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The table below looks at the demand for Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) 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 WAP over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless Application Protocol (WAP)
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank237243
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads1437
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.380 %0.812 %
Salaries quoted1331
Average minimum salary£27,692£26,774
Average salary£36,923£32,161
% change on same period last year+14.80 %
Average maximum salary£46,154£37,548
UK excluding London average salary£37,144£40,207
% change on same period last year-7.61 %
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 %
WAP EnglandWAP
England

WAP
Demand Trend

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

North West WAP Demand Trend

WAP
Salary Trend

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

North West WAP Salary Trend

WAP
Salary Histogram

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

North West WAP Salary Histogram

WAP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAP 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
CheshireNew entry-14£36,923-
WAP EnglandWAP
England

WAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

128 (93.33 %)C++
128 (93.33 %)GPRS
128 (93.33 %)Symbian
227 (90.00 %)UML
326 (86.67 %)Windows
326 (86.67 %)GSM
425 (83.33 %)OOD
425 (83.33 %)Rational Rose
425 (83.33 %)OO
523 (76.67 %)Microsoft
622 (73.33 %)Degree
715 (50.00 %)C
715 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
814 (46.67 %)Microsoft Certification
814 (46.67 %)Windows Mobile
913 (43.33 %)Symbian OS
913 (43.33 %)Wireless
1012 (40.00 %)Java
1012 (40.00 %)MS Excel
1111 (36.67 %)Pocket PC
1210 (33.33 %)Computer Science
1210 (33.33 %)Software Engineering
139 (30.00 %)Windows NT
139 (30.00 %)VC++
148 (26.67 %)Health
148 (26.67 %)Insurance
152 (6.667 %)TCP/IP
152 (6.667 %)Windows CE
152 (6.667 %)CodeWarrior
152 (6.667 %)Windows XP

WAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (6.667 %)BREW
21 (3.333 %).NET
21 (3.333 %)J2EE
21 (3.333 %)ASP.NET
21 (3.333 %)CSS
21 (3.333 %)Hibernate
21 (3.333 %)Spring
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.333 %)JBoss
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (40.00 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
128 (93.33 %)GPRS
226 (86.67 %)GSM
313 (43.33 %)Wireless
42 (6.667 %)TCP/IP
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.333 %)SQL Server
11 (3.333 %)SQL Server 2005
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
125 (83.33 %)Rational Rose
215 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
32 (6.667 %)CodeWarrior
41 (3.333 %)Eclipse
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (26.67 %)Health
18 (26.67 %)Insurance
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (93.33 %)Software Engineer
213 (43.33 %)C++ Software Engineer
34 (13.33 %)Developer
43 (10.00 %)Software Developer
52 (6.667 %)Graduate
52 (6.667 %)C++ Developer
52 (6.667 %)Programmer
52 (6.667 %)C++ Programmer
52 (6.667 %)C++ Software Developer
52 (6.667 %)Software Programmer
52 (6.667 %)Graduate Software Engineer
61 (3.333 %)Symbian Software Engineer
61 (3.333 %)Junior Java Developer
61 (3.333 %)Junior Developer
61 (3.333 %)Java Developer
61 (3.333 %)Junior
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (36.67 %)Pocket PC
210 (33.33 %)Computer Science
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
126 (86.67 %)Windows
214 (46.67 %)Windows Mobile
313 (43.33 %)Symbian OS
49 (30.00 %)Windows NT
52 (6.667 %)Windows XP
52 (6.667 %)Windows CE
52 (6.667 %)Windows 2000
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (90.00 %)UML
225 (83.33 %)OO
225 (83.33 %)OOD
310 (33.33 %)Software Engineering
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (93.33 %)C++
215 (50.00 %)C
312 (40.00 %)Java
49 (30.00 %)VC++
51 (3.333 %)JavaScript
51 (3.333 %)C#
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (73.33 %)Degree
214 (46.67 %)Microsoft Certification
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (93.33 %)Symbian
223 (76.67 %)Microsoft