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This section looks at the demand for Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) skills within the Reading 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless Application Protocol (WAP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-69
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads06
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.419 %
Daily rates quoted05
Average minimum daily rate-£370
Average daily rate-£392
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£413
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£317
% change on same period last year+5.18 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads257248
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.339 %0.247 %
Daily rates quoted7286
Average minimum daily rate£290£333
Average daily rate£313£354
% change on same period last year-11.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted219
Average minimum hourly rate£32.05£29.93
Average hourly rate£35.71£31.47
% change on same period last year+13.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.37£33.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.72£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
WAP BerkshireWAP
Berkshire

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 Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading WAP Hourly Rate Trend

WAP
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

15 (83.33 %)XSL
15 (83.33 %)XML
24 (66.67 %)XSD
24 (66.67 %)Symbian
24 (66.67 %)HTTP
24 (66.67 %)TCP/IP
24 (66.67 %)Microsoft
24 (66.67 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
24 (66.67 %)Windows
24 (66.67 %)UML
24 (66.67 %)OO
24 (66.67 %)C++
24 (66.67 %)Java
24 (66.67 %)UIQ
24 (66.67 %)Series 60
24 (66.67 %)Windows Mobile
24 (66.67 %)Smartphone
24 (66.67 %)Wireless
31 (16.67 %)MIDP
31 (16.67 %)CLDC
31 (16.67 %)Usability Testing
31 (16.67 %)JavaScript
31 (16.67 %)WML
31 (16.67 %)HTML
31 (16.67 %)J2ME
31 (16.67 %)E-Commerce

WAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (83.33 %)XSL
15 (83.33 %)XML
24 (66.67 %)XSD
24 (66.67 %)UIQ
24 (66.67 %)Series 60
31 (16.67 %)MIDP
31 (16.67 %)CLDC
31 (16.67 %)WML
31 (16.67 %)HTML
31 (16.67 %)J2ME
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (66.67 %)HTTP
14 (66.67 %)TCP/IP
14 (66.67 %)Wireless
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (83.33 %)Architect
21 (16.67 %)Developer
21 (16.67 %)Information Architect
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (66.67 %)Smartphone
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (66.67 %)Windows
14 (66.67 %)Windows Mobile
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (66.67 %)UML
14 (66.67 %)OO
21 (16.67 %)Usability Testing
21 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (66.67 %)C++
14 (66.67 %)Java
21 (16.67 %)JavaScript
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (66.67 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Symbian
14 (66.67 %)Microsoft