Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Apple products and/or services in IT contracts within the Yorkshire 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApple
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank98-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads80
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.866 %0.000 %
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£273£224
% change on same period last year+21.92 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.25£14.03
% change on same period last year+37.20 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads9241531
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.492 %1.670 %
Daily rates quoted194336
Average minimum daily rate£337£310
Average daily rate£360£322
% change on same period last year+11.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£348
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Hourly rates quoted135161
Average minimum hourly rate£20.95£23.86
Average hourly rate£21.81£25.02
% change on same period last year-12.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.66£26.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.86£24.00
% change on same period last year-0.59 %
Apple EnglandApple
England

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 Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
West YorkshireNew entry-7--
North YorkshireNew entry-1--
Apple EnglandApple
England

Apple
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

15 (33.33 %)SQL
15 (33.33 %)Windows
24 (26.67 %)Microsoft
24 (26.67 %)TCP/IP
33 (20.00 %)DNS
33 (20.00 %)Windows XP
33 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
33 (20.00 %)J2EE
33 (20.00 %)Java
33 (20.00 %)JavaScript
33 (20.00 %)JSP
33 (20.00 %)Struts
33 (20.00 %)Mac OS X
33 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (20.00 %)Hibernate
33 (20.00 %)VMware
33 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
33 (20.00 %)Spring
42 (13.33 %)SQL Server Integration Services
42 (13.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (13.33 %)Degree
42 (13.33 %)QA
42 (13.33 %)IIS
42 (13.33 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
42 (13.33 %)Firewall
42 (13.33 %)Finance
42 (13.33 %)Sony
42 (13.33 %)SQL Server
42 (13.33 %)Windows 2000
42 (13.33 %)Datawarehouse

Apple
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (20.00 %)J2EE
13 (20.00 %)JSP
13 (20.00 %)Struts
13 (20.00 %)Hibernate
13 (20.00 %)Spring
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
13 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
22 (13.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (13.33 %)IIS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.667 %)Photoshop
11 (6.667 %)Adobe Illustrator
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (26.67 %)TCP/IP
23 (20.00 %)DNS
32 (13.33 %)Firewall
41 (6.667 %)Wireless
41 (6.667 %)Internet
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (13.33 %)SQL Server
12 (13.33 %)Datawarehouse
12 (13.33 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
12 (13.33 %)SQL Server Integration Services
21 (6.667 %)MySQL
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.667 %)Subversion
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (13.33 %)Finance
21 (6.667 %)Education
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (33.33 %)Developer
23 (20.00 %)Analyst
23 (20.00 %)Java Developer
32 (13.33 %)SQL Developer
32 (13.33 %)SQL Server Developer
32 (13.33 %)Test Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Systems Administrator
41 (6.667 %)Support Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Support Engineer
41 (6.667 %)2nd Line Support
41 (6.667 %)Administrator
41 (6.667 %)Linux Systems Administrator
41 (6.667 %)Graphic Designer
41 (6.667 %)Linux Administrator
41 (6.667 %)Head Of IT
41 (6.667 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
41 (6.667 %)IT Support Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Tester
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (33.33 %)Windows
23 (20.00 %)Windows XP
23 (20.00 %)Mac OS X
23 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (13.33 %)Windows 2000
41 (6.667 %)Linux
41 (6.667 %)SUSE
41 (6.667 %)Debian
41 (6.667 %)Windows 2000 Server
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (6.667 %)Project Management
11 (6.667 %)Service Delivery
11 (6.667 %)Disaster Recovery
11 (6.667 %)Migration
11 (6.667 %)Data Migration
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (33.33 %)SQL
23 (20.00 %)Java
23 (20.00 %)JavaScript
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (13.33 %)Degree
21 (6.667 %)RHCT
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (13.33 %)QA
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (26.67 %)Microsoft
23 (20.00 %)VMware
32 (13.33 %)Sony
41 (6.667 %)IBM
41 (6.667 %)Adobe
41 (6.667 %)Nokia