The first table below looks at the demand for the iOS Developer role in IT contracts advertised across the UK. 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 24 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 currently tracked.

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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
iOS Developer
Rank 333 381 539
Rank change year-on-year
+48 +158
Contract jobs requiring an iOS Developer 213 208 45
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.459% 0.357% 0.074%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.498% 0.386% 0.080%
Number of daily rates quoted 156 149 27
Average daily rate £390 £325 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+20.00% -7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £285 £254 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £315 -
% change year-on-year
+3.17% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 0
Average hourly rate £22.66 £40.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-43.35% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.66 £40.00 -
% change year-on-year
-43.35% -
All Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
42733 53947 56601
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 92.11% 92.50% 92.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 24507 29722 30764
Average daily rate £400 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £240 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2112 2572 2930
Average hourly rate £18.50 £18.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -7.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.50 £40.00 £41.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%

iOS Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

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 within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

iOS Developer Daily Rate Histogram

iOS Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing iOS Developer within the UK.

iOS Developer Hourly Rate Trend

iOS Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing iOS Developer within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

iOS Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

iOS Developer
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 24 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
England +42 206 £391 +20.38%
London +55 154 £400 +14.28%
City of London +34 50 £400 +23.07%
South East +29 22 £350 +7.69%
North West +7 7 £325 -
Scotland -2 7 £250 -
Berkshire +17 6 £370 +11.69%
East of England +16 6 £281 -11.41%
Manchester +8 6 £325 +20.37%
Hampshire -4 6 £325 +18.18%
West Midlands -8 6 £425 +30.76%
Southampton - 6 £325 -
Glasgow - 6 £250 -
South West +25 5 £325 +19.26%
Surrey +18 5 £288 -4.16%
Birmingham +15 3 £375 -6.25%
Bristol +13 3 £325 +96.96%
Essex 0 3 - -
Reading - 3 £370 -
Staines - 3 - -
Brentwood - 3 - -
Middlesex - 3 £450 -
Tyne and Wear +14 1 £350 -12.50%
North East +13 1 £350 -12.50%
Cambridge +12 1 - -
Cambridgeshire +11 1 - -
Hertfordshire +7 1 £213 -46.87%
Somerset +6 1 £200 -32.20%
Bath +3 1 £200 -32.20%
Devon +1 1 £375 +36.36%

iOS Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

1 440 (99.77%) Apple iOS
2 350 (79.37%) Objective-C
3 225 (51.02%) iPhone
4 217 (49.21%) Xcode
5 207 (46.94%) iPad
6 154 (34.92%) Cocoa
7 131 (29.71%) iOS SDK
8 118 (26.76%) JSON
9 115 (26.08%) Mobile App
10 110 (24.94%) Android
11 98 (22.22%) XML
12 97 (22.00%) Cocoa Touch
13 84 (19.05%) OO
14 68 (15.42%) Agile Software Development
15 67 (15.19%) Web Services
15 67 (15.19%) C++
16 53 (12.02%) Apple
17 51 (11.56%) Scrum
18 45 (10.20%) Java
19 43 (9.751%) C
19 43 (9.751%) UIKit
20 42 (9.524%) Mobile Application Development
20 42 (9.524%) RESTful
20 42 (9.524%) Subversion
21 40 (9.070%) CSS
22 39 (8.844%) TDD
23 38 (8.617%) Memory Management
23 38 (8.617%) Computer Science
24 37 (8.390%) Finance
25 36 (8.163%) Multithreading

iOS Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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
1 154 (34.92%) Cocoa
2 131 (29.71%) iOS SDK
3 118 (26.76%) JSON
4 98 (22.22%) XML
5 97 (22.00%) Cocoa Touch
6 67 (15.19%) Web Services
7 43 (9.751%) UIKit
8 42 (9.524%) RESTful
9 40 (9.070%) CSS
10 32 (7.256%) HTML5
11 29 (6.576%) REST
12 28 (6.349%) OpenGL
13 24 (5.442%) SOAP
14 18 (4.082%) HTML
15 16 (3.628%) OpenGL ES
16 14 (3.175%) MonoTouch
17 13 (2.948%) Ajax
18 12 (2.721%) CSS3
19 10 (2.268%) cocos2d
19 10 (2.268%) Core Animation
Application Platforms
1 5 (1.134%) CoreMedia CMS
2 4 (0.907%) Drupal
3 3 (0.680%) CMS
3 3 (0.680%) Facebook Platform
4 2 (0.454%) Adobe CQ
4 2 (0.454%) WebLogic
5 1 (0.227%) Tomcat
Applications
1 17 (3.855%) Photoshop
2 1 (0.227%) Adobe Illustrator
2 1 (0.227%) Acrobat
2 1 (0.227%) Fireworks
Business Applications
1 1 (0.227%) SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.721%) NFC
2 9 (2.041%) HTTP
3 7 (1.587%) VPN
3 7 (1.587%) DNS
4 5 (1.134%) Internet
5 3 (0.680%) RTP
6 2 (0.454%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.227%) Wireless
7 1 (0.227%) SMS
7 1 (0.227%) DVB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.907%) SQLite
2 3 (0.680%) MySQL
2 3 (0.680%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.454%) CouchDB
3 2 (0.454%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 217 (49.21%) Xcode
2 42 (9.524%) Subversion
3 32 (7.256%) Git (software)
4 18 (4.082%) Mercurial
5 14 (3.175%) GitHub
5 14 (3.175%) Trac
6 11 (2.494%) Balsamiq Mockups
7 8 (1.814%) Hudson
8 6 (1.361%) Jenkins
9 4 (0.907%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.680%) PhoneGap
11 2 (0.454%) JIRA
11 2 (0.454%) GDB
11 2 (0.454%) NUnit
11 2 (0.454%) Bugzilla
12 1 (0.227%) Appcelerator Titanium
General
1 37 (8.390%) Finance
2 22 (4.989%) Publishing
3 21 (4.762%) Games
4 18 (4.082%) Banking
5 10 (2.268%) Marketing
6 8 (1.814%) Music
7 4 (0.907%) Retail
8 3 (0.680%) Automotive
8 3 (0.680%) Telecoms
8 3 (0.680%) Manufacturing
9 2 (0.454%) Music Industry
9 2 (0.454%) Corporate Banking
9 2 (0.454%) Advertising
9 2 (0.454%) Legal
10 1 (0.227%) Electronics
10 1 (0.227%) International Banking
10 1 (0.227%) Retail Banking
10 1 (0.227%) Multimedia
Miscellaneous
1 225 (51.02%) iPhone
2 207 (46.94%) iPad
3 115 (26.08%) Mobile App
4 38 (8.617%) Computer Science
5 27 (6.122%) Digital Media
6 24 (5.442%) Blackberry
7 20 (4.535%) Enterprise Software
8 17 (3.855%) Social Media
9 13 (2.948%) Graphic Design
10 12 (2.721%) 3D Graphics
10 12 (2.721%) N-Tier
10 12 (2.721%) Open Source
11 11 (2.494%) Java Card
12 10 (2.268%) Animation
13 7 (1.587%) New Media
14 5 (1.134%) Video on Demand
15 3 (0.680%) Mobile Games
15 3 (0.680%) Client/Server
15 3 (0.680%) Mobile Banking
15 3 (0.680%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 440 (99.77%) Apple iOS
2 110 (24.94%) Android
3 22 (4.989%) Windows
4 13 (2.948%) Windows Phone
5 5 (1.134%) Windows Mobile
6 3 (0.680%) Linux
7 2 (0.454%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.227%) UNIX
8 1 (0.227%) Windows Phone 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (19.05%) OO
2 68 (15.42%) Agile Software Development
3 51 (11.56%) Scrum
4 42 (9.524%) Mobile Application Development
5 39 (8.844%) TDD
6 38 (8.617%) Memory Management
7 36 (8.163%) Multithreading
8 31 (7.029%) OOP
9 25 (5.669%) MVC
10 21 (4.762%) Continuous Integration
11 20 (4.535%) OOD
12 13 (2.948%) SOA
13 12 (2.721%) Software Engineering
13 12 (2.721%) Unit Testing
14 9 (2.041%) E-Commerce
14 9 (2.041%) Time Management
15 8 (1.814%) Web Development
15 8 (1.814%) Data Management
16 7 (1.587%) Analytics
16 7 (1.587%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 350 (79.37%) Objective-C
2 67 (15.19%) C++
3 45 (10.20%) Java
4 43 (9.751%) C
5 32 (7.256%) JavaScript
6 18 (4.082%) C#
7 13 (2.948%) Python
8 12 (2.721%) PHP
8 12 (2.721%) SQL
9 4 (0.907%) XPath
10 2 (0.454%) PHP5
10 2 (0.454%) HLSL
10 2 (0.454%) GLSL
10 2 (0.454%) Ruby
11 1 (0.227%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 26 (5.896%) Degree
2 1 (0.227%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (0.454%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (0.227%) Business Desktop Deployment
Vendors
1 53 (12.02%) Apple
2 22 (4.989%) Facebook
3 15 (3.401%) Twitter
4 7 (1.587%) Google
4 7 (1.587%) Sencha
5 3 (0.680%) Symbian
5 3 (0.680%) Adobe
5 3 (0.680%) Oracle
6 2 (0.454%) Xamarin
7 1 (0.227%) SAP
7 1 (0.227%) Appcelerator
England
iOS, iPad, iPhone, X-Code, Objective-C, CoreData, Wireframes, Build Automation. My client requires an iOS Developer with iPad/iPhone experience and strong X-Code, Objective-C and...
iKonnect
Rate: £280 - £360 per day + work from home
Posted: 25 May 2013
UK
iOS, iPad, iPhone, X-Code, Objective-C, CoreData, Wireframes, Build Automation. My client requires an iOS Developer with iPad/iPhone experience and strong X-Code, Objective-C and...
iKas International
Rate: £280 - £360 per day + work from home
Posted: 24 May 2013
York, North Yorkshire
Contractor required for 3 months to Developer software for iPhone/iPad... iOS Developer required with the following experience... Experience of CoreData and data formats such as XML and...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Rate: Market Rate
Posted: 24 May 2013
City of London
My client has an opening for an iOS Developer position for a 6 month contract... The iOS Developer will need experience with the following skills: *Objective-C*Objective-...
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £300 - £400 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
City, London
My client has an opening for an iOS Developer position for a 6 month contract... The iOS Developer will need experience with the following skills: *Objective-C *Objective-...
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Rate: £300 - £400 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
London, Central London, South East England
In order of preference suitable candidates require the following skills: - Mac OS X GUI app development (Xcode, Objective-C, Cocoa) - highly proficient - iOS app development (Xcode, Objective-C,...
Elevate Platform Ltd
Rate: max £350 per day dep on exp
Posted: 16 May 2013
Oxfordshire
iOS Developer | iOS, iPhone, iPad, Xcode, Obj-C | Contract | Oxford... Key Skills: iOS SDK Objective-C JSON, REST, XML UX/UI design Strong software background Portfolio of commercial...
Austin Fraser
Rate: £300 - £450 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
iOS Developer | iOS SDK, Objective-C, Xcode, JSON, XML, iPhone, iPad | Contract | London... The digital agency are looking for a developer to join the existing iOS development team...
Austin Fraser
Rate: £200 - £220 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
London
iOS Developer, Tags: iPad, Ios, Objective-C, REST web services, Android Roc Search are urgently recruiting for an iOS developer to work for one of our clients based...
Roc Search
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
iOS Developer | iOS SDK, Objective-C, Xcode, iPhone, iPad | Contract | London... Key Skills: iOS SDK Xcode Objective-C REST, JSON, XML Knowledge of iPhone and iPad environments Must...
Austin Fraser
Rate: £275 - £350 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013
City, London
Requirements: *Design, develop & maintain code primarily written in Objective C, Cocoa, iPhone / iPad SDK, X-Code 4 Interface Builder & related instruments... *Knowledge of Android & Blackberry device families & iOS...
Parallel Consulting
Rate: £300 - £325 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
Hertfordshire
iOS Developer | iOS SDK, Objective-C, Xcode, JSON, XML, iPhone, iPad | Contract | Hertfordshire... The iOS Developer will be building applications for the iPhone and iPad platforms. Key Skills:...
Austin Fraser
Rate: £200 - £260 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
St. Albans, Hertfordshire
iOS Developer | iOS SDK, Objective-C, Xcode, JSON, XML, iPhone, iPad | Contract | St Albans... The iOS Developer will be building applications for the iPhone and iPad platforms. Key...
Austin Fraser
Rate: £200 - £250 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013
York, North Yorkshire
Full lifecycle experience, be highly technical and hands-on * Good understanding of Object Oriented approach, processes and methods Responsibilities: * Develop software for iPhone/iPad * Work independently at the...
Rullion IT Plus
Posted: 24 May 2013
Greater Manchester
Mobile, iOS, Developer, Agile, Xcode, Objective-C, GIMP, SOAP, C++ FJR Technology are looking to recruit a mobile iOS Developer for one of our digital clients based in...
Frazer John
Rate: £300 to £450 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
Senior iOS / iPhone / iPad Developer - 6 month contract - Central London - iOS / iPhone / iPad / Cocoa / Objective C - £375 to £425+ per day - Immediate Start (early June available) An online...
Mortimer Spinks
Rate: £375 - £450 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
SOAP, XML, JSON etc... - Strong experience with object-oriented programming - software development experience in Objective-C C/C++, Java, HTML/CSS - Knowledge of layered systems architectures and layered...
Hotfoot Resourcing.
Rate: From £300 to £350 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
City of London
The role will comprise end-to-end solutions for mobile devices (iOS, Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone 8 platforms) including development of the services that provide the data.
Bloomberg
Rate: Competitive benefits
Posted: 25 May 2013
City, London
The role will comprise end-to-end solutions for mobile devices (iOS, Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone 8 platforms) including development of the services that provide the data.
Bloomberg LP
Rate: Competitive Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Description: You'll be taking on the primary development of our music streaming iOS and Android apps, developed using Xamarin MonoTouch & MonoDroid, powered by the Psonar RESTful API.....
Psonar Ltd
Posted: 17 May 2013