5.622%) Mobile Application Development
8 12 (4.819%) TDD
8 12 (4.819%) OOP
8 12 (4.819%) SOA
9 11 (4.418%) MVC
10 8 (3.213%) Multithreading
11 6 (2.410%) Configuration Management
12 5 (2.008%) E-Commerce
12 5 (2.008%) Data Modelling
12 5 (2.008%) ETL
12 5 (2.008%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 22 (8.835%) PowerShell
2 16 (6.426%) Java
3 13 (5.221%) Objective-C
4 10 (4.016%) C
5 8 (3.213%) JavaScript
6 6 (2.410%) C++
7 4 (1.606%) VB
8 3 (1.205%) SQL
9 1 (0.402%) VBScript
9 1 (0.402%) Scala
Qualifications
1 31 (12.45%) Microsoft Certification
2 28 (11.24%) MCSE
3 17 (6.827%) Cisco Certification
3 17 (6.827%) CCNA
4 11 (4.418%) Degree
5 10 (4.016%) ITIL Certification
6 7 (2.811%) MCITP
7 5 (2.008%) MCP
8 4 (1.606%) ISEB
8 4 (1.606%) Security Cleared
9 3 (1.205%) CIPD
9 3 (1.205%) SC Cleared
10 2 (0.803%) MCDST
10 2 (0.803%) MCSA
11 1 (0.402%) CCA
11 1 (0.402%) Citrix Certification
11 1 (0.402%) MCTS
11 1 (0.402%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (7.229%) SLA
2 8 (3.213%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.402%) QA
3 1 (0.402%) ISO/IEC 14443
3 1 (0.402%) ISO/IEC 7816
System Software
1 126 (50.60%) Active Directory
2 19 (7.631%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (4.016%) vSphere
4 9 (3.614%) VMware ESX
5 6 (2.410%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (2.410%) XenApp
6 5 (2.008%) Hyper-V
6 5 (2.008%) ISA Server
7 4 (1.606%) Citrix Presentation Server
8 3 (1.205%) Forefront TMG
9 2 (0.803%) XenDesktop
9 2 (0.803%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.402%) MetaFrame
10 1 (0.402%) Microsoft App-V
10 1 (0.402%) XenServer
10 1 (0.402%) UAG
Systems Management
1 21 (8.434%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
2 14 (5.622%) SCCM
3 11 (4.418%) SCOM
4 10 (4.016%) MAILsweeper
5 8 (3.213%) Norton AntiVirus
6 7 (2.811%) Tivoli
7 4 (1.606%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 2 (0.803%) DameWare
8 2 (0.803%) Backup Exec
9 1 (0.402%) WSUS
9 1 (0.402%) McAfee ePO
9 1 (0.402%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.402%) MIMEsweeper
9 1 (0.402%) OpenView Configuration Management
9 1 (0.402%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 86 (34.54%) Microsoft
2 59 (23.69%) Citrix
3 30 (12.05%) Cisco
4 25 (10.04%) Symantec
4 25 (10.04%) VMware
5 22 (8.835%) Lotus
6 19 (7.631%) Dell
7 13 (5.221%) Apple
8 11 (4.418%) HP
9 8 (3.213%) McAfee
10 7 (2.811%) Reuters
10 7 (2.811%) Bloomberg
11 6 (2.410%) Cognos
11 6 (2.410%) Avaya
12 5 (2.008%) Websense
12 5 (2.008%) Sencha
13 4 (1.606%) Google
13 4 (1.606%) Postini
13 4 (1.606%) Clearswift
13 4 (1.606%) Mitel
City, London
The successful candidate will need to have understanding of Mac platforms in addition to windows 7; our client is a progressive with a number of technologies you will...
Roc Search
Posted: 16 May 2013
City, London
A solid Exchange 2010 Engineer is required for global financial firm in the City, London... The core environment consists of the following (you don’t have to have...
De Facto IT
Rate: Unspecified £MKT RATES
Posted: 17 May 2013
City, London
My client, a Global Investment Bank requires a Senior Desktop Engineer to join their team. You MUST have experience as a Project Lead within a Desktop Support environment.....
Aston Carter
Rate: £250 - £300 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
City, London
Are you ITIL certified and can demonstrate using it to best practice? Do you (Support Lead) have experience using Mitel? Can you (Support Lead) set-up and administrate...
Ampersand Consulting
Rate: £150 - £215 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
City, London
Advanced Market Data troubleshooting experience including Reuters Kobra 3000 Xtra, Bloomberg (including BB Anywhere)... Blackberry/secureID/MAS/Rova) Server Administration (Windows, Unix, Red Hat and Linux) Qualifications & Experience:...
Polar Recruitment
Rate: £0000 - £9999 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
Technical environment MsExchange 2003 - 2010, Symantec Enterprise Vault BlackBerry Enterprise Server Active Directory Skilled in TCPIP and common networking protocols i.e. SMTP, POP3, LDAP, SSL, TLS, and...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
City of London
SMTP, POP3, LDAP, SSL, TLS, and knowledge of basic network troubleshooting. Outlook Client Support Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Lotus Domino Server, Lotus Notes Client E-Mail Migration and...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
City of London
The role will comprise end-to-end solutions for mobile devices (iOS, Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone 8 platforms) including development of the services that provide the data.
Bloomberg
Rate: Competitive benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013
City, London
The role will comprise end-to-end solutions for mobile devices (iOS, Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone 8 platforms) including development of the services that provide the data.
Bloomberg LP
Rate: Competitive benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
Requirements: *Solid commercial experience working specifically with iOS SDK... Objective C, Xcode, Senecha Touch etc... Desirable: *Experience with NFC or Javacard is highly desirable... *Experience of developing N-...
Parallel Consulting
Posted: 13 May 2013
City, London
Technical Skills - PL/SQL, Oracle 10g/11g, XML/API, Visual Basic Application, Visual Studio .net (C#, VB), Biztalk, Microsoft Office Suite. A familiarity with ETRM systems (Zainet Aligne,...
MBA Ltd
Posted: 15 May 2013
City, London
Java programming language experience. *Experience of developing multi-threaded networked BlackBerry applications... *Strong MVC & Object Oriented programming skills, demonstrable through past work examples... *Experience with JUnit & BUnit... *Good...
Parallel Consulting
Rate: £380 - £430 per day
Posted: 13 May 2013