The first table below looks at the demand for the iOS Developer role in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited iOS Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the South East 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
iOS Developer
Rank 201 236 250
Rank change year-on-year
+35 +14
Contract jobs requiring an iOS Developer 22 11 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.282% 0.108% 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.304% 0.117% 0.021%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 10 0
Average daily rate £350 £325 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £315 -
% change year-on-year
+3.17% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.66 £40.00 -
% change year-on-year
-43.35% -
All Job Titles
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
7243 9396 9678
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 92.69% 92.50% 92.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 3591 4212 4167
Average daily rate £350 £350 £360
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -2.77%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £210 £220 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 582 721 805
Average hourly rate £17.50 £19.00 £21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-7.89% -9.52%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.00 £11.03 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £39.00 £42.50 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%
iOS Developer
England

iOS Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing iOS Developer across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South East iOS Developer Jobs Demand Trend

iOS Developer
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing iOS Developer across the South East region.

South East iOS Developer Daily Rate Trend

iOS Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing iOS Developer across the South East region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South East iOS Developer Daily Rate Histogram

iOS Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing iOS Developer within the South East region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Berkshire +17 7 £370 +11.69%
Hampshire 0 6 £325 +18.18%
Surrey +25 5 £288 -23.33%
Middlesex - 3 £450 -
iOS Developer
England

iOS Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited iOS Developer in their job title 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 with iOS Developer in their job title.

1 34 (100.00%) Apple iOS
2 27 (79.41%) Objective-C
3 18 (52.94%) iPhone
4 16 (47.06%) iPad
5 15 (44.12%) Xcode
6 11 (32.35%) JSON
6 11 (32.35%) Android
7 10 (29.41%) XML
8 9 (26.47%) iOS SDK
9 8 (23.53%) Web Services
9 8 (23.53%) C
9 8 (23.53%) Mobile App
10 7 (20.59%) Cocoa Touch
10 7 (20.59%) OO
10 7 (20.59%) Cocoa
11 6 (17.65%) HTML5
11 6 (17.65%) Java
11 6 (17.65%) CSS
12 5 (14.71%) JavaScript
12 5 (14.71%) Memory Management
12 5 (14.71%) TDD
12 5 (14.71%) Digital Media
13 4 (11.76%) RESTful
13 4 (11.76%) Apple
13 4 (11.76%) C++
14 3 (8.824%) OpenGL
14 3 (8.824%) MVC
14 3 (8.824%) UML
14 3 (8.824%) Data Modelling
14 3 (8.824%) Agile Software Development

iOS Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited iOS Developer in their job title 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 with iOS Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 11 (32.35%) JSON
2 10 (29.41%) XML
3 9 (26.47%) iOS SDK
4 8 (23.53%) Web Services
5 7 (20.59%) Cocoa
5 7 (20.59%) Cocoa Touch
6 6 (17.65%) CSS
6 6 (17.65%) HTML5
7 4 (11.76%) RESTful
8 3 (8.824%) Ajax
8 3 (8.824%) OpenGL
9 2 (5.882%) Middleware
9 2 (5.882%) HTML
9 2 (5.882%) CSS3
10 1 (2.941%) Direct3D
10 1 (2.941%) OpenGL ES
10 1 (2.941%) J2EE
10 1 (2.941%) SOAP
10 1 (2.941%) jQuery
10 1 (2.941%) WebGL
Application Platforms
1 2 (5.882%) WebLogic
1 2 (5.882%) CMS
1 2 (5.882%) Adobe CQ
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.941%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.882%) MySQL
2 1 (2.941%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 15 (44.12%) Xcode
2 1 (2.941%) Eclipse
General
1 3 (8.824%) Games
2 1 (2.941%) Telecoms
2 1 (2.941%) Advertising
2 1 (2.941%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 18 (52.94%) iPhone
2 16 (47.06%) iPad
3 8 (23.53%) Mobile App
4 5 (14.71%) Digital Media
5 3 (8.824%) 3D Graphics
6 2 (5.882%) Blackberry
7 1 (2.941%) Client/Server
7 1 (2.941%) Mobile Games
7 1 (2.941%) Physics
7 1 (2.941%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 34 (100.00%) Apple iOS
2 11 (32.35%) Android
3 2 (5.882%) Windows
4 1 (2.941%) Linux
4 1 (2.941%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (20.59%) OO
2 5 (14.71%) TDD
2 5 (14.71%) Memory Management
3 3 (8.824%) UML
3 3 (8.824%) Agile Software Development
3 3 (8.824%) Data Modelling
3 3 (8.824%) MVC
4 2 (5.882%) Migration
4 2 (5.882%) OOD
4 2 (5.882%) Multithreading
4 2 (5.882%) Content Management
5 1 (2.941%) Web Development
5 1 (2.941%) Resource Management
5 1 (2.941%) Test Scripting
5 1 (2.941%) OOP
5 1 (2.941%) Configuration Management
5 1 (2.941%) Scrum
5 1 (2.941%) Web Design
5 1 (2.941%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 27 (79.41%) Objective-C
2 8 (23.53%) C
3 6 (17.65%) Java
4 5 (14.71%) JavaScript
5 4 (11.76%) C++
6 1 (2.941%) C#
6 1 (2.941%) PHP
6 1 (2.941%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (2.941%) Degree
Vendors
1 4 (11.76%) Apple
2 3 (8.824%) Facebook
2 3 (8.824%) Twitter
3 2 (5.882%) Oracle
3 2 (5.882%) Adobe