The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term iPad in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited iPad over the 3 months to 24 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category 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.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Apple iPad
Rank 262 285 366
Rank change year-on-year
+23 +81
Contract jobs citing iPad 279 325 215
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.671% 0.609% 0.383%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.489% 2.410% 1.308%
Number of daily rates quoted 179 214 119
Average daily rate £375 £350 £313
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% +12.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £186 £225 £245
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £475 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £300 £280
% change year-on-year
+8.33% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 5 5
Average hourly rate £17.50 £14.50 £21.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+20.68% -31.76%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.70 £10.00 £13.85
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.66 £20.60 £22.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.25 £10.00 £8.92
% change year-on-year
+62.50% +12.10%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
11208 13487 16440
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 26.96% 25.29% 29.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 6896 8084 9903
Average daily rate £438 £437 £525
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.11% -16.76%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £255 £285
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £607 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £340
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 492 617 685
Average hourly rate £23.50 £22.50 £23.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+4.44% -2.17%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £12.50 £11.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £46.60 £41.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £26.00
% change year-on-year
- -13.46%
iPad
UK

iPad
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England iPad Jobs Demand Trend

iPad
Daily Rate Trend

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

England iPad Daily Rate Trend

iPad
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing iPad across the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

England iPad Daily Rate Histogram

iPad
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England iPad Hourly Rate Trend

iPad
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing iPad within the England region over the 3 months to 24 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
London -6 190 £400 +11.11%
South East +26 34 £388 +19.23%
East of England +28 18 £275 -15.38%
North West +10 11 £283 -11.71%
South West +29 9 £350 +27.27%
West Midlands +5 8 £238 -
East Midlands -5 5 £575 +91.66%
Yorkshire 0 2 £125 -57.62%
iPad
UK

iPad
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing iPad 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 iPad.

1 356 (64.96%) iPhone
2 305 (55.66%) Apple iOS
3 203 (37.04%) Objective-C
4 164 (29.93%) Android
5 125 (22.81%) Xcode
6 122 (22.26%) Mobile App
7 103 (18.80%) Windows
8 101 (18.43%) JavaScript
9 87 (15.88%) CSS
9 87 (15.88%) Blackberry
9 87 (15.88%) HTML5
10 85 (15.51%) Cocoa
11 73 (13.32%) iOS SDK
12 72 (13.14%) Apple
13 70 (12.77%) XML
13 70 (12.77%) HTML
14 66 (12.04%) JSON
15 64 (11.68%) Agile Software Development
16 61 (11.13%) Microsoft
17 60 (10.95%) OO
18 55 (10.04%) Web Services
18 55 (10.04%) jQuery
19 52 (9.489%) Active Directory
20 49 (8.942%) Finance
21 46 (8.394%) E-Commerce
22 45 (8.212%) Cocoa Touch
23 44 (8.029%) .NET
23 44 (8.029%) MS Office
24 43 (7.847%) Windows XP
25 42 (7.664%) Windows 7

iPad
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing iPad 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 iPad. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 87 (15.88%) CSS
1 87 (15.88%) HTML5
2 85 (15.51%) Cocoa
3 73 (13.32%) iOS SDK
4 70 (12.77%) XML
4 70 (12.77%) HTML
5 66 (12.04%) JSON
6 55 (10.04%) Web Services
6 55 (10.04%) jQuery
7 45 (8.212%) Cocoa Touch
8 44 (8.029%) .NET
9 32 (5.839%) CSS3
10 26 (4.745%) ASP.NET
11 25 (4.562%) SOAP
12 23 (4.197%) .NET Framework
13 21 (3.832%) RESTful
14 19 (3.467%) OpenGL
14 19 (3.467%) Ajax
15 18 (3.285%) UIKit
15 18 (3.285%) ASP.NET MVC
Application Platforms
1 30 (5.474%) MS Exchange
2 20 (3.650%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 9 (1.642%) Lotus Notes
4 8 (1.460%) Facebook Platform
5 7 (1.277%) SharePoint
5 7 (1.277%) CMS
5 7 (1.277%) Exchange Server 2003
6 6 (1.095%) Exchange Server 2007
6 6 (1.095%) SAS
6 6 (1.095%) Apache
7 5 (0.912%) Exchange Server 2010
7 5 (0.912%) IIS
7 5 (0.912%) CoreMedia CMS
7 5 (0.912%) Drupal
8 4 (0.730%) WebLogic
9 3 (0.547%) Tomcat
9 3 (0.547%) Oracle Workflow
10 2 (0.365%) Magento
10 2 (0.365%) Content Management Server
11 1 (0.182%) Adobe CQ
Applications
1 44 (8.029%) MS Office
2 24 (4.380%) Photoshop
3 22 (4.015%) MS Excel
4 9 (1.642%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.912%) Fireworks
6 4 (0.730%) MS Project
7 3 (0.547%) Office 365
7 3 (0.547%) MS PowerPoint
8 2 (0.365%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.365%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.182%) Google Apps
Business Applications
1 2 (0.365%) assyst
1 2 (0.365%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.365%) Cognos Business Intelligence
2 1 (0.182%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.109%) VPN
2 21 (3.832%) TCP/IP
3 18 (3.285%) DNS
4 15 (2.737%) Internet
5 14 (2.555%) DHCP
6 12 (2.190%) Wi-Fi
7 10 (1.825%) Wireless
8 7 (1.277%) WAN
8 7 (1.277%) VoIP
9 6 (1.095%) LAN
10 4 (0.730%) HTTP
10 4 (0.730%) Broadband
10 4 (0.730%) SMS
11 3 (0.547%) 3G
11 3 (0.547%) Firewall
11 3 (0.547%) NFC
12 2 (0.365%) Cisco ASA
12 2 (0.365%) Intranet
12 2 (0.365%) SAN
12 2 (0.365%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (4.197%) SQL Server
2 18 (3.285%) MySQL
3 12 (2.190%) SQL Server 2008
4 10 (1.825%) SQL Server 2005
5 6 (1.095%) Redis
6 5 (0.912%) MongoDB
7 4 (0.730%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.730%) SQL Server 2012
8 3 (0.547%) Oracle 8/8i
8 3 (0.547%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.547%) Oracle 11g
8 3 (0.547%) SQLite
9 2 (0.365%) CouchDB
9 2 (0.365%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.365%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.365%) GIS
9 2 (0.365%) OLTP
9 2 (0.365%) OLAP
9 2 (0.365%) Apache Cassandra
10 1 (0.182%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 125 (22.81%) Xcode
2 18 (3.285%) Subversion
3 13 (2.372%) Visual Studio
4 12 (2.190%) Git (software)
5 11 (2.007%) Selenium
6 8 (1.460%) Maven
7 7 (1.277%) GitHub
7 7 (1.277%) PhoneGap
8 6 (1.095%) Team Foundation Server
8 6 (1.095%) CruiseControl
8 6 (1.095%) NUnit
8 6 (1.095%) Axure RP
9 5 (0.912%) Appcelerator Titanium
9 5 (0.912%) Ant
9 5 (0.912%) QuickTest Pro
10 4 (0.730%) JUnit
10 4 (0.730%) Cucumber
10 4 (0.730%) Hudson
11 3 (0.547%) JIRA
11 3 (0.547%) Mercurial
General
1 49 (8.942%) Finance
2 34 (6.204%) Banking
3 28 (5.109%) Retail
4 23 (4.197%) Publishing
5 16 (2.920%) Multimedia
6 14 (2.555%) Games
7 13 (2.372%) Marketing
8 11 (2.007%) Telecoms
9 8 (1.460%) Advertising
9 8 (1.460%) Legal
10 7 (1.277%) Music
11 6 (1.095%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (0.912%) Automotive
12 5 (0.912%) Retail Banking
13 4 (0.730%) Local Government
13 4 (0.730%) Investment Banking
14 2 (0.365%) Music Industry
14 2 (0.365%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.365%) Law
15 1 (0.182%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 323 (58.94%) Developer
2 205 (37.41%) iOS Developer
3 54 (9.854%) Analyst
4 29 (5.292%) Front-End Developer
5 27 (4.927%) Senior Developer
5 27 (4.927%) Mobile Developer
6 25 (4.562%) Tester
6 25 (4.562%) iPhone Developer
7 23 (4.197%) Project Manager
7 23 (4.197%) iPad Developer
8 19 (3.467%) Desktop Support
8 19 (3.467%) Senior iOS Developer
9 18 (3.285%) Mobile Applications Developer
9 18 (3.285%) Business Analyst
9 18 (3.285%) Architect
10 16 (2.920%) Support Engineer
10 16 (2.920%) 2nd Line Support
11 15 (2.737%) Support Analyst
12 13 (2.372%) .NET Developer
12 13 (2.372%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 356 (64.96%) iPhone
2 122 (22.26%) Mobile App
3 87 (15.88%) Blackberry
4 41 (7.482%) Digital Media
5 38 (6.934%) Computer Science
6 20 (3.650%) Smartphone
7 12 (2.190%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (2.007%) Social Media
8 11 (2.007%) 3D Graphics
9 8 (1.460%) Video Conferencing
9 8 (1.460%) Management Information System
9 8 (1.460%) Mobile Payment
10 6 (1.095%) Social Network
10 6 (1.095%) Psychology
11 5 (0.912%) SWIFT
11 5 (0.912%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 5 (0.912%) Thin Client
11 5 (0.912%) Animation
11 5 (0.912%) Fat Client
12 4 (0.730%) Physics
Operating Systems
1 305 (55.66%) Apple iOS
2 164 (29.93%) Android
3 103 (18.80%) Windows
4 43 (7.847%) Windows XP
5 42 (7.664%) Windows 7
6 16 (2.920%) Windows Vista
7 15 (2.737%) Mac OS X
8 13 (2.372%) Linux
9 8 (1.460%) Windows Server 2008
9 8 (1.460%) Windows Server 2003
10 7 (1.277%) Windows Phone
10 7 (1.277%) Windows Mobile
11 5 (0.912%) Windows Phone 8
12 4 (0.730%) UNIX
12 4 (0.730%) Windows 8
13 3 (0.547%) Windows 2000
13 3 (0.547%) Mac OS
14 1 (0.182%) Solaris
14 1 (0.182%) NetWare
14 1 (0.182%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (11.68%) Agile Software Development
2 60 (10.95%) OO
3 46 (8.394%) E-Commerce
4 38 (6.934%) TDD
4 38 (6.934%) Scrum
5 35 (6.387%) MVC
6 30 (5.474%) ITIL
7 21 (3.832%) Mobile Application Development
8 20 (3.650%) Memory Management
9 18 (3.285%) Project Management
10 16 (2.920%) Multithreading
11 15 (2.737%) Continuous Integration
11 15 (2.737%) Stakeholder Management
12 12 (2.190%) OOP
13 11 (2.007%) Waterfall
14 10 (1.825%) Content Management
14 10 (1.825%) Migration
14 10 (1.825%) Mobile Device Management
15 9 (1.642%) Analytics
15 9 (1.642%) Mobile Commerce
Programming Languages
1 203 (37.04%) Objective-C
2 101 (18.43%) JavaScript
3 32 (5.839%) Java
4 30 (5.474%) C#
4 30 (5.474%) SQL
5 27 (4.927%) PHP
6 25 (4.562%) C++
7 16 (2.920%) C
8 11 (2.007%) Ruby
9 8 (1.460%) VB.NET
10 7 (1.277%) Python
11 5 (0.912%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.547%) VBScript
12 3 (0.547%) ActionScript
13 2 (0.365%) Groovy
13 2 (0.365%) XPath
13 2 (0.365%) VB
13 2 (0.365%) Perl
14 1 (0.182%) PL/SQL
14 1 (0.182%) ActionScript 3.0
Qualifications
1 42 (7.664%) Degree
2 17 (3.102%) Microsoft Certification
3 8 (1.460%) MCP
4 7 (1.277%) MCTS
5 6 (1.095%) MCAD
5 6 (1.095%) MCSD
6 5 (0.912%) Security Cleared
7 4 (0.730%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (0.730%) MCSE
8 3 (0.547%) ISEB
8 3 (0.547%) SC Cleared
9 2 (0.365%) CIPD
9 2 (0.365%) CCA
9 2 (0.365%) Citrix Certification
9 2 (0.365%) MCSA
10 1 (0.182%) MBA
10 1 (0.182%) MOS
10 1 (0.182%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (6.022%) QA
2 6 (1.095%) SLA
3 3 (0.547%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 52 (9.489%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.730%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (0.730%) XenDesktop
2 4 (0.730%) Terminal Services
3 2 (0.365%) vSphere
4 1 (0.182%) Xen
Systems Management
1 10 (1.825%) DameWare
2 7 (1.277%) SCCM
3 6 (1.095%) WSUS
3 6 (1.095%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.182%) Cisco CUCM
4 1 (0.182%) McAfee ePO
4 1 (0.182%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 72 (13.14%) Apple
2 61 (11.13%) Microsoft
3 25 (4.562%) Citrix
4 19 (3.467%) Cisco
5 18 (3.285%) Facebook
5 18 (3.285%) Oracle
6 13 (2.372%) Adobe
7 12 (2.190%) Twitter
8 9 (1.642%) Sencha
8 9 (1.642%) Lotus
8 9 (1.642%) Google
9 8 (1.460%) VMware
10 7 (1.277%) HP
10 7 (1.277%) Zend
11 5 (0.912%) ATG
12 4 (0.730%) hybris
12 4 (0.730%) MobileIron
13 3 (0.547%) Symbian
13 3 (0.547%) Avaya
13 3 (0.547%) Juniper
City of London
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Capita Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £300 - £400 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
City, London
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Rate: £300 - £400 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
City, London
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Parallel Consulting
Rate: £300 - £325 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
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Roc Search
Posted: 20 May 2013
Oxfordshire
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Austin Fraser
Rate: £300 - £450 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
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Rate: £200 - £220 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
Hertfordshire
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Rate: £200 - £260 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
London
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Rate: £375 - £450 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
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Rate: From £300 to £350 per day
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London
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Rate: £250 - £450 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
London ~ Contract ~ e-Commerce ~ HTML5 ~ CSS3 ~ jQuery ~ JavaScript ~ Responsive Design ~ Cross Platform Compatibility ~ UX/Usability Pride yourself on writing clean re-usable code?... KEY Skills: Excellent HTML5 and...
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Rate: £200 - £400 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
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Connections Recruitment Ltd.
Rate: £15 - £18 per hour
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South East
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Rate: £15 - £20 an hour
Posted: 22 May 2013
London
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Rate: £500 - £600 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
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Rate: £500 - £600 per day
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