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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Symbian products and/or services in IT contracts within the London 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymbian
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank348451
Rank change on same period last yearUp+103
Matching contract IT job ads5940
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.039 %
As % of the category below0.415 %0.184 %
Daily rates quoted1510
Average minimum daily rate£293£305
Average daily rate£317£330
% change on same period last year-3.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£220
% change on same period last year+47.72 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£33.00-
Average hourly rate£34.83-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£36.67-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.08£38.45
% change on same period last year-0.95 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
London
Matching contract IT job ads1421421747
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled19.21 %21.45 %
Daily rates quoted56387671
Average minimum daily rate£403£421
Average daily rate£430£448
% change on same period last year-4.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£457£475
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£358
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted8501308
Average minimum hourly rate£22.78£24.87
Average hourly rate£24.39£26.38
% change on same period last year-7.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.01£27.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.29£24.78
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
Symbian EnglandSymbian
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 London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

London 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 London region.

London Symbian Daily Rate Trend

Symbian
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Symbian across the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

London Symbian Daily Rate Histogram

Symbian
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Symbian Hourly Rate Trend

Symbian
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Symbian across the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

London Symbian Hourly Rate Histogram

Symbian
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Symbian within the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of LondonDown-225£300-
Symbian EnglandSymbian
England

Symbian
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

150 (51.02 %)Windows
247 (47.96 %)C++
340 (40.82 %)Windows Mobile
434 (34.69 %)Handset
533 (33.67 %)J2ME
627 (27.55 %)Java
725 (25.51 %)UIQ
821 (21.43 %)Series 60
821 (21.43 %)Blackberry
916 (16.33 %)Telecoms
1013 (13.27 %)OOD
1112 (12.24 %)C
1112 (12.24 %)Symbian OS
1210 (10.20 %)Windows Vista
1210 (10.20 %)Web Testing
1210 (10.20 %)Windows XP
139 (9.184 %)Bluetooth
139 (9.184 %)Microsoft
139 (9.184 %)MIDP
148 (8.163 %).NET
157 (7.143 %)UML
157 (7.143 %)Eclipse
157 (7.143 %)Swing
157 (7.143 %)Windows CE
157 (7.143 %)Test Scripting
157 (7.143 %)BREW
166 (6.122 %)ISEB
175 (5.102 %)Cisco Certification
175 (5.102 %)Microsoft Certification
175 (5.102 %)IBM

Symbian
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
133 (33.67 %)J2ME
225 (25.51 %)UIQ
321 (21.43 %)Series 60
49 (9.184 %)MIDP
58 (8.163 %).NET
67 (7.143 %)Swing
67 (7.143 %)BREW
75 (5.102 %)Struts
83 (3.061 %)XML
92 (2.041 %)J2SE
92 (2.041 %)OpenGL
92 (2.041 %)NetBeans
92 (2.041 %)Java ME
101 (1.020 %).NET Framework
101 (1.020 %)Spring
101 (1.020 %)AJAX
101 (1.020 %)Middleware
101 (1.020 %)Hibernate
101 (1.020 %)J2EE
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.020 %)JBoss
11 (1.020 %)Apache
11 (1.020 %)Tomcat
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (3.061 %)MS Visio
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (9.184 %)Bluetooth
24 (4.082 %)GPRS
24 (4.082 %)GSM
24 (4.082 %)SAN
33 (3.061 %)3G
33 (3.061 %)DNS
33 (3.061 %)SSL
33 (3.061 %)Wireless
33 (3.061 %)FTP
42 (2.041 %)HTTP
42 (2.041 %)WCDMA
42 (2.041 %)SMS
42 (2.041 %)2G
42 (2.041 %)2.5G
51 (1.020 %)Wi-Fi
51 (1.020 %)VoIP
51 (1.020 %)Ethernet
51 (1.020 %)TCP/IP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.020 %)MySQL
11 (1.020 %)Oracle 10g
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (7.143 %)Eclipse
23 (3.061 %)Ant
31 (1.020 %)Visual Studio
31 (1.020 %)Carbide.c++
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (16.33 %)Telecoms
25 (5.102 %)Multimedia
33 (3.061 %)Games
42 (2.041 %)3D Graphics
42 (2.041 %)Finance
42 (2.041 %)Advertising
51 (1.020 %)Publishing
51 (1.020 %)Music
51 (1.020 %)Animation
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
149 (50.00 %)Developer
226 (26.53 %)Symbian Developer
316 (16.33 %)Analyst
413 (13.27 %)Test Analyst
511 (11.22 %)Software Engineer
610 (10.20 %)C++ Developer
75 (5.102 %)Software Developer
75 (5.102 %)Symbian Software Engineer
84 (4.082 %)Server Engineer
93 (3.061 %)Market Analyst
93 (3.061 %)Strategy Analyst
93 (3.061 %)Wintel Engineer
93 (3.061 %)Senior Test Analyst
93 (3.061 %)Senior Analyst
93 (3.061 %)Java Developer
102 (2.041 %)Senior Software Developer
102 (2.041 %)Applications Developer
102 (2.041 %)Delivery Project Manager
102 (2.041 %)Senior Developer
102 (2.041 %)Project Manager
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
134 (34.69 %)Handset
221 (21.43 %)Blackberry
34 (4.082 %)Client/Server
42 (2.041 %)Pocket PC
42 (2.041 %)iPhone
51 (1.020 %)PDA
51 (1.020 %)Physics
51 (1.020 %)Ergonomics
51 (1.020 %)Smartphone
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
150 (51.02 %)Windows
240 (40.82 %)Windows Mobile
312 (12.24 %)Symbian OS
410 (10.20 %)Windows Vista
410 (10.20 %)Windows XP
57 (7.143 %)Windows CE
65 (5.102 %)Windows 2000 Server
65 (5.102 %)Windows Server 2003
74 (4.082 %)Linux
83 (3.061 %)Solaris
91 (1.020 %)Palm OS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (13.27 %)OOD
210 (10.20 %)Web Testing
37 (7.143 %)Test Scripting
37 (7.143 %)UML
44 (4.082 %)System Testing
53 (3.061 %)Software Testing
62 (2.041 %)OO
71 (1.020 %)Manual Testing
71 (1.020 %)Requirements Analysis
71 (1.020 %)Project Planning
71 (1.020 %)User Acceptance Testing
71 (1.020 %)Performance Testing
71 (1.020 %)Scrum
71 (1.020 %)TDD
71 (1.020 %)Software Engineering
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (47.96 %)C++
227 (27.55 %)Java
312 (12.24 %)C
43 (3.061 %)C#
43 (3.061 %)Embedded C++
51 (1.020 %)Perl
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (6.122 %)ISEB
25 (5.102 %)Cisco Certification
25 (5.102 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (5.102 %)MCSE
25 (5.102 %)CCNA
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.061 %)QA
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (3.061 %)Samba
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (9.184 %)Microsoft
25 (5.102 %)IBM
32 (2.041 %)Apple
41 (1.020 %)Oracle