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 across the UK 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 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymbian
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank502555
Rank change on same period last yearUp+53
Matching contract IT job ads6282
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.088 %0.085 %
As % of the category below0.204 %0.193 %
Daily rates quoted1412
Average minimum daily rate£331£270
Average daily rate£357£289
% change on same period last year+23.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£308
UK excluding London average daily rate£475£288
% change on same period last year+64.73 %
Hourly rates quoted911
Average minimum hourly rate£34.78£35.18
Average hourly rate£37.00£39.55
% change on same period last year-6.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.22£43.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.30£38.33
% change on same period last year-5.30 %
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3034042593
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.24 %44.05 %
Daily rates quoted890312087
Average minimum daily rate£371£387
Average daily rate£395£411
% change on same period last year-3.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£419£435
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£353
% change on same period last year+2.16 %
Hourly rates quoted27813943
Average minimum hourly rate£23.19£23.09
Average hourly rate£24.66£24.53
% change on same period last year+0.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.12£25.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.37£24.17
% change on same period last year+0.83 %

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 the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Symbian within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

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 within the UK.

Symbian Daily Rate Trend

Symbian
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Symbian within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Symbian Daily Rate Histogram

Symbian
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Symbian Hourly Rate Trend

Symbian
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Symbian within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Symbian Hourly Rate Histogram

Symbian
Top 21 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 UK over the 3 months to 15 October 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
EnglandUp+7260£357+23.54 %
LondonUp+8744£337+16.53 %
South EastUp+368--
SurreyNew entry-4--
City of LondonNew entry-3--
StainesNew entry-3--
East of EnglandUp+263--
BerkshireUp+372--
CambridgeshireUp+122--
South WestUp+212£400-
ScotlandUp+221--
MidlandsUp+171£550-
North EastUp+121--
North WestUp+51--
East SussexNew entry-1--
HertfordshireNew entry-1--
MiddlesexDown-121--
SloughNew entry-1--
BrightonNew entry-1--
CambridgeUp+121--
GlasgowNew entry-1--

Symbian
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

194 (54.02 %)Windows
285 (48.85 %)C++
373 (41.95 %)Windows Mobile
467 (38.51 %)J2ME
565 (37.36 %)Java
649 (28.16 %)Handset
747 (27.01 %)Series 60
845 (25.86 %)UIQ
933 (18.97 %)Blackberry
933 (18.97 %)C
1027 (15.52 %)Telecoms
1121 (12.07 %)Microsoft
1220 (11.49 %).NET
1319 (10.92 %)Eclipse
1418 (10.34 %)UML
1517 (9.770 %)OO
1517 (9.770 %)Symbian OS
1517 (9.770 %)MIDP
1616 (9.195 %)J2SE
1715 (8.621 %)Windows CE
1814 (8.046 %)OOD
1913 (7.471 %)Games
1913 (7.471 %)BREW
2011 (6.322 %)Multimedia
2011 (6.322 %)iPhone
2011 (6.322 %)NetBeans
2011 (6.322 %)Windows XP
2110 (5.747 %)Oracle
2110 (5.747 %)Perl
2110 (5.747 %)AJAX

Symbian
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
167 (38.51 %)J2ME
247 (27.01 %)Series 60
345 (25.86 %)UIQ
420 (11.49 %).NET
517 (9.770 %)MIDP
616 (9.195 %)J2SE
713 (7.471 %)BREW
811 (6.322 %)NetBeans
910 (5.747 %)AJAX
109 (5.172 %)OpenGL
109 (5.172 %)HTML
118 (4.598 %)J2EE
127 (4.023 %)Swing
127 (4.023 %)CLDC
136 (3.448 %)WAP
136 (3.448 %)Struts
144 (2.299 %)XML
153 (1.724 %)JSP
153 (1.724 %)WinForms
162 (1.149 %)Spring
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (1.149 %)Apache
12 (1.149 %)Tomcat
12 (1.149 %)TeamSite
12 (1.149 %)CMS
21 (0.575 %)JBoss
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (5.172 %)HTTP
19 (5.172 %)Bluetooth
19 (5.172 %)Internet
26 (3.448 %)TCP/IP
35 (2.874 %)Wireless
44 (2.299 %)GSM
44 (2.299 %)SMS
44 (2.299 %)SAN
53 (1.724 %)FTP
53 (1.724 %)SSL
53 (1.724 %)DNS
62 (1.149 %)UMTS
62 (1.149 %)VoIP
62 (1.149 %)Wi-Fi
62 (1.149 %)3G
62 (1.149 %)Wireshark
71 (0.575 %)RTSP
71 (0.575 %)IMAP
71 (0.575 %)RTP
71 (0.575 %)Broadband
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (1.724 %)SQLite
22 (1.149 %)MySQL
31 (0.575 %)Oracle 10g
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (10.92 %)Eclipse
25 (2.874 %)Ant
33 (1.724 %)Flash
42 (1.149 %)Visual Studio
42 (1.149 %)Xcode
42 (1.149 %)Subversion
51 (0.575 %)Carbide.c++
51 (0.575 %)JUnit
51 (0.575 %)WinRunner
51 (0.575 %)TestDirector
51 (0.575 %)LoadRunner
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (15.52 %)Telecoms
213 (7.471 %)Games
311 (6.322 %)Multimedia
46 (3.448 %)3D Graphics
55 (2.874 %)Mobile Games
63 (1.724 %)Finance
63 (1.724 %)Advertising
72 (1.149 %)Government
72 (1.149 %)Music
81 (0.575 %)Marketing
81 (0.575 %)Animation
81 (0.575 %)Publishing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
192 (52.87 %)Developer
232 (18.39 %)Symbian Developer
324 (13.79 %)Software Engineer
420 (11.49 %)C++ Developer
513 (7.471 %)Analyst
513 (7.471 %)Test Analyst
69 (5.172 %)Java Developer
78 (4.598 %)Architect
78 (4.598 %)Symbian Software Engineer
87 (4.023 %)Applications Developer
96 (3.448 %)Senior Developer
96 (3.448 %)Web Developer
104 (2.299 %)Software Developer
104 (2.299 %)Test Engineer
104 (2.299 %)Java Software Engineer
104 (2.299 %)Principal Software Engineer
104 (2.299 %)Server Engineer
104 (2.299 %)Principal Engineer
104 (2.299 %)iPhone Developer
113 (1.724 %)Wintel Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
149 (28.16 %)Handset
233 (18.97 %)Blackberry
311 (6.322 %)iPhone
46 (3.448 %)Client/Server
55 (2.874 %)Multithreading
63 (1.724 %)Computer Science
63 (1.724 %)Flash Lite
63 (1.724 %)DTV
72 (1.149 %)Streaming Video
72 (1.149 %)Smartphone
72 (1.149 %)Pocket PC
81 (0.575 %)Physics
81 (0.575 %)Ergonomics
81 (0.575 %)Device Driver
81 (0.575 %)MPEG
81 (0.575 %)Data Integration
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
194 (54.02 %)Windows
273 (41.95 %)Windows Mobile
317 (9.770 %)Symbian OS
415 (8.621 %)Windows CE
511 (6.322 %)Windows XP
610 (5.747 %)Windows Vista
79 (5.172 %)Linux
85 (2.874 %)Windows Server 2003
85 (2.874 %)Windows 2000 Server
94 (2.299 %)Solaris
102 (1.149 %)Android
111 (0.575 %)Windows 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (10.34 %)UML
217 (9.770 %)OO
314 (8.046 %)OOD
410 (5.747 %)Web Testing
57 (4.023 %)Test Scripting
64 (2.299 %)System Testing
64 (2.299 %)SC Cleared
64 (2.299 %)BC Cleared
64 (2.299 %)Security Cleared
64 (2.299 %)Software Engineering
64 (2.299 %)Software Testing
72 (1.149 %)OOP
72 (1.149 %)TDD
81 (0.575 %)Manual Testing
81 (0.575 %)Project Planning
81 (0.575 %)Digital Marketing
81 (0.575 %)User Acceptance Testing
81 (0.575 %)Performance Testing
81 (0.575 %)Integration Testing
81 (0.575 %)Scrum
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
185 (48.85 %)C++
265 (37.36 %)Java
333 (18.97 %)C
410 (5.747 %)Perl
58 (4.598 %)JavaScript
67 (4.023 %)Embedded C++
76 (3.448 %)C#
84 (2.299 %)Python
93 (1.724 %)Embedded C
93 (1.724 %)Objective-C
102 (1.149 %)PHP
102 (1.149 %)SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (3.448 %)ISEB
16 (3.448 %)Degree
25 (2.874 %)Cisco Certification
25 (2.874 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (2.874 %)MCSE
25 (2.874 %)CCNA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.724 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (1.724 %)Samba
21 (0.575 %)Active Directory
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.149 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (12.07 %)Microsoft
210 (5.747 %)Oracle
35 (2.874 %)IBM
43 (1.724 %)Nokia
43 (1.724 %)Apple
52 (1.149 %)Motorola
61 (0.575 %)Perforce