The first table below looks at the demand for Android skills in IT contracts advertised for the Middlesex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Android over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Middlesex 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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Google Open Handset Alliance Android
Rank 24 27 39
Rank change year-on-year
+3 +12
Contract jobs citing Android 2 5 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Middlesex 1.005% 1.730% 0.263%
As % of the Operating Systems category 6.452% 11.90% 1.613%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Average daily rate £350 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £315 £325
% change year-on-year
+11.11% -3.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 1
Average hourly rate - £38.75 £36.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +7.63%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.50 £37.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year
-13.33% +25.00%
All Operating Systems
Middlesex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
31 42 62
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Middlesex 15.58% 14.53% 16.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 15 21
Average daily rate £375 £350 £313
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% +12.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £200 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £495 £480
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 8 16
Average hourly rate £37.50 £37.50 £16.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +134.37%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £31.00 £30.00 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.00 £39.00 £36.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.50 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-8.57% +9.37%
Android
South East

Android
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Middlesex Android Jobs Demand Trend

Android
Daily Rate Trend

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

Middlesex Android Daily Rate Trend

Android
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Android across the Middlesex region.

Middlesex Android Hourly Rate Trend

Android
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex region citing Android 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 Android.

1 5 (100.00%) C++
1 5 (100.00%) Java
1 5 (100.00%) OpenGL
2 4 (80.00%) Linux
2 4 (80.00%) Embedded Software Development
2 4 (80.00%) C
3 3 (60.00%) GLSL
3 3 (60.00%) 3D Graphics
3 3 (60.00%) Electronics
3 3 (60.00%) Mathematics
3 3 (60.00%) Qt
4 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (40.00%) Telecoms
4 2 (40.00%) Software Testing
4 2 (40.00%) Games
4 2 (40.00%) Degree
4 2 (40.00%) Animation
4 2 (40.00%) OpenGL ES
5 1 (20.00%) Digital Media
5 1 (20.00%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (20.00%) Tizen
5 1 (20.00%) OpenCL
5 1 (20.00%) DirectCompute
5 1 (20.00%) DTV
5 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (20.00%) NHS
5 1 (20.00%) SAP
5 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
5 1 (20.00%) Banking
5 1 (20.00%) Retail

Android
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex region citing Android 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 Android. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (100.00%) OpenGL
2 3 (60.00%) Qt
3 2 (40.00%) OpenGL ES
4 1 (20.00%) OpenCL
4 1 (20.00%) DirectCompute
Business Applications
1 1 (20.00%) SAP Oil and Gas
General
1 3 (60.00%) Electronics
2 2 (40.00%) Telecoms
2 2 (40.00%) Games
3 1 (20.00%) Banking
3 1 (20.00%) Retail
3 1 (20.00%) Marketing
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Software Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Software Developer
2 1 (20.00%) C++ Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) C++ Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) C++ Software Developer
2 1 (20.00%) C Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Development Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Graphics Developer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) 3D Graphics
1 3 (60.00%) Mathematics
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (40.00%) Animation
3 1 (20.00%) Digital Media
3 1 (20.00%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (20.00%) DTV
3 1 (20.00%) NHS
3 1 (20.00%) STB
3 1 (20.00%) IPTV
3 1 (20.00%) Smartphone
3 1 (20.00%) FMCG
3 1 (20.00%) CUDA
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Linux
2 1 (20.00%) Tizen
2 1 (20.00%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Embedded Software Development
2 2 (40.00%) Software Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
3 1 (20.00%) Digital Marketing
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) C++
1 5 (100.00%) Java
2 4 (80.00%) C
3 3 (60.00%) GLSL
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) SAP