Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Symbian products and/or services in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Symbian over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymbian
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6994
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.380 %0.140 %
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£431£303
% change on same period last year+42.56 %
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£42.75£38.25
% change on same period last year+11.76 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads527713
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.847 %0.766 %
Daily rates quoted164247
Average minimum daily rate£331£333
Average daily rate£349£356
% change on same period last year-1.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£349
% change on same period last year+2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted4193
Average minimum hourly rate£21.90£25.08
Average hourly rate£23.35£26.36
% change on same period last year-11.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.79£27.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£24.08
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Symbian East of EnglandSymbian
East of England

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Symbian Ltd.

Symbian
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Symbian across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Hertfordshire Symbian Demand Trend

Symbian
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Symbian Daily Rate Trend

Symbian
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Symbian Hourly Rate Trend

Symbian
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Symbian 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 Symbian.

14 (57.14 %)Java
22 (28.57 %)JavaScript
22 (28.57 %)Oracle
22 (28.57 %)CSS
22 (28.57 %)JSP
22 (28.57 %)Windows
22 (28.57 %)Linux
22 (28.57 %)XHTML
22 (28.57 %)C
22 (28.57 %)HTML
22 (28.57 %)RSS
22 (28.57 %)MPEG
22 (28.57 %)Microsoft
22 (28.57 %)TeamSite
22 (28.57 %)CMS
22 (28.57 %)UIQ
22 (28.57 %)AJAX
31 (14.29 %)Windows Mobile
31 (14.29 %)Multithreading
31 (14.29 %)Telecoms
31 (14.29 %)Mobile Games
31 (14.29 %)Games
31 (14.29 %)CLDC
31 (14.29 %)J2ME

Symbian
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Symbian 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 Symbian. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (28.57 %)HTML
12 (28.57 %)CSS
12 (28.57 %)JSP
12 (28.57 %)XHTML
12 (28.57 %)RSS
12 (28.57 %)UIQ
12 (28.57 %)AJAX
21 (14.29 %)CLDC
21 (14.29 %)J2ME
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (28.57 %)TeamSite
12 (28.57 %)CMS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Telecoms
11 (14.29 %)Mobile Games
11 (14.29 %)Games
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (71.43 %)Developer
22 (28.57 %)Senior Developer
22 (28.57 %)Programmer
22 (28.57 %)C Programmer
31 (14.29 %)Java Applications Developer
31 (14.29 %)Java Developer
31 (14.29 %)Applications Developer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (28.57 %)MPEG
21 (14.29 %)Multithreading
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (28.57 %)Windows
12 (28.57 %)Linux
21 (14.29 %)Windows Mobile
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (57.14 %)Java
22 (28.57 %)JavaScript
22 (28.57 %)C
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)Oracle
12 (28.57 %)Microsoft