The first table below looks at the demand for Apple iOS skills in IT contracts advertised for the Lancashire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Apple iOS over the 3 months to 21 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 of the Operating Systems category for the Lancashire 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Apple iOS
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing Apple iOS 5 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Lancashire 2.475% - -
As % of the Operating Systems category 7.353% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
Average daily rate £375 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £320 £300
% change year-on-year
+3.12% +6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £24.58 £41.25 -
% change year-on-year
-40.41% -
All Operating Systems
Lancashire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
68 76 69
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Lancashire 33.66% 17.80% 29.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 30 28
Average daily rate £275 £383 £268
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-28.10% +42.72%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £175 £290 £174
10% offered a daily rate of more than £400 £501 £371
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 7 14
Average hourly rate £19.04 £25.50 £32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-25.33% -21.53%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £16.75 £18.00 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £30.00 £30.00 £41.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +3.03%
Apple iOS
North West

Apple iOS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Apple iOS across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Lancashire Apple iOS Jobs Demand Trend

Apple iOS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Apple iOS Daily Rate Trend

Apple iOS
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Apple iOS across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Lancashire Apple iOS Daily Rate Histogram

Apple iOS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Apple iOS within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 21 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
Newton-le-Willows - 3 £350 -
Lancaster - 1 - -
Lytham St Annes - 1 £450 -
Apple iOS
North West

Apple iOS
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing Apple iOS 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 Apple iOS.

1 5 (41.67%) MS Exchange
1 5 (41.67%) IronPort
1 5 (41.67%) Exchange Server 2010
1 5 (41.67%) F5
1 5 (41.67%) PowerShell
2 4 (33.33%) Android
2 4 (33.33%) Windows
3 3 (25.00%) Apple
3 3 (25.00%) JavaScript
3 3 (25.00%) .NET
3 3 (25.00%) CSS
3 3 (25.00%) jQuery
3 3 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 3 (25.00%) CSS3
3 3 (25.00%) HTML5
4 2 (16.67%) Windows 8
4 2 (16.67%) Ajax
4 2 (16.67%) JSON
4 2 (16.67%) Web Design
4 2 (16.67%) C
4 2 (16.67%) HTML
5 1 (8.333%) Blackberry
5 1 (8.333%) Nokia
5 1 (8.333%) Smartphone
5 1 (8.333%) Qt
5 1 (8.333%) Mobile App
5 1 (8.333%) Windows Phone

Apple iOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing Apple iOS 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 Apple iOS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (25.00%) .NET
1 3 (25.00%) CSS
1 3 (25.00%) jQuery
1 3 (25.00%) CSS3
1 3 (25.00%) HTML5
2 2 (16.67%) Ajax
2 2 (16.67%) JSON
2 2 (16.67%) HTML
3 1 (8.333%) Qt
Application Platforms
1 5 (41.67%) MS Exchange
1 5 (41.67%) Exchange Server 2010
Job Titles
1 5 (41.67%) Consultant
1 5 (41.67%) Technical Consultant
2 4 (33.33%) Developer
3 3 (25.00%) Development Manager
3 3 (25.00%) Exchange Consultant
4 2 (16.67%) Systems Manager
5 1 (8.333%) Project Manager
5 1 (8.333%) Programmer
5 1 (8.333%) Systems Development Manager
5 1 (8.333%) Web Developer
5 1 (8.333%) Applications Developer
5 1 (8.333%) Web Designer
5 1 (8.333%) Database Manager
5 1 (8.333%) JavaScript Developer
5 1 (8.333%) Designer
5 1 (8.333%) Mobile Applications Developer
5 1 (8.333%) Mobile Developer
5 1 (8.333%) UI Developer
5 1 (8.333%) UI Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.333%) Blackberry
1 1 (8.333%) Smartphone
1 1 (8.333%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (33.33%) Android
1 4 (33.33%) Windows
2 2 (16.67%) Windows 8
3 1 (8.333%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (16.67%) Web Design
Programming Languages
1 5 (41.67%) PowerShell
2 3 (25.00%) JavaScript
3 2 (16.67%) C
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 5 (41.67%) IronPort
1 5 (41.67%) F5
2 3 (25.00%) Apple
3 1 (8.333%) Nokia