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The table below looks at the demand for Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) skills within the Newcastle Upon Tyne region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WAP over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless Application Protocol (WAP)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£321£284
% change on same period last year+13.11 %
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£50.00-
% change on same period last year-
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Matching contract IT job ads3467
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.068 %
Daily rates quoted220
Average minimum daily rate£318£307
Average daily rate£336£314
% change on same period last year+7.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£321
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£28.64
Average hourly rate-£28.82
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£29.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
WAP Tyne and WearWAP
Tyne and Wear

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.

WAP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing WAP across the Newcastle Upon Tyne region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Newcastle Upon Tyne WAP Demand Trend

WAP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing WAP across the Newcastle Upon Tyne region.

Newcastle Upon Tyne WAP Daily Rate Trend

WAP
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newcastle Upon Tyne region citing WAP 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 WAP.

11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)ADSL
11 (100.00 %)GPRS
11 (100.00 %)GSM
11 (100.00 %)LAN
11 (100.00 %)UMTS
11 (100.00 %)VoIP
11 (100.00 %)WAN
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (100.00 %)Cisco
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
11 (100.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (100.00 %)Wi-Fi
11 (100.00 %)Telecoms
11 (100.00 %)HSDPA
11 (100.00 %)Billing
11 (100.00 %)IPTV

WAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newcastle Upon Tyne region citing WAP 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 WAP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)ADSL
11 (100.00 %)GPRS
11 (100.00 %)GSM
11 (100.00 %)LAN
11 (100.00 %)UMTS
11 (100.00 %)VoIP
11 (100.00 %)WAN
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (100.00 %)Wi-Fi
11 (100.00 %)HSDPA
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Telecoms
11 (100.00 %)Billing
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)3rd Line Support
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)IPTV
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (100.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Cisco
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft