Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Apple products and/or services in IT contracts within the West Sussex region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Apple over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApple
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4450
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.465 %0.459 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£256£129
% change on same period last year+98.48 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.83£14.25
% change on same period last year+18.12 %
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
West Sussex
Matching contract IT job ads215218
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.291 %0.215 %
Daily rates quoted4971
Average minimum daily rate£368£379
Average daily rate£393£387
% change on same period last year+1.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£417£395
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£358
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted2727
Average minimum hourly rate£23.80£16.55
Average hourly rate£26.39£17.93
% change on same period last year+47.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.99£19.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.29£24.78
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
Apple South EastApple
South East

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 Apple Inc.

Apple
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Apple across the West Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

West Sussex Apple Demand Trend

Apple
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Apple across the West Sussex region.

West Sussex Apple Daily Rate Trend

Apple
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Apple across the West Sussex region.

West Sussex Apple Hourly Rate Trend

Apple
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Apple within the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
ChichesterNew entry-1--
Apple South EastApple
South East

Apple
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex region citing Apple 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 Apple.

19 (100.00 %)Windows
27 (77.78 %)XML Schema
27 (77.78 %)RDBMS
27 (77.78 %)Quicktime
27 (77.78 %)Java
27 (77.78 %)MySQL
27 (77.78 %)Oracle
27 (77.78 %)Swing
27 (77.78 %)AWT
27 (77.78 %)XML
27 (77.78 %)Sony
27 (77.78 %)Streaming Video
27 (77.78 %)Software Testing
35 (55.56 %)Device Driver
35 (55.56 %)Security Cleared
44 (44.44 %)SC Cleared
44 (44.44 %)Government
53 (33.33 %)Project Management
62 (22.22 %)Microsoft
62 (22.22 %)SSADM
62 (22.22 %)Active Directory
62 (22.22 %)VERITAS
62 (22.22 %)PRINCE
62 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (22.22 %)ISA Server
62 (22.22 %)Symantec
62 (22.22 %)Norton AntiVirus
62 (22.22 %)Broadband
62 (22.22 %)LAN
62 (22.22 %)VoIP

Apple
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex region citing Apple 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 Apple. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (77.78 %)XML
17 (77.78 %)Swing
17 (77.78 %)AWT
17 (77.78 %)XML Schema
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
12 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2003
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (77.78 %)Quicktime
22 (22.22 %)MS Office
22 (22.22 %)MS Excel
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (22.22 %)Broadband
12 (22.22 %)LAN
12 (22.22 %)VoIP
12 (22.22 %)WAN
12 (22.22 %)DHCP
12 (22.22 %)TCP/IP
12 (22.22 %)VPN
12 (22.22 %)DNS
12 (22.22 %)Firewall
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (77.78 %)MySQL
17 (77.78 %)RDBMS
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (44.44 %)Government
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (66.67 %)Developer
16 (66.67 %)Java Developer
22 (22.22 %)Network Administrator
22 (22.22 %)Administrator
31 (11.11 %)Desktop Support
31 (11.11 %)Programmer
31 (11.11 %)Network Support
31 (11.11 %)Java Programmer
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (77.78 %)Streaming Video
25 (55.56 %)Device Driver
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (22.22 %)Windows XP
22 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (77.78 %)Software Testing
25 (55.56 %)Security Cleared
34 (44.44 %)SC Cleared
43 (33.33 %)Project Management
52 (22.22 %)Asset Management
52 (22.22 %)Software Engineering
52 (22.22 %)SSADM
52 (22.22 %)PRINCE
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (77.78 %)Java
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (22.22 %)ISO9001
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (22.22 %)Active Directory
12 (22.22 %)ISA Server
12 (22.22 %)Backup Exec
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (22.22 %)Norton AntiVirus
12 (22.22 %)WSUS
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (77.78 %)Oracle
17 (77.78 %)Sony
22 (22.22 %)Mitel
22 (22.22 %)Microsoft
22 (22.22 %)VERITAS
22 (22.22 %)Symantec