The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Apple products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Apple over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the 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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Apple, Inc.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Apple
Rank 323 359 409
Rank change year-on-year
+36 +50
Contract jobs citing Apple 219 190 174
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.506% 0.359% 0.304%
As % of the Vendors category 1.082% 0.776% 0.652%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 80 78
Average daily rate £300 £300 £303
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -0.82%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £155 £150 £155
10% offered a daily rate of more than £513 £425 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £200 £298 £245
% change year-on-year
-32.77% +21.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 46 31
Average hourly rate £16.75 £14.00 £16.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+19.64% -15.15%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.15 £12.00 £11.36
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £31.00 £24.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.00 £20.75 £14.00
% change year-on-year
-18.07% +48.21%
All Vendors
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
20241 24494 26701
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 46.78% 46.25% 46.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 11110 12869 13881
Average daily rate £400 £395 £413
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.26% -4.24%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £225 £245
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £550 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 1142 1229 1552
Average hourly rate £20.00 £19.50 £20.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+2.56% -4.87%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.50 £11.37 £11.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.00 £40.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.26 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
+1.36% -5.00%
Apple
UK

Apple
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England Apple Jobs Demand Trend

Apple
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Apple Daily Rate Trend

Apple
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Apple across the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

England Apple Daily Rate Histogram

Apple
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Apple Hourly Rate Trend

Apple
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Apple across the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

England Apple Hourly Rate Histogram

Apple
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Apple within the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
London +27 138 £325 +8.33% 40
South East +33 26 £200 -39.39% 17
South West +49 21 £325 - 3
East of England +21 12 £190 -53.23% 7
North West +12 8 £303 +15.01% 9
Yorkshire +9 5 £125 -57.62% 5
West Midlands +3 5 £425 +32.81% 3
East Midlands - 1 - - 1
Midlands - 1 - -
North East - - - -
Apple
UK

Apple
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Apple 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.

1 186 (47.57%) Windows
2 142 (36.32%) Apple iOS
3 123 (31.46%) Microsoft
4 122 (31.20%) Active Directory
5 113 (28.90%) MS Office
6 111 (28.39%) Windows 7
7 95 (24.30%) Windows XP
8 87 (22.25%) Mac OS X
9 83 (21.23%) Android
10 77 (19.69%) Blackberry
11 71 (18.16%) iPhone
12 70 (17.90%) iPad
13 62 (15.86%) MS Excel
14 61 (15.60%) Objective-C
15 60 (15.35%) MS Exchange
16 52 (13.30%) Windows Server 2008
17 49 (12.53%) ITIL
17 49 (12.53%) Mobile App
18 48 (12.28%) Windows Server 2003
19 46 (11.76%) CSS
20 45 (11.51%) DNS
21 41 (10.49%) JavaScript
22 40 (10.23%) XML
23 39 (9.974%) Adobe
23 39 (9.974%) HTML5
24 38 (9.719%) Citrix
24 38 (9.719%) OO
24 38 (9.719%) VMware
25 35 (8.951%) JSON
26 34 (8.696%) Web Services

Apple
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Apple 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 46 (11.76%) CSS
2 40 (10.23%) XML
3 39 (9.974%) HTML5
4 35 (8.951%) JSON
5 34 (8.696%) Web Services
6 31 (7.928%) Cocoa
7 26 (6.650%) iOS SDK
8 23 (5.882%) RESTful
9 22 (5.627%) HTML
10 16 (4.092%) Ajax
10 16 (4.092%) jQuery
11 15 (3.836%) Cocoa Touch
12 11 (2.813%) SOAP
13 10 (2.558%) CSS3
14 9 (2.302%) XHTML
15 8 (2.046%) Middleware
15 8 (2.046%) .NET
15 8 (2.046%) XSLT
16 7 (1.790%) Flash
16 7 (1.790%) UIKit
Application Platforms
1 60 (15.35%) MS Exchange
2 28 (7.161%) Exchange Server 2007
3 26 (6.650%) Exchange Server 2003
4 23 (5.882%) Exchange Server 2010
5 22 (5.627%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 13 (3.325%) Lync
7 12 (3.069%) IBM Notes
8 9 (2.302%) SharePoint
8 9 (2.302%) Apache
9 6 (1.535%) IIS
10 5 (1.279%) CMS
10 5 (1.279%) Facebook Platform
11 3 (0.767%) Amazon AWS
11 3 (0.767%) WordPress
12 2 (0.512%) Confluence
12 2 (0.512%) ExpressionEngine
12 2 (0.512%) Apache Solr
13 1 (0.256%) NetWeaver
13 1 (0.256%) nginx
13 1 (0.256%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 113 (28.90%) MS Office
2 62 (15.86%) MS Excel
3 24 (6.138%) Photoshop
4 14 (3.581%) Adobe Illustrator
5 13 (3.325%) MS PowerPoint
6 6 (1.535%) InDesign
6 6 (1.535%) Acrobat
7 5 (1.279%) Fireworks
8 4 (1.023%) QuarkXPress
9 3 (0.767%) Google Apps
10 2 (0.512%) Office 365
10 2 (0.512%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.512%) Quicktime
11 1 (0.256%) MS Visio
11 1 (0.256%) CINEMA 4D
11 1 (0.256%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.256%) Vectorworks
11 1 (0.256%) OmniGraffle
Business Applications
1 1 (0.256%) SAP CRM
1 1 (0.256%) SAP ERP
1 1 (0.256%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 45 (11.51%) DNS
2 31 (7.928%) VPN
3 26 (6.650%) DHCP
4 22 (5.627%) Internet
5 19 (4.859%) TCP/IP
6 16 (4.092%) Wireless
7 10 (2.558%) LAN
8 9 (2.302%) WAN
9 8 (2.046%) HTTP
10 7 (1.790%) SMTP
10 7 (1.790%) SSL
10 7 (1.790%) SAN
11 5 (1.279%) Wi-Fi
12 4 (1.023%) NFC
12 4 (1.023%) Firewall
12 4 (1.023%) VoIP
12 4 (1.023%) FTP
13 3 (0.767%) Ethernet
13 3 (0.767%) PBX
13 3 (0.767%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.535%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.023%) MySQL
3 2 (0.512%) CouchDB
3 2 (0.512%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (0.512%) FileMaker
3 2 (0.512%) Oracle 8/8i
4 1 (0.256%) SQL Server 2000
4 1 (0.256%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.256%) GIS
4 1 (0.256%) SQL Server 2008
4 1 (0.256%) Redis
Development Applications
1 32 (8.184%) Xcode
2 13 (3.325%) Git (software)
3 12 (3.069%) Subversion
4 10 (2.558%) PhoneGap
5 7 (1.790%) GitHub
6 5 (1.279%) Eclipse
7 4 (1.023%) Axure RP
7 4 (1.023%) Ant
8 3 (0.767%) Dreamweaver
8 3 (0.767%) JIRA
8 3 (0.767%) Selenium
8 3 (0.767%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 3 (0.767%) Mercurial
8 3 (0.767%) PHPUnit
8 3 (0.767%) Appcelerator Titanium
8 3 (0.767%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.767%) QUnit
9 2 (0.512%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.512%) Maven
10 1 (0.256%) Visual Studio
General
1 22 (5.627%) Finance
2 16 (4.092%) Publishing
3 12 (3.069%) Banking
4 11 (2.813%) Advertising
5 9 (2.302%) Marketing
6 8 (2.046%) Telecoms
7 7 (1.790%) Law
7 7 (1.790%) Legal
8 6 (1.535%) Retail
8 6 (1.535%) Back Office
9 4 (1.023%) Multimedia
10 2 (0.512%) Investment Banking
10 2 (0.512%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (0.512%) Games
11 1 (0.256%) Electronics
11 1 (0.256%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.256%) Automotive
11 1 (0.256%) German Language
Job Titles
1 110 (28.13%) Developer
2 60 (15.35%) iOS Developer
3 58 (14.83%) Analyst
4 53 (13.55%) Support Engineer
5 52 (13.30%) 2nd Line Support
6 40 (10.23%) Desktop Support
7 29 (7.417%) Support Analyst
8 20 (5.115%) Service Desk Analyst
8 20 (5.115%) Service Analyst
9 19 (4.859%) Applications Developer
9 19 (4.859%) Help Desk Support
9 19 (4.859%) Mobile Developer
10 18 (4.604%) Mac Engineer
10 18 (4.604%) Support Technician
10 18 (4.604%) Architect
11 17 (4.348%) Android Developer
12 16 (4.092%) Desktop Engineer
13 14 (3.581%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 13 (3.325%) Desktop Support Engineer
15 12 (3.069%) Mobile Applications Developer
Miscellaneous
1 77 (19.69%) Blackberry
2 71 (18.16%) iPhone
3 70 (17.90%) iPad
4 49 (12.53%) Mobile App
5 15 (3.836%) Open Source
6 14 (3.581%) Video Conferencing
7 13 (3.325%) Computer Science
8 9 (2.302%) Digital Media
9 8 (2.046%) Smartphone
9 8 (2.046%) Handset
10 6 (1.535%) New Media
10 6 (1.535%) Statistics
11 5 (1.279%) Thin Client
11 5 (1.279%) Client/Server
11 5 (1.279%) Photography
11 5 (1.279%) Fat Client
12 4 (1.023%) Animation
13 3 (0.767%) Management Information System
13 3 (0.767%) Video on Demand
13 3 (0.767%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 186 (47.57%) Windows
2 142 (36.32%) Apple iOS
3 111 (28.39%) Windows 7
4 95 (24.30%) Windows XP
5 87 (22.25%) Mac OS X
6 83 (21.23%) Android
7 52 (13.30%) Windows Server 2008
8 48 (12.28%) Windows Server 2003
9 21 (5.371%) Windows Vista
10 18 (4.604%) Linux
11 14 (3.581%) Mac OS
12 11 (2.813%) UNIX
13 7 (1.790%) HPUX
13 7 (1.790%) Windows 8
14 6 (1.535%) Mac OS X Server
14 6 (1.535%) Windows Mobile
15 4 (1.023%) Solaris
16 2 (0.512%) Windows Server 2012
16 2 (0.512%) Windows Phone
16 2 (0.512%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (12.53%) ITIL
2 38 (9.719%) OO
3 33 (8.440%) Agile Software Development
4 18 (4.604%) Scrum
5 16 (4.092%) Mobile Device Management
6 15 (3.836%) MVC
6 15 (3.836%) TDD
7 14 (3.581%) OOP
7 14 (3.581%) E-Commerce
8 13 (3.325%) Data Management
9 12 (3.069%) Memory Management
10 11 (2.813%) Project Management
10 11 (2.813%) Unit Testing
11 10 (2.558%) Service Management
12 8 (2.046%) Web Development
12 8 (2.046%) Service Delivery
13 7 (1.790%) SOA
13 7 (1.790%) Migration
13 7 (1.790%) BDD
13 7 (1.790%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 61 (15.60%) Objective-C
2 41 (10.49%) JavaScript
3 34 (8.696%) Java
4 14 (3.581%) PHP
5 11 (2.813%) SQL
5 11 (2.813%) C#
6 10 (2.558%) C
7 9 (2.302%) C++
8 7 (1.790%) VB
8 7 (1.790%) PowerShell
9 6 (1.535%) XPath
10 5 (1.279%) VB.NET
10 5 (1.279%) VBScript
11 4 (1.023%) Python
12 3 (0.767%) ActionScript
12 3 (0.767%) Ruby
12 3 (0.767%) ActionScript 3.0
13 2 (0.512%) HLSL
13 2 (0.512%) GLSL
13 2 (0.512%) ActionScript 2.0
Qualifications
1 26 (6.650%) Microsoft Certification
2 21 (5.371%) Degree
3 15 (3.836%) MCITP
4 14 (3.581%) MCP
5 13 (3.325%) MCSE
6 9 (2.302%) Security Cleared
7 8 (2.046%) Sun Certification
8 7 (1.790%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (1.790%) MCSA
9 5 (1.279%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (1.279%) DV Cleared
9 5 (1.279%) ACSP
10 4 (1.023%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 3 (0.767%) CCNA
12 2 (0.512%) MCTS
12 2 (0.512%) ACTC
12 2 (0.512%) A+ Certification
13 1 (0.256%) CCNP
13 1 (0.256%) PMP
13 1 (0.256%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (3.836%) SLA
2 6 (1.535%) QA
3 2 (0.512%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 122 (31.20%) Active Directory
2 31 (7.928%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (3.069%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.790%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (1.279%) Terminal Services
6 4 (1.023%) vSphere
6 4 (1.023%) XenApp
7 2 (0.512%) VMware ESX
8 1 (0.256%) Terminal Server
8 1 (0.256%) Xen
8 1 (0.256%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 28 (7.161%) SCCM
2 6 (1.535%) WSUS
3 5 (1.279%) Backup Exec
3 5 (1.279%) Norton AntiVirus
4 4 (1.023%) Sysprep
5 2 (0.512%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
5 2 (0.512%) Tivoli
5 2 (0.512%) Tivoli Storage Manager
6 1 (0.256%) DameWare
6 1 (0.256%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 1 (0.256%) Splunk
6 1 (0.256%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 123 (31.46%) Microsoft
2 39 (9.974%) Adobe
3 38 (9.719%) Citrix
3 38 (9.719%) VMware
4 31 (7.928%) HP
5 28 (7.161%) Cisco
6 19 (4.859%) Kaspersky
7 18 (4.604%) Google
8 17 (4.348%) Symantec
9 12 (3.069%) Lotus
9 12 (3.069%) Twitter
10 11 (2.813%) Avaya
10 11 (2.813%) McAfee
11 10 (2.558%) Dell
12 9 (2.302%) Juniper
12 9 (2.302%) Zend
12 9 (2.302%) Facebook
13 8 (2.046%) Sophos
13 8 (2.046%) Oracle
14 6 (1.535%) Quark
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