The first table below looks at the demand for Cocoa skills in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Cocoa 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 Application Development category for the England region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Apple Cocoa
Rank 652 634 568
Rank change year-on-year
-18 -66
Permanent jobs citing Cocoa 191 234 292
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.189% 0.206% 0.248%
As % of the Application Development category 0.463% 0.489% 0.613%
Number of salaries quoted 171 223 270
Average salary £47,500 £42,500 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.76% -
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,700 £29,850
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +14.28%
All Application Development
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
41278 47846 47649
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 40.81% 42.21% 40.45%
Number of salaries quoted 36239 42684 42303
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £28,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Cocoa
UK

Cocoa
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Cocoa across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

England Cocoa Jobs Demand Trend

Cocoa
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Cocoa across the England region.

England Cocoa Salary Trend

Cocoa
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Cocoa across the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

England Cocoa Salary Histogram

Cocoa
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cocoa within the England 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
London +69 128 £52,500 +5.00%
South East -19 21 £32,500 -23.52%
North West -3 14 £32,500 -8.45%
East of England +7 13 £40,000 +14.28%
Yorkshire +2 11 £42,500 +30.76%
East Midlands -3 2 £57,500 +84.00%
Cocoa
UK

Cocoa
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing Cocoa 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Cocoa.

1 381 (95.25%) Objective-C
2 354 (88.50%) Apple iOS
3 258 (64.50%) iPhone
4 222 (55.50%) Xcode
5 188 (47.00%) Android
6 185 (46.25%) Cocoa Touch
7 156 (39.00%) iPad
8 146 (36.50%) Mobile App
9 122 (30.50%) Java
10 98 (24.50%) Apple
11 97 (24.25%) iOS SDK
12 94 (23.50%) Agile Software Development
13 93 (23.25%) C++
14 84 (21.00%) OO
15 82 (20.50%) Web Services
16 81 (20.25%) Windows
17 79 (19.75%) XML
18 78 (19.50%) Degree
19 72 (18.00%) CSS
20 70 (17.50%) Computer Science
21 68 (17.00%) JSON
22 66 (16.50%) Blackberry
23 65 (16.25%) C#
24 61 (15.25%) Mobile Application Development
25 60 (15.00%) C
26 55 (13.75%) JavaScript
27 54 (13.50%) SQL
27 54 (13.50%) Scrum
27 54 (13.50%) Unit Testing
28 53 (13.25%) Subversion

Cocoa
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing Cocoa also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Cocoa. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 185 (46.25%) Cocoa Touch
2 97 (24.25%) iOS SDK
3 82 (20.50%) Web Services
4 79 (19.75%) XML
5 72 (18.00%) CSS
6 68 (17.00%) JSON
7 51 (12.75%) HTML
8 39 (9.750%) RESTful
9 38 (9.500%) HTML5
10 37 (9.250%) UIKit
11 32 (8.000%) .NET
12 27 (6.750%) CSS3
13 25 (6.250%) REST
14 24 (6.000%) OpenGL
15 23 (5.750%) SOAP
16 21 (5.250%) J2EE
16 21 (5.250%) jQuery
17 20 (5.000%) XHTML
18 18 (4.500%) Ajax
19 17 (4.250%) XMPP
Application Platforms
1 13 (3.250%) Apache
2 10 (2.500%) CMS
3 2 (0.500%) IIS
Applications
1 17 (4.250%) Photoshop
2 7 (1.750%) Adobe Illustrator
3 6 (1.500%) Spreadsheet
3 6 (1.500%) MS Office
4 4 (1.000%) Fireworks
4 4 (1.000%) MS Excel
4 4 (1.000%) MS Project
5 3 (0.750%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.500%) Maya
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.750%) HTTP
2 17 (4.250%) RTP
3 13 (3.250%) NFC
4 5 (1.250%) VoIP
4 5 (1.250%) TCP/IP
5 4 (1.000%) 3G
5 4 (1.000%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (1.000%) Internet
6 2 (0.500%) UPnP
6 2 (0.500%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.250%) Wireless
7 1 (0.250%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (5.500%) SQLite
2 15 (3.750%) MySQL
3 5 (1.250%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.500%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.500%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.250%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.250%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 222 (55.50%) Xcode
2 53 (13.25%) Subversion
3 45 (11.25%) Git (software)
4 14 (3.500%) Eclipse
5 12 (3.000%) Mercurial
6 8 (2.000%) JIRA
7 7 (1.750%) Team Foundation Server
8 5 (1.250%) Jenkins
9 4 (1.000%) PhoneGap
10 3 (0.750%) Axure RP
10 3 (0.750%) GCC
10 3 (0.750%) GitHub
11 2 (0.500%) Automake
12 1 (0.250%) Hudson
General
1 44 (11.00%) Games
2 22 (5.500%) Publishing
3 19 (4.750%) Finance
4 18 (4.500%) Retail
5 14 (3.500%) Music
6 11 (2.750%) Telecoms
6 11 (2.750%) Marketing
7 6 (1.500%) Automotive
8 5 (1.250%) Multimedia
8 5 (1.250%) Banking
8 5 (1.250%) Music Industry
9 3 (0.750%) Legal
10 2 (0.500%) German Language
10 2 (0.500%) Advertising
10 2 (0.500%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 362 (90.50%) Developer
2 281 (70.25%) iOS Developer
3 77 (19.25%) Senior Developer
4 63 (15.75%) Senior iOS Developer
5 62 (15.50%) Mobile Developer
6 34 (8.500%) Lead Developer
7 31 (7.750%) Mobile Applications Developer
8 27 (6.750%) Software Engineer
9 24 (6.000%) iPhone Developer
9 24 (6.000%) Applications Developer
10 16 (4.000%) Software Developer
11 15 (3.750%) Android Developer
12 11 (2.750%) Junior
13 10 (2.500%) Senior Software Engineer
13 10 (2.500%) Junior Developer
14 8 (2.000%) Senior Software Developer
15 6 (1.500%) Junior iOS Developer
15 6 (1.500%) UI Developer
15 6 (1.500%) Mobile Software Engineer
15 6 (1.500%) UI Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 258 (64.50%) iPhone
2 156 (39.00%) iPad
3 146 (36.50%) Mobile App
4 70 (17.50%) Computer Science
5 66 (16.50%) Blackberry
6 25 (6.250%) Social Media
7 17 (4.250%) Client/Server
8 15 (3.750%) Animation
9 13 (3.250%) Smartphone
9 13 (3.250%) Digital Media
10 11 (2.750%) Social Network
10 11 (2.750%) Statistics
10 11 (2.750%) Open Source
11 10 (2.500%) Java Card
11 10 (2.500%) N-Tier
12 9 (2.250%) Economics
13 7 (1.750%) Handset
13 7 (1.750%) Enterprise Software
14 6 (1.500%) Augmented Reality
15 5 (1.250%) Online Games
Operating Systems
1 354 (88.50%) Apple iOS
2 188 (47.00%) Android
3 81 (20.25%) Windows
4 28 (7.000%) Windows Phone
5 17 (4.250%) Linux
6 13 (3.250%) Mac OS X
7 12 (3.000%) UNIX
8 7 (1.750%) bada
8 7 (1.750%) Windows Mobile
9 6 (1.500%) Windows Phone 8
10 3 (0.750%) Mac OS
10 3 (0.750%) Embedded Linux
11 1 (0.250%) Windows Phone 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (23.50%) Agile Software Development
2 84 (21.00%) OO
3 61 (15.25%) Mobile Application Development
4 54 (13.50%) Scrum
4 54 (13.50%) Unit Testing
5 39 (9.750%) TDD
6 37 (9.250%) Memory Management
7 34 (8.500%) Multithreading
8 33 (8.250%) OOP
9 28 (7.000%) Web Development
10 24 (6.000%) UML
11 23 (5.750%) OOD
12 22 (5.500%) MVC
13 18 (4.500%) Software Engineering
14 17 (4.250%) Continuous Integration
15 15 (3.750%) Analytics
16 12 (3.000%) Game Development
16 12 (3.000%) Time Management
16 12 (3.000%) Kanban
16 12 (3.000%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 381 (95.25%) Objective-C
2 122 (30.50%) Java
3 93 (23.25%) C++
4 65 (16.25%) C#
5 60 (15.00%) C
6 55 (13.75%) JavaScript
7 54 (13.50%) SQL
8 28 (7.000%) PHP
9 23 (5.750%) Python
10 8 (2.000%) XPath
11 6 (1.500%) Ruby
12 3 (0.750%) GLSL
12 3 (0.750%) HLSL
13 2 (0.500%) PHP5
13 2 (0.500%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.250%) ActionScript
14 1 (0.250%) Perl
Qualifications
1 78 (19.50%) Degree
2 1 (0.250%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (4.500%) QA
2 1 (0.250%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 98 (24.50%) Apple
2 24 (6.000%) Symbian
3 23 (5.750%) Facebook
3 23 (5.750%) Google
4 18 (4.500%) Twitter
5 10 (2.500%) Sencha
5 10 (2.500%) Microsoft
6 8 (2.000%) Adobe
7 6 (1.500%) ATG
8 2 (0.500%) Zend
9 1 (0.250%) Cognizant
9 1 (0.250%) Progress
9 1 (0.250%) TIBCO
9 1 (0.250%) hybris
9 1 (0.250%) Endeca
City, London
iOS Developer - London - Up to 50K (ios, mobile, Arc, adx, Cocoa, iphone, ipad, tablet,) An award winning company in London are looking to convert their already established contract...
Explore Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £50000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cheshire
As a business they work with many local companies but also global institutions to provide market leading iOS based solutions... As a professional company we gladly welcome applications...
Roc Search
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Leicestershire
Mobile Developer (iOS / Android / Objective C / Cocoa Touch / Java) *URGENT - Leicester - £18,000 - £22,000 + Pension + Excellent Benefits. I'm on the hunt for a Mobile Developer (iOS /...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £22000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
My client are a successful start up in Cambridge developing mobile apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. As part of their continued drowth and expansion they are recruiting...
DP Connect Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 8 May 2013
London
iOS Developer iphone ipad required by superb, cutting edge Technology Leader £60k London Objective-C, Cocoa excellent package, benefits and greenfield development for a company with number 1...
Resource Partners Limited
Salary: £55001 - £65000 per annum + bonus, shares, bupa, gym
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
My client, a global consulting brand are recruiting for iOS Mobile Application Developers to join their Mobile Services Practice (MSP)... Summary of Job Purpose: Work on client projects...
Streamline Connections
Salary: £45000 - £65000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
The successful candidates will join an expanding team working on projects across a client list which includes a broad scope of industries.Summary of Job Purpose:Work on...
Streamline IT Recruitment
Salary: £45000 - £65000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
Good academic knowledge of Objective C, iOS SDKs, Xcode, Cocoa - 2:1 Degree in Computer Science or similar - Good understanding of JSON - Excellent communication skills Desirable Skills. - Commercial...
Coal IT Services
Salary: From £20,000 to £35,000 per annum + Excellent Package
Posted: 24 May 2013
Manchester, North West
The role involves developing against specifications outlining Customer requirements, which can have tight deadlines.You should be strong in mobile development technologies, particularly with knowledge and experience of...
Hudson
Salary: £34000 - £55000 per annum + bonus, benefits, flexi-time
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
ESSENTIAL SKILLS: - Proven iPhone development experience - Excellent understanding of iOS (iPhone/iPad) - Handset Experience including Objective C, Cocoa & UI Kit - Strong knowledge of software libraries and protocols - Advanced...
AMsource Technology
Salary: From £40,000 to £50,000 per annum Plus benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
London
Key Skills and experience: Expertise and proven track record in iOS (iPhone/iPad) app development Solid Objective C & Cocoa experience (iPhone / iPad), excellent Object Orientated Programming skills Good...
greywood
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
The Role: As an iOS Developer, you will be heavily involved in developing the next generation features on iPhone and iPad applications... Objective-C, XCode, Cocoa etc) - At...
Stott & May
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + equity
Posted: 24 May 2013
Central London / West End
VP Engineering - iOS - Android - Cocoa Touch - Objective C - Java - Javascript - Leadership - Agile... iOS/Objective-C/Cocoa Touch. Android/Java (Android SDK) HTML5/Javascript. Social Media/Networking experience would...
Oliver Bernard
Salary: From £75,000 to £90,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
City, London
Individuals with excellent knowledge in areas such as: iOS, Android, HTML5, Java, C++, SDK, Xcode, Windows would be greatly desired... Desriable Skills: iOS... Cocoa Touch. C++ Java. Xcode...
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + car, medical, pension, bonus
Posted: 22 May 2013
City of London
Individuals with excellent knowledge in areas such as: iOS, Android, HTML5, Java, C++, SDK, Xcode, Windows would be greatly desired... Desriable Skills: iOS SDK Cocoa Touch C++ Java...
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + car, medical, pension, bonus
Posted: 23 May 2013
Sheffield, Yorkshire
This is a fantastic opportunity for a iPhone Mobile Application Developer to join a close knit team of experience executives. If you are an up and coming iPhone...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 3 May 2013
Portsmouth, Hampshire
They require an Iphone iOS Mobile App Developer to join their technical team developing mobile apps and digital applications. Key Skills: *BS or MS in Computer Science or...
Computer People
Salary: £20000.00 - £30000.00 per annum + benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
London
iPhone Developer / Junior Software Engineer London to £40k. iPhone Developer / Junior Software Engineer (iOS Objective-C)... As an iPhone Developer you will design and develop highly complex financial...
Client Server
Salary: £25k to £40k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Southampton, South East
You will have a good knowledge of the following skills iOS/Objective-C/C/x-code/Cocoa touch Server side/API integration experience Web Services/JSON/XML iPhone...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
Surrey
Essential skills & experience Native iOS development (Objective C) RESTful web services API. Multi-threading. Portfolio of iOS Apps (3+ Stars) Desired skills & experience Test Driven Development (TDD) Experience...
Bridge Noble
Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Surrey, South East
As the iOS Developer you will be responsible for delivering major new projects and updating my client's current portfolio, learning from some of the best iOS developers...
bridgenoble
Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
An experienced Lead Mobile Developer with iOS, Objective-C or Cocoa Touch is required to join an established and profitable company with an open source mobile publishing product...
Opilio Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - 60000 Per Annum dependent on Experience and Seniority
Posted: 20 May 2013
West London
Skills required:- Object Oriented Programming with .NET, PHP or Java. - CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript experience. - iOS / Android mobile experience. - Experience working with OS X, Cocoa framework or Objective-C.
Posted: 13 May 2013
City of London
You will be in charge of maintaining and developing new features for the iPhone and iPad applications.This will include the full application life cycle from designing, implementing,...
Claremont Consulting
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum + Bonus, benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
As an iPhone Developer you will design and develop highly complex financial trading applications that allow the end user to trade CFD products (FX, Derivatives, Indices, Binaries) and...
Client Server
Salary: £25k to £40k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013