The first table below looks at the demand for Cocoa skills in IT contracts advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Cocoa 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 Application Development category for the East of England 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 Cocoa
Rank 111 123 -
Rank change year-on-year
+12 -
Contract jobs citing Cocoa 4 6 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 0.186% 0.204% -
As % of the Application Development category 0.663% 0.727% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 0
Average daily rate - £285 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £283 £300 £278
% change year-on-year
-5.83% +8.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 0
Average hourly rate £22.66 £42.50 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-46.68% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.66 £42.50 -
% change year-on-year
-46.68% -
All Application Development
East of England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
603 825 773
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 27.99% 27.99% 29.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 341 438 349
Average daily rate £325 £325 £325
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £225 £195
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 55 65
Average hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-21.42% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.66 £27.50 £22.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £38.20 £42.50 £47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year
+9.37% -12.32%
Cocoa
England

Cocoa
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Cocoa across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

East of England Cocoa Jobs Demand Trend

Cocoa
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Cocoa across the East of England region.

East of England Cocoa Daily Rate Trend

Cocoa
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Cocoa across the East of England region.

East of England Cocoa Hourly Rate Trend

Cocoa
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cocoa within the East of England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Essex 0 3 - -
Cambridgeshire +9 1 - -
Cocoa
England

Cocoa
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Cocoa 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 Cocoa.

1 10 (100.00%) Objective-C
1 10 (100.00%) Apple iOS
2 9 (90.00%) Xcode
3 8 (80.00%) iPad
3 8 (80.00%) iPhone
4 6 (60.00%) Android
5 5 (50.00%) Cocoa Touch
6 4 (40.00%) JSON
7 3 (30.00%) Multithreading
7 3 (30.00%) OO
7 3 (30.00%) Apple
7 3 (30.00%) Publishing
7 3 (30.00%) PHP
7 3 (30.00%) Web Services
7 3 (30.00%) UIKit
7 3 (30.00%) Facebook
7 3 (30.00%) Facebook Platform
7 3 (30.00%) Twitter
8 2 (20.00%) Mobile App
8 2 (20.00%) iOS SDK
9 1 (10.00%) Game Development
9 1 (10.00%) Augmented Reality
9 1 (10.00%) Computer Architecture
9 1 (10.00%) Agile Software Development
9 1 (10.00%) Multimedia
9 1 (10.00%) Degree
9 1 (10.00%) Computer Science
9 1 (10.00%) XML
9 1 (10.00%) Windows
9 1 (10.00%) Wireless

Cocoa
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 5 (50.00%) Cocoa Touch
2 4 (40.00%) JSON
3 3 (30.00%) UIKit
3 3 (30.00%) Web Services
4 2 (20.00%) iOS SDK
5 1 (10.00%) Direct3D
5 1 (10.00%) OpenGL ES
5 1 (10.00%) XML
5 1 (10.00%) OpenGL
Application Platforms
1 3 (30.00%) Facebook Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 9 (90.00%) Xcode
General
1 3 (30.00%) Publishing
2 1 (10.00%) Games
2 1 (10.00%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 10 (100.00%) Developer
2 9 (90.00%) iOS Developer
3 3 (30.00%) Analyst
4 2 (20.00%) Developer Analyst
5 1 (10.00%) iPhone Developer
5 1 (10.00%) Support Engineer
5 1 (10.00%) Analyst Developer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (80.00%) iPhone
1 8 (80.00%) iPad
2 2 (20.00%) Mobile App
3 1 (10.00%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (10.00%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (10.00%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 10 (100.00%) Apple iOS
2 6 (60.00%) Android
3 1 (10.00%) Windows
3 1 (10.00%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) Multithreading
1 3 (30.00%) OO
2 1 (10.00%) Agile Software Development
2 1 (10.00%) Computer Architecture
2 1 (10.00%) Game Development
2 1 (10.00%) Embedded Software Development
Programming Languages
1 10 (100.00%) Objective-C
2 3 (30.00%) PHP
3 1 (10.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) Apple
1 3 (30.00%) Facebook
1 3 (30.00%) Twitter