The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term iPhone in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited iPhone 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 iPhone
Rank 247 249 218
Rank change year-on-year
+2 -31
Contract jobs citing iPhone 303 388 471
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.729% 0.727% 0.838%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.703% 2.877% 2.865%
Number of daily rates quoted 175 266 258
Average daily rate £375 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+15.38% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £177 £225 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £419 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £305 £325
% change year-on-year
-1.63% -6.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 11 12
Average hourly rate £17.00 £20.00 £19.38
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-15.00% +3.22%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.50 £12.00 £16.15
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.66 £42.50 £27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-8.57% -36.36%
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%
iPhone
UK

iPhone
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England iPhone Jobs Demand Trend

iPhone
Daily Rate Trend

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

England iPhone Daily Rate Trend

iPhone
Daily Rate Histogram

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

England iPhone Daily Rate Histogram

iPhone
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England iPhone Hourly Rate Trend

iPhone
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

England iPhone Hourly Rate Histogram

iPhone
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing iPhone 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 -8 197 £400 +14.28%
South East +19 47 £338 +3.84%
East of England +24 22 £275 -3.50%
North West +9 13 £255 -20.31%
West Midlands +10 12 £238 -28.03%
South West +14 4 £325 +4.00%
Yorkshire -12 3 £125 -60.00%
East Midlands -7 2 £250 -16.66%
iPhone
UK

iPhone
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 356 (59.43%) iPad
2 355 (59.27%) Apple iOS
3 266 (44.41%) Android
4 247 (41.24%) Objective-C
5 192 (32.05%) Mobile App
6 174 (29.05%) Windows
7 168 (28.05%) Blackberry
8 134 (22.37%) Xcode
9 119 (19.87%) JavaScript
10 118 (19.70%) Cocoa
11 106 (17.70%) iOS SDK
12 99 (16.53%) XML
13 85 (14.19%) Java
14 84 (14.02%) HTML5
15 83 (13.86%) JSON
16 80 (13.36%) CSS
17 79 (13.19%) Agile Software Development
18 71 (11.85%) OO
19 70 (11.69%) Apple
19 70 (11.69%) Cocoa Touch
20 68 (11.35%) Web Services
21 66 (11.02%) TDD
22 65 (10.85%) Scrum
23 62 (10.35%) HTML
24 58 (9.683%) Mobile Application Development
25 57 (9.516%) jQuery
26 53 (8.848%) Finance
27 51 (8.514%) E-Commerce
28 50 (8.347%) Microsoft
29 46 (7.679%) Active Directory

iPhone
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 118 (19.70%) Cocoa
2 106 (17.70%) iOS SDK
3 99 (16.53%) XML
4 84 (14.02%) HTML5
5 83 (13.86%) JSON
6 80 (13.36%) CSS
7 70 (11.69%) Cocoa Touch
8 68 (11.35%) Web Services
9 62 (10.35%) HTML
10 57 (9.516%) jQuery
11 32 (5.342%) SOAP
12 26 (4.341%) J2EE
13 25 (4.174%) Ajax
14 24 (4.007%) CSS3
15 23 (3.840%) Spring
15 23 (3.840%) RESTful
16 20 (3.339%) Grails
16 20 (3.339%) .NET
17 18 (3.005%) OpenGL
17 18 (3.005%) REST
Application Platforms
1 28 (4.674%) MS Exchange
2 21 (3.506%) CMS
3 19 (3.172%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 15 (2.504%) Exchange Server 2007
5 14 (2.337%) WebLogic
6 13 (2.170%) Exchange Server 2010
7 11 (1.836%) IIS
7 11 (1.836%) Apache
8 10 (1.669%) Oracle Workflow
8 10 (1.669%) SharePoint
8 10 (1.669%) Lotus Notes
8 10 (1.669%) Tomcat
9 9 (1.503%) Lync
10 8 (1.336%) Facebook Platform
11 7 (1.169%) Exchange Server 2003
12 5 (0.835%) CoreMedia CMS
12 5 (0.835%) Adobe CQ
13 4 (0.668%) Drupal
14 2 (0.334%) Alfresco
14 2 (0.334%) WebLogic Portal
Applications
1 39 (6.511%) MS Office
2 12 (2.003%) Photoshop
3 7 (1.169%) MS Excel
3 7 (1.169%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (0.501%) Office 365
5 2 (0.334%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.334%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.334%) MS Project
6 1 (0.167%) Fireworks
6 1 (0.167%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.167%) MS PowerPoint
6 1 (0.167%) Google Apps
Business Applications
1 2 (0.334%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 28 (4.674%) TCP/IP
2 25 (4.174%) DNS
3 18 (3.005%) VPN
4 17 (2.838%) NFC
5 15 (2.504%) DHCP
6 11 (1.836%) Internet
6 11 (1.836%) Wi-Fi
7 10 (1.669%) HTTP
8 8 (1.336%) 3G
9 6 (1.002%) SMTP
10 5 (0.835%) VoIP
11 4 (0.668%) Wireless
11 4 (0.668%) UMTS
11 4 (0.668%) GPRS
11 4 (0.668%) GSM
11 4 (0.668%) Broadband
11 4 (0.668%) SAN
12 3 (0.501%) LAN
12 3 (0.501%) SSL
13 2 (0.334%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.673%) RDBMS
2 13 (2.170%) SQL Server
2 13 (2.170%) MySQL
3 12 (2.003%) Hadoop
4 10 (1.669%) SQL Server 2008
5 9 (1.503%) SQLite
6 6 (1.002%) Redis
7 5 (0.835%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.501%) Oracle 11g
9 2 (0.334%) CouchDB
9 2 (0.334%) Apache Cassandra
9 2 (0.334%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.167%) MS Access
10 1 (0.167%) Oracle 8/8i
10 1 (0.167%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 134 (22.37%) Xcode
2 25 (4.174%) Subversion
3 22 (3.673%) Selenium
4 21 (3.506%) PhoneGap
5 19 (3.172%) Maven
6 17 (2.838%) Appcelerator Titanium
7 15 (2.504%) Git (software)
8 13 (2.170%) Hudson
9 11 (1.836%) Jenkins
10 10 (1.669%) Eclipse
10 10 (1.669%) JUnit
10 10 (1.669%) Visual Studio
11 8 (1.336%) Cucumber
11 8 (1.336%) Ant
12 7 (1.169%) GitHub
13 6 (1.002%) Team Foundation Server
13 6 (1.002%) WebDriver
13 6 (1.002%) CruiseControl
13 6 (1.002%) NUnit
14 5 (0.835%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 53 (8.848%) Finance
2 28 (4.674%) Banking
3 23 (3.840%) Retail
4 19 (3.172%) Publishing
5 16 (2.671%) Telecoms
6 14 (2.337%) Games
7 11 (1.836%) Multimedia
8 8 (1.336%) Music
9 7 (1.169%) Law
9 7 (1.169%) Marketing
10 6 (1.002%) Advertising
11 5 (0.835%) Legal
12 4 (0.668%) Automotive
13 3 (0.501%) Electronics
14 2 (0.334%) Billing
14 2 (0.334%) Music Industry
14 2 (0.334%) Retail Banking
14 2 (0.334%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.334%) Back Office
15 1 (0.167%) International Banking
Job Titles
1 388 (64.77%) Developer
2 220 (36.73%) iOS Developer
3 61 (10.18%) Mobile Developer
4 59 (9.850%) Senior Developer
5 49 (8.180%) Analyst
6 48 (8.013%) Senior iOS Developer
7 41 (6.845%) iPhone Developer
8 28 (4.674%) Android Developer
9 27 (4.508%) Mobile Applications Developer
9 27 (4.508%) Tester
10 19 (3.172%) Support Analyst
11 18 (3.005%) Project Manager
12 17 (2.838%) Desktop Support
13 16 (2.671%) Front-End Developer
14 15 (2.504%) Java Developer
15 14 (2.337%) iPad Developer
15 14 (2.337%) Support Engineer
15 14 (2.337%) 2nd Line Support
16 13 (2.170%) Junior
17 12 (2.003%) Desktop Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 356 (59.43%) iPad
2 192 (32.05%) Mobile App
3 168 (28.05%) Blackberry
4 41 (6.845%) Computer Science
5 37 (6.177%) Digital Media
6 24 (4.007%) Enterprise Software
7 16 (2.671%) Social Network
7 16 (2.671%) Smartphone
8 13 (2.170%) N-Tier
8 13 (2.170%) Handset
9 12 (2.003%) Video on Demand
9 12 (2.003%) Java Card
10 11 (1.836%) 3D Graphics
11 10 (1.669%) W3C
12 8 (1.336%) Video Conferencing
13 7 (1.169%) Mobile Banking
14 6 (1.002%) Mobile Payment
14 6 (1.002%) Social Media
15 5 (0.835%) Thin Client
15 5 (0.835%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 355 (59.27%) Apple iOS
2 266 (44.41%) Android
3 174 (29.05%) Windows
4 41 (6.845%) Windows Mobile
5 38 (6.344%) Windows 7
6 36 (6.010%) Windows XP
7 30 (5.008%) Windows Phone
8 23 (3.840%) Windows Server 2008
9 20 (3.339%) Mac OS X
10 19 (3.172%) Windows Server 2003
11 16 (2.671%) Linux
12 14 (2.337%) Windows Vista
13 8 (1.336%) Windows 8
14 6 (1.002%) Windows Phone 8
15 4 (0.668%) Windows Phone 7
15 4 (0.668%) bada
15 4 (0.668%) Maemo
16 3 (0.501%) UNIX
16 3 (0.501%) Mac OS
17 2 (0.334%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (13.19%) Agile Software Development
2 71 (11.85%) OO
3 66 (11.02%) TDD
4 65 (10.85%) Scrum
5 58 (9.683%) Mobile Application Development
6 51 (8.514%) E-Commerce
7 30 (5.008%) MVC
8 23 (3.840%) OOP
9 22 (3.673%) Multithreading
9 22 (3.673%) ITIL
10 21 (3.506%) Content Management
11 19 (3.172%) Memory Management
11 19 (3.172%) BDD
12 17 (2.838%) Automated Testing
13 16 (2.671%) Continuous Integration
14 15 (2.504%) SOA
15 13 (2.170%) Waterfall
16 12 (2.003%) Domain-Driven Design
17 11 (1.836%) Workflow
18 10 (1.669%) Kanban
Programming Languages
1 247 (41.24%) Objective-C
2 119 (19.87%) JavaScript
3 85 (14.19%) Java
4 40 (6.678%) C++
5 29 (4.841%) PHP
6 28 (4.674%) SQL
7 27 (4.508%) C
8 24 (4.007%) C#
9 23 (3.840%) Ruby
10 21 (3.506%) Groovy
11 13 (2.170%) Scala
12 6 (1.002%) XPath
13 4 (0.668%) Python
14 3 (0.501%) ActionScript
14 3 (0.501%) VBScript
15 2 (0.334%) ActionScript 3.0
15 2 (0.334%) VB
16 1 (0.167%) PL/SQL
16 1 (0.167%) PHP5
16 1 (0.167%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 40 (6.678%) Degree
2 11 (1.836%) Microsoft Certification
2 11 (1.836%) ISEB
3 9 (1.503%) MCP
4 6 (1.002%) MCTS
4 6 (1.002%) MCAD
4 6 (1.002%) MCSD
5 4 (0.668%) Security Cleared
5 4 (0.668%) ISTQB
6 3 (0.501%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (0.501%) MCSE
6 3 (0.501%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.167%) CCNA
7 1 (0.167%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.167%) MCSA
7 1 (0.167%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (6.010%) QA
2 5 (0.835%) SLA
System Software
1 46 (7.679%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.503%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.336%) XenDesktop
4 6 (1.002%) Terminal Services
5 4 (0.668%) XenApp
6 1 (0.167%) VMware ESX
6 1 (0.167%) Xen
6 1 (0.167%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 7 (1.169%) WSUS
2 5 (0.835%) SCCM
3 4 (0.668%) HP Quality Center
3 4 (0.668%) DameWare
3 4 (0.668%) Backup Exec
3 4 (0.668%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 2 (0.334%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
5 1 (0.167%) Tivoli
5 1 (0.167%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 70 (11.69%) Apple
2 50 (8.347%) Microsoft
3 21 (3.506%) Citrix
4 18 (3.005%) Symbian
4 18 (3.005%) Facebook
5 17 (2.838%) Oracle
6 14 (2.337%) Google
7 13 (2.170%) Cisco
8 12 (2.003%) Twitter
9 11 (1.836%) HP
9 11 (1.836%) VMware
9 11 (1.836%) Sencha
10 10 (1.669%) FatWire
10 10 (1.669%) Lotus
11 8 (1.336%) Adobe
12 7 (1.169%) Zend
13 6 (1.002%) Symantec
13 6 (1.002%) Remedy
14 5 (0.835%) Postini
15 4 (0.668%) Avaya
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