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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Mobile skills across the UK with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Mobile over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Mobile
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank447522
Rank change on same period last yearUp+75
Matching contract IT job ads126101
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.162 %0.113 %
As % of the category below0.816 %0.511 %
Daily rates quoted3516
Average minimum daily rate£335£319
Average daily rate£348£355
% change on same period last year-1.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£391
UK excluding London average daily rate£301£320
% change on same period last year-6.20 %
Hourly rates quoted2010
Average minimum hourly rate£36.85£31.40
Average hourly rate£39.10£33.40
% change on same period last year+17.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate£41.35£35.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.32£31.93
% change on same period last year+23.13 %
Operating Systems UKOperating Systems
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1544019754
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled19.81 %22.19 %
Daily rates quoted41175092
Average minimum daily rate£359£367
Average daily rate£380£387
% change on same period last year-1.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£333
% change on same period last year+3.62 %
Hourly rates quoted24162540
Average minimum hourly rate£20.41£21.38
Average hourly rate£21.86£22.64
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.30£23.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.74£23.06
% change on same period last year-5.72 %

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.

Windows Mobile
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Windows Mobile across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Windows Mobile Demand Trend

Windows Mobile
Daily Rate Trend

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

Windows Mobile Daily Rate Trend

Windows Mobile
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Windows Mobile Daily Rate Histogram

Windows Mobile
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Windows Mobile Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Mobile
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Windows Mobile Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows Mobile
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Mobile 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
1EnglandUp+57113£348-3.63 %
2South EastUp+7454£307+6.91 %
3HampshireUp+2823£299-
4LondonUp+2022£509+18.45 %
5WinchesterUp+1020£299-
6BerkshireUp+2914£350-
7MiddlesexUp+1011£313-
7HertfordshireUp+611£338-
7East of EnglandDown-411£338+21.07 %
8ScotlandUp+137--
8North WestDown-147£250-
9West MidlandsDown-75£345-
9YorkshireDown-35£220-
9City of LondonDown-245£465-
9ReadingNew entry-5£400-
10LeedsDown-74£130-
10West YorkshireDown-74£130-
10South WestUp+154--
11DorsetNew entry-3--
11PooleNew entry-3--
12TelfordNew entry-2--
12NewportNew entry-2--
12ManchesterDown-172--
12BuckinghamshireNew entry-2£300-
12ShropshireNew entry-2--
12SurreyUp+202--
12North EastUp+52--
12South WalesNew entry-2--
12Tyne and WearNew entry-2--
12WalesNew entry-2--

Windows Mobile
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Windows Mobile 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 Windows Mobile.

1260 (98.48 %)Windows
2105 (39.77 %)C++
399 (37.50 %).NET
494 (35.61 %)C#
558 (21.97 %)Symbian
657 (21.59 %)C
657 (21.59 %)PDA
755 (20.83 %).NET Framework
852 (19.70 %)Microsoft
945 (17.05 %)Windows CE
1035 (13.26 %)GPRS
1131 (11.74 %)GSM
1228 (10.61 %)TCP/IP
1228 (10.61 %)Java
1327 (10.23 %)Windows XP
1327 (10.23 %)VoIP
1327 (10.23 %)Telecoms
1426 (9.848 %)Wireless
1426 (9.848 %)Active Directory
1426 (9.848 %)SQL Server
1524 (9.091 %)Handset
1623 (8.712 %)XML
1623 (8.712 %)SQL
1721 (7.955 %)Blackberry
1819 (7.197 %)Series 60
1819 (7.197 %)Smartphone
1918 (6.818 %)J2ME
1918 (6.818 %)UML
2016 (6.061 %)WebServices
2016 (6.061 %)VPN

Windows Mobile
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Windows Mobile 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 Windows Mobile. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
199 (37.50 %).NET
255 (20.83 %).NET Framework
323 (8.712 %)XML
419 (7.197 %)Series 60
518 (6.818 %)J2ME
616 (6.061 %)WebServices
616 (6.061 %)UIQ
711 (4.167 %)J2SE
711 (4.167 %)MFC
89 (3.409 %)NetBeans
98 (3.030 %)ASP.NET
107 (2.652 %)WinForms
116 (2.273 %)AJAX
116 (2.273 %)J2EE
125 (1.894 %)WAP
125 (1.894 %)HTML
134 (1.515 %)JSP
134 (1.515 %)JSF
134 (1.515 %)BREW
134 (1.515 %)XSD
Application Platforms
113 (4.924 %)MS Exchange
27 (2.652 %)Exchange Server 2003
35 (1.894 %)SharePoint
44 (1.515 %)SharePoint Server 2007
53 (1.136 %)Exchange Server 2007
53 (1.136 %)Exchange Server 2000
62 (0.758 %)Lotus Notes
71 (0.379 %)Lotus Domino
71 (0.379 %)IIS
Applications
115 (5.682 %)MS Office
26 (2.273 %)MS Excel
31 (0.379 %)MS Visio
31 (0.379 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
13 (1.136 %)SoftGrid
Communications & Networking
135 (13.26 %)GPRS
231 (11.74 %)GSM
328 (10.61 %)TCP/IP
427 (10.23 %)VoIP
526 (9.848 %)Wireless
616 (6.061 %)VPN
616 (6.061 %)WLAN
616 (6.061 %)CDMA
713 (4.924 %)Wi-Fi
811 (4.167 %)Bluetooth
99 (3.409 %)DNS
99 (3.409 %)Internet
107 (2.652 %)3G
107 (2.652 %)IPsec
107 (2.652 %)HTTP
107 (2.652 %)Broadband
114 (1.515 %)Firewall
114 (1.515 %)SMTP
114 (1.515 %)DHCP
114 (1.515 %)Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
126 (9.848 %)SQL Server
25 (1.894 %)SQL Server 2000
34 (1.515 %)MySQL
43 (1.136 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (0.758 %)DB2
52 (0.758 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (0.379 %)SQL Server 7
61 (0.379 %)GIS
61 (0.379 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
113 (4.924 %)Eclipse
212 (4.545 %)Visual Studio
36 (2.273 %)VSS/SourceSafe
45 (1.894 %)Rational Rose
45 (1.894 %)Subversion
54 (1.515 %)ClearCase
62 (0.758 %)Flash
62 (0.758 %)MSI
General
127 (10.23 %)Telecoms
216 (6.061 %)Back Office
312 (4.545 %)Electronics
48 (3.030 %)Government
55 (1.894 %)Games
64 (1.515 %)Multimedia
73 (1.136 %)Mobile Games
73 (1.136 %)Finance
73 (1.136 %)Law
73 (1.136 %)Banking
82 (0.758 %)Education
82 (0.758 %)Health
82 (0.758 %)Investment Banking
91 (0.379 %)Insurance
91 (0.379 %)Pensions
91 (0.379 %)Financial Institution
91 (0.379 %)Legal
91 (0.379 %)Manufacturing
91 (0.379 %)3D Graphics
Job Titles
1122 (46.21 %)Developer
248 (18.18 %)Software Engineer
339 (14.77 %)C# Developer
426 (9.848 %).NET Developer
524 (9.091 %)Analyst
621 (7.955 %)Software Developer
714 (5.303 %)Applications Developer
813 (4.924 %)C++ Developer
911 (4.167 %)Consultant
1010 (3.788 %)Tester
119 (3.409 %)Desktop Support
119 (3.409 %)2nd Line Support
128 (3.030 %)Support Analyst
128 (3.030 %)Support Engineer
128 (3.030 %)Test Analyst
137 (2.652 %)Architect
137 (2.652 %)Java Developer
146 (2.273 %)Software Tester
146 (2.273 %)VB.NET Developer
146 (2.273 %)Integration Engineer
Miscellaneous
157 (21.59 %)PDA
224 (9.091 %)Handset
321 (7.955 %)Blackberry
419 (7.197 %)Smartphone
511 (4.167 %)Pocket PC
610 (3.788 %)Computer Science
79 (3.409 %)Device Driver
86 (2.273 %)Video Conferencing
95 (1.894 %)Client/Server
104 (1.515 %)NHS
113 (1.136 %)French Language
113 (1.136 %)N-Tier
122 (0.758 %)Swedish Language
122 (0.758 %)Multithreading
131 (0.379 %)Management Information System
131 (0.379 %)Replication
131 (0.379 %)Clustering
131 (0.379 %)PKI
131 (0.379 %)German Language
131 (0.379 %)Italian Language
Operating Systems
1260 (98.48 %)Windows
245 (17.05 %)Windows CE
327 (10.23 %)Windows XP
413 (4.924 %)Symbian OS
512 (4.545 %)Windows 2000
67 (2.652 %)Unix
67 (2.652 %)Linux
67 (2.652 %)Windows Server 2003
75 (1.894 %)Embedded Linux
84 (1.515 %)Solaris
84 (1.515 %)Mac OS X
92 (0.758 %)Palm OS
101 (0.379 %)Windows Vista
101 (0.379 %)Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
118 (6.818 %)UML
215 (5.682 %)OO
36 (2.273 %)ITIL
36 (2.273 %)Configuration Management
45 (1.894 %)Manual Testing
54 (1.515 %)Test Scripting
54 (1.515 %)Disaster Recovery
54 (1.515 %)SOA
63 (1.136 %)OOD
63 (1.136 %)Web Testing
63 (1.136 %)Service Delivery
63 (1.136 %)User Acceptance Testing
72 (0.758 %)Problem Management
72 (0.758 %)Integration Testing
72 (0.758 %)System Testing
72 (0.758 %)Project Management
72 (0.758 %)Validation
81 (0.379 %)Migration
81 (0.379 %)TDD
81 (0.379 %)Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1105 (39.77 %)C++
294 (35.61 %)C#
357 (21.59 %)C
428 (10.61 %)Java
523 (8.712 %)SQL
615 (5.682 %)VB.NET
713 (4.924 %)VB
812 (4.545 %)VC++
96 (2.273 %)JavaScript
105 (1.894 %)Perl
105 (1.894 %)VB6
112 (0.758 %)DHTML
112 (0.758 %)Assembly Language
112 (0.758 %)Transact-SQL
121 (0.379 %)VBScript
121 (0.379 %)Embedded C
121 (0.379 %)Embedded C++
121 (0.379 %)PHP
Qualifications
115 (5.682 %)Degree
210 (3.788 %)Microsoft Certification
38 (3.030 %)MCSE
45 (1.894 %)MCSA
53 (1.136 %)MCP
53 (1.136 %)ISEB
62 (0.758 %)Cisco Certification
71 (0.379 %)CCA
71 (0.379 %)Citrix Certification
71 (0.379 %)ECDL
71 (0.379 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
71 (0.379 %)HND
71 (0.379 %)CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.379 %)SLA
11 (0.379 %)BS7799
11 (0.379 %)BS15000
11 (0.379 %)ISO27001
11 (0.379 %)QA
System Software
126 (9.848 %)Active Directory
24 (1.515 %)ISA Server
31 (0.379 %)VMware ESX
31 (0.379 %)Xen
31 (0.379 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (0.379 %)Terminal Server
Systems Management
16 (2.273 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
25 (1.894 %)ZENworks
32 (0.758 %)MOM
41 (0.379 %)Norton AntiVirus
41 (0.379 %)Netcool
41 (0.379 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Vendors
158 (21.97 %)Symbian
252 (19.70 %)Microsoft
314 (5.303 %)Oracle
49 (3.409 %)HP
49 (3.409 %)Nokia
58 (3.030 %)Ericsson
58 (3.030 %)Sony
66 (2.273 %)Novell
75 (1.894 %)Citrix
82 (0.758 %)Cisco
82 (0.758 %)Lotus
82 (0.758 %)VMware
91 (0.379 %)Fujitsu
91 (0.379 %)Motorola
91 (0.379 %)Sage
91 (0.379 %)Symantec
91 (0.379 %)McAfee Security
91 (0.379 %)IBM
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