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This section looks at the demand for Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) skills within the East of England 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMobile Information Device Profile (MIDP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank137-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads100
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.876 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted90
Average minimum daily rate£283-
Average daily rate£344-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£406-
UK excluding London average daily rate£350-
% 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-£38.88
% change on same period last year-
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads11411279
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.521 %1.294 %
Daily rates quoted374371
Average minimum daily rate£349£337
Average daily rate£379£358
% change on same period last year+5.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£409£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted77155
Average minimum hourly rate£28.30£30.01
Average hourly rate£31.23£31.53
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.16£33.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
MIDP EnglandMIDP
England

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 East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

East of England MIDP Demand Trend

MIDP
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England MIDP Daily Rate Trend

MIDP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MIDP across the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

East of England MIDP Daily Rate Histogram

MIDP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MIDP within the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
HertfordshireNew entry-10£344-
MIDP EnglandMIDP
England

MIDP
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

110 (100.00 %)Telecoms
110 (100.00 %)J2ME
29 (90.00 %)Java
37 (70.00 %)Windows
46 (60.00 %)Windows Mobile
54 (40.00 %)Multithreading
54 (40.00 %)Symbian
54 (40.00 %)Mobile Games
54 (40.00 %)Games
54 (40.00 %)CLDC
63 (30.00 %)UIQ
63 (30.00 %)Series 60

MIDP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (100.00 %)J2ME
24 (40.00 %)CLDC
33 (30.00 %)UIQ
33 (30.00 %)Series 60
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (100.00 %)Telecoms
24 (40.00 %)Mobile Games
24 (40.00 %)Games
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (100.00 %)Developer
23 (30.00 %)Applications Developer
32 (20.00 %)Java Developer
41 (10.00 %)Java Applications Developer
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (40.00 %)Multithreading
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (70.00 %)Windows
26 (60.00 %)Windows Mobile
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (90.00 %)Java
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (40.00 %)Symbian
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