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This section looks at the demand for Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) skills within the Glasgow region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WAP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless Application Protocol (WAP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank58-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.562 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£291£324
% change on same period last year-10.19 %
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-£24.00
% change on same period last year-
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads178250
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.237 %0.253 %
Daily rates quoted5077
Average minimum daily rate£304£320
Average daily rate£320£336
% change on same period last year-4.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted512
Average minimum hourly rate£25.91£23.13
Average hourly rate£30.23£26.97
% change on same period last year+12.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.55£30.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
WAP ScotlandWAP
Scotland

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.

WAP
Demand Trend

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

Glasgow WAP Demand Trend

WAP
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow region citing WAP 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 WAP.

11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)OO
11 (100.00 %)Symbian
11 (100.00 %)HTTP
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Motorola
11 (100.00 %)Nokia
11 (100.00 %)OpenGL
11 (100.00 %)3D Graphics
11 (100.00 %)Games
11 (100.00 %)UIQ
11 (100.00 %)Series 60
11 (100.00 %)Subversion
11 (100.00 %)BREW
11 (100.00 %)Windows Mobile

WAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow region citing WAP 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 WAP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)OpenGL
11 (100.00 %)UIQ
11 (100.00 %)Series 60
11 (100.00 %)BREW
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)HTTP
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (100.00 %)Subversion
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)3D Graphics
11 (100.00 %)Games
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)C++ Developer
11 (100.00 %)Symbian Developer
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows Mobile
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)OO
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C++
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Symbian
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Motorola
11 (100.00 %)Nokia
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