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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Symbian products and/or services in IT contracts within the Manchester 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymbian
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-67
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.392 %
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£313£417
% change on same period last year-24.99 %
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£36.83£38.59
% change on same period last year-4.56 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads488510
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.644 %0.508 %
Daily rates quoted90103
Average minimum daily rate£339£332
Average daily rate£356£353
% change on same period last year+0.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted6260
Average minimum hourly rate£17.58£19.45
Average hourly rate£18.91£20.97
% change on same period last year-9.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.24£22.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.70£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
Symbian North WestSymbian
North West

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 Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester Symbian Hourly Rate Trend

Symbian
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

16 (85.71 %)C++
16 (85.71 %)Windows
16 (85.71 %)Windows CE
16 (85.71 %)Handset
21 (14.29 %)BREW
21 (14.29 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (14.29 %)J2ME
21 (14.29 %)OOD
21 (14.29 %)WAP
21 (14.29 %)Java
21 (14.29 %)SQL
21 (14.29 %)WML
21 (14.29 %)J2EE
21 (14.29 %)Oracle
21 (14.29 %)WebLogic
21 (14.29 %)JSP

Symbian
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %)BREW
11 (14.29 %)J2ME
11 (14.29 %)WAP
11 (14.29 %)WML
11 (14.29 %)J2EE
11 (14.29 %)JSP
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)WebLogic
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)Oracle 8/8i
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (85.71 %)Software Engineer
16 (85.71 %)Test Engineer
16 (85.71 %)Software Test Engineer
21 (14.29 %)Java Developer
21 (14.29 %)Developer
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (85.71 %)Handset
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (85.71 %)Windows
16 (85.71 %)Windows CE
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)OOD
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (85.71 %)C++
21 (14.29 %)Java
21 (14.29 %)SQL
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)Oracle