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The table below looks at the demand for Series 60 (S60) 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 Series 60 over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSeries 60 (S60)
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank244276
Rank change on same period last yearUp+32
Matching permanent IT job ads74
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.190 %0.088 %
Salaries quoted74
Average minimum salary£25,000£23,500
Average salary£37,500£31,750
% change on same period last year+18.11 %
Average maximum salary£50,000£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£42,155£37,606
% change on same period last year+12.09 %
North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads36894557
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.125 %1.988 %
Salaries quoted32463849
Average minimum salary£29,213£31,572
Average salary£32,035£34,908
% change on same period last year-8.23 %
Average maximum salary£34,857£38,244
UK excluding London average salary£35,959£36,645
% change on same period last year-1.87 %
Series 60 EnglandSeries 60
England

Series 60
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Series 60 across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

North West Series 60 Demand Trend

Series 60
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Series 60 across the North West region.

North West Series 60 Salary Trend

Series 60
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Series 60 across the North West region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

North West Series 60 Salary Histogram

Series 60
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Series 60 within the North West region over the 3 months to 8 October 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-67£37,500+31.57 %
LancashireNew entry-7£37,500-
Series 60 EnglandSeries 60
England

Series 60
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Series 60 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 Series 60.

111 (100.00 %)C++
111 (100.00 %)Symbian
111 (100.00 %)GPRS
111 (100.00 %)GSM
111 (100.00 %)DRM
111 (100.00 %)UIQ
210 (90.91 %)Symbian OS
210 (90.91 %)Windows
210 (90.91 %)Windows Mobile
210 (90.91 %)Device Driver
39 (81.82 %)OO
48 (72.73 %)Computer Science
57 (63.64 %)Degree
62 (18.18 %)OOD
62 (18.18 %)Pensions
71 (9.091 %)Nucleus RTOS
71 (9.091 %)NFC
71 (9.091 %)Bluetooth
71 (9.091 %)Flash
71 (9.091 %)J2ME
71 (9.091 %)Linux
71 (9.091 %)Java
71 (9.091 %)DVB
71 (9.091 %)MPEG
71 (9.091 %)UMTS
71 (9.091 %)VoIP
71 (9.091 %)WLAN
71 (9.091 %)SVG
71 (9.091 %)Mobile Commerce
71 (9.091 %)Wi-Fi

Series 60
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Series 60 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 Series 60. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (100.00 %)UIQ
21 (9.091 %)BREW
21 (9.091 %)J2ME
21 (9.091 %)SVG
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (100.00 %)GPRS
111 (100.00 %)GSM
21 (9.091 %)UMTS
21 (9.091 %)VoIP
21 (9.091 %)WLAN
21 (9.091 %)DVB
21 (9.091 %)Wi-Fi
21 (9.091 %)NFC
21 (9.091 %)Bluetooth
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (9.091 %)Flash
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (18.18 %)Pensions
21 (9.091 %)Multimedia
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (90.91 %)Software Developer
110 (90.91 %)Developer
27 (63.64 %)Senior Developer
27 (63.64 %)Senior Software Developer
32 (18.18 %)Symbian Developer
32 (18.18 %)C++ Software Developer
32 (18.18 %)C++ Developer
41 (9.091 %)Software Engineer
41 (9.091 %)Graduate Software Developer
41 (9.091 %)Graduate Developer
41 (9.091 %)Graduate
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (90.91 %)Device Driver
28 (72.73 %)Computer Science
31 (9.091 %)MPEG
31 (9.091 %)Speech Recognition
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (90.91 %)Windows
110 (90.91 %)Symbian OS
110 (90.91 %)Windows Mobile
21 (9.091 %)Nucleus RTOS
21 (9.091 %)Linux
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (100.00 %)DRM
29 (81.82 %)OO
32 (18.18 %)OOD
41 (9.091 %)Mobile Commerce
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (100.00 %)C++
21 (9.091 %)Java
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (63.64 %)Degree
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (100.00 %)Symbian