The first table below looks at the demand for Android skills in IT jobs advertised for the Northern Ireland region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Android over the 3 months to 22 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 Operating Systems category for the Northern Ireland region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Google Open Handset Alliance Android
Rank 43 44 35
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -9
Permanent jobs citing Android 2 1 5
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 0.735% 0.394% 2.193%
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.326% 1.538% 6.098%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 5
Average salary - - £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All Operating Systems
Northern Ireland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
86 65 82
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 31.62% 25.59% 35.96%
Number of salaries quoted 48 43 38
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% -7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,550 £21,000 £29,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £45,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Android
UK

Android
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Android across the Northern Ireland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Northern Ireland Android Jobs Demand Trend

Android
Salary Trend

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

Northern Ireland Android Salary Trend

Android
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Android within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 22 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
County Antrim -5 2 - -
Android
UK

Android
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing Android 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 Android.

1 12 (75.00%) Windows
1 12 (75.00%) Apple iOS
2 11 (68.75%) Windows Vista
2 11 (68.75%) Windows XP
2 11 (68.75%) Blackberry
2 11 (68.75%) Norwegian Language
2 11 (68.75%) iPhone
2 11 (68.75%) Mac OS
2 11 (68.75%) Windows 7
3 4 (25.00%) Mobile App
4 3 (18.75%) Mobile Application Development
5 2 (12.50%) Social Media
5 2 (12.50%) Mobile Computing
5 2 (12.50%) Degree
5 2 (12.50%) OO
5 2 (12.50%) C++
6 1 (6.250%) Java
6 1 (6.250%) JavaScript
6 1 (6.250%) J2EE
6 1 (6.250%) Oracle
6 1 (6.250%) WebLogic
6 1 (6.250%) UNIX
6 1 (6.250%) Linux
6 1 (6.250%) C
6 1 (6.250%) C#
6 1 (6.250%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (6.250%) Objective-C
6 1 (6.250%) Agile Software Development
6 1 (6.250%) Software Engineering
6 1 (6.250%) WebSphere

Android
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing Android 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 Android. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (6.250%) J2EE
1 1 (6.250%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 1 (6.250%) WebLogic
1 1 (6.250%) GlassFish
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.250%) PostgreSQL
General
1 11 (68.75%) Norwegian Language
Job Titles
1 11 (68.75%) Technical Support
2 2 (12.50%) Android Developer
2 2 (12.50%) Developer
3 1 (6.250%) Test Engineer
3 1 (6.250%) Hardware Engineer
3 1 (6.250%) Principal Software Engineer
3 1 (6.250%) Software Engineer
3 1 (6.250%) Java Engineer
3 1 (6.250%) Principal Engineer
3 1 (6.250%) Hardware Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (68.75%) Blackberry
1 11 (68.75%) iPhone
2 4 (25.00%) Mobile App
3 2 (12.50%) Social Media
3 2 (12.50%) Mobile Computing
4 1 (6.250%) Open Source
4 1 (6.250%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 12 (75.00%) Windows
1 12 (75.00%) Apple iOS
2 11 (68.75%) Windows Vista
2 11 (68.75%) Windows XP
2 11 (68.75%) Mac OS
2 11 (68.75%) Windows 7
3 1 (6.250%) UNIX
3 1 (6.250%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (18.75%) Mobile Application Development
2 2 (12.50%) OO
3 1 (6.250%) Agile Software Development
3 1 (6.250%) Software Engineering
3 1 (6.250%) Data Modelling
3 1 (6.250%) Manual Testing
3 1 (6.250%) Automation Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (12.50%) C++
2 1 (6.250%) Java
2 1 (6.250%) JavaScript
2 1 (6.250%) C
2 1 (6.250%) C#
2 1 (6.250%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 2 (12.50%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (6.250%) Oracle
1 1 (6.250%) JBoss
1 1 (6.250%) Apple