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This section looks at the demand for Series 60 (S60) 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 Series 60 over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSeries 60 (S60)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank137157
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads14
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.109 %0.296 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£300£467
Average daily rate£350£511
% change on same period last year-31.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£556
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£511
% change on same period last year-31.57 %
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£32.50£42.50
% change on same period last year-23.52 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads9211352
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.215 %1.347 %
Daily rates quoted313401
Average minimum daily rate£348£341
Average daily rate£375£360
% change on same period last year+3.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted66167
Average minimum hourly rate£29.32£30.17
Average hourly rate£31.85£31.31
% change on same period last year+1.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.38£32.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.73£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
Series 60 EnglandSeries 60
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.

Series 60
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Series 60 across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

East of England Series 60 Demand Trend

Series 60
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Series 60 across the East of England region.

East of England Series 60 Daily Rate Trend

Series 60
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Series 60 within the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
HertfordshireUp+81£350-31.57 %
Series 60 EnglandSeries 60
England

Series 60
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Series 60 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 Series 60.

112 (100.00 %)Java
112 (100.00 %)J2ME
112 (100.00 %)UIQ
29 (75.00 %)Windows Mobile
29 (75.00 %)J2SE
29 (75.00 %)Symbian
29 (75.00 %)C
29 (75.00 %)C++
29 (75.00 %)Windows
29 (75.00 %)Handset
38 (66.67 %)NetBeans
38 (66.67 %)Eclipse
47 (58.33 %).NET
54 (33.33 %)Microsoft
63 (25.00 %)Telecoms
63 (25.00 %)MIDP
71 (8.333 %)Games

Series 60
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Series 60 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 Series 60. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (100.00 %)J2ME
112 (100.00 %)UIQ
29 (75.00 %)J2SE
38 (66.67 %)NetBeans
47 (58.33 %).NET
53 (25.00 %)MIDP
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (66.67 %)Eclipse
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (25.00 %)Telecoms
21 (8.333 %)Games
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (66.67 %)Developer
23 (25.00 %)Architect
23 (25.00 %)Java Developer
31 (8.333 %)Systems Engineer
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (75.00 %)Handset
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (75.00 %)Windows Mobile
19 (75.00 %)Windows
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (100.00 %)Java
29 (75.00 %)C
29 (75.00 %)C++
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (75.00 %)Symbian
24 (33.33 %)Microsoft