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This section looks at the demand for Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) skills within the North West 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless Application Protocol (WAP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank-134
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads04
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.458 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£200
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£200
UK excluding London average daily rate£291£324
% change on same period last year-10.19 %
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-£24.00
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching contract IT job ads1039874
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.385 %0.884 %
Daily rates quoted202125
Average minimum daily rate£328£281
Average daily rate£348£308
% change on same period last year+12.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£368£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted9271
Average minimum hourly rate£28.57£24.82
Average hourly rate£31.45£27.83
% change on same period last year+13.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.32£30.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
WAP EnglandWAP
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.

WAP
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West WAP Daily Rate Trend

WAP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West WAP Hourly Rate Trend

WAP
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)WML
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)WebLogic
11 (100.00 %)JSP
11 (100.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
11 (100.00 %)J2ME
11 (100.00 %)OOD
11 (100.00 %)Symbian
11 (100.00 %)BREW

WAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)WML
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)JSP
11 (100.00 %)J2ME
11 (100.00 %)BREW
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)WebLogic
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Java Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)OOD
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)Symbian
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