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This section looks at the demand for Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited CLDC over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConnected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank557-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.030 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£333-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£417-
UK excluding London average daily rate£333-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£42.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.50-
% change on same period last year-
Application Development EnglandApplication Development
England
Matching contract IT job ads1688120782
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled22.26 %22.04 %
Daily rates quoted56966414
Average minimum daily rate£354£376
Average daily rate£381£402
% change on same period last year-5.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£408£428
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£336
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted9711342
Average minimum hourly rate£30.31£31.05
Average hourly rate£32.67£33.42
% change on same period last year-2.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.03£35.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.44£33.08
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
CLDC UKCLDC
UK

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.

CLDC
Demand Trend

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

England CLDC Demand Trend

CLDC
Daily Rate Trend

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

England CLDC Daily Rate Trend

CLDC
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CLDC across the England region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

England CLDC Daily Rate Histogram

CLDC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England CLDC Hourly Rate Trend

CLDC
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing CLDC within the England region over the 3 months to 4 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
East of EnglandNew entry-4£333-
South EastNew entry-1--
CLDC UKCLDC
UK

CLDC
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing CLDC 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 CLDC.

15 (100.00 %)J2ME
15 (100.00 %)MIDP
24 (80.00 %)Windows Mobile
24 (80.00 %)Multithreading
24 (80.00 %)Windows
24 (80.00 %)Telecoms
24 (80.00 %)Mobile Games
24 (80.00 %)Games
24 (80.00 %)Symbian
33 (60.00 %)Java
41 (20.00 %)WML
41 (20.00 %)WAP

CLDC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing CLDC 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 CLDC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
15 (100.00 %)J2ME
15 (100.00 %)MIDP
21 (20.00 %)WML
21 (20.00 %)WAP
General
14 (80.00 %)Telecoms
14 (80.00 %)Mobile Games
14 (80.00 %)Games
Job Titles
15 (100.00 %)Developer
23 (60.00 %)Applications Developer
32 (40.00 %)Java Developer
41 (20.00 %)Java Applications Developer
Miscellaneous
14 (80.00 %)Multithreading
Operating Systems
14 (80.00 %)Windows
14 (80.00 %)Windows Mobile
Programming Languages
13 (60.00 %)Java
Vendors
14 (80.00 %)Symbian
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