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This section looks at the demand for Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) skills across the UK 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 last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless Application Protocol (WAP)
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank551507
Rank change on same period last yearDown-44
Matching contract IT job ads43104
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.117 %
As % of the category below0.227 %0.484 %
Daily rates quoted1020
Average minimum daily rate£314£199
Average daily rate£329£214
% change on same period last year+53.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£343£228
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£281
% change on same period last year+10.69 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£32.50£30.00
Average hourly rate£36.25£32.50
% change on same period last year+11.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.25£35.00
% change on same period last year+3.57 %
Application Development UKApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1894721508
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled24.31 %24.16 %
Daily rates quoted62396448
Average minimum daily rate£359£370
Average daily rate£385£394
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£418
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£334
% change on same period last year+5.58 %
Hourly rates quoted10481311
Average minimum hourly rate£29.76£29.77
Average hourly rate£32.43£31.69
% change on same period last year+2.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.10£33.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.40£31.83
% change on same period last year+1.80 %

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 the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing WAP across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

WAP Demand Trend

WAP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing WAP across the UK.

WAP Daily Rate Trend

WAP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WAP across the UK over the past 3 months.

WAP Daily Rate Histogram

WAP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing WAP across the UK.

WAP Hourly Rate Trend

WAP
Top 25 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAP within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1EnglandDown-2642£329+53.86 %
2South EastUp+2226£291-23.49 %
3BerkshireUp+2620£291-23.49 %
4LondonDown-168£400+103.33 %
5ReadingUp+16£400-
6SurreyNew entry-4--
7South WestUp+143--
7NewburyUp+173£278-
7BristolUp+13--
8CroydonNew entry-2--
9GlasgowNew entry-1--
9IpswichNew entry-1--
9Newcastle Upon TyneNew entry-1--
9ManchesterNew entry-1--
9Thames ValleyUp+131--
9Tyne and WearNew entry-1--
9SloughNew entry-1£255-
9HampshireNew entry-1--
9SuffolkNew entry-1--
9North EastNew entry-1--
9North WestDown-121--
9ScotlandNew entry-1--
9East of EnglandNew entry-1--
9South CoastNew entry-1£450-
9FarnboroughNew entry-1--

WAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing WAP also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing WAP.

165 (63.73 %)XML
261 (59.80 %)HTML
341 (40.20 %)CSS
437 (36.27 %)Flash
536 (35.29 %)JavaScript
631 (30.39 %)XHTML
728 (27.45 %)PHP
728 (27.45 %)SQL
827 (26.47 %)XSLT
925 (24.51 %)DHTML
1021 (20.59 %)Graphic Design
1120 (19.61 %)Flash Lite
1219 (18.63 %)Photoshop
1219 (18.63 %).NET
1219 (18.63 %)Nokia
1318 (17.65 %)Java
1318 (17.65 %)Microsoft
1318 (17.65 %)Adobe
1416 (15.69 %)ASP.NET
1416 (15.69 %)Adobe AIR
1515 (14.71 %)WML
1614 (13.73 %)Content Management
1713 (12.75 %)C#
1713 (12.75 %)TCP/IP
1713 (12.75 %)SMS
1811 (10.78 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
1811 (10.78 %)AJAX
1910 (9.804 %)XSL
209 (8.824 %)Oracle
209 (8.824 %)J2EE

WAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing WAP also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing WAP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
165 (63.73 %)XML
261 (59.80 %)HTML
341 (40.20 %)CSS
431 (30.39 %)XHTML
527 (26.47 %)XSLT
619 (18.63 %).NET
716 (15.69 %)ASP.NET
716 (15.69 %)Adobe AIR
815 (14.71 %)WML
911 (10.78 %)AJAX
1010 (9.804 %)XSL
119 (8.824 %)J2EE
128 (7.843 %)JSP
137 (6.863 %)Servlets
146 (5.882 %)Spring
155 (4.902 %)UIQ
155 (4.902 %)Series 60
155 (4.902 %)Velocity
155 (4.902 %)FreeMarker
164 (3.922 %)ASP
Application Platforms
16 (5.882 %)CMS
25 (4.902 %)Apache
34 (3.922 %)WebLogic
43 (2.941 %)IIS
43 (2.941 %)TeamSite
52 (1.961 %)JBoss
61 (0.980 %)WebLogic Portal
61 (0.980 %)Papyrus
61 (0.980 %)DOC1
Applications
119 (18.63 %)Photoshop
29 (8.824 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (0.980 %)Adobe After Effects
31 (0.980 %)PrintSoft PReS
31 (0.980 %)MS Office
31 (0.980 %)MS Excel
31 (0.980 %)Fireworks
Communications & Networking
113 (12.75 %)SMS
113 (12.75 %)TCP/IP
29 (8.824 %)Internet
36 (5.882 %)HTTP
45 (4.902 %)Wireless
45 (4.902 %)GPRS
45 (4.902 %)GSM
53 (2.941 %)LAN
53 (2.941 %)UMTS
53 (2.941 %)WAN
62 (1.961 %)Firewall
71 (0.980 %)Wi-Fi
71 (0.980 %)3G
71 (0.980 %)HSDPA
71 (0.980 %)IMAP
71 (0.980 %)ADSL
71 (0.980 %)Intranet
71 (0.980 %)VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
18 (7.843 %)SQL Server
24 (3.922 %)MySQL
32 (1.961 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.980 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (0.980 %)RDBMS
41 (0.980 %)SQL Server 7
Development Applications
137 (36.27 %)Flash
22 (1.961 %)Subversion
31 (0.980 %)WebObjects
31 (0.980 %)JUnit
31 (0.980 %)Visual Studio
General
121 (20.59 %)Graphic Design
29 (8.824 %)Finance
29 (8.824 %)Publishing
38 (7.843 %)Telecoms
38 (7.843 %)Advertising
47 (6.863 %)Games
55 (4.902 %)Multimedia
64 (3.922 %)Insurance
73 (2.941 %)Music
73 (2.941 %)Marketing
73 (2.941 %)Retail
73 (2.941 %)Electronics
73 (2.941 %)Education
81 (0.980 %)3D Graphics
81 (0.980 %)Billing
Job Titles
149 (48.04 %)Developer
228 (27.45 %)Web Developer
310 (9.804 %)Analyst
310 (9.804 %)Content Editor
47 (6.863 %)Architect
47 (6.863 %)Support Engineer
47 (6.863 %)Java Developer
54 (3.922 %)Support Analyst
54 (3.922 %)Applications Support
54 (3.922 %)Applications Support Analyst
54 (3.922 %)Business Analyst
63 (2.941 %)Information Architect
63 (2.941 %)Senior Developer
63 (2.941 %)J2EE Developer
63 (2.941 %).NET Developer
63 (2.941 %)Java/J2EE Developer
63 (2.941 %)HTML Developer
63 (2.941 %)Web Editor
63 (2.941 %)Java Web Developer
72 (1.961 %)PHP Developer
Miscellaneous
120 (19.61 %)Flash Lite
26 (5.882 %)French Language
26 (5.882 %)PDA
26 (5.882 %)Web 2.0
34 (3.922 %)Smartphone
43 (2.941 %)W3C
43 (2.941 %)Handset
52 (1.961 %)Computer Science
61 (0.980 %)iDTV
61 (0.980 %)Mathematics
61 (0.980 %)IVR
61 (0.980 %)Interactive TV
61 (0.980 %)IPTV
61 (0.980 %)DTV
61 (0.980 %)Management Information System
Operating Systems
17 (6.863 %)Linux
25 (4.902 %)Unix
25 (4.902 %)Windows
25 (4.902 %)Windows Mobile
33 (2.941 %)Solaris
41 (0.980 %)Palm OS
41 (0.980 %)Symbian OS
Processes & Methodologies
114 (13.73 %)Content Management
28 (7.843 %)OO
36 (5.882 %)UML
44 (3.922 %)E-Commerce
44 (3.922 %)Agile Software Development
53 (2.941 %)MVC
53 (2.941 %)Usability Testing
62 (1.961 %)Internet Marketing
62 (1.961 %)Pay per click
62 (1.961 %)Web Development
62 (1.961 %)SEO
62 (1.961 %)Network Design
62 (1.961 %)CRM
71 (0.980 %)OOA/OOD
71 (0.980 %)OOD
71 (0.980 %)e-GIF
71 (0.980 %)Configuration Management
71 (0.980 %)Project Management
71 (0.980 %)Service Delivery
71 (0.980 %)Software Engineering
Programming Languages
136 (35.29 %)JavaScript
228 (27.45 %)PHP
228 (27.45 %)SQL
325 (24.51 %)DHTML
418 (17.65 %)Java
513 (12.75 %)C#
67 (6.863 %)C++
75 (4.902 %)ActionScript
83 (2.941 %)Perl
83 (2.941 %)XPath
92 (1.961 %)Shell Script
101 (0.980 %)C
101 (0.980 %)PHP5
101 (0.980 %)PHP4
101 (0.980 %)VC++
Qualifications
15 (4.902 %)Degree
23 (2.941 %)Cisco Certification
32 (1.961 %)CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
14 (3.922 %)WAI
Systems Management
111 (10.78 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
119 (18.63 %)Nokia
218 (17.65 %)Microsoft
218 (17.65 %)Adobe
39 (8.824 %)Oracle
47 (6.863 %)Symbian
54 (3.922 %)Thunderhead
63 (2.941 %)BEA
72 (1.961 %)Cisco
72 (1.961 %)Sun
81 (0.980 %)Interwoven
81 (0.980 %)Macromedia
81 (0.980 %)Sybase
81 (0.980 %)Motorola
81 (0.980 %)Red Hat
81 (0.980 %)CheckPoint
81 (0.980 %)Crossbeam
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