The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Mobile skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows Mobile over the 3 months to 21 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 of the Operating Systems category.

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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Mobile
Rank 482 484 494
Rank change year-on-year
+2 +10
Contract jobs citing Windows Mobile 58 97 86
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.123% 0.166% 0.143%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.571% 0.816% 0.687%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 50 21
Average daily rate £325 £325 £275
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +18.18%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £233 £250 £208
10% offered a daily rate of more than £400 £400 £350
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £250
% change year-on-year
- +30.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 13 9
Average hourly rate £36.00 £31.00 £28.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+16.12% +10.71%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.00 £26.00 £26.28
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £38.10 £41.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.75 £31.00 £27.25
% change year-on-year
-13.70% +13.76%
All Operating Systems
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
10166 11887 12510
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 21.53% 20.33% 20.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 5449 5933 6113
Average daily rate £360 £350 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.85% -6.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £195 £200 £215
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 994 1185 1236
Average hourly rate £17.50 £17.50 £17.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +2.94%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.28 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £38.50 £40.00 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +3.03%

Windows Mobile
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Windows Mobile within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Windows Mobile Jobs Demand Trend

Windows Mobile
Daily Rate Trend

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

Windows Mobile Daily Rate Trend

Windows Mobile
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows Mobile within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Windows Mobile Daily Rate Histogram

Windows Mobile
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Windows Mobile Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Mobile
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows Mobile within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Windows Mobile Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows Mobile
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 Windows Mobile within the UK over the 3 months to 21 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 +7 58 £325 -
London -6 22 £335 +5.09%
South East +15 10 £135 -55.00%
West Midlands +13 9 £325 -
East of England +11 9 £350 +33.33%
Cambridgeshire +16 7 £350 -
City of London +5 6 £488 +62.50%
Cambridge +15 5 £350 -
Birmingham +9 5 £325 -18.75%
Hampshire -21 5 £130 -60.00%
Staffordshire +10 3 £330 +1.53%
North West +8 3 £275 -31.25%
Stoke-on-Trent +5 3 £330 +1.53%
East Midlands +2 3 £300 -7.69%
Kent -1 3 - -
Eastleigh - 3 £130 -
Maidstone - 3 - -
South West +26 2 £301 -
Hertfordshire +11 2 £320 -11.72%
Manchester - 2 £325 -
Berkshire +8 1 - -
Docklands, London - 1 £240 -
Yorkshire - 1 - -
West Yorkshire - 1 - -
Oxfordshire - 1 £260 -
Cheshire - 1 £225 -
Warrington - 1 £225 -
Wakefield - 1 - -
Reading - 1 - -
Oxford - 1 £260 -

Windows Mobile
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Windows Mobile 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 Windows Mobile.

1 146 (100.00%) Windows
2 71 (48.63%) Android
3 53 (36.30%) Apple iOS
3 53 (36.30%) Mobile App
4 52 (35.62%) Blackberry
5 44 (30.14%) .NET
6 43 (29.45%) iPhone
7 39 (26.71%) JavaScript
8 36 (24.66%) Java
9 34 (23.29%) C#
10 33 (22.60%) HTML5
11 32 (21.92%) ASP.NET
12 30 (20.55%) Web Services
12 30 (20.55%) XML
13 23 (15.75%) SQL
13 23 (15.75%) SQL Server
13 23 (15.75%) Microsoft
14 22 (15.07%) C
14 22 (15.07%) Objective-C
15 20 (13.70%) C++
15 20 (13.70%) MS Office
16 18 (12.33%) Active Directory
16 18 (12.33%) Scrum
17 17 (11.64%) jQuery
18 16 (10.96%) WCF
18 16 (10.96%) JSON
19 15 (10.27%) CSS
19 15 (10.27%) MS Exchange
19 15 (10.27%) PhoneGap
20 14 (9.589%) Mobile Application Development

Windows Mobile
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Windows Mobile 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 Windows Mobile. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 44 (30.14%) .NET
2 33 (22.60%) HTML5
3 32 (21.92%) ASP.NET
4 30 (20.55%) Web Services
4 30 (20.55%) XML
5 17 (11.64%) jQuery
6 16 (10.96%) WCF
6 16 (10.96%) JSON
7 15 (10.27%) CSS
8 13 (8.904%) J2ME
8 13 (8.904%) HTML
9 11 (7.534%) Silverlight
9 11 (7.534%) Ajax
10 10 (6.849%) XSLT
10 10 (6.849%) .NET Framework
11 8 (5.479%) CSS3
11 8 (5.479%) XHTML
12 7 (4.795%) WinForms
12 7 (4.795%) iOS SDK
13 6 (4.110%) Java ME
Application Platforms
1 15 (10.27%) MS Exchange
2 12 (8.219%) Exchange Server 2010
3 11 (7.534%) Windows Azure
4 10 (6.849%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 8 (5.479%) Lync
5 8 (5.479%) Exchange Server 2007
6 6 (4.110%) SharePoint
6 6 (4.110%) IIS
7 3 (2.055%) Tomcat
8 2 (1.370%) Office Communications Server
8 2 (1.370%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 20 (13.70%) MS Office
2 5 (3.425%) MS Excel
3 1 (0.685%) MS PowerPoint
3 1 (0.685%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.685%) Fireworks
3 1 (0.685%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (1.370%) Dynamics NAV
Communications & Networking
1 11 (7.534%) DNS
2 10 (6.849%) SMTP
3 6 (4.110%) HTTP
4 3 (2.055%) Wireless
4 3 (2.055%) SAN
4 3 (2.055%) LAN
4 3 (2.055%) WAN
5 2 (1.370%) Bluetooth
5 2 (1.370%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (1.370%) SSL
5 2 (1.370%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.370%) Internet
5 2 (1.370%) NFC
6 1 (0.685%) DHCP
6 1 (0.685%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.685%) CDMA
6 1 (0.685%) GSM
6 1 (0.685%) SMS
6 1 (0.685%) UMTS
6 1 (0.685%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (15.75%) SQL Server
2 8 (5.479%) SQLite
3 3 (2.055%) SQL Server 2005
3 3 (2.055%) SQL Server 2000
3 3 (2.055%) SQL Server 2008
4 2 (1.370%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.370%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 15 (10.27%) PhoneGap
2 13 (8.904%) Visual Studio
2 13 (8.904%) Appcelerator Titanium
3 9 (6.164%) Subversion
4 7 (4.795%) Eclipse
5 6 (4.110%) Git (software)
5 6 (4.110%) Ant
5 6 (4.110%) JUnit
5 6 (4.110%) Xcode
5 6 (4.110%) Maven
6 4 (2.740%) JIRA
7 3 (2.055%) Cucumber
7 3 (2.055%) Mercurial
8 2 (1.370%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (1.370%) Hudson
8 2 (1.370%) Jenkins
8 2 (1.370%) Selenium
9 1 (0.685%) Firebug
9 1 (0.685%) Robotium
9 1 (0.685%) Flash Builder
General
1 11 (7.534%) Finance
2 9 (6.164%) Telecoms
3 8 (5.479%) Law
3 8 (5.479%) Games
4 7 (4.795%) Publishing
5 5 (3.425%) Banking
6 3 (2.055%) Music
7 2 (1.370%) Retail
7 2 (1.370%) Advertising
8 1 (0.685%) Russian Language
8 1 (0.685%) Music Industry
8 1 (0.685%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.685%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 86 (58.90%) Developer
2 44 (30.14%) Mobile Developer
3 25 (17.12%) Mobile Applications Developer
4 18 (12.33%) .NET Developer
5 14 (9.589%) ASP.NET Developer
6 13 (8.904%) Applications Developer
7 12 (8.219%) Test Engineer
8 10 (6.849%) Windows Mobile Developer
8 10 (6.849%) Administrator
9 9 (6.164%) Development Manager
9 9 (6.164%) Analyst
10 8 (5.479%) Senior Developer
11 6 (4.110%) Support Analyst
11 6 (4.110%) Support Engineer
11 6 (4.110%) Exchange Administrator
12 5 (3.425%) Desktop Engineer
12 5 (3.425%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 5 (3.425%) Software Engineer
12 5 (3.425%) Software Developer
12 5 (3.425%) Desktop Support
Miscellaneous
1 53 (36.30%) Mobile App
2 52 (35.62%) Blackberry
3 43 (29.45%) iPhone
4 14 (9.589%) Handset
5 10 (6.849%) Computer Science
6 9 (6.164%) Social Network
7 7 (4.795%) iPad
8 6 (4.110%) Digital Media
8 6 (4.110%) Clustering
9 5 (3.425%) N-Tier
9 5 (3.425%) iSeries
10 4 (2.740%) Smartphone
11 3 (2.055%) Flash Lite
11 3 (2.055%) AS400
11 3 (2.055%) WURFL
11 3 (2.055%) Mobile Banking
12 2 (1.370%) Augmented Reality
12 2 (1.370%) Open Source
12 2 (1.370%) Video on Demand
12 2 (1.370%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 146 (100.00%) Windows
2 71 (48.63%) Android
3 53 (36.30%) Apple iOS
4 14 (9.589%) Windows XP
5 13 (8.904%) Linux
6 12 (8.219%) Windows 7
6 12 (8.219%) Windows Server 2008
7 10 (6.849%) Windows CE
8 9 (6.164%) Mac OS X
9 7 (4.795%) Windows 8
10 6 (4.110%) Windows Server 2003
11 5 (3.425%) Windows Phone
12 4 (2.740%) bada
12 4 (2.740%) Maemo
12 4 (2.740%) Windows 2000
12 4 (2.740%) Windows Vista
13 3 (2.055%) BlackBerry OS
13 3 (2.055%) Windows Phone 8
13 3 (2.055%) Windows Phone 7
14 1 (0.685%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (12.33%) Scrum
2 14 (9.589%) Mobile Application Development
2 14 (9.589%) OO
2 14 (9.589%) Agile Software Development
3 13 (8.904%) TDD
4 12 (8.219%) OOP
4 12 (8.219%) MVC
5 9 (6.164%) Content Management
5 9 (6.164%) ITIL
5 9 (6.164%) E-Commerce
5 9 (6.164%) Project Management
6 8 (5.479%) Multithreading
7 7 (4.795%) SOA
7 7 (4.795%) User Acceptance Testing
8 6 (4.110%) Test Automation
8 6 (4.110%) Business Continuity
8 6 (4.110%) Software Testing
9 5 (3.425%) Incident Management
9 5 (3.425%) Asset Management
9 5 (3.425%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 39 (26.71%) JavaScript
2 36 (24.66%) Java
3 34 (23.29%) C#
4 23 (15.75%) SQL
5 22 (15.07%) C
5 22 (15.07%) Objective-C
6 20 (13.70%) C++
7 5 (3.425%) VB6
7 5 (3.425%) VB
7 5 (3.425%) Python
8 3 (2.055%) XAML
8 3 (2.055%) Embedded C++
8 3 (2.055%) VB.NET
8 3 (2.055%) VC++
9 2 (1.370%) PowerShell
9 2 (1.370%) T-SQL
9 2 (1.370%) PHP
9 2 (1.370%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.685%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.685%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 11 (7.534%) Degree
2 4 (2.740%) ISEB
2 4 (2.740%) ISTQB
3 2 (1.370%) MCITP
4 1 (0.685%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.164%) QA
2 2 (1.370%) TickIT
2 2 (1.370%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 18 (12.33%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.370%) Forefront TMG
2 2 (1.370%) ISA Server
3 1 (0.685%) VMware ESX
3 1 (0.685%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (4.110%) Backup Exec
2 5 (3.425%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
3 1 (0.685%) Business Desktop Deployment
3 1 (0.685%) MOM
Vendors
1 23 (15.75%) Microsoft
2 9 (6.164%) Sencha
3 8 (5.479%) Apple
3 8 (5.479%) Citrix
4 7 (4.795%) Postini
4 7 (4.795%) Symbian
5 6 (4.110%) Symantec
6 4 (2.740%) Google
7 3 (2.055%) JBoss
7 3 (2.055%) Facebook
7 3 (2.055%) Twitter
7 3 (2.055%) AccuRev
8 2 (1.370%) DevExpress
8 2 (1.370%) Xamarin
8 2 (1.370%) Cognos
8 2 (1.370%) QNX
8 2 (1.370%) Dell
8 2 (1.370%) Adobe
9 1 (0.685%) IronPort
9 1 (0.685%) VMware
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