Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Symbian products and/or services in IT contracts within the Surrey region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Symbian over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymbian
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank72-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.855 %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£431£293
% change on same period last year+47.01 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£36.25-
Average hourly rate£39.75-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£43.25-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.75£38.25
% change on same period last year+11.76 %
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Surrey
Matching contract IT job ads5851104
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.928 %1.175 %
Daily rates quoted111253
Average minimum daily rate£335£349
Average daily rate£356£363
% change on same period last year-1.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£348
% change on same period last year+2.58 %
Hourly rates quoted71151
Average minimum hourly rate£22.89£21.53
Average hourly rate£23.86£23.16
% change on same period last year+3.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.82£24.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.86£24.15
% change on same period last year-1.20 %
Symbian South EastSymbian
South East

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Symbian Ltd.

Symbian
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Symbian across the Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Surrey Symbian Demand Trend

Symbian
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Symbian across the Surrey region.

Surrey Symbian Daily Rate Trend

Symbian
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Surrey Symbian Hourly Rate Trend

Symbian
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Symbian across the Surrey region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Surrey Symbian Hourly Rate Histogram

Symbian
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Symbian within the Surrey region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
StainesNew entry-4--
Symbian South EastSymbian
South East

Symbian
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing Symbian 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 Symbian.

13 (50.00 %)Series 60
21 (16.67 %)Spring
21 (16.67 %)Telecoms
21 (16.67 %)Handset
21 (16.67 %)3D Graphics
21 (16.67 %)Hibernate
21 (16.67 %)C++
21 (16.67 %)SQL
21 (16.67 %)Oracle
21 (16.67 %)Servlets
21 (16.67 %)Windows
21 (16.67 %)J2ME
21 (16.67 %)Windows CE
21 (16.67 %)OpenGL

Symbian
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing Symbian 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 Symbian. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (50.00 %)Series 60
21 (16.67 %)Spring
21 (16.67 %)Servlets
21 (16.67 %)J2ME
21 (16.67 %)OpenGL
21 (16.67 %)Hibernate
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Telecoms
11 (16.67 %)3D Graphics
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Developer
22 (33.33 %)Symbian Developer
31 (16.67 %)Symbian Software Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Integration Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Test and Integration Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Test Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Software Engineer
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Handset
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)Windows
11 (16.67 %)Windows CE
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)C++
11 (16.67 %)SQL
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Oracle