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The table below looks at the demand for Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MIDP over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMobile Information Device Profile (MIDP)
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank257272
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads46
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.110 %0.130 %
Salaries quoted16
Average minimum salary£20,000£26,667
Average salary£25,000£35,833
% change on same period last year-30.23 %
Average maximum salary£30,000£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,326£36,083
% change on same period last year+11.75 %
North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads36274622
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.014 %1.947 %
Salaries quoted31373909
Average minimum salary£29,052£31,447
Average salary£31,992£34,573
% change on same period last year-7.46 %
Average maximum salary£34,932£37,700
UK excluding London average salary£35,934£36,786
% change on same period last year-2.31 %
MIDP EnglandMIDP
England

MIDP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing MIDP across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

North West MIDP Demand Trend

MIDP
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MIDP across the North West region.

North West MIDP Salary Trend

MIDP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MIDP within the North West region over the 3 months to 8 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CheshireDown-144£25,000-37.50 %
MIDP EnglandMIDP
England

MIDP
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing MIDP 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 MIDP.

19 (100.00 %)Java
19 (100.00 %)SQL
19 (100.00 %).NET
19 (100.00 %)J2ME
19 (100.00 %)Microsoft
25 (55.56 %)C#
34 (44.44 %)Games
34 (44.44 %)Symbian
34 (44.44 %)TCP/IP
34 (44.44 %)OOP
34 (44.44 %)OO
41 (11.11 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)

MIDP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing MIDP 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 MIDP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (100.00 %).NET
19 (100.00 %)J2ME
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (44.44 %)TCP/IP
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (44.44 %)Games
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (100.00 %)Developer
19 (100.00 %)Java Developer
24 (44.44 %)Java Software Developer
24 (44.44 %)Software Developer
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (44.44 %)OOP
14 (44.44 %)OO
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (100.00 %)Java
19 (100.00 %)SQL
25 (55.56 %)C#
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (11.11 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (100.00 %)Microsoft
24 (44.44 %)Symbian