The first table below looks at the demand for Android skills in IT contracts advertised for the Wiltshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Android over the 3 months to 24 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 for the Wiltshire region.

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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Google Open Handset Alliance Android
Rank 34 51 50
Rank change year-on-year
+17 -1
Contract jobs citing Android 18 2 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wiltshire 3.939% 0.326% 0.181%
As % of the Operating Systems category 19.35% 1.681% 1.000%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 2 0
Average daily rate £325 £300 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+8.33% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £325 £325
% change year-on-year
+7.69% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Average hourly rate £32.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.50 £37.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
-13.33% +7.14%
All Operating Systems
Wiltshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
93 119 100
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wiltshire 20.35% 19.41% 18.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 67 52 45
Average daily rate £370 £325 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+13.84% -23.52%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £145 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £443 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 25 18
Average hourly rate £15.50 £22.50 £21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-31.11% +7.14%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.00 £14.50 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.50 £41.90 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.20 £17.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year
-4.70% +3.03%
Android
South West

Android
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Android across the Wiltshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Wiltshire Android Jobs Demand Trend

Android
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Android across the Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire Android Daily Rate Trend

Android
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Android across the Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Wiltshire Android Daily Rate Histogram

Android
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Android across the Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire Android Hourly Rate Trend

Android
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Android within the Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
Swindon +4 4 £338 +12.50%
Salisbury - 1 £350 -
Android
South West

Android
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire region citing Android 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 Android.

1 24 (100.00%) Apple iOS
2 17 (70.83%) Embedded Systems
2 17 (70.83%) C
2 17 (70.83%) C++
2 17 (70.83%) Linux
3 16 (66.67%) JTAG
4 13 (54.17%) Degree
4 13 (54.17%) Computer Science
5 7 (29.17%) Blackberry
5 7 (29.17%) Windows
5 7 (29.17%) Windows Phone
5 7 (29.17%) HTML5
6 6 (25.00%) Agile Software Development
6 6 (25.00%) Web Services
6 6 (25.00%) Oracle
7 5 (20.83%) Security Cleared
7 5 (20.83%) Mobile App
8 4 (16.67%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (16.67%) Mobile Device Management
8 4 (16.67%) SC Cleared
8 4 (16.67%) Sencha
8 4 (16.67%) Appcelerator Titanium
8 4 (16.67%) Digital Media
8 4 (16.67%) Appcelerator
8 4 (16.67%) JavaScript
8 4 (16.67%) OpenGL
8 4 (16.67%) OO
8 4 (16.67%) OOD
8 4 (16.67%) Qt
9 3 (12.50%) Sencha Touch

Android
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire region citing Android 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 Android. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (29.17%) HTML5
2 6 (25.00%) Web Services
3 4 (16.67%) OpenGL
3 4 (16.67%) Qt
4 3 (12.50%) Sencha Touch
5 1 (4.167%) .NET
5 1 (4.167%) CSS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.333%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 4 (16.67%) Appcelerator Titanium
General
1 2 (8.333%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 13 (54.17%) Software Engineer
2 8 (33.33%) Developer
3 5 (20.83%) Mobile Developer
4 4 (16.67%) Architect
5 3 (12.50%) GUI Developer
6 2 (8.333%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 2 (8.333%) Applications Architect
7 1 (4.167%) Senior Applications Developer
7 1 (4.167%) Applications Developer
7 1 (4.167%) Senior Developer
7 1 (4.167%) Audio Engineer
7 1 (4.167%) Audio Software Engineer
7 1 (4.167%) Senior Architect
7 1 (4.167%) Mobile Applications Developer
7 1 (4.167%) Senior Mobile Applications Developer
Miscellaneous
1 17 (70.83%) Embedded Systems
2 13 (54.17%) Computer Science
3 7 (29.17%) Blackberry
4 5 (20.83%) Mobile App
5 4 (16.67%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (16.67%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 24 (100.00%) Apple iOS
2 17 (70.83%) Linux
3 7 (29.17%) Windows
3 7 (29.17%) Windows Phone
4 2 (8.333%) Windows Phone 8
4 2 (8.333%) BlackBerry OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (25.00%) Agile Software Development
2 4 (16.67%) Mobile Device Management
2 4 (16.67%) OO
2 4 (16.67%) OOD
3 2 (8.333%) Mobile Application Development
Programming Languages
1 17 (70.83%) C
1 17 (70.83%) C++
2 4 (16.67%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 13 (54.17%) Degree
2 5 (20.83%) Security Cleared
3 4 (16.67%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (66.67%) JTAG
Vendors
1 6 (25.00%) Oracle
2 4 (16.67%) Sencha
2 4 (16.67%) Appcelerator
3 1 (4.167%) Progress